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Computer Trap Shoot



One thing about us Kentucky high-tech rednecks, we employ Southern Ingenuity to solve problems and have fun doing it. The problems?
1. Disabling old hard drives so that data connot be recovered.
2. Clay pigeons are boring.
3. We like to blow things up.
I’m not a gun enthusiast, but I did have an old iMac that I didn’t know what to do with. My brother offered to dispose of it for a price in an entertaining way. Watch the video for the entire story.
A good time was had by all.

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They mentioned it was the first time they got to shoot a Mac. Maybe its because there are so many OTHER things you can do with an old Mac. (via Neatorama)
 
Not nearly as fun as shooting computers, but if you’re stuck inside, here’s a skeet shooting game. And another one where you shoot kittens.

 

You might be a redneck geek if.......

If yer computer stand is made of a stack of old tires or 2 x 8's and cinderblocks.
Ya think www. in a url is a logo for a wrestlin' organization.
Someone tells ya they're "locked up" and ya ask if they need bail money.
Ya've ever been too drunk to chat.
hillbilly-computer.gifYa think a harddrive is a trip to Uncle Bubba's.
Yer mouse keeps knocking over yer spitcan.
Ya think a surge supressor is a pill for diarrhea.
Ya keep trying to figure out why yer scanner won't pick up police radio calls.
Ya think a megabyte is a new sandwich at McDonalds.
Ya have to ask someone how to spell LOL.
Yer stomach overlaps half of yer keyboard.
Ya try to figure out how to get yer empty beer cans into the recyclin' bin.
Ya try to figure out how yer floppy disk got hard.
When birds fly across yer screen an ya reach for yer shotgun.
Ya put a mousetrap on yer desk.
Yer yards full of ol' computers stacked on cinder blocks.
Ya use yer CD-ROM drive as a beer holder.
Ya call tech support an ask where ta buy stamps fer yer e-mail.red-computer4.gif
When ya tern yer computer on ya say, "Come OOOOOOON Betsy."
Ya think system wizard is a dude in a funny hat. (He is!)
Ya think 64 M RAM is a nu big block engine fer yer pickup.
Ya think ICQ is how smert yer computer is.
Someone tellz ya yer computer has a bug an ya reach for the can of Raid.
Ya think a mouse pad iz where Mighty Mouse and his cousins hang.
Ya go buy a surfboard to surf the net.
Ya think MB stands for "More Beer."
Ya wait fer the bluelight special at K-Mart ta buy yer puter.
Ya see the word Download, and take the shells out of yer shotgun.
Ya think the person that made yer keyboard was dumb cuz the letters aint in order.
Ya think CD stands for Cow Dung.
Ya think IBM stands for "Idn't Betsy Marvelous."
Ya think GIF stands fer "Goodie It's Free."
Ya think Mirabilis is a new brand of smokes.
Ya see the "shift" key and try ta figure out how ta change gears.
Ya put a quilt over yer screen when a make whoopee to yer ol' lady.
redneckcomputer.gif Ya think screen saver is a new flavor o' candy.
Ya think Geocities is a place ta buy lil cars.
Ya think the "A drive" is where ya park yer pickup.
Ya see the word "Zip" and know why youz feelin' a draft.
Yer puter has a bumper sticker on it.
Part of yer puter is held together with duct tape.
Ya sees the word "Refresh" and reach into the cooler fer another beer.
You sees the word "Website" and start looking for spiders.
Your e-mail address ends in "over-yonder.com"
You connect to the web via a Down Home Page
Your laptop has a sticker that says "Protected by Smith and Wesson"
You've doubled the value of your pickup by installing a cellular phone
Your baseball cap reads "DEC" or "MAC" instead of "CAT"
Your computer is worth more than all your cars combined
Your wife said "either she or the computer had to go" and you still don't miss her
You ever refer to your computer as "Ole Betsy"
Your screen saver is a bitmap of your favorite pickup, tractor, or farm animal
You start all your e-mails with "Howdy y'all".

It ain’t rocket science, its just hillbilly knowledge. hillbillytech.jpg

When one thing goes wrong on the computer, it ALL goes wrong! Read Computer Hell.

Ten Ways to Motivate a Geek.

The Windows Vista Speech Recognition demo didn’t go quite as planned. Expect deep discounts.

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Previously on Miss Cellania: Hillbilly Computer
and Redneck Engineering Exam

Thought for today: Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - S. Hunt

Posted on Wednesday, 08.23.06 @ 12:02AM by Registered CommenterMiss Cellania in , | Comments22 Comments | References1 Reference

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I love the computer with the 8 track-rom. Yeah baby.
Happy blogiversary.
08.23.06 @ 12:57AM | Unregistered Commenterjules
That computer video was an absolute hoot! Boy, ya'll just know how to have some good ol' fun. LOL

I sat here and laughed at each one of the Hillbilly Geek signs. But I didn't get what was so funny about the duct tape, that stuff works wonders. ;-)
08.23.06 @ 01:20AM | Unregistered CommenterKaren
Can you handle a Slashdotting? cause I think I'll submit this in the morning if I have time, and it might make it to the Laugh It's Funny section.
08.23.06 @ 01:42AM | Unregistered CommenterSaskboy
That's a good way to get rid of an old computer and you didn't even have to pay them to do it! I don't know if it will work with a Mac but a friend told me when his laptop expires, if the HD is still working, he buys a carrier that he mounts the HD into, then hooks it up to the USB port to use as an external drive. Something to consider, but not for that drive.
08.23.06 @ 02:31AM | Unregistered CommenterDick
The computer vid was a blast...
It looked like they had a lot of fun..
Happy Blogaversary for yesterday..
Huge Hugs
Have a great day!
08.23.06 @ 04:24AM | Unregistered CommenterRaggedy
Ah'm jest a borin' old faht. Ah jest tooked the hahd drave outta mah sistem, an' use it hyar as a paperwait.

08.23.06 @ 05:37AM | Unregistered CommenterSkunkfeathers
Now THAT WAS FREAKIN' FUNNY!!
and 'surge supressor' made me giggle like a 3rd grader. :D
Happy (belated) Blogiversary!! *hug*
08.23.06 @ 10:09AM | Unregistered Commenteraka_monty
Happy Blogiversary! I've also been blogging for one year, since July 31, 2005. Just started tuning into your blog, as well as countless others!!

My friend Jess, who's overseas, is the one who encouraged, begged, pleaded and begged again for me to get one. It first became quite an addiction, but now it's not so much. Hope your experience has been as wonderful as mine!
08.23.06 @ 12:47PM | Unregistered CommenterJacq
Happy B'verrary Dear Miss C. Now, what would a red-neck do to celebrate the occasion? I'll have to ask Carole's relatives about the proper protocol---I just hope it doesn't involve duct tape, churchkeys or lard and Vaseline.
But ya never know!

I'm leaving now to play catchup on the posts I missed while I was gone.

08.23.06 @ 01:41PM | Unregistered Commentergoldenlucy
Such true advice on how to motivate a geek!!! And happy blogiversary!
08.23.06 @ 05:24PM | Unregistered CommenterSaur
Ms. C. ~ Seriuosly... who hasn't wanted to take their PC to one of these events at least ONCE?!!! What a CRACK-UP! ~ jb///
08.23.06 @ 06:26PM | Unregistered CommenterLAZY
JB, after all the grief that computer gave me, it was a pleasure to see it blown to Smithereens! Even though I had to wait an entire YEAR to see it!
08.23.06 @ 06:30PM | Unregistered CommenterMiss Cellania
You are awesome! Best wishes for many more years of blogging!
08.23.06 @ 06:54PM | Unregistered CommenterMarti
My computer monitor is 10 feet by 8 feet. I'm not giving you any more of my measurements even if you beg.
08.23.06 @ 07:19PM | Unregistered CommenterSenor
Howdy! This here comment is left by JamieDawn@OverYonderInTheHoller.com:

Happy Blogiversary to YOU, Miss C!!!!

I'd like to be able to take part in a computer trap shoot. It is neat how they blast those into the air like that and then the shooters just go to town and shoot like crazy. Looks like fun!
08.23.06 @ 10:14PM | Unregistered CommenterJamie Dawn
This is the real deal. Nothing beats a computer shoot for stress relief and comradery in the Hills. I know. I've been to the shoot and this is my family. Well, don't tell anyone else the last part.
Pamela Housman Mallory Yeager etc. (the etc. goes in the middle somewhere)
I hate to be a boring fart, but anybody who dispenses computer part into the environment is a total idiot. Blasting old hardware like this releases a multitude of toxins into the air and the soil. But of course a true redneck doesn't give a hoot about these kind of things.
09.15.06 @ 07:12AM | Unregistered Commentermas
You have to be careful around CRT monitors, even after they have been shot. They still have the potential to hold an EXTREMELY dangerous amount of electricity for a LONG time after it has been unplugged.
09.16.06 @ 09:13AM | Unregistered CommenterChris
Oooh! All those vaporized toxins are certain to keep your decendants hillbillies for many generations. Have fun!
01.05.07 @ 12:31PM | Unregistered Commenterthe duke of windsor
I agree with mas. A totally idiot thing to do. But watching the people in the video explains it all. They're nearly illiterate guys probably.
04.30.07 @ 01:13PM | Unregistered Commenterdarisole

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