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04-05-2008, 04:40 PM
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#1 | | Moderator CUT IT OUT
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
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| Pocket Taser Stun Gun (somewhat off color humor) I hope this doesnt warrant deletion. Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this:
Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. 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 your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....??
WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home.
I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing!
I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie 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 & 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. 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 two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, "no possible way!"
What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best...
I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it dipshit," 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 heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and . . . HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . . WHAT THE HELL!!! I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then 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?
The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an atempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room. 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 will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative.
SON-OF-A-B****, 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 my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. 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 had no control over the drooling. Apparrently I soiled myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sence of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe was came from my hair. I'm still looking for my nuts and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!!
P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!
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04-05-2008, 06:41 PM
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#2 | | Tom B.
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 499
| Hey Carl,
It was a long story, but well worth it. Very Good.
Tom
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04-05-2008, 06:45 PM
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#3 | | Land Locked
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL
Posts: 1,285
| Yes it was. Wasn't a confession was it?
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04-05-2008, 08:12 PM
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#4 | | Wood Mauler
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah
Posts: 628
| Now that was hilarious! |
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04-05-2008, 09:44 PM
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#5 | | Mr. In Between
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California
Posts: 431
| I feel his pain. I absolutely hate to get shocked. I can only imagine the pain. Given the choice, I think I would rather be shot.
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04-06-2008, 03:04 AM
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#6 | | 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Posts: 2,613
| G'day Carl,
I've read that before, but it still made me laugh.
AS for Doc and his hating to get shocked, put me in the same boat. At certain times of year the static electricity from my ute is a killer. I've got to take big breaths and will myself to shut the door and it hurts like a ................................ |
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04-06-2008, 08:00 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pakistan
Posts: 212
| Lesson Learnt: Avoid such state-of-the-art gifts to ur wife |
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04-06-2008, 10:48 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hammond, IN
Posts: 650
| Dude, don't tase me!
John, I have the same problem with my Jeep.
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04-06-2008, 10:03 PM
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#9 | | Tom B.
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 499
| My wifes Jeep (Grand Cherokee) does the same thing, whenever I get in her car, I tap the door handle with the back of my hand, it doesn't hurt so much.
Tom
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04-09-2008, 10:55 PM
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#10 | | Mad Marqueteur
Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii
Posts: 1,528
| John and Doc,
Guess you ought to try coming over here. Last time I got zapped was... Hmm, not sure. May have been a year ago on a trip to Arizona and Las Vegas. No, I did get zapped sometime in December, except that at the time I was touching bare phone wires while outside and barefoot.
Good joke.
Tor
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