"That's pretty fearsome"

hardheart

hardheart

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I was told this as I used the mini screwdriver on my Leatherman Wave to tighten up a pair of glasses. The guy thanked me after anyway, but I thought it was rather strange, especially since I never exposed either of the blades on the tool. He's also a rather staunch Republican and always speaks well of the military. Weirdness.
 
Maybe that was his way of saying that it was cool?:confused: Kind of like some of my skateboarding friends saying, "Whoa, that was a fearsome trick, dude."
 
That is knida odd...

Leatherman makes a bladeless Fuse that is airplane carry-on legal...cause you certainly couldn't hurt anybody with a pair of needle-nose pliers...

One Leatherman is dangerous...the other isn't. Crazy.

The whole thing is messed up.

And don't even get me started about when they confiscated my moustache/nose hair trimmer.
 
It might be a new esoteric thing like "awesome." I mean, how are a new pair of gym shoes or a new cell phone "awesome"? Maybe "fearsome" is a new term we old farts haven't heard before in a new context.

The best thing would have been to just ask him, "What do you mean?"

"Huh?"

"What do you mean fearsome? Does this screwdriver frighten you?"

Kind of reminds me of the dialog in Goodfellas. "Whatd'ya mean I'm funny?"
 
I would definitely have asked for clarification of what he meant.

I have been asked "why do you carry a knife" by a Construction worker/redneck/hunter/complete idiot who is married to a secretary at my work. . .
 
it was pretty clear by his tone, plus he's in his mid 40's and drives a Hyundai, not quite a hipster
 
You should have stabbed him in his neck with the screwdriver...Now, THAT would be "fearsome".:D.
 
Ridiculous. How is a series of tools clumped into one compact belt-ready kit "fearsome"? It boggles the mind. The only thing "fearsome" about the wave is the two "scary" knife blades...one of which looks like a bread knife (the Count Floyd of the knife world "Oooo! Wasn't that scary, kids? Wahh-Hooooo!")


I always love that "Why do you carry a knife?" third degree. "Because I can...and it makes my life easier." Contrary to popular belief, no amount of negotiation will talk my lunch from its vacuum sealed packaging. What does work is knife. These are always the first people to come to you with something to be cut when they don't have a cutting implement on them :rolleyes:

When was the last time someone was assaulted with a multi-tool?:confused:
 
The correct response is "That's what your mom said." :cool:
 
A knifeless man is a lifeless man.
Always loved that ancient saying.
It's as valid today as in yesteryear.
Except now it's ,
A knifless man is a worthless man.
 
British studies have shown that there is no legitimate reason to justify sharp points on knives and, after interviewing a large sample of British chefs, the authors of the study concluded kitchen knives would be equally ass effecive as rounded points. Already, legislation has been enacted to keep these dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands. Of course criminals could sharpen the points themselves, but then that would be against the law!
 
glockman99 said:
You should have stabbed him in his neck with the screwdriver...Now, THAT would be "fearsome".:D.
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I concur....:p

Seriously some people are either too stupid to understand the uses that knives have or expect no one else to need them for anything.

Edited to add: thanks for the laugh Glockman and Confederate!:thumbup:
 
I'm not sure what to say to that. It's kind of like someone being surprised at how sharp you keep your pencil.
 
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