DUMBEST F*&@king thing you've ever heard NOT ON THE ZS FORUM

[painiac]

It's funny how some of these actually have a grain of truth, but the true explanations were badly garbled after many retellings.

NO. 7.62 is the diameter of the bullet.

Guess I could be a dick and point out that caliber designation is actually the diameter of the BORE. A bullet of a given caliber is sized to make a good seal in that bore, but a "7.62 bullet" itself does not measure exactly 7.62mm.

Funny, I just heard this one myself the other day. Only, the it was that the Mafia used .22s for executions because "the bullets bounce around inside the body more, killing the victim with fewer shots".

Some Mafia hitmen did use .22s, and the rumor you mentioned is the most common incorrect reason (that it "bounces around inside the skull", which kind of sounds a little plausible unless you think about it hard). The real, very practical reason is simply because a .22 is less likely than larger faster bullets to make a messy exit wound from a close head-shot. But you cannot make a blanket statement that the Mafia always used them, as that would be ridiculous.

There is no such thing as an optional stop sign. The other poster was being sarcastic, hence the eye roll. The border color doesn't matter.

Laws vary greatly by locality. In Ohio (where I live), stop signs on private property (such as at crosswalks in store parking lots that are NOT part of a through street) can in fact be considered optional. Traffic cops can't enforce private signs. (Don't fall for any bullshit about whether the sign has a logo on it, as I've heard this false rumor before. It strictly has to do with the location of the sign.) HOWEVER, there's a very big qualifier to this: if you run one of these stop signs and hit someone, they very much can and will cite you for driving recklessly and without due care, and pedestrians do typically have the right of way so if there's a stop sign and a pedestrian you should stop.

[Regular Guy]

Once upon a time I ordered something from Cabelas or cheaper than dirt or some such place. They now all have my address, and they've deforested whole contonents to send me catalogs. C'mon, there's an internet and a spam folder for that folks!
Pulled such a catalog out of the mailbox, and got asked "What kind of magazine is that?"
I said "It's a catalog for hunting and shooting supplies. This one's especially about riflescopes you can use for hunting."
"Yeah or assassinating people, right?"
Unrelated:
"What would a silencer be good for, except to murder someone without calling attention to yourself?"
Upon suggesting my companion and I leave a hostile environment, I got asked "What are you afraid of? You're the tough guy with the gun!" (Thanks for outing me you jerk!)

Yeah, I got the same crap from someone about buying a suppressor. They called it a silencer and would not call it by it's lawful name. They asked if I was going to kill someone. I told them that there are millons of ways to kill someone other than using a gun and a suppressor that I've paid thousands of dollars for and registered with the BATFE. I told them if I were to do something like that, I think I could do for cheaper and less hassle. Then they said well you don't need it.

Oh rly, I said guns are very loud and I want to protect my families hearing as well as mine and not disturbing my neigbors when I go shooting. I then asked them if they were going to remove the mufflers from their cars. They said no, the car would be loud.

I just looked at them.

[LowKey]

Yeah, I got the same crap from someone about buying a suppressor. They called it a silencer and would not call it by it's lawful name.

That's because the lawful (as per Federal law) name is a silencer, as an inaccurate a description though it may be.


In every other aspect of their conversation with you, you're correct.....they're an idiot.

[Czechnology]

"What are you afraid of? You're the tough guy with the gun!"

I too have been asked that by idiot friends. My response is usually "Federal prison?".

[Krustofski]

Upon suggesting my companion and I leave a hostile environment, I got asked "What are you afraid of? You're the tough guy with the gun!" (Thanks for outing me you jerk!)

Wait, he said that in a way that the people you were feeling uneasy about (i.e. potential hostiles) could hear it? I really hope once you two reached safety you gave him a little "you're a fucking moron" speech.

[Hoppy]

"Guns kill people"
that ones obvious

"you have a gun, what are you compensating for huh?"
i answer
"my inability to throw small amounts of metal over a thousand feet per second"

"Dont you know guns can kill people!?"
to which i respond
"i hope so, thats one of the reasons i bought it"

any unsolicited advice about AK's
almost anything about AR/M16/M4

[Mr. E. Monkey]

"Taurus has excellent customer service!"

[palehorse1301]

"Taurus has excellent customer service!"

Ok, now the cat is looking at me and wondering why I'm giggling like a little girl...

[Regular Guy]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

[UndeadInfidel]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

Duh... you bake them in the oven to cure it.

[Dogan]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

Duh... you bake them in the oven to cure it.

Right around 450 degress, man.

[oldsoldier]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

I have a few myths, one involving the stupidity of a TSA agent a couple years ago.
By my avatar, you see I am a bagpiper. My brother lives in WA, and I in MA, and I go visit him once a year or so. I usually take my bagpipes-which are musical instruments. Well, a couple years ago, I had a runin with a little shit TSA agent on a power trip. So, I get them through the xray machine, and the guy IMMEDIATELY tells me I cannot fly with them. I produce my paperwork, showing him that they are musical instruments. He starts opening the box they are in, and pawing, literally, through them. I jump in, and stop him. I ask him if he has any idea how expensive they are (they cost me $1500). He tells me that, unless I am Scottish, its illegal for me to play pipes. I am, quite literally, dumbfounded. I ask him to repeat himself. He tells me again, the same thing. I challenge him on it. He tells me he doesnt remember the exact law, but thats what he was told. This goes back & forth. Finally, he says if I play something, he will let me fly with him. I then turn the table, and tell him that, according to him, he is asking me to BREAK THE LAW. Ok, he gets PISSED, and called over a state PD officer.
Now, he doesnt tell the statie this shit about the illegal bagpipes-instead, he tells him that the PRACTICE CHANTER (similar to a recorder you used to play as a kid-its what we learn new tunes on), has the potential to be a blowgun. At this point, I am done with this guy. I grab it from him, and tell him to make it into one. Now. Its impossible-there are 12 holes in the damned thing-like a recorder. The statie told the kid pretty much to stop being a prick. After 10 minutes of arguing, I FINALLY got through this checkpoint-there was a rather large crowd. I filed a complaint-which went nowhere. So, back OT....
Bagpipes are NOT illegal (the ivory on them may be, and cannot be imported if they have ivory, but it isnt illegal to own-just buy ones from another country that contain ivory). Your nationality has NOTHING to do with who can, and cannot, play an instrument.
A practice chanter cannot be turned into a blowgun (easily). You could conk someone on the head with it, but it may just piss them off. Its either expensive wood, or inexpensive plastic. Not a primary choice of weapon.
Just because the pipes have been used in battle, it doesnt make them a war-instrument. I have heard this too-you have to be licensed to play them, because they are considered a weapon of war. So are drums. Or bugles. Trumpets. Whistles. The human voice.
So, not only do we have stupid people in the shooting world, they also exist in the musical world. Or, well, just the world.

[Czechnology]

A lot of insane shit

You have to carry something proving that they are a musical instrument???



ETA: I'm literally dumbfounded by what you experienced. It sounds like a Monty Python skit!!

[oldsoldier]

No, I had to get a letter allowing me to carry it onto the plane, as opposed to checking it. Certain oversized, delicate instruments can be brought on board, as a second piece of luggage, free of charge, to keep them safe. Bagpipes are one of those items (oddly enough). Guitars, are not. Violins are, drums are not. It goes by carrier though-you get a form to present to the flight attendant, so they dont charge you. Technically, this moron didnt NEED to see that-but, I was pretty hot at that point, and producing a paper (wow, sounds rather like socialism) was better than me throttling him about the head & shoulders, then killing him with a "blowgun". A BLOWGUN!!!! LIKE I AM FROM THE FRIGGEN AMAZON!!!!

[Jeriah]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

Duh... you bake them in the oven to cure it.

Right around 450 degress, man.

This reminds me of a friend of mine who had a paper plate with some french fries or something on it, and he wanted to heat them up. So he turned the toaster oven to 450 degrees and threw the plate in. Later, as we were airing the smoke out of my kitchen, he explained that he'd read that paper won't combust until it reaches 451 degrees. (Bet you can guess where he read that... )

Incidentally this friend of mine is actually a really smart dude, and an awesome blacksmith, makes good mead, and gives a badass massage as well. Sometimes he just, you know...has his moments.

[Skull_Hide]

In theory, it was smart

[Dogan]

In theory, it was smart

In theory, there is no difference between practice and theory.

[AeroRat]

I once had a potential* customer explain to me that the cold-forged barrel on H&K pistols (which were teh shitzors/choice of professionals/sex-with-unicorns grade awesome) meant that the part would be cool to the touch no matter how many rounds you put through it.

*I say potential because - I shit you not - this guy came in once a week and finger-fucked the whole inventory. Never bought anything, and he'd usually glom onto conversations between other people in the store and try to cut in with his considerable tactical wisdom. Or worse, he'd try to 'inform' browsing customers about their options (hint: buy an H&K...always).

One day he became a former* customer when I pointed out that his name was flagged in our store database as an FBI NICS fail, which he'd acquired for various acts of petty theft and providing marijuana to minors.

...dumbass.

[squinty]

It reared it's head at PSA yesterday. The teflon bullet myth. I had ask God for strength, I gave 10 facepalms and restrained myself from bitch slapping no less than 3 people.
Next time I'm in there I have the links in my phone and I'm going to show them how fucking stupid that is. One kids said all you had to do was spray the teflon on. I said oh, rly and where do you buy spray on teflon and how do you apply it to so that it adheres to a bullet moving at 1200 fps. He didn't know.

Duh... you bake them in the oven to cure it.

Right around 450 degress, man.

You're both morons, with your dang teflon.

Just spray on some PAM!

[SeerSavant]

Dammit, Squinty!!!! Everyone knows that spraying PAM cooking spray on bullets is completely illegal! (cause they would be so slick that they would punch thru body armor, steel, reactive plate armor, and if you hit a person, the PAM acts as an anticoagulant and causes instant death...)

Great, now we are now on "the list"...

"It's a fact, that the gubmint pays people to lurk on forums and look out for things like this..."

I know, I tried to get that job.... Got denied because in my background check, I find out that my wife's been using PAM on our frying pan...




Back OT.

A guy told me yesterday that Hollowpoint ammunition was illegal... Because... wait for it.... It was armor piercing.....

Well, okay, it's illegal in New Jersey... But I was talking about inside the united states....


EDIT; Now I am wishing that Winchester would start making Black Talon's again...

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

A few things I've heard while browsing gun shops across Texas.

"Yeah, the Mini-14 was used in Vietnam. Matter of fact, I was issued one." - Guy who wasn't old enough to have been around for Vietnam or even Desert Storm.

"The perfect gun for someone your size, ma'am, is this .44 magnum snubnose revolver." - Random gun shop dude speaking to an elderly woman who was maybe 5' and 100 pounds.

"The BATFE is banning 7.62x25mm ammo because it's used in machine guns." - Sporting Goods clerk at a Wal-mart.

[blarp]

"The BATFE is banning 7.62x25mm ammo because it's used in machine guns." - Sporting Goods clerk at a Wal-mart.

To bad you cant fix Stupid

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

"The BATFE is banning 7.62x25mm ammo because it's used in machine guns." - Sporting Goods clerk at a Wal-mart.

To bad you cant fix Stupid

Ain't that the truth.

I actually told the guy his info was pure BS because if they banned 7.62x25 ammo because of that, they'd have to ban pretty much all ammo because it's used in machine guns as well.

[Regular Guy]

Winchester dpx and ranger sxt are very close to talons.