Just real quick like.... cause I've lost a good few hours of my life to this thread already....
dekdek: Who are you man? Your post count is 80-something and I think 50% of that is in this thread.... which is no big deal but... really my main question is, who are you and what do you do? I ask that because it is interesting to me that you did a "visual inspection" on a couple of folders and then laid down the "ship the head" mandate on them. That's killer impressive to me.... I can't do a "visual inspection" on a folder to deem the quality or problem of the lock-up...I have to spend some time with it....so, I'm intrigued... how you could ascertain an issue so quickly. You could save us all lots of time if you could share. I wont mention the obvious fact that most of your rant here is based on hurt feelings. That's okay. We all get our feelings hurt. I'm not going to stand here and say that "lick my sack" is a great or PC response to a situation, but I also find it funny how "up in arms" you XYs are getting over that. As one of the gals said on another forum "odd a bunch of men should get 'the vapors' over a silly remark". The world is full of things a lot harsher then that. My world anyway. Maybe your world has been a lot kinder and softer.
Tic Tock and others who are professing the bravery of "Poor Mr. Midget" here, the OP....
Where is he?
Am I the only one that has noticed he is glaringly "in absentia"?
Several possibilities here for this... three main ones come to mind....
(1) He feels like an ass for handling this so stupidly, and hasn't bothered to put in a response, admittance, or apology otherwise because he is, quite frankly, a coward;
(2) He is too busy "watching TV" and "being lazy" to follow or participate in the **** storm of a thread he started; or
(3) Everyone has been had. By a troll. Or if not a "troll", certainly a troll post.
Anyone feeling stupid? We all probably should. The guy who started this hasn't invested nearly the time or passion of ANYONE else who has posted as a result. (and no matter which side of the table you've been on here, at least you've all been bloody well passionate).
In the end? Good and bad.
People know about "bro" knives now. And I hope nyeti is wrong and that this wont result in the noble tradition being abandoned.
People know Strider will stand by their warranty 100%.
People know that Mick has a thresh-hold for unfair accusation and abuse and isn't always elegant in his response.
People know that some people love Striders and the men who make them.
People know that some people don't and never will.
As for folks like sak_collector and others that are members of Badlands, please don't try to act like you don't know the parties involved nor the background and/or traditions regarding the knives. You are a member of Strider's forum. You've got the skinny much more than others here at BF who are learning as they read this kind of fodder.
Meanwhile........
They have found a 100% reliable vaccination for cervical cancer; another handful of soldiers have died in the sandbox; and Blade Forums, Strider Knives, and everyone else inbetween will continue to go forth and prosper.
All in all, an extraordinary day's work. Wouldn't you say?
m1
