"Why do you carry THAT?"

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loraksus

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Someone asked me at work a few days ago, as I was using a CRKT to cut a burrito that had spent a little too much time in the microwave.
As he said it, his kitchen knife's "tang" broke free of the handle as he was cutting some reheated potatoes.

Thought it was kind of funny.
 
I've just come up with a new answer.

Tell them "it's OK I have a permit for this", "I'm only allowed to use it as a weapon in self defense, and the rest of the time it makes a handy tool"

Then see how hard they work to figure out weather or not you were screwing with them.
 
Dr. Mudd said:
It should be illegal for morons to breed!
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Now that, sir, makes more sense than anything I've heard for a long time!:D

Another good answer for the sheeple: "Gee, doesn'tevery body carry a pocket knife?? Don't you?"

This answer gets some real strange looks as I open my BM 710!:D
 
You should have just said "What are you talking about dude? This is not a knife, it's a dirty clothes hamper, and I'm doing laundry. What kind of drugs are you on?"

:D
 
Sheeple :rolleyes: .

I hope you laughed in his face when the kitchen knife broke. Or at least start coughing like mad and then refuse to let him use yur knife. Sometimes you just have to be a jerk for idiots to learn.

For me, I just say I use a knife to cut things and leave it at that. If someone were to keep on bothering me with the "why do you carry THAT?" question then I would just reply with "the real question is why dont you carry your BRAIN around with you?!"
 
A co-worker saw me use my Benchmade 940 one time and asked if was considered a "concealed weapon."

I just smiled and replied my 940 was considered a "concealed tool." :D
 
I try to give a standardized calm response along the lines "I carry it in case I need it" in situations where I don't know the person or aren't sure if they're asking based on fear/intimidation instead of legit curiosity.

On the other hand, if it's someone I know or I get the distinct impression they're not put off by the knife, I may try to be humorous and say something like "The knife is more effective than trying to cut my sandwich with a karate chop."

There was a time when I was on break at work where my co-worker and I both got bags of potato chips from the vending machine. He opened his by tearing off the corner with his teeth and I slit the top of mine open with a small keychain knife. He looked at the knife and said "why do you need that thing?" I told him that since the invention of such tools as knives it was no longer necessary to gnash open a bag with my teeth and that civilization was really catching on to trends like this. He didn't care much for the sarcasm but that was the best way I could make him see my point.
 
I usually go with the "I would rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it." line. Or I just completely ignore the person asking and just keep going on with what i'm doing.
 
When people ask me that I reply with (I think heard that it is what Bill Moran said) " Because its fun"
 
Even cops can be sheeple .Years ago my friend was in a diner and started to peel an orange with a big folder .A trooper saw it and started to harass him saying 'you might hurt someone with that '. My friend pulled aside his jacket exposing his revolver and said 'not as long as I have this !' The trooper left without a word !!
 
Alteran said:
Ha! You should have been asking him why he had that cheap thing!
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We have the worst Chinese crap ever at work. The "serrations" are stamped or something - completely useless, the blade is just not sharp at all and the tang is like a half inch inside so the softest plastic in the world.
I think the Chinese make this stuff just so they can laugh at us ;)
 
Once while hikingm, a lady passing by in the other direction looked at my SIG P226, and, pointing at the weapon, commented: "What is THAT for?":eek:

I smiled, and calmly answered: "I can take care of myself pretty well in the mountains. THAT is there in case someone like you gets into trouble and I have to come to your aid!" :p

Needledd to say, that was the end of the converstaion.:D
 
I alternate between carrying a Buck Stridor SBMF or a 5 inch CS Vaquero and get that comment a lot. The "I have a permit" response works perfectly. Had somebody call me on it once, so I just pulled out my concealed carry permit and that ended the discussion, albeit with a few funny looks thrown my way.
Anymore, I just try to be as discreet as possible. Grabbing the blade and hiding the handle alongside my forearm works pretty well.
 
The thing that really gets me about this question is no one even knows I carry a knife until I take it out and use it for something. So that means when I do get the question it's just about always when I take it out to open a blister pack, cut some zip ties or some other job that you need a knife for.

So the answer is invariably something like "Well, in case I need to open a blister pack" as I'm opening the blister pack. What I'd really like to answer with is "Why don't you think before you talk you moron" but I guess I'm too nice.
 
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