Izula... threatening?

Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt

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I think not, but apparently my co-workers do.

I don't work in an office or anything. Kind of a warehouse, but for specialty medicines. I use my Izzy to open boxes, break 'em down, etc.

As I pulled out my Izzy to open a box, a co-worker of mine said to me, "Whoa, buddy, WTF are you doing with that big ass military knife at work?" I wish I could've seen the look on my face because it would've been something like this :eek: I never put this guy as the type to be scared of knives or anything and hearing that was quite shocking. After I explained to him that it's a tool that I use for work and while camping, hunting and fishing, he exclaimed, "But it's even Army green, it's gotta be for killin' people!" I was friggin' speechless.

My only words after that were "If you keep jaggin' me (Pittsburgh slang), I might use it on you." Of course this was said in a light-hearted fashion that he knew was a joke. Luckily, no one else was around to hear that or I'd probably be in prison right now.

It ended well because I was able to kind of teach him the usefulness in a good blade and even have him looking into a good knife himself. However, I was still utterly shocked at how it went down.
 
Orion's Belt said:
I think not, but apparently my co-workers do.

I don't work in an office or anything. Kind of a warehouse, but for specialty medicines. I use my Izzy to open boxes, break 'em down, etc.

As I pulled out my Izzy to open a box, a co-worker of mine said to me, "Whoa, buddy, WTF are you doing with that big ass military knife at work?" I wish I could've seen the look on my face because it would've been something like this :eek: I never put this guy as the type to be scared of knives or anything and hearing that was quite shocking. After I explained to him that it's a tool that I use for work and while camping, hunting and fishing, he exclaimed, "But it's even Army green, it's gotta be for killin' people!" I was friggin' speechless.

My only words after that were "If you keep jaggin' me (Pittsburgh slang), I might use it on you." Of course this was said in a light-hearted fashion that he knew was a joke. Luckily, no one else was around to hear that or I'd probably be in prison right now.

It ended well because I was able to kind of teach him the usefulness in a good blade and even have him looking into a good knife himself. However, I was still utterly shocked at how it went down.
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Wow....Just Wow.
 
Flexxx said:
Next time stick it in his throat and then show pics......
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Some how, I don't think that would go over very well with the authorities.

texas gun person said:
He must really be scared of steak knives if he thinks the Izula is big and scary. :yawn:
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Ya know? I think it was a combination of it being a fixed blade, OD green and zipping through cardboard that gave him a shock.
 
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banana-clip said:
Big ass military knife :eek::eek:

LOL....Hate to see his face if you whipped out a Junglas
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LOL, I hear that. I have to think about what I carry at work now so I don't freak people out. And I can't flick my folders! :grumpy:
 
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I haven't found a reason to take my 6 into work other than to show it off, but most folks are pretty intimidated just by seeing me open up my Blur to take down a box or cut through some shrink wrap. They look at me like I'm wearing a gun when I have my multitool sheathed to my belt.
 
banana-clip said:
Big ass military knife :eek::eek:

LOL....Hate to see his face if you whipped out a Junglas
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i think the 5 has more intimidation factor than the junglas, but that's just me. you should have pulled it out and quoted crocodile dundee. that probably would have made your co-worker feel kind of silly for making such a silly statement.
 
You did the right thing. Education is the key. Being light hearted, teaching him that knives are useful tools, not crazy assassination weapons was exactly the right thing to do. So many of us get very defensive when those poor uneducated folks freak out over our knives (or guns for that matter!). The best thing we can possibly do is show them that we are normal people (Well, that's debatable!) and turn around their ignorance.
When we first started dating, my wife had never even SEEN a real gun before she met me, and was terrified of them. After teaching her all about safety (I am crazy anal about gun safety) and educating her, she now not only shoots regularly, but LOVES the sport, and is a great shot.
I try to educate people as best I can, and if after that they STILL think I'm scary for carrying a knife or a gun....Well, F' em. :D
 
I work with a guy that thinks similarly.
He says that knives are made for (and I am quoting) "gutting people".
I looked at him and said "Dude! What kind of psycho are YOU!!!! They are TOOLS!!!! Ice pics can kill people too but that's not what I use them for"
 
Carrying a 3.5'' blade SAK around in my country is enough to scare people -.-
It's sad that people think of knives as weapon, not tool
 
If he bothers you again you could say "I'm gettin' all stabby now!". One other thing I like to do is put the knife down, say "Let me know when it tries to kill someone." and then do something else for a few minutes before retrieving your knife again. This is, of course, something you would do if you can't educate him about knives.
 
Wow, what a weird reaction to the Izzy. I never thought the Izzy was big enough to get a reaction like that. I could understand if it was a 5, or even a 6, but an Izzy?
 
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