A pleasant change of pace

[dianeduane]

(Like those UK commercials that showed things like giant hedgehogs running over tiny little trucks.)

Normally any time we hear the word "samurai" in a TV news story, Peter and I both wince, expecting to hear about somebody who's run amuck somewhere with a cheap katana. But today, for a change, it's something different.

Police are trying to trace a mysterious samurai sword-wielding vigilante who came to the rescue of two officers when they were being attacked by an armed gang.

The officers had been set upon after they tried to disrupt a burglary at a flat in Laygate, South Shields.

...One of [the burglars] lunged at a policeman with his knife - but just as he did so, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked [the burglar] with a samurai sword.

One of the burglars ran off, but was stopped by the stranger, who hit him on the arm with the sword.

He was arrested, along with another man from the flat, but in true superhero fashion the samurai man disappeared before police could speak to him.

Going to be interesting to see how this unfolds...

Comments

[gfish.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more about the line 'I'll see your six (http://minstrel.starstonedesign.com/archives/filk/000084.html)'...

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

LOL!
Chick in chainmail!
Is it a filk or poem? If filk is there an audio version available?
Me want if there is!

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Filk, to the tune of The Sleeping Scotsman. I've never seen a recording of it, but that's a very well known tune, so you could almost certainly take the lyrics to a circle and get someone to perform it.

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Well just checked it's By Bethancourt so almost be bound to be somewhere in the ether!

Love to be in a position to filk! Unfortunately not much chance of a con and the SCA is quieter in Elizabeth's isle!