Uninaginable stupidity

[Suwannee Tim]

Last Saturday I went to visit friends who have moved to south Georgia. Danny had bought a new used car and had found a handgun in the trunk. He turned it over to his brother-in-law who "knows all about guns" and had LE connections he could use to determine if the gun was stolen. It wasn't stolen so BIL took it to the flea market and had it on his table, for sale with some knives, tools and miscellaneous junk. I was interested in the gun so Danny took me to the flea market. We found BIL and chatted for several minutes during which time two persons picked up the gun, a 22 caliber Beretta 21A, of course with no muzzle discipline whatsoever. After a bit, I picked up the pistol and dropped the magazine. It was loaded. Then I checked the chamber. It was also loaded. When I asked BIL why he had a loaded pistol on display on his flea market table he informed me "The safety was on" as indeed it was. I regard this incident as absolute proof, not that any more was needed, proof that God looks out for old dogs, drunks and fools. And BILs from south Georgia, a special class of fool.

[brzusa.1911]

Last Saturday I went to visit friends who have moved to south Georgia. Danny had bought a new used car and had found a handgun in the trunk. He turned it over to his brother-in-law who "knows all about guns" and had LE connections he could use to determine if the gun was stolen. It wasn't stolen so BIL took it to the flea market and had it on his table, for sale with some knives, tools and miscellaneous junk. I was interested in the gun so Danny took me to the flea market. We found BIL and chatted for several minutes during which time two persons picked up the gun, a 22 caliber Beretta 21A, of course with no muzzle discipline whatsoever. After a bit, I picked up the pistol and dropped the magazine. It was loaded. Then I checked the chamber. It was also loaded. When I asked BIL why he had a loaded pistol on display on his flea market table he informed me "The safety was on" as indeed it was. I regard this incident as absolute proof, not that any more was needed, proof that God looks out for old dogs, drunks and fools. And BILs from south Georgia, a special class of fool.

What a fool!

[Honu]

and proof why dumb yocal jokes will continue

[Suwannee Tim]

Yokel is it. Forty years replacing railroad crossties has rotted his brain. Not to disparage Maintenance of Way folks in general. I am sure they are on average, a very intelligent lot.

[QuietShootr]

And he probably wasn't all that bright to begin with.

Jesus christ.

[Abraxas]

I always wonder how people like that live as long as they do. Then again, some might say that about me if they saw my **** ups.

[Honu]

The questions I would get asked on the boats often made me wonder how people so stupid could make enough to go to Maui

From how deep do we have to dive to get under the island
Where do the natives live !
So do you live on the island to or do you commute ?


to the ones coming out asking about things like do we need power adapters do we need our passports is the water safe to drink ?


Stupid is truly everywhere seems more so than ever

[SteyrAUG]

From the very beginning my father instilled in me to visually inspect the chamber of any firearm in your possession. I can't count the number of times I have been handed a loaded firearm with no warning and even assurances that it wasn't loaded.

[Honu]

From the very beginning my father instilled in me to visually inspect the chamber of any firearm in your possession. I can't count the number of times I have been handed a loaded firearm with no warning and even assurances that it wasn't loaded.

curious when the person handed it to you and you started checking the person says DONT WORRY ITS NOT LOADED ! and turns out it was ?

[SteyrAUG]

curious when the person handed it to you and you started checking the person says DONT WORRY ITS NOT LOADED ! and turns out it was ?

Usually more a case of they are handing it to me, I ask "Is it loaded?", they assure me it is not loaded, I check and then hand them the full magazine and/or live round from the chamber.

Then it is simply a matter of trying to contain my deep desire to smack them with the firearm they just handed me.