21 questions. Lets get to know you better.

[Edwood7]

21 Questions

I have questioner make all of the new guys that come to my unite fill out, it’s a way for me to get to know them better and see where they are in life. I modified it a bit to see if i can get to know some of you guys better.:thumbup:

What to you guys think?


1 What’s your first name?
2 What is your Blade forum name?
3 Do you have a nickname?
4 Where are you from?
5 What brings you the most joy in life?
6 What do you do for a living?
7 Do you practice any specific art or skill?
8 What are your weapons or tools of choice?
9 What is your knife of choice?
10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth?
11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate?
13 What is your favorite quote?
14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from?
15 Where does your faith lie?
16 What or who brought you to Blade forums?
17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life?
18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums?
19 Who have been your greatest teachers?
20 What has been your greatest moment of your life?
21 What are you most grateful for in life?


Stay safe out there.

 

[UffDa]

21 Questions



Stay safe out there.

Don't answer any of these questions. Edwood7 is......






Maybe not.





Edit: Just in case anyone isn't sure, I kidding. Edwood7 is one of the good guys.

 

[c.m. arrington]

1. Gecko
2. a well kept secret
3. the 14th Expendable
4. dojo #12
5. ninjitsu
6. I have melded all into my own unique non-style
7. all things are weapons
8. bear grylls folder with the unobtainium30 blade
9. the right to party
10.manscaping
11.myself
12."that's not pudding"
13.internet forums
14.my Faith lies with Tim, dammit...
15.I started the order
16.I have secured my legacy
17.more threads like this
18.Bruce Lee, Bill Moran, Pepe Lopez
19.this one
20.my family

 

[broe]

I think I can do this okay without too many issues. I ain't D.O.D. anymore that I know of....
1.Brad
2.Broe
3."Priest"
4.Mid-Florida
5.Family
6.Retarded (knife and tool maker)
7.Jeet Kyun Do, Sustema, Isshin Ryu Karate, Wing Chung Do, Aikido, Iiado, Kendo
8.Weapon choice? First choice is a custom glock 21! after that, anything available...
9.My utility 3 inch I made (pics available)
10.Cold War vet USN
11.Patriotic fiscal conservative
12.Emulate no one...be just the best I can be... "like water"..
13.Thomas Jefferson- A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.
14.My faith and my time in the world traveling meeting people
15.In my hands, in my heart, and in my mind. Take upon yourself the full armor of God.
16.I returned by the urging of my friend Shawn, also a customer.
17.Meh. I am exposing others to my skill and knowledge and learning from them.
18.People who don't have sticks wedged firmly up their behind and enjoy themselves for once. Nothing online is worth busting a gasket about.
19.My friend Ray, and "The Old Man"
20.Birth of my sons and all their accomplishments, being in the same book on combat hawks as the well known makers.
21.Friends and family

Oh man, "sob", that killed me. What's next?

 

[james terrio]

1-2 As seen above.
3 JT, Jay, basically you can call me anything but late for supper
4 Central Wisconsin
5 My daughter
6 Make knives, and whatever else necessary (and legal) to keep the wolves away from the door
7 Make knives and play guitar
8-9 Knives. This answer continues to evolve
10-11 Civil liberties
12 My parents
13 "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."
14 Experience
15 In God
16-17 Looking for info on re-furbing a trusty old Buck 110. Look what that led to!
18 More civility, less nonsense
19 My parents
20 The birth of my child
21 Life itself. Any day above ground is a good day.

 

[mwerner]

1 What’s your first name?
Mark
2 What is your Blade forum name?
MWerner
3 Do you have a nickname?
Used to be "Doc" when I was in the army, but all medics are "Doc".
4 Where are you from?
Born..Iowa. Live...St.Louis
5 What brings you the most joy in life?
Likely playing music.
6 What do you do for a living?
Law enforcement, 40+ years.
7 Do you practice any specific art or skill?
Guitar. Getting a bit creaky to practice MA, but have been involved in many over the years. Favorite would be the Filipino arts.
8 What are your weapons or tools of choice?
Glock. Dremel.
9 What is your knife of choice?
I really rather like my CS Recon I.
10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth?
I have often fought my employers over policies and practices... I try to improve rationality in general.
11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
Not many.... Perhaps Humanism in general.
12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate?
Pete Seeger. Carl Sagan.
13 What is your favorite quote?
"I am a human being. Therefore, nothing human is alien to me." Terence.
14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from?
The air...
15 Where does your faith lie?
"The laws of nature are not easily contravened." Me. Atheist, Rationalist, Skeptic. All of long standing.
16 What or who brought you to Blade forums?
Sheer accident. I was surfing the net for some long-forgotten tidbit of info about knives.
17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life?
Not a great deal, but it's nice to know that there are many others interested in things most of my contemporaries are not...
18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums?
Keep on truckin.
19 Who have been your greatest teachers?
Stephen Jay Gould, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan.
20 What has been your greatest moment of your life?
Saving lives. Twice.
21 What are you most grateful for in life?
Actually living it... That and my wife of 38 years.

 

[Mongo]

21 Questions

I have questioner make all of the new guys that come to my unite fill out, it’s a way for me to get to know them better and see where they are in life. I modified it a bit to see if i can get to know some of you guys better.:thumbup:

What to you guys think?


1 What’s your first name?
2 What is your Blade forum name?
3 Do you have a nickname?
4 Where are you from?
5 What brings you the most joy in life?
6 What do you do for a living?
7 Do you practice any specific art or skill?
8 What are your weapons or tools of choice?
9 What is your knife of choice?
10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth?
11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate?
13 What is your favorite quote?
14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from?
15 Where does your faith lie?
16 What or who brought you to Blade forums?
17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life?
18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums?
19 Who have been your greatest teachers?
20 What has been your greatest moment of your life?
21 What are you most grateful for in life?


Stay safe out there.

1. not gonna happen
2. Mongo
3. Gus
4. Illinois
5. many things: my family, my dog, nature
6. Veterinary medicine
7. Medicine
8. 1911, Colt of course.
9. Bark River Mini Canadian
10. I am the pet's advocate
11. The second amendment
12. not that I can think of.
13. "Conan, what are the three best things in life?" "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women"
14. Don't know...
15. My answer to this is way too complicated to explain here...
16. I cannot remember back that far...
17. I have a heck of alot of much better knives.
18. me winning at least one fricken' contest...
19. there isn't just one... I get a little something from many people in my past.
20. The births of both my children.
21. That I am still alive...

 

[Edwood7]

I imagine that a lot of people dont answer this questioner because it is kind of hard to think about some of the questions.

A lot of people really have to think about the answers. I guess it’s a good exercise to get to know yourself.

 

[brewmeister bill]

I'll play...
1. Bill
2. Brewmeister Bill
3. Macgyver
4. born in Trenton NJ, raised in New Milford, Pa (pop. 700)
5. My wife & kids, other than that, brewing a good batch of beer and seeing people enjoy it
6. Disabled. formerly LEO
7. paracord crafts...does that count?
8. Knives
9. undecided...currently my ZT 200, but I'm lusting over a BK2.
10. my country (Army), law & order (leo), and my life (bad accident)
11. 2nd Amendment
12. not really...
13. Memento Mori
14. My wife
15. Athiest
16. a google search: "Zero Tolerance 350 or 300"
17. Gave me different ways to spend my money LOL...I'm learning a lot about knives, sheaths, sharpening...et al.
18. Winning a contest (after Mongo does LOL)
19. My Drill Sgt, and Charlie Papazian
20. Tie between the birth of my kids, and getting movement back to my arms & legs after my accident
21. surviving

 

[Gosdent]

1 Trevor
2 Gosdent
3 Trev, Tdog, tactical gearwhore, pinball, sniper
4 New York
5 Making people laugh
6 student, paintball gun wheel n' dealer
7 Art and Design student; sponsored team paintball player & gun technician; audio, lighting, and TV studio equipment technician
8 always a folder, leatherman, and flashlight
9 Any Benchmade with an axis lock, usually.
10 people to respect others for having beliefs, even if they don't agree with them
11 The right to carry a sharp object every day as a tool without getting crap from anybody
12 TyRuben Ellingson. He's a concept designer who is the genius behind all the props, weapons, and vehicles for the Blade movies, Van Helsing, Hellboy, to name a few.
13 "Dogs are not our whole lives but they make our lives whole."
14 People who enjoy what they do, whether it be their work or their play
15 I'm doing fine without it, but I'm happy for those that do have a faith that inspires them every day
16 My highschool best brother, DrOpPoInT1110
17 It's made me smarter and that more lucky to have met so many great people
18 MORE PICS! :thumbup:
19 My parents (both artists), and DrOpPoInT110
20 Getting into School of Visual Arts college in the city
21 The people I enjoy talking to every day

 

[nickortizzle1035]

1. Nicolas
2. nickortizzle1035
3. Nick
4. Shirley, Massachusetts
5. helping others
6. Sales associate, EMT-B looking for work
7. i am skilled in the outdoors, certified EMT- Basic, archery technician
8. para ordinance 1911, surefire M6
9. ZT 0300
10. wild life conservation, preserving this planet
11. wildlife conservation, equality. i hate being judged because of my tattoos or piercings
12. my dad
13. "long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light" - John Milton
14. WWII vets
15. agnostic
16. surfing the internet
17. you guys and gals understand me
18. more manufacturers under the "manufacturers forum"
19. my mom and dad, my neighbor, Mr. Lambert, who has pretty much been like the grandfather i never knew
20. nothing (i live a boring life)
21. being alive and free. not having to lock my doors at night and waking up knowing that i live in the greatest place on earth

 

[DrOpPoInT1110]

1. Adam
2. DrOpPoInT1110
3. Too many to list
4. New York
5. Being around good friends and my family....and mountain biking is up there too
6. Full time college student/ photographer (prints and events)
7. Studying to become an industrial designer and hopefully design knives for a major manufacturer
8. Crawford CCK (backup weapon) Primary is whatever "tactical" folder I have on me.
9. Strider SnG or Small Insingo
10. Knife rights in general and educating people about them as much as possible.
11. Knife rights (the organization) and cancer research (my mother is a cancer survivor but I have lost other relatives to it)
12. Anyone who stays true to themselves no matter who they are around or what may be influencing them.
13. "If you're going through hell- Keep going." -Winston Churchill
14. Varies
15. Never really followed any particular faith so I consider myself agnostic but I still have faith in God.
16. Discovered it while researching some knives a few years ago- best thing I've ever stumbled upon.
17. It has given me a place full of people with the same sickness, I mean interests, as myself. Its also been a wealth of knowledge.
18. Worldwide domination, or more manufacturer feedback...whichever comes first.
19. My parents
20. Winning several national sailing regattas back when I still raced.
21. Being alive and living in the best country in the world.

 

[brewmeister bill]

1. Nicolas
2. nickortizzle1035
3. Nick
4. Shirley, Massachusetts
5. helping others
6. Sales associate, EMT-B looking for work
7. i am skilled in the outdoors, certified EMT- Basic, archery technician
8. para ordinance 1911, surefire M6
9. ZT 0300
10. wild life conservation, preserving this planet
11. wildlife conservation, equality. i hate being judged because of my tattoos or piercings
12. my dad
13. "long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light" - John Milton
14. WWII vets
15. agnostic
16. surfing the internet
17. you guys and gals understand me
18. more manufacturers under the "manufacturers forum"
19. my mom and dad, my neighbor, Mr. Lambert, who has pretty much been like the grandfather i never knew
20. nothing (i live a boring life)
21. being alive and free. not having to lock my doors at night and waking up knowing that i live in the greatest place on earth

You reminded me of #11....I spent all my life in public service in some form or another (Army, EMT, Police) but because of alll my ink, my Harley and (now that I'm early retired) long hair, I still get the sideways glances, parents clutching their kids as I go by, and plenty more traffic stops (never a cite tho) than back in my earlier days...too many folks prejudge.

 

[dryhands]

1 Seth
2 dryhands
3 In scouts i'm called other
4 Danville, VA
5 Worshiping my God
6 Highschool/no job
7 I play drums
8 Tomahawk
9 Skyline
12 Brother
13 Not really anything i care about but funny "Best put seatbelts on your ears, i'm gonna take them for the ride of they're lives"
14 My friend
15 God
16 Various knife related Google searches
17 I've certainly learned allot
19 Mom
20 Sitting reading my bible completely filled with the spirit
21 That i'm loved by my savior

 

[Texaspridejb]

1 What’s your first name? Joshua
2 What is your Blade forum name? Texaspridejb
3 Do you have a nickname? Bull
4 Where are you from? Texas
5 What brings you the most joy in life? spending time with my wife
6 What do you do for a living? Firefighter/emt
7 Do you practice any specific art or skill? The art of never being indoors
8 What are your weapons or tools of choice? Umnumzaam, zero tolerance, Colt Government 1911 , m240b a cool head.
9 What is your knife of choice?umnumzaan
10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth? people who cannot stand up for themselves
11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in? Ethical treatment of animals and not dumping your pets
12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate? The Lion Of Fallujah...........
13 What is your favorite quote? The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing!
14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from? Jesus Christ and my wife
15 Where does your faith lie?With god
16 What or who brought you to Blade forums? yearning to branch off from my gigantic gun collection.
17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life? cheaper hobby to focus on and I love looking at the craftsmanship great forum community and family.
18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums? THOMAS W AS A SUPERMOD!!
19 Who have been your greatest teachers? Jesus Christ, My father and my wife.
20 What has been your greatest moment of your life? The birth of my childeren.
21 What are you most grateful for in life? A legitimate second chance.

 

[emperorwang]

1 What’s your first name?
Jared

2 What is your Blade forum name?
emperorwang...Emperor Wang was the villain in the Flash Gordon parody, Flesh Gordon...I just thought it was funny.


3 Do you have a nickname?
had many over the years, the fellas at work currently call me "Jelly"

4 Where are you from?
Alabama

5 What brings you the most joy in life?
A good dday's work, my lady by my side and a cold beer.

6 What do you do for a living?
I'm a police officer with a city/county police department. Also a soldier in the Army National Guard.

7 Do you practice any specific art or skill?
Verbal Judo...lol

8 What are your weapons or tools of choice?
whatever duty weapon is issued for my job and a trusyt SAK

9 What is your knife of choice?
SAKs..I prefer victorinox. Always carry a fixed blade on my weak side for weapon retention.

10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth?
I've deployed in support of OEF and OIF...I fought for my buddies and my country. You can leave the politics out of it. I currently fight to preserve order on the streets of my community and to always do right by the victim/complainant.

11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
I believe in loyalty and integrity.

12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate?
No one I want to emulate, but there are plenty of people I look up to and admire. My dad, being the first one that comes to mind.

13 What is your favorite quote?
favorite one TODAY is Exodus 23:2...thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.

14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from?
Those people in my life whom I respect and look up to as mentors.

15 Where does your faith lie?
I'm an atheist...I don't have much faith, other than faith in myself and my trusted loved ones.

16 What or who brought you to Blade forums?
can't remember.

17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life?
it's definitely changed my wallet!

18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums?
less trolls, less idiots...save the drama for your mama's llama.

19 Who have been your greatest teachers?
my dad, my Marine Corps Drill Instructors, my FTO's, my mentors.

20 What has been your greatest moment of your life?
I'd have to think long and hard about that.


21 What are you most grateful for in life?
the chance to live it.

 

[Robert.B]

1 What’s your first name?
Rob

2 What is your Blade forum name?
Robert.B

3 Do you have a nickname?
Wolfie

4 Where are you from?
Born in Australia, now live in North central KS

5 What brings you the most joy in life?
Making things and seeing new places

6 What do you do for a living?
Professional Machinist, been doing it about 10 years

7 Do you practice any specific art or skill?
Well I've been refining the art of machining steel for a long time, sink a lot of time into that now

8 What are your weapons or tools of choice?
Single action pistol, larger single handed folders and slipjoints

9 What is your knife of choice?
A sharp one

10 What have you fought for (or are fighting for) during your time on this earth?
Various things that people of lessor ability could not do for themself (I'll keep it cryptic)

11 Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
Seeing a free Tibet

12 Do you have role models - someone you want to emulate?
My grandfather, I wouldnt want to experience what he did (he went through hell and back in WWII) but I want to become the man he was.

13 What is your favorite quote?
Ósnjallr maðr
hyggsk munu ey lifa,
ef hann við víg varask;
en elli gefr
hánum engi frið,
þótt hánum geirar gefi.

14 Where do you get most of your inspiration from?
History

15 Where does your faith lie?
Valhöll

16 What or who brought you to Blade forums?
Been on here some time now, probably back when I was wanting to learn more on the making of knives

17 In what ways has joining the Blade forums changed your life?
Met some amazing people and got to know a lot more

18 What do you hope to see in the future for these forums?
More knives

19 Who have been your greatest teachers?
My grandfather

20 What has been your greatest moment of your life?
Getting married and permanently leaving Australia

21 What are you most grateful for in life?
A warm bed, cloths on my back, the air in my lungs and the people who make life worth living.