In article >,
~patches~ > wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > Om replied:
> >
> >
> >>>My BIL built a potato gun. He showed it off at his annual picnic.
> >>>Good thing he has a lot of acres, but he still scared the cows in the
> >>>lower pasture when the taters landed near them.
> >>>
> >>>maxine in ri
> >>
> >>Sounds interesting. :-)
> >>How'd he make it?
> >
> >
> > http://www.advancedspuds.com/plans.htm
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> A friend of DH's built these potato guns for an outing of theirs - you
> know that male bonding time where women are left home. You'd think he'd
> know better given he's a police officer! When DH told me about their
> shannigans I just about split my gut laughing.
>
> On a similar note at a county fair they were selling something similar
> except for shooting mini marshmellows. The kids loved them. The
> schools banned them and I think the parents were not really thinking if
> they bought them for their kids. You had to lick the marshmellow then
> stick it in the shooter and blow hard. The wet marshmellow would stick
> to anything!

My favorite marshmallows are stale peeps. ;-)
The crunchier, the better. They are especially good in hot cocoa.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson