Under-represented government agency and military knives

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I've been reading the Cold Steel thread about guys hawking knives used by genuine SEALS and so forth. Well, I, for one, think anyone can make a knife and claim it to be used by SEALS, Rangers, etc. But the thing is, everyone is doing that. It's time for a new marketing tactic. Submitted for your approval:

1.) OFFICIAL KNIFE OF U.S. POSTAL INSPECTORS---Blade has a special hook at the end for rapidly slicing open letters that may contain offending chain letters exhorting people to mail out 20 copies or their dog will crap all over the pillows and other assorted bad luck nasties. This knife will prove it's worth time and again as it easily hacks through reinforced manila envelopes, packing tape, and the hard-to-defeat bubble-wrap reinforced CD shipping package. In tests, it sliced through not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Value-Pak coupon bulk mail envelopes, fully stuffed with assorted pizza and carpet cleaning coupons, stacked together. And was still sharp enough to open five AOL online free trial mailers with a single swipe! Handle comes in attractive postal blue and sheath is embossed with postal service logo.

2.) GENUINE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TACTICAL GEOLOGIST PICK---Tired of "making do" with Estwings? Well, this pick will knock your hiking boots off! Matte black to avoid the notice of defecating birds overhead, it makes fast work of various schists, granites, and quartzite. It even works against marble, unlike the competition who won't be named but has a name that starts with "E" and ends with "G". This isn't your average rockhounds little toy, this is a tool made for skilled operators who know their country rock from a hole in the ground!

3.) ISSUE CARTON CUTTER FOR U.S.ARMY QUARTERMASTER CORPS---This ain't your grandaddy's boxcutter! Jealously guarded and classified steel technology produces a replacable razor blade never before seen at this price, able to open MRE cartons in a single swipe. Noiseless tactical operation presents the razor-sharp razor blade with the flick of a finger. Not even genuine milspec packing foam can defeat this little terror! Issued worldwide to hotspots where American quartermaster troops need fast, dependable access to bulk rolls of toilet paper, combat FAX machine paper, and other such "need it now" materials.

4.) TACTICAL MESS KIT KNIFE----Kraton handle to avoid the clatter normally associated with mess kits. Serrated edge to handle even the toughest of overcooked army pork chops. Parkerized blade to nicely match the color of various other army "meats". Finely balanced so can be thrown if in hand-to-hand combat where mess kits are brought out to dash out an ememy's brains. If you order now, you'll get the Official Commerative Operation Iraqi Freedom Chess Set, with authentic, hand-painted representations of both sides of the conflict. And with every knife we sell, we donate .0001% of the profits to the "Tamagotchis For Iraqi Children" program.
 
Are you making fun of my fellow brothers in arms????
Your so funny I forgot to laugh.
 
Wow, don't poop on the rug just yet. The joke is just a satirical take on the fact that some knife manufacturers purposefully misrepresent the use of their knives by government agencies as a marketing tactic...

I found it funny. :)

Oops, now that I've explained the joke in such explicit terms, I can feel the dead silence beginning to descend upon the thread. Joke is dead, folks.
 
The offcial folding pocket knife of the US Congress. It has two pivots... unfortunately, only one blade.
 
Now that was genuinely funny. Thanks for going to so much trouble to make me laugh!

Neophyte.

PS Anyone want to purchase my homemade tactical offering, specially designed with input from the Aussie SAS, but rejected by bureaucrats in the ministry of defense, because it was TOO dangerous for peacekeeping operations? Send money now for this once in a lifetime opportunity.
 
Hahahahahaha good thread! Make me laugh too! :D
I sended a mail to SOG once asking if they had pics of at least ONE navy seal soldier wearing a Seal knife 2000...never got an answer...
 
I don't really think it was all that funny,
BUT it was a good read. It was meant for satire and really wasn't poking fun at anyone. I think someone needs to get a bayonet out of their butt.
 
NIB, it was a joke. You know, humor. For what it's worth, I'm a former soldier myself (MOS 45B small arms repairman.) There! Better now? And I didn't even get introspective and list this one----GENUINE ORDNANCE CORPS TACTICAL MULTI-TOOL or another personal favorite, MILSPEC JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL LETTER OPENER. No? The army is what it is, NIB, and guys have been saying things about army food and other things since Bob Hope. Don't be so quick to look for a fight. In fact, there's even an old Bill Mauldin cartoon about that in "Up Front".
 
How irresponsible of you. Now some manufacturer will go off and make them.

My favorite is the official knife of U.S. Postal inspectors :D
 
I haven't even yet discussed the OFFICIAL USDA FRUIT INSPECTION KNIFE or the GENUINE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SURVIVAL KNIFE.

I also have a genuine Blackopsspecopscovertprooperator SEALSFCIARECONPARARESCUE2000 knife for sale. This is the one with the rangefinder that tells you how close the blade is to your enemy's neck in a charming, alluring female voice not unlike the ones in cheesy science fiction movies of the 1960s and 1970s---"Target's neck is fif---teen inches from blade and closing." It also has a sheath rated for HALO jumps direct from the moon. It is coated with glare-proof black stealth technology paint that sharpens the edge as you sleep.
 
Originally posted by NIB
Are you making fun of my fellow brothers in arms????
Your so funny I forgot to laugh.

:rolleyes:

Ever heard of satire?

Here:

Main Entry: sat·ire
Pronunciation: 'sa-"tIr
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura, satira, perhaps from (lanx) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of satur well-fed; akin to Latin satis enough -- more at SAD
Date: 1501
1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly
synonym see WIT

(courtesy of Merriam-Webster Online dictionary)

That was entertaining, though, nicely done :D
 
Originally posted by Kevan Taylor-Perry
I haven't even yet discussed the OFFICIAL USDA FRUIT INSPECTION KNIFE or the GENUINE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SURVIVAL KNIFE.

I also have a genuine Blackopsspecopscovertprooperator SEALSFCIARECONPARARESCUE2000 knife for sale. This is the one with the rangefinder that tells you how close the blade is to your enemy's neck in a charming, alluring female voice not unlike the ones in cheesy science fiction movies of the 1960s and 1970s---"Target's neck is fif---teen inches from blade and closing." It also has a sheath rated for HALO jumps direct from the moon. It is coated with glare-proof black stealth technology paint that sharpens the edge as you sleep.

Ohhh Mann. Gotta get me one 'o these....
 
How about the official IRS knife with gutting blade and special clothes ripper for taking the shirt off your back.
 
The IRS knife? Now that's good!


The Official Transportation Safety Administration Knife: Comes complete with "confiscated" tag already attached.
 
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