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| I kicked the burning terrorist in the balls so hard that I tore a tendon |
| 2007-07-04 |
| And yes that is the headline. A HERO cabbie who took on the Glasgow Airport terror suspects told yesterday how he booted one of them in the privates. Alex McIlveen, 45, kicked the man, whose body was in flames, so hard that he tore a tendon in his foot. "I kicked the burning terrorist in the balls" But he said last night: "He didn't even flinch. I couldn't believe he didn't go down. Maybe being on fire had him preoccupied. "A doctor told me later I'd damaged a tendon in my foot." And well worth it - how many others have a chance to nut-shot a flaming terrorist? |
| Posted by:OldSpook |
| #13 TW, about 0.66 second. If you get yourself far enough for that moment and the recipient does not have a gun pointed at you, you win. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-04 23:51 |
| #12 Somewhere, I think the ghost of Winston Churchill is very, very proud of this gentleman. Hear, hear! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-04 23:49 |
| #11 I think Patton used the term in some of his speeches, SB. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-07-04 23:47 |
| #10 Actually, on second thought, Mr. Wife long ago warned me never to strike the testicles. He explained there's a long moment when the man knows it's going to hurt a lot but it doesn't yet, and that's when he'll get his revenge -- in advance. He made me promise if it ever came to that, to tear them off instead. But I only know gentlemen, so that's ok. The reports make it sound like he's in quite enough pain to satisfy our basest natures, twobyfour. I don't particularly care which bit of him hurts the most. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-07-04 23:45 |
| #9 No doubt, SB. It seems that there is a mighty divide between gummint politicos and regular blokes. That, of course, needs to be expressed at the voting booth... but that may be a tough one. Is there a British politician (beside Tony Blair) that truly gets it? |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-04 23:45 |
| #8 Somewhere, I think the ghost of Winston Churchill is very, very proud of this gentleman. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2007-07-04 23:41 |
| #7 Yea, TW, figures. The jihadi flambeaux enjoying himself burning was undoubtedly almost in no pain. I hope that it did kick in later, because of both the burns and the ball paste. Of course, that factor -- drugs -- may have been instrumental in the way the attack was executed. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-04 23:37 |
| #6 Clearly whoever suggested yesterday that the jihadis were drugged to the gills must have been right. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-07-04 23:17 |
| #5 From the article's title, I'd hoped that the kick tore a tendon in the burning chap. Lends a whole new meaning to the term "flaming @sshole". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-04 22:59 |
| #4 I would have kicked him in the face. Making an honest comparison, I can only conclude that this man is far superior to me. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-07-04 22:49 |
| #3 He was trying to put out the flames. Genitalia first. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-07-04 21:55 |
| #2 To be utterly honest, after thinking about it, I think that would be my first response to a flaming terrorist too. |
| Posted by: Anging Smith5823 2007-07-04 21:55 |
| #1 Lol! |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-07-04 21:55 |