ALPA Fastread Today... TSA/FFDO update
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Is that the new product the ShamWow guy advertises for?
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
I am, just trying to find it first!
NTW, Nice was.... nice!
You so TOTALLY stole my Facebook comment.
I think my girlfriend's dad's girlfriend (follow that one if you can) who is a semi professional chef got one and said it absolutely sucked. However, hearing the ShameWow dude offer his toasted nuts is almost worth the price of admission.
Hernandezcfi
Well-Known Member
I would rather utilize a .440 Corbon Dessert Eagle on a terrorist so that when I arrange the meeting between them and Allah, they feel the pain of a cannon blast to the chest.
Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
>applauds< Well done, dear, well done.
Anybody that knows their Japanese blades is alright in my book.
RightSeatGirl
KA'PLAH BITCHES!
I have two Katanas and I know how to use em, but will readily admit I am a rank amateur at best. One, an ornamental practice only piece with a stainless pressed blade. The other, folded spring steel but low quality construction. I want to buy this one really really bad...!! Eventually I want a whole wall full of them. I really want to own an actual fuedal Japan relic sword but it is illegal to remove them from Japan for any reason other then exposition. There are a few available in the states but they run well over $10,000.
Cptnchia
Dissatisfied Customer
There is a way around that you know..... Live in Japan! Just think of the fun commute you could have.
Seriously, I know several guys/gals living in Europe/Asia/SA etc who commute to flying jobs in the states.
RightSeatGirl
KA'PLAH BITCHES!
Heh, yeah, except it's also illegal to sell them without special family consent. And that is pretty much impossible to get unless you intend to display the sword in an honorable way that reflects positively on the family that owned it. I.e., museum, historical society collection etc..In other words, if a son inherits the sword from a passed father and tries to sell it without the consent of the whole family, he could be arrested.
The Samurai believed that the Katana was a physical extension of their soul. Feudal relic swords are family herilooms and so rarely get sold or discarded most of them are still in the possession of the orginal owners decendants.
The Samurai believed that the Katana was a physical extension of their soul. Feudal relic swords are family herilooms and so rarely get sold or discarded most of them are still in the possession of the orginal owners decendants.
Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
Yeah. Ever been to the Met in New York? They have a really awesome display of authentic Japanese weapons there.
My Musashi is definitely my 'functional' blade, but the ones that catch the eye are my Hanzo sword replicas. I have a matching set of Hanzo swords from the Kill Bill movies- autographed by David Carradine.
Nice conversation piece. It was my birthday present to myself right after I divorced my ex. Seemed symbolically appropriate that I should own both Bill and The Bride's sword. Ha.
RightSeatGirl
KA'PLAH BITCHES!
Too bad Hanzo ain't a real guy...I don't think there are any actual Japanese forgers left anymore. The swords made today use traditional techniques but seem to be made everywhere but Japan. I believe it's a cultural issue.
zmiller4
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With all due respect, how a ninja sword can be described as "functional" in 2009 is totally beyond me. What do you do with it? Deer hunt? Chase away burglars? Get drunk and chop up vegetables? (OK, I guess all of those would be pretty sweet)
Some of my friends in high school would go to a park every Saturday and beat up other dorks with fake broadswords. Even those were "functional", though (the winning nerd probably got to hook up with the one nerd girl).
BillErvin
Peddling as fast as I can
Yep, more dangerous than a McGiever knife, but it was pointed out in another thread, knitting needles are not a threat... I think the yarn gets in the way or something
RightSeatGirl
KA'PLAH BITCHES!
Well referring to a Katana as a ...ahem..."Ninja sword" is sort of like calling a Ford escort a Ferrari just because they are both cars. The difference, my non-educated on the topic of Japanese melee weapons friend..is quite large. A functional Katana could cut a non-function ornamental sword in two like the ornamental sword was a reed. Kendo, "The way of the sword", is the art of the Samurai sword and is a quite legitimate martial art that is still widely practiced today.
zmiller4
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Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
Functional, as in not a flimsy display piece. In other words, an actual, forged sword. It, like some rich bag's anorexic peroxide blonde girlfriend.. has no real use. It just looks nice and it fun to know I have.
I dunno about deer hunting with a blade, but chasing away burglars could be entertaining. The only real point in owning it was simply to say that I do. A forged, real sword calls up the long lost notions of honor and true commitment- even to the death. A firearm is a stand-off, spray and pray weapon that any tool can do damage with. A sword requires two hands, close proximity, and a serious ham-and-eggs decision about how committed you are to the fight.
It's romantic, in a way.
