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Oddest compliment you've gotten

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Earlier today I was near our home office which is located in a "hippie" town. I went down to the local cafe for a coffee and snack, since there isn't much room a majority of the people sit on a large stone wall. As I was sitting, I took out my Dyad Jr to open my pastry I got the oddest "compliment" that I ever had about a knife or Spyderco. Some guy walked by and simply said "Dude, that knife would be killer for scraping out my bowl!"

I knew exactly what he meant but was kinda shocked to hear it. I said thanks and it's also great for a lot of other things. He walked away and flashed me the peace sign.

I should expect something like this from the people who hang out and reside there but it was just one of those moments...

Anyone else receive odd compliments like that?
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thog94 wrote: Anyone else receive odd compliments like that?
Well, not exactly, but I've had several people tell me I'm not as dumb as I look ;) Does that count?

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kbuzbee wrote:Well, not exactly, but I've had several people tell me I'm not as dumb as I look ;) Does that count?

Ken

Mine went the other way Ken, when I turned out to be dumber than I looked. :D
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I can see it now...the Spyderco Bowlscraper. :rolleyes:
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No, but I get people wanting me to carve pipes, because I carve. No, I won't do it. :)

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Hmmmm. It would be neat to see a Bob Marley-themed Spyderco line... (JK). ;)

I don’t know if this counts or not, but just the other day I was taking an after-lunch walk with a few co-workers and our company’s executive director. As we walked along, the ED suddenly spied a low-hanging vine hanging over the sidewalk. He calmly turned to me and asked me to “cut the vine” because he knew that I “always carried a knife or two.” I withdrew my LadyBug H1 Hawkbill and sliced the vine with ease. One of my co-workers appeared astonished: “I didn’t know you carried a knife!” Wow. So now I guess I’m some sort of knife-wielding outlaw bandit or something. But, at least I got a few brownie points with the ED.
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"Many women would be jealous of your eyebrows." And, no, I am not a woman...
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"Wow, you really come over-prepared."
Mind you, I carry one knife, one lighter, a flashlight, my keys, my phone and gum everywhere.
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You're a doll... glassy eyed and empty headed. Oh wait, about my knife? None. :(
...I have no knives I keep in a safe but there are one or two that don't leave the house...
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"You have very strong thighs for a white man"
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Hmmm. Its been a long time since I smoked a pipe, but you'd need a couple of other implements to make a real pipe tool...

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None about my knives, and none that overt, but I've had a handful of people I'm sure mistook the wheat in Ed Schempp's logo on the tie-dye t-shirt I was wearing for something else when they winked, smiled, and flashed me the peace sign. Also happened once when I was wearing an Ed Schempp hat.
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My colleague about my Delica 4: "What's that? Baby croc?
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Wow your knife is sharp!




Said like it was a negative thing?
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The Deacon wrote:None about my knives, and none that overt, but I've had a handful of people I'm sure mistook the wheat in Ed Schempp's logo on the tie-dye t-shirt I was wearing for something else when they winked, smiled, and flashed me the peace sign. Also happened once when I was wearing an Ed Schempp hat.
Probably thought it said "Ed's Hemp" lol.

I had a girl tell me i look like Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins. I took it as an insult, she thought it was a compliment lol.
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A cop pulled me over a few months ago. He asked "What are you, ready for war?" Not sure if that qualifies as a compliment, but he said I was a great guy and let me out of the ticket.
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[quote="Evil D"]Probably thought it said "Ed's Hemp" lol.

D, that was mint.
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chuck_roxas45 wrote:Mine went the other way Ken, when I turned out to be dumber than I looked. :D
Yeah, I guess that swings both ways ;) Both bad! ;)

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An older gentleman I know saw me with my Sage4 whilst I was finishing a job and he told me "That's the most elegant murdering device I have seen you wield thus far".

I responded "Back off. It's mine". We both then laughed and he actually ordered his own Sage4 that evening.
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