"Colorado Springs police are on the lookout for a man who attempted to rob two 7-Eleven convenience stores early Wednesday with a Klingon bat'leth sword."I have gotten into the habit of reading comments on news articles. Seriously - I have learned quite a lot from the various weirdoes who actually have time to post comments. The ones following this particular article are no exception. They range from Klingon phrases, to the almost cliché "Beam me up Scotty!" to the classic "Kaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhnnnnnnn!" which for some reason (at least to this Trekkie) always seems to be funny. But the best comment I saved for last. Someone was wondering how long it would take for Mr. Obama to include the Klingons in the bailout package. Well, since no one in the entire universe has actually read the whole darn thing, how do we know the Klingons haven't been given a few 10^12 dollars? Or maybe the Ferengi - but wait! The Ferengi rely on a "gold-pressed latinum" standard so they probably wouldn't be in need of a bailout in the first place...
"It could be used as a dangerous weapon," understated Colorado Springs police officer Lt. David Whitlock to the local ABC affiliate. Doubtlessly, none of which have witnessed the brutal bat'leth competition held on Forcas III. "We didn't think it was a toy and neither did the victims, they felt threatened."
On a somewhat related topic, and the reason for the title of this post, I wonder when the gun-control nuts will take on the bat-leth? Can't you just see the headlines: "Trekkies dressed as Klingons descend on Washingting to lobby for their 2nd amendment rights" and "District of Columbia v. Worf - Decision expected today!" Maybe we can only keep a bat-leth in our home if it has a trigger lock...
Edited to add: I just saw this comment as I was closing my browser window: "Outlaw Klingon swords, and only outlaws will have Klingon swords."
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