I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

Why so protective of a Hyundai?

Jeffrey.Rodriguez:He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

He told you he was hardcore.

Boobies ?

Sage advice mitty

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

Damned if I know either, how about we research it. You look up the trap, I'll look at the boobies.

He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

Maybe it was the $30,000 Hyundai:

Jeffrey.Rodriguez:He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

Wait till you see what he did to his house.

Bet that guy could make a bunch of money booby-trappin' peoples cars for 'em.

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

"In warfare, a booby trap is an anti-personnel weapon placed in building or in a non-combat area that has a psychological attraction for enemy soldiers. Triggering the device will kill or severely injure the victim. The term comes from the implication that such a trap will be set off by a foolish person (a "booby")."

Wikipedia FTW. Also,

It is believed the device, consisting of a metal pipe and trigger mechanism loaded with a .22 bullet, was installed by the owner as a hijacking or vehicle theft deterrent.



A cunning plan, zis doomsday device, however ze benefits are lost if you don't TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT!!!

Gotta love South African property-defense laws. From prior Fark articles, apparently manually triggered air bags and even flamethrowers are fair game.

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

If I had to guess, I'd say it stems from the original definition of "boob" which refers to a fool or idiot. So "booby trap" would be a trap set for an idiot or fool.

/killjoy

Was his Hyundai all tricked out like Christmas in July?

/Mmmmm... Beck

Damnit, onmyojiomn beat me to it.

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

Etymology lesson of the day: the original booby traps were snares set by sailors on their ships. The birds were lured into the snares with some sort of bait. After a quick trip of a trigger or a swift tug by a hunger sailor, and that was dinner.

Portugal. The Man:He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

Maybe it was the $30,000 Hyundai:

Anyone willing to spend 30 large for a car outta get something better than a Hyundai. Get a Miata or a used Crown Vic or a LanEvo, but a HYUNDAI?!?!?

Hell, you could get a used Ferrari for that kind of money, if you know where to look.

They proved on mythbusters you could use a .22 cal bullet as a fuse in an auto mobile in one of their experiments. I hear that show is big in the Pac-Rim area. Maybe it was just a fluke accident. I mean, why would anyone booby-trap the fuse box anyway.

Boobie Trap?

The taser meets the car lock thingee ..

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

WOW you just made my mind start. And your right.

Jessica Rabbit approves.

Me too....


Apparently it's a booby trap because Booby or "Boob" refers to a stupid person. So I guess Booby Trap sounds better than Idiot Snare

The fuse thieves are feeling a little edgier now.

The Grinch:Gotta love South African property-defense laws. From prior Fark articles, apparently manually triggered air bags and even flamethrowers are fair game.

I remember seeing a news story years ago about the anti-carjacking flamethrowers. Basically it's a flamethrower under the driver's side door that shoots up and out - so if someone is at the driver's side door trying to break in and carjack you, you can set them on fire.

It's one of those things that makes me go "you know you've got a farked-up society when...."...

The police captain's name was Siphiwe Ndlovu? Did the spell checker scramble the letters of his real name or what?

Killer Miller

"A fella - a quick fella - might have a weapon under there..."


"This MY vehicle - you disarm!"

MatrixOutsider:The police captain's name was Siphiwe Ndlovu? Did the spell checker scramble the letters of his real name or what?

I wonder if he has a click in his name...

/obscure?

I'm going with the forgotten suicide device theory. I know that's the way I'd rig one up if I sobered up and realized I just bought a Hyundai.

Constable Prosperity Khoza

Kinda James Bond name thingy.

\That is all

I could have sworn I saw the Florida tag...
In addition to flamethrowers, one guy had an elephant gun below his seat in the upright firing position to take care of car jackers, another guy put poison in a liquor bottle in his glove box, with the intent that if his car were stolen, he hoped the thief would get thirsty and poison himself....
/Africa, it's like Florida except without the old people.

MatrixOutsider:The police captain's name was Siphiwe Ndlovu? Did the spell checker scramble the letters of his real name or what?



That's me... I am "Needlovin".

I can't believe nobody has posted this yet...

Grant Kloppers wanted to check a fuse in the fuse box situated behind the cubbyhole, apparently oblivious


jeezus F ING H Christe.

if your name is Grant Kloppers you should not be looking into cubbyhholes.


good day.

this article was a booby trap set by the gays.

Tort Law is quite clear that booby traps fall in the criminal negligence category.

/boobies

Approves

/shamelessly hotlinked
//props to Killer Miller for beating me to it

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I expected this in the Boobiess!

Gah! Filter!

In the furst tree posts!

otterrr:Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

If I had to guess, I'd say it stems from the original definition of "boob" which refers to a fool or idiot. So "booby trap" would be a trap set for an idiot or fool.

/killjoy

Yea I've known that was where the word "booby" fell into it. I always wanted to believe that maybe it meant something that was so enticing (like Boobies) that you would want to go see what it was. Like C4 hidden in a giant ice cream cake.

Did anyone else see "Police officer 'raped by hijackers'"down on the lower right side of the page?

The Grinch:South African

maybe i'm missing a generally well-known way to determine where a news story has taken place.

it bugs me when i can't figure out what part of the country or world the article is from.

/hep me
//hep me peeze

Stranger on the Town:i16.tinypic.com

I have no idea what this has to do with the thread, but I approve.

MG

Jeffrey.Rodriguez:He booby trapped his farking Hyundai?

Maybe he just tanked.

Only booby traps I will ever need.

Because People in power are Stupid:I will never understand why they call these things "Booby traps". Boobies are nice soft things that don't explode and I can rest my head on or play motorboat in the middle of.

Not married, I take it?

What's really funny is at the bottom of the article there was a link that says "5 Tips for a Flatter Stomach"