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A guy, after being cut off in traffic and being flipped off by another motorist fired a crossbow into his car. Guns must be getting so boring that one must find new weaponry to use in drivebys. :D

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15302476/

Nice. But since when, exactly, has 'terroristic' been a word?

That's it. I'm getting a Trebuchet installed on my car.

Nice. But since when, exactly, has 'terroristic' been a word?Dictionary.com has it as the adjective form of "terrorist." The page is copyrighted 2006. If you want more exact than that, sorry, maybe an etymologist cares enough to follow it back, but not me!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terroristic

Fergi America;11821241']Dictionary.com has it as the adjective form of "terrorist." The page is copyrighted 2006. If you want more exact than that, sorry, maybe an etymologist cares enough to follow it back, but not me!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terroristic


Screw dictionary.com. Stick with the OED.

A guy, after being cut off in traffic and being flipped off by another motorist fired a crossbow into his car. Guns must be getting so boring that one must find new weaponry to use in drivebys. :D
Hate to be a pedant, but a crossbow is hardly new weaponry.

Have to credit the crossbow guy with a bit of imagination at least.

Er...terrorism? Are we labelling all violent crimes as such now? Was he wearing a Bin Laden t-shirt, or something?

Hate to be a pedant, but a crossbow is hardly new weaponry.

Have to credit the crossbow guy with a bit of imagination at least.

Didn't mean newly invented. Just a new weapon to use in fits of road rage. Or maybe simply different. Exotic...?

Shi' Get Down N**ga, That Crazy Mutha Gotta Crozbow.

That's it. I'm getting a Trebuchet installed on my car.

Yeah? My cauldron of boiling tar I have strapped to my roof is better!

Didn't mean newly invented. Just a new weapon to use in fits of road rage. Or maybe simply different. Exotic...?

That's the word: Exotic.
much better.

lol, he is a terrorist?

i must remember to never commit a crime or i to may be a terrorist.

terroristic was around along time before the mondern terror scare

'terroristic threats" has long been a crime

terroristic was around along time before the mondern terror scare

'terroristic threats" has long been a crime

Over here, it would probably be judged as "assault with a deadly weapon" (if not attempted murder).

Trilby63;11821287']Yeah? My cauldron of boiling tar I have strapped to my roof is better!

I've got better range. When a pot of burning oil comes sailing at your car from a hundred and fifty yards away you'll understand.

The attacker obviously hates freedom.

Fergi America;11821241']Dictionary.com has it as the adjective form of "terrorist." The page is copyrighted 2006. If you want more exact than that, sorry, maybe an etymologist cares enough to follow it back, but not me!
You only have to read down a few lines: "[Origin: 1785–95; terror + -ist; cf. F terroriste]"

Archery-crossbow hunting seasons for deer, bear and turkey began Oct. 1 so it is not extraordinary that someone might be carrying a crossbow in their vehicle this time of year.
Well that's not fair - it's illegal to kill things with arrows or crossbow bolts in Britain. Damned repressive government...

I've got better range. When a pot of burning oil comes sailing at your car from a hundred and fifty yards away you'll understand.

Though that is impressive I doubt you'd have the accuracy. I mean, what are you going to do once I've drove up beside you?

Trilby63;11821429']Though that is impressive I doubt you'd have the accuracy. I mean, what are you going to do once I've drove up beside you?

I dunno, pop the trunk and release an army of midgets in armor on minibikes toting lances and swords I guess. They'll lay siege to your vehicle. Go ahead, pour boiling tar on them. I don't care.

one thing about crossbows. at close range, they tend to be more powerful than handguns. and two... ballistic tests don't mean squat to an arrow!

Ssuush!!!!!!!!!
you are dead.

That's the word: Exotic.
much better.

exotic? But the crossbow and heavy crossbow are simple weapons.

Now I have to take a feat?

one thing about crossbows. at close range, they tend to be more powerful than handguns.

Have to wonder about accuracy though. Especially since he was wasted when he fired the arrow.

Have to wonder about accuracy though. Especially since he was wasted when he fired the arrow.

I just wanna see the insurance report. :D

Claim processor reading insurance request: "damage to rear trunk door due to... wtf?!?" :eek:

I'd be more impressed if he had shot a longbow while driving. I'll bet the Mongols could have done it.

Well that's not fair - it's illegal to kill things with arrows or crossbow bolts in Britain. Damned repressive government...

Wait you can't use guns or bows to hunt? What the hell do you use?

"Wait you can't use guns or bows to hunt? What the hell do you use?"

Well we used dogs for a while but they banned them too.

I think ferrets are ok but really only for rabbits oh and birds of prey (yet again for rabbits really). Mind you we don't really have much to hunt here. Got all the bears, boars and leapy jumpy woodbeasts when we were still allowd to.

BORAT: We don't hunt the fox in Khazakstan. We shoot the bear!
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST: He's an arsehole - he shoots bears.
BORAT: No No I don;t shoot the bear - no bears left in Khazakstan

I just wanna see the insurance report. :D

Claim processor reading insurance request: "damage to rear trunk door due to... wtf?!?" :eek:

Shot by a drunken "traditionalist" hunter. :)

Paxomenia;11822002']"Wait you can't use guns or bows to hunt? What the hell do you use?"

Well we used dogs for a while but they banned them too.

I think ferrets are ok but really only for rabbits oh and birds of prey (yet again for rabbits really). Mind you we don't really have much to hunt here. Got all the bears, boars and leapy jumpy woodbeasts when we were still allowd to.

BORAT: We don't hunt the fox in Khazakstan. We shoot the bear!
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST: He's an arsehole - he shoots bears.
BORAT: No No I don;t shoot the bear - no bears left in Khazakstan

Dogs? As in you let the dogs make the kill rather than using a weapon? That's horrible.

Well, kinda yeah, they had a pack of hounds and they chased down and killed the prey (foxes mostly and hares) whilst the huntsman either rode horses are ran like buggery in pursuit. Used dogs as a weapon??

I think your sentiment was the reason the banned it - cruelty apparently...

Well that's not fair - it's illegal to kill things with arrows or crossbow bolts in Britain. Damned repressive government...

...wait...you can chase animals down forever with bloodhounds and shoot holes in them with firearms, but you can't use the more human crossbow or longbow? What the hell, mate?

Paxomenia;11822036']Well, kinda yeah, they had a pack of hounds and they chased down and killed the prey (foxes mostly and hares) whilst the huntsman either rode horses are ran like buggery in pursuit. Used dogs as a weapon??

I think your sentiment was the reason the banned it - cruelty apparently...

Not to mention dog slobber all over the meat!

exotic? But the crossbow and heavy crossbow are simple weapons.

Now I have to take a feat?

There's the Repeating Crossbow, grasshopper.

Don't forget Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization.

Then there's Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, Rapid Shot, Multishot and so on and so forth.

...wait...you can chase animals down forever with bloodhounds and shoot holes in them with firearms, but you can't use the more human crossbow or longbow? What the hell, mate?

A firearm is far more humane than a crossbow or a longbow.

...wait...you can chase animals down forever with bloodhounds and shoot holes in them with firearms, but you can't use the more human crossbow or longbow? What the hell, mate?

No we can't do either. No dogs, no guns (well you can use shotguns with a license), no crossbows, not sure about longbows but probably not.

You can use ferrets and birds of prey like kestrels, falcons and hawks.

Borats guide to UK hunting (before hunting ban) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSDf7qyKpA)

Not to mention dog slobber all over the meat!

I am not sure anyone eats fox in the UK!

Paxomenia;11824715']I am not sure anyone eats fox in the UK!

Yeah, I think fox hunting is one of those pleasure hunting things.

Not that being shot by a bullet or a crossbow bolt would be fun either way...

There's the Repeating Crossbow, grasshopper.

Don't forget Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization.

Then there's Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, Rapid Shot, Multishot and so on and so forth.

Alright there, G. No more Neverwinter Nights for you for a little while, ok?

A guy, after being cut off in traffic and being flipped off by another motorist fired a crossbow into his car. Guns must be getting so boring that one must find new weaponry to use in drivebys. :D

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15302476/

In related news, the NCA (National Crossbow Association) has stepped up its "Crossbows don't kill people, People kill people" bumpersticker campaign.

A guy, after being cut off in traffic and being flipped off by another motorist fired a crossbow into his car. Guns must be getting so boring that one must find new weaponry to use in drivebys. :D

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15302476/

I never give people the finger- you never know what they have and I like to keep it that way.

Paxomenia;11824713']No we can't do either. No dogs, no guns (well you can use shotguns with a license), no crossbows, not sure about longbows but probably not.


:rolleyes: You can use guns. Obviously you've never been to the countryside. Only handguns are banned in Britain. Rifles are still perfectly legal.

God I love that. it's like mugging somebody with a medieval mace

:rolleyes: You can use guns. Obviously you've never been to the countryside. Only handguns are banned in Britain. Rifles are still perfectly legal.

All firearms in the United Kingdom with the exception of low-powered airguns must be licensed on either a firearm certificate (FAC) or a shotgun certificate.

To obtain a firearm certificate, the police must be convinced that a person has "good reason" to own each gun, and that they can be trusted with it "without danger to the public safety or to the peace"

Any person who has spent more than three years in prison is automatically banned for life from obtaining a gun licence.

Any person holding a gun licence must comply with strict conditions regarding such things as safe storage. These storage arrangements are checked by the police before a licence is first granted, and on every renewal of the licence. A local police force may impose additional conditions on ownership, over and above those set out by law. Failure to comply with any of these conditions can mean forfeiture of the gun licence and surrender of any firearms to the police.

The penalty for possession of a prohibited firearm without a certificate is currently a mandatory minimum five year prison sentence and an uncapped fine.

So, neither handguns nor rifles are banned, actually. However, you must always acquire a licence (which requires you prove you need the gun and will not be a danger to the community), and keep firearms in a prechecked safe storage location.

God I love that. it's like mugging somebody with a medieval mace

I have a great tomahawk- I could use it to defend the house if need be and not worry about a bullet going through a wall and hitting an unintended target

I'd rather get shot than chopped

I have a great tomahawk- I could use it to defend the house if need be and not worry about a bullet going through a wall and hitting an unintended target

I'd rather get shot than chopped

See, that's why I get annoyed by people who say they need an M16 and a dozen handguns for home protection. I can look around my house and see at least six big pieces of metal or stout wood that I could smash an intruder's face in with.

Pfffft. If this guy really wanted to make a statement, he'd have an entire arsenal of thermo-nuclear missiles instead of a crossbow. I mean, you never mess with a guy who could wipe you off the face of the earth...along with half a city.

Personally, I'd have a portal in the trunk that leads to my secret headquarters. People don't know it, but ther eal reason hunting with dogs was banned accross the pond was because of my army of nuclear-ninja foxes tearing apart dogs. That and the fact that the deaths of non-nuclear foxies is often horribly painful when caused by dogs.

If you don't need to kill it, leave it be. I'd advocate fox hunting if the hunters did something with the carcusses, like eat them or something. But since it's just for fun, ban it entirely. If Australia has taught anyone anything, it's that when you mess with an ecosystem, you end up with dire circumstances. If you want to help the environment, get every person out of said environment and let nature fix itself for once.

Paxomenia;11824713']No we can't do either. No dogs, no guns (well you can use shotguns with a license), no crossbows, not sure about longbows but probably not.

You can use ferrets and birds of prey like kestrels, falcons and hawks.

Borats guide to UK hunting (before hunting ban) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSDf7qyKpA)

Man, I don't care what those ambassadors say... Sacha Baron Cohen provides a very factual and accurate account of Life in Kazakhstan.

One time we almost bought a crossbow so that we could go around and shoot parked cars with it. People would go to their car and see a fucking arrow sticking out of it. That would have been priceless!

...we ended up not going through with it cause we sobered up.

Ah... the crossbow... the gentleman's choice of weapon.

Silent and deadly. Just like a fart, but infinitely more spikey and genuinely dangerous, rather than just malodourous.

Trilby63;11821429']Though that is impressive I doubt you'd have the accuracy. I mean, what are you going to do once I've drove up beside you?

Turn sharply and slosh boiling oil on your windshield?

Hard to see through boiling oil well enough to drive.

Ah... the crossbow... the gentleman's choice of weapon.

Silent and deadly. Just like a fart, but infinitely more spikey and genuinely dangerous, rather than just malodourous.


I wonder if you could freeze farts into the shape of crossbow bolts?

One time we almost bought a crossbow so that we could go around and shoot parked cars with it. People would go to their car and see a fucking arrow sticking out of it. That would have been priceless!

...we ended up not going through with it cause we sobered up.
Oh dear.

I highly recommend "The Crossbow" by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey.

Originally published in 1903 with excellent illustrations, it is a detailed study in all forms of crossbows & bolts, and has a wonderful chapter on seige weaponry. I particularly enjoyed the stonebow section.

Apparently, Sir Ralph was a turn of the century British gentleman with a goodly amount of land, some money, and lots and lots of spare time.
He himself build (by hand) the weapons in question and tested all manner of balistas, catapults, trebuchets, windlass crossbows, et al thoroughly. :cool:

For those of you working on your own Roman-style catapults at home:
a 1/2" horsehair rope is by far the best for the skein. (Page 290)
Your 10lb projectile stone should go about 350 yards.

A guy, after being cut off in traffic and being flipped off by another motorist fired a crossbow into his car. Guns must be getting so boring that one must find new weaponry to use in drivebys. :D

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15302476/
This seems more like the kind of thing that Drunk Commies Deleted would post...

This seems more like the kind of thing that Drunk Commies Deleted would post...

Or, perhaps, be arrested for. :D

I wonder if you could freeze farts into the shape of crossbow bolts?
For explosions on impact of smokers, perhaps, yes...

See, that's why I get annoyed by people who say they need an M16 and a dozen handguns for home protection. I can look around my house and see at least six big pieces of metal or stout wood that I could smash an intruder's face in with.

Its called a weapon of opporotunity. The person's will is far more effective than the weapon.
If I'm motivated, a pencil is dangerous.
I can effectively defend myself with a rolled up magazine. I ended a serious fight with a frosted beer in a glass mug-he had a pocket knife.

almost anything is better than an empty hand, but its your will that makes the difference.

Its called a weapon of opporotunity. The person's will is far more effective than the weapon.
If I'm motivated, a pencil is dangerous.
I can effectively defend myself with a rolled up magazine. I ended a serious fight with a frosted beer in a glass mug-he had a pocket knife.

almost anything is better than an empty hand, but its your will that makes the difference.

Unless he has a scattergun distance and equal will.

Its called a weapon of opporotunity. The person's will is far more effective than the weapon.
If I'm motivated, a pencil is dangerous.
I can effectively defend myself with a rolled up magazine. I ended a serious fight with a frosted beer in a glass mug-he had a pocket knife.

almost anything is better than an empty hand, but its your will that makes the difference.

I just find it interesting that he had a crossbow to begin with. Maybe he's a medeival times reinacter?