Yeah, I have one, but the surgical tubing that powered the action has
completely deteriorated.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor
> In the 60's, "Whamo" (maker of the Frisbee, Super Ball etc.) marketed a
> beautiful and really dangerous slingshot, even came with a supply of
> ball bearing ammunition.
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> Paul Laughlin wrote:
>> A fellow employee bought on of those, called a wrist rocket. The first
>> night he had it, he looked out at his front yard to see a dog "using" the
>> yard. He grabbed the wrist rocket and a steel ball and shot the dog,
>> which
>> immediately fell over. About then it dawned on him that he had possibly
>> killed the local police chief's dog. Fortunately, the dog got up and ran
>> off. Never came back to use the yard, though. LOL
>> Paul in Portland OR
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor
>>
>>
>>> How does it distinguish between cats and the legs of visitors?
>>> Neat trick tho' - but would probably offend water use restrictions
>>> around here.
>>> Now I had a friend who hated cats and used a sporting slingshot
>>> (catapult) with 12mm steel ball bearings on any who entered his
>>> garden - the cats didn't 'not come back' - they never actually left.
>>> Like a rifle without the noise - he was deadly accurate.
>>> But I suppose that's a bit too extreme for most of you.
>>
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