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RAMBO IN THE MAKING!

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

DURING THE GULF WAR I WAS ATTACHED TO 7TH ARMOURED AS A SUPPLY SPECIALIST (STOREMAN). ONE OF MY JOBS WAS TO DELIVER AMMO TO FORWARD UNITS WHICH I WAS DOING ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. WE HAD JUST PULLED UP TO A POSITION MANNED BY ONE OF THE GUARDS REGIMENTS WHEN SUDDENLY THERE CAME A LOUD BANG FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMP . THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED A WHILE EARLIER. A YOUNG PRIVATE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE PIN OF A GRENADE OUT WITH HIS TEETH,WHICH THOSE IN THE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT PULLING YOUR TEETH OUT DUE TO THE PIN BEING BENT ONCE ITS IN POSITION FOR "SAFETY REASONS". SO HE DECIDED TO CUT THE BENT PART OFF THE PIN SO THAT HE COULD PULL IT EASILY WITH HIS TEETH HIS MATES TOLD HIM THAT HE SHOULDN'T BUT HE IGNORED THEM. LATER THAT DAY WHEN I TURNED UP HE HAD BEEN LAYING BARBED WIRE WHEN HE GOT TANGLED UP, IN THE PROSESS OF TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF THE PIN OF ONE OF THE GRENADES ON HIS WEBBING GOT CAUGHT AND WAS PULLED OUT. THAT BANG WAS THE LAST THING HE EVER HEARD, AND ALL BECAUSE HE WANTED TO PLAY RAMBO.

Submitted on 10/03/2002

Submitted by: COLDPLAYER
Reference: NO MEDIA REF YEAR 1991

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Teela said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award


Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
We can't say conclusively that the pin wold have not been pulled had it stoill been bent over. But it certainly sounds worthy of a Darwin otherwise.


Gregory said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Discounting the annoying ALL CAPS TYPING, I think this is a good story, quite believable. Inactivating the safety features of a military explosive qualifies as a full Darwin in my book. Confirmation would be nice.


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