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Grenade mistaken for cigarette lighter
MSNBC ^
| January 2011
Posted on 02/02/2011 3:40:46 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office bomb squad was called to Flagler County on Monday morning to dispose of a hand grenade that had been bought at an estate sale, deputies said.
Deputies said a woman on San Pablo Court in the Hammock Beach area told them she had purchased the grenade thinking it was a novelty cigarette lighter.
She contacted the Sheriff's Office just before 11 a.m., when she determined that it might actually be a grenade, deputies said....
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: grenade; lighter; napl
"she had purchased the grenade thinking it was a novelty cigarette lighter." I guess it's good she didn't try it out...
To: Slings and Arrows
They always say smoking will kill ya... ping
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posted on
02/02/2011 3:42:46 PM PST
by
Clay Moore
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
One sure way to quit smoking!
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posted on
02/02/2011 3:43:23 PM PST
by
duckman
(My Grandma Isn't Shovel Ready!)
To: Clay Moore
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
It was filled with concrete, but they disposed of it in a remote area anyway?
Our tax dollars, hard at work...
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posted on
02/02/2011 3:47:25 PM PST
by
kiryandil
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
In an uncertain situation like that, the experimental method is best: whip out a cig, pull the pin, and see if it lights.
To: Pearls Before Swine
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
02/02/2011 6:39:45 PM PST
by
Oatka
("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
To: Clay Moore; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Always remember, boys and girls: When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend.
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posted on
02/02/2011 11:36:00 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
02/03/2011 4:17:10 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
("20 Years Ago Desert Storm began...where were you...?" "I believe I was hitting it." - Lazamataz)
To: Slings and Arrows
Always remember, boys and girls: When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend. true dat!
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posted on
02/03/2011 8:49:30 AM PST
by
ColdOne
To: TheOldLady
A sea horse giving birth to a hand grenade would be cool.
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posted on
02/03/2011 11:07:04 AM PST
by
Eaker
(The problem with the internet, you're never sure the accuracy of the quotes. ~ Abraham Lincoln, 1865)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
02/03/2011 11:08:54 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Eaker
Cool? A video of that would get an Oscar for the miscegenation alone.
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posted on
02/03/2011 11:36:20 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
("20 Years Ago Desert Storm began...where were you...?" "I believe I was hitting it." - Lazamataz)
To: TheOldLady
Sea horse giving birth? Must have taken place in a corral reef.
No, wait, let me...
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posted on
02/03/2011 6:17:36 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
*Groan* ;-)
Imagine giving birth to 100 babies all at once. It was foal.
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posted on
02/04/2011 2:07:21 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
("20 Years Ago Desert Storm began...where were you...?" "I believe I was hitting it." - Lazamataz)
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