Thread: Wokester muppet

I suspect m much of the giving of the gift of a symbolic gun is just a sign of a difference in American culture that we dont understand, and likely harkens back to older traditions such as giving a sword etc.

And likewise I dont expect the US officials to understand our culture that well either.

I also suspect that a decade or two back, such a gift would have just quietly disappeared with no comment. Which is probably a better more adult solution.

It may have been something from Keltec.
In that case the coppers done the right thing.
Life's to short for ugly guns that don't work

Originally Posted by No.3

It's a military thing - units would give their guys a token that only 'their guys' were supposed to have. It meant that when a guard challenged someone who was walking around the place being guarded, they could pull out their coin and be able to proceed.

It kind of became a collector, souvenir and party-favour thing, as the whole idea was never official as far as I am aware.

If there's a group from the same unit in a bar, any one of them can pull their coin out and whomever has forgotten their one buys the round.

Here's a couple with an old 10c for scale.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Does this really warrant the debate it is getting?

No

I really am having trouble finding the fuck that I am meant to give about this particular subject

Originally Posted by Friwi

So was the gun imported illegally into Nz ?
Without the proper import permit? Mr Patel could be charged with smuggling contrebande :-)

FBI aren't searched, they are allowed to enter NZ and go anywhere with their pistols