ouch, that had to hurt!
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Or your own teeth. My brother's two front teeth each have a small
> triangular chip out of the bottom and inside edges where they join in
> the center. Not a Wrist Rocket but a Whamo with wooden "Y" shaped
> frame. When he fired the slingshot the ball hit the frame and bounced
> back into his mouth breaking the chips off his teeth.
>
> Serves him right for whacking me in the eyebrow with an old rusty shovel
> when I was about 6. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> My parents wisely forbid it. It wasn't a toy but a "you'll put someones
>> eye out" device.
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>> ___________________________________
>>>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
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