Custom Knives for a 5yo?

[PURPLEDC]

Yeah, it means that cop sucks, and should have never had that job.
When I was younger (now I'm 38..."Back when I was a kid...") we all had toy guns...even the girls in the neighbourhood had toy guns.
Cap guns, water guns, they mostly looked real, because that what we wanted as kids.

Yet, a funny happened...or rather didn't happen...cops didn't shoot us.
Because they were able to use this marvelous thing which used to be standard issue; a brain.

Do you also disapprove of toy hammers and saws?
The real versions of those can be dangerous too.

Yeah but there are a lot of shoulda woulda couldas. And unfortunately there are a lot of bad cops and stupid people and you cant eliminate them. Im 34, not that much younger than you. And I played with toy guns all the time. And that was when they looked identical to the real thing and were weighted as the real thing. But again that doesnt mean I think it was a good Idea. Sure at the time it seemed right because I wanted one. But I also wanted to sleep with my 6th grade teacher but it wouldnt make it right. I dont justify my decisions and values by basing them on the past mistakes of others. I think for myself and dont automatically default on what has been done in the past. I try NOT to repeat history. Especially historical mistakes. To answer your question I think dangerous items should stay just that. Dangerous. Introducing unneeded complacency I feel is a poor choice. Children will always mimic their parents. We cant change that. But we can change how they associate with those dangerous objects. Id rather a child pick up a stick and pretend its a hammer. Because there is a genuine sense of make believe and using ones imagination. Giving a child a replica of a dangerous object I feel can lead to problems as they now associate the image of that object with a safe one.

 

[stabman]

If by having you mean playing, you are correct :thumbup:

I'm glad that children's imaginations will get around adult control fantasy fears.

At a church gathering, no toy guns were allowed (evil, dangerous toy guns...kids might learn naughty things...).
So, my kid brother and a young girl (we're talking about 6 or 7 year old kids here) took the Duplo blocks and made toy guns, and ran around the church reception hall "shooting" each other.

Some parents were horrified; I applauded. :thumbup:

I try NOT to repeat history. Especially historical mistakes.

As a person doing their masters of history right now, I can tell you that history repeats itself all the time, with minor variations so some folks don't see it.
If you think you'll avoid that, ha! You're doomed.

 

[PURPLEDC]

I'm glad that children's imaginations will get around adult control fantasy fears.

At a church gathering, no toy guns were allowed (evil, dangerous toy guns...kids might learn naughty things...).
So, my kid brother and a young girl (we're talking about 6 or 7 year old kids here) took the Duplo blocks and made toy guns, and ran around the church reception hall "shooting" each other.

Some parents were horrified; I applauded. :thumbup:



As a person doing their masters of history right now, I can tell you that history repeats itself all the time, with minor variations so some folks don't see it.
If you think you'll avoid that, ha! You're doomed.

history repeats itself because people like you fail to recognize past mistakes. Or learn from them. Maybe it WAS a bad idea to let you have certain toys. It jacked up your development. As for your eduction, awful proud of you. But there are plenty of people who actually HAVE their masters in history and STILL disagree with each other.

 

[stabman]

history repeats itself because people like you fail to recognize past mistakes.

Nope, it repeats itself because people like you think you're avoiding them.

 

[PURPLEDC]

Nope, it repeats itself because people like you think you're avoiding them.

That is your opinion. And you are welcome to it. But I see scientists with guaranteed more smarts than you and I put together who cant agree on what is and isnt scientific fact. So you can speak from a position of knowing everything but it doesnt mean I have to agree with you. And just so you know, I have only been trying to state how I feel. Not how YOU should be feeling. Believe what you want.

 

[stabman]

That is your opinion. And you are welcome to it.

You're welcome to it as well.
In fact, everyone is welcome to my opinion, and due to the techno-magick of the internet, they all get to bask in the glory of me.

But I see scientists with guaranteed more smarts than you and I put together

I used to work in a research facility with a bunch of scientists...they were not all smarter than me.
Some were, but some sure weren't.
Don't let the fancy lab coat fool you...I wore one too.

 

[The Aflac Duck]

Don't let the fancy lab coat fool you...I wore one too.

OOH! I got to wear one in college when I mixed some stuff together that I couldn't even pronounce!!! I think that counts, right?

 

[stabman]

OOH! I got to wear one in college when I mixed some stuff together that I couldn't even pronounce!!! I think that counts, right?

Sure does.

People tend to believe folks in lab coats; scientists are the new High Priests of society.
"You can trust me, I'm a scientist."

Commercials have capitalized on that quite well.

 

[Jens Schuetz]

You're welcome to it as well.
In fact, everyone is welcome to my opinion, and due to the techno-magick of the internet, they all get to bask in the glory of me.



I used to work in a research facility with a bunch of scientists...they were not all smarter than me.
Some were, but some sure weren't.
Don't let the fancy lab coat fool you...I wore one too.

Western blot? Maybe even with p38?
If I'm wrong, it's because I'm not wearing a lab coat right now.

 

[PURPLEDC]

You're welcome to it as well.
In fact, everyone is welcome to my opinion, and due to the techno-magick of the internet, they all get to bask in the glory of me.

I used to work in a research facility with a bunch of scientists...they were not all smarter than me.
Some were, but some sure weren't.
Don't let the fancy lab coat fool you...I wore one too.

So why get a masters in history if you have PHD in narcissism? My point was that even the smartest minds dont always agree so pardon me when I dont just agree with you just because you say it is so.

 

[stabman]

So why get a masters in history if you have PHD in narcissism?

Just because I am the greatest person to ever walk the face of the planet does not mean everyone else can recognize this fact.
So, sadly, I must work for a living, and hence getting more degrees to trick people into hiring me is necessary.

(and somehow, I think you may read things too literally at times...but what do I know...I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night)

And here's a knife suitable for a child's first; anything less would be irresponsible:

 

[PURPLEDC]

Sure does.

People tend to believe folks in lab coats; scientists are the new High Priests of society.
"You can trust me, I'm a scientist."

Commercials have capitalized on that quite well.

Yes because "trust me im a random dude on the internet studying to eventually get a degree in history" sounds so much better. Im not calling you a liar but you do realize you are talking to random people you really dont know on the net right? You could tell me you are typing from an experimental civilization on the surface of the sun and it would mean about as much as your pointing to past and future achievements as reasons that i should heed what you say. Its like you say, people lie on the internet all the time. I know you say you dont lie but thats exactly what a liar would say. Just saying you can try and justify your words with any claims you want. Its nothing i can know for sure.

 

[PURPLEDC]

Just because I am the greatest person to ever walk the face of the planet does not mean everyone else can recognize this fact.
So, sadly, I must work for a living, and hence getting more degrees to trick people into hiring me is necessary.

(and somehow, I think you may read things too literally at times...but what do I know...I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night)

And here's a knife suitable for a child's first; anything less would be irresponsible:

Lol. Well if they catch on to your master plan you can always take charlie sheens place when he eventually expires.



Edited to add. . See now you know im joking

 

[stabman]

Yes because "trust me im a random dude on the internet studying to eventually get a degree in history" sounds so much better. Im not calling you a liar but you do realize you are talking to random people you really dont know on the net right? You could tell me you are typing from an experimental civilization on the surface of the sun and it would mean about as much as your pointing to past and future achievements as reasons that i should heed what you say. Its like you say, people lie on the internet all the time. I know you say you dont lie but thats exactly what a liar would say. Just saying you can try and justify your words with any claims you want. Its nothing i can know for sure.

Ah, but you miss the point.
I'm not trying to convince you of anything.

I am procrastinating on the research I'm supposed to be doing, and I find that posting things on a knife forum is more enjoyable than what's on television at the moment.

So, if you're expecting a bunch of super-serious stuff that I'm supposed to be heavily invested in, you're bound to be disappointed.

Lol. Well if they catch on to your master plan you can always take charlie sheens place when he eventually expires.

Edited to add. . See now you know im joking

I'll gladly take any cash he has at that point.
(emoticons make the world so much better )

 

[PURPLEDC]

Ah, but you miss the point.
I'm not trying to convince you of anything.

I am procrastinating on the research I'm supposed to be doing, and I find that posting things on a knife forum is more enjoyable than what's on television at the moment.

So, if you're expecting a bunch of super-serious stuff that I'm supposed to be heavily invested in, you're bound to be disappointed.

Sorry man. I forgot your degrees dont allow you to process attempts at humor without one of these .

 

[stabman]

Sorry man. I forgot your degrees dont allow you to process attempts at humor without one of these .

You at least have to include an emoticon in the footnotes.
Or endnotes...both are acceptable, except when they aren't.

 

[The Aflac Duck]

This isn't even an argument anymore, just a bunch of bloviation...

You know what they say..

 

[stabman]

This isn't even an argument anymore, just a bunch of bloviation...

You know what they say..

Bloviation is a style of empty, pompous political speech particularly associated with Ohio due to the term's popularization by United States President Warren G. Harding, who described it as "the art of speaking for as long as the occasion warrants, and saying nothing".[1] The verb "to bloviate" is the act of creating bloviation. In terms of its etymology, according to one source, the word is a "compound of blow, in its sense of 'to boast' (also in another typical Americanism, blowhard), with a mock-Latin ending to give it the self-important stature that is implicit in its meaning.".[2]

Sounds about right.

 

[craytab]

Unfortunately most cops these days seem to be overly-militarized trigger-happy assholes just waiting for an excuse to use force

You do know what the word most means right? Because with this line of thinking most cops would be shooting folks left and right. But that isn't happening now is it.

You're welcome to it as well.
In fact, everyone is welcome to my opinion, and due to the techno-magick of the internet, they all get to bask in the glory of me.



I used to work in a research facility with a bunch of scientists...they were not all smarter than me.
Some were, but some sure weren't.
Don't let the fancy lab coat fool you...I wore one too.

You look much more civilized with a lab coat on and a book in your hand. I like you much better with crazy hair in the woods with a big knife.

 

[stabman]

You look much more civilized with a lab coat on and a book in your hand. I like you much better with crazy hair in the woods with a big knife.

Me too.