It is not Saint Patrick’s Day.

This post is for casual conversation if you don’t feel like making a post of your own.

  • pedantichedgehog@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Well, I oiled my wooden sword this morning. Fun fact: oiling wooden weapons helps prevent cracking when they’re struck (or strike something like another wooden weapon.)

    One day I’m going to get a naginata.

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      4 days ago

      More weapons fun fact: in ancient Japan (at least in some eras), the naginata was traditionally used by (largely upper-class I think?) women.

      I like to believe this means that at some point, someone looked at this weapon that’s basically a sword on a bigass stick and went “ah yes, the epitome of femininity”. If I’m wrong, nobody tell me.

      • groucho@lemmy.sdf.org
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        4 days ago

        The sword is nasty. We must put it on a long pole so it is away from the woman. – some Japanese guy, probably.

  • CompactFlax
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    4 days ago

    I went to a local establishment and caught a cold on Sunday. So what’s going on? Affirmation of my mild agoraphobia.