Yes, we CAN!
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Excellent. I'm going trademark the name!!

Candeleros?

Yeah, you might have eggplant on your face.

Love it!

Hey, how about some science fair / rocket club action with a tennis ball cannon. Could load it with baseballs or cans! Woooweee!

We need a new debate on stopping power now. Is the higher-energy, higher velocity tomato paste can, superior to the Progresso soup can, or is a middle of the road evaporated milk can better? How does accuracy compare to impact? Should smaller "canners" use lighter cans, and can larger kids handle the big loads? So complex a system!

They'll probably decide that "everyone gets a can" is adequate for the little tykes' self esteem..

Well in this "run" they probably all won't be winners. Just the really fast ones!

Maybe they should rethink this Orwellian "everyone gets a ribbon" training too!

Furthermore as a Teacher I can immediately state that those canned goods will be put away to avoid them being in the way. Which immediately renders them inaccessible for the use that they were intended for.

But heck it gives those too stupid to actually accept actual forms of protection a warm fuzzy for their efforts in protecting the children.

Well, if "RUN" is going to be required of those little kids, the PTA better start demanding the return of physical education classes.

The real strong baseball guys are allowed to "bruise and stain", but this required popping the can open upon impact. Most unskilled throwers are limited to causing "a wide-eyed response of surprise for 5 seconds", before the insane person turns his attention to the thrower. The next indicated response is "R U N !"

I heard that on the radio yesterday - Tom Sullivan was talking about it, I thought it was a joke. That's not 'bringing a knife to a gun fight' - that's bring a can of chicken noodle to a gun fight...

Better than throwing erasers. Lot weaker than a couple of armed teachers.

great idea, but why one can how about a dozen per student and also have the teacher armed with a gun.

I've heard of the poor soul who brought a knife to a gunfight -- but food cans?" Did they ever think about what would happen after the cans were thrown? If ever there was an incentive for a massacre....

I dune know... That could lead to too much empowerment for the kids. In 20 or 40 years, when they graduate, they may question the government's policies or even refuse to march in government-organized protests... Too dangerous!

BTW, in the Soviet Union prior to WWII, the popular saying was that Germany could not possibly attack the SU because there are so many Russians that they they would just throw their hats at the Germans and that would be enough to burry them. I believe that the Soviet production of uniforms closely matched the number killed...

Remy song-new words to Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive"

I would not want to be the kid seated next to the classroom door where a gunman is most likely to appear.
In fact, several kids nearest to the door would likely receive cracked skulls as a volley of cans pummels the perpetrator like an actor in a B level comedy flick.

I see a business opportunity here. Hand-crafted, hand-tooled leather "can belts" and "bandoleros," sized for each kid to hold six cans of spinach (or canned pork) and for the big kids, a belt that would hold #10 cans.

Now, what are the rules of engagement? Are the kids allowed to "can to kill" or just wound?

Saturday Night Live has got to do a skit on this!! You can't make this stuff up.

Should that be OCC - Open Can Carry?

And notice that the school plans to donate the unused can to a food pantry at the end of the year. Presumably, thy're planning on collecting new canned food the following year. Allah forbid that they use expired canned food against a terrorist!

Well, it depends on the type of food. Canned pork would work best... By the way, are they allowing now "open food carry?"