First Negative Sheeple Reaction

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msiley

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I work in a nearly all male office environment.
I'm also kinda high up on the totem pole... director level in IT.
So, this situation was kinda odd for me.

I'm talking to a one of my people, just about all sorts of stuff.
I showed him my Leek just because I got it new and
was still excited about it.

I handed it to him.. he looked at it, opened it, closed it and gave it back.
Then he said "You must live in a bad neighborhood."
(it's a leek!.... small in my opinion).

I just laughed and said 'not really' and said I used it for mail,
packages, food prep., etc.

This was really my first negative knife comment in a long time. The last place I worked there was an ex-airborne guy who carried multiple knives on him and no one really cared.

Is a 3" bladed knife too big for the office?!
 
Hey Guys..
msiley...

Must have been one of them Dar Metrosexual males..

:)

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Eric
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Some people suffer from a general fearosis of living. The Leek is an elegant little knife, exactly what should not set anyone off. But ya never know.
 
It's the spring assist that gets most people. I have one, and stopped carrying it because of the looks I would get when I would flick it open for the most mundane tasks. "Is that a switchblade?" was all I would hear. It doesn't matter if it's elegant-looking or not, most people are scared of the action. Even my wife, who is former DOC in AZ, said she is afraid of it because it has such a brisk mechanism. I love it, but it has become too much of a PITA to EDC. Now I carry Spydercos, CRKT's, things that don't alarm the sheeple. I keep my real fun toys out of sight. Although the cyclone has been calling to me lately...
 
raindog101 said:
. It doesn't matter if it's elegant-looking or not, most people are scared of the action. ...
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I guess any sudden movements frighten them.

Try a fixed blade if you want to see funny reactions ( :confused: what ? a knife that doesn't fold :eek: :confused: ).


.......and why a negative reaction from a Leek? :confused: The leek is one of the friendliest looking designs I've seen. Reminds me of another sheeple reaction story in which a Boker Subcom was called a "deadly Weapon" :confused:
 
I'm most surprised because the guy wasn't the type
I'd condider to be a sheeple. Or else I wouldn't of showed him.
Also, it's Ohio where concealed carry is legal. So, you
see people walking around armed with a handgun... but a leek would
worry you? I'm hoping he is of the minority.
 
Funny how differently people can view things. I guess WE are all pretty weird. I don't mind, though. I'd rather be this way, and I'm glad you all are too. :)
 
I have got to know all the "gun & knife " people where I work.
I have taken to using my Strider PT around the office as the AR tended to "spook" people. My Case/Bose also doesn't draw any second looks , the BM210 or Rinaldi Matrix doesnt seem to draw any strange looks either.

Alot of co-workers always ask to see the latest fixed blade I have made , most are more amazed at what a nice knife costs than actually being afraid of them.

They all know where to come when they need something opened though , dont they ? :)
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
...most are more amazed at what a nice knife costs...
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Ain't that the truth! There are times I've told people my Chris Reeve Mountaineer I was "about $50" because they would never understand (only certain types of people), and I still get a weird look like "you spent $50 for a knife?" Haha. I wonder what would happen if I told the truth! Does anybody else sometimes downplay the cost of a good knife to avoid having to explain why they can be expensive sometimes?
 
penls said:
Reminds me of another sheeple reaction story in which a Boker Subcom was called a "deadly Weapon" :confused:
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Bah... down here, a Rescom is considered a deadly weapon if you don't have good reason for carrying it.:mad:
 
msiley said:
I'm talking to a one of my people, just about all sorts of stuff.
I showed him my Leek just because I got it new and
was still excited about it.

I handed it to him.. he looked at it, opened it, closed it and gave it back.
Then he said "You must live in a bad neighborhood."…

Is a 3" bladed knife too big for the office?!
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i like to quip that 'it wasn't a problem when i was in the cub scouts'. a lot of people i have shown my kershaw AOs to are hesitant about believing assisted opening knives are legal, because to them it's a switchblade which implies that it's meant for ambushing people. i had a particularly ironic encounter with my "Republican" uncle when i had to insist that it was OK to carry a knife as "This is still the United States of America!"
 
yeah I had a coworker try to bag on me for what I spend on knives... till I pointed out his $1500 watch , Blackberry , iPod Video , PDA , bluetooth headset that he had on his person.....

though I did promise to cut him free , when all those electronic gizmos short cicuit ;)

When he asked me to open a box I said " What ? That $600 PDA didnt come with a knife ? " hehe.....
 
Only an assassin would need a switchblade. Like those Silencer people. Who needs one of those?:D

My wife gets the stare in her office building from her 2" Spyderco.
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
yeah I had a coworker try to bag on me for what I spend on knives... till I pointed out his $1500 watch , Blackberry , iPod Video , PDA , bluetooth headset that he had on his person.....

though I did promise to cut him free , when all those electronic gizmos short cicuit ;)

When he asked me to open a box I said " What ? That $600 PDA didnt come with a knife ? " hehe.....
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Seriously! :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
A few years ago, I started supplying my brother-in-law with a few really decent knives. Big, razor sharp, maybe a bit "out there" for style, a couple of autos. He would bring them in to work to show around and everybody else wanted one. LEOs. :D

Believe it or not, New Jersey is not the worst state for knife carry. Standard rules apply: don't wave a blade in someone's face while you're arguing with him :eek:
 
msiley said:
I'm most surprised because the guy wasn't the type
I'd condider to be a sheeple. Or else I wouldn't of showed him.
Also, it's Ohio where concealed carry is legal. So, you
see people walking around armed with a handgun... but a leek would
worry you? I'm hoping he is of the minority.
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Just goes to show you that it isn't possible to type people, at least not in my experience. My boss sweats at the sight of my Spyderco Delica, here is a guy who carries a small Swiss Army knife and is a rabid tool guy, yet the Delica with serrated edge looks too intimidating to him. :confused:
 
I don't downplay the cost of a knife to most people because of the sheeple across Australia noone sees them.

I take great pleasure in telling my mother in law that it "only cost 300"
;)
 
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