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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articl…
CHESTER, Va. – Like many boys in the South, ______ ________ got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown…
in February, _________’s hobby cost him his life: A cannonball he was restoring exploded, killing him in his driveway.
Insert “petard” joke here.
Specialists suspect White was killed while trying to disarm a 9-inch, 75-pound naval cannonball, a particularly potent explosive with a more complex fuse and many times the destructive power of those used by infantry artillery.
Insert “evolution” joke here.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 am
Insert “they don’t make them like that anymore” remark here.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I want to work for UPS. This guy could retire at 43?
There are frequent deaths in Europe from WWI ordinance. The explosives in shells get more volatile over time.
May 4th, 2008 at 4:16 am
The ordinance disposal guys are still dying in the land of cheese eating surrender monkeys. They have their own department in the Frenc government, called “Department du Deminage”, and they mainly deal with unexploded ordinance in Ardennes, ranging from mere HE, to poison gas.
They’ll still be dying from unexploded ordinance long after we’re dead.
England and Germany have similar situations, but on a smaller scale.
May 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Friends of ours bought a house. They peeked into the garden shed and saw it was crammed with junk. The husband thought it would be a good idea just to burn it down but his wife insisted he empty it and demolish it. It was while emptying it that he found the German bomb.