Calling People Sheeple

[stabman]

As long as the artist isn't! I'm sure his memory was at fault in this case

Like I said, if you hold the knife at the right angle, the glass breaker is not very visible.
I know, because I have that knife (well, one side is G-10 instead of both being titanium) in my hand right now.

The artists and writers are based at Medford's factory; he set up a room (quite a nice one) for them to do it.
Medford Knives is the one publishing the comic book under the imprint Full Tang Comics (this issue features a folder, but there is artwork for upcoming ones showing fixed blade knives also).

 

[unklfranco]

I approve of the term "sheeple" to describe the histerical public that try to deprive free people from using their tools because "they" feel everyone should be disarmed. It is a tool.

I've heard many sheeple describe knife enthusiasts as maniacs. Knife people don't carry knives, they weild them. Two way street. Who is depriving one of an inalienable right?

 

[machineage]

Like I said, if you hold the knife at the right angle, the glass breaker is not very visible.
I know, because I have that knife (well, one side is G-10 instead of both being titanium) in my hand right now.

The artists and writers are based at Medford's factory; he set up a room (quite a nice one) for them to do it.
Medford Knives is the one publishing the comic book under the imprint Full Tang Comics (this issue features a folder, but there is artwork for upcoming ones showing fixed blade knives also).

I didn't know that was a Praetorian! I see it now in the red frame. Great knife. I wanted one real bad when they first came out..... and now I still do,,,

 

[Yonose]

Like I said, if you hold the knife at the right angle, the glass breaker is not very visible.
I know, because I have that knife (well, one side is G-10 instead of both being titanium) in my hand right now.

The artists and writers are based at Medford's factory; he set up a room (quite a nice one) for them to do it.
Medford Knives is the one publishing the comic book under the imprint Full Tang Comics (this issue features a folder, but there is artwork for upcoming ones showing fixed blade knives also).

Well, considering that many comics readers are quite young, wouldn't it be advisable to show that opening the knife before using the window breaker is unnecessary and could be dangerous?

 

[katanas]

Yonose, no, it was kind of confused and missed the point; which I did.

 

[Yonose]

I approve of the term "sheeple" to describe the histerical public that try to deprive free people from using their tools because "they" feel everyone should be disarmed. It is a tool.

I've heard many sheeple describe knife enthusiasts as maniacs. Knife people don't carry knives, they weild them. Two way street. Who is depriving one of an inalienable right?

If only hysteria (and profit)could be dissuaded by reason!

 

[stabman]

Well, considering that many comics readers are quite young, wouldn't it be advisable to show that opening the knife before using the window breaker is unnecessary and could be dangerous?

Yes, but comic books tend to have things coming out with sounds like "Snikt!!!' and such.
This comic book actually turned out to not be bad, but was full of many, many common comic book tropes and themes, and basic plot lines.
Would it surprise you to know that his parents died? I wasn't.

It was not innovative really, but it also did not suck...it is a bit overpriced compared to other comic books on the market though.

 

[Yonose]

Yonose, no, it was kind of confused and missed the point; which I did.

Ok so I went off on a tangent to make the point that there are 2 sides to every story. I'm para-plagarising the script to "The Nice Guys" with Russel Crowe and Ryan(goz) Gosling.

 

[Yonose]

Not the story, just the explanation that was plagiarized

 

[katanas]

Got it...a long road to a short destination.

 

[GermanyChris]

I've called a sheeple and a snowflake so many times since it became internet trendy I almost don't see either word anymore.

 

[Emre]

A co-worker came in and asked, "Why do you carry a knife?"
I said, "For this."
All he could say was, "Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

I had almost the same thing happen to me about 20 years ago. I was a first-year med student. Sitting in microbio lab, my lab partner was fussing with the gas line to her Bunsen burner. Turns out the end of the hose was split and leaking.

She asked "does anyone have some scissors or anything to cut this?" I took out my 2.5" Delica and sliced off the frayed end against the back of my notepad.

She recoiled in horror and said: "OMG! Why do you carry that thing."

It took me a second to figure out if she was joking. She wasn't. I said something along the lines of: "Well, I used it to cut some hose just now."

I still get a kick out of that. LOL

 

[katanas]

^^^see, sheeple. Try reasoning with her (could be a him these days).

 

[palonej]

How true Ted!
All you need to do to put a child's mind at ease is to give them a smile and be real. Dogs & children, most of them, can smell a phony a mile away!!

Hey, lookin' like I look I get judged and labeled every time I go out in public. Funny thing, the ones least likely to be afraid or uncomfortable around me are little kids, they don't judge.

 

[marcinek]

A co-worker came in and asked, "Why do you carry a knife?"
I said, "For this."
All he could say was, "Yeah, I guess that makes sense."
He never thought carrying a knife was weird after that.

Or I could have made a sarcastic remark, and possibly got it so work said to not bring a knife.
I think my way was better.

What you shoulda done is ignored him entirely, then complained about him being a "sheeple" on the internet!

 

[Scott321]

Right. It's the intensity that makes it clinically significant/a disorder. Someone who simply doesn't like knives is not experiencing a disorder (though we here on the forum may disagree ). Someone who experiences overwhelming anxiety at the sight of a knife and avoids knives to the extent that it has serious consequences on health, job, relationship, etc. is likely dealing with a phobia.

I don't think an irrational fear and "don't like knives" is the same thing. I'm not a psychiatrist, but I thought that the intensity determined the immediacy of treatment/significance of the disorder on the impact to ones life rather than the presence of the disorder or not. Therefore someone with an irrational fear of heights could still have a phobia even if they could live a normal life or not affect their safety or the safety of others.

If I am incorrect in assuming that the existence of the disorder is not necessarily dependent on the severity (such that it is only a disorder if it is a threat to safety), I will yield to your argument.

 

[Emre]

^^^see, sheeple.

We did talk about it. Turns out she was freaked out by the one-hand opening feature. In her mind, that suggested "switchblade," which (in turn) implied "weapon." I can understand that response.

When I explained to her that the Delica wasn't any longer than the main blade of a SAK, but offered locking and one-hand opening as safety features, she definitely seemed to understand.

 

[katanas]

Scott321, It's NOT just "don't like knives, it's "you should not be allowed to carry such things" (same with firearms). ALL such things are evil to some and THOSE persons are "sheeple" because, if they have their way, we will all be sheared. Make your decision for "you" not for "me". Emre, nice, but not the norm with people of her response. Intellect may have played a part (pre-med) and I did NOT question her gender but indicated that it was no a longer gender sensitive reaction.

 

[PirateSeulb]

I didn't read anything but the OPs post and here is my take.

Those scared by knives are not "Sheeple" those who condemn the carry of knives based on a group mentality are "Sheeple". Sheeple are people who cannot form their own opinions and views and are merely a part of a herd a fear of something is not indicative of this. Knives and all bladed tools have been turned into weapons for centuries and it is reasonable to fear them particularly if you don't know the person wielding it or their intentions as well it may just be more of a startling fear and one that passes quickly. Despite the wielders intentions there is no question to the dangers a knife posses in the wrong hands be it those of a person with malicious intent or the hands of someone incompetent or incapable. Knowing a knife is a weapon and believing knives are weapons are two different things so the bottom line for me is Sheeple hold a belief that all knives are weapons first.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

Scott321, It's NOT just "don't like knives, it's "you should not be allowed to carry such things" (same with firearms). ALL such things are evil to some and THOSE persons are "sheeple" because, if they have their way, we will all be sheared. Make your decision for "you" not for "me". Emre, nice, but not the norm with people of her response. Intellect may have played a part (pre-med) and I did NOT question her gender but indicated that it was no a longer gender sensitive reaction.

Can you show me the studies supporting that it's not the norm? In my experience it absolutely is.