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| Sword fight breaks out at hardware store |
| 2004-08-11 |
| EFL A dispute over a pushcart escalated into a bloody battle when two men engaged in a "sword fight" using two-by-fours inside Home Depot, police said. On guard! You vermin scum. How dareth you betroth my cart. Harkin there, say, ah, are those sixteen penny nails in your pocket? One of the combatants required hospital treatment after the fight, which broke out around 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Cumberland Mall store. Why, how come? Larry Bostic, 52, of West Park Avenue received eight stitches in his chin, police said. One of his teeth was knocked out and another tooth was cracked. That should do it. I must say, though, that I find the two-by-four a tad cumbersome. They may want to work in rattan, next time. Police arrested Bostic and Wei Sun, 45, of Upper Darby, Pa., on assault charges. Bostic told police he asked a Home Depot employee for a pushcart so that he could load some two-by-fours. The employee told him to take a cart that contained some wallboard because it had been in an aisle for a while, according to police. And, the wallboard would look dashing on the two-by-fours. As Bostic began to load his lumber, however, Sun appeared and demanded the cart back, police said. Witnesses said both men then swung their fists at each other but missed. Two men fighting over a shopping cart. How gay. Two men sword fighting...get a room guys. Then each grabbed a two-by-four and began a sword fight, police said. It ended when Sun threw his wooden board at Bostic, hitting him in the chin, witnesses told police. Thus restoring the original luster to an otherwise charming atmosphere of drinks and merriment. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly (on vacation) |
| #26 Perhaps another hint about Muck4doo's secret identity? http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=971109. It would explain some things, but create other problems. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-08-11 21:23 |
| #25 Pappy - Because 19-year-old hard-bodies blondes have more sense. Mucky - I must have missed it yesterday. You've got a Glock? Good for you! I'm impressed. Are you going to take it hunting? ;-) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-11 18:44 |
| #24 Whay I want to know is: why couldn't this have been two 19-year old hard-bodied blondes in a Victoria's Secret? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-08-11 16:31 |
| #23 A guy took my cart in a grocery store once and when he left it unattended for a few minutes I filled it full of marshmallows. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2004-08-11 16:12 |
| #22 Yoo steal caht. Yoo have no honahh! Ass-Ho! |
| Posted by: Wei Sun 2004-08-11 16:01 |
| #21 Seafarious – LOL! |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-11 15:28 |
| #20 I wonder if they carry clue-by-fours at HD? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-08-11 15:25 |
| #19 ima not have cc permit so itn stay at home. i was thinkin aply for one but em glock 22 kinda hevy for that. i wuld need make another trip to em gun sho. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-08-11 15:20 |
| #18 Muck, after your comment yesterday, I'd surrender my cart to you even if it was loaded to the hilt with my stuff. You don't carry that Glock around do you?? |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-08-11 14:50 |
| #17 lol raj! im always like hear em stories like that. that is sound like sometin ima do. :) |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-08-11 14:29 |
| #16 "Don't get mad, ever. GET EVEN. I probably would have simply dumped the cart's contents on the floor and walked off. :)" -I would've said I'm INS and asked to see his green card. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-08-11 14:24 |
| #15 Don't get mad, ever. GET EVEN. I probably would have simply dumped the cart's contents on the floor and walked off. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-11 14:10 |
| #14 Requires good footwork, heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-11 13:28 |
| #13 This illustrates an excellent lesson: when sword fighting, don't slash, thrust ! Much harder to parry. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2004-08-11 13:27 |
| #12 A Home Depot aside story: A few months ago I brought in a cart to get some sheetrock & such but I had to go to the return aisle first. Some little foreigner walks by and grabs my cart! I start givin' him the Yosemite Sam treatment for about 15 feet but he predictably keeps walking, playing the Dumb ForeignerTM routine and pretending not to notice me. It's kinda hard not to note my voice, especially if I'm yelling at you - more than one friend thinks I could do an admirable stand-in for one of the SNL's Loud Family members. Wanna play that way? Fine... I go get another cart, get my electrical stuff and head on over to grab my sheetrock & such. I see the little foreigner load about 10+ items on to the Cart Formerly Known As Mine, so I keep gathering my stuff. Once I'm done I move my new cart off nearer to the cash registers (for the quick getaway) and return to my former cart. Freddy Foreigner turns the corner to go get some more stuff for the Cart Formerly Known As Mine, so I grab the cart and walk it well out into the garden section, about 150 yards away from the lumber section. Since I'm so into this schadenfreude thing, I walk back to the lumber section only to see Freddy Foreigner looking around for his cart. My day made, I grab my (new) cart & cash out. Don't get mad, ever. GET EVEN. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-11 13:22 |
| #11 LOL BH! I assume none of the contestants were in irons. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-11 12:10 |
| #10 Don't tell me the nametags on the orange aprons were D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis or Porthos. En garde!! |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-08-11 11:20 |
| #9 "Have at you!" "Gesundheit!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-08-11 11:11 |
| #8 I prefer to sword fight at the sporting goods store. Not only is there more fire power in a nine iron, but they give fewer splinters. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-08-11 11:10 |
| #7 2 guys in a 2X4 fight at Home Depot? Cool! Let me know when there's a pie fight at BJ's Wholesale. I'm there! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-11 11:02 |
| #6 ...Sun appeared and demanded the cart back, police said...both men then swung their fists at each other That's always my first reaction when someone demands something from me. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-08-11 10:51 |
| #5 All blood-stained lumber at Home Depot now 50% off! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-08-11 10:39 |
| #4 Bostic told police he asked a Home Depot employee for a pushcart so that he could load some two-by-fours. The employee told him to take a cart that contained some wallboard because it had been in an aisle for a while, according to police. As Bostic began to load his lumber, however, Sun appeared and demanded the cart back, police said. A couple of things: 1. Even if a pushcart has been sitting somewhere for a while, if it has some item(s) on it, it probably belongs to someone. There's more than enough room for doubt there, so why touch it or even suggest touching it? 2. Why couldn't this Bostic guy have gone out to go look for an empty cart on his own? Why bug an employee about getting an empty cart? I've been to Home Depot before, and I always grab a cart as I go in, especially if I know what I'm planning to buy, and if I'm going to get it in bulk quantity. Sun might have overreacted a bit, but apparently Bostic got what was coming to him, what with the stitches and the missing tooth... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-11 10:16 |
| #3 ...they found Bostic by following a trail of his blood, which led them to the chainsaw department. /Stephen King |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-11 10:07 |
| #2 CW - Great PF bit, heh! I prefer axe handles. Make mine hickory. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-11 09:36 |
| #1 Zed: Bring out the Gimp. Maynard: But the Gimp's sleeping. Zed: Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake him up now, won't you? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-11 09:26 |