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Texas man shot after bullet he fired at armadillo ricocheted off its shell and hit him
Daily Mail ^
| July 31, 2015
| Snejana Farberov
Posted on 07/31/2015 5:57:36 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: rickmichaels
I shot at one when I was young, and that thing jumped 12 feet in the air. You wouldn’t think with short little legs and all that armor they could do that.
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posted on
07/31/2015 5:59:25 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: rickmichaels
A much more accurate headline than the article has LOL!
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:00:05 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: rickmichaels
I didn't do nothing and he just shot me.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:02:53 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: rickmichaels
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:02:58 PM PDT
by
deport
To: DannyTN
I’ve heard that’s why they are such common roadkill, they jump right up under vehicles. I’ve never lived around where they are but always struck me as a really cool critter. Kind of an armor-plated possum!
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:04:07 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: rickmichaels
There is no word at this time on the armadillo's status. The Armadillo's status is that it is laughing it's A$$ off!
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:05:16 PM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: rickmichaels
Ok, this one is definitely going on my "
Texas is just awful, don't move there" rant.
.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:06:22 PM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: bigbob
In Louisiana about 75% of them carry leprosy.
They’re cool until you learn that.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:07:29 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
...and that thing jumped 12 feet in the air. That is what usually kills them on the highway. You can can try to avoid one by straddling it, but as your vehicle passes over it the armadillo will usually jump.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:08:40 PM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: rickmichaels
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:08:56 PM PDT
by
NYer
(Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
To: bigbob
We are seeing a lot of them here in Tennessee now.
Something my TN raised girlfriend says she never saw growing up.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:08:56 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
I don’t believe these stories. The man missed the armadillo and hit a rock and the bullet bounced back. The calibre of the ammo is not discussed or the type of weapon used, so one can’t really judge.
To: rickmichaels
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:09:08 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: rickmichaels
I remember them making a very satisfying POPing sound when I ran over them with my truck.
The trick was to miss them with the steers and hit’em with the drives.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:09:17 PM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(TED CRUZ, because the Constitution matters.)
To: rickmichaels
Probably a .22 Should have used 7.62
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:10:49 PM PDT
by
SolidRedState
(I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
To: Citizen Tom Paine
I dont believe these stories. After seeing this picture, you're probably right.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:12:42 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: rickmichaels
Possum on the half-shell.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:16:08 PM PDT
by
tbpiper
To: DannyTN
LOL I can just hear you saying this. You’re right.
Served the idiot in the story right, though. That was just pure damn meanness. Who eats armadillo meat?
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:16:19 PM PDT
by
KGeorge
(Hell no- we ain't forgettin')
To: rickmichaels
This and the previous picture are of one in my back yard in Florida. Something odd about the story as a .22LR from a pistol will shoot right through both sides and do it easily.
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posted on
07/31/2015 6:16:54 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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