Kid blinds himself with a frog...

[Guest Youth N Asia]

I heard this story on the radio earlier and someone just reminded me of it.

 

*STUPID TEENAGER ALERT*

 

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A Denton teenager was in critical condition Monday after he was shot in the face with a frog that exploded from a "potato gun."

 

Daniel Benjamin Berry, 17, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth early Sunday after he looked down the gun's PVC pipe barrel and was struck in the face by the frog.

 

"He is going to be blind in both eyes," Daniel's mother, Lisa Berry, said in the hospital's critical-care waiting room.

 

A potato gun is usually made with a PVC pipe with one end sealed. A potato or another object is wedged into the open end. Flammable liquid such as hairspray is put into a sealed chamber in the device and ignited.

 

Sunday's accident occurred about 1 a.m. in the Copper Canyon area. Denton County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kevin Patton said three teenagers took the gun and potatoes to the bridge.

 

"At some point, someone decided to fire frogs from the gun," he said. "And at some point, the gun misfired."

 

A crowd of teenagers had gathered to watch, the sheriff's spokesman said.

 

"Mr. Berry was a spectator. He walked over to try to help with the misfire," Mr. Patton said. "He looked down the barrel, and the gun fired on a delayed reaction."

 

He was taken to a hospital emergency room and was later transferred to the Fort Worth hospital, Mr. Patton said.

 

Mrs. Berry said she couldn't understand why the illegal weapons are available on the Internet.

 

"Some other kid ordered one over the Internet," she said. "They thought it was a toy. It's not a toy; it's a dangerous weapon."

 

Daniel's mother said her son had broken bones in his face and would require surgery. He told her he didn't think there was a frog in the gun and looked to try to see it.

 

"He said it just went off. It was a misfire. It hit him square in the face," she said.

 

Mr. Patton said no charges would be filed.

 

"This is the first incident involving a potato gun that we have had to deal with," Mr. Patton said. "We had six teenagers in possession of a potato gun, and one of them was critically injured.

 

"What are you going to do? This was an accident."

 

Mrs. Berry said she didn't blame the other boys. They did not know the power of the gun, she said.

 

Daniel had wanted to join the Air Force but she would not give her permission, she said. She encouraged him to attend college until he was old enough to join without parental consent.

 

"All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot," she said. "That isn't going to happen now."

[Guest JHawk]

There are a lot of would-be Darwin Award nominees that are making themselves ineligible by surviving tonight.

[Guest EricMM]

17? Looking down the barrel of a gun? My my my.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

The Youth of America...

 

I'm scared

[Guest JHawk]

You and me both, YNA.

 

To think some idiot like that will probably be president one day...if they live that long.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Welcome to the Jackass Generation

[Guest CED Ordonez]

Looking down the barrel of any loaded gun spells "G-E-N-E-I-U-S" which is pronounced as "mor-än".

[Guest El Satanico]

To think some idiot like that will probably be president one day...if they live that long.

I'm going to resist the urge to make the obvious joke here.

[Guest Anglesault]

PETA just released a statement asking teenagers to use something other than a frog when blinding their friends n the future.

 

And someone other than Elmer Fudd stares down the barrel of a gun?

[Guest Vern Gagne]

"All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot," she said. "That isn't going to happen now."

I think you have to have a working brain to be an Air Force pilot.

 

What is a potato gun.Is it something the kids use.

[Guest Anglesault]

"All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot," she said. "That isn't going to happen now."

I think you have to have a working brain to be an Air Force pilot.

 

What is a potato gun.Is it something the kids use.

It's a work of the devil used by those no good youngins

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

It was explained pretty well above.

 

The dreaded spud gun is nothing more than a plastic tube, with one end sealed. Add a can of Aquanet, light it up, and ka-POW, Flying tater.

[Guest JHawk]

To think some idiot like that will probably be president one day...if they live that long.

I'm going to resist the urge to make the obvious joke here.

Sadly, I was thinking the same thing when I put that post up, but alas, I posted it anyway.

[Guest Ram]

I can't even believe he had to buy the potatoe gun on the internet.

 

What happened to the days where you would actually MAKE one?

[Guest MaxPower27]

I agree with Ram here.

 

Where's the imagination? I made a potato gun when I was 12, it doesn't exactly require a whole lot of time or thought.

 

Kids today are just too lazy.

[Guest WukenBloodstar]

If this kid is the future of Amercia..we're all screwed. What a moron "Duhh..it won't fire..sticking my face near the barrel is SMART paw."

[Guest Youth N Asia]

"All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot," she said. "That isn't going to happen now."

I think you have to have a working brain to be an Air Force pilot.

I think it's for the best this happend to him then. I'd hate for someone this stupid to have a job like that when something important is going on.

[Guest WukenBloodstar]

"All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot," she said. "That isn't going to happen now."

I think you have to have a working brain to be an Air Force pilot.

I think it's for the best this happend to him then. I'd hate for someone this stupid to have a job like that when something important is going on.

I agree..I guess I wouldn't the only person who'd be scared if that kid was an Air Force Pilot..this country would be in trouble if they let him into the Air Force.

[Guest Goodear]

Well at least the frog got semblence of revenge on the dumb bastard.

[Guest Vyce]

I agree with Ram here.

 

Where's the imagination? I made a potato gun when I was 12, it doesn't exactly require a whole lot of time or thought.

 

Kids today are just too lazy.

Anyone with 20 bucks and an hour can make a kick-ass potatoe gun.

 

(Yes, I spell it with an e.)

 

Frankly, I don't know if I want someone in our fighting forces who doesn't even have the simple ability to build his own weapon of potatoe destruction.

[Guest DrTom]

PETA just released a statement asking teenagers to use something other than a frog when blinding their friends n the future.

 

The sad thing is -- considering PETA sent a letter to Arafat, asking him not to use donkeys in his homicide bombing campaigns anymore -- that PETA has probably already drafted the letter. Now they're probably bitching about having to do it in Braille.

[Guest Anglesault]

PETA just released a statement asking teenagers to use something other than a frog when blinding their friends n the future.

 

The sad thing is -- considering PETA sent a letter to Arafat, asking him not to use donkeys in his homicide bombing campaigns anymore -- that PETA has probably already drafted the letter.

Yeah, that's why I wrote that. PETA really scares me.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Okay, he's an idiot, but am I the only one that feels sorry for him?

 

*Expects to be quoted, with a "Yes" right under*

[Guest Anglesault]

Okay, he's an idiot, but am I the only one that feels sorry for him?

 

*Expects to be quoted, with a "Yes" right under*

Yes

[Guest MaxPower27]

Okay, he's an idiot, but am I the only one that feels sorry for him?

 

*Expects to be quoted, with a "Yes" right under*

Yes

Indeed.

[Guest The Czech Republic]

There's got to be some sort of joke that can be made involving dumb Americans, weapons, frogs, and the French, but I'm too tired to string it together.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

"PETA just released a statement asking teenagers to use something other than a frog when blinding their friends n the future."

 

I second the

 

I'm glad the little bastard will be blind. That's what you get for shooting frogs out of a potato gun.

 

I love the excuese.

 

"Mrs. Berry said she couldn't understand why the illegal weapons are available on the Internet."

 

You kid got what he deserved.

 

"What are you going to do? This was an accident."

 

Yeah the frog just hopped into the device.

 

I hate people...

[Guest Mindless_Aggression]

Hey hey now, lets give the mother a little credit. Most people woulda sued the shit out of everyone within a mile of the kid when it happened, she at least just chalked it up to them being idiots and not knowing the damn thing could hurt you. Well she didn't say idiots, but you know she had to be thinking it.

 

In any case, let me just say: BWAHAHAHA. See ya in blind people's hell you ass.

[Guest HHH123007]

Is it wrong to suggest this person be put out of his misery with a real gun?

 

I mean, the guy shoots himself in the face with frogs....it's not like he's gonna grow up to cure cancer or anything. He'll probably end up knocking up his sister 7 times and make us pay for the freakish children...

[Guest DrTom]

Is it wrong to suggest this person be put out of his misery with a real gun?

Yes. He should have to live with the consequences of his stupidity. He's not brain-damaged (at least, he wasn't as a result of the accident), merely blind and incredibly idiotic. If he's going to be fed a bullet, let him find the guts to look down the barrel of a real gun before pulling the trigger.