A man who tried to break up a fight between his two nephews ended up being stabbed with a pitchfork by one of his nephews, police say.
All three men were drinking in their mobile home in the 1200 block of Paseo Derecho around 10 p.m. Sunday, when the two cousins began arguing over who was older.
(emphasis mine)
digitalghost
8:31 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
Didn't say which one was the eldest... ; )
jecasc
9:15 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
Most be a very rural area where this happened. Or why do they keep a pitchfork in their home?
BeeDeeDubbleU
9:36 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
For de-stoning the olives?
skunker
10:15 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
They were drinking. That's the key. Anything can happen.
DamonHD
10:45 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
But even when I've been drinking, I don't have a pitchfork to hand to stab anyone with...
I suppose it's not allowed for an EU citizen to say something like "it's not pitchforks that stab people" ironically?
Rgds
Damon
arieng
10:51 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
But even when I've been drinking, and have a pitchfork in my hand, and am arguing about my age, I not dumb enough to stab my uncle. Geez.
skunker
11:08 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)
Why not? lots of people drive after drinking. That's pretty dumb.
lawman
12:50 am on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
But even when I've been drinking, I don't have a pitchfork to hand to stab anyone with...
I suppose it's not allowed for an EU citizen to say something like "it's not pitchforks that stab people" ironically?
Rgds
Damon
You don't need a pitchfork when you can cut someone to ribbons with your rapier wit. :)
BeeDeeDubbleU
7:39 am on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
What? I always carry a pitchfork when I go drinking.
victor
7:47 am on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
If they banned pitchforks, then only criminals would carry them.
The better solution is to make carrying pitchforks mandatory.
That way we all have a defense when attacked by alcohol-assisted, innumerate cousins.
ronin
12:55 pm on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
As the spokesman for the NPA I carry my pitchfork everywhere with me. The only way they'd ever take it from me is if they pried it from my cold dead hands.
ytswy
1:08 pm on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
While I am glad to live in a country with strong controls on pitchforks - even the police rarely carry them - I have to admit that I would strongly consider carrying one if I moved somewhere where pitchfork ownership was widespread.
Scally_Ally
1:22 pm on May 31, 2007 (gmt 0)
they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR PITCHFORKS!
Automan Empire
2:19 am on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
Amateurs!
A trident is a far better thing to use for stabbing your uncle!
King_Fisher
6:19 am on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
Makes sense! Who ever survives will then be the oldest,living person. Quick, but fatal way to settle the argument!
Marcia
6:21 am on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
I thought trident was chewing gum.
zCat
7:55 am on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
I always thought Trident was a kind of submarine-launched ballistic missile armed with nuclear warheads, and it's a jolly good thing concealed carry licenses are only issued to people with a seat on the UN security council.
Automan Empire
9:01 pm on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
The missile was named after the ancient weapon; do an image search or imagine Neptune standing up out of the sea, poised to throw a fancy three-tined pitchfork.
grandpa
10:50 pm on Jun 2, 2007 (gmt 0)
Trident (the gum) was launched in 1960 originally as a sugar gum with three enzymes to soften tooth tartar. Thus, Trident was named tri (the three enzymes) and dent (dentists/teeth).
The uncle was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Too bad, and they seemed like such good candidates for the Darwin Awards.
bcolflesh
1:56 am on Jun 3, 2007 (gmt 0)
The uncle was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
This is why people need to support the NPA, so everyone can carry pitchforks with depleted uranium-tipped tines. Where were you when they came for our forks?
Essex_boy
5:36 pm on Jun 3, 2007 (gmt 0)
Common occurance on the Fens.
I know of a murder where the victim was spread eagled on the floor and pitch fork run through his neck.
Never caught the killers
limbo
11:20 am on Jun 5, 2007 (gmt 0)
I guess they now know where to look.
Webwork
1:28 pm on Jun 6, 2007 (gmt 0)
He was just trying to drive home his point.
DamonHD
2:24 pm on Jun 6, 2007 (gmt 0)
Points.
Not much use as a pitchfork with only one tine... I guess that some here at WW haven't heaved much hay or straw in your IT roles, though we've all forked a fair amount of manure... B^>
Rgds
Damon
sonny
1:33 pm on Jun 7, 2007 (gmt 0)
Fools! Pitchforks are great for picking up the empty beer cans.
