And the sword goes into hiding...

[Adam]

I was so proud of my vows, of the tradition, and of the honor of the Samurai. It is with shame and regret that I find myself stripped of my honor and my code, for I have become a Field Marshall.

My once proudly displayed sword must now remain hidden until I can somehow redeem myself...by getting more posts.

 

[Gasman]

That looks like a Paul Chen sword, I've got one.

 

[Adam]

That looks like a Paul Chen sword, I've got one.

Sweet!

It very well could be. I just don't know. Somebody that I knew gave it to me...along with an AR-15, .308 sniper rifle, .44 Magnum revolver, 1500+ rounds of ammunition, and five bottles of hard liquor. Oh, yeah, and an Onkyo receiver (gotta have a tie in to here, right?). Never did find out why he was giving the stuff away...never really asked, never really cared. I just liked getting all of it.

 

[Gasman]

If you can take a few close up photos, I can tell better if it is.
It might be this one.
http://www.japaneseswords4samurai.com/pcpk.htm

 

[highfihoney]

Wow,you had me going for a minute with the thread title.

 

[no. 5]

Hay, I'm not a... something, anymore... I don't remember what I was.

Perhaps you're a Samurai Field Marshall now, that's got to be better than "just" Samurai.

When did our monikers change? I just noticed today.

EDIT: never mind, I just found the thread about it.

 

[Adam]

EDIT: never mind, I just found the thread about it.

Thanks, no. 5. I didn't look hard enough for it, I guess (but I looked and found it after reading your note). I was actually working today and missed a number of new threads. Perhaps I deserve the disgrace leveled upon me...

 

[Davemcc]

Perhaps I deserve the disgrace leveled upon me...

I still aspire to attain the level of your "disgrace".

 

[Adam]

I still aspire to attain the level of your "disgrace".

An admirable aspiration, my friend. With deep meditation, focused training, and an increased post rate...you, too, can quickly become a "Field Marshall." Assuming that the titles haven't changed again by that point.

You went from a plain Audioholic to an Audioholic General, didn't you? That's like a nice quick promotion.

I will miss the Audio Alchemist. Turning regular sound into audio gold was a cool power. Although I and others had lost the gift, it was rewarding to see others master the art.

 

[Sheep]

You ALL have a lot of work to do.

SheepStar

 

[Davemcc]

You went from a plain Audioholic to an Audioholic General, didn't you? That's like a nice quick promotion.

I was also Samurai. It is a staggering demotion, but the pay remains the same.

 

[Adam]

I was also Samurai.

***Stumbles and tries to regain his footing.***

Oh, my fellow fallen brother. My shame is two-fold, for in the throws of my pain, I did not recognize another former Samurai. My deepest apologies. May we one day again both become members of that honorable group.

 

[Davemcc]

***Stumbles and tries to regain his footing.***

Oh, my fellow fallen brother. My shame is two-fold, for in the throws of my pain, I did not recognize another former Samurai. My deepest apologies. May we one day again both become members of that honorable group.

Speak not of shame.
"From this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remembered-We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

 

[Joe Schmoe]

What the heck do the "ranks" mean, anyhow? I noticed that I am now a General. Is it just based on the number of posts? Seems kind of pointless, to me.

 

[darien87]

I've had a few Hanwei swords. I sold my Musashi a few months ago, as it was just sitting in the box under my bed. My latest one is the Tsunami. I use that one for display and occasional cutting.

But my favorite is my Cheness blade, http://www.chenessinc.com/ (made by another Paul Chen funny enough). I'm having the Tsuka completely redone with high quality Ito, Same and furnishings. Kenjutsu and Tamashegiri are HELLA fun. I just did some cutting last weekend. Anyone that's into Japanese and Samurai culture should definitely check it out. I think I was Japanese in a past life.



Edit: Hey I just noticed I'm a chief now. Weird.

 

[majorloser]

Nothing beat the fine steel of a Hattori Hanzo blade

 

[GlocksRock]

when did the new titles take effect?

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I just don't know. Somebody that I knew gave it to me...along with an AR-15, .308 sniper rifle, .44 Magnum revolver, 1500+ rounds of ammunition, and five bottles of hard liquor.

So when you say "somebody gave it to me" you really mean "I burglarized a neo-nazi race war survival shelter" right?

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

when did the new titles take effect?

"Do naht fight a format vahr if you don't gain anyzhing by vhinning." (German accent for the amusement of people who have to read everything out loud)

PS: Somebody resize this Jpeg to 64x64 so I can update my avatar to better reflect my promotion

 

[Adam]

So when you say "somebody gave it to me" you really mean "I burglarized a neo-nazi race war survival shelter" right?

That is amazing! I can't believe that you cracked the code so quickly.

I still feel sorry for the dude in the box with the orange ball in his mouth. I would have let him loose, but he just creeped me out too much. Didn't want to take any chances, you know. In retrospect, though, I guess that I was armed well enough to take care of matters if he attacked me...