Man brings screwdriver to gunfight and wins.

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Man brings screwdriver to gunfight and wins.

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This was posted in Drew Curtis's Fark.
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Man brings screwdriver to gunfight and wins.
It worked this time, but it is still not a recommended tactic. ;-)
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Hmmm...

I'm thinking about carrying a 6" chrome plated phillips as my backup. But I've gotta find an appropriate CC holster.

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Pug wrote:Hmmm...

I'm thinking about carrying a 6" chrome plated phillips as my backup. But I've gotta find an appropriate CC holster.

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Actually, mine is stainless steel, with a mil-spec polymer handle. :mrgreen:
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Did the suspect have a screw loose?
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Ameer wrote:Did the suspect have a screw loose?
A little loctite could have prevented all of this... :lol::
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Pug wrote:Hmmm...

I'm thinking about carrying a 6" chrome plated phillips as my backup. But I've gotta find an appropriate CC holster.

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Just wait until they start demanding stiffer screwdriver control laws to keep those 'tool nuts' in line.
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I guess he got "screwed"
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