Why do I carry a knife

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I found it on the internet in Russian. I liked that text very much, so I took the liberty of translating it.

Why do I carry a knife

To CLEO
of the 13th police department
From John Smith

Explanations on the fact of carrying a folding knife SPYDERCO ENDURA II AUS-6, overall length is 21,6 cm., the weight of 156 gr., with my name and address engraved on the handle.
I can explain on the fact of detention and questions, that the pointed out above was used by me as follows:
8:00 am. Leaving the apartment I realized I forgot my mailbox key, so it was necessary to use a knife to get a letter from my mailbox.
8:01 am. Cut chip on the door post of the door of entrance
8:02 am. Cut a thread on the sweater from the cursed chip.
8:04 am. I opened the envelope on a bench and read it.
8:10 am. For the rectification of nerves purchased in the stall the beer, it opened easily, but without happiness. "why do you carry a knife with you? "- salesgirl asked.
“with whom should I carry it? "
8:12 am. As usual, showed a knife to the with very evil dog without the a leash (this to the dog).
8:15 am. It was necessary to catch taxi. Nervous driver could not start his car. He asked for a knife, took it and did something under the hood. Returning he said - "why do you carry a knife with you?”
8:25 am. On the crossing over the driver damaged another car. Since he (driver) after this was tangled in the belt of safety, I cut his belt with a knife. "Why did not you get a serrated blade?!"
8:30 am. In the consequence of the same incident bruise was formed. I applied a knife by handle to the place of injury.
8:55 am. Cut a freely hanging wire in our laboratory.
9:10 am. It revealed that I recently cut off my own telephone cable, which did not have time to fasten on the street in view of the yesterday's picnic. Cut and cleaned new.
10: 00 am. Our receptionist carried my mail - opened revealed envelopes with the advertisement. "why do you have a knife? "
10:20 am. She appeared again – cut a tape on a box that came with the mail. “why do you have a knife?”
11:10 am. She appeared again – asked knife in order to cut a thread on her stockings. No longer had she asked.
1:00 pm. Launch - cut bread and sausage of entire laboratory. Asked "why..." 4 times.
1:05 pm. Dinner – opened a pack of “half and half” for the manager and beer for my friends.
2:00 pm. With a knife removed the paper gotten stuck in the printer.
2:30 pm. Got new monthly pass, used a knife to get the old one of the plastic enclosure.
3:15 pm. According to understanding, knocked with a knife on a wall to notify the receptionist that office manager is coming.
4:00 pm. Friend of mine took a knife for 5 minutes and it disappeared on half-hour.
4:35 pm. Won a dispute about the English word "spider", after showing an emblem on the knife - the box of beer became my. An idea of a picnic appeared.
5:10 pm. After work went into the store, where the salesgirl lay, that she does not have knife - to cut off briskets.
5:12 pm. Stopped by the marked to by some vegetables. I did not like the sales person face. Weighted a knife on his scales – it showed 200 gr. Got a big discount. "why do you carry a knife, huh? "
7:40 pm. We arrived to the picnic and the knife went around. Was used to cut everything. They asked 3 times.
8:10 pm. Drunk friend got a fish from some local kids in exchange for beer. Disemboweled it with my knife.
8:30 pm. Made a toothpick.
9:00 pm. All together cut 20- liter beer barrel (we were already somewhat drunk). "Couldn’t you get a bigger knife!?"
10:10 pm. returning home, as usual, showed knife to the owner of that evil dog.
10:15 pm. A knife was spotted by a police officer.
10:20 pm. I was identified in your police station with the aid of the engraiving on the knife, which made it possible to call my wife.
11:00 pm. And now you made a hole using my knife in the third according to my calculation folder, and clearly you do want to ask me a question - "why you carry a knife? ". So I am ready to answer!


(c)Вадим Денисов, Норильск
(c) Vadim Denisov, Norilsk
 
That was funny!! It looks like non-knife people are the same all over the world!! Thanks for sharing!
 
This was posted here some time ago...

""My good reason to carry a knife is that God gave me rather weak teeth and rudimentary claws in an evolutionary trade-off. The hairy-armed person who figured out how to put an edge on a suitable rock made it possible for us to be recognizably human in the first place. I wear a wristwatch whether or not I have an appointment to keep, and I carry a pen and/or pencil because I am a literate person whether or not I have a specific writing task ahead of me, and I carry a knife because I am a human and not an ape.

A knife comes in handy for all sorts of random tasks that involve separating matter. Like cutting a string, or making a sandwich, or opening a package. It can also come in handy in an emergency, which need not involve a human assailant, and emergencies are by their nature unforeseen, so one should carry a knife all the time.

And in a perfect world where nobody needed a weapon, I'd probably carry a slightly larger knife, because it wouldn't scare people.

James Mattis""
 
I likes it . Most of the time I don,t even loan my knife cause they just don,t understand . Of course most people ask me " Why do I carry two knives ?"
 
The thing I find amusing is that NKP will ask you "Why do you carry a knife?" right after they've borrowed it and used it.
 
Franciscomv said:
The thing I find amusing is that NKP will ask you "Why do you carry a knife?" right after they've borrowed it and used it.

exactly. They ask right after they borrow it or had you cut something for them. I always just say "uhhh, for situations like this one"
 
i think if you have to explain to someone or maybe the better word is convince, why it is you carry, then you are probably not going to take anything of value from a conversation with that person....
 
When someone asks me why I carry a knife I ask them "Why are you not carrying a knife and asking to borrow mine?" I say,"It looks like you are in need of a knife yourself." Most everyone doesn't know what to say then.
 
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