I still smoke because of Vonnegut. Well, I mostly still smoke because I am addicted, but Vonnegut helps me justify it- a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide. I tried Pall Malls once (a dilettante, I asked for Pell Mells), but they were disgusting.
I thought the only “honorable” form of suicide was with a Katana or Bat’leth.
I’m pretty sure the Bat’leth is only ‘honorable’ if you actually happen to be a Klingon in the Star Trek universe. Otherwise its a pretty pathetic way to go.
Yes, that is a well reasoned and thought out response. It would be the same for the katana then? For Samurai there is honor; for the guy who bought it in a 300 pack with other assorted knives and cutlery, no.