Saturday, June 20, 2009  Doofus Of The Day #229  Today's Doofus
is from Russia.  An Russian officer had to be rushed to hospital
when the two rockets he was trying to use as fence posts
exploded in his hands.  The officer, stationed at a penal colony
in Russia's Baikal Region, found the rockets in the countryside,
Interfax reports.  He did not recognize the almost three-meter
long objects as the shells for BM-21 Grad rocket launcher, and
thought he could use them to mend his old fence.  He took the
shells home, and started welding them to the fence.  The heat
predictably caused the rockets to explode, leaving the man badly
wounded.  “We are investigating the accident,” spokesman for the
local police told Interfax.  The rockets could have been the
remains of ammunition that got scattered all around the region
after arms storages exploded there in 2001.  Hmm. A Russian
officer who didn't recognize military rockets? Methinks a
certain amount of vodka was involved!    Strings said...  Vodka,
involved in something