[TheForge] Knife insanity

[Andy Vida]

Mike Spencer wrote:
> 
> > How many murders have been committed with fantasy blades as opposed
> > to standard kitchen knives?
> 
> The following anecdote was recounted to me by an acquaintance at a
> science fiction convention:
> 
>     Half a dozen of us were on our way back to our hotel very late
>     after the fantasy costume competition at <I forget which big-city
>     con>.  Suddenly two guys with switchblades jump out of an alley and
>     demand money.  We looked at each other, shrugged, threw back our
>     capes to expose chain mail armor and hauled out our various swords,
>     battle axes and maces.  Very cowed muggers depart in undignified
>     haste.
	
	Cool.  One night I was cruising in Chinatown (NYC) heading up
	the Bowery to go home.  It was Nov. or Dec. evening and I had
	the driver window open and was in a great mood.  At a traffic
	light this Rabbit pulled up next to me with what appeared to 
	be four somewhat drunken kids... all REAL big like fuutball 
	player fratties.  I smile at them and the one in the passenger 
	side says to me, "I'm gonna kick yer fucking ass, pussy". I 
	looked away, but when I heard the doors opening, I gently 
	raised the muzzle of my .45 SIG just above the window.  They 
	got all big-eyed, got back into their car and sped through the 
	red light in quite a burry.  I got home in one piece that night.  
	Without the pistol, I'm sure I would have become a greasy red 
	stain upon the pavement of the Bowery just below Canal.

	Can you imagine what a journalist would do with THAT story?