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Title: what is this
Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 04:46:43 AM: I picked this object up this morning...very cheap,50p..or 75c in your money...I know what it is...but do any of you know ..its made of oak,measures 8.5in long is 1in at the thick end,and weighs 86g..it has a leather thong ...i,ll give you a small clue...you will find what its called in a church...i,ve probably said too much,...but i,m in a generous mood... ;D
oops!...you,d think i,d have the hang of posting pics by now.....
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Post by: mart on March 12, 2013, 06:21:16 AM: Ya` got me !!! Looks like a club !!!
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 06:32:03 AM: LOL!..it is a club.of sorts,..but it has a specific name, and its used for administering something....?
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Post by: cogar on March 12, 2013, 07:53:28 AM: HA, ..... all clubs are used for administering something. ;D ;D
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 01:12:42 PM: Surely there is a sportsman among you that knows what this is..and what its proper name is.....you,ve had two clues... ;D
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Post by: Buddie11 on March 12, 2013, 01:55:03 PM: That's a bad pic,need close up
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Post by: Rauville on March 12, 2013, 01:55:42 PM: Around here you would be more apt to find one if you were prowling around the truck stop at night...knocking on doors. :D

http://www.etsy.com/listing/121649539/billy-club-tire-billy-fish-thumper-ball? (http://www.etsy.com/listing/121649539/billy-club-tire-billy-fish-thumper-ball?)
Title: Re: what is this
Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 02:07:15 PM: Quote from: Buddie11 on March 12, 2013, 01:55:03 PM
That's a bad pic,need close up
opens up enough for me....but if you don,t know what its called from seeing that pic...i doubt if you,d know..if it was knocking on yer nut... ;D
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Post by: ghopper1924 on March 12, 2013, 02:13:59 PM: "What is this..........that stands before me?"

Ok, you'd find it in a church too..........

A sap???
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 02:17:00 PM: Quote from: Rauville on March 12, 2013, 01:55:42 PM
Around here you would be more apt to find one if you were prowling around the truck stop at night...knocking on doors. :D

http://www.etsy.com/listing/121649539/billy-club-tire-billy-fish-thumper-ball? (http://www.etsy.com/listing/121649539/billy-club-tire-billy-fish-thumper-ball?)
I take back what i said in the Gabriel thingy post...that man with the know it all book,,,does,nt know it all...c,mon Rauville...so close yer so far...here,s another clue.....think former,German Ack Ack..gunner from WW11...who became one before he became the big one... ;D
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 02:19:30 PM: Quote from: ghopper1924 on March 12, 2013, 02:13:59 PM
"What is this..........that stands before me?"

Ok, you'd find it in a church too..........

A sap???
If i give the clue with Heavy Metal...link you,d probably get it.....think 30 pieces of silver..and a little more... ;D
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Post by: ghopper1924 on March 12, 2013, 02:24:42 PM: A flail?
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 02:46:31 PM: Quote from: ghopper1924 on March 12, 2013, 02:24:42 PM
A flail?
Oh! you disappoint me....think other half of the recipient of the 30 pieces of silver... ;D
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Post by: mart on March 12, 2013, 06:20:04 PM: I give up !!
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 06:37:55 PM: Quote from: mart on March 12, 2013, 06:20:04 PM
I give up !!
;D..i shall leave it until the morning..in the hope that someone comes up with the answer....some have come close..but....och!!...I can,t wait until the morning...
This my Dear Mart...is called a "Priest"...and it is used for administering the "Last Rites"....to a ...Fish....once you,ve caught your 50lb fish..you hit it on the head just behind its eyes...one firm tap should be enough...maybe two depending on how big the fish...but there should be no need to bludgeon the poor thing to death
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Post by: mart on March 12, 2013, 07:40:37 PM: Well, I wouldn`t have thought about that !! A pretty good whatsit though !!!
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Post by: Buddie11 on March 12, 2013, 08:25:20 PM: So rauville nailed it a few posts ago !!!
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Post by: bigwull on March 12, 2013, 09:20:28 PM: Quote from: Buddie11 on March 12, 2013, 08:25:20 PM
So rauville nailed it a few posts ago !!!
No he did not...he came close...but he got the wrong page in that big know it all book that he,s got stuck up his arse...His club is for donking thieving B******s..who try and nick things from trucks...i,d like to see you knock someone out with this club as it only weighs 87g... ;D ;D
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Post by: ghopper1924 on March 13, 2013, 05:35:44 AM: Judas Priest!!!! ;D ;D
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Post by: bigwull on March 13, 2013, 05:38:43 AM: Quote from: ghopper1924 on March 13, 2013, 05:35:44 AM
Judas Priest!!!! ;D ;D
;D..So the penny has dropped!!.....i was sure you,d get it eventually...
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Post by: ghopper1924 on March 14, 2013, 01:39:59 PM: HEH!!!!
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Post by: Buddie11 on March 21, 2013, 05:54:44 PM: Hey bigwull, mines bigger!!! Measuring in at 13" long by 1.25" girth,!!! Found this at local shop today and had to have it after reading this post,just thought I'd share.
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Post by: bigwull on March 21, 2013, 06:02:30 PM: Quote from: Buddie11 on March 21, 2013, 05:54:44 PM
Hey bigwull, mines bigger!!! Measuring in at 13" long by 1.25" girth,!!! Found this at local shop today and had to have it after reading this post,just thought I'd share.
As this is a G rated Forum...I will resist saying...what I,m thinking....which will be a first for a very long time....if you get my drift.... ;D
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Post by: mart on March 21, 2013, 07:03:20 PM: :D !!!!
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Post by: ghopper1924 on March 22, 2013, 05:18:48 AM: Hmmm, I thought we had a "swordfight" in the making ;D ;D
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Post by: bigwull on March 22, 2013, 06:10:22 AM: Quote from: ghopper1924 on March 22, 2013, 05:18:48 AM
Hmmm, I thought we had a "swordfight" in the making ;D ;D
:D....Eh well!!....you know what thought did,...don,t you,....planted feathers, ...thinking they,ll grow into hens.... ;D.
Title: Re: what is this
Post by: livinglucky on March 23, 2013, 09:47:49 AM: I would have thought this thing would have been ashes by now.
We are even bigwull.