more posts than knives? and a 100th post thank you...

[silverwing]

soooo....guess who's a Senior Member now!! (oh yeah, for me, it should be "senior member" all in lowercase, hee hee)

whoo HOOO!!

you're stuck with me now, friends!

but it's a sobering thought to realize that i have more posts about knives than i have knives...which made me wonder: how many knives do y'all have in your personal collections?

now, no "size queen" stuff, 'kay, guys?

be honest. i'm genuinely interested in the scope of the...addiction...

just to prove i'm really not interested in "impress me" stats: i personally own just a very few folders, about eight if you count even the leatherman and my teeny SAK. (it would be more, but i'm paying off a huge medical debt, plus, um, well, knives are not my only costly addiction, er, um, i mean hobby...)

now, i've BOUGHT more knives than that, but as gifts. (part of my culture is the "giveaway" thang) the most expensive knife i've bought was a gift: the Speedtech for my SantaSweetie

..oh, no, wait--i helped him pay for his Krait last year, that's right...see, i don't buy a lot of knives, but what i buy is the BEST

i'm hoping to get my own collection into the double digits after christmas...santa has my list already

and i am starting to lust after fixed blades thanks to all you nice people posting all those great pix of your babies...

which brings me to the "thank you" portion of this post:

for every one of my posts, i've read a couple dozen excellent, informative, insightful, infuriating, silly, opinionated, laughable, wonderful, intelligent, entertaining, sharp, factfilled, helpful, and just plain FUN posts from all of you knifeknuts all over the world. i came because i like knives; i stayed because Mike and Spark made such a great place that has attracted so many fine, funny knifefolks.

Mike and Spark, thank you for making this possible. as a little gift in honour of my new senior status, i've signed up for a mag subscription. . .

and my thanks to all of you for making this such a great place to spend so many....many....many....hours

hey, if you think i'm deprived on account i'm depraved cuz i don't have enough knives, well, then, send me one of yours

merry merry and a peaceful new year,
silverwing
senior member in san diego, california!

 

[Cougar Allen]

[This message has been edited by Cougar Allen (edited 18 December 1999).]

 

[Cougar Allen]

Did you know the UBB software applies your newly achieved senior membership retroactively? Yes, every post you've ever made on these forums is now labeled "Senior Member" and all those newbie questions and callow misinformed opinions have been automatically edited and transformed into the erudite wisdom of experience....

It never occurred to me before, but it's clearly hypocritical to pose as an expert posting more messages than I have knives, and now I realize that I'm going to do as much as my budget permits to remedy the situation, and even more! We should all bear that in mind, and next time your spouse or accountant or that little small voice of sanity in the back of your mind asks, "Why are you buying yet another knife?" speak right up and say, "I have to! I posted a message on Bladeforums today!"

With the way the discussion is divided into separate forums ... if you post on the General forum readers will naturally assume you have as many general-purpose knives as posts, and it would be hypocritical to post under false pretensions ... you know, I think I'll start posting on the Custom Knives forum more often....

And how can I post on the Shop Talk forum without owning a Burr King? I've already posted there many times; there's no taking that back ... there's only way I can redeem myself.

If I post on The Good, the Bad, the Ugly ... seems to me I ought to get my choice of buying a good, bad, or ugly knive, whichever I prefer....



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-Cougar Allen :{)
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This post is not merely the author's opinions; it is the trrrrrruth. This post is intended to cause dissension and unrest and upset people, and ultimately drive them mad. Please do not misinterpret my intentions in posting this.

 

[HarlowJ]

8 Folders, 6 fixed, one neck(knife) and 74 posts. Excuse me, I have to go shopping.

 

[Humpty]

I currently own 7 folders, 2 fixed blades, and 1 auto!!!

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-Humpty

Proverbs 23:2

AKTI Member # A000984

 

[dsvirsky]

This makes 116 posts; unfortunately, I don't own nearly that many knives. Let's see: 16 folders, 1 fixed blade (please forgive me, it's a Tekna that I bought when I was young and foolish), 1 auto, and 2 multi-tools. But give me chance, I'm just getting up to speed -- 7 of those knives were purchased in 1999.

When I first posted here at BladeForums, I wondered at the marvelous degree of knowledge and achievement that surely must be necessary to earn the title "senior member." Now I too am a senior member, and can bask in the glory that comes only to those few who demonstrate a little persistence.

Happy Holidays to all.

Dave

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of More Knives



[This message has been edited by dsvirsky (edited 18 December 1999).]

 

[PhilL]

Wait a minute, where does it say you have to own A knife to be a Senior Member? I though all that Senior Member meant was, that you don't really have much of a life, and that you're just full of useless information, and undefendable opinions. I'm just talking about me of course.

Silverwing congratulations, may you have many more posts and your collection grow. In fact the next knife I win from BF's is yours, of course I haven't won one yet, but I figure I'm due about two weeks after hell freezes over. Oh, by the way your Membership Kit for AARP, is on the way to you along with your BF's Senior Membership Benefits Package, it's just chock full of specials for us SM's, not the least of which is power of infinite knife knowledge.

 

[Cougar Allen]

I got so upset about my newly discovered false pretensions I forgot to answer the questions ... there's another problem, too ... I don't know how many knives I have. However, this will be my 1344th post ... I'm sure I don't have that many knives. It's not going to be easy to redress the balance ... especially at the rate I keep posting....

-Cougar Allen :{)

P.S. As soon as I click the button I'll be entitled to buy another knife! Yippee!

-Cougar :{)

 

[mike45]

I think I have somewhere around a hundred knives... they're all over the place, in my truck, at work, and of course my favorites are in the bedroom. My wife no longer even bothers to comment when she sees me laying in bed looking at a knife. I wonder what Sigmund Freud would say

There is no order to my collection. I like both fixed blade and folders, black handled tactical as well as traditional. I just buy what looks interesting... and I have a good time using every knife I buy.

mike

 

[silverwing]

Cougar, you're a genius! i'm such a knucklehead i didn't realize that my new status means i've earned the right to have as many knives as i have posts. that's brilliant! and Harlow, man, your post had me laughing so hard the cats fled the scene in terror...

wow! rubbing hands together gleefully ... this means i get to go SHOPPING !! hot dog! oh. wait. i just bought Sweetie a Speedtech, so the big shopping spree to get my own collection up to par with my level of erudite posting will just have to wait. dang. rats. pooh.

(on the bright side, there's rumours that there might be a william henry in my stocking, a little elf told me that one...yippeee!)

however, in MY case, i don't think being a senior member means much more than i type fast, i'm at the computer a lot, i like to strike up net'versations with you folks, and i find the topic of knives fascinating (mike45, you think freud would have problems with YOU...my favourite line to my SO: "whatcha wearing to bed tonight, darlin' -- is that a knife in your pocket or are ya happy to see me?")...like PhiL sez, no life, lots of indefensible opinions, yep, that's me.

hey, PhiL, you better watch out: 4100+ folks just saw you promise to give me the next knife you win from BF. don't blame me if you win a decorated Sebenza next raffle...

Cougar, ok, now you've left us all hanging. you know you gotta clean house for the holidays anyway (or if you're jewish, ya gotta clean up now that they're OVER)...go find your knives, lay 'em out in rows on your bed (and the floor next to your bed. and down the hallway. and over the lawn...), and count 'em for us! inquiring minds wanna know, LOL!

it may just mean i'm a cyberwindbag who likes to vicariously enjoy lots of cool knives, but hey, everyone's gotta be good at something, right? and hobbies are healthy, that's what the nice nurses at the institute tell me all the time.

thanks for some great replies! keep 'em coming, don't be shy, now...

silverwing
my first thread topic was in the Chris Reeve forum...so that means i get a sebenza now, right?

 

[silverwing]

wait...wait...i just had an idea.

if we get to have a new knife for every new post, then wouldn't it be just courtesy to tell folks what knife you're gonna get for the current post?

yeah. yeah, i like it. maybe just a one-liner in our sigs...

silverwing
this post has earned me a jay maines mini skinner

 

[Cougar Allen]

I can't tell you how many knives I have because ... um ... I do not have that figure available at this point in time ... excuse me, my lawyer is whispering in my ear.... What do you mean by "knives?" Do kitchen knives count? What about steak knives? Butter knives? What about multi-blade folders -- does each blade count as a knife -- even blades like screwdrivers and earwax removers? What about aluminum training knives? Wooden training knives? Rubber training knives? What about triangular stilettos? Do you want me to count all my daggers -- even the ballpoints? If it has a hollow handle is it a knife, or is it a spear head? I cannot answer the question at this time, not until I have received full clarification from the court ... (by then my lawyer will have thought of some other reason I cannot answer the question....)

 

[David Bloch]

You Da Man Silverwing!

Congratulations on your 100th post. Feels good does'nt it?

Keep on posting and when you hit 1000 let us know. I myself have a long ways to go.

It's not the number of knives or cost that is important. Its that warm, glowing, childlike, fill you up will joy feeling you get when you purchase a new steel companion, carry it on your side and show it to your friends while at the same time while trying to hide that special twinkle in your eye.

Wishing all of you the best over the holidays and Happy New Year!

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Sincerely,
Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp.


David Bloch

See our Online Catalog at: http://www.outdooredge.com

 

[David Bloch]

Cougar Allen:

For your reference, Kitchen, steak knives, screwdrivers and training knives don't count. As far as multi-blades, they should count as only one per handle.

I believe the litmus test here is if you can show it to a friend while trying to hide the twinkle in your eye, then yes

, it is a knife

.

If you are showing your friend a Henkels and your eye is gleaming, then you are a chef (Doesn't count).

If you are showing your friend a piece of rubber or dull piece of aluminum shaped like a knife with eye gleaming, then you are a martial artist or knife fighting enthusiast (Still doesn't count).

I am not a lawyer but my brother is

!

 

[Dannyc]

David, I think you meant "You Da Woman" ... hehehehe..

Congrats, Silverwing! And may you have many more knives to come.

Dan

 

[silverwing]

You Da Man Silverwing! Congratulations on your 100th post. Feels good does'nt it?

LOL!

(hey, dannyc, don't worry man, it's cool. i love being "one of the guys" here! and yeah, thanks, i see lots more sharp shiny things ahead in my future! that was sweet of you to say.)

thank you, mr. bloch! yep, it does feel good. and i'm honoured that you would personally take the time to congratulate me--means a bit extra to me since the free gift i chose for my "honourary 100th post BF mag subscription" was one of your wedges! i'll be especially honoured to use it now, thank you.

this is one of the things that makes BF such an amazing place to hang out: you never know just who is going to respond to your questions, quote your posts, cite things you have said, or follow your threads. i've had the honour of being responded to, one way or another, by yourself, lynn griffith, sal glesser, james mattis, dennis wright, jay maines, and countless other respected knifefolk. no paper magazine can match that kind of interaction, or add that kind of dimension to doing business. you can be sure that when it comes time to buy a knife, i give special priority to those whose responsiveness and care-for-the-customer has been demonstrated here on the forums.

so OK, cougar, i guess you're off the hook. i know how it is when your collection takes on a life of its own--my SO's "accumulation" of sharp things is kinda amazing, as well. i confess, every time i ask him how many knives he thinks he has, he says the same thing: "well, it depends on your definition of 'knife'!"

we humans are really funny beings, aren't we?

merry merry and a peaceful turn of the century,
silverwing
this post has earned me an impulse

 

[Lorena Bobbitski]

Well, Congratulations, Silverwing!!
(Note how intelligently I didn't spell that big word wih the letter "d"?)

Now that you're a Senior Member, you'll be helping out BFC even MORE by paying the $12 monthly fee. Yes, I was surprised too when I was told that Senior Members all have to pay this price, but I feel as if it's well worth it, since Mike and Spark promised that they make people like me better when I pay.

All the other Senior Members pay, right other Senior Members?
Right?
Hello?

Uhh... guys?
uh oh

Mike and Spark, we're gonna need to talk!

ANYways...
Silverwingie, I have no idea how many knives I have. I'm not bragging, I'm just too danged lazy to count.

Mrs. VG made me box most of 'em up a few month back and they weighed about 80 pounds, I guess.
I don't know how many guns I have either for that matter.

Come to think of it, I may not really be lazy... I think I might not know how to count.

Anyways, enjoy your new status at Senior Member (there are SO many "elderly phallus" jokes bangin' into my head whenever I use that term, but am waaaaay too polite to say 'em here) and keep givin' knives as presents.
I do the same thing too... my fatherinlaw called me last week to ream me out because he showed his knifeknut buddy the Damascus Boker I bought for him, and finally found out how much it cost.
LOL
The next person on my list is gonna have a REAL nice surprise! I ordered a Microtech Vector that I'm dissapointed in. Someone else is just gonna LOVE it!

Fending off "friends",
I remain,
VG-King of All Reptiles

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"Hey Renfield, you gonna eat that last spider leg?"


[This message has been edited by Lorena Bobbitski (edited 19 December 1999).]

 

[Vampire Gerbil]

Uhhhhh... that was me up there.

Sheepishly ducking,
VG

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Vampire Gerbil: Nosferatus Rodentus Moderatus; similar to a domestic gerbil, except for the odd accent and little black cape.

 

[Jake Evans]

I've never counted either.Not counting those in the process of creation, or the swords, I guess about 45.

 

[Waxes Eloquent]

I'm going to be notoriously vague here. Looking at my collection through my eyes, I am very sadly lacking. Looking at my collection through the eyes of my wife, I have almost enough. Now to switch to the gaze of my local politicians, I'm fainting with the idea that one could own so much edged steel.

That aside, WELCOME Silver! I'm glad we've had a couple opportunities to exchange posts.

If wishes were fishes . . . this post would have netted me a Hossom Millennium Black Fighter. Or maybe a Millennium Green.

Matt "Waxy"