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Here’s another funny story I received in the e-mail about a guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary:

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? Continued

Tags: anniversary, email story, funny, gift, stun gun, stupidity, taser

As a follow-up to my post a couple of days about about my “not-so-excellent adventure” during my morning commute on Wednesday, I was taken aback a bit by a comment by a reader on another blog. Oklahoma’s iconic blog dustbury linked to my post, under the much better headline “Duel on the Broadway Extension,” which led to comments on his blog and quite a few new visitors to my blog — thank you, Mr. Hill!

While I’m not immune or even adverse to critical comments, one particular commenter’s remarks caught me by surprise. Apparently, I wasn’t the victim of road rage, but rather than instigator of an understandable reaction by another driver that I egregiously inconvenienced. You see, from this commenter’s viewpoint, I was asking for it… Continued