Man kills girlfriend with cannon

[Cupramax]

File this one under headlines you dont see very often and yes I know I've spelt Cannon wrong before anyone chips in

I know I should laugh but only in America

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/us_man_kills_...

[ShampooEfficient]

Homemade cannon, no less. Brilliant effort, poor result.

[Happy82]

Where can you get the plans for this cannon?

[Soovy]

Happy82 said:

Where can you get the plans for this cannon?

[Eric Mc]

I have to say, he doesn't look much like a killer -

[davepoth]

I think you've got the wrong end of the stick - clearly it would have been one of these:



Which would probably work if you dropped it out of a plane?

[Jasandjules]

Who were the other three people in the trailer??

[fido]

davepoth said:

I think you've got the wrong end of the stick

Yep, i thought he had taken a swing at her with a fully-loaded Canon EOS SLR.

[davepoth]

fido said:

Yep, i thought he had taken a swing at her with a fully-loaded Canon EOS SLR.

It does sort of look like an actual cannon.

[Uncle Fester]

[cayman-black]

[williamp]

well, if anyone can...

...cannon can

[FourWheelDrift]

Reminds me of this.

"....and over here we have something very interesting"

[turbobloke]

It's doubly sad as he clearly didn't want to get shot of her.

Obviously a cannonballs up.

[nelly1]

FourWheelDrift said:

Reminds me of this.

"....and over here we have something very interesting"

Not just me then

"Father, come quickly - there's been a bit of a...messy accident!"

[JuniorD]

Sounds like he's a man of dubious calibre

[AlpineWhite]

Perhaps he had a short fuse?

[HOGEPH]

"Congratulations on choosing the Armstrong Whitworth four-pounder cannonette. Please read the instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble free maiming."

[Dr Gonzo]

- at least it wasn't

'Man kills girlfriend with custard cannon'..

[sherbert90]

JuniorD said:

Sounds like he's a man of dubious calibre