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"All that shuriken for a pound"

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:41 pm
by paolo
What in god's name does this mean? This is probably me being thick, but I wonder about it every time I visit the secret ninjas

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:56 pm
by parson
there seems to be some kind of sale on ninja stars

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:11 pm
by emcee child
Shuriken (lit: "hand hidden blade") is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing an opponent's arteries. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items such as needles, nails, and knives, as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal. Shuriken were mainly a supplemental weapon to the more commonly used katana (sword) or yari (spear) in a warrior's arsenal, though they often played a pivotal tactical role in battle. The art of wielding the shuriken is known as shuriken-jutsu, and was mainly taught as a minor, or more correctly, a secret part of the martial arts curriculum of many famous schools, such as Yagyu Ryu, Katori Shinto Ryu, Itto Ryu, Kukishin Ryu, and Togakure Ryu. In the modern western world, shuriken can often be purchased online as collector's items.

Shuriken are commonly known in the west as "Chinese stars," "throwing stars" or "ninja stars." This term hardly does justice to the weapon, however, as the pointed "star" shaped form is but one of many different designs the blades took over the centuries in which they were used.

The major varieties of Shuriken are the bo shuriken and the hira shuriken or shaken (also read as kurumaken)
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:57 pm
by hera
i cant get over it it. best tag line evAR.

Re: "All that shuriken for a pound"

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:46 am
by drgk
paolo wrote:What in god's name does this mean? This is probably me being thick, but I wonder about it every time I visit the secret ninjas
how could you grow up in the 1980's and not know what shuriken are? oh wait, i'm old, most of you are probably to young to remember the eighties anyway.

damn whipper-snappers.

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:24 am
by paolo
I know what shuriken are! I 'm just puzzled as to why they're a pound. And shouldn't it be 'all THESE (or THOSE) shuriken for a pound'? It's messing with my head man

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:35 am
by tronman
paolo wrote:I know what shuriken are! I 'm just puzzled as to why they're a pound. And shouldn't it be 'all THESE (or THOSE) shuriken for a pound'? It's messing with my head man
getting a job is u :lol:

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:10 am
by skavoovie_blind9
I thought it was fish for some strange reason :roll:

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:57 pm
by -ill-eagle-
giv me a kunai anyday 8)
oh btw im new to this forum so. easy all!

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:04 pm
by hera
-ill-Eagle- wrote:giv me a kunai anyday 8)
oh btw im new to this forum so. easy all!
J.D. FINNAY? is that u?

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:50 pm
by -ill-eagle-
nah mate im from leeds lol. i need to get started on this forum but theres BARE posts :roll:

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:37 am
by tappy tippon
i thought shuriken was turkish kebab meat :oops:

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:27 am
by afincham83
i thought it was referring to ryu from street fighter, that special move he does(1/4 joystick roation from down position to the left or right + punch). oh well, street fighter was the best

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:40 am
by staas
i understood it, but had no idea what sgt.pokes offlicence meant, mostly the off licence part :?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:29 pm
by skavoovie_blind9
staas wrote:i understood it, but had no idea what sgt.pokes offlicence meant, mostly the off licence part :?
An offlicence is a shop that sells alcohol mate. :wink:

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:29 pm
by hera
afincham83 wrote:i thought it was referring to ryu from street fighter, that special move he does(1/4 joystick roation from down position to the left or right + punch). oh well, street fighter was the best

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:46 pm
by staas
skavoovie_blind9 wrote:
staas wrote:i understood it, but had no idea what sgt.pokes offlicence meant, mostly the off licence part :?
An offlicence is a shop that sells alcohol mate. :wink:
seen

they call them "liqour stores" here, seems more logical to me

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:31 am
by skavoovie_blind9
^^^^^^

lol :lol:

Yeah it is alot more logical really innit

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:20 pm
by obiwan
Good French Hip-hop called Shuriken. Good weapon, i prefer a posionous one. Doubt you get many to the pound tho!

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:41 pm
by parson
in texas we have drive-thru liquor barns and liquor stores as big as a supermarket (specs)