Wrong time, wrong place....

[tac]

for the pigeon, that is. Look carefully to see the unfortunate bird fly straight in front of the cannon as it fires...

Liveleak.com - What are the odds?! Pigeon gets shot by cannon

'leaves not a trace behind............'

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[jbett98]

How about Randy Johnson and his triple digit fastball.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I think I just found my new grouse gun....
Andy

 

[Stomper]

How do you like your squab cooked?



Vaporized!!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I like how the article mentions "Good news for the pigeon... only blanks are used".
Like it really mattered to the pigeon....
Andy

 

[brokenarrow]

I think I just found my new grouse gun....
Andy

I hope you plan on road hunting for the grouse...

 

[DirectDrive]

One minute I'm livin' in that pipe and the next it's spittin' fire at me.
I need to keep up my rent.

 

[Caveman Jim]

How about Randy Johnson and his triple digit fastball.

Yeah that poor bassturd took one for the team.
Look out for "Mr. Snappy".

 

[Member 5605]

How about Randy Johnson and his triple digit fastball.

Was that considered a strike or a fowl?

 

[Captain O]

D'OH! PHUCK!

 

[albin25]

Just goes to show you, one minute it's "C'est la vie !" .…

…. and the next thing you know, it's "C'est le BOOM !"

 

[Jonnyuma]

What did DJT say to the pigeon?

C'mon, you know this...

 

[Certaindeaf]

It was canonized right proper.

 

[Jonnyuma]

How about Randy Johnson and his triple digit fastball.

That was the first thing I thought of becaaauuse... I was actually at that game. And, no... I didn't see it happen.

It was a spring training game vs the Giants, the only kind I could afford to take the whole family to (and before the expansion, the ONLY way to see an MLB game in AZ). Even bleacher seats would get expensive at the Bank One Ballpark (known then as BOB) during regular season play... it was an exciting year: MLB was new in Phoenix, the D-backs had an incredible lineup including Johnson and Kurt Schilling, who would later get traded to Boston and lead them to their slump-breaking World Series win(s) a few yrs later... nice move, D-backs, hope you enjoyed your ONE World Series victory.

The AZ Diamondbacks went on to win the World Series that year. That incredible victory was marred by the perpetration of the 9/11 attacks and pundits calling the D-backs (and fans) all sorts of names for not forfeiting the Series to the Yankees... a real shame, but typical of the "win at any cost" E Coast pundit-class.

Anyway... I missed it. D-backs were in the field, I went to get dogs or beers or something and when I came back it was what everyone was talking about, the rest of the game seemed like an afterthought. My wife and kids saw it, and I've watched the replay a hundred times.

My own "wrong place, wrong time" story of the most famous pitch ever thrown.

BTW, it's been reported as being a pigeon, a seagull, and some other critters. Most experts have come to the conclusion that it was a mourning dove. Apparently, doves have a very distinctive explosive pattern when hit w a 100 mph heater from The Big Unit.

 

[Captain O]

That cannon outperformed my air fryer! POOF! (And you thought a microwave oven was fast)!