Thanks for letting them know... I was about to. May delete this thread if it goes too much further :)mikerestivo wrote:Careful with this dudes - this is not a political forum and the mods have deleted threads for this type of comment in the every recent past. I believe it's against the forum rules to boot.
I would like to keep it politics-free myself as well. Spyderco is a big part of my daily fun and I don't need to think about things that bum me out.
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I was thinking along the same lines. Aside from the lack of need, since Reagan there has been a strong focus on visual imagery and I can't imagine any president having anything extra in his/her pockets to bulge those perfectly tailored suits. That Victorinox is small enough to carry and actually serves a function, even in the White House.phillipsted wrote:Politics aside -
I think if POTUS carries a knife at all, he probably carries a small swiss army knife with a fingernail file, etc. Something like this classic SD from Victorinox.
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"I can't see the blade, but I know it's long and sharp." Said the a gun owner looking at his back in the mirror, dated January 16, 2013.
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Ok, slightly off topic, but it is a Pet Peeve of mine. Why is President Obama referred to by his last name so much? Regardless of whether you voted for him or not, it is President Obama - not just "Obama". My CinC while active duty in the Army was President Clinton. I loathed him, but never referred to him as just "Clinton".
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Just the way it is.
Bush was just Bush, or Bush 43 or W. Clinton WAS just Clinton or even "Bill". Maybe not to you, but generally.
I was very amused by all the people who called Bush "that moron" then got all offended that someone left off the "President" for Obama.
Technically, you're right of course. The office should be respected. It just isn't much in these days of extreme partisan politics.
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Bush was just Bush, or Bush 43 or W. Clinton WAS just Clinton or even "Bill". Maybe not to you, but generally.
I was very amused by all the people who called Bush "that moron" then got all offended that someone left off the "President" for Obama.
Technically, you're right of course. The office should be respected. It just isn't much in these days of extreme partisan politics.
Ken
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Though I can't vote, I supported Pres. Obama this election. I find that annoying as well. I should've titled the thread differently.Halfneck wrote:Ok, slightly off topic, but it is a Pet Peeve of mine. Why is President Obama referred to by his last name so much? Regardless of whether you voted for him or not, it is President Obama - not just "Obama". My CinC while active duty in the Army was President Clinton. I loathed him, but never referred to him as just "Clinton".
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Well said, too often partisan emotions trump logic.kbuzbee wrote:Just the way it is.
Bush was just Bush, or Bush 43 or W. Clinton WAS just Clinton or even "Bill". Maybe not to you, but generally.
I was very amused by all the people who called Bush "that moron" then got all offended that someone left off the "President" for Obama.
Technically, you're right of course. The office should be respected. It just isn't much in these days of extreme partisan politics.
Ken
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I think he's referring to this relic:kbuzbee wrote:What the heck is a keyboard?
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Manix2, Elmax MT13, M4 Manix2, ZDP Caly Jr, SB Caly3.5, Cruwear MT12, XHP MT16, South Fork, SB Caly3, 20CP Para2, Military Left Hand, Perrin PPT, Squeak, Manix 83mm, Swick3, Lil' Temperance, VG10 Jester, Dfly2 Salt, Tasman Salt
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No need for apologies. I'm just using emoticons in general to show how I feel about the entirety of the thread.kbuzbee wrote:Sorry brother!
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