>>>>A kirpan is not necessarily a real knife. It is likely to be a small piece of metal representing a sword, but smaller than a letter opener. Does the new ruling actually say that a Sikh can carry a foot-long dagger in school?
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>>>Wel, considering that since 9/11 you can get a pair of tweasers confiscated before boarding a plane, carrying a "letter-opener" is armed to trhe teeth.
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>>Yep, they took one of my favorite screwdrivers from me. It was one that had multiple drivers embedded in the handle. I've never seen another one like it either. Dang!
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>Come on, John. Surely they're two-a-penny in the $ stores!?

Some are pretty cheap, but this one was much better. I've got one now that has some nice features like an extendable rod that runs out about 2 feet so you can get to stuff you wouldn't otherwise be able to. It's just the thought that they would take my screwdriver. What about all those ink pens?