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Everybody has heard the joke that you can tell a Hillbilly by the fact if you are in a store and no clerk is around they will try to help you find what you need.
Brother-in-law and self were killing time in BP "letting the stink blow off of us" on Christmas eve afternoon. All I had bought was some crappie jigs and thought I would check out knives. Whew, they had had a run, very few out on display. Young women and her girlfriend were at counter with young male clerk. He was showing her all the high dollar knives. He walked off to look something up and I slide over and like a good Hillbilly said "Excuse me mam."
"I am a Buck knife collector, don't work here, don't know that guy. But overheard him showing you those Buck knives. She gave me the weird guy look and then reluctantly said I just want something nice for my Dad. She relaxed as I asked a couple of questions about him and said let ME show you what he would want. Moved her over from the Bob Timberlake collection to the 110 BP, was giving her the speal on the blade, guarantee and the Red, White and Blue aspect. The young sales clerk listened quietly and took it all in. She said "I'll take it." I said this is one of the few Mercedes of folding knives in the whole world and your Dad will love it, he sounds like a guy that will appreciate quality as he puts it to use. She said thanks for your help and I winked at the clerk and moved off. He saw me a few minutes later and said "I graduate from college in May, and my job will be available" and he meant it. Dang, a good Christmas , two young people with respect, good heads and understand American made quality. How can it get any better.
So if one of you formites in OKC got a 110BP from your tall blonde daughter, you can hug a Hillbilly.......300$s
Brother-in-law and self were killing time in BP "letting the stink blow off of us" on Christmas eve afternoon. All I had bought was some crappie jigs and thought I would check out knives. Whew, they had had a run, very few out on display. Young women and her girlfriend were at counter with young male clerk. He was showing her all the high dollar knives. He walked off to look something up and I slide over and like a good Hillbilly said "Excuse me mam."
"I am a Buck knife collector, don't work here, don't know that guy. But overheard him showing you those Buck knives. She gave me the weird guy look and then reluctantly said I just want something nice for my Dad. She relaxed as I asked a couple of questions about him and said let ME show you what he would want. Moved her over from the Bob Timberlake collection to the 110 BP, was giving her the speal on the blade, guarantee and the Red, White and Blue aspect. The young sales clerk listened quietly and took it all in. She said "I'll take it." I said this is one of the few Mercedes of folding knives in the whole world and your Dad will love it, he sounds like a guy that will appreciate quality as he puts it to use. She said thanks for your help and I winked at the clerk and moved off. He saw me a few minutes later and said "I graduate from college in May, and my job will be available" and he meant it. Dang, a good Christmas , two young people with respect, good heads and understand American made quality. How can it get any better.
So if one of you formites in OKC got a 110BP from your tall blonde daughter, you can hug a Hillbilly.......300$s
...Sounds more like a thinly veiled insult, to me... :grumpy: