Topic: Woman Finds WWII Grenade in Potatoes

Team Infidel · March 1st, 2007

ROME (AP) - A woman in a town near Naples got an unwelcome surprise when she bought a sack of potatoes at a nearby market, put them into water to peel and discovered one of them was a hand grenade apparently left over from World War II.

Olga Mauriello had put the potatoes in a vat of water and had just begun peeling them Tuesday when she found the explosive, covered in dirt, police said Wednesday.
An alarmed Mauriello, 74, called neighbors, who in turn called police.
Officers detonated the grenade in a park on Wednesday, state police said. The grenade was believed to have traveled with the potatoes from France, the ANSA news agency reported.

5.56X45mm · March 1st, 2007

Great way to do some gardening. Need a stump cleared, get a grenade...

weed · March 1st, 2007

That's a new one. But, there is a lot of that stuff buried around here. It's quite common that bombs from the air war are discovered during construction work in the cities. Last October, a worker was killed during road work on the A3 autobahn when his cutter hit a bomb. Here's a quick article that has some stats about how much they find.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...444119,00.html

Rob Henderson · March 1st, 2007

That would scare the ever-loving piss outta me...If you still find hand grenades in potatoes, then what else can you find left over from the second war to end all wars?

Kirruth · March 2nd, 2007

Well, the big one is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

an arms ship sunk in the Thames, down the river from London during WW2.

The list of stuff still there includes 1400 tonnes of TNT, as well as phosphorus bombs. Now that would be a big boom if it ever went off.

bulldogg · March 3rd, 2007

Is it being dealt with? That would be a Wal-Mart for the homegrown hajis you've got there planning the UK's demise.

major liability · March 3rd, 2007

Was it a potato-masher grenade?

Grimlin · March 3rd, 2007

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Originally Posted by major liability

Was it a potato-masher grenade?

dude...that was bad...but still funny

phoenix80 · March 3rd, 2007

This is silly

Kirruth · March 4th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulldogg

Is it being dealt with? That would be a Wal-Mart for the homegrown hajis you've got there planning the UK's demise.

I think they are just leaving it there and hoping. Let's hope the average suicide bomber knows nothing about making depth charges.

March 1st, 2007	Post 1
Team Infidel Milforums Spamkiller Gear	Post; Woman Finds WWII Grenade in Potatoes ROME (AP) - A woman in a town near Naples got an unwelcome surprise when she bought a sack of potatoes at a nearby market, put them into water to peel and discovered one of them was a hand grenade apparently left over from World War II. Olga Mauriello had put the potatoes in a vat of water and had just begun peeling them Tuesday when she found the explosive, covered in dirt, police said Wednesday. An alarmed Mauriello, 74, called neighbors, who in turn called police. Officers detonated the grenade in a park on Wednesday, state police said. The grenade was believed to have traveled with the potatoes from France, the ANSA news agency reported. __________________

March 1st, 2007	Post 2
5.56X45mm 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner Gear	Great way to do some gardening. Need a stump cleared, get a grenade... __________________ Give me Liberty, or give me Death! So this is how democracy dies.... to thunderous applause.

March 1st, 2007	Post 4
Rob Henderson Milforum Idol	That would scare the ever-loving piss outta me...If you still find hand grenades in potatoes, then what else can you find left over from the second war to end all wars? __________________ C/1Lt Ret. Henderson "Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think."- Fortune Cookie

March 2nd, 2007	Post 5
Kirruth Optio Gear	Well, the big one is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery an arms ship sunk in the Thames, down the river from London during WW2. The list of stuff still there includes 1400 tonnes of TNT, as well as phosphorus bombs. Now that would be a big boom if it ever went off. __________________ They sicken of the calm, who know the storm.

March 3rd, 2007	Post 6
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	Is it being dealt with? That would be a Wal-Mart for the homegrown hajis you've got there planning the UK's demise. __________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck

March 1st, 2007	Post 3
weed Optio	That's a new one. But, there is a lot of that stuff buried around here. It's quite common that bombs from the air war are discovered during construction work in the cities. Last October, a worker was killed during road work on the A3 autobahn when his cutter hit a bomb. Here's a quick article that has some stats about how much they find. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...444119,00.html

March 3rd, 2007	Post 7
major liability Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Was it a potato-masher grenade? __________________ "It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it." - George Washington

March 3rd, 2007	Post 9
phoenix80 Banned Gear	This is silly

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