Another one for the Darwin Awards

[RoadRacer1978]

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their
anniversary submitted this :

Last weekend at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop I was looking for a little
something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt
pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be
short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on an assailant. The idea
is to allow my wife -- who would never consider a gun -----adequate time
to retreat to safety. -----------WAY TOO COOL!!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded
in two triple-a batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was
disappointed. But then I read (yes, 'read') that if I pushed the button
AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue
arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs and I'd know
it was working. Awesome!!! (Actually, I have yet to explain to Toni what
that burn spot is on the face of her microwave). Okay, so I was home alone
with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad
with only two triple-a batteries, right?!! There I sat in my recliner, my
cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading
the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on
a flesh and blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping
Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such
a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect
herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am
I wrong?
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading
glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one
hand, and taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst
would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed
to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second
burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish
out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the
batteries.
So, I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to
one side as to say, 'don't do it,' reasoning that a one-second burst from
such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to
give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the
prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD,
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me
up in the recliner, and body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over
and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal
position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire,
testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in
the oddest position, and tingling in my legs.

You should know, if you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a
taser, that there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap
yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from
your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. SON-OF-A-... that
hurt like hell!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a
relative thing at that point), I collected what little wits I had left,
sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the
mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there??? My triceps, right
thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it
had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm
still looking for my testicles!! I'm offering a significant reward for
their safe return.
Still in shock, Earl

[BoomerNJ]

That is the funniest thing I've read in a long time!!!!!!

[Anne Eastwell]

Deserves a Darwin Award!!!

[kenmendes]

That is funny

[Scuba Steve]

That's awesome...pure comedy. Hope he's okay.

[mike_s]

Originally Posted by RoadRacer1978

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their
anniversary submitted this :

Last weekend at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop I was looking for a little
something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt
pocket/purse-sized taser.

Somehow I really believe this is real.

Why? Because where I live, the biggest gun show around is, guess what... "Larry's Pistol & Pawn" and they sell stuff like this...

I can also see some folks here trying that....


where's Jeff Foxworthy when you need him with his catchphrase...

[RoadRacer1978]

I wouldn't be suprised at all if it were real. I've done some pretty dumb things in my life, but not quite this dumb.

[BuzzGA]

That's too funny...and probably is real...he's got my vote

[kyfriedchipper]

My buddys and I used to put on dog bark shock collars for "fun" back in the day - man those things hurt -and that's a really small battery too!

[mitsuguy]

Originally Posted by RoadRacer1978

I wouldn't be suprised at all if it were real. I've done some pretty dumb things in my life, but not quite this dumb.

ya know... although I don't love pain, I'm not too afraid of it either...

I'd probably come real close to pulling the trigger just to see as well...

what good is a new toy if you can't play with it