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I do have a couple of wooden practice katanas for some martial arts training, but we don't use them by swinging them around... just to test principles. Just as often we use broomsticks or rulers for the totally non-weeb stuff I'm doing.GoGoGadgetChris posted:A good sword will pay for itself in tang 
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I'm trying to figure out where these people live that they think a stupid expensive sword is the best option for self defense instead of like a $200 gun.
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SpartanIvy posted:I'm trying to figure out where these people live that they think a stupid expensive sword is the best option for self defense instead of like a $200 gun. They live under the tyranny of the sign that says "all firearms purchases require proof of age and background check."
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Aug 24, 2020 02:15
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Any home invader can use your own gun against you, but only a master of the blade could raise your sword. And they would be too honorable for that.
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Aug 24, 2020 02:23
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smooth jazz posted:
Crosspost, everybody!
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SpartanIvy posted:I'm trying to figure out where these people live that they think a stupid expensive sword is the best option for self defense instead of like a $200 gun. This is probably actually true here (canada)... if by "best option" you mean "most lethal"
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:A good sword will pay for itself in tang Boooooo I can't decide if I love or hate this pun
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Aug 24, 2020 11:48
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GGGC this you? cops take your gloves?
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Aug 24, 2020 12:56
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:GGGC this you? cops take your gloves? This image was originally posted with the caption "how you know you made it"
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Aug 24, 2020 14:52
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We couldn't afford swords growing up, but boy did we invest in ninja throwing stars and butterfly knives from the flea market down the street.
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DarkHorse posted:This image was originally posted with the caption "how you know you made it" you are thinking of a guy with two knives
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Aug 24, 2020 19:10
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Krispy Wafer posted:We couldn't afford swords growing up, but boy did we invest in ninja throwing stars and butterfly knives from the flea market down the street. Hucking flea market throwing stars at a tree, fridge box, or old door is one of the simple pleasures of youth.
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Bad With Money and Bad With Crime. quote:2019 Dodge Charger @27% APR. Forged signature by husband. quote:Workplace is requiring we publicize social security numbers quote:My grandmother has illegal things in her home I don’t know how to handle them when she dies Can you guess what kind of contraband Grandma has? Hint: quote:I would love to have a way to move them to the states safely. I know I can’t sell them and I know how illegal they are, but these were gifts from the 60s. I don’t think we have any documents for them. Three full ivory tusks, one of which is completely hand carved, a dagger with a case which is also all ivory, a coat made of leopard, and a full tiger skin.
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Aug 24, 2020 20:31
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Bad With Money and Bad With Crime. I think these things are legal, if they’re like pre-1975 or something.
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Aug 24, 2020 20:43
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Bad With Money and Bad With Crime.
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Has the tusk tasted Human blood?Krispy Wafer posted:We couldn't afford swords growing up, but boy did we invest in ninja throwing stars and butterfly knives from the flea market down the street. The crude implements of peasants. Not the honourable steel of the retainer which has—I cannot stress this enough—tasted human blood.
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Aug 24, 2020 20:50
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Residency Evil posted:I think these things are legal, if they’re like pre-1975 or something. No documents and importing them into America. Not going to get ivory and endangered species pelts through customs without any documentation. They are basically stuck in Greece. I have no idea if you can legally sell ivory in Greece with no documentation, but I'm guessing not.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Three full ivory tusks, one of which is completely hand carved, a dagger with a case which is also all ivory, a coat made of leopard, and a full tiger skin. I thought it was Nazi memorabilia.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:03
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HardDiskD posted:I thought it was Nazi memorabilia. It is not illegal and almost trivially easy to import Nazi memorabilia to the U.S. - unless it is live ammunition or firearms. It was always pretty difficult to import Ivory into the U.S., but the African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2017 actually made it basically impossible unless you are a museum or have extensive documentation showing it was owned before the 70's.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:08
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Bad With Money and Bad With Crime. That's probably a more fun phone call to the authorities than when you find a garage with full DDT containers when going through late great-granddad's stuff. BWM for the estate paying for the hazmat crew to come take it away instead of just Good With Misdemeanors and burying it out back.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:15
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I was going to guess unregistered guns that fell under NFA regulation. Reading the post, it sounds like they should just hire a lawyer instead of asking reddit and then trying to pay a smuggler in Piraeus to steal their ivory.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:20
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Maybe bring it in through Mexico, bribe the customs officer, and then drive it across the border in your luggage. That's really the only feasible way I could think of to get it into the US.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:22
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Grind it all down to powder, dose it into gelcaps, and sell them as aphrodisiacs on the chinese market for way more in sum than the ivory itself was worth.
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Aug 24, 2020 21:34
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canyoneer posted:Hucking flea market throwing stars at a tree, fridge box, or old door is one of the simple pleasures of youth. SMH if you were throwing ninja stars at trees instead of hucking roofing shingles at each other.
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Sundae posted:Grind it all down to powder, dose it into gelcaps, and sell them as aphrodisiacs on the chinese market for way more in sum than the ivory itself was worth. It’s probably a better bet to sell them legally somewhere else than it is to try to bring them into the US given the circumstances.
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canyoneer posted:Hucking flea market throwing stars at a tree, fridge box, or old door is one of the simple pleasures of youth. 
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Aug 24, 2020 21:55
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Serious post: I suspect that giving it away to a museum is probably the best bet... given the unconfirmed provenance and tight laws, trying to sell it or smuggle it out of the country is going to be way more difficult than it's worth. Maybe loaning to a museum is an option? Gives some documentation of ownership at a given time. Laws might relax eventually, at which point you take it back and bring it wherever. In any case, donating/loaning to a museum might come with some tax breaks maybe?
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I have an ivory crochet hook that came in a bag with all my grandmother's knitting supplies. My mom also has an ivory bangle that was my grandmother's that will eventually be mine. I figure I'll just let them kick around in my knitting stuff/jewelry box, but how would I dispose of them if I decided to get rid of them?
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I have an ivory crochet hook that came in a bag with all my grandmother's knitting supplies. My mom also has an ivory bangle that was my grandmother's that will eventually be mine. I figure I'll just let them kick around in my knitting stuff/jewelry box, but how would I dispose of them if I decided to get rid of them? Grind it all down to powder, dose it into gelcaps, and use them as aphrodisiacs.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I have an ivory crochet hook that came in a bag with all my grandmother's knitting supplies. My mom also has an ivory bangle that was my grandmother's that will eventually be mine. I figure I'll just let them kick around in my knitting stuff/jewelry box, but how would I dispose of them if I decided to get rid of them? https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I have an ivory crochet hook that came in a bag with all my grandmother's knitting supplies. My mom also has an ivory bangle that was my grandmother's that will eventually be mine. I figure I'll just let them kick around in my knitting stuff/jewelry box, but how would I dispose of them if I decided to get rid of them? If you just want it out of your house any trash can will do for something that small.
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Fire Emblem is at least on brand for a themed wedding given it's got getting your units to date each other as a mechanic and the most powerful duos are married couples Sad thing is I bet it just turned out generic larp with swords rather than having people show up in absurdly fancy/oversized armour and one or two scantily clad furries. And a mage or two in a bikini. Though can probably be glad for no extremely inappropriately dressed children.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Fire Emblem is at least on brand for a themed wedding given it's got getting your units to date each other as a mechanic and the most powerful duos are married couples
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Martman posted:I bet no one even died permanently!! Who does a failrun LARP for their wedding? Obviously you're going for a 100% completion no death speedrun.
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Weird thing is there's even a DLC class for women that's in a wedding dress, called Bride. https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Bride
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Ivory can be burned too
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I have an ivory crochet hook that came in a bag with all my grandmother's knitting supplies. My mom also has an ivory bangle that was my grandmother's that will eventually be mine. I figure I'll just let them kick around in my knitting stuff/jewelry box, but how would I dispose of them if I decided to get rid of them? If it is already in the U.S., then you can donate it to a museum (if it is significant enough for the museum to want it). You can sell it in some states if you have documentation proving it was made before X date. You can also get a fairly expensive dating test done, but the Ivory has to be worth a good bit in order to make it worth it. It is 100% illegal to sell across state lines. Other than that, you can just keep it. Personal possession is fine. Or sell it to a friend/shady 1940's Englishmen with a monocle, cargo vest, and a safari hat who won't narc on you. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Aug 25, 2020 |
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:If it is already in the U.S., then you can donate it to a museum (if it is significant enough for the museum to want it). So how am I supposed to get narwhal tusks as decoration for my living room???
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Residency Evil posted:So how am I supposed to get narwhal tusks as decoration for my living room??? Marry into a family whose Grandma owns Narwhal tusks, ingratiate yourself with Grandma, and then have her will you the tusks. Repeat as many times as needed to fully deck out your living room.
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Call it mammoth ivory. It's the one trick anti-poachers hate.
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