Knife control means not cutting your fingers off...

From: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0608/531048.html

Bandit Tries to Rob Store with Banana posted 4:17 pm Wed June 25, 2008 - FREDERICK, Md. Maryland State Police have a strange case to solve: A man walked into a Frederick County 7-11 Wednesday morning and tried to rob it. His weapon of choice? A banana. The 7-11 on Fingerboard Road in Monrovia has been robbed before, but never like this. At 12:45 a.m., a masked man walked up to the counter and grabbed--a banana. He aimed it at the clerk and demanded cash. "What's he think he's going to do with a banana?! Ain't much you can do with a banana! Throw the peel down and hope he slips on it," said resident Michael Benton. Police said the suspect hit the clerk with the fruit, but the clerk fought back with a real weapon. As a surveillance camera rolled, the clerk grabbed a knife and chased the man out of the store. "I wouldn't have done that. I would have just given him whatever he wanted and let him go," said nearby store owner Jodie Capone. "That's a little weird! He's bananas," said Rockville resident Sue Corle. The fruit-wielding wanna be thief got away with nothing and the banana bandit's botched crime has nearby workers feeling empowered. If he comes back, they said will fight back. "They're scissors that I use to cut silk. And they're more of a weapon than a banana," said a local employee Melody Weed. And in a strange twist, last night before this all happened, the store manager baked her customers a treat--banana bread.

Hey, Hess, do you think they'll try to ban 16 ton weights next?

Pointy sticks. That'll be next.

Pointy fingers as well.

Babies. I'm telling you. It's babies.

Or ham. Ever been slapped with a slice of ham? Yeah, it's not pleasant. Kinda wet, cold, and sloppy. You don't want to get slapped with ham.

confuZion3 wrote: You don't want to get slapped with ham.

Considering what "slapping the ham" is a euphemism for, you're right, I don't.

Maybe after pointy sticks they will move on to banning fish larger than 3":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s

Stand Back!!! He's got a ham!!!

I've got a fish, and I KNOW how to use it!!

Dr. Hess wrote: Pointy sticks. That'll be next.

damn it that means I can't carry this in my truck any more?

actually I do have one...but its far to long to carry in anything but the bed of my truck. Granted in the cab I have multiple knives, a hatchet, tools, a truckers tire thumper...oh and in the bed of my truck there are axes, shovels, and a 5 foot pry bar. Not to mention about 200Lbs worth of various chains (no not tire chains).

that looks like a bad ass spear.

My old martial arts instructor would carry one of these:

Onto an airplane.

Is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just going to rob me?

Dr. Hess wrote: From: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0608/531048.html

Bandit Tries to Rob Store with Banana posted 4:17 pm Wed June 25, 2008 - FREDERICK, Md. Maryland State Police have a strange case to solve: A man walked into a Frederick County 7-11 Wednesday morning and tried to rob it. His weapon of choice? A banana. The 7-11 on Fingerboard Road in Monrovia has been robbed before, but never like this. At 12:45 a.m., a masked man walked up to the counter and grabbed--a banana. He aimed it at the clerk and demanded cash. "What's he think he's going to do with a banana?! Ain't much you can do with a banana! Throw the peel down and hope he slips on it," said resident Michael Benton. Police said the suspect hit the clerk with the fruit, but the clerk fought back with a real weapon. As a surveillance camera rolled, the clerk grabbed a knife and chased the man out of the store. "I wouldn't have done that. I would have just given him whatever he wanted and let him go," said nearby store owner Jodie Capone. "That's a little weird! He's bananas," said Rockville resident Sue Corle. The fruit-wielding wanna be thief got away with nothing and the banana bandit's botched crime has nearby workers feeling empowered. If he comes back, they said will fight back. "They're scissors that I use to cut silk. And they're more of a weapon than a banana," said a local employee Melody Weed. And in a strange twist, last night before this all happened, the store manager baked her customers a treat--banana bread.

Salanis wrote: My old martial arts instructor would carry one of these: Onto an airplane.

ah yes one of the cane masters fighting canes. I have one of those also...yes i collect weapons lol

im guessing that cane is some very solid heavy piece of wood capable of cracking heads and taking names?

yes they most certainly are

Dr. Hess wrote: How to defend yourself against the banana... "Now we EAT the banana, thus rendering him harmless"

CLASSIC skit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w

edit--just noticed MGAMGB posted the same link. :(

With all the road rage, people use cars to kill people too.. maybe we should just ban them.

And you can get strangled by clothing..

so in all honesty, we should all sit at home in bare rooms naked. We can all be safe then.. except from our thoughts.. but that is a different book