Conquer Club

it's ONE ffs

one sword laying across it's scabbord...it is not two swords

NB I am a pedant

indeed, i agree with english on this obvious act of stupidity on confusing swords with... those things.


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mr. incrediball wrote:indeed, i agree with english on this obvious act of stupidity on confusing swords with... those things.


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I think this requires further clarification.

then why is the sword curved and the case straight? hmmmm.... Just kidding I agree

Top Dog wrote:then why is the sword curved and the case straight? hmmmm.... Just kidding I agree

Perhaps the scabbard is being observed from an angle?

english wrote:it's ONE ffs

one sword laying across it's scabbord...it is not two swords

NB I am a pedant

Hmmm I believe that the scabbard is in fact laying across the sword.

Wwoody123 wrote:

english wrote:it's ONE ffs

one sword laying across it's scabbord...it is not two swords

NB I am a pedant

Hmmm I believe that the scabbard is in fact laying across the sword.

i agree and this thread is anbout being very specific so you got it worng english

Yep one

wwoody and lozzini.....................lol...............I stand corrected..................you are of course correct.....i'm not even a good pedant

And I believe that the scabbard is not in fact a scabbard. It is actually a pipe so ha! You're all wrong in your attempt for specificity!

a pipe!....are you kidding? ...sounds to me like you have been smoking a pipe!

english wrote:a pipe!....are you kidding? ...sounds to me like you have been smoking a pipe!

Go to the old captain games in callouts and ask for the password - it is associated with the logo (unless I myself have been smoking weed long before last weekend ). Although it has probably changed now with the new ranks

Trust me on this (or maybe not... your choice)

Yeah but it sounds better calling it "swords"

It's one, but you already answered your question.

my belief is it is a ceremonial dress sword, as used by higher ranks while on parade. Crossed with a major's baton otherwise referred to as a pace stick.

So there you go, your question is answered.

cheerleaders use batons, majors twirl pace sticks.

a pace stick? I thought that was one on those giant compass things they had for measuring paces...obviously opened up a can of worms here

Telvannia wrote:my belief is it is a ceremonial dress sword, as used by higher ranks while on parade. Crossed with a major's baton otherwise referred to as a pace stick.

So there you go, your question is answered.

So I'm wrong too then... shit

I think it is a fancy toothpick that was on a mini roast beef sand witch and when it got pulled out the top piece of bread stuck to the toothpick shaped like a sword and there you go. Looking from the side of course. Yep
Now that is all you will think of when you look at it.

its all an illision there is actually 7 swords!!

WRONG! It is actually a rendition of my "sword" and "scabbard."

I win.

This looks alot like the British Army rank insignia for a major-general


As far as I know, there are no swords used to represent the rank of major in any branch of the US military. In the US, Majors are represented by a golden oak leaf:


But the question remains... what the heck is that 2nd stick?

I'm gonna guess that it's a Sword Cane...

Hmmm I would have to agree that it's a baton. From Wikipedia:

"The rank insignia for a Major-General is two gold maple leaves beneath crossed sword and baton..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general

I still prefer to think of it as a crossed (sword used to stab martini olives) and (cocktail stirrer, the hollow kind that you can also use as a straw).