# WANT

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 30, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520 "2009-11-30T21:21:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/1 "2009-11-30T21:21:04Z")

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[http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2009/11/gentleman-warrior.html](http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2009/11/gentleman-warrior.html)

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/2 "2009-11-30T21:29:13Z")

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That’s cool and all, but can it [really be used as a weapon](http://dvice.com/archives/2008/06/unbreakable-umb.php) in a pinch?

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/3 "2009-11-30T21:45:39Z")

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Agreed that they are beyond cool, but I would never go out with one - I can just see the headlines:

**Cops mistakenly shoot man for pulling out his samurai…umbrella**

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/4 "2009-11-30T21:47:42Z")

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Link blocked, but samurai umbrella? WANT!

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/5 "2009-11-30T22:17:56Z")

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> [@Mindfield](#):
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> That’s cool and all, but can it [really be used as a weapon](http://dvice.com/archives/2008/06/unbreakable-umb.php) in a pinch?

Now _that_ is a definite WANT for me!!

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/6 "2009-11-30T22:24:03Z")

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Umbrellas are the worst invention since toe fungus. They are even worse than Vegemite.

And I have a sneaking suspicion that Vegemite is made from toe fungus.

Just wear a hat.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want/519520/7 "2009-11-30T22:32:09Z")

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Good job Marmite isn’t.

Who invented toe-fungus?  
I saw an umbrella for £70 the other day