Oddest compliment you've gotten
Oddest compliment you've gotten
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?
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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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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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.
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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"Wow, you really come over-prepared."
Mind you, I carry one knife, one lighter, a flashlight, my keys, my phone and gum everywhere.
Mind you, I carry one knife, one lighter, a flashlight, my keys, my phone and gum everywhere.
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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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Probably thought it said "Ed's Hemp" lol.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.
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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