I Love You, Texas
You know that if this paragraph is in a news story —
Authorities say Kramer walked out of the restaurant – without the food – and to his truck while yelling either he got free tacos or somebody would die. Investigators say the waitress locked the door after the San Antonio man drove away.
— (a) it’s going to be a good story, (b) somebody is probably going to jail, or (c) you’re going to real happy that every time you say that, it doesn’t make the newspapers.
Yeah, guy named Adam Kramer tried to get free tacos at a Mexican restaurant with a sword as a weapon. A sword. Thankfully, it wasn’t loaded or accidentally discharge.
Thanks to Liz for the heads up.
Well, if he was wielding a Claymore, you’d probably see this written on the pointy end:
“This end tae enemy.”
1Calling Gohmerts on this story and the man’s identity as a Texan. He must have been from Oklahoma. Really. How does anyone explain how he got back into his truck without slicing his foot and at least one of his Gohmerts? He’s not a Texan.
2I’d love to know why he didn’t have a gun. Is it possible he’s one of those guys who was prevented from buying one because of reasonable gun laws?
3I just think it’s interesting that a College Station radio station needs to include the pronunciation of Bexar in its news articles. I’ve only been to San Antonio once and I know how to pronounce it.
4A sword? Really? Dang! He must not have been able to find his gun and that could be either good or bad. This is totally interesting. It would have been completely cool if he had shown up in a kilt! He should put that on a post-it note to remind himself that a well dressed sword swinger gets the early bird, or is it the worm? Shucks! I forget!
5Even though the pen is mightier than the sword, this knucklehead didn’t know how to use either. I’m with Lorraine, he’s so far gone, he can’t get a gun….wait… in TEXAS????????
6As if there were a shortage of Lonestar gohmert loons, they’re sneaking from other states to join the gohmert flock. Bet this latest Davy Rocket scientist gohmerted in from Oklahoma. Gosh gohmert squishy border needs to be closed. Where’s Governor Gohmert Hair?
7Just think: If he had gotten himself where others have shot themselves……
8At least it wasn’t a gun. Still, like a gun, you need proper training to weild a sword.
9You can do damage with a sword even as a novice, but it’s relatively easy to avoid being hit by a sword unless you’re stuck in a chair or disabled. Only the really expert can move fast *and* strike accurately with a sword, so running a crooked line is a good defense. So is a chair, for the kind of sword that dude was probably carrying. Or a wooden baseball bat. (I have, as part of research for a book, tried cutting wood with a pretty decent sword. They make a lousy axe.) Or grab the pepper container off the table and give him a face-full of pepper.
There is, of course, a good reason firearms replaced swords as soon as they became light enough, accurate enough, and dependable enough. I’m glad this dude was temporarily not in possession of a firearm.
10Actually fast food tacos are probably more dangerous than swords.
11Aggie?
12Fast food tacos, most places in Texas, are so inexpensive, you could pay for them with the loose change you have in the cup holder in your truck.
@Elizabeth…. this dude was not temporarily in control of much of anything, which in the Great State of Texas would qualify him to apply for a CHL, and buy a gun.
13While this is an important and relevant story (and I love tacos) there is another trial, or rather civil hearing, going on in Texas that could be interesting: The Rathburn-Scientology harassment case.
14Free tacos? Did somebody say “free tacos”?
15Bayr? AW C’MON ON! I’m native to San Antonio, and we’ve always pronounced it “bear” or “bare”. (unless you run into the out of state person trying to say “bex-r”)
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