And lo on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:36:39 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:19:14 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Aren't those classed as offensive weapons now; I heard Glasgow jokes  
>> were
>> one of the biggest causes of death in some parts of Scotland?
>
> I don't know the current regulations/laws but the blade on mine is only  
> 1 ¼ inches long. It also has a nail file and a tiny pair of scissors so  
> I could give you a pretty vicious manicure. The knife blade is always  
> kept sharp enough to cut paper.

Anything with a blade or a point except a folding knife unless it has an  
edge over 3 inches in length. That said you can get away with it if it's  
for either a) work, b) education, c) religion, or d) national costume;  
note that e) hobby doesn't appear so extreme whittlers can be locked up  
for the safety of us all.

> As for the Glasgow jokes, received wisdom says it's classed as suicide ;)

Nicolas managed to decipher my thick Brummie accent correctly.

-- 
Phil Cook

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