So, believe it or not, last night I found myself in the unlikely position of having to brandish the longsword pictured here to scare off an intruder who was messing around on the fire escape outside my back door. True story. Totally worked, too, which I attribute to the element of surprise more than anything else.
added: also, it should be noted that at the time I was wearing glasses, pajama bottoms, and a Queers All-stars long sleeved T shirt.
Posted by Dr. Frank at January 19, 2011 10:11 PM | TrackBackGlad it worked. But a Glock would be better.
Posted by: Lexington Green at January 19, 2011 11:15 PMPossibly, sir, he does not possess a cutlass. Or, Glock, rather.
Posted by: Dr. Frank at January 19, 2011 11:25 PMShit. Wow.
Also: hahahahaha!
Posted by: Matt R. at January 20, 2011 03:25 AMYou always could have called the police. Then again, maybe a long sword is a safer option.
Posted by: Trey at January 20, 2011 03:38 PMThat's ballsy. What if you had had to use it? Glad it worked out. (Incidentally, that is a pretty hilarious image if it is okay to laugh at this).
Posted by: josh at January 20, 2011 04:38 PMIt's not pretty hilarious, Josh. It is EXTREMELY hilarious, which is why I posted it.
Posted by: Dr. Frank at January 20, 2011 07:47 PMI think that, in the first second or so of seeing it, an intruder is going to be more scared of a sword than a gun. It's larger and more visually intimidating.
Posted by: Don at January 21, 2011 10:02 AM