What do Texas, an AK-47, and a banana costume have in common?

[Are_grits_groceries]

A Beaumont man was cited by police after riling up motorists by standing at an intersection carrying an AK-47 while dressed as a banana.

Derek Poe, owner of Golden Triangle Tactical gun shop, said the stunt was part of the store's grand opening after moving locations.

Poe said the man in the banana suit was holding an AK-47 across his back with the barrel pointing down and holding a sign with an arrow pointing toward the store.

He said this idea was to attract customers to the store.

A Beaumont police spokesperson said officers temporarily detained the 18-year-old and found he had the rifle with a drum magazine attached with at least a 50-round capacity. The spokesperson said the teen was cited for violating a city ordinance that prohibits soliciting in and alongside roadways.
http://www.click2houston.com/police-cite-man-dressed-as-banana-carrying-ak47/-/1736084/24388136/-/vs4cvuz/-/index.html

Banana nut in-breds!
Texas beat Florida today.

[kentauros]

1. He better not a-peel.

Because he was ripe for that frisking.

[Walk away]

7. Ba-rump-bump!

[kentauros]

10. The sound a car makes

running over a gunnut in a banana suit

[kentauros]

2. Was he by himself,

or was there a whole bunch?

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. Hope his costume doesn't split. nt

[kentauros]

5. It could only do that on Sundae.

[Walk away]

9. Ba-Rump-Bump ............ Pissssshhhhhh!

[Blue_Tires]

39. ^^^^^MODS BAN THIS GUY PLEASE

(or at least that's what I would have said if I didn't laugh so hard!)

[pinboy3niner]

40. Just leave him alone and maybe he'll split

[kentauros]

51. If I were a smoothie operator

I'd have peeled that banana more than halfway!

[kentauros]

48. Yes, we have no mods today!

But we do have bunches of half-peeled banana guys, fully loaded!

[pinboy3niner]

53. I see you're still trying to Foster the dialogue

[kentauros]

54. I am a bit pie-eyed today

[Politicalboi]

4. It's gun laws like these

That "may" make police act more violent towards the public. Not that that is a real good excuse, but it's logical to me. If we allow this to get more out of hand, who in their right mind would want to be a cop ANYWHERE? Cops think you ARE armed. Another reason to take guns out of our streets. I prefer out of our lives, but we can get there some day.

[Thinkingabout]

6. Give the guy a break, this is his klan outfit, he had it made for Easter and his valentine

Was dirty and he could not get it out of the cleaners.

[kentauros]

8. Is that why the bottom half is missing?

Or did that part split?

[Thinkingabout]

18. That's good, he's gone bottomless bananas.

[kentauros]

20. Maybe the bottom

got bunched up.

[malthaussen]

11. Sure-fire way to attract customers.

The mind boggles.

-- Mal

[Walk away]

12. Another gun-nut Banana Republic...can. nt

[kentauros]

14. He had the banana

but no bread.

[Walk away]

15. And he was destined for a prat fall!

[kentauros]

16. He was bespeckled

and the timing was ripe!

[Walk away]

23. ...to become a Cereal Killer!!!!

[kentauros]

24. And the cops showed up in the nick of time

with jugs of milk!

[Skittles]

26. SCHEDULING YOU BOTH FOR ASS KICKINGS

*EGREGIOUS*; yes INDEED

[Lasher]

27. That's right, kick them with those crocs you always wear!

That'll teach 'em!

[Skittles]

29. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

KILL! KILL!!

[kentauros]

31. Careful.

I see a banana peel in front of you.

[Lasher]

37. I find her attire appeeling.

You should see her in pajama jeans, hubba hubba!

[kentauros]

49. Were those pajama jeans acquired

from Banana Republic?

[kentauros]

28. Then you're lucky it was just two of us.

Because I did send a note to pinboy3niner about this being his favorite kind of thread

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. There has to be an a-peel in this one for him

[pinboy3niner]

44. It's a slippery slope

[kentauros]

50. Indeed!

The we next hear of him he'll be pulling leaves off of pineapples and throwing them at people.

And after that, it'll be coconuts with lime in them.

[kentauros]

52. I'm not so sure.

While this is Texas, and we were once a Republic, he's the one thinking he's in a Banana Republic.

[pinboy3niner]

42. Looks like you've got it covered just fine

Carry on.

[kentauros]

47. Well, I'm fully covered.

Whereas banana-nut went off half-peeled!

[kentauros]

13. The cops were just protecting him.

They didn't want him to slip and lose his load.

[Chorophyll]

17. Wait a minute.

So the guy was "cited for violating a city ordinance that prohibits soliciting in and alongside roadways," but not for carrying an AK-47 alongside said roadway.

Okay then, Texas.

I know, I know. Because he was a good banana with a gun.

[kentauros]

21. He was a top banana.

And then his stock split!

[Are_grits_groceries]

25. FTW!!!

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"a good banana with a gun"

LOL!

(FTW-for the win)

[Chorophyll]

34. Aw, thanks!

I don't think I've ever had a FTW on DU before.

[Are_grits_groceries]

35. Gold Medal snark deserves recognition! nt

[longship]

19. I know!!!! It's penis envy!!!

But sometimes a banana is just a banana.

[kentauros]

22. In this case, half a banana!

So, does that make it "pen-vy"?

[Lasher]

30. I saw this on an episode of Reno 911!

Actually several episodes, if memory serves.

[IDemo]

32. Car accidents kill more each year than slipping on banana peels

Let's keep this in perspective.

[UncleMuscles]

33. part of ted poe's gerrymandered district

used to be blue and a union stronghold at one time.

[EvilAL]

36. People were scared?

Holy fuck, if you can't trust a guy walking around wearing a banana suit and carrying a rifle, who the fuck can you trust?

[chrisa]

41. "It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time!" the suspect yelled.

[Gothmog]

43. Juanita Jean has some fun with this crazy story

http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/02/11/speaking-of-fruitcakes/

A guy named Derek Poe decides that a great way to advertise his business is to hire another guy to stand at a busy freeway intersection while dressed to get noticed and carrying a sample of the product.

Free enterprise and advertising. We love it.

Only problem was that the dress-up was a giant banana and the product was an AK-27.

I could not make that up.

They were stunned, stunned I tell you, that passing motorist were a bit frightened by this and that police were a tad upset, too, when they discovered that the attached drum magazine held 50 rounds of ammo.

It took me a few minutes to wonder what bananas had to do with gun owners. Oh yeah, I forgot, the gun alone is not near phallic enough.

[Coyotl]

45. Texas Banana Nut Kookie Recipe for Arrest

Take one crazy redneck wacko.
Add a bright yellow banana costume.
Toss in an AK-47, attach 50-round magazine.
Stand beside the freeway and wave arms.

Yeah, someone is definitely going to dail 911

[petronius]

46. Looks like the owner of the store is the same guy who was arrested last December

for carrying a rifle through the mall.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014688499

The store being advertised by the banana is his new location...

[kentauros]

55. No one trifles with a half-breed banana!