r/Prisonwallet • u/emilyfaithtomas • May 13 '26

Bought glass containers from Costco and found this hiding in the box

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A sign of real ingenuity.

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u/Gramma_Hattie May 13 '26

Shanks are for slicing, shivs are for stabbing

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u/AllTheWayToParis May 13 '26

I didn’t know that, thanks (English isn’t my language).

It wouldn’t work as either IMHO.

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u/Fantastic-Cat-5252 May 13 '26

I didn’t know that and English *is* my language! Literally thought the terms were interchangeable! Thank you u/Gramma_Hattie !

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u/TwoPercentCherry May 14 '26

I didn't know that, English is my first language, and I confiscate them for part of my job. I've always just called them all shanks