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SATIRical

(261 posts)
54. Really?
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 06:44 PM
Mar 2012

You met Og, the guy who invented the hammer?

I'd put even money that it was developed first as a weapon.

"Og put rock on stick and smash animal on head"

Right. elleng Mar 2012 #1
You're welcome. ellisonz Mar 2012 #2
B.S. Teenagers set kid on fire with gasoline. RegieRocker Mar 2012 #3
no way pip...it's those evil guns. ileus Mar 2012 #5
One shouldn't cast asparagus... ellisonz Mar 2012 #13
Well it wasn't rare for the parents of the kid who got burned. You know the logical next step. Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #68
Crass and pathetic counter-argument... ellisonz Mar 2012 #70
You're the master of hyperbole, my friend. LAGC Mar 2012 #71
I'd rather be hyperbolic for less bloodshed... ellisonz Mar 2012 #72
That's just fucking brilliant! Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #14
What is not brilliant is the fact you do not realize murders have been RegieRocker Mar 2012 #69
One wonders how you did miss the much higher rate of death associated with Automobiles, versus guns AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #160
gunz kill people. ileus Mar 2012 #4
like spoonz make people fat (nt) SATIRical Mar 2012 #51
The kid stole a firearm that was not properly secured. What is "properly secured"? oneshooter Mar 2012 #6
That's simple one-eyed fat man Mar 2012 #7
+100 Well said. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #15
Well, that's a first. A +100 to sarcasm. shadowrider Mar 2012 #23
You and Brewster may intend it as sarcastic, but he's right on the money. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #33
So let me understand your rules shadowrider Mar 2012 #36
Those might be your rules, not mine. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #48
Really? SATIRical Mar 2012 #54
I don't mean to be rude Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #95
News flash guns are designed to save. ileus Mar 2012 #82
So, if your boat gets stolen (failure to secure your property) and then oneshooter Mar 2012 #84
Sorry, but my boat was not designed to be a weapon Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #96
So if they're not designed as weapons, they don't kill anyone? shadowrider Mar 2012 #98
Nobody can be that thick. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #114
You are ignoring the fact that it can be made into one. And that by not securing it properly oneshooter Mar 2012 #111
I am responsible for my boat being secure Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #117
Oh? one-eyed fat man Mar 2012 #122
Could you please... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2012 #135
They don't. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #136
How is that relevant to this discussion? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2012 #140
Tremendous comfort ... Straw Man Mar 2012 #123
Why don't you ask them? Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #128
Well, that would be horribly insensitive, don't you think? Straw Man Mar 2012 #130
Not designed to kill? Really? Nobody is that naive. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #134
Designed to kill? Really, nobody is that clueless. Straw Man Mar 2012 #137
so in other words, gejohnston Mar 2012 #26
If one chooses to own dangerous items, yes! Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #30
we are talking a victim of theft gejohnston Mar 2012 #34
Oh, come on GE. You're one of the smarter members of this group. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #49
sorry gejohnston Mar 2012 #53
You just made the case for abstinance SATIRical Mar 2012 #55
What on earth are you talking about? Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #59
How typical... Clames Mar 2012 #73
And if he did... ellisonz Mar 2012 #74
It would be a sight more conducive to the discussion... Clames Mar 2012 #76
"Your side just can't get away from blaming inanimate objects. That is a problem in and of itself." ellisonz Mar 2012 #77
Really? Clames Mar 2012 #87
lol ellisonz Mar 2012 #89
Weak... Clames Mar 2012 #115
And there we have it. Straw Man Mar 2012 #124
Some may. I don't. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #127
So are you disavowing your "ultimate precaution" pronouncement? Straw Man Mar 2012 #132
You could call it dancing. Not a bad word. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #133
No, it's a good word. Straw Man Mar 2012 #138
What about a gun stolen from a Police Station? By your "logic" the cops shouldn't own guns. sikorsky Mar 2012 #141
You obviously don't know me. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #154
Mea culpa...I don't think I've ever known anyone who thinks American cops shouldn't have guns. sikorsky Mar 2012 #157
Which is why you are blaming the gun owner SATIRical Mar 2012 #56
Blaming one does not absolve the other Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #57
Then you also need to blame SATIRical Mar 2012 #60
You are being ridiculous. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #62
Absolutely SATIRical Mar 2012 #63
No. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #65
Oh. So the kid could have fired the gun SATIRical Mar 2012 #66
If the bullets were sold to the kid, then yes, Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #79
if the ammo was sold to the kid gejohnston Mar 2012 #86
Absolutely SATIRical Mar 2012 #88
Don't be ridiculous. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #93
if you think the uncle should be gejohnston Mar 2012 #64
Wrong ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #8
I guess posting info from the Brady Campaign, a right-wing Republican shadowrider Mar 2012 #9
Brady Campaign = right-wing Republican? ellisonz Mar 2012 #12
So if you can post from Republican sites, so can everyone else, right? shadowrider Mar 2012 #25
Your characterization of the Brady Campaign as Republican is spurrious. ellisonz Mar 2012 #29
The Brady Campaign is non-partisan? ROFL shadowrider Mar 2012 #32
Yeah pretty much... ellisonz Mar 2012 #39
Sure, as long as one of your anti-gun cohorts does it first shadowrider Mar 2012 #40
Shhblaaammm ellisonz Mar 2012 #42
Objectively? gejohnston Mar 2012 #37
last time I checked gejohnston Mar 2012 #31
So, what is a man's excuse? Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #16
It's mainly a mental health problem slackmaster Mar 2012 #10
NO. It is a VIOLENCE PROBLEM. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #11
Brilliant. "the kind of firearm this kid used is about as "benign" a firearm as exists" Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #20
Sometimes all you can do with... ellisonz Mar 2012 #24
Every firearm is a deadly weapon. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #50
"Every firearm is a deadly weapon." Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #52
Like I said, there is a reason why I put "benign" in quotes. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #58
As I have stated many times Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #61
"I am not advocating any gun control." Horseshit. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #75
What does your quote have to do with gun control? Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #78
When the same proposals are made in legislatures, they are acknowledged by all... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #80
You confuse self control with gun control Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #97
You can't necessarily report something stolen or missing shadowrider Mar 2012 #100
More fool you for having so many guns and not protecting them Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #104
Sure, I'd give my guns to a "surrogate owner" shadowrider Mar 2012 #106
No, you wouldn't be responsible Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #108
Hang on, that's not what you said earlier shadowrider Mar 2012 #110
Allow me to explain Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #113
I'm thoroughly confused shadowrider Mar 2012 #116
More confused than I thought. Let's try one more time. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #118
Quit being condescending shadowrider Mar 2012 #120
Where and when did I suggest giving them to a friend? Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #121
Here shadowrider Mar 2012 #125
Your word , not mine. I would never give a gun to a friend. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #126
You didn't say "Professional Service", you said surrogate shadowrider Mar 2012 #155
for one thing gejohnston Mar 2012 #102
Good point, but I stand by it. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #119
"Responsibility and accountability" is the new "reasonable and common-sense" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #81
How surprising that a proponent of handgun proliferation Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #99
because it is never defined gejohnston Mar 2012 #103
It's never defined shadowrider Mar 2012 #107
You are walking and talking like a duck. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #85
A very sane duck, I might add. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #91
Mental state notwithstanding, still a duck. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #105
I like ducks. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #109
I like to eat them. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #112
You enjoy shooting shadowrider Mar 2012 #90
No. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #92
Own any rifles or shotguns? shadowrider Mar 2012 #94
Not at present. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #101
So, let me get this straight. montanto Mar 2012 #17
That's not what he argued. ellisonz Mar 2012 #18
correlation is not causation. I rest my case. montanto Mar 2012 #19
Without getting into the nitty gritty... ellisonz Mar 2012 #21
even if he didn't steal it gejohnston Mar 2012 #22
Hypothetical. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #27
count on it gejohnston Mar 2012 #35
C'mon man. Drug dealers know guns are agin the law shadowrider Mar 2012 #28
I'll grant you that most would say the correlation is significant. montanto Mar 2012 #38
It's really not that complex... ellisonz Mar 2012 #41
Mea culpa. montanto Mar 2012 #44
Agreed. ellisonz Mar 2012 #45
We agree, then, that proaction is solution oriented, and montanto Mar 2012 #46
No one takes action without belief... ellisonz Mar 2012 #47
It's the brady bunch, who gives a rats ass what he thinks. rl6214 Mar 2012 #43
Why blame an inanimate object? Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #67
No no...it's a gun, ask any Anti they'll tell you guns kill people...designed to kill no less. ileus Mar 2012 #83
So once again... it's okay if teenagers are troubled, bullied, teased, and become violent. krispos42 Mar 2012 #129
Not at all... ellisonz Mar 2012 #131
Nobody is saying that it "plays no role." Straw Man Mar 2012 #139
"that it's a supporting rather than a central role." ellisonz Mar 2012 #144
Yes, that's right. Straw Man Mar 2012 #159
Nobody is denying that access to firearms plays a role in this sort of thing krispos42 Mar 2012 #142
"it has a measurable effect" ellisonz Mar 2012 #143
I don't think I've spent a lot of time advocating against safe storage. krispos42 Mar 2012 #145
Awareness and prosecution... ellisonz Mar 2012 #146
Required to buy a safe each time you buy a gun? krispos42 Mar 2012 #147
My point exactly... ellisonz Mar 2012 #148
No, THAT'S not an unreasonable regulation krispos42 Mar 2012 #150
The laws are basically that... ellisonz Mar 2012 #153
Right. krispos42 Mar 2012 #156
Enforcement mechanism? Clames Mar 2012 #158
you missed his point gejohnston Mar 2012 #151
a safe for each gun gejohnston Mar 2012 #149
Already purchased... ellisonz Mar 2012 #152
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