People are weird about knives - or maybe just weird

Foks who don't own a folding knife of any sort
just haven't discovered the joy of having play host
to a bunch of ill informed contemptuous hypocrites;
Whose every disrespect for the knife and its owner
only reflects a personality of sheeplike dependance
unworty of any future positive impressionable knife moments.
Next time around, get everyone to sign an imdemnity form
before pulling out a knife....
Imho, knife people should be fully aware that
the wider population thinks its kinda weird to be
carrying any sorta knife within city limits.
Be aware that any public "knife displays"
would always be deeply scrutinized and your personality questioned.
Never be tempted to get ultra knife helpful when other options still exist,
Well, not unless an extrodinary situation calls for your dutiful exposure,
consequences be d@mned.
 
It's a location and age thing. I live 80 miles north of NYC and pocket knives are very common, no one will bat an eye if you use a pocket knife knife in public.

In NYC where I work....well that's an entirely different crowd. The other day at work, I was opening a box with a Kershaw Leek, and one of the youngsters I work with asked me why I was holding a knife. I looked at the open box , then at him and said " why do think I'm holding a knife"?
 
JPD1998 said:
It's a location and age thing. I live 80 miles north of NYC and pocket knives are very common, no one will bat an eye if you use a pocket knife knife in public.

In NYC where I work....well that's an entirely different crowd. The other day at work, I was opening a box with a Kershaw Leek, and one of the youngsters I work with asked me why I was holding a knife. I looked at the open box , then at him and said " why do think I'm holding a knife"?
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Lol. Nice.
 
JPD1998 said:
It's a location and age thing. I live 80 miles north of NYC and pocket knives are very common, no one will bat an eye if you use a pocket knife knife in public.

In NYC where I work....well that's an entirely different crowd. The other day at work, I was opening a box with a Kershaw Leek, and one of the youngsters I work with asked me why I was holding a knife. I looked at the open box , then at him and said " why do think I'm holding a knife"?
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Geeze! I wouldn't leave it up to his imagination!:eek:;)
 
We have a few of the mindless horde here in Maine too but USUALLY when my knife is noticed I get asked to see it and commented on as to how great good knives are to carry. :cool: There is always some knife on me and often sitting in plain view in a sheath. Mostly on the smaller size , i.e., 3-/2" to 4".

One little kid (around 9) was helping me (truly helpful) install some door knobs while his mother was in the other room painting. When I pulled out my Shiro F3 he did look a bit surprised and said "that's a big knife" :rolleyes:. I explained to him it was just another tool and very useful because I kept it sharp - that a shorter blade was every bit as useful but that I just liked the way the Shiro handled. The mother, meanwhile, was just happy that someone was paying good attention to her son. Soon after though, I started carrying a shorter blade as a work EDC. You might say I folded.;)

We also have some very nice wines with the screw tops here in Maine. :D

Cheers, Ray
 
danbot said:
Well, I guess thats when you have no other choice but to cut someone's pinky off and ask the rest "Who else has a problem?"!:mad::cool::D
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My thought that I never relay would be, “You shouldn’t be so worried about me having a knife, I could do the same amount of damage with my bare hands.” To put it nicely.:cool::rolleyes:
 
I think people have a distinct idea of what a knife is, like a kitchen knife, or maybe to some extent, an "outdoors knife".

It's when someone pulls out a folder people get weirded out, because it doesn't fit in to their idea of a "knife".

At least that is my theory.

But to be scared by a SAK is just ridiculous.
 
The same people who are so afraid of pocket knives seem to think nothing of having 8-10 inch kitchen knives around.
 
Never enteracted with these people but they’re probably in horror that I carry a gun and a knife. The protectionist types annoy me to the max fortunately I live in a free state and haven’t encountered any yet.
Also treating every knife you see as a weapon and the person as a criminal is absurd. The brainwashing is slowly melting peoples brain
 
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"People" and/or "Humans" are weird. :rolleyes:
These days most who "live" in an urban environment are terrified of their own shadow, thanks to movies and television only showing knives (and firearms) being used for criminal activities.

"People" and/or "Humans" forget that in the not so distant past a man (and most "proper ladies") always had a pocket knife on them. They were not considered properly dressed without one.

When I was growing up, it was common for a lad to receive his first pocketknife when he was 6 or 7 years old.
It was presumed by the teachers and school administrators that every student had a pocketknife on them.
(On days the teacher forgot their knife, it was not unusual for him or her to borrow one from one of the students, and return it when he or she was finished cutting what needed to be cut.)
When I was in High School, roughly 70% of the guys had a Buck 110 on their belt; even if they were not taking a shops class. (Of those taking a shops class, 97% had a Buck 110 on their belt.) 100% of my classmates had a knife of some sort on them, be it a Buck 110, or a trapper, stockman, or barlow. Yes, even the girls had a pocketknife in their purse or pocket. :)

At one time, a man was judged on the condition of his pocket knife.
My Great Grandfather (1891-1973) (he was a farmer) told me a couple stories.
His first winter job (at age 10) was at a general store. During his interview, the store owner asked to see his knife.
(If memory serves, he worked at that store for 30 years, when he was not out in the fields.
The owner's son (who took over when the old man died) did not rebuild after an after hours fire burned the place to the ground.)

When Great Grandfather hired farmhands, he looked at their pocket knife.
Knife cared for and had sharp blades? He was responsible, and trustworthy. (If qualified, he got the job)
Broken Blade? He was careless and prone to use the wrong tool for the task at hand. (Did not get hired)
Dull blade(s) He was lazy. (Did not get hired)
No knife? At best he was just forgetful.
At worst, he was untrustworthy, careless, lazy, and worthless.
(Did not get hired regardless of qualifications.)

I myself have been asked by the person doing the hiring for my pocketknife so he could examine it, as late as the 1980's. :eek::)
 
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mfunnell said:
The other night I was out at a recently-opened restaurant, with some people I'd not met before. One had brought a nice old bottle of wine along. (Very tasty, it was.)

Cue shock(!) when it was discovered the bottle was old enough to have a cork rather than a Stelvin(tm) closure (ie. screw-top). The restaurant was apparently too modern to have a corkscrew: or at least one that was easily to hand (they were sure they had one, somewhere, though it was never actually produced).

I had a SAK ("climber") in my back pocket, so pulled the cork. One problem solved.

Now I had two new problems. (Though not so many that nobody drank the wine.)

One was horror (still not resolved) that I was "carrying a kinfe". I do. I'm told that is shocking.

The other is that someone (a different someone), picked up my knife to "test it was sharp" because they'd read about that in a newspaper article. (My fault: the knife should have been straight back in my pocket, rather than left on the table while I poured.) They opened the larger blade and "tested" it with their thumb. Then they had to ask the waitress (who still couldn't find the corkscrew) whether she could find a band-aid.

I'm told I carry a "dangerous weapon". Dangerous because if it was less sharp somehow it wouldn't be so, well, dangerous. (Even though the newspaper article which prompted the "test" said, correctly, that sharp knives are safer. I looked it up. The paper should have noted: "except for idiots".)

I should have just stared at the bottle, like everyone else, and been sad that it was impossible to open.

...Mike
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It's unfortunate, especially since your are in Australia, that you didn't pull out a large Bowie and say "That's not a knife. THIS is a knife!"
 
I guess that's one plus to living in the country(here in the US at least). Most of the time people won't even blink an eye if I use one of my knives in public. And my knives look a lot more menacing than a little red Victorinox. There has been times where I've gotten strange looks before, but no one ever told me I was carrying a dangerous weapon let alone grab my knife without my permission(that'd really piss me off).

As for the BYO policy, I've ran into a lot more places in Pennsylvania that allow it. Up until a few years ago, I don't recall any establishments with that in place. It's convenient and cheaper, haha. I was never charged a corking fee, either.
 
"At one time, a man was judged on the condition of his pocket knife"
Never heard that one before, but it is actually pretty sound-I like it
 
jill jackson said:
I've never been to a dining establishment that would allow customers to carry in and consume outside beverages. I don't know where you're located but only cheap wines here come with screw on tops.

Yes, it's odd people would be afraid of a folder when at a restaurant surrounded by larger fixed blade knives. But, they often are it's not rational at all.
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The screw top has replaced the cork in even exceptional wines...it preserves the wine better.

That said, the guy that wanted to test the knife and cut himself was a dimwit (no offense) and should have been looked at funny.

Opening a bottle of wine with a SAK corkscrew in restaurant that allows you to BYOB is fine. It's not like you one of the goofs who loudly whips out their CS XXXXL Stabinator at Applebees to open a packet of crackers and comes here to complain about "sheeple looking at him funny."
 
And BYOBs having no liquor license are very common in NYC and Chicago.

Not sure about places that sell wine allowing you to bring in your own. Selling wine is a huge profit generator for restaurants.
 
I rarely carry a SAK with a corkscrew. But it the need for booze would be high, I would have happily used the "Sabler" method with my ZT0562
 
I’ve never had an issue with a SAK. Most people are familiar with them or had one during their youth. All of my friends (non knife people) carry a SAK classic on a key chain. I once made a video and sent it to them of me using a Battle Mistress to butter my toast. That may have been overkill.
 
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