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Posted by Chaz_King (Member # 3184) on :

Because I get jokes like this in my e-mail:

quote:

The Difference Between Liberals, Conservatives and Texans

Question:

You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock .40 and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?

Liberal Answer:

Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have an appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun and what kind of message does this send to society and my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely! want to kill me or would he just be content to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days to try to come to a conclusion.

Conservative Answer:

BANG!

Texan's Answer:

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click... (sounds of reloading).
Wife: "Sweetheart, he looks like he's still moving, what do you kids think?"
Son: "Mom's right Dad, I saw it too..."
BANG! BANG! BANG! ! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click.
Daughter: "Nice group, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips?"

Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :

that is SO my dad!

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

The .40 Glock carries nine bullets?

Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

No, actually, the magazine for the Glock 27 holds 9 rounds. [Razz]

There are 5 different Glocks chambered in .40. The G27 is very, very small compared to the others, which all hold 10, 13, and 15 round mags.

edit to add smilie

[ March 16, 2004, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: Boon ]

Posted by Chaz_King (Member # 3184) on :

You have to love the smilie addition to the gun talk [Wink]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

[ROFL]

I lived in TX for ten years. While the cliquishness in the schools made life pretty miserable as a kid, there are a lot of things about TX that I admire.

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

I admire Texas for being so far away, meaning that I don't have to deal with it except when it keeps interfering in national politics. [Smile]