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Erin's avatar

Lititz is home to the Wilbur candy company, whose chocolate buds are far superior to the more famous chocolate company in this fine state.

And yes, in my best Darrell Hammond Sean Connery voice: "Le Tits Now!"

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Can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m going to be carrying a sword cane instead of my usual rattan, at least when I’m in Kansas, for the next month or so. Our legislature FINALLY brought knife laws into the 21st Century a few years back, perhaps recognizing how stupid it was to have such strict controls on knives when everybody and his brother had a gun.

It’s all good now - switchblades, (still illegal federally, much like marijuana other places) sword canes, butterfly knives. The only things still banned are ballistic knives that shoot the blade like a gun, and in one last residual bit of idiocy and anti-Asian racism, shurikens, those throwing stars from the kung fu movies. Just seems appallingly stupid - when was the last time you heard of a murder or robbery with anything like that? “Gimme your wallet or I’ll throw this little metal star at you!” Please.

Anyway, as long as I stay in Kansas with it, it’s perfectly legal. You press a little button and draw a ~24 inch rapier blade, plus you can whack ‘em with the scabbard part. I’m betting they won’t be near as frisky with a foot of steel in their guts.

Hope it doesn’t come to that, of course, but I’d rather be ready in case it does.

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