People Explain Why They Are Afraid of Pocket Knives

GB940Rookie said:
I wasn't referencing the color blue.
Dig deeper.
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Yes, I'm sure you were referencing:

" blue actually makes sense as the colour blue is the least alarming and more comforting colour there is"

Don't take the eyeroll personally. Don't dig deeper. ;)
 
Shappy said:
I believe the pussification of America began in the 90's and has been in full swing for some time! If a guy ever shuddered when I pulled out a 4" bladed knife, I think I'd start laughing and tell him to stop being such a little beeotch!
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I think I might be "that guy". Born '95 so there's a chance I'm a prime example of the pussification. However, I carry a knife that's a little over 3.5 everyday and don't freak out If I see someone else using a similar knife, 4" give or take. It really is more about who is holding that knife.
On the subject of pussification, I find it very had to fit in with many people my own age; I've had to talk down more than one look of horror when I took out a Delica or Sebenza because my spoiled millenial peer couldn't seem to wrap his/ her mind around someone carrying, never mind needing, to carry a pocket knife "in this day and age!?". I'm just glad the people I work with and around are 30+ and quite a few Military vets.
 
I think it all depends on location and circumstance as well.

I tend to respect people’s fear and social decorum and carry accordingly. It is similar to how I am dressed. I am not going to dress in my pajamas or like a terrorist when going to the super market.

I normally carry a small, least millitant looking knife possible.

I dont mind having a knife showing when camping because it is expected, socially acceptable, and most people arnt afraid of knives in a camping setting. Same goes with axes, sickles or any other tools. Bit silly to bust out a sickle or scythe in a market and yell why people are afraid of farm tools. At a farm, no one is afraid of a scythe.
 
Velitrius said:
Yes, I'm sure you were referencing:

" blue actually makes sense as the colour blue is the least alarming and more comforting colour there is"

Don't take the eyeroll personally. Don't dig deeper. ;)
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Nice try but I was referencing how sickening it would be if a company chose a color for their scales based on whether or not it appeased non knife people. ;)
 
SharpieB said:
Ooohhhh... when is that gonna be available? :p

I personally don’t think the blue is too over the top, but it isn’t for everyone. Just a break from black for me.

As far as what anyone thinks what my knives look like, I don’t care. But I don’t whip out a bigass tactical knife to butter my pancakes at IHOP either.
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I think that once they release a Bugout with CF scales it will truly take its place as the lightweight EDC king. That will be a real delica killer.
 
GB940Rookie said:
Nice try but I was referencing how sickening it would be if a company chose a color for their scales based on whether or not it appeased non knife people. ;)
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Hmmm... I could have dug that deep I suppose... but I didn't want to infer anything. Just went from what was written.

'Twould be sickening though, I agree. Carry on, GB940Rookie. :D
 
GB940Rookie said:
Agree. They have a winner with the Bugout.
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I keep comparing the listed specs, looking at the blade shapes and it's tough. The delica still seems like the better slicer, but the bug out is a tad lighter weight and the axis lock is a little more convenient to operate. I'll be interested in what people have to say about the bug out as time goes on.
 
Lapedog said:
I think that once they release a Bugout with CF scales it will truly take its place as the lightweight EDC king. That will be a real delica killer.
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I agree. I still like the FRN models from Spyderco, but they do feel cheap compared to G10 and definitely CF. A CF Bugout would be great.
 
Well this thread is getting way off topic but..
Being in Southern California, I find most people, especially right now (cutting twine to open Xmas trees), were more than welcome to have me open theirs since they didn't bring anything with them..not even scissors.
I didn't hear one (oh!) or (He has a knife!).
It was "thank you so much."
The knife was a Protech TR-5 SA. Slams loud when opened.
 
Sometimes knives can be very scary, especially when they give you the evil eye or jump at you from out of nowhere.
 
mt666tm said:
People are afraid of everything these days.

I was handed a beer bottle at a family party the other night and it was not a twist off so without thinking I drew my waved CQC7 and used the back edge of the blade to pop the cap (lightning fast) and the girl that gave me the beer jumped back in shock. Then she started laughing and said it was all too fast to even get scared... so what worried her is that she'd be dead before she knew what even happened if I went for her instead of the bottle.

I had to reassure her I was not going to happen as I was planning on making a mockery of the open-bar at her wedding this July, so I'll need her around at least that long ;)

Then I had to show a few guys that it was not an automatic, and how it worked. So the fear is really just a lack of understanding. A couple of the non-knife guys said they want one. I told them where to buy.
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You waved the knife OPEN ? In different company that could have got you hurt by reflex reaction . What if some ninjababe waitress brings you a capped bottle and you pull your stunt . She might break your neck before realizing your intent is harmless .;)

Like this :http://www.dailyhaha.com/_gifs/an-awesome-ninja.htm
 
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I agree with a lot of the comments about how the person with a knife carries themselves, and would add that it matters whether they are situationally aware (where they are, who is around, what else is going on, etc).

Yesterday, I was returning a duplicate gift for my kids at Walmart, did some other shopping, and grabbed some cough drops (due to an annoying cough that won't go away). As soon as the cough drops were scanned at the check out, I pulled out a knife and opened them because I needed one. I did not grab my Guardian 3 off my belt, even though it was more than capable and is my preferred knife. Based on where I was (next to a cash register a week before Christmas, most probably on camera), who was around me (a number of ladies and moms with kids), I pulled an Alox Vic Farmer out of my pocket instead. No one batted an eye, and I got a smile from the checker. If I had pulled a fixed blade in that situation, in this part of the country, someone (probably the checker) would have freaked out and the cops would have been called.

Yes, I changed my behavior a bit to not stand out or cause an incident. Yes, it was a conscious decision, which I did not like making. However, the highly probable trouble that was averted was worth the change in behavior, in my mind. Of course, YMMV.

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GB940Rookie said:
You may be right but........barf!
Hell why not use glitter with pictures of unicorns on the scales
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Let me know when those come out, in pink (like someone else requested). I would want to consider one for my little girl, and one as a gag gift for my wife. She would carry it, use it, and laugh every time because she is "not a delicate little willow" (her words) and hates the "pink and frilly" 'girls' marketing.

Enjoy
 
Puleio said:
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I agree with a lot of the comments about how the person with a knife carries themselves, and would add that it matters whether they are situationally aware (where they are, who is around, what else is going on, etc).

Yesterday, I was returning a duplicate gift for my kids at Walmart, did some other shopping, and grabbed some cough drops (due to an annoying cough that won't go away). As soon as the cough drops were scanned at the check out, I pulled out a knife and opened them because I needed one. I did not grab my Guardian 3 off my belt, even though it was more than capable and is my preferred knife. Based on where I was (next to a cash register a week before Christmas, most probably on camera), who was around me (a number of ladies and moms with kids), I pulled an Alox Vic Farmer out of my pocket instead. No one batted an eye, and I got a smile from the checker. If I had pulled a fixed blade in that situation, in this part of the country, someone (probably the checker) would have freaked out and the cops would have been called.

Yes, I changed my behavior a bit to not stand out or cause an incident. Yes, it was a conscious decision, which I did not like making. However, the highly probable trouble that was averted was worth the change in behavior, in my mind. Of course, YMMV.

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Let me know when those come out, in pink (like someone else requested). I would want to consider one for my little girl, and one as a gag gift for my wife. She would carry it, use it, and laugh every time because she is "not a delicate little willow" (her words) and hates the "pink and frilly" 'girls' marketing.

Enjoy
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Like me. The Left Coast.
 
SharpieB said:
I agree. I still like the FRN models from Spyderco, but they do feel cheap compared to G10 and definitely CF. A CF Bugout would be great.
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I just think a bugout with CF scales will keep its lightness more than g10. Also CF is way stiffer than the material currently being used on the bugout's scales. (What are those blue scales made out of, FRN?)
 
Social engineering and John Wayne is dead. My wife appreciates that I carry a knife and she's the only opinion that matters.

Funny how desensitized we've all become to violence yet this is an issue for some. Lots of people live scared, just like they're programed to be.
 
I agree in general many people are afraid of any and most everything these days. And sadly the days of men and boys carrying a pocket knife as a necessary tool for most except in rural areas is gone.

But whether we like it or not and whether we have the right or not ... we also have a bit of obligation to be good embassadors of knife carriers as well as CCW holders need to make smart choices and be good embassadors for right to carry.

How you handle ... open ... use ... act while doing all of it ... to closing and putting away a knife reguardless of the type goes a long way in making people more comfortable and at ease with knives in general.

And as someone stated ... those with the most skill of us all go about things in a quite unimpossing manner ... and it's usually those with the least training skills and common sense that draw attention and play with their knives thus making more non knife people uncomfortable.
 
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