Kaboom!

First James Louis Krosner legally changed his name to "Natural Hunka Kaboom." Then he made a walking stick for himself out of a piece of aluminum pipe that he sealed at each end with duct tape. Then he wrote his name on the "walking stick." Finally, he accidentally left his stick at the Akron City Hall. The result: police found the odd-looking pipe, saw the word "KABOOM" scrawled on it, concluded it might be a bomb, and evacuated the building. Natural Hunka Kaboom now plans on running for city council. [ohio.com]

     Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 04, 2012
     Category: Explosives





Comments
What an idiot! He will make a perfect politician.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/04/12 at 11:16 AM
Reminds me of the story from some time back where a panic ensued over a bicycle with a sticker on that said "This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb".

Labeling something with the word "KABOOM" is straight from a comic book. Would you really expect it to detonate? Excepting fellow WUians, no one thinks any more. I weep for mankind.
Posted by KDP on 10/04/12 at 11:58 AM
I vote with Patty on this one.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/04/12 at 02:02 PM
You obviously don't need brains to be a cop.
Posted by jtolleridge on 10/05/12 at 04:37 AM
Not any more! Ustawuz a different story.

SERIOUSLY! "Ustawuz" ain't in the @#$@#$@# dictionary? 😠
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/05/12 at 06:05 AM
Riiight guys, sure let's not take that thing that looks like a pipe bomb and is labled a pipe bomb not seriously. You go right ahead and pick it up. But first sign this life insurance policy that names me as your sole beneficary. Don't worry, I'll take good care of your family. Better than some fool who would pick up a pipe bomb. Idiots.

The day you don't take something like that seriously, is the day you die. Please go right ahead. I'll tape it for YouTube from a safe distance.
Posted by Baughbe on 10/05/12 at 07:38 AM
Just out of curiosity, when do you suppose any pipe bomb was plainly labeled as such so that the authorities could bring to bear the correct resources to properly dispose of it?
Posted by KDP on 10/05/12 at 09:23 AM
KDP, You've obviously never worked on a college campus have you? Yeah, most are fake, but not all, and the bastards love to screw with peoples heads. Don't you think that have made the second step in reasoning, that somebody has not made the third? Step one: Labeled bomb: Lookes obvious, good for fakes. Step Two: Labeled bomb: Who in the world will think it's real? But we get good laugh at those who treat it as such. Step Three: Labeled bomb: Somebody is going to realize it's a hoax and just pick it up, so make it real and laugh as body parts fly.

I used to think people who read WU were pretty smart, but noticed recently you guys just make fun of anything without thinking one whit about the meanings behind stuff. Most of you have just become a slightly different leaning class of trolls. Think about it. Use your brains. Something possibly dangerous and treated with caution to be safe, you make fun of it. Something harmless and fun, you make fun of it. Is that all you got?
Posted by Baughbe on 10/05/12 at 12:07 PM
@Baughbe: I'm soon to turn 65 (if the world doesn't end before then) and I've just GOT to get in all the fun and insanity I can before senility sets in.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/05/12 at 12:13 PM
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