My Mom said exactly the same.
She had a collection of them.
Long, nasty, and sharp.
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"He taught me to do one thing in particular. To put a hurtin' on things. His words. He spoke that way. And finally, I put a hurtin' on HIM." β Peter Straub, "Shadowland"
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there are hairsticks for this as well. i don't have any but i've considered using particularly pointy hairpins as self-defense if needed.
mostly i like to bring a long umbrella with me to thwack people with.