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Call it the Abhinav Effect. In the 24 hours since the shooter shot for gold at the Beijing Olympics, 65 air rifles have flown off shelves from just one shop in Chandigarh.
Fresh orders have been placed for 50 more and there has been, according to happy faced attendants at Ahuja Arms Company, telephone queries from about three dozen anxious parents, excited children tugging at their sleeves for the latest must-have.
Cool! My Indian buddy will be pleased.
h/t: Bitter Bitch.
I sent an email with the link to my team and asked my petite Indian officemate if she would soon be taking me to the range and giving me shooting lessons. Our boss (from Sri Lanka) replied, “Joe, I didn’t know you had taken an interest in east asian folk dancing.”