Actually acting out "Highlander": C/D

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The sheer randomness of this story frightens me more than the idea of a targeted terrorist attack.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Cripes, this is in the city where I work! There's an Albertson's just down from UCI but I rather hope it wasn't that one.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah Ned, I was thinking about UCI when I read the story.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

You know, the sad thing is, that if that subject heading was attached to something else, I'd be like, "CLASSIC!" Now I feel really kind of ashamed.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

jesus this is scary. if someone came at me with a sword they would have to actually chop me with it before my brain would register that something bad was going to happen.

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

This is the sort of news story I usually snicker at, but this time I'm somewhat horrified. I think it's the fact that the guy was schizophrenic and out on his own.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Turns out it was the one over at the Northwoods Shopping Center, at the other end of the city (Irvine stretches for quite a long distance). Doesn't make the story any less horrible, natch.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:13 (twenty-three years ago)

i didnt get the part of the article where his coworker was all " he was a normal guy...well, he did have entire conversations all by himself, but he was a normal guy"

― kephm, Monday, 30 June 2003 20:14 (twenty-three years ago)

i didnt get the part of the article where his coworker was all " he was a normal guy...well, he did have entire conversations all by himself, but he was a normal guy"

Either 1) California is a very, very strange place, or 2) the coworker was trying to say "I wouldn't have guessed that he would lash out the way he did."

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:21 (twenty-three years ago)

he didn't say he was normal, he said he was odd!

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:23 (twenty-three years ago)

J. Lu is accurate on both counts.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I dread to think what a Dr Strangelove fan would have done.

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Monday, 30 June 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

there used to be a notorious swordsman roaming seattle streets, but i never saw him myself. to my knowledge he never hurt anyone - just walked around with a sword strapped to his back (?)

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 00:44 (twenty-three years ago)

of course he was wearing a trenchcoat

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 03:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a friend here in Lexington who walked around town with a monstrous two-handed Claymore (that's a sword y'all) strapped to his back. He didn't wear a trenchcoat, he wore a bathrobe.

And why yes he was schitzophrenic. Quite. But he didn't ever cut nobody's head off.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:36 (twenty-three years ago)

There can be only one.

Right?

Let's hope so.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:39 (twenty-three years ago)

++Either 1) California is a very, very strange place, or 2) the coworker was trying to say "I wouldn't have guessed that he would lash out the way he did."

well, i read the article much earlier in the day. does news like this really shock??

― kephm, Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

It's more of a "normally I would laugh but this time I'm disturbed and I don't know why" thing, kephm.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:59 (twenty-three years ago)

wasn't there a case like this in london a few years back, except in a church. ah yes, here's a link. two things strike me about all this. the first is how many more people could have been killed/injured if the people doing stuff like this had been able to get their hands on guns. the second it how funny the bbc's site used to look.

― angela (angela), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Third is where can I get a sword?!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:16 (twenty-three years ago)

(i've just realised i was looking at the low bandwidth version of the bbc's site. d'oh.)

― angela (angela), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Mont St Michel in France was very good for sword buying when we were there.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Third is where can I get a sword?!

Just go to any Renaissance festival. Huzzah!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

For fuck's sake stop encouraging him!

― Nick's Mum (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:30 (twenty-three years ago)

HUZZAH I say.

http://www.swordtheatre.com/pictures/individualshots/images/george_01.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Please say that's not a relative of yours, Ned?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Give me some credit. I wouldn't have this guy in the house.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

How about a seedy alley?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Only if you provide the butter.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Tottenham Court Road and a viking to thread.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

If people could get their hands on guns in the UK, somebody probably would've shot that samurai guy.

― Stuart (Stuart), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

wasn't there a case like this in london a few years back, except in a church.

Idiots! You don't duel on holy ground. No wonder it turned out badly.

― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh god, my coworkers and I have just been crusing through the SCA webpages. DEAR LORD in HEAVEN. I give you Sir Helgi Hrafnfaedir. HUZZAH!

http://www.sca-caid.org/featured/Helgi/sir_helgi.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:06 (twenty-three years ago)

All hail Captain Smackable!

(Why is "HUZZAH!" one of the funniest words in the English language?)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

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