Is there such a thing? I have an entry if they exist.
My sister was hosting a couple with two kids, and they got a small gift for each of the kids. Since these are her husband's hunting buddies, she knew the 6-year-old would be allowed to have a slingshot. She told the boy if she saw him aiming it at his brother, she'd confiscate it. The boys' mother said that he couldn't shoot it in the house.
So the ground rules had been set. HOWEVER, my b-i-l, the Master of the House, takes the slingshot and a hazelnut and aims at a cardboard box that held their video games that they had pulled out for the boys' amusement. And he hits the box with the nut. Then the nut ricocheted off the box and hit the $1700 big-screen TV, causing the screen to spiderweb. It is now unwatchable.
My sister had been scraping and struggling until she took a second job, so the TV was only 3 months old and not paid for yet. The warranty will not cover dumbassitude.
I think the bigger crime was buying it in the first place, and to compound the felony, they will buy another, but the hazelnut slingshot story belongs in the Annals of Dumbassitude.
The Annals of Dumbassitude
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minimetoo26
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Well, at least he didn't shoot his eye out..... 
There is nothing in the broadcast world that justifies watching it on a $1700 TV though..... and if there's anyone who honestly thinks there is, they deserve their own folder in this file....
lb13
There is nothing in the broadcast world that justifies watching it on a $1700 TV though..... and if there's anyone who honestly thinks there is, they deserve their own folder in this file....
lb13
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
So what are the odds that they had Homeowners or Renter's insurance.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Twenty-five to thirty years from now those two kids will tell this tale to THEIR kids, thus possibly saving a brand new 2.7 million $$$ ecto-plasmic 3-D wall sized viewer.
Because it's for certain that this will never be forgotten. Dumbassitude lives forever.
Because it's for certain that this will never be forgotten. Dumbassitude lives forever.
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christie1111
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Since we are talking about dumbassitude, zero.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:So what are the odds that they had Homeowners or Renter's insurance.
"A bed without a quilt is like the sky without stars"
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minimetoo26
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Definitely homeowner's, but the TV was three months old and might not have been added to the policy. I think ours requires a rider for that kind of stuff, which I wouldn't buy in the first place. I'm not into jewelry or big-ticket electronics, so I'm not worth burgling. Unless you're into Disney Princess merchandise, and then you've come to the right place.........themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:So what are the odds that they had Homeowners or Renter's insurance.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
What could be more awesome than having Insurance and not being covered cause you didn't call the company to report your largest purchase in years!!!!!!!!!!!
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
The new version of A Christmas Story,
You'll shoot your LCD out, Kid.
You'll shoot your LCD out, Kid.
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Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
MBFFB® says he would like to borrow the slingshot.....
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
It's iffy, but homeowner's might cover it. However, a deductible is involved...
they run about $1000 up these days. Of course, their premium will go up because they made
a claim....so....it's a toss up.
they run about $1000 up these days. Of course, their premium will go up because they made
a claim....so....it's a toss up.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. "
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Anything I buy on my MasterCard is covered for anything, even hazelnuts, for double the manufacturer's warranty.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Bob Juch wrote:Anything I buy on my MasterCard is covered for anything, even hazelnuts, for double the manufacturer's warranty.
Even if a squirrel steals them?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
It's really too bad you didn't get this on video - it would be a hit on Youtube.
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Re: The Annals of Dumbassitude
Too bad your sister didn't set any ground rules for your BIL. 