Comments on: Man Wielding Bat’leth Robs 2 Colorado 7-11s [UPDATE: Surveillance Cam Image]

By: kev

kev — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:04:07 +0000

are you lot totally insane? look at the picture again, that’s a BAT’LETH? ok tell me you’re nlind, it’s the only reasonable explaination of you all going off your trolley’s about this…
it looks as much like a bat’leth as president obama looks like oprah freak’n winfrey…
is it a 2 handed weapon? NO!
is it 114cm long? NO!
does it have 3 hand hold positions? NO!
only simillarity is that is is a blade with multiple points…
only the americans could compare this to a bat’leth idiots…

By: dayton

dayton — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:51:42 +0000

What a woosy Bat’leth it brings dishonor.

By: thekoby82

thekoby82 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:21:57 +0000

I was very saddened to have to read over 200 posts before seeing that someone else FINALLY realized that the weapon in the robber’s hand is not an actual Star Trek Bat’leth blade, but a mere minature knockoff that is being passed as one. To me, an avide sword collecter and fighter, it is considered a double-sided dagger (as only being about 12-14 inches in length).

Shame on those of you “trekkies” out there who didn’t seem to make this connection. Then again, leave it to local media to air something on live television before doing any type of proper research on it.

By: IfNotForThoseDamnKids

IfNotForThoseDamnKids — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:38:14 +0000

COloradians sane?
Trek people sane?

…

Brian Bonsall, anyone?

By: Mr.EPCOT

Mr.EPCOT — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:10:57 +0000

Too much bloodwine for this guy.

By: justsomedude

justsomedude — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:18:53 +0000

Isn’t he holding that bat’leth backwards?

By: Gene L. Coon was a U. S. Marine. Period.

Gene L. Coon was a U. S. Marine. Period. — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:03:34 +0000

Seth Myers actually had a funny line on SNL about this last night. He said that at least we know the guy wasn’t stealing condoms. Ha.

By: Tacroy80

Tacroy80 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:27:42 +0000

Thing is, it’s actually a pretty wussy little Bat’leth …

By: Gene L. Coon was a U. S. Marine

Gene L. Coon was a U. S. Marine — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:21:56 +0000

232 “…It is perfectly understandable for civilians to judge us as frightful or even imbalanced (hence the Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children/USMC acronym affectionately bestowed upon us by our Army brethren). But funny how that all disappears in favor of collective pride when we are deemed to be needed in an emergency.

An evil? Perhaps. But a necessary one.”

Hear, hear. Well said, as usual. As Col.Jessup said (in an unfortunate film), “You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.”

Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And have never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines..

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:21:57 +0000

#229—”What a depressing thing to include in a creed :/”

If taken out of context, it might sound that way. But that creed is something meant to indoctrinate a young would-be Marine as to how important it is to maintain his weapon, in or out of combat. It also is meant to emphasize the importance of marksmanship skill.

One shot. One kill.

It is perfectly understandable for civilians to judge us as frightful or even imbalanced (hence the Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children/USMC acronym affectionately bestowed upon us by our Army brethren). But funny how that all disappears in favor of collective pride when we are deemed to be needed in an emergency.

An evil? Perhaps. But a necessary one.

Semper Fidelis.