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Man bitten by rattler while shopping at Wal-Mart
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^
| 9/30/2003
| Associated Press
Posted on 09/30/2003 10:06:30 AM PDT by xrp
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To: xrp
the ol "Man bitten by rattlesnake while shopping at Walmart" ploy.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:19:23 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
To: prairiebreeze
Ha!
A friend of mine left a sign on the sliding glass door to his back deck:
"MR. PLUMBER. PLEASE DO NOT COME IN. THE SNAKES GOT OUT AGAIN!"
He didn't have a problem with burglars . . .
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:19:33 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Nihil sub sole novum. . .)
To: Gamecock
Yeee-Haaw! Thank God I live in Texas, where such behavior is not only allowed, but expectet! And is Lunch!
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:20:33 AM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(HHD with 4 Chickens)
To: yarddog
The shop I worked in was in a K-Mart, and part of my job duties was to catch snakes. Never had anyone bitten during my shifts. I enjoyed it, but then I'm weird so it's no surprise ;0)
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:21:24 AM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(I like my women like I like my coffee - Hot, and in a big cup)
To: xrp; SLB; Travis McGee; AAABEST
Went into a pier one store once with the wife who is phobic of snakes. I mean sh*t and go blind terror phobic. As we rounded a corner they had a stuffed cobra on the shelf. As she made eye contact with the stuffed cobra she jumped back and knocked over about 30 grand in merchandise , 4 old ladies, two grown men and two or three baby strollers trying to get out of that store. NFL scouts would have loved her open field running skills at that moment.
Reason I suppose they don't sell stuffed cobras anymore at Pier 1 stores..........:o)
Stay Safe !
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:28:16 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: prairiebreeze
buddy of mine in college, said his girlfriends dad ran a car repair shop that had been broken into several times
He put up signs to the effect Rattlers patroled at night
never another problem with breakins.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:29:14 AM PDT
by
vin-one
(I wish i had something clever to put in this tag)
To: xrp
SHOPPING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.
I think the dems planted the snake to shake consumer confidence. It's all a VLWC!
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:33:14 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.)
To: xrp
We killed one off the end of our porch just last week. IF the Tennessee Wildlife people found out about it, they would fine us $250.
Of course, they won't come over and pick him up alive either.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:34:41 AM PDT
by
Grammy
To: xrp
The company my husband works for has a animal removal service oncall because the containers coming from outside the US do have venomous snakes and other critters definitely not domestic that surprise the assembly workers from time to time.. Just another benefit of free trade for all us insular Amuricans.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:35:08 AM PDT
by
OpusatFR
To: ClearCase_guy
Massachusetts has rattlesnakes (believe it or not). Very protected. Kill one of those suckers and there is hell to pay around here. If they're a danger to life or property...stomp, shovel, and shut up.
(I'd say "shoot," but this is Massachusetts.)
To: All
I guess either the rattler didnt warn the guy by rattling its tail, or the guy is a newbie here..its a pretty obvious sound.
Then again, maybe he woke her up and she just snapped.
To: xrp
A friend of my father saw a rattler in a K-Mart store in Texas.
To: Squantos
As she made eye contact with the stuffed cobra she jumped back and knocked over about 30 grand in merchandise , 4 old ladies, two grown men and two or three baby strollers trying to get out of that store. How long did it take for you to pay off all the broken merchandise? She did have to pay for it, didn't she? That would definately count as an over-reaction.
To: xrp
"Welcome to WAL*BORG. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Grab the snake..."
To: 2Jedismom
...and hat band, and boots, and......
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:49:37 AM PDT
by
Feckless
To: TheBattman
Insurance deductable is all that is charged for most "accidents". Lawsuit for intentional acts I suppose. Too many witnesses to my ex-wifes blind ass panic run to the parking lot and beyond for it to be labeled "intentional". She was scared to say the least. We paid a 500 dollar deductable for the damages in the store.
Stay Safe !
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:51:14 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: TheBattman
I was going to ask the same thing. I'm hoping she just knocked over a few displays rather than totally demolishing the merchandise. Maybe nothing was broken. Good story though.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:51:45 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: prairiebreeze
Thank God for Texas. Out here in California a few years back a Korean grocer was so frustrated with the number of break-ins by LA gang members that he wired 120 volts AC into the metal door frame around his business. He had a sign up. Stupid perp with an attitude tried to break in anyway and fried himself. The Korean was prosecuted and found guilty.
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posted on
09/30/2003 10:53:12 AM PDT
by
tom h
To: xrp
There, the snake was confirmed as a rattler,
They had to take the carcass to the hospital to do this? Either they don't know much about snakes or the victim really stomped the cr*p out of his attacker.
To: Squantos
I dont guess it would be a good idea to plant one of those rubber snakes by her shoes...
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