Submitted by bleahdeebleah t3_100kpxg in Maine
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Clorox_enema t1_j2i6aze wrote
A cheap Cold Steel one at that.
PinkLemonade2 t1_j2i70y6 wrote
Man, the last thing I think of re: Wells is potential jihadists.
Love that little town. Let's get some Congdons and go to the beach
weakenedstrain t1_j2i7kmw wrote
I’m just as averse as the next guy to the Manhattanization of Maine, but sending our worst as a counter-example is probably not the best way to change hearts and minds.
Doc_coletti t1_j2i87es wrote
Around these parts. They are fairly standard in certain places. Very common everyday tool in some Nepalese and North Indian cultures.
ianmcxx t1_j2icrm4 wrote
What if they own two? Asking for a friend...
BanjerBro t1_j2icz2w wrote
A kukri is a machete
Waste-Bobcat9849 t1_j2idxg1 wrote
Governor Kathy Hochul responded "These are guys with the name Trevor, Bradley, Paula, these types of guys, they come from Maine, they come down here, they slash our police, they don’t go back home”
ClobetasolRelief t1_j2iioy7 wrote
I think it sends a very clear message of "Don't come here we'll slash ya"
PNWMunky t1_j2ijkzi wrote
It’s a type of machete. Machete’s are cheap. If you own an expensive one, your a dork.
RightyTightey t1_j2ijv95 wrote
Sounds like a riff on LePages ‘Shifty’ ‘Shady’ comment from a while back.
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kenofthesea t1_j2il7gy wrote
Trevor Bickford...Travis Bickle...hmm
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Waste-Bobcat9849 t1_j2iltcv wrote
I thought they said “Are you talkin to me? Are You talkin to Me?” but times change
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KIRKDAAGG t1_j2imwou wrote
Oh Wells
Waste-Bobcat9849 t1_j2in6tm wrote
“Incidentally, half the time they cream the chowder before they leave, which is a real sad thing because then we have another issue we have to deal with down the road."
ScenePlayful1872 t1_j2ionad wrote
My first reaction. Hope he’s not an Uber driver…
BeholderBalls t1_j2ipjnf wrote
100% what it is
NPC_Bae t1_j2itup8 wrote
…yup, that’s the joke
indyaj t1_j2iwwih wrote
Not Valyrian steel? What a hack.
uniqueshell t1_j2j3pdp wrote
This is America 🇺🇸 Who brings a machete to our perpetual gunfight ?
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Lieutenant_Joe t1_j2jdtzo wrote
Yeah, it’s, like, a farming tool. For cutting cane or squash stems. It’s not really a luxury item.
Stuckin207 t1_j2jezks wrote
Congrats to you too. So smart
mungusfungusmungus t1_j2jezni wrote
Don’t forget “D money” impregnating our fat white girls.
LorthNeeda t1_j2jf7bw wrote
Manhattenization? Where in Maine is even remotely close to anything like Manhattan?
Brodaeus t1_j2jqiu3 wrote
I think they’re referring to the influx of New Yorkers that move here because our grossly overinflated rent/real estate is considered cheap to them.
WildWook t1_j2jucin wrote
Whats dorky about having nice tools
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spandexcatsuit t1_j2k15ol wrote
I see you don’t visit Portland much
LorthNeeda t1_j2k1pzy wrote
I don’t see much resemblance between Portland and Manhatten
Sea_Tracker t1_j2k43k4 wrote
My husband does, but to be fair he's Indian.
Sea_Tracker t1_j2k4ccm wrote
Now that work from home has become more scarce, it might slow down a bit.
weakenedstrain t1_j2k5mt8 wrote
More like Brooklynification (for now), but since the attack happened in Manhattan I thought I’d go with that.
Neither of those are really that accurate, they’re more metaphors for what’s happening in Portland: rising rents, rising prices, abundance of short term rentals, expensive drinks, and folks from NYC buying up second homes or wfh homes.
You are correct, though. Portland is not Manhattan.
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ThankUJerry t1_j2ki8vw wrote
Totally agree. Go to Harbor Freight and buy one of their $5 machetes and tell me it doesn’t suck.
Lerch737 t1_j2kkykn wrote
The rent prices in Portland
Illustrious_Wrap6427 t1_j2klg5v wrote
he actually had a pretty difficult life which I believe led to him feeling the way he felt needing to turn to the extremism he did
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Immediate-Season1965 t1_j2krrrh wrote
Next up she will sign a bill that bans machetes
West_Ad_8279 t1_j2ktvso wrote
Y’know he wasn’t wrong tho lol
Electrical-Bed8577 t1_j2l2fqk wrote
The khukuri is a common tool in Nepal; a generally humble and kind nation, mostly Hindu and Buddhist, with a recent influx of extremist Islamists from India. The tool is found in various sizes and used for many things, from opening a letter or can and otherwise managing food, to building a structure. Any extremist or nihilist will find or make a weapon, be it a tool or psyche.
another_one_1886 t1_j2l5q2m wrote
One in each hand means you’re balanced and thus stable. #science
spandexcatsuit t1_j2l8juf wrote
Thought we were talking about rent.
N0mad87 t1_j2lmeyw wrote
I live in the area. When covid hit in that first month we all saw exactly how many New Yorkers have beach houses in Maine. It looked like a Manhattan rush hour at Hannafords in March. A really weird sight to see
DisciplineFull9791 t1_j2n0nnv wrote
What are we talking about here - a young troubled kid being drawn into radicalism on the internet, Southern Maine losing it's cultural identity while driving out the people that sustained it for generations, or whether to buy one or two machetes to attack police officers?
DrGordonFreemanScD t1_j2n2s7t wrote
That's not a knife...
THIS is a knife!
DrGordonFreemanScD t1_j2n36s3 wrote
If you don't know that the word you're attempting to mangle is actually "you're" (which stands for your are, not a possessive) then you're nowhere near as smart as a dork.
PNWMunky t1_j2n3bog wrote
PNWMunky t1_j2n3f2c wrote
If you have a collector’s shovel…..
WildWook t1_j2n4g0e wrote
I think the implication was nice functionally and durable tools, not one signed by tom cruise. I am sure you know the difference
mymaineaccount46 t1_j2i5yox wrote
That's not a machete, that's a kukuri.
I've never known a stable person to own one.