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Jacksonville man’s dog finds decades-old unexploded military weapon after digging in backyard
actionnewsjax.com ^ | March 24, 2024 | Nicholas Brooks

Posted on 03/25/2024 5:45:28 AM PDT by V_TWIN

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1 posted on 03/25/2024 5:45:28 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

You would think it would be obvious what it was; then I realize, being a former Marine I tend to know what ordinance looks like.


2 posted on 03/25/2024 5:51:19 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Spacetrucker

How about ordnance?


3 posted on 03/25/2024 6:00:13 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: V_TWIN

Mortar round...


4 posted on 03/25/2024 6:00:44 AM PDT by null and void (There’s only one thing that’s for sure. Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you)
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To: Spacetrucker

“Okay is this live?”

Just like assuming all firearms are loaded......it is until you are absolutely sure it’s not.


5 posted on 03/25/2024 6:02:50 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN
The old joke is slightly less funny when you actually do see the bomb technician running...
6 posted on 03/25/2024 6:08:45 AM PDT by null and void (There’s only one thing that’s for sure. Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you)
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What about shells you find on the beach?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArMf6xbMsLI

7 posted on 03/25/2024 6:15:32 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

I’ll call you back, there’s a phone booth a block away from here...


8 posted on 03/25/2024 6:16:50 AM PDT by null and void (There’s only one thing that’s for sure. Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Use a dime...


9 posted on 03/25/2024 6:17:13 AM PDT by null and void (There’s only one thing that’s for sure. Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you)
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To: V_TWIN
Civil War? Seminole Wars?

Probably not that old.

10 posted on 03/25/2024 6:22:49 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Romulus; Spacetrucker

Spacetrucker implied that he knew what it looked like -— he made no claims on knowing how to spell it.

Spelling it correctly has a tad bit lower priority in this case.


11 posted on 03/25/2024 6:22:58 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Funny....always thought Newhart was hilarious


12 posted on 03/25/2024 6:26:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Verginius Rufus

There’s a Naval Air Station 15 miles from the ordinance was found.


13 posted on 03/25/2024 6:27:20 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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Florida had many military training bases in WW II. The result is that there is still lots of unexploded ordnance lying about the state. Near Orlando, a former bombing range was thought to have been fully cleared and was sold for civilian development — only to have bombs turn up again and again in backyards and even on the grounds of an elementary school.
14 posted on 03/25/2024 6:31:19 AM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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Florida Dog....

Florida Man’s Best Friend.

15 posted on 03/25/2024 6:40:04 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Romulus; Spacetrucker

Spacetrucker knows what the ordinance about ordnances look like. They look like it shouldn’t be in this guys yard. He’s 100% correct.


16 posted on 03/25/2024 7:10:45 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm looking for a blessing that is NOT in disguise.)
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They are still finding bombs in and around London UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0uyznncCzk


17 posted on 03/25/2024 7:26:07 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Romulus

Never claimed my spelling was perfect.


18 posted on 03/25/2024 7:50:36 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Oscar in Batangas

Thank you, Oscar. Yes, due to my military experience I would hazard the assumption that I could likely identify it as such in q general sense.


19 posted on 03/25/2024 7:52:00 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: BipolarBob

Thank you, Bob, always count on you for comic relief 😆


20 posted on 03/25/2024 7:52:44 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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