Re: Not always joking, it seems

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:17:20 GMT, Gene Ward Smith <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>mike weber <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in 
>news:ramnr31gfd3gaoj13vftkni05fc1p5nbgm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I once personally knew a young man who was shot in the head 
>with a .22
>> Saturday night special; when he arrived at the hospital, 
>the doctor
>> was rather upset to see the apparent exit wound almost 
>diametrically
>> opposite the entry; it turned out that the bullet had not 
>had
>> sufficient energy to penetrate the bone and had travelled 
>under ths
>> skin to wher it emerged.
>
>What is the point of telling such anecdotes unless you can 
>offer proof that they are true? If someone claims you are 
>lying, what response can you have?

The difference, i suppose,between this story and the one you told  is
that i'm not trying to claim that the gun was responsible for his
injury and not the person using it.