Izula... threatening?

zignal_zero said:
i think i'm done trying to explain the use of tools to wussified idiots. from now on, when people as why i have a knife, i'm just going to say "my doctor says my hearing is getting worse and that if i keep shooting people, indoors, i might go deaf soon. my axe is just too bulky. so, i'm sort of limited to this lil guy" :D
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Sig line material right there! :thumbup:
 
Boondock Saint said:
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
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+1 well said:thumbup:
 
Dont feel bad, I worked security in a large bank with about 250 mil in plain sight and was told not to carry my Leatherman because it was "threatening"...in DALLAS TEXAS!
 
+1 To Moose on this one. Explain the best you can and nicely as possible. Educate.

God bless,
Adam
 
jumpmonkey said:
+1 To Moose on this one. Explain the best you can and nicely as possible. Educate.

God bless,
Adam
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I liked the 'This is a tool......you are the crazy one for thinking it's a weapon' and remind people that they most likely have bigger knives within their children's reach.

I can't imagine someone seriously freaking out about an Izula.....you sure he wasn't being sarcastic? If he wasn't, maybe it was because it is small enough to be concealed and hidden fairly easy and get through a standard police pat-down.
 
I'm so glad I live in the area that I do. I've pulled my knives out eating, Target, the grocery store, the bank (yes, the bank), and everywhere else you could imagine without ever getting one bad comment. I'm not stupid though, I'm sure I've had a few look at me a say the same crap in their head since there's ALWAYS going to be some Progressive Movement warriors around.:D
 
This thread just pisses me off and reminds me why I love living in AK; very few people.

The very first day we drove into town when we were moving here, almost literally as we entered the city limits, I saw a man riding his bike along the highway with a rifle on his back. Instantly I knew I would love this place.
 
SemperParatus said:
This thread just pisses me off and reminds me why I love living in AK; very few people.

The very first day we drove into town when we were moving here, almost literally as we entered the city limits, I saw a man riding his bike along the highway with a rifle on his back. Instantly I knew I would love this place.
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I just don't know if I could make it in Alaska. I do poorly in cold, and the crazy day/night issues in certain parts of the year make me think I would not fair well. But man, so many things about AK are just made of win.

God bless,
Adam
 
Two and three generations ago, it wasn't like this, was it? I wasn't around then, but seems like suburbs, city life, and TV/movies have changed our perspectives.
I never see someone using a knife as a tool, on TV. That would be "boring" TV. News reports of normal people doing normal things, like being a responsible non-violent member of society is not very sensational.
My Pitbull will never be seen by the news media, LEO's, and animal control. She is well behaved, not aggressive, or violent, they will never meet her. It's the one's they do meet that give Pits the bad reputation. It's the same with knives.
It's sad that some people don't know knives, many don't even choose the right kitchen knife for the job. It's actually unsafe.
 
I've had it w/ all this "Politically Correct" and misinformed mentalities

The hunting industry is ate up w/ this attitude from the Humane Society and PETA, it pisses me off :eek:

It really has nothing to do w/ knives and killin but trying to further their political agendas

Where that come from? haha
 
SemperParatus said:
This thread just pisses me off and reminds me why I love living in AK; very few people.

The very first day we drove into town when we were moving here, almost literally as we entered the city limits, I saw a man riding his bike along the highway with a rifle on his back. Instantly I knew I would love this place.
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I remember the first time I watched "30 Days of Night." Which, of course, takes place in Barrow, Alaska. You don't get any further away from the continued Beavis & Butthead Moron-A-Thon going on down here. The Sheriff, played by metrosexual Josh Hartnett, had to get on someone's ass and write them a ticket so they would remember that they were still a part of that community, as his character stated so in the movie. "...Oh...how gay is that shit?"

I almost turned the movie off. :D

Who in the hell goes to Alaska to make it into a liberal mecca or something? :barf:
 
wildmanh said:
This same thing happened to me a few years ago when I worked at Bestbuy. I was in the breakroom before work having a snack. the Customer Service/HR manager was in there and a coworker from MP3's (I was in computers). I pulled out my little Spyderco Dragonfly and used it to clean my nails and trim any loose threads from my uniform. The kid freaked out about my Huge weapon. The knife has about 1-1/2" of cutting edge and IMO one of the cutest little knives out there. Always wondered if that was one of the days he came into work high.

I grew up in a Rural community where everyone carries a folder and or Multitool and sometimes a fixed blade. Was at the hardware store yesterday and there were guys with their hunting knives on their belts. No biggy around here unless you are at school, then it's just folders and multitools.

Some people are just strange. . .
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haha well thats ephraim, love that place, i went to ceu and thats when i really started carrying a pocket folder, now im back up north and its funny how you can go to home depot up here and pull a folder out and people give you weird looks.
 
Boondock Saint said:
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
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+1:thumbup::thumbup:
 
I remember taking a hunting trip near an airport in ak. Took a ferry across with my gun in plain sight, walked the outside perimeter of the fence and hunted.
 
Have these people never seen a 10" chefs knife at William Sonoma or somewhere like that?

Seriously, how is a 3" blade on an Izzy scarier than a 3" pairing knife?
 
every one of those sheeple idiots needs to just go away and die. I find it really sad that men and woman in in the military put themselves in harms way, defending these useless pieces of filth mouth breathing ignorant scared little sheeple.
 
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jlubas said:
This is why i count my blessings i work in a butcher shop... when people work with a 14 inch breaking knife all day they dont bat an eye at my izzy
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It's one of those location impairments. When someone is in a kitchen and they pull out a butchers knife or a 12 inch chefs knife or a huge bread knife, no one bats an eye. But the minute I pull out a little folding knife....a spyderco chicago, or a spyderco salt 1... to open a package of gatorade bottles while working the snack booth at a tournament, the questions start flying "dude why are you carrying such a huge buck knife??" And I'm like really???


The majority of knife related violent crimes often happen with kitchen knives...why? Because they are big.....pocket knives? not so much.


I hate to bring it up, but the attack on the convenience store owner which ended in the attacker being shot, was with a large bread knife....they aren't using small folders, so why are people so scared?
 
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