If you think education is difficult; Try being stupid.

[Jim Urban]

 
 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 Sylvia. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer. The effects of the Tazer 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! Needless to say,I was VERY 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 Sylvia what that burn spot is on the front 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 Tazer 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 dipsh!t,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ol' 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 The Hulk ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed me 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 attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.

 Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer, 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?

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. and I had no control over the drooling.
Apparently I shit myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone.
I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe 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!

"If you think education is difficult, try being stupid."



P. P. S.  This story did NOT actually happen to me. It's from an e-mail a friend sent me.
I thought it was hilarious and wanted to share it with Ya'll.

[Pathfinder]

Second go-round for this story. last time, it got us into a discussion of Hazaritas as I recall. Wonder where it will go this time???

[unique]

I think it was Will Rogers that said "some just have to pee on the electric fence"
Me, I'll take their word for it.

[m25operator]

Always funny

A friend of mine faithful follower of uncle Jeff, was trying to get his now adult daughter to carry a pistol in her purse for protection, she said, no,  she carries her stun gun and that would be fine.

One night at the movies, she sits down and puts her purse between her knee's and you guessed it, she depressed the button on the stun gun, lit her up real good, and embarrassed the hell out of herself in a crowded theater, now she carries a taurus model 85 .38spl, no repeats with the new choice.

[tt11758]

THAT'LL leave a mark!!   

[Sponsor]

[Big Frank]

You guys are killing me. Now I have to wipe all the beer that shot out of my nose off my monitor. 

[ellis4538]

Next time drink with a straw...not very manly but less mess to clean up!

Richard

[Solus]

P. P. S.  This story did NOT actually happen to me. It's from an e-mail a friend sent me.
I thought it was hilarious and wanted to share it with Ya'll.

Shoot...I was going to ask if you had happened to get a video of the event.....

[PegLeg45]

True story:

I had two aquaintances who got liquored up one time and decided to duct tape two stunguns together back-to-back with the buttons taped in the 'on' position and play 'hot potoato' with them.

Didn't last long.......kinda like a porcupine in a ballon factory.