Tanto Blades Suck with Example

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Jonathan - you should know, of all people, that a tanto is a warrior's blade. It thirsts for blood. Human blood. You should stick with garden tools. They only thirst for sap. Try this fine Opinel pruning knife for your banana bunch-segmentation needs.

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Though I'm sure with sufficient lack of care, you could lop off a digit or three with it.
 
Much respect for Jonathan trying to provide great guest service, especially to someone dealing with a serious health issue. I'm sure it wasn't karma that caused his injury, just learning through experience. Unfortunately "experience" gives the test before it gives the lesson.
 
As the saying goes, "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement." :D Pretty sure we've all had similar "whoops!" moments before.
 
Jonathan, well done. Not only did you come back to the thread, you were able to laugh at it. It's discouragingly rare for someone to embrace the occasional outbreaks of silliness that make this place so entertaining as well as a treasure trove of information. My hat is off to you, sir.

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Mr. Carlin would be proud.
 
jonathan8219 said:
Did anyone know bananas could be so funny?

OK I finally got a chance to sit down with a cup of coffee and read all the posts, and no this post was not a joke; and knowing how dumb and absurd using a knife to cut a banana is, I thank you for bringing that hilarity to the next level, and then the level above that. I was trying to compare, perhaps with no success, the spyderco delica 4 to the coldsteel recon mini (the only premium knives I own), and in that comparison the recon mini is heavier with a much thicker blade made of a stronger, more durable steel (you can see the comparison on this site) and so it can be used for tougher tasks and take more abuse than the delica. So I used the word “powerful” for which was the epicenter for humorous portrayal.

The banana of blood event is the complete opposite of how I normally am. So this one situation stands out as the most egregious thing I've done in the 11 months I've worked there. I definitely do regret that. This wasn't a random customer, I've been grating her tumeric roots for awhile now and not charging her bc she's a nice old lady going thru chemo. So I handed her the container of tumeric and she told me she wanted organic bananas but there were no bunches of three. And so I decided to show off and give her a nice straight cut 3 banana bunch rather than just ripping them apart. Alot of things went through my mind after I jabbed myself, the first one was "god damn you tanto point" and “you idiot newbie” then "get away from her asap". My last thought was that it was only the pigmentation of blood attached to the outer surface of the banana's skin, and it was such a small spot of discoloration that it was completely safe for her to eat. Honestly I didn't have time to give her another banana. I had to leave because it was starting to run down my hand.
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Great attitude :thumbup:
Hope you stick around.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
As the saying goes, "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement." :D Pretty sure we've all had similar "whoops!" moments before.
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Except for me, I'm perfect and never make mistakes, despite the fact that I whittle and cook and generally use knives all the time. Well, except for that one time I had a Shun hawkbill paring knife stuck an inch deep in my forearm like a lawn dart. Or that time I sliced off the end of my thumb with a meat slicer (no I didn't serve my thumb, or the pickle I was slicing to customers, and yes the machine was properly cleaned and sanitized afterwards). Or that time I decided I would actually wear the kevlar cut proof glove for the tricky carving project I was working on with a hard piece of maple wood--only to promptly stab myself five minutes later (the kevlar weave is great against cuts but won't save you if you slip in a stabby sort of way). What was I saying? Oh yeah, so this is good advice unless you're perfect and never make mistakes, like me. ;)
 
evilgreg said:
Except for me, I'm perfect and never make mistakes, despite the fact that I whittle and cook and generally use knives all the time. Well, except for that one time I had a Shun hawkbill paring knife stuck an inch deep in my forearm like a lawn dart. Or that time I sliced off the end of my thumb with a meat slicer (no I didn't serve my thumb, or the pickle I was slicing to customers, and yes the machine was properly cleaned and sanitized afterwards). Or that time I decided I would actually wear the kevlar cut proof glove for the tricky carving project I was working on with a hard piece of maple wood--only to promptly stab myself five minutes later (the kevlar weave is great against cuts but won't save you if you slip in a stabby sort of way). What was I saying? Oh yeah, so this is good advice unless you're perfect and never make mistakes, like me. ;)
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Obviously perfect Greg!!!
You also thought you were wrong once........but later found out you were mistaken!!
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Joe
 
evilgreg said:
Except for me, I'm perfect and never make mistakes, despite the fact that I whittle and cook and generally use knives all the time. Well, except for that one time I had a Shun hawkbill paring knife stuck an inch deep in my forearm like a lawn dart. Or that time I sliced off the end of my thumb with a meat slicer (no I didn't serve my thumb, or the pickle I was slicing to customers, and yes the machine was properly cleaned and sanitized afterwards). Or that time I decided I would actually wear the kevlar cut proof glove for the tricky carving project I was working on with a hard piece of maple wood--only to promptly stab myself five minutes later (the kevlar weave is great against cuts but won't save you if you slip in a stabby sort of way). What was I saying? Oh yeah, so this is good advice unless you're perfect and never make mistakes, like me. ;)
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You just make perfect mistakes. Am I rite?
 
" I've been grating her tumeric roots for awhile now "
It that what the kids today call it?
Make for a good sig line .
 
I managed to slice the tip of my pointer finger open, deep enough to need stitches, and my first thought was "Oh, man this stupid knife is too powerful."

Nah it was "Damnit, my wife is going to make fun of me for this." followed closely by "Damnit, if I'm going to being going to the ER I need to put on pants."
 
Jonathan, I love ya, BUT if you EVER attempt grinding my grandmother's tumeric roots, we will have a major problem!
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