Funny things non knife people say.

just yesterday i had met a friend of one of my friends and he was sitting there playing with a knife.. being the knife nut i am, i ask him if i could take a gander at it, he hands it to me and i look it over.. no marking other than "440 Stainless" in other words, a cheap piece of crap you see at the gas stations. he then asks, "pretty sweet huh? i can get it open with a flick just like a switch blade" i then whip out my Benchmade 51 morpho, do 2 helix thumb roll overs and drop into an ice pick grip in under 5 seconds and he just says "what.. the.. what kinda crazy ass knife is that?"
 
unvisible805 said:
just yesterday i had met a friend of one of my friends and he was sitting there playing with a knife.. being the knife nut i am, i ask him if i could take a gander at it, he hands it to me and i look it over.. no marking other than "440 Stainless" in other words, a cheap piece of crap you see at the gas stations. he then asks, "pretty sweet huh? i can get it open with a flick just like a switch blade" i then whip out my Benchmade 51 morpho, do 2 helix thumb roll overs and drop into an ice pick grip in under 5 seconds and he just says "what.. the.. what kinda crazy ass knife is that?"
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what the heck is a helix thumb roll over?:confused: is that after pulling the rabbit out of the hat?:confused:
 
unvisible805 said:
just yesterday i had met a friend of one of my friends and he was sitting there playing with a knife.. being the knife nut i am, i ask him if i could take a gander at it, he hands it to me and i look it over.. no marking other than "440 Stainless" in other words, a cheap piece of crap you see at the gas stations. he then asks, "pretty sweet huh? i can get it open with a flick just like a switch blade" i then whip out my Benchmade 51 morpho, do 2 helix thumb roll overs and drop into an ice pick grip in under 5 seconds and he just says "what.. the.. what kinda crazy ass knife is that?"
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Well done sir! I'm still getting the hang of the helix...it's not all that easy haha.

cards94 said:
what the heck is a helix thumb roll over?:confused: is that after pulling the rabbit out of the hat?:confused:
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ALLHSS said:
hahaha You and I are of the uninitiated. We are not part of the Balisong brotherhood.
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Complicated and flashy...it's pretty sweet! If you search youtube for "balisong helix" and you'll get a good idea of what it is..
 
9blades said:
Well done sir! I'm still getting the hang of the helix...it's not all that easy haha.





Complicated and flashy...it's pretty sweet! If you search youtube for "balisong helix" and you'll get a good idea of what it is..
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thanks but no thanks. i'm not one for flash. :D
 
When I was in High School, I worked at an ice cream store. I was about to open a gallon of milk when the pull tab malfunctioned... So I pulled out my trusty Cold Steel Voyager XL Bowie and chopped the cap off the milk. A few customers gasped and stared at me... "At least you don't have to wait anymore" I said.
 
"How do I close this?" - That one is the most common one I get asked after lending my knife to almost anyone. Without fail they'll push on the spine of the knife to close it, but I always have to take it away and show them how to close it before they hurt themselves

"Wow this is sharp" - Well none of my knives aren't hair shaving sharp, and those who know me, know to handle my knives with care

"Why do you carry a knife? To stab people?" I get irritated with that "To stab people?" part. I usually tell them it's just a cutting tool for those odd jobs you need a knife for, but sometimes I'll play with them and tell them I have a knife so that I can butcher their family... They usually tell me they've never needed a knife for anything, which is obviously BS, because later on they come to me to borrow my knife after learning I always carry one. Whenever I go to a friend's house for supper or whatever eating occasion and I know I'm going to be doing food prep to help them, I take my Opinel No.9 with, because I've found it's one of the best general utility kitchen knives I've ever used and it always gets used because most of my friends don't own sharp kitchen knives

I got asked a few days ago "What are you trying to compensate by carrying a knife on you? Trying to act macho?" That one really annoyed me. I'm not carrying a knife to act macho, I mean wow my usual EDC has a 2.5" blade, and weighs nearly nothing, which is far from a macho knife. It's a useful tool, end of story. I can understand the wannabe gangsters that carry a big POS switchblade they bought from a one price store and flash it around trying to act tough and cool. Those type of people I wouldn't worry about, it's the true sketchy looking people who can flick open an Okapi one handed faster than a switchblade that I'd be scared of. Those guys know what's cutting, pun intended :D

Think the one that took me by surprise the most was when I leant my knife to my boss because we needed to open up some packaging with new equipment, he said with wide eyes "You have a serial killer mind".... I'm generally a placid person. I have no idea why he said that. Oh well, we got the packaging open and I didn't kill anyone :)
 
Originally Posted by lord grimlock

my favorite? "holy crap-how many knives do you carry?"
runner up- "is that thing even legal?"
lastly...." YOU SPENT HOW MUCH??? IT'S A POCKET KNIFE, NOT A LAPTOP"
i guess you either get it or you don't.......

Scottie3000 said:
At least your pocket knife won't be obsolete in six months.
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Ding Ding Ding! I buy a new computer maybe every four years, and I never buy top-of-the-line. Technology changes far too quickly for it to be relevent long-term (and, therefore, worth spending a premium on) but guns, knives, optics, etc., have real longevity. I am starting to lump quality flashlights into the "tech" category. The Surefire I bought for $200 three years ago is now being outperformed by lights half its size and cost. I digress...
 
ive been told (didnt even say i carry for defense, the guy just saw the clip) to my face that only wusses carry knives, real men fight with their fists (this was a macho kid thats in my youth group, im 15 btw, and he was 16, for reference)

:rolleyes: there are so many ways I could have responded and had been right, I just took out my leek and cut open a bag of fritos and walked away...
I hate it when dopes not only have a faulty view on a subject, but also develop strong beliefs about it and broadcast their bs to everyone around them,


this is a comment on one of X4CTOs youtube vids
"gangster wannabe much"
 
Whenever anyone asks why I carry a knife, these days I just say "Pocket-knife stuff."
If they work around me, they end up seeing what that means. :)

The best thing a "non-knife person" said to me involves this set-up:
I was at work and had to open another bottle of hexane, which has a shrink-wrapped plastic safety seal around the lid. Normally I use a knife to get that off...
Just for the hell of it, I decided to just twist it until the cap and the seal came off. It worked, but took ALOT of effort (it really does act as a safety seal :)).
My co-worker saw me doing this and asked, Why didn't you just use your knife?"

He gets it now. :D
All it took was seeing how handy a knife is in many situations.
It may not save your life, but it can make it a whole lot easier.
 
VENI VIDI VICI said:
ive been told (didnt even say i carry for defense, the guy just saw the clip) to my face that only wusses carry knives, real men fight with their fists (this was a macho kid thats in my youth group, im 15 btw, and he was 16, for reference)

:rolleyes: there are so many ways I could have responded and had been right, I just took out my leek and cut open a bag of fritos and walked away...
I hate it when dopes not only have a faulty view on a subject, but also develop strong beliefs about it and broadcast their bs to everyone around them,


this is a comment on one of X4CTOs youtube vids
"gangster wannabe much"
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The proper response would be "where's your knife then?". ;)
 
My dad will ask to borrow a knife for opening boxes on his birthday etc, he opens whatever it is, then looks at whatever knife it is I gave him, stares for a while at it, says "huh" then hands it back to me likes its a grenade or something. Doesn't even try to figure out how to close it. Lockbacks are all he's ever had.

My sister was talking at a party the other day and said "Why don't you just chop off my arm." I whip out a knife and everyone stares, and she says "do you always have a knife on you?" I say yes you know that. Everyone starts asking my why, what is your problem, etc. My favorite response to why is "I'm an aspiring serial killer where HAVE you been?" I say this with a straight face just for grins.
 
K.O.D. said:
My sister was talking at a party the other day and said "Why don't you just chop off my arm." I whip out a knife and everyone stares, and she says "do you always have a knife on you?" I say yes you know that. Everyone starts asking my why, what is your problem, etc. My favorite response to why is "I'm an aspiring serial killer where HAVE you been?" I say this with a straight face just for grins.
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And you wonder why people react "funny" around you.
 
Derek the Destroyer said:
When I was in High School, I worked at an ice cream store. I was about to open a gallon of milk when the pull tab malfunctioned... So I pulled out my trusty Cold Steel Voyager XL Bowie and chopped the cap off the milk. A few customers gasped and stared at me... "At least you don't have to wait anymore" I said.
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you pulled out a 5 1/2 inch blade and thought nobody would look at you funny? :rolleyes::p
 
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