He did get arrested and charged with committing a felony, though.
Also, he was white. Lucky that.
At first I thought this is an early 1st of April story, but really, you couldn't make this up.
Menacing bananas
Oh wait. Someone did make it up decades ago. This is just a weak imitation.
Please, nobody link to Monty Python's lesson on how to defend yourself from an attacker brandishing a banana.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Hmmm ... Fyffes or Monsanto? We need to know.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Yeah...I don't think the felony charge will stick in the end. Sounds to me like an excuse for a frightened, pissed-off cop to arrest the jokester.
But, he is lucky he didn't get shot.
But, he is lucky he didn't get shot.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
He would have been if it had been an arse banana!Seth wrote:Yeah...I don't think the felony charge will stick in the end. Sounds to me like an excuse for a frightened, pissed-off cop to arrest the jokester.
But, he is lucky he didn't get shot.
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Is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
JimC wrote:Is that a banana in your arse, or are you just glad to see me?
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You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
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This is the wrong forum for bluffing
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Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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This is the wrong forum for bluffing
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Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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This is becoming a rather disturbing obsession, XC... 
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
I think you will find that this particular mindworm was planted by Dev. Curse him!JimC wrote:This is becoming a rather disturbing obsession, XC...
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Yes, he has. The fact that you are cultivating it is a little disconcerting though. OCD much? It and your repeated question "Have you tried wanking?" suggests that you have it. The latter has become stale and boring a long time ago. The former was a fizzer the moment Devogue introduced it.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I think you will find that this particular mindworm was planted by Dev. Curse him!JimC wrote:This is becoming a rather disturbing obsession, XC...
Oh, and I changed my mind about the Monty Python link. The skit is too delicious a parody of what actually happened decades later to not post it. Not that Monty Python clips are an obsession of mine, of course.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Oh God, what a wicked coincidence. This needs to be sent to the police officer and the DA.Hermit wrote:Yes, he has. The fact that you are cultivating it is a little disconcerting though. OCD much? It and your repeated question "Have you tried wanking?" suggests that you have it. The latter has become stale and boring a long time ago. The former was a fizzer the moment Devogue introduced it.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I think you will find that this particular mindworm was planted by Dev. Curse him!JimC wrote:This is becoming a rather disturbing obsession, XC...
Oh, and I changed my mind about the Monty Python link. The skit is too delicious a parody of what actually happened decades later to not post it. Not that Monty Python clips are an obsession of mine, of course.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Done.
I also sent a complimentary copy to you.
Not that anyone expects a single one of them to have the desired effect.
I also sent a complimentary copy to you.
Not that anyone expects a single one of them to have the desired effect.
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
In that flawed sense, we're all lucky too. The cop's lucky a piano didn't fall on his head that day...Seth wrote:Yeah...I don't think the felony charge will stick in the end. Sounds to me like an excuse for a frightened, pissed-off cop to arrest the jokester.
But, he is lucky he didn't get shot.
The guy had a banana. The chances of him having a gun were exactly zero. One of the benefits of hindsight is that I can say that authoritatively.
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Don't bring a banana to a pineapple fight. 
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Re: Man points banana at police. Not shot dead. Hooray.
Why is this thread in The Gun Club, rather than The Banana Club?
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Because the gun club is not only for serious gun-related debate, but amusing gun-related frippery...Warren Dew wrote:Why is this thread in The Gun Club, rather than The Banana Club?
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