Award For Most Inventive Use of the Word “Stone”
April 12, 2008 | Aussie Dave | Comments 3
Goes to our friends at the AP:
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling-shot to hurl a stone at Israeli border police, not seen, during a protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, Friday, April 11, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Come to think of it, is that even a sling-shot?
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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
It’s not a sling-shot, technically it’s just a sling or a ’shepherds sling’.
Clearly whatever is in the pouch is closer to the camera so it is quite difficult to tell how big it is.
Plus the wide-angle lense.
To their rock throwing mentality, that is an Artillery piece. Updated from their 7th century thinking.
nuf sed