Comments on: Free guns for romantics http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1541583 Petzl Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1541583 Ironically, since the govt-hating red state of Georgia is barter country, the only "currency" accepted for this offer is a $2,600-value diamond. Ironically, since the govt-hating red state of Georgia is barter country, the only “currency” accepted for this offer is a $2,600-value diamond.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1540102 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1540102 When I'm with a pistol, I sparkle like a crystal, Yes I shine like the morning sun; But I lose all my luster when with a bronco buster - Oh, you can't get a man with a gun. When I’m with a pistol, I sparkle like a crystal,

Yes I shine like the morning sun;

But I lose all my luster when with a bronco buster –

Oh, you can’t get a man with a gun.

]]> By: kjs3 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539743 kjs3 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539743 If it was a set of golf clubs, it wouldn't be news. If it was a set of golf clubs, it wouldn’t be news.

]]> By: Adam Greenfield http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539686 Adam Greenfield Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539686 Yeah, wasn't it Bowling for Columbine where Michael Moore opened a bank account and got a free gun? These promotions have been around for ages. Yeah, wasn’t it Bowling for Columbine where Michael Moore opened a bank account and got a free gun? These promotions have been around for ages.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539628 pupdog Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539628 "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that pear-cut 1.25 carat solitaire in your hand..." “Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that pear-cut 1.25 carat solitaire in your hand…”

]]> By: tristan eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539620 tristan eldritch Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539620 Give the diamond to your sweetheart, in a case engraved with the message: If you ever leave me, I will gun you down. Give the diamond to your sweetheart, in a case engraved with the message:
If you ever leave me, I will gun you down.

]]> By: Moonpie Nobot http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539568 Moonpie Nobot Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539568 I have more of a problem with the diamond than the rifle.  I have more of a problem with the diamond than the rifle. 

]]> By: Funk Daddy http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539565 Funk Daddy Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539565 There have been many "buy X and get a firearm" promotions in the US. Because the media are reliable and will stretch your promotional dollars exponentially if you do it.  There have been many “buy X and get a firearm” promotions in the US. Because the media are reliable and will stretch your promotional dollars exponentially if you do it. 

]]> By: scatterfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539556 scatterfingers Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539556 Selling the problem and giving away the solution? Classic. Selling the problem and giving away the solution? Classic.

]]> By: CSBD http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/free-guns-for-romantics.html#comment-1539552 CSBD Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=182833#comment-1539552 Upon reading the headline and seeing the jewelry stores sign (must have cost at least $.50), the first thought that popped into my mind: "they let you hunt with Hi-Points in Georgia?" Seriously though this is just a gimmick.  If the diamond buyer can legally own a gun, then he/she is really just getting a directed rebate/discount.  Its not like the jewelry store is handing out guns. Upon reading the headline and seeing the jewelry stores sign (must have cost at least $.50), the first thought that popped into my mind: “they let you hunt with Hi-Points in Georgia?”

Seriously though this is just a gimmick.  If the diamond buyer can legally own a gun, then he/she is really just getting a directed rebate/discount.  Its not like the jewelry store is handing out guns.

]]>