#107583 - 10/02/07 10:16 PM
Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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Or so the saying goes. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/01/state/n110902D76.DTLMy favorite quote from the article- "Evidently, he always goes hiking with a sword," Barker said Monday. It's funny, I've never heard of a sword being one of the 10 essentials. Maybe it's a little further down on the list, like #14 or so, right after the battle axe. I don't know about most people, but my #1 rule is never go hiking with someone who always carries a sword. Followed closely by rule #2, never go hiking with someone who always carries a baseball bat. I always make it a point to tell my friends to leave their battlefield implements in the car when we go hiking.
Edited by ducktapeguy (10/03/07 12:46 AM)
Edit Reason: wrong link
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#107623 - 10/03/07 07:01 AM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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Actually, I do bring a sword where firearms are forbidden. I HATE snakes!!!!!
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#107636 - 10/03/07 12:02 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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#107637 - 10/03/07 12:04 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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oh, and let's add pepper spray to the mix, too...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sword2oct02,1,1921227.story?track=rss
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#107641 - 10/03/07 02:26 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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And of course it happened in L.A. County. Why do I suspect that drugs were involved???
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#107653 - 10/03/07 03:56 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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Yeah, don't go hiking with people wearing tinfoil beanies...
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#107657 - 10/03/07 04:42 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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"Yeah, don't go hiking with people wearing tinfoil beanies... " Of course not. And just in case I run into one on the trail, I always pack my trusty light saber.  Frank2135
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#107676 - 10/03/07 08:10 PM
Re: Don't bring a baseball bat to a swordfight
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As it happens I have a folding shovel/entrenching tool. First thing I did was sharpen the blade. Makes it easier to dig with.
It also throws quite well. Over distances of one to ten body lenths, which is the maximum distance that I can be sure of throwing it and hitting what I am aiming at, it always arrives buisness end first.
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Yikes, those must be some scary hiking trails...
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