What's the dumbest question you've got about a knife?

o_O After being asked to sharpen a paring knife , AND specifically warning that the knife was now VERY sharp ...the person later asked why I had made it so sharp as to be dangerous , when she apparently almost cut herself . :confused:
 
I am retired and went to the local Social Security office to get some paperwork completed. A security guard was there and asked me if I had any weapon on me. I said "no" because I had a pocket knife clipped to my pocket and it was a tool, not a weapon. Was I correct?
 
Area FiftyOne said:
I am retired and went to the local Social Security office to get some paperwork completed. A security guard was there and asked me if I had any weapon on me. I said "no" because I had a pocket knife clipped to my pocket and it was a tool, not a weapon. Was I correct?
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I guess it would depend on their definition of weapon.
 
Probably the whole "what do you use that for?" type of questions. Dumbest i can think of. Its people talking without thinking about what's coming out of their mouth.
I use a skillet for cooking, a car for driving, a gun for shooting, hmm... what do i use my knife for?
 
Thankfully I work in an industry where knives are common, oft abused, but still a common thing.
Dumb question : Is it sharp?
Dumbest question : Is this one as sharp as the last one?

Admittedly I do give emphatic warnings on how sharp my knives are, and my co-workers know I take it a bit more seriously than most. It works out. Its only people who don't know me who get surprised. But think of it this way. Even if your friend can drive a car, would you loan them your track car? I look at it the same way. You wouldn't had the keys to a tuner without some helpful advice on how tight the clutch is, or how quick the throttle is, unless you want to get rid of a friend and a car. Everyone has a knife in their kitchen, but not everyone has handled a razor blade.
 
DocJD said:
o_O After being asked to sharpen a paring knife , AND specifically warning that the knife was now VERY sharp ...the person later asked why I had made it so sharp as to be dangerous , when she apparently almost cut herself . :confused:
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When I still used to sharpen knives for friends, I always asked if they wanted it as sharp as mine. If not, I just sharpened it to not even paper push cutting sharp.
 
Already mentioned, but perhaps the most absurd question that that a person could ever ask is "why do you have/need/carry a knife?". Beyond the obvious answer of "to cut things", remains the fact that human evolution was shaped by the use of edged tools. These people who seem to consider it uncivilized to carry a knife fail to consider the fact that without blades there would be no civilization.
 
Jammer Six said:
Is it a bottle opener?

If it's not, is it possible to open a bottle with it?
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No and with much difficulty, maybe. I wouldn't try it.
 
arrowhd said:
"Is that a knife????" I get this question often while using said knife to open something. Really?
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Yes, this one. Usually followed by, "what do you use it for?" Like... while you're using it.

As much as I hate, absolutely detest and loathe such questions, I think the bettter approach would be to try and be as frank, friendly and casual about it. You don't want to instill more fear and alienation.

Some are either afraid or othertimes, mainly curious.

I usually say something like, "Magguyver generation".

If they're old enough, I usually add, "Remember?", and they're like, "ah, yea.". And that's that. They're usually happy with that.

If they don't get the macguyver reference, I usually say, "it's an say 80's tv show", ask them to google it and watch it, they may like it, or ask their parents. That gives them something to walk away with.

Yes, half the time, it's not an SAK I have out, but it seems to work. YMMV.
 
Didn't read this whole thread yet, but have to add this - I had to bring a box to my boss - he asked me to open it - I pulled out my SMALL 21 (you'll see why that's in caps) and he asked me, "is that a hunting knife?" Ha! I simply said , "no - it isn't"...
 
LG&M said:
I got a similar response to a dragonfly.
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Yeah i got a "you going to kill somebody" with a dragonfly too. Crazy where some people's mind goes. It hurts hearing something that dumb sometimes.
 
Sigsog226 said:
Probably the whole "what do you use that for?" type of questions. Dumbest i can think of. Its people talking without thinking about what's coming out of their mouth.
I use a skillet for cooking, a car for driving, a gun for shooting, hmm... what do i use my knife for?
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Stabbing folks, clearly. That's way more likely than using it as a tool to cut things.

Sigsog226 said:
Yeah i got a "you going to kill somebody" with a dragonfly too. Crazy where some people's mind goes. It hurts hearing something that dumb sometimes.
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Yeah, the "OMG a knife" people maybe have an excuse when you whip out a Contego or Adamas or whatever, but I'm always entertained by the "why do you need something dangerous like that" when it's for a CS Mini Tuff Lite with a 1.25" straight blade, and I'm literally using it to open a box that the idiot asking the question wanted open.
 
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