Random Thought Thread

Slayer_Slaine said:
On the whole not using a knife or fancy gun I think it comes down to the individual being fascinated and able to admire the skill and engineering which has gone into the design of the high quality item in question.

For the example of knives if we're to go with not owning it if you aren't going to use it then really no civilian in Australia should own a knife orientated for a combat roll because carrying a knife for self defense is not a legal valid reason in our country and so is not allowed. I think it would be odd to buy a combat knife and use it for woodcraft when other knives would do better and i think it would be even odder if i had an interest in combat knives and collected really wonderful expensive daggers and what not then thrashed them though a few logs or tediously sliced some loaves of bread apart just to use them in order to validate my ownership of them.

I have a couple knives that ive never used and probably never will (although i do constantly play with them). I just enjoy looking at the differences between different blades, the steels, handle design, purpose etc and always reconsidering which one i like the most or which id use in situations a, b and c vs x, y and z.

Now that being all said and done I'll admit whenever i have a knife that i like i personally want to go use it and test just how good it is so whenever possible i buy doubles or tripples so ive always got a perfect condition one to look at and then one to really enjoy.
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And, though I have no idea, how many fewer knifemakers would be in business if we all bought just one or two knives?:D Mike
 
That would be hilarious, but alas the local Costco is probably an hoir away. I use BJs instead. ;)
Casinostocks said:
While shopping and browsing the local Costco today, I saw a new dipping sauce which I had not seen before, namely pineapple and habanero dipping sauce!!! This brought Nathan immediately to mind and if it need not have been refrigerated, I would've bought him some to try out. I wonder if I can PayPal Jo $10 in case their local Costco happens to carry this sauce :D
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UffDa said:
Don't misunderstand what I wrote. If someone wants to spend their money on a fine knife that they will never use, that's their privilege although it seems like a waste.

People buy 4WD vehicles that they will never take off road. (They might get dirty.:eek:) People buy cars that will do 200+ MPH, but never drive them faster than 65 or 70.

I worked for a gunsmith who specialized in tactical shotguns. Customers would sometimes send the guns back for the latest and greatest sights or other doo-dads. The guns were more often then not unfired.

I remember reading about Harry Pope. He made some of the best rifle barrels of the late 19th and early 20th century. His output was very limited and he only made barrels and rifles for those who he deemed needed exceptional accuracy. That didn't stop people with a lot of money wanting to buy his barrels just to have them.
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If you live in a house that has more than 300 square feet in it, It's your PRIVILEGE, but seems like a waste

If you drive anything but a Prius and it doesn't get at least 40 miles a gallon (what a waste)

If you drink alcohol, go to a concert, a Movie, to dinner, or take a vacation-it's a waste

If you are fortunate to own some land, and can walk out your Back-door and see only trees, you are wasting that land and should sell it immediately for Huge Profit so a Neighborhood can be built

If your a Knife maker or Firearms Dealer, you should never sell more than one knife, or Firearm to any individual

If your family lives half way across the country you should drive, not fly because after all you have a Prius



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Casinostocks said:
TommyGun56 has been awfully quiet last few days (I did notice his WTS thread, so I know that he's around) Heck, I've even tried to bait him but he hasn't taken it. Come back to knives Sir Tom-Tom, those bang-bang toys which you luv are just $ pits :p
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I've eaten probably about 800 pineapple and pepperoni pizzas in my life, that was my go to in high school/college. I still get pineapple on a pizza about twice a year and it always upsets people. Pineapple actually tastes good grilled too, and even with salt on it. You, too, can eat hot, salty, wet pineapples without puking. Once you explore the potential of the pineapple and awaken the pineapples in your heart.
 
I bring a motion to the floor that Nathan must seriously consider his next kitchen knife to be nicknamed the pineapple annihilator as opposed top the old one which was the potato annihilator!
 
TommyGun56 said:
If you live in a house that has more than 300 square feet in it, It's your PRIVILEGE, but seems like a waste

If you drive anything but a Prius and it doesn't get at least 40 miles a gallon (what a waste)

If you drink alcohol, go to a concert, a Movie, to dinner, or take a vacation-it's a waste

If you are fortunate to own some land, and can walk out your Back-door and see only trees, you are wasting that land and should sell it immediately for Huge Profit so a Neighborhood can be built

If your a Knife maker or Firearms Dealer, you should never sell more than one knife, or Firearm to any individual

If your family lives half way across the country you should drive, not fly because after all you have a Prius



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Opinions are like (bleep). Almost everyone has one and most are odiferous. (Mine included. :D)
 
The NASK is a pineapple destroyer, but a pineapple annihilator would be a welcome enhancement to my personal HSWP intake. Perhaps the NASK will continue to reign as annihilator of hairy, brown, milky coconuts.
 
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