Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Broadside of a Barn

Deterring Tresspassers
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Inside your barn, along the long sides, are rows of cannons, all primed to be fired from a remote location. If your sensor net informs you of tresspassers (you know, people playing the game of throwing long locks of hair toward each other), well, they're not going to be hitting the broadside of this barn; they're going to be too busy ducking!
Vernon, Dec 20 2010

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       Reminds me of one of my favorite last word quotations:
General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864 killed in battle during US Civil War.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist... "
  

       I would be pleased to see a resurgence of the Admiral Boom architectural school.
calum, Dec 20 2010
  

       //killed in battle//   

       Spotsylvania, as I recall. I wonder what happened to the elephant.
pertinax, Dec 20 2010
  

       It's still in the room.   

       <Baldrick>   

       "So the poor old ostrich died for nothing ?"   

       </Baldrick>   

       Cannons [+].
8th of 7, Dec 20 2010
  
      
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