evilgreg
Why so serious?
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- Dec 25, 2012
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First a little background. I haven't been posting here long but in the time I've been active, I've admitted to generally not being a Spyderco fan. I've bought a bunch of them (Sage 1, Sage 2, Chapparal, PM2, etc.) and only kept the PM2 because the others just didn't do it for me. I also admitted to not liking the appearance the forum's generally most-praised current Spyderco folder, the Brad Southard model here.
So, my wife told me a few days ago not to bring in any mail/packages, that she was expecting something "for me".
Fast forward to tonight. My wife looks upset, so I ask her what's going on. She tells me that she bought something for me, for a Valentine's day gift, but that it came and she doesn't want to give it to me. She opened it, and thinks it's just too ugly. I assure her I'll love anything she bought for me, and that she shouldn't worry about it. She decided just to give it to me now, even though she thinks it's fugly in person.
This was what my wife, who isn't into knives, bought for me out of the blue, only to decide it was too ugly to give to me--to the point that she was visibly upset by having bought something so ugly:
Again, for perspective I have always said that this was one fugly-ass knife. From the dirt colored sandpaper grip to the pointless hole in the blade, it just isn't my favorite knife for looks.
How my beloved wife, who again is totally not into knives, found her way to picking the Southard I'm not quite sure.
Of course, fugly or not this is now my new favorite knife (don't tell my wife, I still think it's on the ugly side and the hole is pretty silly for this knife). I told her only that I love it, and thanked her for being wonderful. It feels like a really well engineered knife as I play with it, and I'm hoping its appearance will grow on me over time.
So I'm not a Spyderco fanboy just yet, but I'll be carrying a Southard a lot. In my opinion, if your wife starts buying you sharp and pointy things you should encourage that behavior at all costs
So, my wife told me a few days ago not to bring in any mail/packages, that she was expecting something "for me".
Fast forward to tonight. My wife looks upset, so I ask her what's going on. She tells me that she bought something for me, for a Valentine's day gift, but that it came and she doesn't want to give it to me. She opened it, and thinks it's just too ugly. I assure her I'll love anything she bought for me, and that she shouldn't worry about it. She decided just to give it to me now, even though she thinks it's fugly in person.
This was what my wife, who isn't into knives, bought for me out of the blue, only to decide it was too ugly to give to me--to the point that she was visibly upset by having bought something so ugly:
Again, for perspective I have always said that this was one fugly-ass knife. From the dirt colored sandpaper grip to the pointless hole in the blade, it just isn't my favorite knife for looks.
How my beloved wife, who again is totally not into knives, found her way to picking the Southard I'm not quite sure.
Of course, fugly or not this is now my new favorite knife (don't tell my wife, I still think it's on the ugly side and the hole is pretty silly for this knife). I told her only that I love it, and thanked her for being wonderful. It feels like a really well engineered knife as I play with it, and I'm hoping its appearance will grow on me over time.
So I'm not a Spyderco fanboy just yet, but I'll be carrying a Southard a lot. In my opinion, if your wife starts buying you sharp and pointy things you should encourage that behavior at all costs
