Contest "Top Ten Reasons for Attending the Blade Show" Wins a Knife!

David Bloch

David Bloch

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In true Letterman form, list your top ten reasons why you are attending the 2000 Blade Show. Be creative, sincere and humerous.

Entry posts will run from now though this week and then BF members will start voting for their favorite Top Ten List on Monday of next week. You must have a complete list of ten reasons to quality and you can not vote for yourself.

The top vote getter will be awarded an Outdoor Edge / Edge-Tech knife of your choice presented at the Blade Show by yours truly.

Best of luck and let the games begin!
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David Bloch

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Here we go!!

10. 3 days that I don't have to go to work.
9. 3 days of talking with others who understand my way of thinking (sharp things are beautiful).
8. To see high end art pieces that I can never afford and would otherwise never handle.
7. To see how ugly some of you guy's really are
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6. To figure out if the your forums names are fitting or if they need to be altered accordingly.
5. Try to steal some new ideas. (just kidding).
4. Knives, Food, Women (just kidding dear)
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3. Get Spark drunk, have him put on his Pink Tutu, and entertain us all
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2. To bust Mike Turber's balls of course
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1. Because its "The Greatest Show on Earth"
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Look forward to seeing you all there
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[This message has been edited by Jailhack (edited 05-08-2000).]
 
10. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
9. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
8. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
7. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
6. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
5. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
4. You get to meet [insert favorite knifemaker here].
3. You get to meet bladeforums.com members.
2. You get to buy more knives.
1. All of the above.
 
I'm not sure if moderators are eligible but what the heck. In the spirit of the upcoming Blade Show, here goes (with tongue firmly planted in cheek):


10) To join the stampede into the show at opening time: run - not walk - to your favorite maker's table.

9) To show your wife/girlfriend that there are other folks as sick as you are with being obsessed with edged weaponry.

8) Hopefully catching Spark in that legendary pink tutu (NOT!)
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7) Dropping by Tim Herman's table to fondle his latest concealed carry knives. (Hey, I'm just gonna check out the new models)

6) You have heard that the loading dock is the place to meet some of the makers during show time.

5) You heard Mike Turber is picking up the tab for drinks at the after show dinner.

4) Related to above, you're interested at hearing how Rob Simonich compares the ill effects of waking up the next morning to a certain famous July 4th patriotic tune that has live cannons in the chorus.
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3) You're interested at seeing if DeadinNC (Mike Yates) can keep a new knife till the end of the first day.

2) You want to stay in the same hotel as the NC forumites since you have heard they give a free city tour of Atlanta en route back to the hotel after a long, tiring day of looking at sharp stuff.
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….And the number one reason for attending the Blade Show is:

1) Seeing grown men darting around from booth to booth, table to table touching and picking up everything, perfect excuse to let your inner child have recess time!
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Living life "on the edge"

[This message has been edited by Dexter Ewing (edited 05-08-2000).]
 
10. To see the near riot conditions around the tables of Darrel Ralph and Kit Carson.
9. To watch Pat Crawford scurry to and fro trying to satisfy all of the people trying to buy out his table stock.
8. To watch Ed Fowler logically trash other steels with gobs of wit and wisdom when comparing them to 52100.
7. To ponder the reason's why smokers are on one side of the room and non-smokers are on the other side when there is no divider and the whole room looks like a three alarm fire scene anyway.
6. To see ballet like moves of men and women when dancing around people weilding big, sharp knives in the aisles like wanna-be ninjas.
5. I enjoy being bumped and jostled by heavily armed people.
4. Watching people jump when the guy next to them flips open a 5" folder with an ear splitting snap!
3. I love to watch the looks on the maker's faces when they say: "Be careful that thing is sharp" right about the time the knife holder cuts himself.
2. I like to see people bleed!

And the number one reason to attend the Blade Show:

1. To see just how many knives Dexter is hauling around this year!

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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu

[This message has been edited by misque (edited 05-12-2000).]
 
10.There are knives there
9. There are knives there
8. There are knives there
7. There are knives there
6. There are knives there
5. There are knives there
4. There are knives there
3. There are knives there
2. There are knives there
1. There are knives there

Did I mention there are knives there
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Good one, Misque! Put the pressure on me will ya?
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AKTI Member # A000005
Living life "on the edge"
 
Darn, I wish I was able to go this year, I'd love to see the Herminator come face to face with Bighead...lol

Jake
 
That's a tough one to top
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10. Throngs of people.
9. Free stuff grabbers.
8. Bringing back my Spyderco because, believe it or not, there's a HOLE in the blade!
7. Saying: hey, I saw something like that for a lot cheaper a few tables down.
6. Zytel!
5. Seeing designer XYZ just to tell him, "and all along I thought you did quality work."
4. Getting a pocket clip fastened to my kitchen knives.
3. Hitting on the guy in a pink tutu.
2. Having a great podium to preach to all the evils of drinking beer.

And the number one reason...

1. Running my finger along the blade, screaming out "ARGH! It's sharp! You coulda warned me!"

(P.S. read with sarcastic voice)

Humbly,

RLR

[This message has been edited by RLR (edited 05-08-2000).]
 
TOP 10 REASONS YOU ATTENDED THE BLADE SHOW

10. You were on a trip with your wife and you led her to believe this looked like a good place to stop and ask for directions.
9. You heard that "Rambo" was actually going to be there!
8. You're a knife maker trying to make some money because you've foolishly become accustomed to eating at least once a day!
7. You've always wanted to see the type of person that would buy a Custom Folder and pay more for it than you paid for your last car.
6. You heard that a man in a Pink Tutu was going to jump out of a Cake!
5. Your wife told you that you needed to start hanging around with some "Sharper" people! Ughhhhh
4. You're a Vampire and you were told there would be plenty of people here giving out Free Samples.
3. This was your best opportunity to show your wife that there really are other people afflicted with Blade Mania!
2. Your friend wanted you to bring a rusty old Bayonet he owned and have it appraised by "The Experts" because he's convinced it's extremely valuable.
1. You're hoping to get your Lawn Mower blades sharpened for free!

Well, let me know what you think!! But be gentle, I'm a newbie!!
 
Tim - LOL! I'll definitely be by your table first thing
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AKTI Member # A000005
Living life "on the edge"
 
And the number one reason for attending the bladeshow issss: To see T.H. shake L.G` hand,
and then break it!!
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Jay
Life is like a box of chocolates,never know what your gona git!
 
10. you were on I-75 anyway and only had to make 4 turns.

9. You live in Atlanta and have nothing better to do that weekend than to hang around a buch of crazed makers, manufacturors, purveyors and collectors.

8. You will drive anywhere for the hope of a free drink. (even Atlanta).

7. You know that if you miss it you will have a sore rear end from kicking yourself for 362 days, despite the minor damage that could occur from the wife/girlfriend.

6. You get to see Ken Onion and his entourage of Hula Dancers.

5. You get to see Mike and Kevin work their bohunkuses off setting up and taking down the B. F. booth, but you always turn your back when Spark bends over with that tutu on.

4. You may get your hands on the Appleton/O.E. Cosmos.

3. You realize that the knife community is somthing very special and that our personal disagreements that we sometimes have here are really out of place.

2. You get hitch-hike home since you cashed in your plane ticket (or sold you car) so you could buy more knives.

1. The people


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" I am continually reminded of the rewards of dealing with custom knife makers and the custom knife community." Jeff J.

[This message has been edited by Gus Kalanzis (edited 05-08-2000).]
 
As far as I know Phil, it is wishful thinking on my part.
 
10. To intro my new EDC line
9. To work out details for upcomming collaboratons
8. To have a great time at the show
7. To see the GANG
6. To bring my son so he can seel his first straight knives and see the look on his face when he sells out.. ehhehe
5. To see all the gang OH did I say that?
4. To deliver Brian Tuner his knife and see his face..
3. To just have a good time out of the shop.
2. To see how many Knives Jim Mattis has concealed as he compares notes with dex and they together find more hiding place on the body for knives..
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1. I second the post on dexter.. To deliver a few knives to dex and watch him start bending over further and further as the day wears on from the 600 pounds of knives he has hidden in crack and crevis.

Yes just to have a good time.. and talk clips with everyone I see.


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