Baseball bat, night stick or 'other'?

[Saracen]

Seriously? A card index?

Oooh, I feel young again

That's the Mark 3. I upgraded from chalk on slate, then charcoal on parchment, years ago. See, I is a hip, wiv-it dude.

[Saracen]

....

Crossbows are legal BTW, and apparently very offputting to burglars if you have unloaded ones mounted on your wall. Albeit that it's probably very offputting to all your friends too.

Have a movie special effects guy mock up a couple of synthetic heads, and mount them on the wall, like trophies, beside the crossbox with plaques reading "Unknown Burglar, 2006", and "Litterbug, 2008".

[kalniel]

I'm also informed that in my university house next year one of my flatmates is bringing a bow and arrow and another is bringing a sword, so I think we'll be alright.

"Hello.. burglar.. could you just stay still a minute while I assemble my bow.. oh, actually, if you could give me a hand stringing it too that'd be great. Always easier with two people." That's assuming it's a bow of any decent power (>40lb)

[scaryjim]

... I is a hip, wiv-it dude.

[Saracen]

I wish I could thank you twice for that one. I hadn't seen that cartoon before, and I'm still wiping away the tears of laughter. I guess you got me cold there, though. Rumbled. And pwned.

[scaryjim]

... That's assuming it's a bow of any decent power (>40lb)

Even a 14lb bow will put a hole in someone at 10 yards... (or so they tell me... ).


hmmmm, was going to link to a nice 14lb bow I wanted to buy but can't find the site now.... *sigh*

[kalniel]

Even a 14lb bow will put a hole in someone at 10 yards... (or so they tell me... ).


hmmmm, was going to link to a nice 14lb bow I wanted to buy but can't find the site now.... *sigh*

I've never seen a 14lb bow. For indoor shooting the lowest I've seen was around 30 I think (I use 36 indoors). A quick look at quicks shows some limbs at 20 in a beginner range, competition ranges seem to start at 34 or 32.

[scaryjim]

It was a "junior" bow in a hobbies shop, looked nicely made though. Archery World's training and starter bows run from ~14lb, even for their adult models. Actually, their AW Deluxe Take Down Bow looks pretty nice at £60...

[scaryjim]

... I'm still wiping away the tears of laughter. ...

I have a 13 year old step-son. I really can't help myself. It's hilarious

[jim]

"Hello.. burglar.. could you just stay still a minute while I assemble my bow.. oh, actually, if you could give me a hand stringing it too that'd be great. Always easier with two people." That's assuming it's a bow of any decent power (>40lb)

I have full confidence in her ninja abilities

[kalniel]

I have full confidence in her ninja abilities

In that case she'd probably just be better taking out the longrod (woof) and doing ninja-tricks with that