Taser gun....Darwin Award potential.

Status
Not open for further replies.
Joined
May 12, 2003
Messages
7,829
Location
Oklahoma
Anonymous source. Too Funny. This guy has the potential for the Darwin Award.



============================================

My wife Toni is fond of saying that my last words on this earth will be something akin to, "Hey y'all. Hold my beer and watch this!" Well, I have outdone myself once again. No doubt you will see this true story chronicled in a Lifetime cable-TV movie in the near future. So, here goes: Last weekend I spied something at Larry's Pistol and Pawn that tickled my fancy. (Note: Keep in mind that my "fancy" is easily tickled). I bought something really cool for Toni. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my sweet girl. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Taser gun with a clip. For those of you who are not familiar with this product, it is a less-than-lethal stun gun with two metal prongs designed to incapacitate an assailant with a shock of high-voltage, low amperage electricity while you flee to safety. The effects are supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, but allowing you adequate time to retreat to safety. You simply jab the prongs into your 250 lb. tattooed assailant, push the button, and Bingo, it will render him into a slobbering, goggle-eyed, muscle-twitching, whimpering, pencil-necked geek. If you've never seen one of these things in action, then you're truly missing out--way too cool!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA-sized batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was so disappointed. Upon reading the directions ("We don't need no stinking directions"), I found much to my chagrin that this particular model would not create an arch between the prongs. How disappointing! I do love fire for effect. I learned that if I pushed the button, however, and pressed it against a metal surface
that I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs that I was so looking forward to. Awesome!!! Sparks, a blue arch of electricity, and a loud pop!!! Yipeeeeee . . I'm easily amused, just for your information, but I have yet to explain to Toni what that burned 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 AAA batteries, etc., etc. There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul), reading the directions (that would be me, not Gracie) and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie for a fraction of a second, but thought better of it. She is such a sweet kitty, and after all, if I was going to give this thing to Toni to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? Was I wrong to think that? Seemed reasonable to me at the time...

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, 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 loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. All the while I'm looking at this
little device (measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference, pretty cute really, and loaded with jut two itsy-bitsy AAA batteries) thinking to myself, "No friggin' way!" Friggin' way -- trust me, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best. Those of you who know me well have got a pretty good idea of what followed. I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it buddy," reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny lil' ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad (sound, rational thinking under the circumstances, wouldn't you agree?). I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the **** of it. (Note: You know, a bad decision is like hindsight--always twenty-twenty. It is so obvious that it was a bad decision after the fact, even though it seemed so right at the time. Don't you hate that?) I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and then HOLY DAaaaauuuuuuMN!!!

I'm pretty sure that Jessie Ventura ran in through the front door, picked me up out of that recliner, and body slammed me on the carpet over, and over, and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, soaking wet, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position. Gracie was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "Do it again. Do it again!"

(Note: If you ever feel compelled to mug yourself with a Taser, one note of caution. There is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You're not going to let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. Then, if you're lucky, you won't lodge the prongs 1/4" deep into your thigh like yours truly.) SON-OF-A-***** that hurt!)

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at this point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, as my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. give or take an ounce or two, I'm pretty sure.

By the way, has anyone seen my testicles? I think they ran away. I'm offering a reward. I miss 'em . . . sure would like to get 'em back.
 
Too funny. I have a few Taser stories, us cops being a curious bunch makes for some fun when mixed with 80K+ volts.

One happened awhile back after a midnight shift. We were all hanging around out back having "choir practice" when the Lt. rolls up. He has an unloaded Taser (dart cartridges removed) and is firing it up, watching the arc fly between the contacts. He lowers it down and says "anyone feeling froggy?". He presses the trigger and the sparks fly. The Taser made contact with the metal door frame of his cruiser which he just so happened to have his arm resting on. It took 2 of us to pull him out (too many KK doughnuts) and lay him on the ground. Still twitching we noticed a rather large wet spot forming in the crotch area of his trousers. Not being ones to miss an opportunity, we grabbed a Polaroid and snapped a few pics. With some demented creativity and a Xerox machine, we created some interesting "artwork". We mail him a copy every so often just to let him know we are thinking of him
grin.gif
.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top