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Perd Hapley

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Raising the bar on FAIL?
« on: February 10, 2009, 11:11:26 PM »
The owner of the now-infamous bong used by Michael Phelps.  Was he really stupid enough to post an ad on eBay that said:  "I have a bong; make an offer"?  Or was he trying to be subtle about it?  Might be amusing, if we can get some more details. 

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Sources say the owner of the bong was trying to sell it on eBay for as much as $100,000.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9814127


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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 11:20:41 PM »
Aren't the bongs themselves legal in many countries? Sure are legal here.
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 11:28:41 PM »
As far as I know, they are quite legal.
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 11:39:14 PM »
I thought stuff like that was considered illegal paraphernalia. 

Guess maybe I raised the bar on fail.   :laugh:
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2009, 11:53:03 PM »
IIRC...

They're typically legal as long as they've never been used for illegal drugs.  The second you smoke pot in one, it becomes illegal.

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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2009, 12:27:51 AM »
"Why, whatever do you mean, officer?  My friends and I merely use this clever, little 420-themed water pipe for pleasurable tobacco smoking on quiet afternoons as we study the Scriptures and knit socks for the orphans."
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2009, 07:48:04 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on February 11, 2009, 12:27:51 AM
"Why, whatever do you mean, officer?  My friends and I merely use this clever, little 420-themed water pipe for pleasurable tobacco smoking on quiet afternoons as we study the Scriptures and knit socks for the orphans."
Pretty much.
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2009, 08:20:35 AM »
I thought it was a neti pot for sinus flushing.  You mean you can smkoe through those things?
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 10:27:10 AM »
Bongs are legal here, unless they have illegal drugs (or residue) in them.  Without that, it's just a piece of glass.

The whole investigation / prosecution is a joke.  That sheriff is just trying to make a name for himself.  :rolleyes:
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2009, 11:42:13 AM »
Like bolt cutters and pry bars.  Perfectly legal in the back of a pickup with chains and blocks and come-alongs.

Have them in the trunk with a tee vee and someone else's checkbook and they magically become "burglary tools"
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2009, 12:08:57 PM »
And they wonder why potheads have a stereotype of being rather slow-witted.
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2009, 12:16:53 PM »
Quote from: Declaration Day on February 11, 2009, 10:27:10 AM
Bongs are legal here, unless they have illegal drugs (or residue) in them.  Without that, it's just a piece of glass.

The whole investigation / prosecution is a joke.  That sheriff is just trying to make a name for himself.  :rolleyes:

Word. We don't know what the law is in this guy's locality.
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Re: Raising the bar on FAIL?
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2009, 12:24:20 PM »
If that particular water pipe is the one Phelps used to smoke weed, then we can safely say it's illegal drug paraphernalia.   It's not terribly surprising that the local po-po would make noises about it.
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