[OT] Carrying a knife
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Kahuna Burger
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Catulle said:
You deleted the post with more information. Silly poster...
anyway, your other post clarified that pen knives are allowed. The main problem with this thread is that people are saying "knife" as though it means anything useful. One person says "you can't have a knife" thinking about hunting knives, stillettoes and 'fast' blades, and another looks at the penknife on his keychain and says "AHHH! 1984! Statism!" as his knee jerks wildly... *cough* ok, that part hasn't actually happened, luckily.
But Dwarf hasn't had a chance to post since I asked for a clarification on his knife, and as such I am completely withholding judgement on his situation. Kahuna Burger
Heretic Apostate
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Re: Re: Dealing with the situation in a mature manner-
Kahuna Burger, on the chance that you're not joking:
The comment made about sticking a knife into a melon came from a hilarious segment that was, I believe, on Saturday Night Live. It was "Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey."
Okay, found it:
Here's a list of Handey-isms (warning: there is some profanity, but not much)
Kahuna Burger said:
You like jail? I'm sure there are other ways you could get there without buying a mellon and giving up a nice knife...
Kahuna Burger
Kahuna Burger, on the chance that you're not joking:
The comment made about sticking a knife into a melon came from a hilarious segment that was, I believe, on Saturday Night Live. It was "Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey."
Okay, found it:
Here's a list of Handey-isms (warning: there is some profanity, but not much)
Kahuna Burger
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Re: Re: Re: Dealing with the situation in a mature manner-
Of course, not recognizing a deep thoughts reference is something I shoud be terribly embarrassed about...
And of course I wasn't joking about there being cheaper ways to go to jail... I mean, most don't involve spending any money and even have a chance at making some.
Kahuna burger
Heretic Apostate said:
Of course, not recognizing a deep thoughts reference is something I shoud be terribly embarrassed about...
And of course I wasn't joking about there being cheaper ways to go to jail... I mean, most don't involve spending any money and even have a chance at making some. Kahuna burger
Sixchan
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Kahuna Burger said:
You deleted the post with more information. Silly poster...
anyway, your other post clarified that pen knives are allowed. The main problem with this thread is that people are saying "knife" as though it means anything useful. One person says "you can't have a knife" thinking about hunting knives, stillettoes and 'fast' blades, and another looks at the penknife on his keychain and says "AHHH! 1984! Statism!" as his knee jerks wildly... *cough* ok, that part hasn't actually happened, luckily.
Kahuna Burger
Yeah, I thought "Hunting Knife", or more accurately "Big knife". Blades less than 3 inches in length are legal, unless the blade is serrated.
"Offensive Weapon" is defined as anything with a blade or point more than 3 inches in length, or anything designed to cause harm or injury to another. Strangely, this does not include archaic bludgeoning weapons.
Zhure
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I grew up in the hilljack backwoods and I've carried a knife pretty much every day of my life since I was three. Even in high school, I carried a knife to school every day. It was a country school and three-fourths of the kids were farm or ranch kids; pretty much everyone had a knife. Nobody ever got cut or threatened, not even once, and there were plenty of fights.
I don't think of knives as weapons but as tools and haven't ever been harassed for carrying one, except on the few occasions when I was arrested for other things (stupid punching-people-in-the-head-is-against-the-rules laws).
My work requires me to carry a knife, for opening boxes and cutting other sundries, but we're only supposed to carry the safety knives we're issued. I ignore this rule out of force of habit, not out of a sense of rebellion, as I have a four-inch locking blade in a sheath on my belt. It's such a natural part of me, I feel really odd when I don't have it. The rare times I don't have it with me outside my home are when I'm going to city hall, or interact with the authorites, or when visiting an airport, because I try to be sensitive to the insecurities of others. In these modern times of insensate violence, I feel it's a nice gesture of hospitality to try to make people who are already anxious to be more comfortable.
If I was accosted at work for carrying a non-issued blade, it'd be very odd, since it's a covered sheath and not readily visible. I don't take it out and use it when it's inappropriate because I have a work blade I use at work. Conscientious knife-users wouldn't use a paring knife to cut a rope; similarly, don't use a non-approved blade at your job because it's not the right tool for the job.
In your situation, if you feel you are being harassed, there's probably something more to it than your surface story seemed to indicate. Maybe you were subconsciously and unintentionally flaunting the blade, or maybe your night manager has had some horrible personal experience and isn't comfortable with anyone carrying a knife. I think the right thing to do to make the workplace a better environment for everyone would be to either stop carrying the unapproved blade or to quit if you feel you can't make that small accomodation. Some people are just nervous about blades, like others are afraid of heights or spiders (me, it's clowns and/or hong).
Hope that helps,
Greg
I don't think of knives as weapons but as tools and haven't ever been harassed for carrying one, except on the few occasions when I was arrested for other things (stupid punching-people-in-the-head-is-against-the-rules laws).
My work requires me to carry a knife, for opening boxes and cutting other sundries, but we're only supposed to carry the safety knives we're issued. I ignore this rule out of force of habit, not out of a sense of rebellion, as I have a four-inch locking blade in a sheath on my belt. It's such a natural part of me, I feel really odd when I don't have it. The rare times I don't have it with me outside my home are when I'm going to city hall, or interact with the authorites, or when visiting an airport, because I try to be sensitive to the insecurities of others. In these modern times of insensate violence, I feel it's a nice gesture of hospitality to try to make people who are already anxious to be more comfortable.
If I was accosted at work for carrying a non-issued blade, it'd be very odd, since it's a covered sheath and not readily visible. I don't take it out and use it when it's inappropriate because I have a work blade I use at work. Conscientious knife-users wouldn't use a paring knife to cut a rope; similarly, don't use a non-approved blade at your job because it's not the right tool for the job.
In your situation, if you feel you are being harassed, there's probably something more to it than your surface story seemed to indicate. Maybe you were subconsciously and unintentionally flaunting the blade, or maybe your night manager has had some horrible personal experience and isn't comfortable with anyone carrying a knife. I think the right thing to do to make the workplace a better environment for everyone would be to either stop carrying the unapproved blade or to quit if you feel you can't make that small accomodation. Some people are just nervous about blades, like others are afraid of heights or spiders (me, it's clowns and/or hong).
Hope that helps,
Greg
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