Had a Whammo boomerang (many, many) years ago. Got home to the farm with it after buying it and it was after dark. Large yard light in front of the barn illuminating a fairly large area and I couldn’t wait to try it so I threw it. It was pretty heavy. I had no idea what I was doing. It climbed up and above the lighted area. Couldn’t see it. Really unnerving. I knew it was up there somewhere and probably coming for me. Relaxed somewhat when I heard it hit the tin roof of the barn. Turns out it didn’t just go out a ways and come right back like in the cartoons. Found it next morning.
Reminiscent of Fritz Lieber’s “Gonna Roll the Bones”: “Then he turned and headed straight for home, but he took the long way … around the world.” Also Ben Bova’s “Men of Good Will,” in which an early conflict between US and Russian moon-bases leaves a cloud of bullets in low orbit.
A friend got a new boomerang and we tried it out. He read the instructions and tried throwing it. It disappeared into some trees and didn’t come back. We couldn’t find. Both of us spent weeks looking over our shoulders in case that boomerang came out of nowhere to strike.
Ratkin 12 days ago
didgeridon’t do that
Enter.Name.Here 12 days ago
Forgot to bind it to the transmitter first.
Imagine 12 days ago
…knock you out.
tonypezzano 11 days ago
Many Happy Returns.
Doug K 11 days ago
If you think you lost it and can’t find it, don’t worry – it will find you.
Kroykali 11 days ago
Made by Wham-O!
Ichabod Ferguson 11 days ago
A Sherlock Holmes mystery. Man found dead by stream with blow to head, no suspects.
Tarzan & Redd Panda 11 days ago
Page 2. recommends digging a foxhole before using.
[Traveler] Premium Member 11 days ago
Men don’t read instructions
MRBLUESKY529 11 days ago
Yep! See my comment I made yesterday.
ChessPirate 11 days ago
“…Clock you in the gourd.”
win.45mag 11 days ago
He looks like he’s doin’ the Mexican Hat Dance
Gina Carson 11 days ago
Probably didn’t knock any sense into him.
bobbyferrel 11 days ago
Had a Whammo boomerang (many, many) years ago. Got home to the farm with it after buying it and it was after dark. Large yard light in front of the barn illuminating a fairly large area and I couldn’t wait to try it so I threw it. It was pretty heavy. I had no idea what I was doing. It climbed up and above the lighted area. Couldn’t see it. Really unnerving. I knew it was up there somewhere and probably coming for me. Relaxed somewhat when I heard it hit the tin roof of the barn. Turns out it didn’t just go out a ways and come right back like in the cartoons. Found it next morning.
toondel5 Premium Member 11 days ago
Reminiscent of Fritz Lieber’s “Gonna Roll the Bones”: “Then he turned and headed straight for home, but he took the long way … around the world.” Also Ben Bova’s “Men of Good Will,” in which an early conflict between US and Russian moon-bases leaves a cloud of bullets in low orbit.
fencie 11 days ago
Only one who didn’t see that coming was Monty.
Ed The Red Premium Member 11 days ago
A friend got a new boomerang and we tried it out. He read the instructions and tried throwing it. It disappeared into some trees and didn’t come back. We couldn’t find. Both of us spent weeks looking over our shoulders in case that boomerang came out of nowhere to strike.
Impkins Premium Member 11 days ago
The latest in Australian Millinery Fashions! :)
the lost wizard 11 days ago
This is a throwback. :)
CleverHans Premium Member 11 days ago
“Your Electro-boomerang’s advanced AI will always perform its return trajectory when you turn your back to maximize comedic impact.”
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] 11 days ago
Bonk to the head.
MacII 11 days ago
I’m reminded of an old Gaston LaGaffe gag where Gaston loads a boomerang into a crossbow. From bande dessinee to bandages.
banjoAhhh! 11 days ago
I had one of those as a kid. Not the electro kind, just the regular kind.
rgcviper 11 days ago
That’ll leave a mark.