Had the sheeple experience

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davek14 said:
I really have no idea.
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Then try educating one of them and see what happens. Just calling them buttheads here is like just calling them sheeple here, or blaming "hollywood."

You're a smart guy, you are into knives, no retreat, no surrender!
 
Marci, have you tried flipping anti-gun people to our side? :rolleyes: It is, generally-not always, an exercise in futility. Most of these people who react "out of proportion" are NOT going to listen. :( The uneducated are, of course different and worth the effort, but the reactionaries are, in my opinion NOT. :thumbsdown:
 
marcinek said:
Then try educating one of them and see what happens. Just calling them buttheads here is like just calling them sheeple here, or blaming "hollywood."

You're a smart guy, you are into knives, no retreat, no surrender!
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And I think you are right, for the most part.

I guess I was just trying to say that there are some who are always worried about what others are doing, not just knives... and not to worry about them. Most folks are finer 'n frog hair.
 
I'm lucky, one of the guys in the next team based down the hall from me makes knives, all my team are aware I am a knife guy (and hunter etc etc), I get not a second look thankfully ;)
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Huh. Not an hour ago I was upgrading my phone and noticed the sales guy had a Benchmade in his pocket. I commented on it and he happily showed off his nice tanto A/O Barrage and I showed him my FRN Chapparal. Nobody around us even blinked, though one guy did ask how I knew it was a Benchmade when it was still in his pocket.
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So strange, right?

This morning I was showing an electrician my Protech TR3 Auto and he was showing me his Izula. We were standing in the lobby of a high-end apartment building in Chicago; and what do you know? The many people that walked by us didn't say a word or act intimidated.

It's almost like there's some way or some how that certain knife guys draw attention to themselves.

Strange:eek:
 
marcinek said:
And why do you think they are like that? Stupidity? Inability to think on their own?
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Often, none of those. Maybe it's inexperience around knives outside of a kitchen or work area where knives are needed. Maybe's it's simply not being comfortable around them because they are used as weapons and the place they live has a high crime rate. I think it's more likely simply the culture of the area, I find that people in areas where self-sufficiency is prided higher is more accepting of people carrying tools on their person, but that's not always the case either.

I remember my mom giving my step-dad a hard time about the buck 110 he used to carry on his belt and she grew up in a more rural area and on a farm where such things were quite common. Her dad, my grandpa, always had a knife in his pocket too but for some reason it bothered her. I think it's completely an image/cultural thing for her.
 
I've been there. You can use it as a favor for a good guy that you work with.
If sheeples cannot open a box...too damned bad.
 
To paraphrase the OP: "Jeez, sheeple are so dumb, because they so easily succumb to outside influences. I'm so bummed by their response that I'm now going to succumb and not share my knives anymore."

Irony much?
 
Just slowly adjust your EDC bigger and bigger as a way to condition the people around you. Maybe use your EDC for every task possible, keep a tin of sharp pencils on your desk, with a little tray of the carvings so they can see that your pencils are sharpened the right way. Eat steak or similar foods for lunch that require the use of a knife. As the process goes, you will of course need to get larger and larger knives, and for the sake of the experiment the purchase of XL cold steel knives will be acceptable, so long as you carry them "ironically". Once everyone in your loyal vicinity is comfortable with you carrying a saber and doing all tasks with a parrying dagger, then I suggest moving back to a more comfortable sized EDC, though you may need to carry a katana/wakasashi pair, or the aforementioned euro setup (rapier would also be acceptable) to continue to inoculate them. Alternately you could start wearing plaid, grow a beard and carry an ax everywhere (using it for all cutting tasks, as well as picking things off the ground, walking with etc) Or wear a bear-skin cloak, and carry a large ax and shield, and say you are trying to get in touch with your ancestral roots (Or pick any similar setup, depending on your 23andme study, say that it is for your health.)
 
Blues Bender said:
It's almost like there's some way or some how that certain knife guys draw attention to themselves.

Strange:eek:
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I always think the same thing when I read these posts, although that might not be the case here. But certainly it seems so sometimes. While we are talking about common sense and a bit of discretion here, a post comes over the thread (quoted for accuracy):

"I'm still unsure how a fixed blade would be accepted as I think they're viewed equally more like a tool when in use but as a weapon when carried. I think a lot of people just don't know what to think if I whip out a millie in a board room so I stick with the barlow or similar medium sized slipjoint."

Why would you need to think you are being considerate by not "whipping out" any kind of knife? Where in the world would someone work where they would consider whipping out a fixed blade or large folder in the corporate board room of their employer? Are they under attack? Are they being robbed frequently? Are they afraid of other employees? Is this one of those hostile work environments we hear about so frequently these days?

I dunno. When I was working in a bank I would sometimes have larger knives with me for cleaning and camp chores, sometimes on my person when bird season was on. I didn't want to leave them in the truck as there was a parking lot theft problem they couldn't control. Never, ever, did I feel the need to "whip them out". I never wanted to create an issue where there wasn't one before.

Robert
 
usually folks who need a knife dont complain when ya let them use one.
 
marcinek said:
If you can't act in a way or come up with a logical reason for carrying a knife, then you prove the "sheeple" correct.
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So long as my actions are legal and not against published company policy , I don't owe anybody any explanation or justification ! Whatever happened to the concept of " it's a FREE COUNTRY " .

By the way , I've never personally had this problem . Mostly , I keep my weapons well concealed and if I do need to cut something in sensitive company, I do so without fanfare and do not invite criticism .

My only issue is that the same mindset that seeks safety by eliminating weapons, leads to laws that I find offensive and inconvenient .
 
I guess I'm lucky here too as I sometimes carry a small fixed blade on my belt to work, without anyone batting an eye. I'm the knife guy and keep a set of diamond steels in my office to sometimes touch up employees' blades. I live in a gun/knife/machete friendly place and they are all just considered tools to get the job done.
 
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