Teens' Nerf guns raise ruckus

The Cincinnati Enquirer ^ | 05/06/2004 | Sheila McLaughlin

[aruanan]

Note the date.

Ha ha. Thanks for posting this! Well, at least I don't have a problem with long term memory. Wow, it's been almost 7 years that I've been frequenting FR!

[aruanan]

I remember, though, a story about a particular applicant who basically aced everything and was turned down because he was too smart.

[festus]

Minus the thong wearing bit these sound like the kids I grew up with. I think we used paperwads. We formed alliances for protection.

This lesson in school was paramount. Treaties only matter if those in the treaty have a common interest that transcends all else or if they fear you.

In this I invented the repeater spitwad gun with magazine. Jamming was a problem due to poor quality control on ordinance. We discovered our religious instruction pamphlets from church were the best sources of weapons as they were heavy paper. My buddy put staples on the front. We all wore coats to keep from getting welts from that one. Sock clips were also used.

Man those were the days huh ? ;-)

[Docbarleypop]

we played it as well, but we did it in school thats where we messed up.

[Docbarleypop]

same should be said about routine traffic stops when officers unholster their guns, right? its just a tail light out.

[Fixit]

Check the linked article, it has three stories & two of them are about the applicant in New London, CT who was "too smart" to be hired as a police officer.

[aruanan]

Thanks.

[cyborg]

I remember the mass hysteria over the Super Soaker guns. Sheesh.

[HungarianGypsy]

Let's get rid of this. Let's get rid of cruising. Let's get rid of recess for the little kids. Then when they act up we can drug them. Isn't that what it's coming to?

[Liberal Classic]

Back in college some friends and I were having a swordfight around the pool in our apartment complex. We were using those banboo kendo swords, which make a satisfying *smack* and leave a welt when you hit. I forget what the score was but pretty soon a squad of police officers runs in guns drawn. I guess someone complained of a swordfight. ;)

[ExSoldier]

"We used to play this back in high-school and college in the 80s - we called it Assassin back then."

I played it in college, too. I was in Army ROTC back then and the warring factions used to "hire" us as mercs to run patrols and escort players around campus. We also ran ambushes on Fraternity row. It was great. Oh and our "pay?" BEER. By the keg.