I'm tempted to say the katana, but I'm purely a layman in distinguishing the finer distinctions between the various Japanese blades used by samurai and/or ninja.
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I'm tempted to say the katana, but I'm purely a layman in distinguishing the finer distinctions between the various Japanese blades used by samurai and/or ninja.
Not a katana, I'm afraid. I don't own one, yet... I take that back, my daughter bought me a nice minature katana and wakizashi for Father's Day... But when have I failed to name the blade in the paragraph anyhoo, Robin? The name is there, hidden in plain sight as usual.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobinHood3000
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...hmm...aha! The tanto!! (I wouldn't have heard of it if I didn't play so many medieval fantasy video games...)
To be sure. The sharp, short dagger used to commit ritual suicide. Mine is a presentation Tanto, given at contests as prizes. I have another also.
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But alas and alack. I cannae be seen at th' highland games in full dress kilt w'out me dagger to match, I simply cannae! The skurlies would laugh a' me and I couldnae handle thet. Ye ken the one I mean, nae Soctsman would be seen w'out one, strange though their name be. Ye may hae tae get Kilted tae help, as I cannae come up w' a good pun...
Ach, I remember a scene frae Robert Louis Stevenson's book Kiddnapped. Me Highlander kinsman, Alan Breck Steward is in a grand sword fight, w' Davie Balfour a backing o' him w' t' pistols. One skurlie hae ducked under Alan's sword and he uses his dagger on 'im. Don't gae the full name there, but I'll accept t' short form. Tis enow t' see a man t' the kirkyard any road. Gae me the short form and I'll tell ye the long 'un. An' recall I be a rhyme poet, so I gae ye a clue.
Hmm...I ken only think o' two daggers tha' come to mind - the kris and the dirk, and I honestly don't know if either's even close.
The Dirk it is! Specifically a Sgian Dubh Scottish Dagger.
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I actually have a Kris as well, they are generally thought of as Maylasian, but since you already brought it up, I have to scrap using that one!
I do have a grand small sword that sometimes is used as a jungle knife. It has come to be known by the name of the people who had it first made. Of the blade is used to be said "Draw not except for battle and sheath not unless blooded." I cannot be much more revealing, without giving up real kept hidden arts. First letter to the winner! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...es/Friends.gif
Obviously, upon the word "jungle," I think "machete," but I am unsure as to whether it is meant for combat applications...hmm...
Oh, to be sure, "machete" would pop to mind. But I know no people named the Machete. And you cannot get under rules, keeping hope alive. The best way to hide something is in plain sight, like a first letter in the pile, right?
Methinks you've spent too much time in the Acronym Game, brother. :cool: Is there really a people called the gurkha?
A simplistic weapon Donned by virtually every warrior culture in existence. Less than a "bow", Little John all the same found it the bane on his bridge over water, the big ox. Speak softly when you answer!
Indeed.
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The top is one of them with their big blade, actually called a Kukri, but known to collectors as a Gurkha after the brave people who welded them in battle. I knew you wouldn't miss that first letter thing a second time! The people of Nepal have a neat one also, but I do not have one. Your turn for a brainteaser, I think.
Excuse me. I see you did have a riddle. Yes, a bo, makes a fine weapon, and I used to be fairly skillful with one. Now, my illness has progressed to where I have trouble with my balance, so some of the spinning movements are beyond me, and I never had a proper one anyhoo.
Yes, indeed - alas, I'm only slightly more proficient with a bo than, say, the Star Wars Kid, but all the same, Donatello is my favorite Ninja Turtle, after all. It takes a manful turtle to wear a purple bandana. Your turn, brother!
OK. I should be getting a new set of bladed weapons this week for which I must care a lot or I may reap what I sow badly...
Scythes - the weapon of choice of the ever-so-stylish Grim Reaper!! :D
Sort of. Kama. Reaping Blades. My set looks like these, as I don't have anyone here to snap a picture for me today...
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...mKane/kama.jpg
Your turn, I think.
Oooh, very cool. I've seen them a lot in martial arts exhibitions - not my favorite, alas.
Yet another farm implement-turned-weapon, using this weapon looks as easy as one-two-three, yet is arguably one of the most difficult to handle. Hand this weapon to your average flailing idiot, and he'll render himself unconscious before you can say "Michelangelo derivative." What is it?
A flail. Yet another weapon we owe to the people of Okinawa. Truncate a flail, you get nunchaku. Now we have passed through the 5 major weapons of the Okinawa people, all but one: I do not have a pair. There is the bo, full name rokushakubo, sai, nunchaku, kama, and what is the missing weapons, used in pairs. You like tufu? I gave two clues in this paragraph. Good luck.
Pen
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Close enough, brother - the three-section staff was what I was thinking of (I confess, my clues could have been better). =)
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As for your puzzler - could it be the tonfa, popularized in the Western world as an upgrade from the traditional policeman's nightstick?
http://indianama.com/osCommerce/images/tonfa1.jpg
Dang, I forgot the three-part-staff! They do use a flail, however, I have seen it done.
Absolutely. That is the missing weapon. To a policeman, it's a truncheon, thus my clue "truncate a flail". "Tofu" is also like "tonfa". They are used in pairs, and there are a number of ways they can be used. I may yet get me a set. Your move.
Cool!
Hang it all, this is one of the most underestimated weapons of Oriental martial arts, unfortunately for those who face it, often finding themselves painted with a bulls-eye before they realize they're fit to be tied. What is this weapon, with sibling weapons used in movies such as Shanghai Noon and Kill Bill?
I know what this is Robin, but I confess I can't find a good picture. I have heard it called a "flying dragon tongue", it is basically a weigted spear point on a thin steel cable. In Shanghi Noon Jackie Chan uses a horseshoe and a rope. I have seen a skilled woman beat every weapon with one of these. I have seen a skilled man do like Jackie, drive the pointed head through targets, small ones at that.
Though these knives are named for earth's gentlest creatures of flight they are very deadly. Flip-flop!
Indeed, the "rope dart," as it is sometimes called, takes an incredible amount of skill to master and control. I heard in an interview or a commentary of some sort that when the idea of using a rope dart came up in Shanghai Noon, Jackie himself gave a sigh of exasperation and commented on how difficult it was! :lol:
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Could they be...the butterfly knives/swords? I'm curious, though - do you mean the kind with broad blades, used in pairs in traditional martial arts, or the street weapon that conceals the blade between its handles like a fancy switchblade?
Actually, Robin, I own this one: http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...ne/B-knife.jpg, a butterfly knife, thus the "flip-flop" as I can work it well. I have another also. The trick to these is to make sure you do not forget which edge is sharp. Flipping that sharp edge shut on your finger is something you do only one time. You will never do it twice.
These are butterfly swords/knives:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...e/B-swords.jpg
I would love a set, but I don't have a set of them. Your move!
Though it is an elegant weapon, no gentleman has ever used it. Though it shines in brightest day and blackest night, Green Lantern has only heard of it. Though the source of its power is crystal clear, few ever understand it. What is it?
The Central Battery? Or the individual lanterns connected to it?
Not quite, Pen - try a different geek universe. I know you'll get it. ;)
Lightsaber. Power source is a crystal, an elegant weapon, perhaps no one will ever understand the Force.
YES!! I knew you'd get it, Pen!! "A more elegant weapon, for a more civilised age," indeed!
The ball's in your court, brother.
Well, the Godfather's often ordered a rubout. But somethimes things had to be done on the QT, for a switch. Just couldn't go in with the usual guns blazing. Then, these came in handy. People would think twice before crossing one yet today.
Hmm...silent weapons...a blade of some kind?
Ah yes the blade is more silent than the gun, youse understand me, sometimes you have to switch tactics. An Italian wit one of dese who is good, he makes the hit artistic, like a pretty moll’s leg in a high heel shoe, capicse?
WHOA! You really cannot guess this one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pendragon
I'd say stiletto, but I suppose that's too obvious.
Pen is it a blade type weapon or is it....the garrotte? silent but deadly.
Wasn't it though? Congratulations, Wiff, you can give us the next teaser, even if all of you missed two very obvious clues. (In red) You caught this one. (in blue) High heels are also called "Stilettos." The clues you missed would make that "stiletto" a "switchblade". The reference to a "cross" in my original clue was for a famous book and movie "The Cross and the Switchblade".Quote:
Originally Posted by Whifflingpin
Your play, Wiff, mon ami...Quote:
Ah yes the blade is more silent than the gun, youse understand me, sometimes you have to switch tactics. An Italian wit one of dese who is good, he makes the hit artistic, like a pretty moll’s leg in a high heel shoe, capisce?
pen...u make my head hurt...
Um.. sorry, Steph. I'm a mystery writer for another website, and I have a word limit. You learn to hide the mystery in as few words as possible, while still giving enough clues to solve. I have published 45, so I think I'm getting the hang of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
Maybe...
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You're still up, Wiff! Bring on the next Brain Teaser!
I'm no good at brainteasers, but I'm surprised that no-one's gone back to the roots of riddle with this one:
I am the world's wonder, for I make women happy.
I am tall & straight, stand in a bed,
Have a roughish root. Rarely (though it happens)
A young maid more daring than the rest
--and lovelier--lays hold of me,
Rushes my red top, wrenches my head,
And lays me in her larder. She learns soon enough,
The curly-headed creature who clamps me so,
Of my meeting with her: she is left in tears!
Chilli/hot pepper?