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Sharron

Sharron Report 7 Oct 2020 11:06

I believe you an do a fair amount of damage with four 2ps between your fingers.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 6 Oct 2020 23:45

I expect, if the ring 'decorations' were large enough they'd protect your knuckles :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 6 Oct 2020 19:04

Maggie, I should think that hitting someone while wearing rings on every finger would do your knuckles quite a bit of harm,

that's why 'Dusters are made the way they are!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Sharron

Sharron Report 5 Oct 2020 12:42

Boudicea eat your heart out eh!

Allan

Allan Report 5 Oct 2020 12:12

:-D :-D :-D

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 5 Oct 2020 12:00

Allan
Don't give her ideas.
She'll be adapting her Smart car next.

Allan

Allan Report 5 Oct 2020 11:30

https://tinyurl.com/y5y8c6zm

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 5 Oct 2020 03:13

I have a cane ................. OH has called it my "weapon" since day one.

It's very useful ;-)


Plus, here you can buy replacement tips for winter that have a sharp point on them so that it is safer when walking on ice, or ...................... :-D :-D :-D

I don't know whether you can get those tips in the UK?

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 Oct 2020 21:51

Sharpened pension book.

Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Oct 2020 21:38

A Cane with a blade hidden in it...I see a theme here....

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 Oct 2020 21:32

Yes, occifer, I have this bicycle chain ready for when I get a bicycle. I can only afford to get a bit at a time on my pension.

Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Oct 2020 21:21

Next you'll be sewing blades into the peak of your hat :-)

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 Oct 2020 19:16

Doesn't do the same for your street cred as a knuckleduster though does it?

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 4 Oct 2020 18:20

I too have quite a quantity of metal knitting needles - usually the thinner ones :-0

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Oct 2020 18:08

There was a time after 9/11 that you were not allowed to take knitting needles or sewing needles (especially tapestry ones) on planes here. You didn't even get through security with them, they were confiscated right away!

I know.

I have several pairs of Mum's knitting needles dating back to the 1920s and 30s. At least one pair of long needles are made of steel. :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 4 Oct 2020 15:34

Actually, I'm not sure, but I believe a knitting needle can be classed as an offensive weapon.

To be honest, considering some of the stuff I knitted in the past, it could be very offensive! :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 Oct 2020 15:08

Oh dear no.

Don't want to wear rings, get in my way.

I just like the concept of an old biddy being caught with a knuckleduster.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 4 Oct 2020 15:00

Sharron, you could always wear the 'ladies' knuckle duster - a ring (with a suitably sharp decoration - a heart, for example) on each finger :-D

Something like these two 'ethical' rings, for example:

https://www.swarovski.com/en_GB-GB/p-M5534935/Eternal-Flower-Ring-Set-Yellow-Mixed-metal-finish/?color=color-yellow-mixed-metal-finish

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 Oct 2020 14:58

Can you imagine the police discovering that this old bid has a knuckleduster in the bag with the knitting, I always carry a dishcloth in the process of being made, a really dull book about something nobody in their right mind wants to know about and a packet of Murray Mints.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 4 Oct 2020 14:50

:-D :-D :-D join my club Sharron. I am as mad as a box of frogs

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