Sheeple types

redhawk44p

redhawk44p

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How many types of sheeple have you run into?
I have run into two types. The ones who when you open your blade involuntarily jerk their hand back sometimes to shoulder level and the ones who start running their mouths you know "what do you need a thing like that for" type.
 
The kind that says "anybody got a knife?" and then freak out when it's something other than a small SAK. :rolleyes:
 
I like reading these sheeple threads, but I must be lucky - I've never had anybody even bat an eyelash when I've used a knife in public. Maybe it's because I've never lived in a metrosexual-rich urban environment! :)
 
NYC in a library- needed to cut thin gauge wire for a project and the librarian didn't have a decent pair of scissors. Out comes my friend's knockoff. Not even a glance
 
redhawk44p said:
How many types of sheeple have you run into?
I have run into two types. The ones who when you open your blade involuntarily jerk their hand back sometimes to shoulder level and the ones who start running their mouths you know "what do you need a thing like that for" type.
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Both ALL the time...live in a liberal college town!

Just the other day I showed my custom Buck 110 with Elk scales to a friend, the first words out of her mouth were "oy my god....you could totally kill somebody with that thing!"

uugghhh I can kill somebody with a pencil....but it doesn't get that reaction???
 
I have run into a few of the "What do you need that thing for?" reactions, (to cut things genius). But were I live handgun laws are almost non-existant, so it doesn't happen much. Given the number of people killed by fire every year, do think these same people fear fire?
 
I run into them all the time... They are not who I would expect them to be.

An example:
One of the biggest sheeple I deal with each day is a farm raised - middle aged good old boy. He's a military history buff and likes firearms.

But, he cringes at the sight of my dodo or delica.

He once asked me, "What is it with you, are you afraid someone is going to drop you off in the middle of the jungle." I was breaking down a box with a dodo.
 
There is a weird half breed sheeple too. They jump and cringe then ask to hold it. Then there is the bug eyed but determined to be cool sheeple.
 
rnr said:
The kind that says "anybody got a knife?" and then freak out when it's something other than a small SAK. :rolleyes:
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I had a female co-worker in an office freak out once when I opened the screwdriver on an SAK classic (doesn't get much smaller than that) to tighten a screw on the arm of a chair. :rolleyes:
 
Our office manager is so bad she is completely against having a kitchen knife in our lunchroom, and has made it clear that she absolutely does not like the guys on the plant to have anything sharp. What does she think they need to use every day? Fortunately I outrank her and our facility is not anti-knife. We even buy cheap box cutters for the plant employees (I don't want them messing up their good knives cutting things that are covered in hazardous waste!). Of course, after all the grief she gives me about knives, she wanted a box opened the other day and said, "You've got a knife, could you open this for me?"
 
Good Evening All-

My favorite type of sheeple is the "Frightened and Proud of It" version. They walk about devoid of basic, frequently-used tools. They then rely on others for supplies or assistance with essential tasks such as:
  • Carrying essential food, water, and medications
  • Personal defense (CCW)
  • Cutting tasks (knife)
  • Lighting tasks (small flashlight)
  • First aid (CPR, bandages, ointment)

As a self-sufficient person, you provide them with abundant help. They're not appreciative...they think you're some kind of freaky warrior who is imbalanced and could become unhinged at any moment.

They're scared of their own shadow and feel it's a morally superior mindset...sheesh.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
Blue Jays,

So true, I know many of these people. F.ex, I carry a photon flashlight around my neck at all times, and always carry a 1L bottle of water (one of those Nalgene lexan ones) to school. People often ask me, "Ivan, why do you carry that much water and a frickin flashlight around your neck?"

Then, they ask me if they can have a drink of water or for a light when they need to find something in a dark area.

:rolleyes:
 
I go to a large university and I have yet to encounter a form of "sheeple" that wasn't somehow readily "converted". I sometimes get strange responses when I open up a knife in public, but that's because having a knife out in front of people is taboo in some situations, and some people have problems identifying the difference between *using* a knife for utility and *brandishing* a knife for intimidation purposes.

There are also those people who like to make somewhat jocular comments about knives and stabbing people ("ooh, that'll stick a person good!") to which I either shake my head or retort with a simple utility function (non-defensive tone, though somewhat condescending towards violent comments).

In either case, I don't really have a whole lot of negative comments about "sheeple". For me, it is easy to make people question their notions of knife symbolism, and often reconsider the idea that knives can be useful tools that are convenient to carry around. I'm pretty sure I've encountered some of the "hardcore sheeple" who seem concrete and unchangeable and wholly irrational, yet somehow I've had good success in promoting understanding and tolerance.

Further, I set the legal precedent in my state regarding throwing knives as "sport equipment" rather than dangerous weapons. Not exactly utility knives but certainly something that "sheeple" consider in the same thread.

I guess I'm just lucky :D
 
My favorite sheeple are the ones that ask me why I carry a knife while I'm using it to do something that obviously requires a knife. I give them a look like they asked me if I lick sheep feet, look at the task I'm performing, look back at them like they asked if the sky was blue, and say something like "take a wild f***ing guess". Like when you're washing your car and the neighbor asks "you washing your car?"

When they ask why I carry a weapon, I simply say "I don't". This forces them to think about it and realize that I must consider a knife a tool, not a weapon. I prefer to make people think about their stupid questions than give them the answer. This way, I encourage them to use their brains instead of letting them rot dormantly. I don't consider this being demeaning to them, I consider it a benevolent service to boost their brain function. :D
 
When I carry a big folder I also carry a small folder in my watch pocket. That way if I am in the midst of flaming phobic sheeple I can still cut something without causing a stampede.
 
I think I've encountered just about all of them. My favorite was a woman who almost fell over backwards when I pulled out a very small conventional folder to cut up a box.
"Yikes, I don't like knives!!! Why do you carry something like that?" she said
"Well", I said, "It's easier to cut things that needs cutting than tearing them apart! I assume you do have kitchen knives, right?"
She thought about it for a while and decided she needed to laugh a bit of herself! :D

Bo Hansen
 
Part of the problem is that most people haven't a single clue what state or municipality laws are in force -- or especially "not" in force in their area. While in the National Guard in Idaho, I worked with a guy who was a Boise City cop. He was visiting in my office while I was opening my mail with my BM AFO. He jumped up, freaked out, and told me that knife was illegal in this state and I was presuming on our friendship if I continued to use it. Without saying a thing, I opened up my briefcase and took out a copy of the various idaho codes about "weapons" which indicated absolutely no laws pertaining to automatic knives. He couldn't believe it and told me he would make it a personal issue to find them and report back to me the next week. Sure enough, we got back together later and he had to admit he'd been wrong. So if the cops are wrong on this issue, it is equally understandable that most people are also wrong.

...and then in the more mobile age we live in where you may be born in one place, raised in another state, and your career takes you to the other side of the country, one sometimes tends to think laws are the same in all states. They aren't! Automatics are unlawful here in Washington State wher I moved from Idaho about a year ago. They are perfectly legal in Idaho and Utah (where I grew up). No one bothered me during that portion of my 23 years of military service that I carried an auto. ...but on deciding to move to Washington for a job promotion, I gave my BM AFO to a Special Forces Captain I know who took it to a "classified country" and is still using it there even today!

Bruce
 
You know, personally, the people that get me are the ones who DON'T know the laws, and yet scream that you're doing something illegal. Even COPS don't know the laws most of the time. I think that knife laws in this country are FAR too nebulous (sp). Of course the WORST person to come up against is that police officer who doesn't know the law and then tries to take your knife as "illegal". Of course with some of the law changes, it will soon be that someone with a locking blade will not be able to carry their knife legally. Which is sad when you think about it. That's why I live my life quietly and keep my mouth shut about what I carry. Oh, and legal or not, I always hide my knives when in a public situation- though I leave the clip/sheath showing a bit so that its not considered "concealed carry" :rolleyes: .

Sincerely,
Anthony
 
Planterz said:
... I give them a look like they asked me if I lick sheep feet...
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you bastid, I nearly soaked my screen! (drinking from my apparently-unusual-to-carry-around 1L water bottle no less). :D
 
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