Friday, July 07, 2006

A new reason to love my name!

All it took was a little research...


A shiv (from the Romani word chiv) is a slang term for a sharp or pointed implement used as an improvised knife-like weapon. The shiv is the favored weapon of inmates in prisons across the globe. It is famous for its versatility - a shiv can be anything from a glass shard with cloth wrapped around one end to form a handle, to a razorblade stuck in the end of a toothbrush, to a sharpened spoon. Some inmates have even sharpened the ends of pork chop bones to make them into weapons.

2 Comments:

Blogger Inkspire said...

And that is an excellent reason my friend..:)

1:58 AM  
Blogger Ranjitha said...

update you nincompoop!

1:20 AM  

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