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I just got home after a day of fishing and stopped by Barnes and Noble to pick up the new issue of Knives Illustrated. There is a Starbucks inside of the store where I bought a drink before purchasing the magazine.

As I got up to the counter I told the cashier that I had already paid for this and she said it was ok but try this flavor next time, etc. She was very nice. (My friend even used his ex-girlfriends membership to save 10%, yes I am cheap.)

So she hands me my change back and smiles, I say thank you. But before she hands it to me she says, "Don't stab anybody" with a smile.

Now I know this is a joke, but the type of people who typically work at Barnes and Noble (Yuppies) may actually think this way, which is frightening. I got a little flustered after the fact and told my friend, "She should try to live without any knives for six months and see what it's like. No knives for food prep, no knives for people at her local super market to open boxes, NOTHING, and then she would probably think twice about saying something like that."

Agree or disagree? She was still a very friendly lady and I certainly appreciate when cashiers go out of their way to involve you and not serve you, and am sure she is a stand-up woman in real life, but wtf? :confused:
 
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It was an ignorant joke. Some people don't think before they speak. Don't take it too seriously. I've heard stupider thinks said about knives.
If she would have said, "Now I know who did the stabbing last week..." I would have said something.
 
Harmless joke is how I'd pass it on. Not something to take offense to really. It's not like she said "You know, knives are dangerous. You really shouldn't be reading that stuff." That's something you can argue over. Kinda like when they hand you a hot cup of coffee and say "Don't go burn yourself." Though the latter may really just be for the lawyers benefit.

(checks what forum this is in)

Yes, that's my final answer. ;)
 
A_Blade_Afficionado said:
It was an ignorant joke. Some people don't think before they speak. Don't take it too seriously. I've heard stupider thinks said about knives.
If she would have said, "Now I know who did the stabbing last week..." I would have said something.
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Even then it seems like just a joke. As long as it's said with a smile you'd be surprised what you can get away with.
 
I suspect if she really thought you were the stabbing type she wouldn't have said anything at all.

If it were me I would have said "I'm planning on stabbing a nice sirloin at dinner. I think that would be OK" and then just smiled back at her. Life's too short to get bent out of shape because somebody is ignorant.
 
I would have just laughed. Brush it off its not like its a stab :-) at anyone. Maybe she was flirting with you.
 
There recently had a similar moment on my behalf, when a cashier at the store (Home Depot) made a comment when I used my knife in front of her. It was a large Sebenza that I used to open a plastic package that I wanted to exchange. She said -" Wow, they let you carry this ?!?". I immediately replied -"Oh, yeah, sure".
But later I questioned myself who are "them"? My parents or who? I guess she meant police or government. Anyways, it felt a little awkward to me.
 
People at Barnes and Nobles are not yuppies. They make little more than minimum wage.
 
SuzukiGS750EZ said:
I would have just laughed. Brush it off its not like its a stab :-) at anyone. Maybe she was flirting with you.
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That's what I was thinking. Maybe she was just seeing if you had a sense of humor. Was she cute?
 
the other day i was looking at the knives at walmart. Another person was behind me waiting to get his fishing license. So I said I wanted to look at the knife a bit longer and to go ahead and take care of the other person, and the guy says to me "don't kill anybody with that"... so I guess it goes to show that people just really don't think before they speak sometimes
 
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you should have just said, "I prefer shooting people. knives for disposing the bodies properly." then walked away.
 
Maybe you could have just smiled, then ask..."What time do you get off of work?"
 
Unfortunately she was not attractive (The starbucks girls are where it's at)

As for the yuppie comment, I did not mean it in an economic sense but more of in a personality way. I work in a deli so I couldn't go around making fun of people on the basis of how much they make haha.

However, I do have a friend that likes older women...
 
dude, she was flirting with you.

You have to be ready to pounce in that circumstance.

If she was in any way intimidated by you, she wouldn't have said a word. Just got back from fishing -did you look & smell like a bum? If so, and she still flirted with you, you missed your chance...Cougars, You don't have to buy them dinner!
 
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