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What's the KNERDIEST thing you've done for knive's sake?
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This is a good thread and i know i have a few things to add once i think it over, but for now...
I love the smoothness, precision and "click" that opening and closing a really well made knife gives you, its very satisfying, i dont need to tell you guys this, but, here's where it gets knerdy, the other night, while my wife and i were watching TV in bed, as i often do, i was obsessively opening and closing my Mayo TnT, loving its uncanny smoothness and precision, not to mention that oh so satisfying (orgasmic?) click it makes when locking open or closed, and then it was bed time for my wife and I. So, i put the knife down on my night table, turned out the lights, and tried to go to sleep, but couldn't, i guess i wasn't quite done playing with the TnT, but my wife is both very attuned to the sound the knife makes and gets a little annoyed by it as well since i do it constantly and she thinks im a lunatic for doing it, so, i looked very carefully over at her, she was sleeping, then, in the darkness, i very quietely and with great stealth took the TnT off the night table, took it under the covers, and very carefully continued to open and close it, making sure that when it locked open i dampened the sound a bit by holding the lock as it slid into place, so as not to wake her, so, for about 15 minutes i was doing this, and then, horror of horrors, i forgot to hold the lock one time, and the knife made a sharp click as it locked open, my wife woke up for a minute, but i guess in her slumber, she didnt quite realize what it was, and after looking over at a very still, now sleeping me
she did fall back asleep, but for a few breathless moments, i thought for sure i was a gonner.
Now, if thats not Knerdy, i dont know what is. And ive got more...
I love the smoothness, precision and "click" that opening and closing a really well made knife gives you, its very satisfying, i dont need to tell you guys this, but, here's where it gets knerdy, the other night, while my wife and i were watching TV in bed, as i often do, i was obsessively opening and closing my Mayo TnT, loving its uncanny smoothness and precision, not to mention that oh so satisfying (orgasmic?) click it makes when locking open or closed, and then it was bed time for my wife and I. So, i put the knife down on my night table, turned out the lights, and tried to go to sleep, but couldn't, i guess i wasn't quite done playing with the TnT, but my wife is both very attuned to the sound the knife makes and gets a little annoyed by it as well since i do it constantly and she thinks im a lunatic for doing it, so, i looked very carefully over at her, she was sleeping, then, in the darkness, i very quietely and with great stealth took the TnT off the night table, took it under the covers, and very carefully continued to open and close it, making sure that when it locked open i dampened the sound a bit by holding the lock as it slid into place, so as not to wake her, so, for about 15 minutes i was doing this, and then, horror of horrors, i forgot to hold the lock one time, and the knife made a sharp click as it locked open, my wife woke up for a minute, but i guess in her slumber, she didnt quite realize what it was, and after looking over at a very still, now sleeping me
she did fall back asleep, but for a few breathless moments, i thought for sure i was a gonner. Now, if thats not Knerdy, i dont know what is. And ive got more...
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Participating in this forum 
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Knives all over my house and car.
Knives as my desktop background.
Knives as gifts. (My dad has a great collection. Mom has a kitchen knife for every possible need.)
Friends who get married usually get a nice kitchen set.
If I have a phone conversation that lasts more than 3 min, (and it is not a member of my family) you can bet the conversation revolves around knives and be correct 97% of the time.
.Knives all over my house and car.
Knives as my desktop background.
Knives as gifts. (My dad has a great collection. Mom has a kitchen knife for every possible need.
)Friends who get married usually get a nice kitchen set.
If I have a phone conversation that lasts more than 3 min, (and it is not a member of my family) you can bet the conversation revolves around knives and be correct 97% of the time.
Hahaha... I've done it too even before I got interested in blades as weapons...
- Putting knife catalogs in the bathroom
- Making fun of other people's knives
- When someone shows me a knife, I will sometimes put it in my pocket and walk around with it a little bit to see how it wears.
- Eating with my pocketknife.
- Eating with two pocketknives as if they were chop sticks.
- Probably my best moment ever: When I was 14 years old we had a Thanksgiving Family reunion. My aunts had gotten my grandpa a very expensive electric turkey carving knife (which didn't impress me at all). Sure enough grandpa went to carve the turkey and couldn't cut it easily with that knife. So then my dad tried to see if he could put a little elbow grease on it. At this point they gave ip on the electric butterknife and were trying a conventional kitchen knife. I went to my room and came back with my Buck Special and carved that turkey like it was a bar of soap.
- Putting knife catalogs in the bathroom
- Making fun of other people's knives
- When someone shows me a knife, I will sometimes put it in my pocket and walk around with it a little bit to see how it wears.
- Eating with my pocketknife.
- Eating with two pocketknives as if they were chop sticks.
- Probably my best moment ever: When I was 14 years old we had a Thanksgiving Family reunion. My aunts had gotten my grandpa a very expensive electric turkey carving knife (which didn't impress me at all). Sure enough grandpa went to carve the turkey and couldn't cut it easily with that knife. So then my dad tried to see if he could put a little elbow grease on it. At this point they gave ip on the electric butterknife and were trying a conventional kitchen knife. I went to my room and came back with my Buck Special and carved that turkey like it was a bar of soap.
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Spending far too much time reading these posts. 
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Seems Freud was right, LOL
When I loan out a knife, I make sure the person knows the basic rules of handling a knife. Common sense, but I just can't give someone a knife without doing that. One gal I work with really enjoyed snapping open my S&W Swat with a flick of the wrist. She's the only one there that has a real level head on her shoulders, so I'm getting her a Kersaw Rainbow Leek or Chive for her next birthday.
I also do the folder cycling a lot, too. Luckily, those I work with have paid no attention to it.
I gave my brother a knife for him to use at work, and he also fell into the habit of flipping the blade open and closing it repeatedly. His managers are slightly worried, though. I can't wait for the day he and I are sitting on the couch watching TV, cycling our folders, and Dad walks in on this picture.
And, last but not least, if I see someone with an exposed clip (or fixed-blade), I ask to see their knife, and then to be fair hand them mine while I look at theirs.
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How about:
Not lending my EDC to my stepmother because "I know it's for cutting food in that damned ceramic plate again..."
Taking out a Becker Brute to split-open a pack of coffee (hell, it was written "easy opening" on it, but it was not!!!).
Being late to an appointment because I couldn't decide which EDC I would put in my pocket.
In my university years, I was very poor. One week, I got some money, I had the choice to buy some food or to get that nice little Spyderco Endura... I chose the Endura. I swear I did.
Cheers,
David
Not lending my EDC to my stepmother because "I know it's for cutting food in that damned ceramic plate again..."
Taking out a Becker Brute to split-open a pack of coffee (hell, it was written "easy opening" on it, but it was not!!!).
Being late to an appointment because I couldn't decide which EDC I would put in my pocket.
In my university years, I was very poor. One week, I got some money, I had the choice to buy some food or to get that nice little Spyderco Endura... I chose the Endura. I swear I did.
Cheers,
David
I guess since I started this thread I have the authority to name mtnbkr the WINNER OF THE THREAD!!!!! I think calling your Wife your 'knife' more than qualifies!!!
Anyway, here's a few more:
- Getting scolded by my wife (not my knife) for shredding random papers on our desk in order to test the sharpness of various knives (apparantly some of those papers are bills...)
- Using the word 'knerdiest'
- Buying a 10"x15" Mousepad at a garage sale this past weekend for use in sharpening my new convex ground BRK&T Highland Special.
- Spending FAR too much time "lookin' at knife stuff..." on the internet every day.
- Getting annoyed at friends and family who have the NERVE to actually buy any knife without consulting me first!!!
This is fun,
-John
Anyway, here's a few more:
- Getting scolded by my wife (not my knife) for shredding random papers on our desk in order to test the sharpness of various knives (apparantly some of those papers are bills...)
- Using the word 'knerdiest'
- Buying a 10"x15" Mousepad at a garage sale this past weekend for use in sharpening my new convex ground BRK&T Highland Special.
- Spending FAR too much time "lookin' at knife stuff..." on the internet every day.
- Getting annoyed at friends and family who have the NERVE to actually buy any knife without consulting me first!!!
This is fun,
-John
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After buying up lots of past issues of various knife magazine, created a file cabinet with all the articles torn out and separated by subject. For example, I have a drawer for Tactical Knives, with folders carrying the titles like "Steel Bin"; "Street Smarts" and "The Keen Edge", in addition to reviews of custom and production knives. I've become a freak'n knife librarian.
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-eating with my EDC
-cleaning my sebie more often than i clean my car, or house for that matter
-watching movies for knife content
-watching tv for knife content
-ALL of my friends have hand-me-downs from me
-if said friends dont use knives i "repo" them
-no memberships anywhere but knive related forums
-having 2 folders and 2 fixed just about anywhere i go
-my personal fav arguing with the honks at the local advanced cutlery about steel, quality, etc. dont act like you dont know what im talking about!
-giving reasons to co-workers why they should carry knives
im told i have problems
-cleaning my sebie more often than i clean my car, or house for that matter
-watching movies for knife content
-watching tv for knife content
-ALL of my friends have hand-me-downs from me
-if said friends dont use knives i "repo" them
-no memberships anywhere but knive related forums
-having 2 folders and 2 fixed just about anywhere i go
-my personal fav arguing with the honks at the local advanced cutlery about steel, quality, etc. dont act like you dont know what im talking about!
-giving reasons to co-workers why they should carry knives
im told i have problems
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Oh dont i know it. The other day, i was talking with a knife "expert" at a shop and was telling him about the ceramic knives by Mad Dog, and their impressive features, ie extremely hard edge, ultra "stealthy" if you know what I mean... and he said something like: "Yeah, i know, and now they're making guns completely out of ceramic that can get through metal detectors too..."
I nodded my head emphatically and said: "Hmmmm, really, wow, thats cool..." All the while with my dumbass meter screaming in my head...
I guess they're making springs out of ceramic now? Or maybe paper machet?
You cant argue with guys like this, why try?
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"You cant argue with guys like this, why try? "
easy cuz its fun! i really like to just kind of walk around the shop. you know look at what they have, mostly crap but some nice stuff too. then other people(reads non knife people)ask about something. the sales guys start breaking out all this nonsence like they make the knives themselves in the back or something. the best is when moms & dads come in looking for gifts and ask about swords and things like this. the sales guys are like "yeah i have one of the lord of the rings swords, i practice with it every night" damn just too funny. of course im not trying to knock swords, i just think its funny to be standing in a mall in the middle of the suburbs telling some soccer mom about hacking off someone's arm in one chop and doing practice drills late into the night. then again maybe it is just me.
hebi16
easy cuz its fun! i really like to just kind of walk around the shop. you know look at what they have, mostly crap but some nice stuff too. then other people(reads non knife people)ask about something. the sales guys start breaking out all this nonsence like they make the knives themselves in the back or something. the best is when moms & dads come in looking for gifts and ask about swords and things like this. the sales guys are like "yeah i have one of the lord of the rings swords, i practice with it every night" damn just too funny. of course im not trying to knock swords, i just think its funny to be standing in a mall in the middle of the suburbs telling some soccer mom about hacking off someone's arm in one chop and doing practice drills late into the night. then again maybe it is just me.
hebi16
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Sitting in front of the TV with my friends, sharpening my knives, while they are looking up the number for my Shrink.
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Took all my knives and lined them up side by side on the floor according to size,(smallest to the largest).
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Playing with my knife/knives every time I'm on the can...
Ugh!! remind me about that before I check out one of your knives!
Might keep in mind for pass arounds as well.
Just funnin ya.
This one wasn't me but you might know what Im talking about.
Attempting to use, or using a Busse Combat knives T-shirt as a self deffense tool.
Might keep in mind for pass arounds as well.
Just funnin ya.
This one wasn't me but you might know what Im talking about.
Attempting to use, or using a Busse Combat knives T-shirt as a self deffense tool.
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jk. I got the G2 pens and waiting on a response for the spy capsules. Debating to get the 705 or a SL TL-3 Xenon.