"Mall Ninja"??

[CWL]

This whole thing was started as a reaction to a real person, who worked security in a mall and posted various delusional rantings, including lurid details of how he wore multiple trauma plates to resist multiple .308 hits while taking out the garbage. That sort of thing. I wish I could remember his name....

Look to the posting above yours.

 

[1kimo4u]

if a knife has a paragragh written anywhere on it, it is mall ninjaish.

 

[Josh K]

Okay, this is what I'm looking for. I've seen a few posts about Strider folders being labeled as Mall Ninja. Can someone elaborate because I own two and find them to be very useful EDCs. Although I'm not a fan of the Tiger Striping on the blade of one of them, it doesnt' affect use at all.

Those people are jealous that they can't afford one.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Just read the Gecko45 archived thread and i couldnt stop laughing...

Seriously though....that guy has some mental issues. Too much funny stuff to quote!

 

[GregY]

Look to the posting above yours.

Yup, he posted while I was typing my masterpiece. See my edit. :thumbup:

 

[GregY]

Just read the Gecko45 archived thread and i couldnt stop laughing...

Seriously though....that guy has some mental issues. Too much funny stuff to quote!

He also has a female partner, who works with him as a team when required. They may BREED.

 

[PropThePolecat]

He also has a female partner, who works with him as a team when required. They may BREED.

Best part was about the electric golf-carts modified to carry shrike missiles .

Anybody ever find out what kinda blade(s) he used to pack ?

 

[Tony8179]

Just read that post about Gecko45. I now fully understand what makes a person a Mall Ninja. That was hilarious by the way, and I wish I was able to read the whole thread. Some of what they said to that guy in response had to be priceless.

So now I know exactly what makes one a Mall Ninja, but am still a bit confused about what makes a knife a Mall Ninja knife. Also, I'm assuming just because someone would buy a Fantasy type knife doesn't automatically make them a Mall Ninja. If they carry it for the purpose of defense then he/she would be a Mall Ninja. Right?

 

[Benjamin Liu]

I asked what makes a knife considered Mall Ninja.

The answer is pretty simple- any knife that is disliked by the person who labels it a "mall ninja" knife.

This can cover a wide range of knives since many people have different opinions on which knives to hate.

Gecko45 was not a real person. It is well-known that it was a regular poster just fooling around. It was obvious from his posts that he was trying to make each one even more over-the-top than the one before just to mess witht he other posters. Seriously, duck taping ceramic plates to a vest? It's been a while since I read those posts, but a response time in a mall of 10 minutes is considered fast?

Gunkid, on the other hand, is a real person. He preferred cheap knives IIRC. He's in prison now so he's not trolling.

 

[amen74]

Most of those fantasy mall knives, you couldn't carry safely, even if you wanted to.
Way too extreme, and they may even fall apart while walking.:thumbup:

 

[Tony8179]

The answer is pretty simple- any knife that is disliked by the person who labels it a "mall ninja" knife.

This can cover a wide range of knives since many people have different opinions on which knives to hate.

That's what I said earlier. I pretty much said that any knife can be labeled as such by anyone. That's the way it seems to me.

 

[C.S. Graves]

I think we can express the phenomenon as a simple equation:

Personal tastes + exposure to advocates of different taste = snobbish humour/comments.

 

[chuckinohio]

Just read that post about Gecko45. I now fully understand what makes a person a Mall Ninja. That was hilarious by the way, and I wish I was able to read the whole thread. Some of what they said to that guy in response had to be priceless.

I read the whole thing when a bunch of members from AR-15.com and Glock talk baited him as it developed, it was epic in proportion and developed a life of its own

Chuck

 

[Tony8179]

I think we can express the phenomenon as a simple equation:

Personal tastes + exposure to advocates of different taste = snobbish humour/comments.

You should publish these findings. They're brilliant. This is one of the most insightful things I've ever heard on any forum ever. Good job C.S.:thumbup:


Chuckinohio, I envy you. It must feel so good to laugh as hard as you must've laughed reading all that.

 

[amen74]

Unrealistically militarized?

Who'd a thought?

Oooohhh! I'd love to have a waved fixed blade. How fast is deployment on this marvel of engineering?

 

[tsiloics]

Oooohhh! I'd love to have a waved fixed blade.

Do they use the knives to flip themselves?

 

[C.S. Graves]

You should publish these findings. They're brilliant. This is one of the most insightful things I've ever heard on any forum ever. Good job C.S.:thumbup:

Thanks, ol' chap. Now, if someone doesn't like, say, Buck 110's or Opinels... well, I don't know if Mall Ninja will be the derogatory term, since they really don't have that same look to them. I don't know if there's a derogatory term for old-fashioned stuff. People of this sway are more likely to just call them "junk" or "old man knives" or something.

I must declare some prejudice though, being a fan of some "old man" knives of this ilk. But, different strokes and all.

 

[amen74]

Do they use the knives to flip themselves?

Maybe it's used to flip bottle caps!
That's the coolest bottle opener ever!

 

[Tony8179]

So any more specific knives, brands, styles that somone considers "Mall Ninja" or is it just Dark Ops? How 'bout Masters Of Defense?

 

[Charlie Mike]

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