word to the wise: do not rob me
“Hey, Jon, what’s a nunchuck?”
“A nunchaku is basically a pair of short wooden or metal sticks connected by a flexible chain. It’s used as a blunt weapon, and it is illegal to possess them in Massachusetts.” [so think of them as a poorly made baton instead]
“Oh, I see.”
“I know this because Dave has a pair [of poorly made batons] hanging on our living room wall, along with a pair of blunted Butterfly Swords. Also, a blunted katana rests on the top shelf of our wall unit. It all looks very Kill Bill.
“He also recently made his own manrikigusari. He wanted, very badly, to hang it in the living room along with the other weaponry, but I vetoed the idea. Professionally crafted weaponry has a certain decorative aesthetic, sure, but there’s no way I’m displaying something he made from locks and chains at Home Depot.”
“Home Depot?”
“We were there because my friend, Garrett, needed to get some wood for the board-breaking portion of his Tang Soo Do exam.”
“So you walked up to the cashier at Home Depot with several freshly cut wooden boards, two heavy locks, and eight feet of chain?”
“Yes. Yes we did, but the cashiers at Home Depot aren’t particularly motivated to ask questions. I’m pretty sure we could’ve thrown some rotary saw blades in the bag and still not raised any eyebrows. Still, if it came down to it, my back-up explanation was that we were planning to repair a fence.”
This is all true. It’s how I spent a large portion of my Saturday, which, let me tell you, is a lot more fun than doing your taxes.
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