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Knife Crazied

Knife Crazied

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I'm was at cabela's yesterday standing beside a guy in the multitool section and he tells his buddy look at the new leathermans gerber put out this year. :confused: :eek: :foot:

REALLY??????:eek: :D
 
Yes, that's funny. I also noticed quite a few times that for a lot of people 'multitool = Leatherman'.
 
I Just Spit My Pop Everywhere.
HAHA.
Wow People Are Great Sometimes.

That's Like My Sister Telling Me "No Get The Knife That Has The Butterfly On It, Not The Spider, Butterflies Are Prettier."

I'm Like "Oh Boy..."
 
That's okay, we know people are dumb. During the late 60's and early 70's I got used to hearing any large lock blade, or even any large folding knife, called a 'buck knife' as if the name had become the description of a large folding knife. I had one person call my large wood handle Herter sodbuster a 'buck knife'.

They seemed totally confused when i told them it was a German Herter sodbuster. They then exclaimed " The German's make buck knives too?"

I just walked away.

Carl.
 
I don't really think it's that weird. To this day people still call adjustable pliers "Channel Locks" and an adjustable wrench a "Crescent Wrench." Calling a Gerber branded pliers based multi tool a "Leatherman" is sort of like this.

Wrong? Yes.

But understandable.
 
I know that very well.

Here in Germany any US-traditionals are completelly unknown. Every folding knife is asociated with an SAK. Every multitool is LM.

And knife carrying guys are looked as some kind of strange... :rolleyes:

Hard times for us guys.

Kind regards
 
Mud Shrimp Moe said:
To this day people still call adjustable pliers "Channel Locks" and an adjustable wrench a "Crescent Wrench."
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A lot of people here call an adjustable wrench a 'bahco'. I'm not sure, but I think Bahco was the main supplier of adjustable wrenches in the past.
 
It happens.

Who here reaches for a Kleenex no matter what the brand name?

Who seals an envelope with any old brand of Scotch tape?

On the job, hand operated circular saws are Skillsaws. Even if they are made by Black & Decker.

I look at it as a compliment to the brand that originated the item, or else popularized it.
 
OzarkCreekWalker said:
I'm more surprised that someone was actually impressed with gerber multitools.. :D
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You don't know how bad I wanted to correct him and show him the awesome leathermans right beside the gerber octane that he was calling a new leatherman by gerber.

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How about bandaids? :-). Anyways, I know exactly what you all are talking about and can see both sides. It's funny though.
 
I try to walk through my local Cabelas once a week or so. Couple weeks ago I'm at the knife counter, and next to me are two young men looking at the Gerbers. I overhear one tell the other that "these are the best". I introduce myself and show them my Caly 3.5 super blue. "Wow that's sharp!" says one fella. Then, I ask the sales guy to show them a Benchmade Barrage. Their faces lit up (they've never opened an assisted before). I left them giggling like schoolgirls.
 
In England we call bandaids, plasters. We also call any brand utility/box cutter a Stanly Knife, I dont know if you say that here in the US, I havent heard any one say it here in CA. My step Dad calls his SOG powerlock, a leatherman, and his kershaw is the best knife ever. He also wont have his knives sharp, as long as they will just go through printer paper he's fine.
 
I'll bet that Leatherman is just fine having their product become the generic term for multitools! Just as people going to get a carbonated beverage will say they're going to get a Coke. Yes, regionally some folks will say pop or soda, but the term "Coke" is just as common and I bet it hasn't hurt their bottom line! There will always be those who are offended by the inaccuracy of the term, I just don't happen to be one of them. But use the term "hopefully" incorrectly and my inner fist starts to clench...
 
Morkte said:
In England we call bandaids, plasters. We also call any brand utility/box cutter a Stanly Knife, I dont know if you say that here in the US, I havent heard any one say it here in CA. My step Dad calls his SOG powerlock, a leatherman, and his kershaw is the best knife ever. He also wont have his knives sharp, as long as they will just go through printer paper he's fine.
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In England they also call vacuum cleaning "Hoovering" whereas in America we just call it "using the vacuum cleaner" or "vacuuming."
 
Mud Shrimp Moe said:
In England they also call vacuum cleaning "Hoovering" whereas in America we just call it "using the vacuum cleaner" or "vacuuming."
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Or on the west coast, apparently. My Los Angeles born and raised there wife also calls it "Hoovering," an expression I never heard in my native midwest or in my travels on the east coast and south. But California is always on the cutting edge of word play :cool: .
 
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