I killed a roach once with a cavalry sword.
Was in Florida and I am a Floridian, so I had to do Florida things. The environment requires — nay, demands it.
I had the sword in my hand already and the roach with great temerity crawled across the carpet in front of me.
What else was I supposed to do, huh? Tell me that.
The real question is, what the hell were you doing with a cavalry sword? Is that part of your Florida survival kit?
It’s just a decoration we have. But the roach chose just a most inopportune time (for it) to conduct a stroll.
“what the hell were you doing with a cavalry sword?”
Only someone not from Florida would ever ask that question….