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Mar 30, 2026 5:06 PM
McPuffinStuff
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Isorikk
This penmanship really matches what I'd expect of someone hanging outside in the evenings with a BB rifle
KalEl3188
"Dude, that was me. I was trying to fix my car and you just came up and shot me."
lieutenantbrodan
Plot twist: neighbour was fixing something on his car and got shot out of nowhere
woozle
Herebychoice
All it takes is a good guy with a gun .....
StubbDubya
"Like a good Neighbor ... BB Man is there".
snafu999
PS - it was a .72 caliber PCP, he's dead now and under your car - you deal with it
Cranbananarama
Your friendly neighborhood neighbor.
areyoustillthere
Friendly Neighborhood Sniper-Man
Herebychoice
JarJarDrinks
They will never steal the catalytic converter from my EV.
dashers
I pre-emptively removed my cats to avoid them from being stolen.
Colopty
Turns out the note was left by a catstrap salesman.
HypnagogicHallucinations
*catstrap
TupacAintDead
I also choose this guy’s neighbor.
3006mv
Friendly neighborhood BB gun sniper
Imagine being under a car doing illegal shit and getting 2 bbs in the scalp?
BJWTech
Why would one be under a car, with their head exposed? Try again. ;)
3006mv
That’s where the catalytic converter is. And always do headshots with a BB gun. Crawl under a car I bet I can get you a few times from the right angle taking a prone shooting position. The sniper always has the advantage
BJWTech
I did not think the sniper would be prone. Crazy you'd have los from any reasonable distance though. I'll take your word for it. :)
nimeton0
LespritDeLescalier22
godDAMMIT
HatBeardMe
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eHgwM3JtOWUybWs3MGpheTM1MGJjYnlob3NxNmx5bjUxc2Z1amw2MCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/U6WxwPyG43QGs/200w.webp
mondeca
You're a pistol, you're really funny. You're really funny.
hendawg2020
Like Rita Rudner funny.
powwerbottom
Strangely, the BB gun is a pretty humane way to deal with a desperate person who's trapped in an eddy of economic disparity the likes of which man has never seen despite having wholly created it
UhohsSpaghet
Might be better than alternatives but still a felony to do. Now airsoft or painball gun - might find a judge/jury to go easy on you.
JohnSatclaire
When the alternative is a 410 filled with rocksalt, it's practically Nobel worthy in terms of its level of humaneness.
ricpaul
Obvously we don't know about this specific case, but it happens in the Netherlands too and we have a solid welfare system where stealing catalytic converters is a choice, not a necessity. This guy died btw. when the jack failed while under the car. (Prii like the one in the pic, same age and color as mine, seem to have an above average amount of platinum, so more money per theft.) https://imgur.com/DIZq0xk
powwerbottom
Oh Jesus...holy shit 😳 Okaaaaay actually I have evolved from my initial standpoint, wow
quade
opus68
Caughtintheconcentricelipsesofchaosanditsinnatemadness
"Dad's gonna kill Ralphie!"
drduffer
My mother, born in 1920, had a story about shooting the Postman in the butt with a BB gun from the roof of their garage, circa 1932. She never revealed her motivation, which only enhanced her badass reputation in my eyes.
DildoMussolini
haha she injured a stranger while they were working 🤣
Flexiblewarmth
He was her father
monkeyfly
*he knows why I did it and that's enough "
ChicanoBatman
Probably drinking vodka, and playing cards with my grandmother on the old shipping freighters with the Russians. She's 107 and still drinks a little scotch and plays some rummy. Pretty good shot with a rifle as well
Lutki
As a person who had bbguns In my youth, the motivation was almost certainly because there was a bbgun in her hands. Like it is why in my family playing with tools is discouraged. When there is a hammer in your hand everything starts looking like a nail. You can watch it happen in real time, a little tap here or there, I wonder if I can get my knee to do the jerking thing, I'll just tap the window really softly, then disaster. Seriously it is wild how consistent the behavior is.
SandpaperCock
"I wonder how hard I have to hit this thing before it breaks".
barnwolf
We're tool users, not tool neglecters!
3andAHalfLivesAgo
Similar thing with my family. If the men suddenly get quiet it’s because 1 of them is going to grab SOME tool and the heads start banging together, fighting over the single braincell meant for the group. Man have tool, man investigate then fix. Sometimes man break what investigate. Somethin about broken eggs and making an omelette
AllegedlyTonyDutch
Everything fits with a hammer!
ThatPug
Catstrap? no, *scribbles out* Catstrap, that's it.
smellsmiketeenspirit
Prolly wrote cutstrap or decided it wasn't readable enough.
DarthGoodguy
🎼 Cat strap feveeerrr🎶
MarkoClassicGaming
This made me laugh way too hard. Thank you
updootsonlyupdoots
Be jlnice.
PineappleLoopsBroether
frennndlyyyyy
miked854
The first time he pronounced it catstrap instead of catstrap.
ReallyOG
One man’s catstrap is another man’s catstrap
YippeeKayakOB
It is gif, not gif! https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1azM3cjM0dm55dnoxcmJrd28zeG93YmdjcnRta2l2dmV2Mmsybnh0aCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/MwOuiiTfWfWgM/200w.webp
SubiBryant
What is it?
NinjaCongo
Off we go to Urban Dictionary!
imgurianitarian
̶C̶a̶t̶s̶t̶r̶a̶p̶ Catstrap
TheMentallyillist
It’s when you strap a cat to the underside of your vehicle whenever it’s left alone. A would be thief is gonna regret getting under there.
tombeithemist
I think caltrops would work too..
JbWock
A strap for the cat...alytic converter
Fanner50
Catstrap Fever?
ThatPug
evidently an anti theft device https://www.catstrap.net/
CharlesTooke
Thanks for the link.
Bortthog
I think what really makes this funny is they understand what a catstrap is but only uses a BB gun as a deterrent
Caughtintheconcentricelipsesofchaosanditsinnatemadness
They were out of .22 ammo
bad1080
The CatStrap mounts onto your exhaust to protect the entire length of the converter and pipe using:
Standard exhaust clamps;
Heat-activated adhesive bond; and
Stainless steel ties.
Between all three attachment mechanisms the strap cannot be removed, it must be cut.
Feralkyn
So is this a fake ad to sell the things?
SubiBryant
Thank you.
InablueMule
Cool.
bad1080
so you need to cut an extra strap to steal the converter... what a challenge for somebody cutting all kinds of shit to steal it xD
CallMeCourierSix
You don't need to make it impossible. You just need to make it difficult enough, and time-consuming enough, that the thief will move on rather than risk being caught.
InfocalypseRising
It's like that annoying plastic blister pack shit that's a pain in the ass to open. It's not *impossible* to shoplift stuff packed in it, it's just annoying enough to make thieves disregard it for an easier target.
rusrsdude
Dude that's literally how locks work.. they're deterrents, not for prevention. Everything bows down to heat.
BishlamekGurpgork
And most house door locks can be picked with a broken paperclip. The goal is to make this take more time than a thief wants to spend at risk.
It's like escaping an angry bear. You don't have to run the fastest, just faster than the slowest.
unluckyandbored
It's a deterrent, like anything else. A thief will look, decide your car isn't worth the trouble, and move on to an easier target.
Ivain
No security is truly invincible, the point is to make it not worth the effort. It's entirely possible to steal heavy construction equipment and just straight up pull an entire ATM out of a wall then cart off with it, but if those things rarely contain more than 20-30k then why bother? You might as well try selling the stolen construction equipment, and that ignores the measures keeping the ATM's cash container secure.
dohcohv
It's not supposed to make it invincible, it's just supposed to make them go look for an easier target. It's like putting a lock on your bike, it doesn't make it impossible to steal, just makes thieves move to easier targets. That said, my truck has its cat surrounded with 1/2" rebar. Not impossible to cut, but way, way more work.
HamSlamwich
Bro why even put locks on your doors? All your windows are made of very breakable glass.
Dude why use a PIN on your atm card? Anyone could eventually guess it.
Man you have fences around your yard? Name one burglar who couldn't jump a fence.
hotaru251
"name one burglar who couldnt jump a fence"
the robber sitting in the WH atm.
Geokhan
I have the same argument towards people who think adding restrictions to gun laws would fail because criminals would break the law anyway. 'Dude, the point is that if it's harder to do the thing less people do it!'
SpikedDoggos
I don't know about this one but steel braided cable is hard to cut with a sawzall
But I feel like the intent is to make it harder so they just move into the next one that is easier
eventide215
Exactly. Most crimes are a crime of opportunity. Simple deterrents actually do a lot more than people think. Like simply having one of those "Protected by..." signs outside a house stops a lot of theft. Advertising that you have a Ring camera helps too. Even if you don't have one.
thegarts
BB gun is easier.