Sorry, I'm still laughing too hard to comment on this one... Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey, if they can't see a column of flame coming in their general direction...
Reece Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Remember the 'Lost Ark' movie when Harrison Ford watched the Arab guy go through his excellently proficient routine with the blade? And then he shot him and shrugged? I think my flamethrower might cause some collateral damage, but...whooossssshhhhh! LOLLOL! Actually, I admire the skills you're proferring. I even liked them in Kill Bill I and II. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SPAM] [scifinoir2] OT: Man With Sword Mistakes Neighbor's Porn for Rape I loved everything about fencing: the drills, the balance and finesse needed to wield the blade, the feeling when the blade and I were more like one being than two separate things. I learned the basics of sabre and epee fighting as well. I almost lean toward the schools of Chinese kung fu philosophy that ability with weapons is possibly more admirable than empty-hand fighting. Almost. When I *finally* get around to taking martial arts, one of my main goals is to become proficient with bladed weapons--knives as well as swords--and especially, a staff. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> > I fenced in high school and a little in college too! There are so few > Black fencing enthusiasts, I always get excited with I meet one. > > Tracey > KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> comcast.net wrote: > > > > > > > > Although I joke about him carrying a sword--and as someone who fenced > > in college and owns a foil, I can't talk--speaking personally, if Man > > must bear weapons I'd prefer swords to guns. Sure, the idea of a guy > > getting skewered in the gut is disturbing, but so is the sight of a > > hollow point entering same gut--and the exit wound it leaves. And I > > know the images of recent years of some of our African brothers > > literally hacking each other to death with machetes might give some > > pause. But I contend that's nothing compared to the sight of men too > > young to drive, spraying hundreds of bullets indiscriminately: boys > > literally wielding the power of small armies. At least with bladed > > weapons you have to get up close and personal, and the collateral > > damage is kept to a minimum. And a potential victim might stand a > > better chance defending himself against a sword-wielding maniac than a > > hail of bullets. > > > > Perhaps we should all became modern-day Don Quixotes like this guy, > > wearing blades on our sides, carrying out ritual combat with rules. > > Maybe the Crips and Bloods and other gangs should settle their > > problems with their leaders dueling at dawn. Maybe if people had to > > fight duels with agreed-upon weapons and seconds standing at the > > ready, a bit of civilization would come back to warfare? Yeah, right.... > > > > **************************************** > > Sword seized after man mistakes porn for rape > > OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man says he broke into an apartment > > with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, > > but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs > > neighbor was watching. > > "Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in > > the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake." > > According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van > > Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning February > > 12, damaging the frame and lock. > > "Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the > > neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?" > > The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as > > he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being > > raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the > > neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors > > to prove he was alone. > > The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed > > Van Iveren heard downstairs. > > The radio station WTMJ identified the neighbor as Bret Steighorst. > > Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc, was charged with criminal trespass, > > criminal damage and disorderly conduct, all while using a dangerous > > weapon, and is scheduled to appear in court March 5. Together, the > > misdemeanor counts carry a maximum sentence of 33 months in jail. > > Van Iveren said Tuesday that he heard a woman "screaming for help," > > grabbed the sword, bounded up the stairs, kicked in the apartment door > > and confronted the man who lived there. > > "I intended to hold it behind my back and knock. But I froze and > > instead, what happened happened," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. > > Contesting his neighbor's account, Van Iveren said he didn't look > > anywhere in the apartment except the front room, and that he never > > threatened the neighbor with the sword. > > "I had the sword extended, but that was all," he said. > > Van Iveren, who lives with his mother in the downstairs apartment, > > said he did not call police when he heard the noises because he does > > not have a telephone. He said he barely knew the upstairs tenant. > > Police seized Van Iveren's sword, which he said was a family heirloom. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. 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