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Give me a gun that never fires! Give me a sword that is ever blunt! Give me a weapon that deals no wound, so long as it always strikes awe!
Ecclesiarch Sebastian Thor, address to the Convent Sanctorum, Warhammer 40,000

NUNCHUCKS: Cool but useless!
- Springfield museum display.

Lloyds: I've already warned you about using our equipment, Saito. Especially the development of this "Good Luck Mode" and what it does to the budget. Is it really something they need?
Saito: But...it's cool.
- Tiger & Bunny 3rd Drama CD

And she says "Now there is somethin' else
That I really think you should know
You can have unlimited refills
For just a quarter more."
I say "Great, except we're in the drive thru
So what would I want that for?"
Weird Al, "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"

I also won seven cars but what the heck am I going to do with seven cars?
Thom McKee on his winnings from Tic-Tac-Dough

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks like an energy weapon that loads like a flintlock pistol. This crazy moon-crystal drops into the chamber, it goes poom, and a mean little laser shoots out. Thing is, it doesn't work as good as a normal gun. What's awesome is, this gun is like you! Like you and Helen and probably Dave someday! It's totally, mind-blowingly brilliant, but on a common-sense level it's dumb as a box of rocks! *levels gun at Lupin Madblood* And in the end, it blows up in your face. Big surprise, huh?
Mell Kelly, deconstructing the typical Mad Scientist's Ray Gun (and threatening to do the same to said Mad Scientist), Narbonic

He could understand the sentimentality but from a functional standpoint the sword was merely ceremonial. Like always he preferred more simpler armaments that actually are used for killing. Not something that would break over his knee in one go.

Can be used for both night and day shooting, and comes with infrared attachments and built-in distance finder.
...And please, actually use the scope. We are all impressed you can hit a target without it, but I'm tired of watching your videos. Spinning while firing is also a great way to lose your license.
Telescopic Sight item log, Risk of Rain

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