Someone's reaction to my EDC

Disaster Monkey

Disaster Monkey

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So there I was, sitting in the break room at work, when one of the women who works there indicates she needs to cut some duct tape. Always one to show off the genuine usefulness of my knife, given an opportunity, I take my Kershaw Scallion from my pocket. Her reaction:

"You can't have that, that's a weapon!!!"

The irony (well, aside from the fact that she needed to borrow the knife):

I work as an armoured car guard, and my issued .38 special S&W Model 10 was in an open carry holster right behind where the knife was clipped to my pocket.

Some people. :rolleyes: Though I think I adequately convinced her that my little pocket knife is not a threat.
 
I have this printed on a piece of paper the size of a business card (I made up this list to use in a press release I created a few years ago).

When I get a reaction like that, I just hand the person the card and walk away.


1. At breakfast, what do you use to butter your toast?
2. What do you use to peel an apple at a picnic?
3. Name one utensil that might be used to prepare the salad for dinner?
4. You love home-made bread! What do you use to slice it?
5. You're broiling a huge steak on a barbecue. What do you use to cut it?
 
** GROAN ** :rolleyes:

If she can't even rip duct tape, she should be carrying a knife herself. What a maroon.
 
Believe me I know the feeling. I used to do landscaping for a living and carried a Buck/Strider 880 tanto, the full sized one mind you, as my working knife. I regularly used it to cut sod, ropes, and whatever else needed cutting. All the guys working for me knew I had it, and even asked to use it when something needed cutting. No big deal, nobody freaked we were all guys, and they were from another country and lived in rural areas. They knew the value of a good knife.

Yet one day I pull out a SAK to remove a splinter and one of my guys says something about "who you gonna kill", or some such comment. Sure a 4" blade tactical knife is no big deal, but a SAK is a murder weapon? :confused:
 
Disaster Monkey said:
So there I was, sitting in the break room at work, when one of the women who works there indicates she needs to cut some duct tape. Always one to show off the genuine usefulness of my knife, given an opportunity, I take my Kershaw Scallion from my pocket. Her reaction:

"You can't have that, that's a weapon!!!"

The irony (well, aside from the fact that she needed to borrow the knife):

I work as an armoured car guard, and my issued .38 special S&W Model 10 was in an open carry holster right behind where the knife was clipped to my pocket.

Some people. :rolleyes: Though I think I adequately convinced her that my little pocket knife is not a threat.
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LOL. To me, that example is proof that people have become programmed little animals. Despite the fact thee was a gun, despite the fact that the knife (a small one at that) was to be used as a tool, the lady still had to give a response that was more from a culture of fear than thought. Wonder what would've happened if you had pulled out a Leek :eek:
 
Ive gotten a similar reaction from a coworker when I was using a CRKY PECK in the Dark to break down boxes. I was so confused by her reaction that I couldnt even explain myself. I mean figgin PECK? Come on, butter knives are more deadly.

The weird thing is I work in a lab where we use scalpels that have blades just as large with bigger handles and are way sharper.
 
I had some 3.5" folder at one point and used it to open a package. A stupid coworker asked,

"Why are you carrying a sword around?"

All I could think was, Lady... if you think this is a sword...

-j
 
[The weird thing is I work in a lab where we use scalpels that have blades just as large with bigger handles and are way sharper.[/QUOTE]


I work in a lab too!!! We can't have "large" knives but there are boxes of scalpels in the stock room. The really cool things are the plain scalpel blades, I have a few in my various "kits".

But back to the topic. I hate to say it but many women make me almost embarrassed for my gender :grumpy: I would have had to muster up all my resolve to say "what did you want me to cut the tape with stupid *****. "
 
I guess I've been pretty lucky, most of the reactions I've gotten have been pretty positive. The majority of the ppl who say, "Who are you going to kill with that knife" are guys. Most of the females show genuine interest when I use my knives and compliment on how nice they are :confused:

Last week, my chem prof. borrowed my knife. A pin was stuck in his laptop and he needed to get it out to connect it to the projector. He asked the class for tweezers so I gave him the tweezers on my SAK. When that didn't work, he asked if I had a knife that came with the tweezers :rolleyes: . I handed him my Native III and got a lot of :eek: from the ppl sitting around me. No one said anything though :D
 
I don't cut anything for anyone at work. Screw 'em if they didn't think to bring their own knife.
 
Lets see the pics I have posted of my knves have scared a few girls, cause their idiot brothers cut them with theirs and most guys they know who carry knives ARE thug lifes
 
A lot of funny stories here. I had a few good laughs. I just wish we didn't have to read these sad stories about people having a misconception about our knives.
 
One thing I noticed the other day...

A common reaction to people seeing me use a knife is "wow, that looks sharp!"

I usually reply with something like "I keep 'em sharp" or "nothing more useless than a dull knife" or simply "yeah".

But until the other day, I never realized just how stupid a comment that is. Obviously the person doesn't know anything about knives. So how the hell do they know what a sharp knife looks like? I mean, unless it's chipped or banged up or something, a dull knife looks the same as a sharp one without a microscope or something.

I work with this girl. Very sweet, very nice, very innocent, but very naive. I'm always cutting something for her (and everybody else at work too). Last night, I just hand her my knife, and she holds it like it's a loaded rat trap. She's trying to cut plastic wrapping while gripping the knife with only her thumb and forefinger. :rolleyes:

I tell her to grip it hard, that it's much safer. She tells me she's scared of weapons. "How many times a day do you see me cutting something with it? How many times do you ask me to cut something?"

"A lot."

"How many people have I stabbed?"

(sheepishly) "none"
 
Planterz said:
One thing I noticed the other day...

A common reaction to people seeing me use a knife is "wow, that looks sharp!"

I usually reply with something like "I keep 'em sharp" or "nothing more useless than a dull knife" or simply "yeah".

But until the other day, I never realized just how stupid a comment that is. Obviously the person doesn't know anything about knives. So how the hell do they know what a sharp knife looks like? I mean, unless it's chipped or banged up or something, a dull knife looks the same as a sharp one without a microscope or something.

I work with this girl. Very sweet, very nice, very innocent, but very naive. I'm always cutting something for her (and everybody else at work too). Last night, I just hand her my knife, and she holds it like it's a loaded rat trap. She's trying to cut plastic wrapping while gripping the knife with only her thumb and forefinger. :rolleyes:

I tell her to grip it hard, that it's much safer. She tells me she's scared of weapons. "How many times a day do you see me cutting something with it? How many times do you ask me to cut something?"

"A lot."

"How many people have I stabbed?"

(sheepishly) "none"
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ROFLMAO That is hillarious.
 
Planterz said:
A common reaction to people seeing me use a knife is "wow, that looks sharp!"
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A coworker used to carry a severely beat up Buck 110 with chips in the blade. I always figured it was dull as a butter knife until he used it one day to cut a piece of line. He actually kept it relatively sharp and just never filed the chips out. Guess you really can't judge a book by its cover.
 
Thirteenth Star said:
Reading through this thread, I'm moreso encouraged to purchase a Buck 110 for a benign looking EDC.
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I will admit, where I live in rural So. Illinois, they draw a lot less attention than spyderco and benchmades do. Even when the Buck is actually bigger, it's just so common to see them on belts around here that nobody pays any attention to them.
 
I bought a bunch of Schrade SP-2's and I sold one to every one I work with. I carry a sharpening kit with me at work and I sharpen knives I sold for free.
I'm still amazed that people still wait until their knives are as dull as a deer antler before they ask me to resharpen them.
 
Planterz said:
I work with this girl. Very sweet, very nice, very innocent, but very naive. I'm always cutting something for her (and everybody else at work too). Last night, I just hand her my knife, and she holds it like it's a loaded rat trap. She's trying to cut plastic wrapping while gripping the knife with only her thumb and forefinger. :rolleyes:
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She likes you :D She wouldn't be picking up that deadly weapon otherwise ;)
 
when I get the "what do you need that for?" sheeple response, I just say "You never know when you'll need to skin a moose"
 
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