Going to a saloon on Friday - need help deciding on appropriate weaponry

[datasuspect]

we'll be playing cards, and blackjack o'donegan always gets out of pocket when he loses.

[mainegreen]

1. What you need is a blunderbuss

[datasuspect]

2. don't bring a blunderbuss to a cudgel fight

[Joe Fields]

3. watch out for bad, bad Leroy Brown.....

he's got a .32 gun in his pocket for fun, and a razor in his shoe.....

[RebelOne]

13. And don't mess around with Jim.

[InternalDialogue]

4. I'm no fighter, but I'll give you some advice on patching up.

Be sure to bring several tinctures in a satchel. You may hear that salves and balms will be required, but I've never seen a wound that needed more than a tincture.

[skygazer]

5. Drink beer out of the bottle

In a pinch, you have an instant weapon.

[Richardo]

6. An ordinary saloon chair makes a fine bludgeoning instrument

...and don't underestimate the utility of the back bar mirror :thumbsup:

[datasuspect]

7. some guy asked me, "can i push your stool in for you"

when i was going up to the bar.

what a polite chap!

[Richardo]

8. You go to 'specialty' saloons...

:thumbsup:

[datasuspect]

9. their enthusiasm for leather would make any cowboy ashamed!

[Richardo]

11. The phrase 'polite chap' takes on a whole new meaning...

;-)

[BarenakedLady]

10. You gotta know when to hold em'

On a warm summers evenin on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin out the window at the darkness
til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, son, Ive made a life out of readin peoples faces,
And knowin what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
So if you dont mind my sayin, I can see youre out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey Ill give you some advice.

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, if youre gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when youre sittin at the table.
Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.

Now evry gambler knows that the secret to survivin
Is knowin what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
cause evry hands a winner and evry hands a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.

So when hed finished speakin, he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when youre sittin at the table.
Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count you r money when youre sittin at the table.
Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.

[datasuspect]

12. i like DAC's version better

it isn't about gambling.