The crap non-knife people say

wvryn said:
Fml, I didn't know that existed.
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There are many, many, many thread of that ilk. They pop up every six months or so when someone gets their panties knotted over a comment made by someone they don't like or respect.

They go from laughing at the odd, strange comments to red faced disbelief, to indignance at confrontations by the deadly group known as "sheeple". Sheeple can encompass a large group and in the eyes of some threaten the fabric of our society in their ignorance of the ways of the knife. To catch up on these social misfits and their danger, search BF for "sheeple" and you will get 40 threads (not posts... threads) with references to those guys.

Some of the comments made by folks are pretty doggone funny, but these threads usually don't wind up that way.

Personally, keep my knife in my pocket unless needed, mind where I am when I take it out to use it, and ignore the commentary. Makes life easier.

Robert
 
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I like to have fun with the ones who will 'go the extra mile' with the funny comments, especially if they have an audience.
This is usually the person who is looking around, making sure that people will hear.
One incident comes to mind. One of our vendors had came to visit with two trainees. We enjoy a relatively good relationship, the odd laugh and joke kind of thing, so fairly relaxed. However, he had noticed me take out my benchmade 527 (3") and open a box, to which he loudly stated "OMG, are you a serial killer?" At that point, I stopped what I was doing, put the knife away, and very calmly but seriously started to ask why. I stated forget the fact that the knife is used to cut lots of various things around the warehouse, why on earth would you go straight to a serial killer? Would you ask a stamp collector if he uses his stamps to mail out death threats? Did something happen to you that would warrant such an extreme vision? I suggested that he should probably talk to someone regarding his issues.
By the time it was finished, he had to say he was joking in order to retain some respect with his trainees.
Yes, some do deserve this.
Cheers
 
macknife12 said:
he loudly stated "OMG, are you a serial killer?" At that point, I stopped what I was doing, put the knife away, and very calmly but seriously started to ask why. I stated forget the fact that the knife is used to cut lots of various things around the warehouse, why on earth would you go straight to a serial killer? Would you ask a stamp collector if he uses his stamps to mail out death threats? Did something happen to you that would warrant such an extreme vision? I suggested that he should probably talk to someone regarding his issues.
By the time it was finished, he had to say he was joking in order to retain some respect with his trainees.
Yes, some do deserve this.
Cheers
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Nicely, done sir. Gotta real chuckle out of the stamp collector comparison.

Robert
 
I was at work the other day, wiring a hotel for phones and data. One lady's job was to unpack and assemble all 90 phones and she spent a pile of time fighting to open a few boxes and then asked if anyone had a knife. I handed her my kershaw scallion, and she then asked me why I had a knife. I told her "because I open those boxes every day and have to cut cables and wires all day" "and so I carry one because people like you don't carry one and need it". She then asked why I would carry "a knife that was so sharp". I told her that a knife has only one purpose and that is to cut things so it should be able to do its job properly. After asking if I was scared that I would cut myself with something that sharp I told her that I needed the knife back and walked away, leaving her to finish ripping the other 75 or so boxes open by hand.
 
Grayzer86 said:
After asking if I was scared that I would cut myself with something that sharp I told her that I needed the knife back and walked away, leaving her to finish ripping the other 75 or so boxes open by hand.
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Wow, another chuckle! I like this thread. I was thinking it might turn out to be another bash thread, but not at all. Good stuff!

I can't imagine how silly that woman must have felt when you walked off.

Robert
 
macknife12 said:
I like to have fun with the ones who will 'go the extra mile' with the funny comments, especially if they have an audience.
This is usually the person who is looking around, making sure that people will hear.
One incident comes to mind. One of our vendors had came to visit with two trainees. We enjoy a relatively good relationship, the odd laugh and joke kind of thing, so fairly relaxed. However, he had noticed me take out my benchmade 527 (3") and open a box, to which he loudly stated "OMG, are you a serial killer?" At that point, I stopped what I was doing, put the knife away, and very calmly but seriously started to ask why. I stated forget the fact that the knife is used to cut lots of various things around the warehouse, why on earth would you go straight to a serial killer? Would you ask a stamp collector if he uses his stamps to mail out death threats? Did something happen to you that would warrant such an extreme vision? I suggested that he should probably talk to someone regarding his issues.
By the time it was finished, he had to say he was joking in order to retain some respect with his trainees.
Yes, some do deserve this.
Cheers
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Well played sir...I'll have to remember the stamp comparison line. :thumbup: :D
 
It isn't something said, but before when I was at Taco Bell with my friends I had my Ka-Bar Fin fixed blade on my belt and this rough and tough biker looking guy saw it. For a solid minute he stared at it jaw as close as he could get it do dropping to the floor. You know, because a 5" blade to a guy in leather with tattoos and chains on may as well be a friggin chain saw.

Something tells me he liked the look more than he lived the life.
 
The dumbest things people say about knives are the most common.

"Why do you have a knife?" - asked while I'm actually cutting something that needs cutting.

"Why do you keep it so sharp?" - because a knife that isn't sharp isn't a knife, it's just a slab of metal.

"Who you gonna kill with that?" - fewer people than yourself if you insist on texting while driving.
 
I once had a man tell me his USMC knockoff was valuable because it was a frost knife, after somebody broke it (they thought it would be fun to throw, go figure) he insisted it would cost him upwards of $150 to replace, and he wasn't even trying to get the money from the man who broke it.

my favorite thing that I get asked actually has nothing to do with my knife, I love when people ask me "why do you carry a lighter when you don't smoke" "same reason I carry a knife when I don't stab people." tends to shut em up and get a laugh
 
Ismellgood02 said:
my favorite thing that I get asked actually has nothing to do with my knife, I love when people ask me "why do you carry a lighter when you don't smoke" "same reason I carry a knife when I don't stab people." tends to shut em up and get a laugh
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Hahahahahaha! Outstanding. Sorry, I'm stealing that.
 
"Why do you carry a knife if you carry a gun?" Opening snacks and boxes with my Glock tends to get messy.
 
Other people just do not understand. Changing it to hiking packs instead of knives; there is a guy I know who is real cheap. He went to cabelas and looked at the frame packs like Kelty and North Face. He said I can build my own from an old backpack and lawn chair( both of which were really low quality). When I told him that it can be better to go with the higher quality U.S. made gear and spend the extra buck. He said that he could make 5 of the rigs he made for the price of 1 Kelty pack he was looking at (is was around $125). I just thought to myself (to be nice) that those packs are made for hard use and backpacking. If the rig he made breaks down out in the wilderness then it is not like he can build another one out there. This guy is not to bright.
 
Judge Luco said:
"Why do you carry a knife if you carry a gun?" Opening snacks and boxes with my Glock tends to get messy.
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This is why I say a knife is a tool first and a weapon second. It is rather hard to open a package, cut or prepare food, or shave with a handgun, but those are rather easily done with a knife. A golf club makes a far better weapon, yet people view them as tools first.
 
Well I haven't heard this in person (fortunately), but I was on yahoo answers the other day (which is of course, just about a cespool of ignorance) and came across a knife law related question. One of the comments was "Because a person only carries a knife with them if they're up to no good. Duh!"

I don't remember what I replied back with, but I just had to say something.
 
macknife12 said:
Would you ask a stamp collector if he uses his stamps to mail out death threats? Did something happen to you that would warrant such an extreme vision?
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+1 on this. I am totally storing this one for future use. And adding "would you ask a camera collector is he used his cameras to shoot kiddie porn?"

Judge Luco said:
"Why do you carry a knife if you carry a gun?" Opening snacks and boxes with my Glock tends to get messy.
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Love it!

Liking this thread so far.
 
The camera one is good ^
The list can go on and on. The part I find most interesting, is when some folk go straight to the dark side.
It can reveal a lot about someone. And, as I had mentioned, some people do really need to have the situation turned upon them.
Though I would never mess with anyone who I thought was acting out of fear. Just the loudmouths.
Cheers
 
Not really knife related, but pretty close.

"Why do you carry a flashlight?"

"'Cuz I can't see in the dark........"

Some folks wanna walk around and question you, then ask to borrow your gear. To them I say, "Why?"

Moose
 
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