# A Knife? That's not a knife.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337 "2006-09-11T20:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/1 "2006-09-11T20:16:02Z")
[…this is a knife!](http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/313/C9262/) ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/2 "2006-09-11T20:23:50Z")
That’s a spoon. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/3 "2006-09-11T20:35:03Z")
[QUOTE=St. Urho] That’s a spoon. [/QUOTE] I see you’ve played knifey spooney before! ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/4 "2006-09-11T20:38:48Z")
[QUOTE=St. Urho] That’s a spoon. [/QUOTE] No, it’s a dessert topping. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/5 "2006-09-11T20:44:25Z")
Finally, a swiss army knife that requires both hands to operate and obscures everything it’s operating on! But I bet absolutely no one will fuck with you if you pull it on them – as long as they’re willing to wait for you to extend all of the attachments. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/6 "2006-09-11T21:10:19Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] No, it’s a dessert topping. 😃 [/QUOTE] No, it’s a floor polish! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/7 "2006-09-11T21:25:39Z")
[QUOTE=postcards] […this is a knife!](http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/313/C9262/) [/QUOTE] No, it’s a symptom of a deeper disorder. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/8 "2006-09-11T21:35:14Z")
Deeper disorder or not…I **want** one! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/9 "2006-09-11T22:59:00Z")
[QUOTE=St. Urho] That’s a spoon. [/QUOTE] and a fork and a screwdriver and pliers and a magnifying glass and a laser pointer and an awl and a corkscrew and a cigar cutter and a nail clipper and a… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/10 "2006-09-11T23:57:09Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Deeper disorder or not…I **want** one! 😃 [/QUOTE] I’ve never even owned a multi-tool/leatherman. For me, a knife is a knife, been carrying one all my life. But it would be great fun to pull that thing out on a camping trip. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/11 "2006-09-12T01:13:44Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] But I bet absolutely no one will fuck with you if you pull it on them – as long as they’re willing to wait for you to extend all of the attachments. [/QUOTE] They’ll be laughing too hard to fuck with you 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/12 "2006-09-12T01:21:30Z")
[QUOTE=St. Urho] That’s a spoon. [/QUOTE] There is no spoon. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-thats-not-a-knife/372337/13 "2006-09-12T04:01:17Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] There is no spoon. [/QUOTE] _The Tick_ would be sorely disappointed.