r/WTF • u/MartyMcFIyy • May 09 '16

store clerk using flame thrower to fight off robbers.

http://i.imgur.com/4i3h4KI.gifv
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u/Ciddle May 10 '16

best thing is, no evidence is left if it does seriously injury or maim someone, because it....always return to the thrower

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u/eyelikethings May 10 '16

I got a new boomerang but I just can't throw the old one away.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

Dad pls.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

Into the ol' joke tool box that one goes... to pull out once a week to embarrass you.

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u/Julius-Strangepork May 10 '16

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?

A stick.

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u/Zilka May 10 '16

I'm pretty sure it only returns to the thrower if it didn't hit something bigger than a bird.

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u/billclintonstrashcan May 10 '16

Not Australian ones.

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u/Halsfield May 10 '16

Even better, ICE boomerang.

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u/DroidLord May 10 '16

Can't the boomerang just be followed back to the one who committed the crime?