He studied the blade

By Ryoichi - 17/09/2015 11:13 - Germany

Today, it was my dad's retirement. He is traditional Japanese, so I had custom-ordered a samurai sword from a traditional Japanese blacksmith with dad's name engraved on the blade in kanji script. He loved it, right up til my drunk cousin tried to use it to cut down a tree and snapped it in two. FML
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ezrocks4u 29

Maybe you should swing the cousin at a tree and see if he breaks..? Seriously though, make him repay you, and then some.

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Kurby14 21

sounds like your cousin needs a sword to the face. sorry OP :( at least your dad loved his gift

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Damarcus 22

well its the thought that counts. at least you got it.

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teentee401 36

Honestly that's a really amazing and thoughtful gift, OP.

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MasterTron 24

Hey your dad loved it for the short time it existed. Be glad he accepted it. P.S. I'd make your cousin buy a new one for your dad.

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Kurby14 21

sounds like your cousin needs a sword to the face. sorry OP :( at least your dad loved his gift

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MegaExplosives 17

do you think his dad made his cousin commit sepuku?

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Vlen_fml 20

this was honestly going to be my suggestion. I want to know what kind of tree it was though, snapping an authentic japanese folded katana sounds pretty far-fetched. dull the **** out of the blade sure, but not snapping it.

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itwasntme14 19

That sucks. But on the bright side no one was hurt, and your dad appreciated the gift.

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ezrocks4u 29

Maybe you should swing the cousin at a tree and see if he breaks..? Seriously though, make him repay you, and then some.

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sonasonic 34

You can't extort a dead person.

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MegaExplosives 17

#30 your picture perfectly describes your comment XD

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psychopolarbear 28

I'm not saying he should kill his cousin, I'm just saying his cousin needs to be hit in the face with a chair a few times for being an utter dumbass.

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ViviMage 38

And the cousin will be paying for its replacement.

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MrSassypants 32

And if he can't pay for it, then the cousin should be replaced. They replace characters with other people on sitcoms so why don't we start doing that in real life?

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I_Like_Dogs 28

New service idea: people that pretend to be your relatives(or partner/friends) at family reunions so you can replace assholes and forget about them. I'm gonna be rich. Don't steal my idea.

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bandeek 30

does no one remember the replacements?

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MrSassypants 32

I remember the replacements, but that was a cartoon, and not real life, though it's easy to get them mixed up.

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xninix_fml 36

@65 That was an awesome show ☺

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ThaReaper319 19

well that sucks. can you get it repaired? guess now you get to play sword in the drunk.

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Insanemf18 12

If it was broke in half it's extremely unlikely it can be repaired most cause its core would be irreparable

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abhi95 31

He sounds like a real cockgoblin.. And why the hell was the sword in his reach when he was drunk..!?

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Kahli21 15

Don't you mean, "why was your cousin getting that drunk at a birthday in the first place?" ?

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ShirtlessWonder 17

#51 First off, it wasn't a birthday, it was a retirement. Second, the Japanese are very serious about honor, especially in their careers. Retirement is a VERY special occasion (I think). And on very special occasions and/or New Year's, many Japanese get very drunk and stay very drunk during the whole celebration.

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juggalo2 20

Drunkenness is an important part of Japanese culture. They even have a song, wherein the chorus mentions how every month has a good reason to get drunk. (btw no one said anything about a birthday)

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GhostFox 33

Being drunk is part of a lot of social situations in Japanese culture- it is actually considered impolite to turn down an opportunity to go drinking with coworkers, if I am remembering correctly.

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TacoTerrorist 15

Sorry OP! That really sucks. You should get him to buy one. On a side note: at least no one was cleaved in half. ;)

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cooltatgar 31

Kick split his ass into two

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2infbvcxxcvbj 13

Think of the positives! Your dad loved the gift (I'm a little envious, so cool!) and you made some crazy family memories. (Splitting it in half was a dick move.)Also from experience drunk humans and anything shiny or pointy never ends well.

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