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Aug 19Liked by Classical Wisdom

Let us not forget the blood-harvesting implement of the Sicarii. For close work, the dagger is small to conceal and long to kill. "Et tu, Brute?" What brutes these mortals be.

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Aug 20Liked by Classical Wisdom

Hey, when I was a kid I carried a pocket knife and frequently a machete. That's still my garden implement of choice to cut branches and such.

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Aug 20Liked by Classical Wisdom

Machete’s aren’t daggers, but as boy in the 1950s, no gardener we employed in Jamaica was worth his salt without his trusty machete !

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Aug 20Liked by Classical Wisdom

I was raised in Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷

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I always believe in carrying a pocket knife. You just never know when there'll be cake or need to stab somebody in the back

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Ha ha! It is amazing though to think not that long ago (I mean, when I was a kid at least), it was totally normal to walk around with a swiss army knife...

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Aug 19Liked by Classical Wisdom

Exactly. Back when it was almost considered normal. I still actually have one from my childhood too.

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Aug 21Liked by Classical Wisdom

Any bloke who hasn’t had one doesn’t know what he is missing.

Just gave my son in law one for his 43 birthday … didn’t need the cork screw equipped version these days !😉

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Aug 21Liked by Classical Wisdom

That's a great gift to bestow on your son in law. He's lucky that you're his father in law.

I still carry a corkscrew equipped SAK. You just never know

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Back in my college days when you could still travel with a Swiss army knife, the corkscrew was 100% the utility I used the most 😂 Especially when backpacking!

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Aug 21Liked by Classical Wisdom

I've only used my at home for my folks. I don't drink wine but I do think it's an important tool. There's always other uses too 😁

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