"Hey, you got a knife?", and you said:

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I sure as heck don't want to start certifying borrowers, but you gotta ask if they know how to even open it. Sheesh.

From the stories I've seen here and elsewhere we need to say something to the Hopeless Hoplophobes who refuse to take care of their own concerns. It's worse than "What time is it?" Maybe they just can't tell time, or wear a watch.

What to say, what to say?
 
Generally, I just acknowledge it with a nod or "mmhmmm"

something low key

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edited - I'd assumed from your post that they were just noticing I have a knife
when I'd taken it out to cut something

Meaning my edc

BUT - now I understand that someone's asking "Hey, you got a knife?" = "And I want to borrow it"

So, in this case I say something like "Well yeah, I got a little Swiss Army Knife - what do you need it for?"
Because besides for my "main" edc - which in general I would not even consider lending -
I also have an SAK Classic on my keychain

And I'd lend that to someone if they want it for something reasonable
 
Since I carry a Sebenza and since I know they really want to pry or unscrew etc I say NO ! Of course I could say put down a deposit for a new one .The mention of $400 will get them angry !
 
I always ask them what they need it for first, like the above poster said, most want to pry at something or unscrew something.
 
I say, "Sure," and toss them the cheap Maxam Spyderco lookalike. They never get my Cold Steel Gunsite with 5-inch blade. I keep that one outta sight. If it's a woman, I hand them an opened pair of scissors and tell them not to hurt themselves.
 
The fellow sitting next to me asked me that when I was playing poker in a casino. I just said "yes, but it's a friendly knife".

I forgot to leave it in my car. I've seen people escorted out of casinos if they catch them with any kind of "observable" knife.
 
I DO NOT lend my knives to anyone!! With the occasional very rare exception. 'Nuff said.
 
Either that or do a Beavis and Butthead "heh-heh-heh-heh heh hheeh." That will usually persuade them to ask someone else.
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Any person who is a big enough idiot to be asking for a knife when he wants to pry or unscrew something has already laid plain the underlying reason why he doesn't have a knife of his own -- he's an idiot! :mad: Too stupid to carry a simple and ubiquitous tool. What's the excuse? Too expensive? Too hard to find? Too heavy to carry around? I mean, really -- what is the excuse for always needing a knife from someone else?!

I won't lend knives. If a person is lucky, I won't pretend to not have one of my own with which I can perform their task (if it's a reasonable one). For most people, I would just say no, sorry, can't help ya. And to myself, I'd be thinking, "Why should I help you, ya loser who's too stupid to avail him/herself of a knife? I'd rather this be a teaching experience for you: GET A DAMNED KNIFE FOR YOURSELF."


-Jeffrey
 
bladeprince said:
The fellow sitting next to me asked me that when I was playing poker in a casino. I just said "yes, but it's a friendly knife".

I forgot to leave it in my car. I've seen people escorted out of casinos if they catch them with any kind of "observable" knife.
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You actually would have left it in your car if you had remembered to? :mad: WHY?!

I have not been to a huge number of casinos, just a few. I have never seen a sign forbidding knives or anything, and I certainly have never seen security checkpoints and/or metal detectors.

To think of what I've carried into some casinos... ;) Heehee...


-Jeffrey
 
I usually just say "Yup" and leave it at that.
OTOH if it's a person I like or an attractive woman I MAY add "How can I help you?"
I don't lend very often, 'cause I don't carry suturing equipment and bandages.
Greg
 
My response is always "why?" I learned that after lending my friend a knife which he used to cut skateboard tape with. Not only was the knife dull and chipped, but it was gummed up like you couldn't believe. Took a long time to get an edge back on that one. Now, I'll usually do the cutting for them, or closely supervise them. I've lent my knife to people at work, who procede to try and cut something using the stainless steel counters as a cutting board...before I stop them anyway. Luckily, nobody at work has ever damaged one of my knives, except one jackass who thought he knew how to flip a balisong (he preceded to stab himself in the bit of skin between the finger and thumb, and then drop my knife on the hard tile floor), but it was damage easily fixed (and the knife punished him back).
 
I usually ask them why they need a knife. As many have already stated, some people will attempt to do non-knife related tasks with a knife.
 
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