# "My speargun accidentally went off." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895 "2013-05-09T15:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/1 "2013-05-09T15:23:18Z")
[Suuure it did.](http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/08/18132396-woman-survives-after-husband-accidentally-shoots-her-in-the-mouth-with-harpoon?lite) Short version: Brazilian man shoots his wife in the mouth with a harpoon. Claims he was cleaning his spear gun and it went off by accident. Let the Great White Whale jokes begin! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/2 "2013-05-09T15:29:35Z")
> [@](#): > > But once she fully recovers we will be able to question her and get a clearer picture of what happened. _“Hinn neenee neene neewhaa. Nuee leee meene neene na. Nuuumuuu wheee dee nuhh.”_ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/3 "2013-05-09T15:31:40Z")
He shouldn’t have left that harpoon in the chamber while he was cleaning… \*\*lieu \*\*- you crack me up!! ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/4 "2013-05-09T15:48:07Z")
“Spear gun” and “harpoon” are euphemisms, right? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/5 "2013-05-09T15:53:49Z")
My spear gun goes off in chicks’ mouths ALL THE FREAKIN’ TIME! BADDA BING! OHHHHHHHHHH! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/6 "2013-05-09T15:56:36Z")
So. . .is the guy an idiot or a bad shot? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/7 "2013-05-09T15:57:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Suuure it did.](http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/08/18132396-woman-survives-after-husband-accidentally-shoots-her-in-the-mouth-with-harpoon?lite) > > Short version: Brazilian man shoots his wife in the mouth with a harpoon. Claims he was cleaning his spear gun and it went off by accident. > > Let the Great White Whale jokes begin! What happened? Why didn’t Moby duck? Ahab a bad feeling about this… ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/8 "2013-05-09T16:22:50Z")
She ran into my spear gun…She ran into my spear gun ten times. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/9 "2013-05-09T16:48:58Z")
Wow, I thought Russian Roulette was hardcore but those Brazilians really don’t play around. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/10 "2013-05-09T16:52:07Z")
All he really wanted was for her to call him “Ishmael” during sexytime role playing. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/11 "2013-05-09T17:03:03Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > She ran into my spear gun…She ran into my spear gun ten times. She totally had it coming. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/12 "2013-05-09T17:07:12Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Suuure it did.](http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/08/18132396-woman-survives-after-husband-accidentally-shoots-her-in-the-mouth-with-harpoon?lite) > > Short version: Brazilian man shoots his wife in the mouth with a harpoon. Claims he was cleaning his spear gun and it went off by accident. > > Let the Great White Whale jokes begin! Right in the blowhole. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/13 "2013-05-09T17:12:32Z")
Tonight on Fox: XTreme Dentistry! ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/14 "2013-05-09T17:41:32Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Wow, I thought Russian Roulette was hardcore but those Brazilians really don’t play around. For the final round they use muzzle loading muskets. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/15 "2013-05-09T17:43:10Z")
What’s what she said!..or she would have, if she didn’t have a harpoon in her mouth ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/16 "2013-05-09T17:51:55Z")
Is that a harpoon in your mouth or am I just glad to see you? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/17 "2013-05-09T18:17:27Z")
“Spearguns need to be banned! Brazilians could be killed!” “That’s terrible… uh, remind me, how many millions is a brazilian?” ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/18 "2013-05-09T18:21:04Z")
I’m assuming this implement is intended to be used in the sea. Freshwater ones are much safer. I propose a salt speargun ban. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/19 "2013-05-09T18:47:48Z")
One of my favorite stories from my D&D playing days: The halfling thief decide he needed to have something valuable that another character owned, and decided to ambush her. He got one whack in, for 0 damage. The fighter basically asks ‘WTF?’, while deciding if she should retaliate. The hobbit says: “Sorry. I was cleaning my sling, and it went off.” ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895/20 "2013-05-09T19:29:22Z")
Honestly, how can you not know your speargun is loaded? I think they should prosecute, on the eminently supportable grounds that he either intended to shoot her or is so mind-bogglingly stupid that it’s fair to prosecute him anyway. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-speargun-accidentally-went-off/657895.md?page=2)