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Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | sane people The only people without DTV boxes or cable or satellite or turning off the TV, are not sane/normal/stable enough to be free men. Next someone will pour a can of gas over their tv and light it, or go take the town hall hostage. | |
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 |  N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
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Philly burbs
kudos:1 | Re: sane people See, I knew it, I just new it.
ELVIS IS ALIVE!!!!!! | |
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| Re: sane people said by N3OGH:See, I knew it, I just new it. ELVIS IS ALIVE!!!!!! I was going to say the same thing. I was at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of fame about 10 years ago and they had an Elvis exhibit with the last known TV that Elvis had shot. | |
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| | | Shoot the TV, well I guess thats one way of handling it. Hope the jail has cable or purchased a DTV box. Might be a riot.
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1 edit | I shot the TV .....
But I did not shoot the stereo ! | |
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| |  Radio ActiveMy pappy's a pistolPremium
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Fullerton, CA | Re: sane people said by Scuba2:I shot the TV ..... But I did not shoot the stereo ! 
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| |  FicmanSPremium
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Brownsburg, IN | Awesome.... | |
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| |  TCubPremium
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Olmsted Falls, OH
kudos:4 | said by Scuba2:I shot the TV ..... But I did not shoot the stereo ! Oh no no! | |
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Ottawa, ON | said by Scuba2:I shot the TV ..... But I did not shoot the stereo ! lol! | |
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| | | | | Re: sane people LOL, that is hilarious, but I got one to add he must have been listening to the stereo at and during the standoff. What was playing... Jammie Foxx "Blame it on the a- a-a al- a- alcohol !!!" | |
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Joplin, MO Way to represent there, Walter! | |
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jimbopalmerTsar of all the Rushers
join:2008-06-02
Greenwood, MS
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1 edit | Man Shoots TV Over DTV Transition Man does stupid things after drinking. This is news? Believe me, stupid drunks pre-date DTV. Or TV. Or Cave Drawings.
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| | | Re: Man Shoots TV Over DTV Transition said by jimbopalmer:Man does stupid things after drinking. This is news? Believe me, stupid drunks pre-date DTV. Or TV. Or Cave Drawings. Anyone trying to shoot a cave drawing will get killed by the ricochet.
Maybe we should bring back cave drawings. | |
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| | patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Re: Man Shoots TV Over DTV Transition I'm going to use a RPG at point blank range to mug someone today. WHEEEEEE!!!!!! | |
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| | | | | Re: Man Shoots TV Over DTV Transition There's a plasmid that lets you do that without hurting yourself. | |
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3 edits |  Sounds more like it was his Cable being disconnected ...
»www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro···topstory
Police Chief Carl Francis said the wife of Walter Hoover, 70, walked to the police station a couple of blocks away and reported that her husband had been drinking, was angry with a shut-off of his cable service, and had gotten his guns out.
The police chief said Hoover’s possession of such a powerful weapon, coupled with information obtained from his wife that he had been in a similar standoff with police on a previous occasion in another Missouri town Sounds like it was more about his cable TV being shut off. No mention in this local news story about a DTV converter.
Looks like Cable One is the Cable TV provider in that area.
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| Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | Re: Sounds more like it was his Cable being disconnected ... Yes the headline is misleading because it was a digital cable converter that he could not get to work. | |
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| hga
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| Not in Joplin, not brief.... They may have spelled his name correctly but they don't seem to have gotten much else of substance correct:
It wasn't in Joplin, but in the small town of Webb City right outside of Joplin (the Joplin SWAT team was called in since they were available).
His wife reported the problem (she walked a block to the police station), and the standoff was 2 and half hours, not what I'd call brief.
And as has been noted there's no indication it was DTV related, although that's entirely possible. But not necessarily likely given how mush else this story disagrees with all the local media reports I've seen (this is from the other end of the state and adjacent Illinois).
Ah well. | |
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| | | | Re: Not in Joplin, not brief.... Did you happen to catch a view of the perp ? Did he look and talk like Cletus ? | |
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| KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | Re: Sounds more like it was his Cable being disconnected ... im guessing he didnt pay his bill on time and went into soft disco.
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| |  Fluker
join:2005-04-07
West Lafayette, IN | Re: Sounds more like it was his Cable being disconnected ... I think it could be read to say that his cable had been shut off and he was trying to get an over the air dtv converter to work.
It's too ambiguous to know for sure.. | |
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 vaxvmsferroequine fanPremium
join:2005-03-01
Wustah, MA | bang bang bang He must have seen the bumper sticker that says
Kill Your Television | |
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|  tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
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Concord, CA | Re: bang bang bang As long as you don't shoot the technician!.. | |
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tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
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Concord, CA |  DTV
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| | Well . . . . Whilst I can't get behind the notion of discharging a firearm in a populated area, the underlying idea of destroying the television I find quite appealing. | |
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| Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | Re: Well . . . . said by TV Rating :
the underlying idea of destroying the television I find quite appealing.
that sounds like SecondCityTV. | |
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| | | Do what i do. Don protective gear, and pass the sledge hammer!
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| | Geez Nice. Imagine this guy when something of actual importance happens in his life. What a road-rager he must be. | |
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|  Chris 313Come get somePremium
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| Re: Geez said by Pingmeister :
Nice. Imagine this guy when something of actual importance happens in his life. What a road-rager he must be.
If he even drives. Something I read said this guy was 70 and add to that he was drunk. Crazy, ain't it? | |
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| | TV Its good to see that he acted perfectly sane. The government and Hussien Obama started this extension mess. Besides its his TV to destroy. As far as shooting his gun. That is also legal. He does have the right to bear and own firearms. | |
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| | Oddly Oddly now he has to buy a new TV... That will be DTV ready | |
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|  tschmidtPremium,MVM
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| Re: Oddly said by MrMonsters :
Oddly now he has to buy a new TV... That will be DTV ready
Unfortunately he is on Cable so will most likely need a Cable box. Perhaps he will be able to fix that problem by shooting it.
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| | To, too, and two quote:
Apparently we spoke to soon
There is a difference between to, too, and two. This should have been too. | |
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|  Wills
join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL | Re: To, too, and two Why can't we deport these idiots and bring up the nation's average?
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| | patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Re: To, too, and two said by Wills:Why can't we deport these idiots and bring up the nation's average? But who will flip burgers then? | |
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| | | Sometimes a typo is just a typo.
If one could actually get paid from pointing out incorrect grammar, then this site alone would make one rich. | |
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|  jmn1207Premium
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Ashburn, VA | Your knot making to much scents. Their is know knead too teas hymn. Dew ewe sea what uh waist it is two way in and start a wore of wards?
Eye, fore won, chews two reed what Karl rights because he nose his fax. Give hymn a brake. He should knot bee throne too the bares four won dam miss steak.
Sorry fore my week attempt at humour.
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| |  MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
kudos:1 | Re: To, too, and two Hukd on fonix werkd fer mee!!! | |
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join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC | Didn't he fix his lawn mower the same way? I don't see why you can't shoot your own appliances when they act up.
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join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Coupons quote:
Uncle Sam is again delivering the $40 coupons
Uncle Sam never stopped delivering the coupons, that was another scare tactic to push the delay. I myself signed up for my coupons several days AFTER the news that there was a waiting list, and received them a mere 3 weeks later.
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|  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: Coupons said by MrMoody: quote:
Uncle Sam is again delivering the $40 coupons
Uncle Sam never stopped delivering the coupons, that was another scare tactic to push the delay. I myself signed up for my coupons several days AFTER the news that there was a waiting list, and received them a mere 3 weeks later. That because 400K coupons expire every week and these are redistibuted immediately. Since the program supposedly "ran out of coupons" they have sent out 3 million of them. By the time the last of the coupons applied for before the waiting list began expire the program will have given out 5 million coupons. This is all without the extra money given to them by Congress. | |
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As for the people "not ready?" They simply don't want to transition so they'll never be ready.
They get TV right now that works so why should they want to change? | |
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Woburn, MA | Guns Well gee this guy just helps all the people who want to remove the right to bare arms.
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|  BeachieStranded in paradise
join:2001-07-12
St. Pete, FL
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1 edit | Re: Guns said by Edrick:Well gee this guy just helps all the people who want to remove the right to bare arms. What does rolling up your sleeves have to do with anything? | |
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| | | | Re: Guns said by Beachie:said by Edrick:Well gee this guy just helps all the people who want to remove the right to bare arms. What does rolling up your sleeves have to do with anything? I almost choked on my sandwich when I read your comment - I had thought the same thing LOL
Maybe he's a professional baseball player and wants to show off his new steroid biceps!
Obviously he meant 'right to bear arms' LOL | |
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join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | Joplin, where every house is on the wrong side of the tracks see the map
This guy's house will be the one with the TV set on the front lawn --- on cement blocks.
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| | | Re: unlawful to discharge a firearm? Unless in self defense. Not sure the TV threated his life. | |
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127.0.0.1
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| Re: unlawful to discharge a firearm? said by dcurrey:Unless in self defense. Not sure the TV threated his life. yes
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It is unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm or projectile weapon while intoxicated.
It is unlawful to discharge or shoot a firearm into a dwelling house, a railroad train, boat, aircraft, or motor vehicle, or any building or structure used for the assembling of people.
It is unlawful to exhibit, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner.
(Source: NRA) | |
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | If he fired the gun in his house..... Does he not have a right to shoot his OWN tv in his OWN house?  | |
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1 edit | Re: If he fired the gun in his house..... He does not. The anti-gun lobby made such things illegal to do.
His wife also said that he was drinking. In many states it is illegal to discharge a firearm while intoxicated. | |
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| | CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Re: If he fired the gun in his house..... said by fifty nine:He does not. The anti-gun lobby made such things illegal to do. His wife also said that he was drinking. In many states it is illegal to discharge a firearm while intoxicated. I am of the mind set what happens in the home, stays in the home, unless someone is HARMED, who the hell cares that he shot his TV, it was HIS TV. | |
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| | | | | Re: If he fired the gun in his house..... said by Cheese:said by fifty nine:He does not. The anti-gun lobby made such things illegal to do. His wife also said that he was drinking. In many states it is illegal to discharge a firearm while intoxicated. I am of the mind set what happens in the home, stays in the home, unless someone is HARMED, who the hell cares that he shot his TV, it was HIS TV. Like I said, the anti-gun people made such things illegal because of the whole "guns are bad" mentality.
I think it's asinine to not be allowed to discharge a firearm in your own home, as long as no one is harmed. It's no more dangerous than many other things which go on in a house. | |
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| | BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | said by fifty nine:He does not. The anti-gun lobby made such things illegal to do. His wife also said that he was drinking. In many states it is illegal to discharge a firearm while intoxicated. Oh I'm, sorry you feel drunk people should be able to shoot guns. I guess drunk people should be able to drive and pilot planes too? | |
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1 edit | Re: If he fired the gun in his house..... said by BF69:said by fifty nine:He does not. The anti-gun lobby made such things illegal to do. His wife also said that he was drinking. In many states it is illegal to discharge a firearm while intoxicated. Oh I'm, sorry you feel drunk people should be able to shoot guns. I guess drunk people should be able to drive and pilot planes too? Don't be an ass. I said no such thing. | |
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Pleasant Hill, MO
1 edit | Not everyone in Mo is like him. Dude I live like 3hrs from where that went down, now I like guns a LOT,but not enough to kill a poor defencless tv, and dude get a freaking box, they are about $50 a new tv SD a couple hundred HS a few hundred, depending on the size. Ether he was REALLY drunk and got POed at the tv for not getting the wheel, or was REALLY REALLY drunk and wanted a new HD set. | |
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| jroussPremium
join:2003-01-01
West Lebanon, NH | Re: Not everyone in Mo is like him. As soon as gun is mentioned everyone gets scared. | |
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join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
1 edit | Re: Not everyone in Mo is like him. I just have a bb gun..... ya know for target practice, that way when I go hunting I wont hit my friends, but I will hit the *insert what ever I will be hunting for here*. | |
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| BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | Re: I'm confused..... Are you being sarcastic or are you actually asking? | |
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| | | | Re: I'm confused..... said by BF69:Are you being sarcastic or are you actually asking? I'm actually asking. If a bill was passed to move it to June, then how could it have started already?
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Camden, TN
1 edit | Re: I'm confused..... said by fonzbear2000:said by BF69:Are you being sarcastic or are you actually asking? I'm actually asking. If a bill was passed to move it to June, then how could it have started already? In the bill stations were allowed to go ahead with the transition if they felt they were ready and asked the FCC for permission by Feb 9. 421( 25% of all the stations that weren't already all digital ) got permission plus another 220 station had gone all digital before Feb 17th. So a total of 641 station or 35% of all stations are now all digital. Starting March 14th more stations can go all digital. | |
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