Charles Darwin
Bells A Ringing reminisces about teen-aged pranksters, and possible consequences.
And reminded me of a similar incident.
When Bob P. and I were guard supervisors (he a Captain, I his Lieutenant – woo hoo! /sarcasm) we would patrol to each of the contract guard posts and check to determine if the guard assigned was awake, alert, doing his/her job, or even there. Sometimes, they weren’t!
One late afternoon, we went to a cafeteria-style restaurant, largely for Bob to flirt with the cashier. This was in our area, but not a guard post. Just a place to stop and get a bite or a soda. And Bob liked to talk to the girls. I was happily married, so I didn’t care.
The cashier animatedly and laughingly told us that about five minutes earlier, a masked individual had approached her and stuck a revolver in her face, and demanded money! She laughed, because after the initial shock, she recognized the voice as that of her boyfriend! And it was Halloween.
Good thing we weren’t early. Bob and I would have walked in and simply shot him.
Sounds like a Darwin Award candidate to me!
h/t kx59, Southernbell
It does seem that he was applying for a place on Darwin’s list. Such a “teenager” thing to do – actions without thought of consequences.
Ah, well. Youth, wasted on the young.
Posted by Rev. Paul | May 17, 2012, 12:47 pmIndeed!
Posted by guffaw1952 | May 17, 2012, 1:56 pmHalloween or not, I probably wouldn’t have thought he was funny:)
Posted by A Girl And Her Gun (@agirlandhergun) | May 17, 2012, 1:36 pmNot funny. Good way to encounter real guns being held by people who intend to use them.
Posted by ProudHillbilly | May 17, 2012, 1:58 pmYep, ‘things’ don’t aways turn out the way one things… Glad you didn’t have to shoot the ‘robber’…
Posted by Old NFO | May 17, 2012, 8:11 pmYou and me both, brother!
Posted by guffaw1952 | May 17, 2012, 8:17 pm