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the sidewinder

posted 9 years ago by uoflcardfan2003
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There's been a lot of posts about people who could possibly outdraw Lucas, is it possible that this kid could've beaten Lucas to the draw, and outshot him

[–] lynnkaro 9 years ago

No way. he was too nervous...He was still good but not as good as Lucas. Lucas had way more years of experience so no way was a nervous kid gonna beat him to the draw..

[–] uoflcardfan2003 9 years ago

I don't know, I didn't really get him being nervous, he was inexperienced, but I don't think he was scared, I loved when Lucas lit the matches, then the kid put them out, he may have been so brave towards Lucas because he was a kid and figured Lucas would be more lenient, and give him the opening he needed to be able to beat Lucas

[–] lynnkaro 9 years ago

What i mean was, i dont think he was capable of killing Lucas..He was still a kid and still too soft inside..He may have been angry and thought he wanted Lucas dead, but i honestly dont think he could have gone thru with it..

[–] uoflcardfan2003 9 years ago

I can definitely agree with that

[–] janet-conant 9 years ago

Especially when he lets Lou mother him and turns into a marshmallow and takes a bath. Also those exploding cigars at the end show he was still just a "kid wet behind the ears."

[–] uoflcardfan2003 9 years ago

I would've loved to had played that role as a kid, the way he could handle a gun, woulda been fun