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why do you like knives
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GigOne
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It's a mechanical thing that deals with metal. That's all she needs to know
And why is it. . .that when we express ourselves or profess our knifedom, before our spouses, we feel like inadequate little kids ?
Or is that just me. . .
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And why is it. . .that when we express ourselves or profess our knifedom, before our spouses, we feel like inadequate little kids ?
Or is that just me. . .
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Livin' Life ~ Full Throttle
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I think I like knives for personal as well as philosophical reasons. To me they represent, at the same time, one of man's most simple tools, yet their level of complexity goes well beyond what any one man may know in a life time. Knives are a metaphor for practically everything human. They are both mundane and sublime, depending on their use and the craft/art employed to fashion them. They are inert, having no good or evil properties of their own, yet they easily take on the personality of the person using them. If you distilled all of man's implements down to the most fundamental level, a knife would certainly be in the running for his most utilitarian tool, along with perhaps a hammer.
I also like to cut and jab things, I have ever since I was a kid.
I also like to cut and jab things, I have ever since I was a kid.
ROFL!
me too!
and yes, a large part is the philosophical shroud in which knives are wrapped, as someone pointed out before.
peace,
aleX.
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I agree with Steelhead. Knives are one of the only things I can think of that are functional art. A knife is probably the most practical and useful things you can carry in your pocket...except maybe a condom...
With a knife you can both create and destroy, an awesome power indeed. A knife allows you to alter your environment to better suit your needs, that appeals to anyone. I get a real satisfaction when I use my knife to help someone else. On more than one occasion, this has caused the individual to buy a knife of their own which gives me a very satisfying feeling.
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It's still a little cheaper than guns
No, seriously,I find that like guns knives are tools and I find designs to be very interesting. Customs have never been much of an interest to me because many are designed as works of art and I find "beauty" in their ability to be used as a tool. I have had firearms customized and I think it's pretty cool that more and more people are working on production knives to have them fit their individual taste.
Of course, it could be an addiction
Of course, it could be an addiction
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Hey Fred,
First buy your wife a Spydercard. I bought mine one and now I catch her playing with it all the time. When the time is right you can tell her that you like knives cause they are so much like her:
They are pleasing to the eye.
They are fun to play with.
They are always there when you need them.
End of story.
First buy your wife a Spydercard. I bought mine one and now I catch her playing with it all the time. When the time is right you can tell her that you like knives cause they are so much like her:
They are pleasing to the eye.
They are fun to play with.
They are always there when you need them.
End of story.
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There are a lot of good reasons to like knives. If you ask, "Why do we like knives on the most basic, non-intellectual level?" though, the answer may be that we have little choice. It seems possible that liking knives is at least partly instinctive and hardwired into our brains.
Knives weren't invented by our species. Homo sapiens weren't around yet when small cutting tools were first made between two and three million years ago. In fact, modern humans were a long way away, only appearing around 100,000 years ago. That's plenty of time for a primal appreciation of knives to develop, or maybe even evolve.
Consider that it's only within the last few hundred years, in delevoped countries, that non-knife people, or "sheeple", can afford to turn up their noses at the tool and say things like, "What do you need a knife for?". Everything now is "user friendly"; pre-packaged, pre-wraped, pre-made... Everything is already done for you: you can have other people kill or harvest your food, cook it, and deliver it to your door.
However, if you didn't like knives 500,000 years ago, you would just die. Knives were a necessary tool for sustaining life. If you had an appreciation of knives back then - if you knew how to make them, acquire them, use them, etc. - then your chances of survival were much better.
Surviving long enough allowed you to pass down your genes to future generations. So, the "knife knuts" would populate the earth, while the "sheeple" died out!
There are genes that are linked with the most complex of human behaviors. Sure, the enviroment would certainly play a role in the making of a knife aficionado, but it seems reasonable to speculate that there's a genetic component as well. Perhaps one day scientists will even discover a "knife lover's" gene! If there's already an alcoholic's gene, then maybe there's one for the poor, pathetic knifeaholics.
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"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." - J.K.M.
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Knives weren't invented by our species. Homo sapiens weren't around yet when small cutting tools were first made between two and three million years ago. In fact, modern humans were a long way away, only appearing around 100,000 years ago. That's plenty of time for a primal appreciation of knives to develop, or maybe even evolve.
Consider that it's only within the last few hundred years, in delevoped countries, that non-knife people, or "sheeple", can afford to turn up their noses at the tool and say things like, "What do you need a knife for?". Everything now is "user friendly"; pre-packaged, pre-wraped, pre-made... Everything is already done for you: you can have other people kill or harvest your food, cook it, and deliver it to your door.
However, if you didn't like knives 500,000 years ago, you would just die. Knives were a necessary tool for sustaining life. If you had an appreciation of knives back then - if you knew how to make them, acquire them, use them, etc. - then your chances of survival were much better.
Surviving long enough allowed you to pass down your genes to future generations. So, the "knife knuts" would populate the earth, while the "sheeple" died out!
There are genes that are linked with the most complex of human behaviors. Sure, the enviroment would certainly play a role in the making of a knife aficionado, but it seems reasonable to speculate that there's a genetic component as well. Perhaps one day scientists will even discover a "knife lover's" gene! If there's already an alcoholic's gene, then maybe there's one for the poor, pathetic knifeaholics.
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Cerulean
"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." - J.K.M.
[This message has been edited by cerulean (edited 06-26-2001).]
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Knives don't hurt me intentionally, they do not ridicule or tear down. Knives relax me, they get me going every day and they keep me here. Knives are my life blood.
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Cameron
"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my first balisongs
My ClubPhoto albums of balisongs and misc knives and wallpapers
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Cameron
"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my first balisongs
My ClubPhoto albums of balisongs and misc knives and wallpapers