It’s Time To Do Something About Knives

"Knives are all around us. Most people own 2 or 3. Some even own a dozen."

Better call the Marines because between the kitchen and the workshop and the camping gear and so on, I might have 200 or more and I just got a new box of utility knife blades last weekend..

Miss Molly prefers scissors to knives, and we have dozens of those too, from little embroidery models up to big heavy-duty tailor's shears, not to mention the gardening tools.

And, of course, the workshop contains a large number of blunt and not-so-blunt objects (often called tools) of various kinds, some of which have motors and moving parts. You can't really call them weapons but, well, if it will cut wood or metal or concrete it will cut flesh without any difficulty.

We could probably wipe out half the neighborhood without firing a single shot or making much noise. But it would be so much work, and so messy. Maybe I'll just watch another slasher movie. Or "Game of Thrones" episode.

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Cars are nothing. What about dihydrogen monoxide (aka DHMO)?

www.dhmo.org/facts.html