Ever get picked on for being a knife nut?

I was cleaning up after a wedding reception one night and there were a couple of balloons lying around and I asked the lady what she wanted me to do with them and she said just pop them. so I pull out my folder and poped the first balloon and next thing I know the whole room was quiet and starring at me.:o I put the folder up and just stomped on the rest and when I tried talking to the people, asking what they needed next, the were pretty blunt and rude with me.


As far as getting picked on, I don't really get picked on by anyone but my sister, but I do catch alot of people starring at my pockets looking at the pocket clip and partially exposed knife.
 
An advantage of being old is knowing when to shut the hell up, not "brandish" you knife every time someone wants to open a box, quit trying to find an excuse to show off your blade, etc.

My experience is that you catch no flak if you're discreet.
 
fdd19 said:
People around here think It unwise to make fun of the guy with the knife on him.
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That reminds me a comic strip form Calvin & Hobbes:

Calvin visits the barber shop for a haircut. He unsuccessfully tries to get the barber, Pete, to cut his hair in an outrageous style. At the end, he states that it is "the finest haircut I have ever received", while thinking to himself "never criticize a guy with a razor."

Ha Ha Ha...

Regards !
 
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i had one guy make fun of me and try to "confiscate" my knife, but in a nice way i told him he would have to pry it from my DEAD COLD BLOODY HANDS! (plus i carry a derringer)
 
I know this is probably a slightly different situation, but I get made fun of by my brother even though he himself is a projectile nut (specifically the bow and gunpowder types)... and just because I'm his brother...
 
I weigh 350lbs and usually have a knife in each front pocket and at times one on my belt. I also do wage reviews at work so not too many people pick on me. But knives are COOL!!!
 
I was not thinking once in an arcade with my wife and kids, I was cutting off a wrist band, she was done with her rides. My wife scolded me for showing it. I did not think twice about it, nor did I feel it was out of place to do so. I carry a leatherman charge on my belt, a clippie and slippie! I prefer smaller folders, so they do not look too intimidating. However, I just recieved a very nice Kabar with a 4" blade, and I need to put it in my pocket tomorrow! Time, place, and reason the knife is out outweighs any non knifer's reaction. If anyone has a problem with me using tools, I have learned to kick them in the nuts, and light them on fire. At least that is what bladeforums tells me to do, or was it the voices in my head?
 
My girlfriend likes to mock me by making a flicking movement with her hand like she's opening a tactical folder while going "look at me, who am I". But she does say that she feels safer b/c I have one (or three) and a led light and a way to make fire and knowledge on how to use these items.
 
My first sheeple experiance was when I was at a party and I pulled the tab right off my beer without it opening. Without thinking I pulled out a tactical folder and opened it. A good friend of mine said "whoa , what's with the Rambo knife". In my eyes I saw a 3" blade w/a handle that was doing some utility work. He looked at it as if it were an 8" tool of death. I now carry a small little silver bladed folder. People who didn't grow up around knives or carry one, really get freaked out when someone pulls one out of their pocket!
 
Wildone39 said:
Every time someone needs to use a knife around here they say hey Waynes got a knife on him. I get picked on for carrying at least 2 knives all the time. Does this happen to anyone else?
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No, I carry a few on me including Al Mar Mini Sere, Swiss Army knives of differant sizes, and a bag in my truck with puukkos, stilettos, etc. I just like to have a mini knife show near me at all times. I'm a knife addict.
 
Jake Bauer said:
I get made fun of for my large bald spot on my left arm.
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I feel like I'd get made fun of for knowing what you're talking about :p

Last summer I worked as a painter. On a slow day, we were sitting around and I started trimming bent bristles off my brush with a blade:

"Rambo over here!" (from a guy who uses his teeth to trim his brush)
Me: "Well, what kind of civilized person would rather use their teeth?"
Him: "What kind of civilized person carries multiple knives?"

Most people, though, just ask if I was a boy scout.
 
HP, TWO Ti Calculators, sharp pointy things AND fountain pens AND vintage shaving equipment..I'm going to end up as the 40 yr old virgin
 
I don't but my friends and I sometimes joke about another friend of ours whos a much bigger knife nut then I. Im probobly just jealous of his collection.
 
flashlife said:
An advantage of being old is knowing when to shut the hell up, not "brandish" you knife every time someone wants to open a box, quit trying to find an excuse to show off your blade, etc.

My experience is that you catch no flak if you're discreet.
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Yuppers.
 
A few people at work gave a little flack (all in fun). We were setting up some equipment in the lab and I needed to cut some tubing. I pulled out my little "shank" made from some scrap 0-1 (~ 1" blade) from my pocket. Grabbed the little fob at the end of the kydex sheath in my teeth because I was holding the tubing with my other hand and pulled out the blade to cut the tubing. I think it surprised them that I was able to access it so quickly for use. I'm glad I didn't have my Kbar Dozier folder that day. It makes a nice solid click when the lock engages.

Off the subject, but I have noticed an increasing number of women who use scissors at fast food laces to cut up food for their kids. It's fun to watch them cut up a hamburger or slice of pizza. So do they use scissors at home at the dinner table?

Ric
 
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