I'll vote for functional. Two weeks ago was rolling home over the high dirt roads of Black Mesa down in the rezlands. My lady had given me an apple and some cheese for the ride home.
Was so cool just to reach down and pull out my new Navajo sgian dubh, slice off some apple, slice off some cheese, and feel functional.
Course, these days a man's gotta think ahead as to where he's gonna be.
Last year I got pulled over for speeding (trap of course) on the Navajo Rez down by Dilkon. Was in full turn out after the Flagstaff games...including sgian dubh. While talking to the cop remembered it was there and changed my stance so the sgian dubh was out of his sight. No point in complicating things unnecessarily. It was one of the dull blade versions...but since I had to explain the Highland Games to him (No sir, there's no score, its more like a Pow Wow) I didn't want to have to explain a semi-concealed weapon to him.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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