Tuesday, July 23, 2013

No Respect for the Elders

CLIENT:  That gun doesn't even work.  It was my grandfather's from World War II.  It's older than I am!

ME:  Okay.

CLIENT:  It's probably even older than you are.

ME:  "Probably??"

5 comments:

Jefe said...

That's bucknoid.

Anonymous said...

If its a collectors item that is that old, it's probably not even a firearm under the penal code.

Thomas Hobbes said...

Don't worry, Murray. As the years pass, you'll find that those geezer comments more often come your way, and with less and less equivocation by the speaker. You'll move through the stages of indignation, understanding, mild agreement, and reach the bliss of reduced auditory function before you know it.

Anonymous said...

If its a collectors item that is that old, it's probably not even a firearm under the penal code.

Tell that to my great-uncle's WWI trench gun, which I hunt dove with to this day.

Anonymous said...

You've missed the point, Anon 11:13am. The penal code actually defines what a firearm is, and guns that predate a certain year are an exception to the definition of "firearm" that is used for criminal acts.

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