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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on February 12, 2006, 05:00:12 pm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4707354.stm
The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip in Texas.
The victim, named as Harry Whittington, was on the trip with Mr Cheney at the Armstrong Ranch when the accident happened on Saturday.
Ranch owner Katharine Armstrong said Mr Whittington, 78, had been taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital where he was said to be "doing fine".
According to a spokeswoman, Mr Cheney spent Sunday afternoon at the hospital.
Ms Armstrong said Mr Cheney had turned round to shoot at a bird but sprayed Mr Whittington with shotgun pellets instead.
Mr Whittington was hit in the cheek, neck and chest, but is said to be "alert and doing fine" in hospital.
A laywer from Austin, Texas, Mr Whittington was initially treated at the ranch by medical staff who normally travel with the vice-president.
The men were part of a quail hunting expedition at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas.
The local sheriff's department is investigating the incident
(what a brave bloke, eh? Taking on such dangerous prey)
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Wedding Crashers, anybody?
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Shooting a guy is bad... but shooting a lawyer, that I can kinda symphathize with. On the other hand, if you do shoot a lawyer, better make it count or the lawsuits will leave you ruined.
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Does this really deserve a thread unless the guy sues or something?
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He must have been having another heart-attack when he pulled the trigger...
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(http://www.sectorgame.com/aldo/aw/dangerousprey.jpg)
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:lol:
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The title should have been: Dick Cheney - The Most Dangerous Game.
;) ;)
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"Dick accidentally discharges into man"
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"Dick accidentally discharges into man"
:lol:
This is such a hilarious situation. The democrats are gonna eat this up.
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Maybe the guy was holding a pretzel :lol:
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I'm a terrible man.......... http://cheneyhunts.ytmnd.com/ .
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Does this really deserve a thread unless the guy sues or something?
The vice president just shot someone. Of course it deserves a thread. He must be thoroughly ridiculed for this. Now go away or we will taunt you too :p
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But he's not YOUR vice-president. :p
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It doesn't matter! We're Americans: we're easy to make fun of!
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But he's not YOUR vice-president. :p
Even more reason to take the piss then. :p
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But he's not YOUR vice-president. :p
And we count out blessings every day. You're free to take the piss out of Gordon Brown / John Prescott any day of the week, and we'd welcome it.
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So he accidentally shot someone on a hunting trip. Bloody accidents happen.
Still funny though. :lol:
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Reminds me of when i accidentally killed the Colossus with a cyclops..
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Is shot even appropriate when he was using a .28 gauge with bird shot? You could wear a heavy cotton coat and take that in the chest from 20 yards away without having any skin broken.
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Now read this.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11340558/
Now, I don't get it, how did he get birdshot in his heart unless it was under a 10 foot shot?
I'm wondering if they weren't using something more powerful, as in Buckshot.
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Is shot even appropriate when he was using a .28 gauge with bird shot? You could wear a heavy cotton coat and take that in the chest from 20 yards away without having any skin broken.
The man was hospitalized after being pelted with ammunition that was discharged from a firearm. I'm no ballistics expert but I'm gonna go ahead and say yes, "shot" is the appropriate term to employ.
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Are you still here?
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The force that a .28 gauge exerts is extremely negligible. When you hear "the VP shot somebody with a shotgun" yout immedietly envision the police standard .12 gauge, the medium level shotty. Furthermore, this was BIRD shot. You don't want a bird sliced up like swiss cheese if you want to eat it, so bird shot is extremely light and doesn't penetrate well at all.
Therefore, the hospital trip was mostly precautionary. No surgery was necessary, and the most damage that could have been done is a bit of scarring.
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All the cool kids are weaing one (http://www.cafepress.com/buy/cheney+shooting/vice%20president/-/pv_design_details/pg_6/id_11115939/opt_/fpt_/c_/hlv_t) :)
Therefore, the hospital trip was mostly precautionary. No surgery was necessary, and the most damage that could have been done is a bit of scarring.
Want to explain why the guy is in intensive care, has had a heart attack and is currently under observation in case any other serious complications arise from the shot that is already in him then?
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I don't care what kind of injury he sustained. He was struck by ammunition from a gun-- he was SHOT. I'm not judging anyone, I'm not taking a political stance, I have no agenda whatsoever. The man was shot with a gun.
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I can't beat this
(http://content.ytmnd.com/content/e/a/ea950c3c1972f8e1cdbcb9534823e296.gif)
EDIT; victim suffers mild heart attack as a result of being shot by Dick Cheney http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/14/politics/14cnd-cheney.html?hp&ex=1139979600&en=63a05f9718052989&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
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You may want to soften that statement with some qualifiers, considering you weren't there to witness it.
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All those who were present should be required to go take a hunting safety course to refresh their memories.
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
Oh, for ****s sake, give it a break, ok? I know how much you (evidently) love Dick Cheney, but nobody is calling him an attempted murderer or making a political statement of any sort, we're just taking a piece of news and having a little joke at it. Sotp running around trying to blame everyone else or redefine the meaning of 'shot'.
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First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
No, the first rule of hunting in a group is STAY IN THE FRICKING GROUP.
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
So wearing bright orange vests that anyone who is not blind is not letting other hunters know your position? :rolleyes:
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
Oh, for ****s sake, give it a break, ok? I know how much you (evidently) love Dick Cheney, but nobody is calling him an attempted murderer or making a political statement of any sort, we're just taking a piece of news and having a little joke at it. Sotp running around trying to blame everyone else or redefine the meaning of 'shot'.
Are you bloody kidding me?
I'm just annoyed at people not using proper terms. "Shot" is not appropriate as he was "sprayed." If it was a slug, then "shot" would be appropriate.
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http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/shot
click shot noun
1 a : an action of shooting b : a directed propelling of a missile; specifically : a directed discharge of a firearm
Happy?
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Who gives a flying **** if it's shot or sprayed? You think it sounds any less bad if someone writes:
"Dick sprays man on hunting trip"?
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
Rule .1
DONT SHOOT PEOPLE
Are you bloody kidding me?
I'm just annoyed at people not using proper terms. "Shot" is not appropriate as he was "sprayed." If it was a slug, then "shot" would be appropriate.
Hey guess what? Those little pellets are called buck SHOT
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
Oh, for ****s sake, give it a break, ok? I know how much you (evidently) love Dick Cheney, but nobody is calling him an attempted murderer or making a political statement of any sort, we're just taking a piece of news and having a little joke at it. Sotp running around trying to blame everyone else or redefine the meaning of 'shot'.
DB definently lurves teh Dick
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I'm just annoyed at people not using proper terms. "Shot" is not appropriate as he was "sprayed." If it was a slug, then "shot" would be appropriate.
Next you'll be telling us it was birdspray not birdshot :rolleyes:
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All in all, this was mostly the fault of the guy who got shot for being stupid and not calling out where he was.
First rule of hunting in a group. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO OTHER HUNTERS.
Oh, for ****s sake, give it a break, ok? I know how much you (evidently) love Dick Cheney, but nobody is calling him an attempted murderer or making a political statement of any sort, we're just taking a piece of news and having a little joke at it. Sotp running around trying to blame everyone else or redefine the meaning of 'shot'.
Are you bloody kidding me?
I'm just annoyed at people not using proper terms. "Shot" is not appropriate as he was "sprayed." If it was a slug, then "shot" would be appropriate.
I'll just phone the worlds' media and tell them that all shotgun blasts are to be referred to as 'sprays', then. Because, clearly, 'spray' has absolutely no meaning beyond the patterned spread of shotgun pellets. I mean, my arse you're posting with the intent being that pedantic, when it's barely correct from the standpoint of both bare linguistic and cultural meaning.
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FYI, it was bird shot, not buck shot. Buck shot is much heavier and would absolutely shred birds hit by it.
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Just a query... if the bloke dies - just on the off chance of complications - would Dick be charged or what?
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Dickypoo was out hunting without a liscense it seems. Same with the man who got shot.
*tsk tsk*
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Just a query... if the bloke dies - just on the off chance of complications - would Dick be charged or what?
Not nearly as high as the chances of bushyboy pardoning him if he did.
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Dick spray dick shot cum shot same thing. :doubt:
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Dick spray dick shot cum shot same thing. :doubt:
:wtf:
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Dickypoo was out hunting without a liscense it seems. Same with the man who got shot.
*tsk tsk*
Last time I checked they were on a private ranch.
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nobody is calling him an attempted murderer or making a political statement of any sort
Speak for yourself. I'm eagerly anticipating the rollout of the new Republican party platform for legislative reform: kill all the lawyers. :D
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Just a query... if the bloke dies - just on the off chance of complications - would Dick be charged or what?
the worst he could get for this would be man slaughter wich in many cases you wouldn't even go to jail for, you generaly don't go to prison for accedentaly killing someone