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Having two first names is cool, but being saved by your cell phone is even cooler.
The Times-Picayune reports that a New Orleans man by the name of Ronald Richard was mowing the lawn last Saturday when a stray .45 caliber bullet hit him in the chest. But somehow, instead of killing him, the bullet hit his Motorola RAZR; the phone was destroyed, and Richard was fine. The bullet may have come from the woods near Richard's home.
Making the story even more miraculous, Richard normally clips his cell phone to the hip pocket of his overalls. On this particular Saturday, however, he hooked it to the chest of the overalls just over his heart.
"Something hit me in the chest really hard," said Richard. When he removed his sweater and opened his phone's case, a .45-caliber bullet fell out of it. "I don't look at any of this as coincidence," Richard said Wednesday. "I look at this as God telling me to put my cell phone in that pocket, and I'm grateful and humbled."
There's one thing that doesn't make sense, though: We thought God used an iPhone? [From: Nola.com]
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The Times-Picayune reports that a New Orleans man by the name of Ronald Richard was mowing the lawn last Saturday when a stray .45 caliber bullet hit him in the chest. But somehow, instead of killing him, the bullet hit his Motorola RAZR; the phone was destroyed, and Richard was fine. The bullet may have come from the woods near Richard's home.
Making the story even more miraculous, Richard normally clips his cell phone to the hip pocket of his overalls. On this particular Saturday, however, he hooked it to the chest of the overalls just over his heart.
"Something hit me in the chest really hard," said Richard. When he removed his sweater and opened his phone's case, a .45-caliber bullet fell out of it. "I don't look at any of this as coincidence," Richard said Wednesday. "I look at this as God telling me to put my cell phone in that pocket, and I'm grateful and humbled."
There's one thing that doesn't make sense, though: We thought God used an iPhone? [From: Nola.com]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsJosh TaylorNov 21st 2008 10:28AM
god put the razr there because he wanted it destroyed.
SamuelNov 21st 2008 11:07AM
Just a note. I'm from the New Orleans area and saw this on the news a few days ago... his last name is pronounced Ree-shard, not Richard as it's spelled... gotta love the French names...
ArjunNov 21st 2008 4:03PM
hold on ... so a "stray" bullet just happened to be going straight at his heart? And it came from the woods? something sounds fishy ...
meestroNov 21st 2008 9:14PM
...and his wife 'happened' to come home just after...hmmm. I smell what you're stepping in
TedNov 21st 2008 5:49PM
luck guy.....
I usually carry phone in my pocket or on belt...
Davy FieldsNov 22nd 2008 3:16PM
I don't get this at all... where did the bullet come from? Why are they not discussing that part at all? Are there a lot of stray bullets around rural farmland in New Orleans?
KatieNov 22nd 2008 2:51PM
Here come the Mythbusters.
kelNov 24th 2008 11:28PM
LOL now that's hilarious!
randomNov 24th 2008 10:45AM
i agree with meestro and Arjun his wife "happend" to come home right after and a bullet just doesnt appear out of thin air thats just weird something is seriously up there
SamuelNov 24th 2008 12:02PM
The bullet came from someone target shooting or hunting in the woods almost a quarter mile away supposedly... Thats something very common around these parts... The bullet was moving very slowly when it finally hit him... here's a link with more details...
http://www.wwltv.com/local/northshore/stories/wwl111908tplucky.1cc3c41f3.html