Awkward knife carrying moments...

I had an old stiletto switchblade my father gave me, and I carried it with me when I went to highschool.

I used it as a tool, but since it was a switchblade it made people uncomfortable.

I never got into any fights, but people did avoid me, lol :rolleyes:
 
Jos said:
True story:

Some people are sitting around a table enjoying a meal. Then this girl needs to open a package of cheese. One guy takes out his Spyderco folder to help her. This girl starts yelling : "which civilized person carries a BIG knife like that". The guy puts his knife away and answers: "which civilized person is going to BITE open her packet of cheese?"
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Now that is beautiful.



In truth, I think this stems from people who don't need knives. I know I don't necessarily NEED a knife to go throughout my normal day. No one needs a knife to survive in an urban environment. When I say I need a knife, I say I need it to make my day easier. I constantly need things cut, so I carry a knife. Other people get something else to cut things and wind up hurting themselves. But in the end, they think they didn't "need" the knife.
 
zman308 said:
By asking "what did you bring the weapon to the wedding for" he is putting you on the defensive. A typical liberal tactic. It is like he is the judge and jury of what and why you have one. "Why do you have a knife I don't have one" is a self righteous, self centered, egotistical, I know it all, and determine what is right and wrong attitude. You did well, I know you wanted to tell him FO you commie AH but the situation dictated another response.
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i wouldnt call that a "liberal tactic" in all honesty that would be a conservative tactic because the person putting you on the spot is not willing to even think about your point of view. now being an extreme leftist uber democrat tactic, maybe. its not so much some ones political what ever its just that they want to start something and want to make who ever they go at seem lesser/the weird one/unusual/wrong/etc

the whole liberal/conservative thing being other names for republican/democrats is so a misuse of the words. also it probably makes my view of it skewed being a virginia democrat... i want a balance budget but give me my gun damnit... gota love VA

-matt
 
2 knives setup is wise, 1 gentleman folder small/ nice handle/ damascus(?) and 1 user
 
Be carful about how you respond to a challenge. If a cop stops you and asks if you have a weapon and you say "I have a knife" you may get in trouble. In court they will say you thought of it as a weapon. Always say it is a tool.
 
It is amazing how sheeple people are nowadays.
True story:
I work for university housing and I'm often "on duty" at a desk in a dorm lobby, working with another colleague. Well, I know I'm a knife collector/user, and I also like to spend time looking at pictures of knives on the internet (especially the beautiful looking ones made by the fine knifemakers here on our forum!), and no one had ever said anything about it.
Well, last week, it all changed. Again, I came onto duty, opened my laptop, and went about my business: reading for school and occasionally taking a break by looking at knives. My coworker for that day was a different girl than usual; I didn't give her too much thought. She was sitting there painting her fingernails (which was against the employer's policy) and reading Cosmos...I paid her no mind.
Then, a day later, my employer called me in to "have a chat". Apparently my occasional browsing of knife pictures scared my coworker SOOOOO much that she just had to report me in. My employer asked me why I was looking at knives...well, its a personal hobby, nothing more, and I told her as such. She commented "hm...well that's a peculiar hobby...I've never met anyone like this before." She then asked me if I have any in my room, and whether I'm aware of knives being "dangerous weapons"...
I told her no, I do not have knives in my room and yes I'm perfectly aware of the fact knives CAN be used as weapons, then followed that up with a very nice and polite request for her to search every students rooms and remove any kitchen knives, steak knives, baseball bats, tennis rackets, lacrosse sticks, and frying pans from them, since they can all be used as a weapon. The dumbfounded look on her face was quite priceless. And indeed, that was the end of that ordeal...
It is amazing and sad how people have forgotten the true purpose of a knife: it is a tool, not a weapon. Heck, I've listed more than 10 ways to seriously hurt a person with a pen, when people asked me why I'm carrying a dangerous knife -_- Thank goodness my girlfriend appreciates and supports my decision in carrying and using a knife at appropriate times...maybe its time for me to get her a Benchmade Pink Griptillian? :)
 
I always have two with me,SAK in pocket and 6˝ in backpack.But I always have Med Kit,and some chocolate,and water,and bic and matches,and you know...That is like that for years,and by now,everyone knows me, knows who to ask for plasters,or bandages or peace of rope,sometimes I`m asked even if I had pliers,and they are just used to it.But still,they don't seem to understand that knives are part of that,essential,and one of the first human tools,and they always frown on one.Even my mother,she knows me for 44 years,but it seems to me it`s 88 that I`m listening˝Why do you need that for˝.
 
How times change. Back in the old days, the 60s, I had an High School teacher who asked for a show of hands of the guys who had knives on them.
Back then most of us did. Her next question was if you didn't have a knife on you what was your problem.
I have even been to a wedding with not only one knife but a ..45 auto in the small of my back. Not the best of neighborhoods outside of the church.
 
Growing up in a Boy Scout troop has given me a unque perspective. All of my fellow friends have been sheeple but I have converted them. The first thing they ask me when they see me at meeting is, "what are you carrying tonight?". Knowing that they now enjoy and anticipate the chance to use my tools is comforting! The younger generation is not lost entirely!

But of course my Scoutmaster asks me not to bring fixed blades on trips. He is reasonable and kind when asking. He isn't against carrying them but when seen in the eyes of younger scouts, 10 and 11, on trips there are problems. I can understand that, but when I teach and give out totin' chips I am sure to teach proper safety and usage of fixed blades. Hopefully this extra training will serve them well later in life.
 
I'm never without a knife, but I no longer volunteer its services to others due to the sheeple factor. Let them open clam shell packaging with their teeth:rolleyes:
 
years ago i was helping set up a backdrop for a play for a halloween play at my daughters school, while helping assemble the mess a mother a little younger than me asked if i had a knife, not thinking I whooped{only way to describe it} out my then new endura and cut the offending piece of cardboard and put away my knife, when i looked back at her you would have thought i pulled out a rattlesnake wrapped around an UZI with a bottle of jack all at the same time. She didn't say anything but she gave me the stinkeye for sure. I really should have been a little more discreet.
 
MechNinja said:
It is amazing how sheeple people are nowadays.
True story:
I work for university housing and I'm often "on duty" at a desk in a dorm lobby, working with another colleague. Well, I know I'm a knife collector/user, and I also like to spend time looking at pictures of knives on the internet (especially the beautiful looking ones made by the fine knifemakers here on our forum!), and no one had ever said anything about it.
Well, last week, it all changed. Again, I came onto duty, opened my laptop, and went about my business: reading for school and occasionally taking a break by looking at knives. My coworker for that day was a different girl than usual; I didn't give her too much thought. She was sitting there painting her fingernails (which was against the employer's policy) and reading Cosmos...I paid her no mind.
Then, a day later, my employer called me in to "have a chat". Apparently my occasional browsing of knife pictures scared my coworker SOOOOO much that she just had to report me in. My employer asked me why I was looking at knives...well, its a personal hobby, nothing more, and I told her as such. She commented "hm...well that's a peculiar hobby...I've never met anyone like this before." She then asked me if I have any in my room, and whether I'm aware of knives being "dangerous weapons"...
I told her no, I do not have knives in my room and yes I'm perfectly aware of the fact knives CAN be used as weapons, then followed that up with a very nice and polite request for her to search every students rooms and remove any kitchen knives, steak knives, baseball bats, tennis rackets, lacrosse sticks, and frying pans from them, since they can all be used as a weapon. The dumbfounded look on her face was quite priceless. And indeed, that was the end of that ordeal...
It is amazing and sad how people have forgotten the true purpose of a knife: it is a tool, not a weapon. Heck, I've listed more than 10 ways to seriously hurt a person with a pen, when people asked me why I'm carrying a dangerous knife -_- Thank goodness my girlfriend appreciates and supports my decision in carrying and using a knife at appropriate times...maybe its time for me to get her a Benchmade Pink Griptillian? :)
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We have a similar deal at work - a no-knife policy. When someone questions my SAK, I take them to the kitchen, where we have a drawer labeled "Kitchen Knives". And guess what it is full of - some over 12 inches. I never get challenged twice.

You should report the dummy reading Cosmo as "sexual harassment", since most of the articles in that rag are. Then sit back and watch the fun!
 
I've worked for several different transit companies in three states, and have always carried a folder. Usually in the three to four inch blade length. And at every property, I get singled out when people start talking about 'a no carry policy'...because, and I quote, "he's too intimidating, and he's always has a knife out". But I notice that every time someone wants something cut up, guess who they're looking for...:jerkit:
 
rickppoole said:
After about a 10 second silence a young lady asked "Ok, so what could you possibly need to bring a knife for?" I sighed and replied "No particular reason. I guess I just like to be prepared to help out when help is needed."
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I tell people:
-cutting rope
-opening packages
-cutting seatbelts
-cutting my steak at barbeque's(ask them what they think of those dinky plastic things people give you to eat with!)
-stray threads
If THAT fails, ask them why they feel the need for something unnecessary(expensive shoes[cheap ones work], jewellery, etc.) Throw the question back at them, and make them squirm by poking holes in their justifications for things they don't need. YOU'RE not the bad guy; THEY are idiots.
 
mmmotorcycle said:
Growing up in a Boy Scout troop has given me a unque perspective. All of my fellow friends have been sheeple but I have converted them. The first thing they ask me when they see me at meeting is, "what are you carrying tonight?". Knowing that they now enjoy and anticipate the chance to use my tools is comforting! The younger generation is not lost entirely!

But of course my Scoutmaster asks me not to bring fixed blades on trips. He is reasonable and kind when asking. He isn't against carrying them but when seen in the eyes of younger scouts, 10 and 11, on trips there are problems. I can understand that, but when I teach and give out totin' chips I am sure to teach proper safety and usage of fixed blades. Hopefully this extra training will serve them well later in life.
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ya ive had a few of the arguments with people in scouts, no where does it say scouts cannot carry fixed blades but because kids were trying to one up each other they "highly discourage the use of large fixed blades". i understand why national doesnt like them and most troops say no but its one of those not letting some one have them makes them seem cooler.

-matt
 
:D
R.S.R said:
I was on a 48hrs fishing trip with a couple of friends.
I was carrying my usual fixed blade ( Fallkniven F1 ) and a folder clipped to the front of my camo`s.I received a comment from one friend "what are you doing carrying TWO knives for,Rambo"
He learnt, when he got a hook embedded in his thumb three hours later and he wanted a sharp knife to cut the skin so he could the barb out.
I said to him "would you like to borrow a knife or keep the hook dangling from your thumb for another 40hrs"
Don`t you love "sheeple" when they realise a knife is a necessary "tool" that we all need?
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If any of my friends showed up to a 48 hour fishing trip with no knife I'd probably punch them right in the damn face for being an idiot. :D

It's always the ones that need it that don't have it.
 
I have resolved to make a new response to such situations - ask them why they feel that I am personally capable of harming someone. I will ask pointedly, and make sure they know that their question makes it clear to me that they think I am a murderer at heart. Why do they feel this way?

Then, if the situation requires it, I will remind them that how they view others is really a window on their own soul.

I'll let you know how it works the first time I do it. I want to remind people that they are not asking about some strange crazy person with a long prison record, they are asking about me. I take it personally.
 
lambertiana said:
I have resolved to make a new response to such situations - ask them why they feel that I am personally capable of harming someone. I will ask pointedly, and make sure they know that their question makes it clear to me that they think I am a murderer at heart. Why do they feel this way?

Then, if the situation requires it, I will remind them that how they view others is really a window on their own soul.

I'll let you know how it works the first time I do it. I want to remind people that they are not asking about some strange crazy person with a long prison record, they are asking about me. I take it personally.
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I found that direct and pointed questions that don't dance around the topic that lead you to ask the question is the best way to handle situations like this.

Nice post - I will try it next time I get a response to my knife.

Most everyone I know is numb to it now.
 
i love this thread. :D me and all my buddies carry a knife at all times. sometimes 2. my everyday carry is a CRKT M16. nice light little knife, very sharp and quick to open. in the woods i've always carried a Buck 119, but that knife has gone in the truck survival pack and i'll be carrying a Gerber LMF II.

me and my buddies who carry blades have also gotten almost all the girls who hang with us to start carrying a knife of some sort. one has a Buck Rush, another has a small no-name that should really be replaced (b-day present methinks) and another has a small Swiss Army Knife. pretty sure that's going as well. lol.

as for stories, pretty much got kicked out of a local Tim Horton's because out of a group of 4, 3 of us had fixed blades on our belts, and were "making the patrons nervous" as the manager put it. we happened to be on our way out to a gravel bar campfire with a bunch more friends and were picking up coffee and donuts, and were about to sit down and drink our coffee while waiting for out order to come up. told her, "ok, we'll take a refund on the 7 coffees, 4 hot chocolates, and 5 party packs of donuts." she looked at us and was like, "really?" we replied with something to the effect of "well, if you're going to kick us out, we'll take a refund." got the money, left, went to safeway, bought donuts, instant coffee and hot chocolate and headed to the party. haven't been back to that Tim Horton's since.
 
Bottom line is that for sheeple, if a knife blade can pivot on the end of the handle, it is much less scary than if the blade cannot pivot.

Yet another sign that civilization as we know it is doomed.
 
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