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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:09:18 pm

Title: Swords
Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:09:18 pm: I want one.

I was thinking of starting off with a nice, imposing ninja-sword for like £40.

But the point is, I intend to get a nice, expensive, battle-ready, ultra-sharp sword.

Any ideas?
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Post by: kasperl on March 22, 2004, 01:11:23 pm: Why?

save up and move the **** out already.
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Post by: Jiggyhound on March 22, 2004, 01:12:06 pm: haha :P

i agree

although, i always did want a katana.......
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:16:01 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl
Why?

save up and move the **** out already.
When you've got a girlfriend, then you can think you're PeachE.
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Post by: kasperl on March 22, 2004, 01:18:31 pm: shaddup

you're annoying when you ***** about **** you can fix.
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Post by: Rictor on March 22, 2004, 01:18:45 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl
Why?

save up and move the **** out already.

owned.

____

As for swords, hmm, well a katana or variant thereof seems easier to handle and more useful in a practical sense. I doubt very many people could actually handle a 5-foot claymore very well.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:21:20 pm: I was thinking about a Paul Chen Blind Fury.

Looks cool and has the bonus that I can take it outside to **** people up with without it being too obvious.

And Kasperl, you insufferable little man-toad, I have money but I have no steady source of money. So I can either save up for 6 months to pay for 3 weeks of rent before I have to move back, or I can blow cash as I get it and move out once I have a stable source of income.
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Post by: Zuljin on March 22, 2004, 01:24:02 pm: www.weaponmasters.com
:nod:
has everything you ever wanted in weapons :D (well almost anyway...)
they even have cannons.
Personally I prefer to drool over the katana swords though
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Post by: kasperl on March 22, 2004, 01:27:43 pm: and an0n, you could, if you would get of your lasy ass, go out and get a job. Manual labor somewhere? Packaging stuff? Working in the metal industry? I hear those guy's are begging for someone to work for them, since everybody thinks it's too low for them.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:30:43 pm: I'm really not in the mood to be baited into a flame-war just to make your droll little life more interesting.

*is probably gonna get this*
http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=72144c8b3f8152fa6eb02630ce88a556&SORT=SHARP_DN&ITEM=ON-BWS1
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Post by: Rictor on March 22, 2004, 01:38:58 pm: Yeah, pick the single ugliest sword why dont'cha.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 01:40:08 pm: It's also by far the sharpest.

I don't want one for show. I want one so that when some little 12 year old gets smart I can **** him up.
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Post by: Rictor on March 22, 2004, 01:41:39 pm: And you need a sword for that? Maybe British 12 year olds are super strong or something.

And those prices are really cheap. Like 10-20 pounds for most swords.

Katana and can become a spear
http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=72144c8b3f8152fa6eb02630ce88a556&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=SHARP_DN&ITEM=UC-1094&SORT=SHARP_DN&FDX=&FMAX=
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Post by: Liberator on March 22, 2004, 01:59:54 pm: I thought you were going for traditional, in which case the traditional Katana is a poor choice for the novice swordsman, as it requires alot of maintenance due to it's construction.
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Post by: mikhael on March 22, 2004, 02:11:14 pm: All swords are poor choices for an untrained schmuck.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 02:14:12 pm: A pencil is dangerous for an 'untrained schmuck'.
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Post by: Fineus on March 22, 2004, 02:36:20 pm: It would help if you just admitted to yourself that you just want it for the "cool" factor. You've no training in the weapon and so combat capabilities mean nothing. Sharpness also means nothing since - as you pointed out - a pencil can be dangerous even if someone is untrained with one. Hit hard enough and you'll still cut someone - and while that is illegal, I'll humor you and assume that's why you want it.

Ergo you could just as easily pick up some piece of crap on EBay and use it for the same purpose - sharpness doesn't matter.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 02:46:09 pm: Remind me again what other reasons someone could want a sword for.
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Post by: 01010 on March 22, 2004, 02:46:34 pm: Slicing melons.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 02:47:10 pm: Nah, I can use my razor-sharp wit for that.
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Post by: 01010 on March 22, 2004, 02:48:11 pm: I think that'd be an interesting thing to witness.
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Post by: Fineus on March 22, 2004, 02:51:25 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
Remind me again what other reasons someone could want a sword for.

Display pieces. An interesting alternative to a painting or poster on a wall.

If people supposed you planned to use them for anything more then you probably wouldn't be allowed to buy one.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 02:53:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by 01010
I think that'd be an interesting thing to witness.

Me: "Your mother had an amazing figure: 0-30-0!"
Melon: "Noooo! *splits in half"
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Post by: Jiggyhound on March 22, 2004, 02:53:51 pm: nah, these are melon slicers :P

http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=808522738d08fa01ed9028b8d69d98ae&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=WMNC001&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=
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Post by: 01010 on March 22, 2004, 02:55:16 pm: Pretty cool, but then you get melon on your hands.
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 02:56:06 pm: I like having melons in my hands.........:nervous:
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Post by: 01010 on March 22, 2004, 02:56:48 pm: Well see, this depends on the properties of said melons.
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Post by: Flipside on March 22, 2004, 02:57:06 pm: Wolvy claws! Me want! :D LOL

Edit : Actually, I'll stick with the Shuriken and throwing knives, I've always been a ranged attack person. I'd use the Bow, but try and string one of those in a rush and you're likely to lose half your teeth ;)
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Post by: Jiggyhound on March 22, 2004, 03:00:44 pm: one of those dream items for xmen fanatics :P
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 03:04:16 pm: I'd rather have a latex/silicone duplicate of Famke Jansens buttocks.
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Post by: Flipside on March 22, 2004, 03:09:23 pm: Combined with the sword, that projects some truly terrifying images ;)
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 03:13:55 pm: You think Famke Jansen's buttocks are terrifying?
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Post by: mikhael on March 22, 2004, 03:13:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
A pencil is dangerous for an 'untrained schmuck'.

Yes but your average mongoloid idiot generally doesn't stab himself with a pencil.

Untrained idiots with sharp swords have an unfortunate (depending on your darwinian point of view) to gash themselves or stab themselves in the foot.
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Post by: Flipside on March 22, 2004, 03:16:46 pm: I seem to recall somewhere that 32% of knife and point injuries are self-inflicted, though I will have to check my facts on that one :)
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Post by: an0n on March 22, 2004, 03:19:04 pm: Who gives a ****?

As long as I miss my juggular I'll end up with some cool scars I can tell girls I got fighting hand-to-hand against Taliban militants in the deepest jungles of Towlistahn.
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Post by: Flipside on March 22, 2004, 03:20:19 pm: Is there such a thing as a Taliban non-militant?
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Post by: Fineus on March 22, 2004, 03:23:54 pm: Is this thread really going anywhere? Or do I have to enjoy locking it?
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Post by: kode on March 22, 2004, 03:23:54 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Flipside
I seem to recall somewhere that 32% of knife and point injuries are self-inflicted, though I will have to check my facts on that one :)

should be more. I cut myself all the time without even trying.
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Post by: magatsu1 on March 22, 2004, 03:23:56 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
IAnd Kasperl, you insufferable little man-toad

Now that was funny. (sorry K)

isn't it, like, illegal to carry a sword in Blighty ?
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Post by: Rictor on March 22, 2004, 03:24:00 pm: Yes, people who support the Taliban and are not armed. They do exist you know. One of these days, someone is going to ask, "is there such a thing as a Palestinian non-militant". Just you wait.
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Post by: Flipside on March 22, 2004, 03:29:02 pm: Calm down Rictor, we were joking :D

Guess I should have put a ;) after my post, sorry :)
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Post by: mikhael on March 22, 2004, 04:08:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor
Yes, people who support the Taliban and are not armed. They do exist you know. One of these days, someone is going to ask, "is there such a thing as a Palestinian non-militant". Just you wait.

Of course there isn't. There's no such thing as a Palestinian OR Israeli non militant, it seems. Just means more targets, I guess.
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Post by: Knight Templar on March 22, 2004, 04:53:17 pm: This thread is phunny. :yes:
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Post by: aldo_14 on March 22, 2004, 04:57:51 pm: :rolleyes:

Bah.... my sword is better than all of those. Unfortunately, it's also 5 foot long and weighs a tonne................
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Post by: Corhellion on March 22, 2004, 05:11:59 pm: Aldo: You have a Gunblade?
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Post by: Ghostavo on March 22, 2004, 05:15:08 pm: A Gunblade 5 feet long? It's probably a claymore or something....
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Post by: aldo_14 on March 23, 2004, 05:35:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ghostavo
A Gunblade 5 feet long? It's probably a claymore or something....

That's exactly what it is :nod:..... I think it's a mounted horsemans sword, and it's a Bruce clan design.

My Dad got it as part-payment of a debt (he used to do agenting work, and one of the companies went bust owing him money - so we got the sword to try and cover it)