Oooh, good idea
Maybe ensure their foam weapons are bathed in Basilisk venom first for the surprise factor
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:30, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

basilisk venom cement.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:31, Reply)

Difficult to wield effectively though
This reminds me of a discussion I had with Ms Foxtrot's little brother last night. He's gone off Star Wars because it's "unrealistic" and was enthusing about Hellboy. Unable to let it go, I opined that possibly lightsabres were no less realistic than a massive red demon with a giant stone hand, he told me in no uncertain terms that said giant stone hand would be easier to make and operate IN REAL LIFE than a lightsabre.

Kids today.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:35, Reply)

Kid's got a point.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:36, Reply)

It would be more the surprise factor than and hope of them being effective in Combat.
How old is he?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:36, Reply)

Eleven
I taught him about Star Wars when he was five and enjoyed it enormously. Now it's "childish", apparently. And, since he discovered LOTR, not violent enough. He's on the cusp of becoming that annoying breed of child who knows they're right at all times in the face of every conceivable form of evidence to the contrary.

Or "FreeFair", as once we knew him.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:40, Reply)

Whatever happened to that little scrote?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:41, Reply)

He mysteriously disappeared at about the same time as The Luggage published an extensive and worryingly-detailed account of Monty sodomising him
That was almost too much for me to stomach; I'm not surprised that he fucked off. He was either so appalled as to seek refuge in the loving arms of mumsnet or so confusedly aroused by it that he hasn't stopped wanking yet
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:46, Reply)

wrong actually
He was sodomising Monty as I recall.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 9 Aug 2011, 16:05, Reply)

recall replay in fantasies
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 16:06, Reply)

yup, look forward to at least 10 years of it.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:41, Reply)

He's gone off Doctor Who as well
I don't really think there's much point in allowing him to live
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:46, Reply)

I'd draw the fucking line right there.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:48, Reply)

I know, right?
If he brings my LOTR DVDs back with a similarly unimpressed shrug I might just load him into the trebuchet and aim for Derby
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:53, Reply)

*sobs*
"Leave Monty's boyfriend aloooone. You're KILLING him!"
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 15:48, Reply)

I've just worked out where I know this from
Have a click, and a suspicious glance and raised eyebrow based on how quickly you recalled that.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 16:01, Reply)

Would be well worth it though
The look of shock on their face as they get knocked the fuck out by a 'foam' weapon.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 9 Aug 2011, 16:02, Reply)