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Postby KLA2 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:50 am

Pilot's Gun Goes Off On Flight From Denver

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15 ... etail.html

Reminds me of the satirical song from the sixties. I still have it on a 45 {RPM record, not caliber, Michikids :roll: :lol: } somewhere.

He was short and fat, and rode out of the West
With a Mogen David on his silver vest.
He was mean and nasty right clear through,
Which was kinda weird, 'cause he was yellow too.

They called him Irving.
Big Irving.
Big, short Irving.
Big, short, fat Irving.
The hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.

He came from the old Bar Mitzvah spread,
With a 10-gallon yarmulke on his head.
He always followed his mother's wishes,
Even on the range he used two sets of dishes.

Irving.
Big, fat Irving.
Big sissy Irving.
The hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.

A hundred and forty-one could draw faster than he,
But Irving was looking for one forty-three.
Walked into Sol's Saloon like a man insane,
And ordered three fingers of two cents plain.

Irving.
Big, fat Irving.
Big sport Irving.
The hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.

The James Boys was comin' on a train at first sun,
And the town said, "Irving, we need your gun."
When that train pulled in at the break of dawn,
Irving's gun was there, but Irving was gone.

Irving.
Big, fat Irving.
Big help, Irving.
The hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.

Well, finally Irving got three slugs in the belly.
It was right outside the Frontier Deli.
He was sittin' there twirlin' his gun around,
And butterfingers Irving gunned himself down!


Irving.
Big, fat Irving.
Big dum-dum Irving.
Big dum-dum dead Irving.
The hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.
Really.


I like the concept of armed pilots. I do not understand how a person trained in handling firearms could have this happen, unless ... ^ :lol:
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Postby Blue Monster 65 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:43 am

:glp-1rof1:

That's really too funny.

Oh! And I remember that song, too.

Sigh ...

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Postby MM_Dandy » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:26 pm

What the heck, were Andy and Barney flying this plane? KOS, you are exempt from answering the question.

In fact, I can see it now. Andy and Barney are in the cockpit. Barney and Andy argue about letting Barney put the bullet in the gun, whereupon Barney loads the gun, and we cut away from the scene. A flight attendant hears the gun discharge, and rushes into the cockpit to find Andy holding his head in his hands and Barney holding a smoking revolver, appearing quite surprised.
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Postby KLA2 » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:57 pm

MM_Dandy wrote:What the heck, were Andy and Barney flying this plane?


:lol: I still enjoy that show. In fact, I have some episodes on DVD.

'The Andy Griffith Show" has actually been used to teach in situational ethics classes. 8)
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