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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:30 PM Sep 2014

Man Tries To Fight Off Robbers With Cans Of Spam

A man lost his wallet despite clocking a pair of robbers with a bag of Spam early Wednesday morning.

Police say the victim told them he bought some food at a gas station and was heading home along Roger Road around 12:15 a.m. when two men approached. One of the robbers pulled a gun, and at that point, the victim hit his assailants with a bag of Spam.

The robbers still managed to get away with the victim's wallet.

He was not hurt.

http://www.lex18.com/news/man-tries-to-fight-of-robbers-with-cans-of-spam/

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Man Tries To Fight Off Robbers With Cans Of Spam (Original Post) n2doc Sep 2014 OP

If only everyone had guns, they'd all be Spam now. Gungeoneer logic. nt valerief Sep 2014 #1

"If only everyone had guns,...", said (or thought) no Gungeoneer ever friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #7

Except for the NRA valerief Sep 2014 #10

Interesting (in a demented way)...but not the Gungeon friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #11

Ammosexuals are gungeoneers. nt valerief Sep 2014 #13

I see you've received expert advice: friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #16

Nothing stops a bad man with a gun like a good man with a can of Spam Hoppy Sep 2014 #2

I've been telling gungeoneers there are ways to protect yourself other than stuffing a gun in your Hoyt Sep 2014 #3

You seem not to have noticed canned foods didn't work in this case... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #6

Hey, no one was shot. A wallet, big deal. But I guess a wasted opportinity to shoot someone fleeing Hoyt Sep 2014 #8

"But I guess a wasted opportinity to shoot someone..." You are apparently replying to: friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #9

Read the rest of the thread and my post in context. If you are no more perceptive than Hoyt Sep 2014 #12

What "context"? Do your words not speak for themselves? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #14

You need to quit reading by pointing at each word. Hoyt Sep 2014 #15

Good effort--at the right velocity those things would HURT. Pity they got the wallet, though! nt MADem Sep 2014 #4

Where was the good spam with a gun? nt Javaman Sep 2014 #5

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. If only everyone had guns, they'd all be Spam now. Gungeoneer logic. nt

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:33 PM

Sep 2014

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

7. "If only everyone had guns,...", said (or thought) no Gungeoneer ever

Reply to valerief (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:12 PM

Sep 2014

Don't ever change- logic like yours has helped make gun control what it is today...

valerief

(53,235 posts)

10. Except for the NRA

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:24 PM

Sep 2014

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/07/23/nra-floats-idea-of-kids-needing-to-show-gun-pro/200182

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

11. Interesting (in a demented way)...but not the Gungeon

Reply to valerief (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:34 PM

Sep 2014

This is the Gungeon:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1172

By all means, search around there and show us the posts you've implied
you've seen there.

I'll have time to rewrite the Oxford English Dictionary into Morse code while you're doing so...

valerief

(53,235 posts)

13. Ammosexuals are gungeoneers. nt

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:35 PM

Sep 2014

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

16. I see you've received expert advice:

Reply to valerief (Reply #13)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 10:01 PM

Sep 2014

"Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging"

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/748675/gun-violencemessaging-guide-pdf-1.pdf

#1: ALWAYS FOCUS ON EMOTIONAL AND VALUE-DRIVEN
ARGUMENTS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE, NOT THE POLITICAL
FOOD FIGHT IN WASHINGTON OR WONKY STATISTICS.

It’s critical that you ground your messaging around gun violence prevention by making that
emotional connection. Don’t skip past emotional arguments and lapse into a passionless public policy voice. And don’t make the gun violence debate seem as if it is a political “food fight” between two interest groups.

How's that been working for you lately?

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

2. Nothing stops a bad man with a gun like a good man with a can of Spam

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 09:17 PM

Sep 2014

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. I've been telling gungeoneers there are ways to protect yourself other than stuffing a gun in your

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:12 PM

Sep 2014

pants. I suggested a can of beans, but a large can of spam works.

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

6. You seem not to have noticed canned foods didn't work in this case...

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:07 PM

Sep 2014

The OP:

The robbers still managed to get away with the victim's wallet.

You:

I suggested a can of beans, but a large can of spam works.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

8. Hey, no one was shot. A wallet, big deal. But I guess a wasted opportinity to shoot someone fleeing

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:25 PM

Sep 2014

is a big deal to some gun cultists.

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

9. "But I guess a wasted opportinity to shoot someone..." You are apparently replying to:

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:42 PM

Sep 2014

Again, the victim was still robbed, so playing Big Papi with canned pork was useless.

I think your own words explain your attitude:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=45338

43. As a former robber, I locked the door to keep people out, especially police.