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Runs With Scissors

Runs With Scissors

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So, yesterday I'm at my the local knife shop drooling on the merchandise, and looking around. finding LOTS that I like, but practically nothing I can afford when I come across an MOD Scorpion neck knife, and handle it. ALAS! MIRACLES OF MIRACLES! IT'S A NECK KNIFE I REALLY LIKE! the first one I've ever found that suits me! it's lightweight, sturdy, sharp, practical, comes with a Tek-Lock, etc...I had a little Christmas cash and he let me out the door with it for $57, which I think was a heck of a decent price for one of these.

So, I'm grinnin' like a opossum in a henhouse all the way home thinkin' of how great my new knife is, imagining all the uses for it, marvelling at it's lightweight and comfortable carry, I'm REALLY lovin' this thing.

I got home to the wife and...decided it was time to face the music and confess that I bought another knife. (I really, really, really, really need THIS ONE though, hon! this one REALLY is the latest and greatest!)

So she looks at it...she frowns VERY disapprovingly...has alot more trouble drawing it from it's sheath than she would have liked....and asked me what in the world I was gonna use it for.

I nervously went into a salesmans pitch for the thing.

"it's made out of REALLY good steel, it's light weight, very practical for every day uses such as opening mail, or for skinning small animals, or even for self defense" it's alot easier to draw from a sitting position such as an airplane or canoe, can be carried at all times with no belts, or pockets, yada, yada....

So....she looks up at me with a skeptical eye...and I'm sitting there like a deer in the headlights....and she replies "nice speech, you talked me into it. It'll be really nice for me to carry running" and slips it onto her own neck!

:eek: :eek:

It seems that at random intervals of my buying/trading for new knives sacrifices must be made to "The Knife Goddess" in my home. The one before that was a steel handles Spyderco Delica.

So....the shop is closed for New Years Eve and New Years day. Guess I'll go in there later this week and order up ANOTHER Scorpion. Maybe I'll get to keep the next one....

:D
 
You must admit, its only fair.

I wish that the Women in my life liked knives more, my sisters and mother are afraid of them, my exgirlfriend/girlfriend/bestfriend/nemisis (all one person) is the only one i have found that can enjoy knives.

It could be worse

MOD scorpian is a neat knife.
 
Don't think I will have that problem. My wife HATES knives :eek: :eek: :eek:

I have bought several for her. She does carry the Calypso jr, lightweight just to humor me.
 
Women and knives.......A curse we must bear that mix like oil and water.
But......we can't live without either one. At least I can't. (married 36 yrs)

My wife used to look sideways at me about knives until I explained that
I don't gamble, smoke ,drink to much or swear loudly so I NEED one
bad vice to protect my manhood.

Lucky me.......she bought it. http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb//biggrin.gif
 
Yeah, I gotta admit, its MUCH better making the ocassional sacrifice to "The Knife Goddess" than to live with a woman who hates my hobby, but it still sucks to give up a really cool knife after only owning it for twenty minutes *L*

She actually seems very much the opposite of most wives I've read about. She gets after me for letting knives OUT the door, not bringing them IN the door. Well....as long as they aren't too ugly...aesthetics are everything ya' know.....:D
 
Hehe, woman's perogative to make good use of the things her man brings through the door. :) But think of how happy you'll be to know that she's that much safer when she's out running.
 
"But think of how happy you'll be to know that she's that much safer when she's out running."

And THAT is the reason I barely put up a token amount of resistance!:D
 
I have the MOD Scorpion neck knife. It's the only neck knife I wear. All the others are too heavy, print too much or just don't feel right.

My wife always looks at me funny when I wear it. She doesn't get it. The best I can do is get her to carry a SAK in the glove box of her car. I slipped a Micra in her purse once and she has used it she says.

You are a lucky man to have a woman that will wear the scorpion. I would gladly buy my wife any knife she wanted, but that's not her thing.

Good luck and I hope you get your replacement soon. Just think, his and hers Scorpions.

S.
 
MY wife took my brand new GLOCK. What a B*tch!!!! I got the standard lecture about ASKING first, and then she smiled and said "I know honey, you just LOVE knives. No matter what I say you are going to keep buying those stupid things" Shen then opened her pocketbook and there sat my BRAND NEW GLOCK 36. She says" SEE what I gave myself for PROTECTION. Nice. Isn't it?":( :( :( :(
 
Runs With Scissors
I love that story. Brought a smile to my face.
Count yourself lucky that you have a wife whoj appreciates
sharp things.
Lenny
 
Are you sure that in a moment of weakness you didn't mention something about the knife being for your wife?

Not that I'd ever do that...

;)
 
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