Miata Mailing List: May 1996, Message #607
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   From: Greg Bassett 
Subject: Re: This is English?
   Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 12:11:53 -0400

At 09:17 AM 5/3/96 -0400, BBirdwell@swri.edu wrote:
>OK,
>   Would ya'll allegedly English-speaking cowpokes hanging on the bottom side 
>of the globe explain just what in the heck is "bokken".  Whatever it is, it's 
>probably illegal to do it in public...

I believe a 'bokken' is a martial-arts weapon.  I THINK that it is a large
bamboo staff...  Whacking down around these parts older folks use an ol' axe
handle, while the younger dudes use a Louisville Slugger.  

Greg
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