Don't mess with old people. You'll just make 'em mad

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tfbncc
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Don't mess with old people. You'll just make 'em mad

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I absolutely love this story

http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011 ... 99s-frying
Things just didn't pan out for whoever invaded 81-year-old Bobby Smith's Jacksonville home Saturday afternoon.

In fact, you might say the robber got the point - literally - after the Korean War Navy veteran was through with him.
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:lol: :lol: :D
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Priceless! I'd love to buy that gentleman a beer.
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wonders what caliber frying pan it was? :lol:
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I hope the pitchfork was being used to sling fresh cow flop prior to sticking the perp..
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I love the story too - except they didn't catch the perp and let the dog get a bite:
"The cop brought the K-9 back to the porch, and the dog had the wallet in his mouth," Smith said. "He bowed. The dog bowed."

One neighbor told officers he saw the man earlier walking shirtless through another backyard, grabbing a brown shirt off a clothesline and putting it on as he headed toward Smith's home.

Smith said an officer told him he'd never seen anyone fight someone with "a pitchfork and a pan of potatoes."
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Precision wrote:wonders what caliber frying pan it was? :lol:
8.000 caliber 46,000 grain cast iron wadcutter with hollow base. Probably pushed to about 20 fps by 6 oz. of Metamucil. Bet it kicks like a mule.
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8.000 caliber 46,000 grain cast iron wadcutter with hollow base. Probably pushed to about 20 fps by 6 oz. of Metamucil. Bet it kicks like a mule.
Can you work out the foot/lbs of energy on impact from that info?
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Just shy of 41 ft-lbs?

But I'm still a case-shining noob, so I'll let the heavies weigh in (pun intended).
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You can't use ft-lbs for a skillet, you have to use Taylor's KO formula.
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