Back in the ancient days a guy could carry a trusty weapon on his belt and whip it out at the first sign of trouble, becoming the hero and saving the day. But today the same scenario would involve whipping out a BlackBerry and calling for help, the technological equivalent of screaming like a girl. What is a guy to do to claim back his manly macho-hood?
Well, one possible solution might be to carry The Samurai Sword Handle Umbrella ($30, ThinkGeek). Then, the next time you are out and the Dark Rain Clouds threaten to attack, you can scream out, "Haaaiii!" as you deftly whip out your weapon against rain. Soon the evil rain has been repelled to attack another day, leaving you (and possibly a loved one) warm and dry under your katana inspired umbrella.
Of course, when it is not raining people may look twice at your precipitation weaponry of choice and get understandably uncomfortable. After all, Samurai Sword packing has pretty much fallen out of common favor in most metropolitan crowded locations, and a lot of bus riders might write you off as rather unstable (but as a bonus you may get a seat by yourself). It should be mentioned, however, that a lot of famous heroes through the years were probably the exception in the crowd as well, so maybe you would be in good company.
Just don't get caught up in the mystique too much and whip out the weapon at the wrong time – it is after all only an umbrella.
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