Another reason to love Texas: Gun charms for the kids!

[geegee]

I drove the family today to West Texas, to visit my Mother in Law for Christmas. As soon as we got to her place, we then drove another 15 miles to another small town where the Pizza Hut is located (livin' large, amigo's, livin large! ).

Once we finished eating, our three kids, plus my Brother in Laws' three kids, went into another room that had video games and those cheap $.25 toy dispensers. After about 15 minutes, the kids one by one are coming back, and begin to hand me a toy that's one of those clear plastic "eggs" that you need to crack apart. "Here Dad, open this..." I did three of those and didn't even look at them. Finally, my wife and sister in law started laughing, and pointed to the necklace my 9 year old daughter was wearing: it had what looked like a .380 round attached to a braided necklace. It was perfect, with polished silver casing and a copper colored bullet.

My 7 year old son and his 8 year old cousin each had a key chain with little pistols dangling from them. One was an easily identifiable 9mm Beretta, and the other what appeared to be a CZ 75! Perfect detail...awesome!

All I could think was "This is the kind of menacing item the geniuses at the TSA would use to keep you off your flight." What the heck, it's Christmas, and I'm not flying, so who cares. Merry Christmas to you all! geegee

 

[El Tejon]

With visions of sausage and mushrooms dancing in their heads . . . No, wait, that's not it.

Merry Christmas to all Texicanos and all of THR.

 

[TonyB]

gives new creed to "it's for the children"


God bless Texas...more states could learn a thing or two........like the death penalty.......

 

[Michael]

Tony B,

You're right about the death penalty in my fair state. Some folks argue back and forth about the morality, ethics, etc. surrounding the issue. I spare others my personal beliefs and merely point out the most often-missed point -- application of the death penalty stops recidivism. Works for me.

Sincerely,

Michael

 

[R-Tex12]

God bless Texas...more states could learn a thing or two........like the death penalty.......

As El Tejon's wise-man-in-Tejas friend/mentor/guru says, "In Texas, we burn our trash."

Merry Christmas to you, too, El T - and to everyone here.

R-Tex12

 

[P12]

Hell, I've read that their trying to install an "express lane" for Texas death row inmates.

 

[one-shot-one]

merry christmas

merry christmas back to y'all
from the lone star state

 

[geegee]

God bless Texas...more states could learn a thing or two........like the death penalty.......

If I'd a had some more quarters, I would have kept spending them until I got the toy gurney on a key chain. geegee