I wonder if some of us forumites come accross as weird and scary to the poor employees serving us drooling, sweating, fingerpring leaving, wanting to see every knife ever made type knife knuts with hundreds of questions, taking lots of time, and giving them headaches?
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The Mastiff " Do you have that model in super salium yet? heh heh. ( attempting to be funny and charming but sounds and looks like a warped dirty old man.)
Employee " Sorry sir, that model is just made in VG 10"
The Mastiff " Wow, *drool*, Can I pick through all of them for the best one?"
Employee "That's the last one sir"
The Mastiff "Never mind, can I see the 83mm size manix....all of them"
Employee" Serrated or plain edged?"
The Mastiff " You don't happen to have any experimental models in T1 steel do you, sometimes there's odd things laying around. Call Sal. Tell him Mastiff is here"
Employee " Does he know you?"
The Mastiff " Well....Yes, and no. Tell him the guy with the thread that always asks about ....uh. ummm, just some guy... is here!"
Employee * Makes phone call* "Sir, my supervisor is coming to talk to you"
A few minutes later after doors are heard slamming, car tires screeching going away the Supervisor arrives.
Supervisor " Sir, you're scaring our employees and customers. We appreciate your business, but we think it's time you left.
The Mastiff * by now, turning purple " really, I'm harmless. People just don't understand my sense of humor!"
Supervisor " Sir!?"
The Mastiff " Ok, ok, put the taser away. I'm going", walks away mumbling.....