Heart-warming Story for the Day: Gayle Bradley 2

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I don't own one yet. But I was browsing ebay and looking at the items for sale during lunch break when an office mate, a woman, passed behind me and said "That one's nice." She was the motherly admin type, definitely not into knives. So I asked, "You like knives?" She said "No, I just saw someone use that and wow, it was sharp."

I stopped for a second. A Gayle Bradley? You sure? "Well there was a hole in the blade and the handle looked a lot like that. I'm almost sure it was that." So I said, "Ok..." wanting to hear her story.

Her husband brought her to a cockfight (legal here but it doesn't make the suffering for those birds any less.) Dead birds are automatically plucked, gutted and cooked for the masses to partake. Well, fighting cocks are tough birds, dead or alive. And she said she could never cut through the tough skin with an ordinary kitchen knife. But the guy using the GB just seemed to melt the skin and tendons off the birds.

"It was amazing" she said.
 
I'm sure there are some strong reactions to this story. My reaction is "huh... I'll have to keep that in mind." I have no expectation to ever be around a cocktail fight, but still...
 
"Free range" chickens can be tough, too. So, a good Spyderco is the right tool for the job.
 
The roosters die doing what they love...and are bred for. And then they are consumed. Maybe being from the south skews my views but IMO there is nothing wrong here.
 
Hey..... I like chicken, and if you kill stuff, you should eat it, just not sure it's a "heart warming" story. Ironic maybe?
 
What is heart warming about this story? It starts out with a little old lady, which is usually a fairly reliable ingredient for a heart-warming story... But then it either ends up being about animal cruelty or about butchering meat birds, depending on your point of view.
 
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That's a good question. For a knifenut like me, it reminds me that ordinary people use and see knives. A good knife is one that does the job. A great one leaves a lasting impression. I mean, she took a sidelong view behind my back and suddenly said, "That one's nice." Who wouldn't be surprised?
 
It IS pretty funny that the non knife person picked out the GB.

Still haven't wrapped my head around the heartwarming part yet
(Just messing with you:p:D)

So why does the :p have to be pink? Kind of weirds me out
 
hank_rearden said:
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That's a good question. For a knifenut like me, it reminds me that ordinary people use and see knives. A good knife is one that does the job. A great one leaves a lasting impression. I mean, she took a sidelong view behind my back and suddenly said, "That one's nice." Who wouldn't be surprised?
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Oh, OK, I kinda get that.

It is kind of nice when someone recognizes quality even when they don't really know anything about it.
 
Did you mention to her that if she lets the GB2 get as dull as her knife undoubtedly is it'll do just as terrible a job?

That's probably the funniest question I get when I let someone borrow a knife. "Man, that's sharp? What kind of knife is that? I need to get me one of those!" As if buying a different brand of knife will somehow counteract their habit of using it as a pry bar or cutting things on concrete. All of my knives cut like that genius, because they're all sharp.

Cock fighting is wrong. You should have sold her an M-Tech for revenge.
 
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