Do you really have to shit on the Swiss Military to sell your cheaply made knives?

[astro]

@Czarcasm

But do you?
Once again: The knife company didn’t make that ad.

I know, the tone of insulting ad was the target of my ire. Don’t dis SAKs. Just don’t.

[TriPolar]

@astro

I know, the tone of insulting ad was the target of my ire. Don’t dis SAKs. Just don’t.

I understand. I don’t like it when people dis my toys either.

[Robot_Arm]

How did a military force that hasn’t fought a battle in 500 years become the experts in survival knives? We gotta hand it to the Swiss Army’s publicist. Making their name synonymous with the essential multifunction knife is a real coup, literally won without a single shot being fired.

This tells me that Swiss Army Knives are so good that they’ve managed to keep Switzerland free for 500 years without even needing guns! Those must be the most fucking awesome knives in the world.

On the other hand, can someone tell me why an EMT knife needs a bottle opener?

[Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil]

@Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor

It’s aimed at 13-year-old boys, militia goobers, and other strip-mall-ninja types, who do not know what a good knife is.

So what’s a good knife, then (serious question) ?

[kayaker]

@Robot_Arm

On the other hand, can someone tell me why an EMT knife needs a bottle opener?

“Patient is severely dehydrated; were gonna lose him. Open that beer, quick!”

[Czarcasm]

@astro

I know, the tone of insulting ad was the target of my ire. Don’t dis SAKs. Just don’t.

They “dis” everything. Think of it as a sort of Don Rickles sales technique.

[VinylTurnip]

@Shagnasty

Sometimes it is best to know you cannot tread on sacred ground. You can make fun of me but never, ever make fun of my kids, my mother, my pets or my Swiss Army knives.

Your dog has poop breath and your Swiss Army Knives are dumb and fat.

[Gary_T]

Can a Swiss Army knife extract a tongue that’s in a cheek?

[Count_Blucher]

@Robot_Arm

On the other hand, can someone tell me why an EMT knife needs a bottle opener?

…cause… cause… 'Merica…! :smack:

[TroutMan]

For latecomers as confused as I was, this is the link to the knife ad. The link in the OP now goes to a different product.

[Barkis_is_Willin]

I actually really like the product that’s available today.

This thread is the 5th most popular link to meh.com right now.

All that said, I’m ambivalent toward the Swiss Army.

[MacTech]

Victorinox actually makes a dedicated EMT knife

Toolset;
blade, half serrated with one handed opening hole
seatbelt cutter blade
reamer, punch
disc saw for shatterproof glass (replaceable when it wears out)
bottle opener
wire stripper
Screwdriver 5 mm, lockable (thicker and wider than the standard SAK screwdriver, doubles as a pry tool)
Phillips screwdriver 1 / 2
window breaker (replaceable)
key ring
toothpick
tweezers
luminescent handles

[wguy123]

@MacTech

Victorinox actually makes a dedicated EMT knife

Toolset;
blade, half serrated with one handed opening hole
seatbelt cutter blade
reamer, punch
disc saw for shatterproof glass (replaceable when it wears out)
bottle opener
wire stripper
Screwdriver 5 mm, lockable (thicker and wider than the standard SAK screwdriver, doubles as a pry tool)
Phillips screwdriver 1 / 2
window breaker (replaceable)
key ring
toothpick
tweezers
luminescent handles

Glad to see it also has the bottle opener.