Pet peeves on knife review videos?

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jfk1110 said:
Speech is still the # 1 reason I hate video reviews.......Gimme print....PLEASE🙏
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It’s not so much the speaking… it’s the unfocused, sloppy, aimless, or plain goofy way that a lot of reviewers do it.

WValtakis said:
People complain about how slow I talk, I type even slower 😝😂
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I’m with the guys Chip. Your videos, from what I’ve seen, are on point. Always interesting, professional speech habits without the incessant ums, ahs, and likes that betray mouth breathers, and tons of interesting facts.
 
And Chip doesn’t have a “catch phrase” like some of them. One guy starts every video with an almost cartoony voice and say this verbatim “Hello YouTube (which isn’t my name or yours I’m guessing), how you doin’, how you doin’”

And other guy ended every video with “xxxx (referring to himself in third person) always says not A not B but seeya!“

And these things make me cringe.

Chip just talks as one knife guy to others sharing what he knows about a given piece.
 
Soft body armor penetration tests, "kill" tests, comments on how this/that knife can sever an arm, leg, head, etc. Those types of advertising and reviews are inappropriate IMHO. Why look for trouble?
 
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oldmanwilly said:
Not a Cold Steel fan, eh?
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Very much a Cold Steel fan. All of our knives, including kitchen knives, are Cold Steel models. Doesn't mean I agree with Lynn Thompson on everything. Remember, LE agencies and District Attorney prosecutors see these videos as well. Do you not think that this information would be used against you if you were ever in a position where you had to use one of these knives in self-defense?
 
BootKnifeFan said:
Very much a Cold Steel fan. All of our knives, including kitchen knives, are Cold Steel models. Doesn't mean I agree with Lynn Thompson on everything. Remember, LE agencies and District Attorney prosecutors see these videos as well. Do you not think that this information would be used against you if you were ever in a position where you had to use one of these knives in self-defense?
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Oh, the marketing stuff is most definitely used against people in court. Really grasping at straws at that point, but it's used. At least Old Steel showed the knives being used, if not s touch graphically.
 
oldmanwilly said:
Oh, the marketing stuff is most definitely used against people in court. Really grasping at straws at that point, but it's used. At least Old Steel showed the knives being used, if not s touch graphically.
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Hell, I had a defense attorney ask me how many rounds I had in my weapon after I arrested his client (who had not been shot or shot at).

I asked him if he had interviewed his client as I had the same number of rounds in my gun as I had prior to the arrest.

Talk about grasping at straws. I got even, though.

When he asked me if there was a drug dog at the scene, I told him there was. When he asked me what the dog told me, I told him "I didn't talk to the dog, he didn't tell me anything".

Judge cracked up, jury cracked up, audience cracked up as I sat there with a deadpan look on my face. I then turned to the federal judge and apologized for being flippant. She said: "No, no. He had it coming." And so did his client when the jury came back with a verdict.
 
Blues said:
Hell, I had a defense attorney ask me how many rounds I had in my weapon after I arrested his client (who had not been shot or shot at).

I asked him if he had interviewed his client as I had the same number of rounds in my gun as I had prior to the arrest.

Talk about grasping at straws. I got even, though.

When he asked me if there was a drug dog at the scene, I told him there was. When he asked me what the dog told me, I told him "I didn't talk to the dog, he didn't tell me anything".

Judge cracked up, jury cracked up, audience cracked up as I sat there with a deadpan look on my face. I then turned to the federal judge and apologized for being flippant. She said: "No, no. He had it coming." And so did his client when the jury came back with a verdict.
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That’s amazing. I love this.
 
Blues said:
Hell, I had a defense attorney ask me how many rounds I had in my weapon after I arrested his client (who had not been shot or shot at).

I asked him if he had interviewed his client as I had the same number of rounds in my gun as I had prior to the arrest.

Talk about grasping at straws. I got even, though.

When he asked me if there was a drug dog at the scene, I told him there was. When he asked me what the dog told me, I told him "I didn't talk to the dog, he didn't tell me anything".

Judge cracked up, jury cracked up, audience cracked up as I sat there with a deadpan look on my face. I then turned to the federal judge and apologized for being flippant. She said: "No, no. He had it coming." And so did his client when the jury came back with a verdict.
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Ha, they'll let anyone be a lawyer, won't they?
 
oldmanwilly said:
Oh, the marketing stuff is most definitely used against people in court. Really grasping at straws at that point, but it's used. At least Old Steel showed the knives being used, if not s touch graphically.
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Ask Winchester about their "Black Talon" ammunition and the public relations nightmare after mass shootings in San Francisco and on that LIRR train in NY. They renamed the same ammunition "Ranger" after numerous lawsuits and their legal problems suddenly vanished. Words have consequences!
 
oldmanwilly said:
Ha, they'll let anyone be a lawyer, won't they?
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I know it's off-topic... in truth there have been two attorneys I went to battle with, (and won both trials), who I told if I ever needed an attorney I would call them. (They were on separate cases but I developed great respect for their integrity and their doing their utmost to put on a good defense.)

But, there was this one other attorney, who was a a nice enough guy, and worked me hard on the stand, as was his role.

He approached me one day during recess and told me I should think about going to law school and taking up the practice of law. I didn't mind the compliment, but he sort of beat the horse too much and made me feel that he didn't think being a special agent was all that special.

So, finally I told him thanks, but there was only one problem. He asked what it was, and I said "How would I sleep at night".

I knew I kind of hurt his feelings, and he was trying to pay me a compliment, but I didn't like that he made it seem that doing my job was somehow underachieving. I've always felt a little bad about it though.

I liked doing battle in court. (And I had the facts on my side.)

Sorry for the diversion...
 
Blues said:
I know it's off-topic... in truth there have been two attorneys I went to battle with, (and won both trials), who I told if I ever needed an attorney I would call them. (They were on separate cases but I developed great respect for their integrity and their doing their utmost to put on a good defense.)

But, there was this one other attorney, who was a a nice enough guy, and worked me hard on the stand, as was his role.

He approached me one day during recess and told me I should think about going to law school and taking up the practice of law. I didn't mind the compliment, but he sort of beat the horse too much and made me feel that he didn't think being a special agent was all that special.

So, finally I told him thanks, but there was only one problem. He asked what it was, and I said "How would I sleep at night".

I knew I kind of hurt his feelings, and he was trying to pay me a compliment, but I didn't like that he made it seem that doing my job was somehow underachieving. I've always felt a little bad about it though.

I liked doing battle in court. (And I had the facts on my side.)

Sorry for the diversion...
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Well, that's much more diplomatic than I might have been. Some people just need a direct statement "No, I am not going to do that. Ever. Stop asking." It seems harsh but it's better than them feeling ignored or let down.

When people ask me to advise their kids who are curious about it, the first thing I say is "Don't." They think I'm joking. I'll give them more detailed guidance if I think they're genuinely interested.
 
Blues said:
I know it's off-topic... in truth there have been two attorneys I went to battle with, (and won both trials), who I told if I ever needed an attorney I would call them. (They were on separate cases but I developed great respect for their integrity and their doing their utmost to put on a good defense.)

But, there was this one other attorney, who was a a nice enough guy, and worked me hard on the stand, as was his role.

He approached me one day during recess and told me I should think about going to law school and taking up the practice of law. I didn't mind the compliment, but he sort of beat the horse too much and made me feel that he didn't think being a special agent was all that special.

So, finally I told him thanks, but there was only one problem. He asked what it was, and I said "How would I sleep at night".

I knew I kind of hurt his feelings, and he was trying to pay me a compliment, but I didn't like that he made it seem that doing my job was somehow underachieving. I've always felt a little bad about it though.

I liked doing battle in court. (And I had the facts on my side.)

Sorry for the diversion...
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"ruh-roh!"
 
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