Slowly but surely.....

[Sniper]

Our govt is leeching all the fun out of our everyday lives.

Today I went into a hunting and fishing shop to enquire about throwing knives. Where to buy then and who makes them. Instead of the, "Hey, well you know......" salesman pitch, I got a deathly stare and complete silence of the rather mature gentleman behind the counter. Of course I was thrown a bit off balance by this cause Im usually a nice polite guy. I showered and shaved this morning and I was wearing my work uniform so I know I wasn't that repulsive.

"Are you mad", was the exact reply I got back from him. Anyway, that made my day just a bit cause I tend to get a bit aggro when my nice demeanor and friendly nature are put into question and challenged from an aged geriatric put in charge of death blades and boom sticks. So after walking away and calming down, I went to the next saleman (All the time, the creepy old dude was watching me) and asked him the same question". At least this guy had popped his happy pills (In the correct dosage. You wouldn't want a guy high on happy pills working in a gun shop) and he politly informed me that NZ has banned throwing knives as they are dangerous. Fair enough.

But after having a wee think. I went into a shop that effectively specialises in selling weapons to cause death. We buy screwdrivers for "fixing" things. Hunting knives for "skinning" things. Guns for "killing" things. We can buy craft knives, blades, machetes, sharp pointy sticks and various other oddities and dangerous things to maim or kill.

I wanted a couple of throwing knives to practice with as I used to have a set in SA that convienietly went "missing" when I moved here. And I was hoping to continue to hone the skills I had and also maybe stop losing so many screwdrivers and destroying so many kitchen knives. Unfortunatly the govt thinks Im going to use these to end the life of some unsuspecting victim who has managed to offend me in some way.

What I don't get is that Im stopped from buying these (with a good enough reason I think) but we can still happily buy other sharp pointy objects to do the same job without the precision I require. Why don't they start issuing us with cottonwool jumpsuits and give us our own personal minders.

ARGH, IM ANNOYED AT MY MISFORTUNE!!

[WRT]

Agreed - that sucks. However, would it be possible to manufacture, well, lets say not thowing knives as such (as that would be illegal), but some sort of flat metal plate with a handle at one end to hold on to, and a pointy bit at the other end that allows it to stick to a dart board? Kind of like a spinning dart, rather than the kind that flies level?

You know, just so you can practice that spinning dart game that you used to play back in SA??

[Sniper]

Hmmmm, Im with you now. That could be a possibility too. Although if Im caught I can be charged with an illegal weapon I think.

[MSTRS]

I'm not surprised. Nasty dangerous things, nearly as bad as plastic toothpicks....

[kickingzebra]

You got plastic toothpicks? I was made to buy the rubber ones, on threat of being sponged down!!!

No secrets my views on labour Governerment, they want to protect us from ourselves, but who will protect us from them???

[sAsLEX]

Hmmmm, Im with you now. That could be a possibility too. Although if Im caught I can be charged with an illegal weapon I think.

Define a throwing knife compared to a normal knife? The only way you would be caught is if you did something dumb with them.

[MSTRS]

You got plastic toothpicks?
SSHHHH...keep your voice down....

[Squeak the Rat]

I was at the wellington 7's and saw a guy dressed as rambo have a small plastic pretend knife taken off him by the cops. This thing was obviously plastic, and about 10-15cm long. Twas a trick blade that dissapeared into the handle.

On the other hand, the chick dressed up as Uma Thurmans character from Kill Bill had a a huge sword, got on tv and everything. And of course no cops confiscated the sword.

So Sniper, what to learn from that random thought? Probably nothing, but perhaps one or more of the following:

You look like a psycho rambo type
You are not attractive with big firm breasts
Your knives are too small and you need to think bigger

:)

[metric]

Our govt is leeching all the fun out of our everyday lives.

Today I went into a hunting and fishing shop to enquire about throwing knives. Where to buy then and who makes them. Instead of the, "Hey, well you know......" salesman pitch, I got a deathly stare and complete silence of the rather mature gentleman behind the counter.

...come on, with a name like Sniper what kind of response were you expecting?

jokes :killingme

nah, I agree - too much cotton wool bro... waaay too much

[sAsLEX]

...come on, with a name like Sniper what kind of response were you expecting?


And with these socks on! http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20779&d=1132992341

[WINJA]

maybe its the way you asked did it sound something like this "yah im from sout aafrika have you got trowing nives for me to trow at the flet nose blecks? yah"

[Waylander]

Whenever we finally meet, I'll give you my set. Hardly ever use them now anyway.

[kickingzebra]

Soooo, our friendly Amaori can can bring em in, but the Souf Afri can cannot... Conspiracy time....

[WINJA]

Soooo, our friendly Amaori can can bring em in, but the Souf Afri can cannot... Conspiracy time....
WAYLANDER IS CANADIAN

[Waylander]

Winja is just jealous.

[kickingzebra]

Well I was going to say that, but after seeing his dejected face and bent bike at the drags, I held back... The poor little guy...No fight left in him, thats why he's giving the knives away, HES A BROKEN MAN!!!

[Waylander]

Wanna make it better? Let me borrow yours. No wait, it's a gixxer right? nevermind.:Pokey: hehe

[Coyote]

No secrets my views on labour Governerment, they want to protect us from ourselves, but who will protect us from them???
National? Act?


Hahahhahaha, just joshin ya mate

[kickingzebra]

McGillicutty Serious!!!!

[Jackrat]

Hell,at my local Archery club we have heaps of throwing knives and AXES.
The axes are neat things,wheigh about 2.5-3kg and are double bladed.
Very little chance of not sticking one of them puppys in the target.
Their all made by one of the members an most of the clubs in the area have them.
Just another wholesome family past time I've always thought.

[kickingzebra]

Archery or anarchy... Err, I think I'm dyslexic, but one is funnier than the other...

[Colapop]

How about trying re Tardme?
here (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Martial-arts-boxing/auction-53331455.htm)
Or martial arts shops?

[Sniper]

Cheers Guys.

sAsLEX, You are a bastard, I would give ya some bling, but Im all blung out.

Winja, no I didn't ask them like that, I learnt a long time ago that its a bad idea to say that.

Waylander, maybe I will take you up on that offer, I'de owe you something big though.

Colapop, the problem with handmade ones are that they are not balanced well.

[sAsLEX]

Colapop, the problem with handmade ones are that they are not balanced well.

umm get out a file and balance them, if Burt could balance a chunk of railway sleeper or whatever in to a finely tuned race bike then how hard can a little knife be.

[Sniper]

umm get out a file and balance them, if Burt could balance a chunk of railway sleeper or whatever in to a finely tuned race bike then how hard can a little knife be.

Couple of grams can make a tremendous difference

[sAsLEX]

Couple of grams can make a tremendous difference

use a little file? emery paper? must all just be in the "feel" so cut a few up and experiment, cant hurt, unless you cut yourself I suppose

[Sniper]

Very true. People know me though. Im not good around sharp things

[Ixion]

Very true. People know me though. Im not good around sharp things

Hmm. And you are wanting to buy throwing knives ?

[Sniper]

No comment

[Timber020]

When it was no longer possible to buy sticks of geli from wrightsons, the fine times in NZ were definately over.