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dogman

dogman

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...if EKC would have hired me to do their site, it would have been done last year and it would Kick A$$.

Please return to your normally scheduled surfing
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I'm not complaining... really. But when someone puts a message on the front page of their site saying "Countdown 2 days" and then still doesn't have it up in even 2 months...????
 
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I agree Bob.

I talked with Derek yesterday. First words out of his mouth were about the web site. "It's literally any day now".

I understand that the site will be huge (250+ pages) and there were some . . . issues . . . that needed to be resolved with the "Cutlery Challenged" designers.
 
Derek is the moderator for Emerson Knives, scott475..

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linjunpei

That was an beautiful example of "Sarcasm". Subtle, yet witty.
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I believe he was eluding that Derek has been gone so long, he is forgotten.

John
 
I am obviously funnier in my own mind than I am in reality...

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Usual Suspect, Junior Grade
 
heyz guys...how do I become a usual suspect??
must I own custom Emersons to qualify asone, or will the ownership of productions qualify me??

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Well, I am supporting a family of four on just a cop's salary, so I am poor and therefore do not own any customs. I won't embarass myself by telling you how few productions I own. But, I am sick with this Emerson mania, and try to learn all I can about the man and his knives.

I considered myself a Usual Suspect in Training" for the longest time until I saw someone else post and refer to me as one of the Usual Suspects. WOW! I almost got a big head. Because I know nothing compared to John, Ross, Tamishigiri, and several others, I upgraded myself to a Junior Grade; hopefully, this still affords the previously mentioned people the respect they deserve for the knowledge and experience they have. It will still be a very long time before I feel I can become a "Staff Level" Usual Suspect.

Which is my long-winded way of saying that to be a Usual Suspect you:

1) Must have a certified sickness which causes you to have Emerson knives on the brain at virtually every waking and sleeping moment of your existence (yes, I have dreamed of Emerson knives. Can you believe that?)

2) You think it is acceptable to sacrifice buying baby formula/food in order to instead buy a magazine with an Emerson article in it.

3) Instead of looking at your wives fingers and seeing gold and diamonds, you see custom Emersons.

4) You have a sixth sense that allows you to "feel" there is a magazine with an Emerson article in the building the moment you step through the door of any grocery store, book store, and gas station. At gas stations, it is acceptable to give up three gallons of gasoline in order to buy the magazine.

5)You check the Emerson website that says "2 days", then check it again fifteen minutes later, and so on, several times a day, with the actual hope that it has been updated. (I once heard that doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results, is part of the definition of psychosis. Well, I guess that fits.)

Actually, there was a post some time ago that had quite an extensive list. These are just some of my thoughts. Really, it comes down to having a PASSION for these knives!


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Here is the list Scott was refering too:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Quote David T
Term: Usual Suspect (Originated By Les Robertson)

Defination:
Do you check the Emerson forum (10) times a day?
Do you fondle and look at the Emerson in your pocket more then your girlfriend/wife?
If not carried, do you open your safe at night before you go to sleep to give your knives another coat of Tuff Cloth.
Do you wish you lived next door to the Emerson facility so you can go through their garbage to find a rare mismarked/misground blade.
Do you read all you can about the knives.
Are you friends with Les Robertson.
Did you buy a digital camera just so you can post pictures of your knives.
Do you own a Emerson, either custom or production.
Do you have a usual suspect t-shirt.
Do you have a Emerson catalog. (Any year)
Do you have an Emerson Sticker.
Do you beg other people to sell you their Emersons.
Does you boss ask you,"How much was that knife, How much do I pay you"
Did you call Emerson in panic to send you a replacement screw for the pocket clip because your screwdriver slipped & gouged the screw head.
Did you ever send a custom back to Emerson for reburshing because your wife put a tiny scratch/scuff on the bolster with her diamond ring when she was using you prized possession to cut price tags off her stuff after a day of shopping. Then she swears that the scratch was already there, but you know it wasn't there because you know every curve & inch of your knife & would have noticed it. At first you say to yourself that it's only a tiny scuff mark. After a few days the scuff mark actually disappears but you know that it was there. I can't find it on the knife anymore, but it is there. It eats away at you until you can't take it anymore & you send it back to Emerson. THEN, you don't have the knife for a month. Do don't want to carry your other Emersons because those you designated as put in safe only, then......you get your knife back & now it's too nice to carry anymore, so you start carrying a Lightfoot...... (Docter says I'm getting much better now
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The final definition we came up with for the Gallery

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">"<U>Usual Suspect</U>" - Term coined by Les Robertson in 01/99. A person that frequents and participates in the Emerson Forum on BF.com. In fact it should be considered synonymous with "Frequent Participant". Custom ownership is not required, just enthusiasm for the products.</font>
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John
 
well, this is what I do:
first thing in the morning, I switch on my computer, leave it to start up. In the meantime, I go brush my teeth, wash my face, etc.
when my comp is up and ready, i logg on to the net, and I automatically visit 3 websites:
www.emersonknives.com,www.betatactical.com,www.bladeforums.com...
I then surf till I HAVE to logg off...
and the times are spent mostly on those 3 websites.

Also, everyday, I would clean my knives, and sometimes I spray a little perfume on them so that they look, feel, and smell good..:P

When I have sometime, I would polish the clip, screws, or whatever mods I feel I could make to my knives..
Many people have sent their Emersons to people to have it modified..eg. ti bolsters, micarta scales...etc..
but I decided not to as the knife would no longer be a 100% Emerson knife..it would become more of 60-70% Emerson, and 30-40% whoever modifies it.
In Singapore, I can't carry my knives around, ,and if I do(shhh....) I can only admire them in some quiet place...
I am upset whenever I see any tiny dirt marks or scratches on the blade, esp on the area which the upper swedge of the blade meets with the bottom line, because this is the area that always ends up loosing a bit of the black coating.
I can't seem to find any customs now, and even if I do, I don't think I would be able to pay for them...thus I can only look at the pics...and fondle the productions..
and yes I dreamt of my Commander once, but that's about all..
as for buying a digital camera, and stuff like that for posting my pics....well...I rather spend the money on more Emersons...

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Lin - don't you know you'll grow hair on your palms if you fondle your knife too much?
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Hey See2

Emerson blades should be able to take care of that hairy palm problem you have
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Ross T.
 
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