People Who Shouldn't Have Knives

[Taonari]

Chances are he will get bored of it soon or use it for a purpose it isn't intended for and ruin it.

 

[Daddyo16]

I flick when I'm driving on long trips to help relieve the monotony. But after a while, flicking becomes monotonous too.

 

[phillipsted]

Ever been around people who aren't familiar with knives but have them anyway? My roommate just bought himself a knife and is flicking it like an idiot. Help!

Yup. I call this "knifesturbation".

He's probably compensating for something.

TedP

 

[Bob W]

Ever been around people who aren't familiar with knives but have them anyway? My roommate just bought himself a knife and is flicking it like an idiot. Help!

Without any care for safety, thinks it's a weapon, thinks he's a Badass with a weapon, etc.

You may have to live with your roommate's flicking either until he goes for stitches or the knife breaks, whichever comes first.

 

[HwangJino]

Sometimes an open wound can be a good teacher

 

[Cereal_killer]

Serial killers. That's one group of people who shouldn't have knives.

I resent that statement...


Kidding!

I flick when I'm driving on long trips to help relieve the monotony. But after a while, flicking becomes monotonous too.

Get an axis lock and or a spyderco military, I can literally flick either of those for hours on end.

 

[grownstar]

If the shoe fits, right fellas? I too flick like an idiot, sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it till my wife says something. Can't seem to flick my new Opinel, though

 

[Tallahassee]

OP, just use Philipsted's term, 'flicksturbation", in front of him. Preferably in front of his GF. That ought to cure him.

I'm not into balisong knives but it just occurred to me, maybe that's the 'flicking' you mean?

 

[loonybin]

somebody flicking their knife in public, in a store or a restaurant or anywhere near kids, yea that would bother the hell out of me. if you're going to flick, please flick in private. thanks.

There's just something so wrong about that term...


and so funny.

OP, just use Philipsted's term, 'flicksturbation", in front of him. Preferably in front of his GF. That ought to cure him.

I'm not into balisong knives but it just occurred to me, maybe that's the 'flicking' you mean?

That would be "flipsturbation."

 

[PaulTR]

I flick like a nut. In the car, at home, with friends, wherever. My family actually banned me from flicking my Spyderco Endura in the house; the loud "clack" of the back-lock opening and closing drives them crazy. The one place I don't flick is at work, but if I'm having a really bad day, I'll sometimes go into a corner and flick once or twice to make myself feel better...hmmm...that sentence didn't come out right. Whatever.

 

[mcrow]

I flick some knives and not others. Generally don't flick most of the Spydies, just use the hole. I flick most other knives.

Not sure what the flicking hate is all about.

 

[Spudly94]

Yea why don't you just let him do his thing and dont worry about it

 

[Shotgun]

Without any care for safety, thinks it's a weapon, thinks he's a Badass with a weapon, etc.

Just gotta let people like that slice themselves open, then decide whether they want to respect their knives or give them up entirely.

+1 Sometimes, hell, most of the time, people gotta learn thing the hard way.

My brother in law stabbed himself in the calf by trying to flick open a Griptillian that had the pivot pin screwed too tight. He managed to get it open with a very forceful full arm flick and on the return stroke he lost his grip and basically threw the knife into his leg. Only the scales were sticking out. Christmas day...

 

[Tallahassee]

I can see flicking, and OCD repetitive knife fondling in public generally, really freaking out the civilians in an office setting.

You could add a De Niro Taxi Driver impression and snarl at your coworkers: "Me? (flick, flick, flick) You talking to ME???"

 

[Maddogg774]

Is this a W&C fit topic? It think it might be...

 

[mattd88]

I wasnt familiar with knives until I bought myself one either........

 

[Pete3]

i love flicking...and i don't care who sees me doing it.
but for real, I flick my benchmade's open and closed ALOT.

 

[RemyKaze]

My brother in law stabbed himself in the calf by trying to flick open a Griptillian that had the pivot pin screwed too tight. He managed to get it open with a very forceful full arm flick and on the return stroke he lost his grip and basically threw the knife into his leg. Only the scales were sticking out. Christmas day...

I'm sorry, but that's hilarious.

I flick my knives often. "Breaking them in" haha. I see nothing wrong with the flicking aspect, however the response to my original query in this thread led me to believe the guy was brandishing the knife and waving it around.

If OP is worried about simply flicking the knife open and closed surreptitiously...OP isn't having enough fun with knives.

 

[cards94]

i love flicking...and i don't care who sees me doing it.
but for real, I flick my benchmade's open and closed ALOT.

you should care. everyone today has the ability to take photos with their phone, or maybe make a call to law enforcement and report someone waving a knife around. be responsible and use common sense when and where you flick your knife.

 

[fetzer85]

- that person in front of you who can't seem to stay in their lane / on the road

- that person in the parking lot that parks on the line and causes a chain reaction of bad park jobs

- that person who pulls up to a stop sign about the same time you do so you wave them to go, then they wave back at you to go, then you wave a little harder as to say c'mon dude I waved first, then they wave back a 2nd time and you're like screw it I'm going but as you go you see they also decided to go so your wavefest was for nothing