Should I add messers to this trope page? Since they're basically sword-sized knives made due to laws forbidding commoners from owning swords in Germany...
Hide / Show RepliesMessers is just the German name for "knives", so I would say no. This trope is not about knives, period.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanShould there be a reference to Aichmomania, an obsession with sharp objects in the same way a pyromaniac has an obsession with fire? As a legitimate aichmomaniac, I can say that this trope seems very relevant.
As the "Duel Dilemmas" episode of Myth Busters prove, Bowie bringing that knife into a gunfight may not be that ridiculous. Of course, the first scenario Jamie and Adam tested-throwing the knife-would be a bit implausible, but when the knife wielder gets in close enough...
Am I allowed to add this info into the main article?
Hide / Show RepliesIf a character's initials spell out J.A.B., does that mean it's a Meaningful Name?
Knife Nut is now a disambiguation page as per this TRS thread.
Macron's notes