Mr. Baylis wrote, in part:
When we gather for parties and fun, one of the favorite activities is shooting the Potato Gun. They are made from plumbing tubing and an igniter from a Coleman lantern
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I have--as have a number of the usual suspects around here--fired that very potato gun, and I can tell you that it could be a lethal weapon in the wrong hands. As it happens--fortunately--the only victim I'm aware of is the dumpster out back of Joe's shop..
Charles Andrews Los Angeles
Q: "Why do people spoil everything for themselves?
A: "In big ways, and little ways too, people do that all the time to themselves. We can't stand prosperity. We have to tinker with the machinery."
--John D. MacDonald