From phel220@ix.netcom.com (Busby the Wonder Weasel) Newsgroups: alt.tarot,alt.magick Subject: Sometimes a Sword is Just a Cigar... Date: 17 Apr 1995 20:58:14 GMT In <9504111140.AA06530@chaos.intercon.com> amanda@intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes: >Are you saying that a sword symbolizes manhood for reasons *besides* >being long, stiff, and penetrating? What, pray tell, would those >reasons be? Speaking as one who has both, and who has experienced the both of many others: *If it isn't heated properly, it will either be too soft to use at all or it will fail as soon as you try to *Big ones *look* impressive, but they usually have inept owners *Even though it is sheathed, the owner wears it as visibly as possible *The owner handles it much, MUCH more than anyone else ever does *It is always the Tool of First Resort when anything needs to be done *When the owner is angry or frightened he waves it about to scare people *Neither one has ever seen as much action as the owner claims I'm sure there's more, but tht's a good start...