subby, you shoulda found a way to work "scattered" and "smothered" in there.

Jesus, WTF brand of maple syrup slathered crazy do they serve at Waffle House?

CheddarPants: subby, you shoulda found a way to work "scattered" and "smothered" in there.

I would have gone with "scattered, splattered, and fragmented", or some such. There's way funnier people out there, though.

Was it Brother Maynard?

I am astonished to find that it took four posts for the Holy Hand Grenade to pop up.

/yall slippin

When hand grenades are outlawed only outlaws will have hand grenades!1

Without reading the article, I am going to assume he was a Muslim militant who should be locked in Gitmo.

If grenade is a euphemism for balls...

CheddarPants: subby, you shoulda found a way to work "scattered" and "smothered" in there.

and "chunked"

tonesskin: Without reading the article, I am going to assume he was a Muslim militant who should be locked in Gitmo.

I doubt that the food at Waffle House is halal. Anyway, here's the guy:

Bucky Katt: tonesskin: Without reading the article, I am going to assume he was a Muslim militant who should be locked in Gitmo.

I doubt that the food at Waffle House is halal. Anyway, here's the guy:

That's the guy the liberal media framed.

They found a bunch of wires inside that resembled a bomb

In other news, they apparently make bombs that are just wires now.

A bomb squad determined that the grenade was real but had no explosives inside. It has been entered as evidence.

No, actually... the lack of an explosive means it's not "real." It means it is a paperweight, available...


"He does seem to have a history of some type of mental problem. I hope he gets some help," Arnold said.
The man who allegedly shot up a Hooters in Knoxville last month also had a history of mental instability.

... you propaganda-spewing fearmongering media douchecocks.

Whew. For a second there, I thought he was really happy to see me.

They found a bunch of wires inside that resembled a bomb, but no bomb was found.

Do cops even know what a bomb looks like, or just from watching hollywood movies. Do police academies actually have a basic class for all officers regarding explosives?

Everything that looks like silly putty or wires is a bomb these days.

[EDIT] ... available for $5-10 at Army & Navy Surplus stores all over the country... [/EDIT]

"Police reports show that Hensley was acting paranoid and was possibly carrying the grenade around for protection."

Really? A grenade? Granted, it had no explosive materials, I'm not sure how effective a grenade would be for self-defense. I guess the threat might be effective though.

Lamune_Baba:
... you propaganda-spewing fearmongering media douchecocks.
Remember, you're dealing with East Tennesseeans here. What amazes me is that the bunch of wires could look like a bomb. With Oak Ridge so close, I would assume that they all know what a bomb looks like.

Shvetz: Really? A grenade? Granted, it had no explosive materials, I'm not sure how effective a grenade would be for self-defense. I guess the threat might be effective though.

Showing it, waving it around, acting like a complete psycho with it.

"Representatives for Waffle House declined to comment."

I just realized that Waffle House has corporate lawyers.

That just blew my mind.

Brick, how'd you get a grenade?!

Dispector: "Representatives for Waffle House declined to comment."

I just realized that Waffle House has corporate lawyers.

That just blew my mind.

My house is literally right behind Waffle House corporate headquarters, so I suppose that's why there are nine Waffle Houses within 10 miles of my house. Seriously, I counted. Nine.

Lamune_Baba: No, actually... the lack of an explosive means it's not "real." It means it is a paperweight, available...

There was a guy selling them out of a big 5-gallon bucket at a recent gun show I went to. Completely inert.

I he already had a table, he was doing it wrong.



"Gentlemen, do not dispair. I have a feeling we will be able to find a table very soon."

Dispector: "Representatives for Waffle House declined to comment."

I just realized that Waffle House has corporate lawyers.

That just blew my mind.

This was pretty much my first thought. Wow. Just wow.

/wonders if their lawyers get to eat at Waffle House for free.
//not really worth the pain of law school
///unless you really like waffles.... I mean, REALLY like waffles.

I've finally been around Fark long enough to say "I know that guy"!

/scary stuff

Mental problem? He lives in TN, duh!

When it becomes crazy to have a grenade in your pocket, only crazy people will carry grenades in their pockets.

If only law abiding citzens were allowed to have grenades, someone might have been able to stop him.

Lamune_Baba

No, actually... the lack of an explosive means it's not "real." It means it is a paperweight, available...you propaganda-spewing fearmongering media douchecocks.

Thanks for saving me the trouble of typing that.

Good thing we invented laws that make anyone and everyone a terrorist now, so this guy didn't get away with...paperweight terrorism.

Would YOU want to sit down to breakfast with a grenade in your pocket? I'dve set it on the table too....the damn things hurt to sit on. I wonder though if he set it on the table before or after he was allowed to order....just might have been a ploy to get fresh coffee.

/hates bitter old coffee
/wants pancakes hot

Unavailable for comment. R.I.P.

No, actually... the lack of an explosive means it's not "real."

Take the firing pin out of a firearm and it's nothing more than a paperweight or at best a club, but how the hell is anyone supposed to know that by looking.

Befuddled: Take the firing pin out of a firearm and it's nothing more than a paperweight or at best a club, but how the hell is anyone supposed to know that by looking.


You wouldn't. Thus the Weeners was expected and not inappropriate.

Later reporting it to be "real" when it is not, then going so far as trying to relate the incident to a random shooting a month earlier is a disgrace to what we once called journalism.

Lamune_Baba: Befuddled: Take the firing pin out of a firearm and it's nothing more than a paperweight or at best a club, but how the hell is anyone supposed to know that by looking.


You wouldn't. Thus the Weeners was expected and not inappropriate.

Later reporting it to be "real" when it is not, then going so far as trying to relate the incident to a random shooting a month earlier is a disgrace to what we once called journalism.

Excellent post.

But to continue the comparison, possessing or even openly carrying a firearm without a firing pin (in Tennessee and many other states) is not illegal. Only actually threatening people with it, which is assault, is illegal.

Knowing that inert grenades are common, especally the ones using obsolete WWII pineapple-style hulls, if I were a police officer in that situation I would tend to assume the grenade was, in fact, fake and just take it to confirm that.

After making sure it's inert (obvious due to the honking big hole int he bottom) I would assume the Waffle House people would ask him to leave and, if not bar him, at least ask him not to bring fake grenades in with him anymore.

It would be interesting to see if this fine police work leads to any actual pressed charges.

CygnusDarius: Shvetz: Really? A grenade? Granted, it had no explosive materials, I'm not sure how effective a grenade would be for self-defense. I guess the threat might be effective though.

Showing it, waving it around, acting like a complete psycho with it.

That would be a kind of entertaining method of self defense. Somebody tries to mug you and you pull out your "live" grenade. Wave it around, throw the pin at him and hold the lever, then start chasing him with it in your hand, threatening to release...

I read that headline as:

"True, it's not easy to enjoy your breakfast at Waffle House with a grenade in your pocket, but setting it off on the table tends to alarm people"

Anyone else hoping for a new Darwin Entry?

Dispector: "Representatives for Waffle House declined to comment."

I just realized that Waffle House has corporate lawyers.

That just blew my mind.

win. thread over

FRAG OUT!!!

/could you please pass the butter?

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Be not afraid.

Rube: "Okay peanut, here's your post it"
Georgia: "Your shiatting me! HERE!?"
Rube: "YUP! Got a problem with the location?"
Georgia: "NO! Noooo not me. I'm cool with it. Well at least I don't have far to go"
Rube: "Good! Now shut your pie hole and get down to harvesting. OH and don't say I never made your job easier"



/obscure TV series

He seemed to be/was armed. So why haven't the gun droolers rushed to defend this guy? Because it was fake? Why should grenades be considered separate from gins?

He was heard saying, "I don't want to be your buddy, Rick. I just want some breakfast."

culch: He seemed to be/was armed. So why haven't the gun droolers rushed to defend this guy? Because it was fake? Why should grenades be considered separate from gins?

Because he's crazy.

Because, in fact, a grenade is not covered under Tennessee's weapon's carry laws, so even though he may have had the right to own a live grenade under state and Federal law, he probably couldn't carry it the way he was, legally.

Because he's crazy.

Because, aside from legal issues, grenades are not usually useful for personal self-defense in public situations, as they are an area weapon with a fairly large kill zone. Deadly force cannot be used indiscriminately to be lawful.

Because he's crazy.