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Bail_Agent
01-13-07, 02:40 PM
Taser stand for Thomas A. Swift electric Rifle, right?


TPDHellhound
01-13-07, 02:48 PM
Taser stand for Thomas A. Swift electric Rifle, right?

I slept though that part of the class. I awoke during the part where they fried my very sole (as in, from my head to my...:o ) with that devilish weapon!

Drummadude
01-13-07, 04:34 PM
I slept though that part of the class. I awoke during the part where they fried my very sole with that devilish weapon!

They ruined your shoes? That's terrible!

DINGDINGDINGDING! Wikipedia says YES.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroshock_gun#Taser


CincyCop
01-13-07, 04:40 PM
Taser stand for Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle, right?

That is correct. :)

While going through TASER training, I thought the "Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle" thing was a joke...but that IS where the TASER term comes from. Cool trivia. :cool: