Only In America, Thats A FACT!

Steyr · 27-03-2008 09:52PM #1

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1310857,00,00.html

Man Shoots Wife Dead Trying To Install TV
Updated:11:45, Thursday March 27, 2008

A man who tried to use a gun to install a satellite television system ended up shooting his wife dead by accident.

Ronald Long tried to make a hole in the exterior wall of his house in Missouri, US, to install the dish for the system.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he got a .22-calibre handgun and blasted two holes in the wall.

The second bullet hit his wife, Patsy, in the chest, fatally wounding her.

She was standing outside the house at the time, but Long reportedly thought she was inside.

Volvoboy · 27-03-2008 09:54PM

Steyr wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1310857,00,00.html

Man Shoots Wife Dead Trying To Install TV
Updated:11:45, Thursday March 27, 2008

A man who tried to use a gun to install a satellite television system ended up shooting his wife dead by accident.

Ronald Long tried to make a hole in the exterior wall of his house in Missouri, US, to install the dish for the system.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he got a .22-calibre handgun and blasted two holes in the wall.

The second bullet hit his wife, Patsy, in the chest, fatally wounding her.

She was standing outside the house at the time, but Long reportedly thought she was inside.

The stupid **** gets everything he deserves.

-VB-

Mossy Monk · 27-03-2008 09:58PM

LOL at this story.

KatiexKOUTURE-- · 27-03-2008 10:02PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

LOL at this story.

eh, not really somthing to lol at. someone died, but I know what you mean.

Mossy Monk · 27-03-2008 10:08PM

I laughed at the story, not the death.

RuggieBear · 27-03-2008 10:13PM

at least they can't breed...

buckfast4me · 27-03-2008 10:16PM

lol this reminds me of the simpsons episode where homer joins a gun club and is using the gun to turn off light switches, close doors, etc and cletus says "Are you some kinda moron" (say it in cletus voice). lol @ american gun culture, not the poor wife in question.

Ruu_Old · 27-03-2008 10:18PM

^ was just about to post that.

Awful stuff.

Voodu Child · 27-03-2008 10:19PM

Lol at the picture on the sky site with the caption 'The correct way to install dish'

aidan_walsh · 27-03-2008 10:19PM

lol @ american gun culture

I'm not sure what part of American gun culture says that a handgun is an acceptable replacement for a power drill.

Pherekydes · 27-03-2008 10:37PM

RuggieBear wrote: »

at least they can't breed...

They already have:

"I was in the shower, and the son came in and told me his mom had been shot, so we went up there to see if we could help,” Lassince said.

Actually, I meant to add that it's a silly point to make. It was the hubby's stupidity that killed her, but nothing is stopping him from breeding.

Anyway, the whole point of Darwinian selection in Humans is silly (i.e. the 'Stupids' remove themselves from the gene pool), as it requires no intelligence to breed.

phantom_lord · 27-03-2008 11:00PM

KatiexKOUTURE-- wrote: »

eh, not really somthing to lol at. someone died, but I know what you mean.

wtf? that's hilarious!

supertramp · 27-03-2008 11:02PM

Bullets don't kill. It's the cardiac arrest that follows that is a killer..

electric69 · 27-03-2008 11:13PM

America ftw!!

Gonna get me a gun and do some shootin!

Pepe LeFrits · 27-03-2008 11:35PM

DUUUUURRRRRRRHHHHHHHH. Hick.

internelligent · 27-03-2008 11:36PM

Depending on what mood I'm in I could laugh at that story or get angry. As innocent the man was in the death, he's the stupidest f***er. 10/10 for improvisation but I feel he scores a 1 on the whole safety part.
I wouldn't say he deserves everything he gets. Stupid people **** up all the time. In this case however, you gotta wonder what he was thinking. Reminds me of the gun being discharged by the pilot in the cockpit. Moron!

Run_to_da_hills · 27-03-2008 11:40PM

Another contestant for the Darwin awards

http://www.darwinawards.com/

dr.bollocko · 27-03-2008 11:40PM

Thats actually a two birds with one bullet situation. A domestic hat-trick. I mean he gets the wife out of the way, has a cast iron excuse, and can finally install a satellite without being subjected to endless sex and the city reruns and demands to flick to America's next top model during the football game.

The Real B-man · 28-03-2008 12:18AM

LMAO

+1 For all Americans are tick debate.

Mossy Monk · 28-03-2008 12:21AM

The Real B-man wrote: »

LMAO +1 For all Americans are tick debate.

Hahahahaha

-1 for you.

allybhoy · 28-03-2008 12:24AM

Slow coach wrote: »

Actually, I meant to add that it's a silly point to make. It was the hubby's stupidity that killed her, but nothing is stopping him from breeding.

He wont be doing much breeding in jail tbh, he might be tossing a few salads though...

Overheal · 28-03-2008 12:32AM

The Real B-man wrote: »

LMAO +1 For all Americans are tick debate.

You're a moderator?

Go volunteer to drill a hole, and piss off.

mad m · 28-03-2008 12:34AM

Are we sure the hubby didn't work as an N*L installer at some stage in his life?....Mad Americans.

Overheal · 28-03-2008 12:37AM

And while you're contemplating the cost of getting a professional to install your sattelite dish or buy a drill,
consider the gun cost more than both :rolleyes:

AlmightyCushion · 28-03-2008 12:42AM

Overheal wrote: »

You're a moderator?

Go volunteer to drill a hole, and piss off.

Try not to be so aggresive to other posters please, Overheal.

antodeco · 28-03-2008 12:47AM

Id hate to see what he would use if he needed a hammer...

"Wifey, come here, I need your head for a minute"

(Yes, I know shes dead, but still...)

Mossy Monk · 28-03-2008 12:50AM

At least she wont feel it when she is used as a hammer.

antodeco · 28-03-2008 12:52AM

Aye! Plus he'l have a fair amount of fertiliser for the garden in a few weeks..

Overheal · 28-03-2008 12:55AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Try not to be so aggresive to other posters please, Overheal.

I refrained from commenting on his avatar at least

to be fair though, less of the racial generalities please:

all Americans

And yes, only in America -_-

AlmightyCushion · 28-03-2008 01:11AM

Overheal wrote: »

to be fair though, less of the racial generalities please:

If you've got a problem then feel free to pm me or one of the other after hours mods about it or start a thread in feedback but I don't want it discussed on thread as it just takes threads off-topic.

28-03-2008 01:13AM

Does anyone remember the story ages ago where a guy wanted to change his tyre, but couldnt get the nuts off. So he tried and blasts it with his sawn-off shotgun only to be blasted in the leg and abdomen by the debris

Here's the story

Only In America, Thats A FACT!

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