Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-08 Thread maru dubshinki
On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! - jmh I think you meant never bring the weapon of public opinion (a pollaxe) to a knife fight. ~maru Of

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:05 AM Thursday 6/8/2006, maru dubshinki wrote: On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! - jmh I think you meant never bring the weapon of

RE: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-08 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of maru dubshinki Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:06 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-08 Thread dcaa
I was corrected sometime ago; the correct spelling is pollaxe, not poleaxe. Just clearing things up. Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:07 PM Thursday 6/1/2006, Bryon Daly wrote: On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! Amazingly, this guy did OK for himself with a pocket

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-02 Thread Dave Land
On Jun 2, 2006, at 12:12 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:07 PM Thursday 6/1/2006, Bryon Daly wrote: On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight!

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:17 PM Friday 6/2/2006, Dave Land wrote: On Jun 2, 2006, at 12:12 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:07 PM Thursday 6/1/2006, Bryon Daly wrote: On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-01 Thread Matt Grimaldi
- Original Message From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-01 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 31 May 2006 at 8:40, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: How would you rate your chances with a regular sword versus someone with a batleth who was in practice with it? Or, IOW, is a batleth in the right hands likely to be superior or inferior to a garden-variety pig-sticker which may be easier to

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-06-01 Thread Bryon Daly
On 5/31/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! Amazingly, this guy did OK for himself with a pocket knife vs 4 attackers with a shotgun and pistol:

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: ... Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up

RE: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! - jmh Bang Bang Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:48 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Horn, John wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! Don't bring an old battleax to a drive-in movie, either . . . --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:45 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: As far as how can knives be outlawed and still have kitchen knives...maybe not for long http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm You'll get my beautiful ten-inch Henkel Four-Star from me when you pry it from my cold, dead hands! :-) Jim Finds it very useful Maru

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html Ours isn't sharpened. Would that be OK, or not? Julia but there *are* at least 3 sharp swords in the house, one sold dull and sharpened, but not to the point of being

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Julia Thompson
David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread David Hobby
Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up for that. It's probably a bit better than a quarterstaff, though, since

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Julia Thompson
David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up for that. It's probably a bit better than a

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread David Hobby
Julia Thompson wrote: ... Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and increase the reach.

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Damon Agretto
You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: EE's BRDM-1 Recce Vehicle

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
Damon wrote: You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Or a revolver like Harrison Ford... -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:48 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, Bryon Daly wrote: [snip for brevity] When I saw this knife amnesty story, I was immediately reminded of the JMS's notes. Outlawed knives seems to fit with that. As far as how can knives be outlawed and still have kitchen knives...maybe not for

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 29/05/2006, at 6:48 AM, Bryon Daly wrote: Anecdotal and mostly irrelevant story: Back during the original run of Babylon 5 (probably 9+ years ago, so forgive me if my memory is faulty), JMS (the series creator) discussed in the B5 newsgroup how the BBC Channel 4, but understandable

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-29 Thread David Hobby
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-28 Thread David Hobby
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. But the part I'm amazed at, is that swords/knives are outlawed? Can someone clarify this for me, I

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. But the part I'm amazed at, is that swords/knives

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On 5/28/06, David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. But the part I'm amazed at, is that swords/knives

When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l