My Catholic school education at times seems lacking in real world knowledge. Sometimes I read a word and don’t know how to say it. For example, Sisters Theresa and Judith failed to teach me the correct pronunciation of the word “shiv.” Like drive with a “sh” sound at the beginning, not a “d”? Like sheep with an “f” instead of a “p”? Actually, you say it like “shit” but with a v sound at the end:

“Shit, that guy has a shiv!”

Someone even devoted a design post to the shiv, in case you pictured them wrong.

I always thought of

and didn’t think about the fact that they wouldn’t be shiny and silver, and prisoners probably don’t have unlimited access to surgical instruments.

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