Whenever I hear the word "vorpal" now, all I can think of is this SNL skit:
Interesting, I own a custom-designed blade called a "Vorpal." I think the smith is called Tom Maringer. It came with a sheath that is worn like a shoulder holster. It's more like a short sword. I've had it for more than 20 years. It will cut you just looking at it.
This post was last modified: 10-15-2007, 06:41 PM by NewYorkjoe.
Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods,"
"Well, John Henry said to the Cap'n, "A man ain't nuthin' but a man. But, before I let that steam drill beat me, gonna die with my hammer in my hand, Lawd, Lawd, gonna die with my hammer in my hand."
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Tindalos13 Wrote:Hey folks! I'm new 'round these parts. But I do have a suggestion (I read through and didn't see it mentioned.).
VORPAL
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As a fellow AD&Der in my uni days I love the Vorpal idea
Also interested to see where the reference came from
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Britfan Wrote:As a fellow AD&Der in my uni days I love the Vorpal ideaHe took his Vorpal sword in hand
Long time the manxome foe he sought
So rested he by the tum-tum tree
And stood awhile in thought.
As in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock! With eyes of flame
Came whiffling through the tulgeywood
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through the Vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head went galumphing back.
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The Jabberwocky is the only poem I ever cared about enough to memorize. It is so cool. That's just a part of it, of course, but the pertinent parts that contain the word "Vorpal."
"Tempering The Blade"
Could fall into the "a spear has no branches" category, I guess.
That's my shot in the dark...
Could fall into the "a spear has no branches" category, I guess.
That's my shot in the dark...
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"Control what you can control. Let everything else take a flying f**k at you... And if you must go down...go down with your guns blazing..."
How about ....."Eastern Blade, Western Gun"?
It's pretty cool, isn't it?
It's pretty cool, isn't it?