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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-30-07 10:13 AM
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16. Phaser, without a doubt
It can stun (and apparently with fewer side effects than a taser), it can kill, and it puts distance between you and the person you've engaged in battle.
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  -Which weapon would you want in a battle: Star Wars Lightsaber vs. Star Trek Phaser LynneSin  Aug-30-07 09:44 AM   #0 
  - No question  MrScorpio   Aug-30-07 09:47 AM   #1 
  - Phaser  qdemn7   Aug-30-07 09:47 AM   #2 
  - Gotta go with the lightsabre.  Vash the Stampede   Aug-30-07 09:48 AM   #3 
  - Well you gotta be able to use the tool you choose  YankeyMCC   Aug-30-07 09:52 AM   #5 
  - Well, hey, we didn't talk about training.  Vash the Stampede   Aug-30-07 09:54 AM   #7 
  - Still, in a "dark alley" a lightsaber would be impressive, they  qnr   Aug-31-07 03:16 AM   #61 
  - Don't you have to BE a Jedi in order for that to work?  Wcross   Aug-30-07 10:16 AM   #20 
  - What weapon(s) are the thugs holding?  flvegan   Aug-30-07 09:48 AM   #4 
  - Let's just make it a Thug - here's the guy who wishes to do you harm  LynneSin   Aug-30-07 09:56 AM   #9 
     - Well, considering that those look like sawed-offs  flvegan   Aug-30-07 10:21 AM   #25 
  - If I could use the force, I'd go for the lightsaber  NewJeffCT   Aug-30-07 09:54 AM   #6 
  - Always pick the weapon that can reach out and "TOUCH" somebody.  Tyler Durden   Aug-30-07 09:54 AM   #8 
  - Lightsabre, of course.  philosophie_en_rose   Aug-30-07 09:57 AM   #10 
  - ack...  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:01 AM   #11 
  - I'll even that up for you, I'd go with phaser.  eyepaddle   Aug-30-07 10:12 AM   #15 
  - I was always fond of the  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:20 AM   #24 
  - Use the force Luke (errrr petersond).............n/t  Wcross   Aug-30-07 10:17 AM   #22 
     - Ha,  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:22 AM   #26 
        - I'd like either a green or yellow one, please.  ThomCat   Aug-30-07 10:26 AM   #27 
           - green or yellow?  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:38 AM   #28 
              - Yeah, but there can only be two of you.  ThomCat   Aug-30-07 10:39 AM   #29 
                 - There can be two Sith Lords,  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:41 AM   #30 
  - Ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a good blaster.  Deep13   Aug-30-07 10:10 AM   #12 
  - Yes, but Han Solo was one of the few who actually could hit a target  LynneSin   Aug-30-07 10:11 AM   #13 
  - They can't see through their hats. nt  Deep13   Aug-30-07 10:14 AM   #18 
  - and then...  NewJeffCT   Aug-30-07 12:24 PM   #41 
     - Perhaps I should have made a 3rd option of "A Stick with a Point"  LynneSin   Aug-30-07 12:25 PM   #42 
  - BUT! light sabers are wielded by Jedi knights  underpants   Aug-30-07 12:29 PM   #43 
     - I suspended my disbelief until the leather hang glider.  Deep13   Aug-30-07 12:56 PM   #45 
        - Yes BUT Wolf Blitzer parlayed that into a job at CNN  underpants   Aug-30-07 01:17 PM   #48 
  - Phaser  no name no slogan   Aug-30-07 10:12 AM   #14 
  - Please see my comments RE the flamethrwoer. nt  eyepaddle   Aug-30-07 10:14 AM   #17 
  - Phaser, without a doubt  TommyO   Aug-30-07 10:13 AM   #16 
  - It can keep you warm by making rocks glow too. nt  Deep13   Aug-30-07 10:16 AM   #21 
     - Yes but a Lightsaber could open an escape route  LynneSin   Aug-30-07 10:17 AM   #23 
  - If you can use the force, then the lightsaber.  ThomCat   Aug-30-07 10:15 AM   #19 
  - PHOTON TORPEDOES  Parche   Aug-30-07 10:45 AM   #31 
  - Death Star blast..destroys planets, it takes  petersond   Aug-30-07 10:46 AM   #32 
  - Lightsaber even though it's kinda scary  stuntcat   Aug-30-07 10:52 AM   #33 
  - Great, lose a limb and your security deposit. n/t  Deep13   Aug-30-07 12:58 PM   #46 
  - A bat'leth  EstimatedProphet   Aug-30-07 11:11 AM   #34 
  - An elegant weapon froma more civilized age  BlueDogDemocratNH   Aug-30-07 11:18 AM   #35 
  - Phaser!  Archae   Aug-30-07 11:30 AM   #36 
  - ..............  petersond   Aug-30-07 11:38 AM   #38 
  - Or a shotgun blast, yanno?  krispos42   Aug-31-07 01:18 AM   #60 
  - I'd just use my sonic screwdriver.  Bornaginhooligan   Aug-30-07 11:33 AM   #37 
  - Phaser...  MilesColtrane   Aug-30-07 11:45 AM   #39 
  - Phaser no doubt...  bridgit   Aug-30-07 11:48 AM   #40 
  - same here  idgiehkt   Aug-31-07 03:42 PM   #71 
  - I'll take the Phaser, but the best thing to have would be The Force  JVS   Aug-30-07 12:31 PM   #44 
  - If it wasn't a fight, I'd love a lightsabre.  cobalt1999   Aug-30-07 01:02 PM   #47 
  - Phaser. no effort involved. Zap! problem solved. nt  Javaman   Aug-30-07 01:31 PM   #49 
  - Phaser. No contest.  ginbarn   Aug-30-07 01:36 PM   #50 
  - Phaser  krispos42   Aug-30-07 01:38 PM   #51 
  - Well, that would depend entirely on whether or not I had the force, wouldn't it?  DarkTirade   Aug-30-07 08:45 PM   #52 
  - I've got the Force, baby  MrScorpio   Aug-30-07 08:47 PM   #53 
     - I dunno... I've kind of lost faith ever since I found out about midichlorians... :\  DarkTirade   Aug-30-07 08:55 PM   #57 
  - Other - a tape of 'Attack of the Clones'...  HypnoToad   Aug-30-07 08:48 PM   #54 
  - Yes, but here in the US we have laws against cruel and unusual punishments.  DarkTirade   Aug-30-07 08:53 PM   #55 
     - Yes but thanks to Bush and Gonzales, those laws are pretty much ignored  LynneSin   Aug-31-07 08:58 AM   #64 
  - Lightsabers are really cool, but it's always best to fight from range.  Mojambo   Aug-30-07 08:53 PM   #56 
  - The lightsabre doesn't mean anything unless you have the skill to use it  Lirwin2   Aug-30-07 09:05 PM   #58 
  - The uh, light stick thingy  pokerfan   Aug-30-07 11:25 PM   #59 
  - heheheh. I watched that recently. n/t  qnr   Aug-31-07 03:24 AM   #62 
  - I'm sort of old fashioned - Kimber .25 acp  Hangingon   Aug-31-07 08:50 AM   #63 
  - why a .25  jasonc   Aug-31-07 09:05 AM   #67 
     - Sorry - can't type this morning. S/b .45  Hangingon   Aug-31-07 09:30 AM   #68 
        - thats more like it  jasonc   Aug-31-07 09:35 AM   #69 
           - Sounds pretty heavy...  Hangingon   Aug-31-07 03:40 PM   #70 
  - Definitely a phaser. Just point and shoot. The lightsaber takes years of training.  SteppingRazor   Aug-31-07 08:58 AM   #65 
  - Lightsaber  jasonc   Aug-31-07 08:59 AM   #66 
  - Phaser...something to be said for the advantage of distance...  adsosletter   Aug-31-07 05:19 PM   #72 
  - Lightsabre without a doubt.  MrSlayer   Aug-31-07 05:21 PM   #73 
  - Phaser - you don't have to get all up and close...  Taverner   Aug-31-07 05:30 PM   #74 
  - Phaser, definitely.  deucemagnet   Aug-31-07 05:54 PM   #75 
  - Can't I just hate the guy holding the Lightsaber?  Revolutionary_Acts04   Aug-31-07 06:01 PM   #76 
  - I chose phaser. I'm practical like that.  redwitch   Aug-31-07 06:12 PM   #77 
 

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