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Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:24 pm
by JJVP
"[HAMILTON, Mass] What he, and his parents, thought was a good-natured
stunt, the school deemed dangerous. Depaolis was suspended from school for
two days."
"The father tells FOX25 the school compared the stunt to bringing a “loaded firearm” to school "
I can't find the words to express what I feel about these idiots who run the school
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/loc ... l-20101031" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:34 pm
by seamusTX
Paul Revere would be so proud.
Loaded horses are quite dangerous. Pretty much everything that is useful is also dangerous.
- Jim
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:36 pm
by WildBill
JJVP wrote:"[HAMILTON, Mass] What he, and his parents, thought was a good-natured stunt, the school deemed dangerous. Depaolis was suspended from school for
two days."
"The father tells FOX25 the school compared the stunt to bringing a “loaded firearm” to school "
The vice principal needs to retake high school English and brush up on analogies.

Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:42 pm
by puma guy
JJVP wrote:"[HAMILTON, Mass] What he, and his parents, thought was a good-natured
stunt, the school deemed dangerous. Depaolis was suspended from school for
two days."
"The father tells FOX25 the school compared the stunt to bringing a “loaded firearm” to school "
I can't find the words to express what I feel about these idiots who run the school
He should have flown a Mexican flag or the US flag upside down, then it would be OK! 1st Amendment ya' know!
Don't they have mounted police officer's in Massachusetts? I never knew I was in such danger at rodeo parades.

BTW what's the effective range on a horse?
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:44 pm
by WildBill
Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:21 pm
by puma guy
WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

I was actually thinking about that. I know there are breeders of miniature ponies. I had no idea of the true reason for their endeavors. Obviously he rode the magnum version. Even a shetland would have been less obvious.
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:24 pm
by RPB
WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

Good thing it didn't just "go off"
My mom always wanted a bicycle; she had to ride her horse to school because they couldn't afford a bicycle, so other kids made fun of her..... It didn't get into the newspapers though.
Isn't this a form of bullying????????????????
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:27 pm
by Barbi Q
I can see suspending him if did a Lady Godiva impression but this is silly.
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:39 pm
by Purplehood
puma guy wrote:WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

I was actually thinking about that. I know there are breeders of miniature ponies. I had no idea of the true reason for their endeavors. Obviously he rode the magnum version. Even a shetland would have been less obvious.
I hope it didn't come with a pistol-grip.
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:49 pm
by skub
WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

So, would it be safe to assume that the only appropriate holster selection would be a Crossbread?
Of course, a Minataur is half-horse. . .
Edited to acknowledge that I didn't do very well in Greek Mythology - realized later that the half-horse creature is a Centaur.
The Minotaur is half-bull. Somehow, it still seems that there is some connection to this story there.

Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:49 pm
by WildBill
skub wrote:WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

So, would it be safe to assume that the only appropriate holster selection would be a Crossbread?
Of course, a Minataur is half-horse. . .


Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm
by WildBill
Purplehood wrote:puma guy wrote:WildBill wrote:Look, the guy broke the rules. He should have kept it concealed.

I was actually thinking about that. I know there are breeders of miniature ponies. I had no idea of the true reason for their endeavors. Obviously he rode the magnum version. Even a shetland would have been less obvious.
I hope it didn't come with a pistol-grip.
I hope not.

Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:17 pm
by seamusTX
skub wrote:The Minotaur is half-bull. Somehow, it still seems that there is some connection to this story there.
There's plenty of bull going around.
How about this one:
Brick, New Jersey (middle of nowhere): A FOUR-year-old boy was suspended from school because his hair was too long.
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpps/news/of ... 1_10385006" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It was a foot long. I guess I can’t go to school now.
- Jim
Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:28 pm
by RPB
seamusTX wrote:
How about this one:
Brick, New Jersey (middle of nowhere): A FOUR-year-old boy was suspended from school because his hair was too long.
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpps/news/of ... 1_10385006" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It was a foot long. I guess I can’t go to school now.
- Jim
That's a horse of another color.
My dad's hair turned gray, mine just turned loose.
Kid should have cited Numbers chapter 6, and called the ACLU.

Re: Horse = Loaded Gun
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:37 pm
by seamusTX
It's a private school. They can do what they want as long as they don't violate civil rights laws with respect to sex, citizenship, disability, etc.
I would have thought this hair garbage would have died out by 1970. What do they think hair is going to do?
- Jim