August 15, 20169 yr Just reading on the BBC website about: " The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives. " The article does mention "There is no specific shape or style, but they are very ornate and intended to shock" I guess a number of American bladesmiths are now banned. I remember some pretty wild knives shown at the guild show 32 years ago...
August 15, 20169 yr Are they going to ban the knives from the museum displays also? Some were indeed ornate and were weapons of mass destruction of the time.
August 15, 20169 yr test due to disappearing post issue The law is an amendment to a 1988 law and states 3 requirements to be a "zombie knife" 1) A blade 2) A serrated edge portion 3) Imprinted text implying violence of some kind Pretty silly law. Kind of like banning red cars because more red cars are involved in accidents. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/803/contents/made is the 1988 law and the amendment if anyone cares enough to read it.
August 15, 20169 yr Wow.... For all of those of the British lineage, my condolences for your lawmakers being total prats...
August 15, 20169 yr So, what I'm seeing here is that the British government is acknowledging the existence of zombies.
August 15, 20169 yr /Me furiously starts googling Shawn of the Dead references... Shaun: I don't think I've got it in me to shoot my flatmate, my mum and my girlfriend all in the same evening. Liz: What makes you think I've taken you back? Shaun: Well...you don't want to die single, do you?
August 16, 20169 yr Schaun could it be ! Could it really be ! A marriage proposal ?? !!! (SLAG.) p.s.( I am already taken, maybe Liz will have you.) Will she be had. Tune in next day. Same time. Same station. to find out. (organ skirls & screen fades to black).
August 16, 20169 yr What's "skirling" and how do you "skirl" an organ? I'm thinking zombies may be becoming an endangered . . . (something or other) in Briton and they're just trying to preserve them for future generations to enjoy . . . No, killing isn't the right word. Offing them? . . . Ok that's a good term "Offing zombies, at least offing their heads. Frosty The Lucky.
August 16, 20169 yr Author Hae ye ne're heard of the skirling of the pipes? Or is that what happens when you drink the water in rural Mexico?
August 16, 20169 yr after just getting home from a 12 hour day, all I can say is FFS, and shake my head!
August 17, 20169 yr 14 hours ago, JHCC said: And here I was, thinking that a zombie knife was one made from scrapmascus. Excellent!!! Well said! Thanks for sharing. Not sure if it was your joke or the wasabi on my dinner that brought tears to my eyes just now....
August 17, 20169 yr 3 hours ago, billyO said: Excellent!!! Well said! Thanks for sharing. Not sure if it was your joke or the wasabi on my dinner that brought tears to my eyes just now.... Wasabi = zombie mouthwash? Frosty The Lucky.
August 17, 20169 yr On 8/16/2016 at 5:05 AM, Steve Sells said: #ZombieLivesMatter #ZLM That really tickled my funny bone. So much said in such a short post. Made my day. Thanks
August 17, 20169 yr On 8/15/2016 at 5:39 PM, ThomasPowers said: very ornate and intended to shock Battery operated, or a very long extension cord.
August 17, 20169 yr Author Very dry out here; I was rather spooked that I would get shocked by the stream of running water from a faucet. Single digit humidities are quite common.
August 23, 20169 yr Steve, I think you're on to something that brings a new meaning to "the dead can vote".
August 23, 20169 yr NOOO !!. No more elongated steak knives?? English folks will have to eat steaks with their hands. Why not ban all table knives and forks. They can kill you know. SLAG.
August 23, 20169 yr Author Actually I consider this a side effect of the lack of gun crime in the UK. Blade crime makes the news! Now to get rid of it-----I remember reading about a strong decrease in Icepick murders in New York City and how it correlated with the introduction of the Refrigerator...
August 23, 20169 yr 6 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: I remember reading about a strong decrease in Icepick murders in New York City and how it correlated with the introduction of the Refrigerator... You can have my icepick when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Very, very cold. If you outlaw icepicks, only outlaws will be chill.
August 23, 20169 yr What makes me really wonder is that we have an elected body of the great and the good, all probably Eton, Harrow and Oxford educated to a high level - although that ain't no proof of intelligence - governing every move we make in this septic isle. 650 of them create laws and sit in judgement on us mere mortals and some lobbyist with a sense of humour has convinced the majority of the existence of the undead! if proof were really needed of their existence, could I respectfully suggest a survey of the denizens of the house of both commons and lords?
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