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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

NTA, shoulda practiced your swordsmanship

[–] Death_Equity 5 points 10 months ago

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Obviously the filthy casual didn't know how to parry.

[–] Manifish_Destiny 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pfft. These kids need to learn somehow. What if you get called to a staff meeting but forget your staff?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The staff is the better weapon, the increase stamina generation while blocking means you can tire your opponent and force them to drop their sword, allowing you to defeat them more consistently.

[–] captnanonymous 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Swords, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Swords, Trebuchets, Escutcheons, and Muskets

[–] aphonefriend 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Like not even wooden swords? And uh chemistry class? Teacher needed serious therapy.

[–] Bonesince1997 9 points 10 months ago

Nah, he needs some armor

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

OK, this is awful. But I don't feel bad about laughing as much as I did reading the story. What. The. Fuck?

[–] oDDmON 7 points 10 months ago

Education in America today?

“Small arms practice, on the field, after school Friday; now, here’re your shurikens…”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

‘… and as usual, the first to draw blood, will get an A”

[–] doublejay1999 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not by much. She has permanent damage to her wrist and will be incapable of many normal things for the rest of her life.

She experiences “ongoing daily” pain, “as it was not possible to fully repair” the nerves and tendons in her hand and wrist, the complaint says.

Daily tasks are now a struggle for her, including cleaning, preparing meals and taking out the garbage.

...

On a side-note, copy-pasting text from the article forces some stupid share link. I've never seen that before...

[–] doublejay1999 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That’s just what you tell the insurance company.

And historically speaking, sword fights have rather more severe outcomes.

That was the joke.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Maybe, but it's also very likely she did receive permanent damage from a sword. Lot of important bits in your wrist.

Like, I'm glad she didn't lose her hand or a limb, but she will forever struggle in life. That sucks and I can relate, so I hope she can overcome it.

[–] shalafi 2 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't take that all at face value. Lots of reasons to exaggerate.

[–] stoly 0 points 10 months ago

Everyone is lucky that those swords were certainly blunt and didn't have a honed edge.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

When did public school become the new, late, birth control method???