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Strider Knives?
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You look like a pussy. :jerkit:
You started the personal attacks you prick! -I'm just responding to them. There's a difference between attacks and opinions. I had an opinion, and you started a personal attack on me.
Initially, I was just stating that part of the reason Strider can market their fixed blade knives at such an astronomical price is that Mick obviously exaggerated his military experience as a marketing ploy and milked it for all it was "worth." It also disgusted me that a person who claimed to "protect" America would be an armed assailant, assaulting fellow Americans. That's hypocrisy. IMHO, I wouldn't knowingly want to buy anything from anyone that was a known felon and liar, as I feel that he doesn't deserve the recognition he got and still gets from those lies.
It was just my opinion, and from that you made things personal!! You had to defend the liar and insult me for having an opinion. Man, maybe if he carjacked you at gunpoint you would change your mind!!!
I do think Mick is a good knifemaker, not the best, but he is good at what he does; but how he got to where he is today was done unethically. A lot of makers have done things the right way (which is usually the hard way) and have made a name for themselves honestly. These guys have paid their dues, and their work should be priced accordingly. However, if someone didn't pay their dues and "faked" or "lied" or whatever you may call it to inflate their status, reputation and pricing -he's basically cheating YOU!!! If you can't see that, that's your problem.
If you're not a personal family friend and you're defending him, you're stupid and just another punk on the bandwagon of ignorance with more money than brains. -Just my .02.
Here's a little advice for you: think twice before you start attacking someone who is just expressing an opinion. People are allowed to have opinions. Peace.
You started the personal attacks you prick! -I'm just responding to them. There's a difference between attacks and opinions. I had an opinion, and you started a personal attack on me.
Initially, I was just stating that part of the reason Strider can market their fixed blade knives at such an astronomical price is that Mick obviously exaggerated his military experience as a marketing ploy and milked it for all it was "worth." It also disgusted me that a person who claimed to "protect" America would be an armed assailant, assaulting fellow Americans. That's hypocrisy. IMHO, I wouldn't knowingly want to buy anything from anyone that was a known felon and liar, as I feel that he doesn't deserve the recognition he got and still gets from those lies.
It was just my opinion, and from that you made things personal!! You had to defend the liar and insult me for having an opinion. Man, maybe if he carjacked you at gunpoint you would change your mind!!!
I do think Mick is a good knifemaker, not the best, but he is good at what he does; but how he got to where he is today was done unethically. A lot of makers have done things the right way (which is usually the hard way) and have made a name for themselves honestly. These guys have paid their dues, and their work should be priced accordingly. However, if someone didn't pay their dues and "faked" or "lied" or whatever you may call it to inflate their status, reputation and pricing -he's basically cheating YOU!!! If you can't see that, that's your problem.
If you're not a personal family friend and you're defending him, you're stupid and just another punk on the bandwagon of ignorance with more money than brains. -Just my .02.
Here's a little advice for you: think twice before you start attacking someone who is just expressing an opinion. People are allowed to have opinions. Peace.
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Hey DET, nice response to that keyboard commando. Would you mind if I posted that pic on another forum?
As for the above post...sounds like someone's a little insecure...
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Are you angry just because a lying douchebag of a carjacker is selling more knives than you are?
However, I do believe that most people (including myself) thinks Chris Reeve, Emerson, and a multitude of other knife makers deserve more respect than Mick, as you have said in the latter part of your above post.
Somebody did suggest that I was a troll, so I thought I would tell everybody that I wasn't attempting to troll.
'Anyway's thanks for all the "help" in aswering my questions and for so many pointed fingers.
Oh!!! I just figured out who "LT" was... Took me a little while, wasn't sure if he was a member here on the forum. 
I find it very funny that your suggesting I'm Linn Thompson.
But I think Spark did a good job supporting the fact that I am not.
I find it very funny that your suggesting I'm Linn Thompson.
But I think Spark did a good job supporting the fact that I am not.
In almost none of the fighting units of the NATO knifefighting is learned.The only thing I learned was bayonet fighting with my FAL.A lot of wanabe Rambos never saw the army nor did use a knife in a real fight situation.Of course it's cool to show off with some sand colored toy to impress the friends in the pub.The only people I knew who did use them were the "trench cleaners" from WW I.Oh yes my grandfather used them often to undress animals after the hunting.All the grips were big and rough because of the mud and water.And Striders are solid knives but with such a grip in a real ...?Moslims are often agressive if you insult the Koran I think that some members may join them.
With repsect to your first comment, you're stretching how things happened to make the crime become worse than it was. Mick Strider committed a crime and did his time. But he didn't steal a car a gun-point. Why make it out like he did for any reason other than for sensation?
Kinda funny how you went one route with insults(remember daddy's BMW?) and now he doesn't really fit that description so you'll try another. Point of information-not everybody who likes/uses Strider Knives is a pussy, hypocrite, wannabe, or ignorant bitch. And as far as the "promoting freedom" thing....if people like him didn't do it now and in the past, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place.
I'll say again that I think Strider knives are worth the price based on materials used, heat treatment and amazing repair/replacement policy. Wasn't that what the question was? Somehow, once again it comes down to the personalities and not the product. Surprise, surprise.
What I can't figure out is why in hell all our hard earned tax money is going to buying equipment like that overbuilt hunk of junk when all you need to do with it is kill of a few hundred thousand Islamic bedhouin old ladies and thier kids? I just hope that heap has UnderArmor and I don't mean tactical underwear
You got me, just an internet tough guy. Here is a picture of me in Daddy's BMW.
Cougar Allen
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What I can't figure out is why in hell all our hard earned tax money is going to buying equipment like that overbuilt hunk of junk when all you need to do with it is kill of a few hundred thousand Islamic bedhouin old ladies and thier kids? I just hope that heap has UnderArmor and I don't mean tactical underwear
Bringing up issues more appropriate to the BladeForums.com Political Arena in this thread is just adding to the confusion. A warning has been issued.
Cougar Allen
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Welcome to Bladeforums! There are numerous threads about Lynn Thompson and Cold Steel on this website, and there will no doubt be more posted in the future. It's not a subject that people get tired of.
I just want to thank every one for this thread. It has been very entertaining for several days so please keep it going. LOL
I hope I do not get in trouble by the mods for saying this but I have to say I am glad that our military is in the best over built hunks of junk . Stay safe guys! The girlie men depend on you for there freedom..
I am sure strider knives are made of good steel but I am sorry but I can not see a $200 advantage over some of the knives out there. The handle is a joke and if I had one it would get replaced with a more comfortable one. As far as criminal and military history goes I am glad that the truth came out and think that consumers can make a decision on whether or not it bothers them and if they want to buy a knife from that company. Things like that still matter to some people. I think it is funny that one group will not buy a knife from someone that they think is arrogant (and he probably is) but they will from someone who is a car jacker and lies about his military career or at least stretches the truth until it almost breaks and that is no big deal. When you become a public figure like that any ghost in your closet comes out and that is the way it works when you live in a glass house. I am sure if the owner of Cold Steel had something like that in his past and people knew about it they would post it all over and he would have nothing to cry about because he did it and would have to live with it. To be honest about Cold Steel I am not very excited about a lot of the new stuff they have out and was planning on buying a few knife models that I will not be buying now. I probably will try the G.I. Tanto out just because of all the controversy and I want to see if a knife like that truly could be useful as a tool and not just a tacticool toy and it is affordable. I carry a .45 and a folding knife anyway when I go out the fixed blades interest me more as a survival tool, camping tool or work tool.
I hope I do not get in trouble by the mods for saying this but I have to say I am glad that our military is in the best over built hunks of junk . Stay safe guys! The girlie men depend on you for there freedom..
I am sure strider knives are made of good steel but I am sorry but I can not see a $200 advantage over some of the knives out there. The handle is a joke and if I had one it would get replaced with a more comfortable one. As far as criminal and military history goes I am glad that the truth came out and think that consumers can make a decision on whether or not it bothers them and if they want to buy a knife from that company. Things like that still matter to some people. I think it is funny that one group will not buy a knife from someone that they think is arrogant (and he probably is) but they will from someone who is a car jacker and lies about his military career or at least stretches the truth until it almost breaks and that is no big deal. When you become a public figure like that any ghost in your closet comes out and that is the way it works when you live in a glass house. I am sure if the owner of Cold Steel had something like that in his past and people knew about it they would post it all over and he would have nothing to cry about because he did it and would have to live with it. To be honest about Cold Steel I am not very excited about a lot of the new stuff they have out and was planning on buying a few knife models that I will not be buying now. I probably will try the G.I. Tanto out just because of all the controversy and I want to see if a knife like that truly could be useful as a tool and not just a tacticool toy and it is affordable. I carry a .45 and a folding knife anyway when I go out the fixed blades interest me more as a survival tool, camping tool or work tool.
Kevin, my point once again is that you do not decide for the general public what is or is not combat service. Many people around the world have seen combat without the auspicious blessing of DOD, have done so, and will continue to do so.
It is a narrow interpretation of the situation, which characterizes the entire subject. The "Only I Can Be Right" viewpoint is certainly yours to express on your website. I does not constitute a fact, however, regardless of your insistence. It is only one more uninformed opinion, and speculative at best.
It sure isn't hurting your subscription rate, as you point out, which opens speculation as to your motives, especially since you admit you offered financial incentives to some for furthering this agenda.
Of course, this was all discussed in the thread "Spark has crossed the line," which others can read about there, and elsewhere. Not being a combat vet, I will leave it to them to define what it is or isn't - I do not presume to decide for others what to call themselves.
It is a narrow interpretation of the situation, which characterizes the entire subject. The "Only I Can Be Right" viewpoint is certainly yours to express on your website. I does not constitute a fact, however, regardless of your insistence. It is only one more uninformed opinion, and speculative at best.
It sure isn't hurting your subscription rate, as you point out, which opens speculation as to your motives, especially since you admit you offered financial incentives to some for furthering this agenda.
Of course, this was all discussed in the thread "Spark has crossed the line," which others can read about there, and elsewhere. Not being a combat vet, I will leave it to them to define what it is or isn't - I do not presume to decide for others what to call themselves.
Thanks for the welcome. I was referring to a post made by one of the members because someone posted a photo of a U.S. Soldier in a HMMWV & had an ip address in Canda.....kinda seems to have the potential to parallel the current thread. Sorry for the confusion...I'm still learning about the "QOUTE" tab.
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Forget Strider, Forget CS, just spend a little cash, get a decent blade from knifekits.com, and spend a lot less, and you'll never know the difference.
Okay, well, you might not be a bad ass, but I REALLY hope you don't care about such things!
Okay, well, you might not be a bad ass, but I REALLY hope you don't care about such things!
Cougar Allen
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One way to deal with it would be to throw out the refrigerator. Another way would be to clean out the refrigerator. Or you could just throw fish at everybody who mentions the smell ... maybe you can make everybody stop mentioning it ... then maybe the smell won't matter?
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Please don't mischaracterize what I had to say. If you are implying that Mick Strider is some sort of combat vet, provide proof of it and back up that assertation. Otherwise "hypothetical" "maybe" "kinda" "what if" scenarios don't prove a thing. His military record shows he isn't one. His military records also show he was never assigned to SOCOM or JSOC. His words and actions, however, don't match these facts.
You know what, tirod, for someone who's posting history is almost completely based on defending Strider whenever there is a problem, saying that I have a "Only I Can Be Right" "narrow" viewpoint is pretty hypocritical.Furthermore, for someone saying my opinion is only based on speculation, you seem to do a lot of implying, but very little "backing up" with "hard facts" - by all means, if you are going to say I'm wrong, provide something substantial other than "he coulda maybe possibly have done this, sorta" because the documentation shown thus far does a pretty fair job of exposing the misleading tactics he's employed to date. Any time data has come up contradicting what I've said, I've acknowledged it, addressed the information, and encouraged discussion. So don't lie and say I'm pushing anything.
More speculation. Should I ask about your agenda, since a cursory glance at your posting history shows you seem to only arrive here to defend Strider when there is a problem? Or to push Strider related products? Should I ask you if you are being offered compensation?
I mention the number of new profiles signing up because it illustrates one thing: this is a popular site. If you are going to speculate causation or draw incorrect conclusions from that, that's your problem, but it does make you a giant hypocrite. By saying I have an agenda, you ignore that I didn't start any of the Cold Steel controversy, nor did I force Mick Strider to tell his lies, nor did I force him to libel Chris Osman. The only time I even stepped into this is when I did research to find out more information, ironically just what Michelle suggested.
So please, if you are going to make claims about my agenda, step up and do so. Spell it out instead of making snide allegations.
Yep, and addressed there, which apparrently you ignored with your "Only I can be right" opinion. As for your lack of presumption, you've presumed mightily about me and my motives, yet you choose to ignore facts that don't tie into your beliefs. Pardon me, sir, but your viewpoints are contradictory.
But hey, tirod, maybe you can answer this for me: When is it ok to lie about your military career?