Walking Banana Carrying an AK-47 Cited in Texas

[Ben]

My question is, how could this AK be slung? Bananas don't have shoulders.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/11/texas-cops-bust-banana-toting-ak-47/?intcmp=obinsite

[vaskidmark]

True, but banana costumes do.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Banana-Costume-Adult/14554235

stay safe.

[Tallpine]

He's in a bunch of trouble. 

Hopefully he wiil win on a peel.   

[roo_ster]

What, a 20' tall purple inflatable gorilla wasn't good enough for the owner?

[Jamisjockey]

Beaumont.  Go figure.  Beaumont is a small town, surrounded by smaller towns, all full of insane inbred rednecks.  1 1/2 years in Beaumont was plenty.

True story:  My wife had a co-worker who had a gay brother who was both a redneck and a racist.  He always said the "N-word" with flair.... 

Also, of her two female co-workers, one had divorced out of an abusive relationship, the other was currently in an abusive relationship.  Anecdotal, but made me think something was in the water there....

[MillCreek]

He's in a bunch of trouble. 

Hopefully he wiil win on a peel.   

He will be in jail until he is brown and mushy.

[Balog]

Sounds like shop owner has a history of getting hassled by the local Man.

[BlueStarLizzard]

I noted that the Banana was a teenager, which I hope means 18 or 19.
I also noted that the charges are public nusance and breaking city ordiance with marketing hype, so more that the Banana was not allowed in the first place, much less an armed Banana.

So, Banana would have been told to go away, even without being armed.

I still don't understand why a Banana... But ok, whatever you want.

[bedlamite]

I still don't understand why a Banana... But ok, whatever you want.

It got this crowd talking about him, didn't it?

[BlueStarLizzard]

It got this crowd talking about him, didn't it?

Yeah, but if he was Bacon with an AK, we'd all be roadtripping to texas to buy something from his store.

You gotta know your market.

[Boomhauer]

I still don't understand why a Banana... But ok, whatever you want.

The local Little Ceasar's pizza has a guy playing air guitar on a guitar shaped pizza and the local Subways have a guy in a big sandwhich costume dancing. Honestly I feel sorry for those guys, that's a job with no respect.

[lee n. field]

He will be in jail until he is brown and mushy.

A week or so, max.  More if kept in a fridge.

[BlueStarLizzard]

The local Little Ceasar's pizza has a guy playing air guitar on a guitar shaped pizza and the local Subways have a guy in a big sandwhich costume dancing. Honestly I feel sorry for those guys, that's a job with no respect.

No, not even close to the worst.

The worst is that poor shlub outside the tax filing places dressed as Lady Liberty. Not only does he get to be a fool in public with no dignity, but he stuck in a green dress.

[Boomhauer]

No, not even close to the worst.

The worst is that poor shlub outside the tax filing places dressed as Lady Liberty. Not only does he get to be a fool in public with no dignity, but he stuck in a green dress.

I had forgotten about those.

[Tallpine]

Banana was a teenager

So he was still a little green.

[Cliffh]

No, not even close to the worst.

The worst is that poor shlub outside the tax filing places dressed as Lady Liberty. Not only does he get to be a fool in public with no dignity, but he stuck in a green dress.

DW was saying just yesterday that those guys need to be paid lots more than they are.