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Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Friday, September 4, 2009
| AP - No Author Given
Posted on 09/04/2009 9:34:37 AM PDT by Zetman
A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home.
Fifty-four-year-old William Maser fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away.
The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities say nobody was hurt.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: cannon; cannonball; house
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To: thackney; humblegunner; TheMom
I have an alibi but I bet gunner doesn’t!
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:47:44 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
To: Zetman
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:49:09 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(HA HA HA HA....)
To: Zetman
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:49:56 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Zetman
The neighbor should be grateful that Mr. Maser was merely a cannon aficionado and not a fancier of the
flaming pumpkin trebuchet.
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:54:25 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Zetman
Here’s my insurance info.
Sorry, it was all my wife’s fault.
:-)
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:59:52 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(google; operation garden spot and REX84)
To: Eaker; thackney; TheMom
hit a house 400 yards away. Y'all make this sound like something less than a success.
To: OB1kNOb
"...First shot fired in the new revolution?..."Dammit, I wanted to be the first!
To: verity; SLB
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posted on
09/04/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Robert357
Pretty sure blackpowder front stuffer cannon doesn’t matter....batfags get all wee wee,d up if it was a breach loader that uses an artillery round of ammo.
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posted on
09/04/2009 12:55:59 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Eaker
Bowling ?..........ball mortar !!
Ain’t an excuse Eeeeek !
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posted on
09/04/2009 12:58:45 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Squantos
Well putting a boomerang curve on it didn’t help, as they kept it!
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posted on
09/04/2009 2:00:49 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
To: Eaker
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posted on
09/04/2009 2:46:45 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: verity
I would post what comes to mind, but admin mods will just pull it! :-)
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posted on
09/04/2009 3:04:45 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
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