Christmas Tragedy Narrowly Avoided...IN THE NICK OF TIME !!

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Lavan

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Today.
Went to mother-in-law's place. Wife gives her a can of cookies among the gifts. M-I-L wants cookie. Cookie tin SEALED. Wife asks if I have knife. "Of course" say I, looking askance.

Hand knife to wife. Wife slits cellophane.

............................THEN...............................

begins to insert knife tip under can lip to.................PRY !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH.....NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The eety beety skeeny weeny peenty pointy tip of my DELICA!

"NOT FOR PRYING!" I yell.

Whew! ..............saved in the (saint) nick of time.

:eek: :( :mad: :eek:
 
Wouldn't work, Anthony. That would have removed me from being able to perform the chivalrous act of offering my blade to my lady.

and....

It would have forced me to ......perform a service.....for my mother-in-law.


;) :) :D
 
That's why I carry a pistol...So's I can shoot anyone who tries to abuse one of my knives!...(wife or not!).:D.
 
Lavan, you should carry a Buck/Strider so you don't have to worry about the tip! Then you could just feel sorry for the cookie tin. ;)
 
I have learn't this lesson the hard way myself. I gave my wife a Spyderco Cricket to keep in her hand bag. Next time I looked at the cricket the tip was destroyed. Upon questioning what had happened. "Oh, I used the knife to screw my cousins number plate back on".

That's the first and last knife I get for my wife.
 
Always remember, guys.......

anytime you have a chance to get a knife for your wife, it's almost always advisable, as it's probably the best trade you'll be offered all year!!!:rolleyes:

I'd have been tempted to bypass the "lip" and just do an emergency "C"-section on the lid with my Strider GB-TS!:eek:

Larry S. (single since '99:D )
 
syme6079 said:
"Oh, I used the knife to screw my cousins number plate back on".
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The busted tip doesn't seem to have bothered her at all, so the knife is still a success! :D
 
The Last Confederate said:
Never...NEVER...let a woman handle your piece.
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I've spent pretty much every waking hour since puberty trying to get women to handle my piece. :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
dsvirsky......Women would be standin in LINE to handle yer piece....

if it cud pry open a tin can.

:footinmou :D
 
You should always keep a cheapie blade handy for knife abusers. I just bought my sister a delica and I'll replace it next year after she use it as a screwdriver for a year. while I got a CRKT M18-14 for myself and I'll save up for the Buck/Strider and Camullus Maxx Bowie
 
If we're at home and the wife asks me for a sharp knife I'll go to my desk and get her my old Gerber© EZ-Out. I love my wife more than life itself, but ain't no way I'm handing over my D2 mini-grip. In her purse she currently carries a small Gerber© (not sure the model #), a Spyderco© (the one with the flag cut out of the blade) and a Camillus stockman. Might be one or two more in there, I can't keep track any more. My 15 year old daughter also has several decent knives (working her up to my old 440C mini grip), a Gerber 3.50(?3.25?) and a newer Schrade (RIP) pocket clip, as well as a Spyderco Jester. Arm your women and they will always be armed. At the least stay away from mine, as they ARE packing!
 
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