# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/3038 "2024-07-04T19:37:43Z")

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> [@Brits: What's a zombie knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-whats-a-zombie-knife/816315/2):
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> A **zombie knife** (also known as a **zombie killer knife** or **zombie slayer knife** ) is a type of [knife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife). It is defined in [English law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law) as _a blade with_
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> [ol]  
> [li]_a cutting edge;_[/li][li]_a serrated edge; and_[/li][li]_images or words (whether on the blade or handle) that suggest that it is to be used for the purpose of violence._[/li][/ol]  
> [Cite.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_knife)

You were kind of a dick in 2018, weren’t you?

(For those who don’t want to click, the first two links are the the Wikipedia pages on the word “knife” and on “English law.” The “Cite” link is the one of the three that is useful.)

I might not have mentioned it, if you hadn’t been the one to revive this zombie thread, and with one of your patented drive-by one-line posts with a link.

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