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Moonduck · 11-09-2004, 09:10 PM

I have no onus to be fair to anyone, nor do you. As an individual capable of critical thought, I do, in fact, simply have the same right everyone else has to formulate my opinions on the world around, state those opinions, and then deal with the consequences of my statements.

In most cases, it is generally fairly obvious as to a person's purpose in owning or using darned near anything. If you take everything in my possession right now, you could probably figure out why I carry each item without too much difficulty. Same can said for what you are currently carrying on your person. A knife says an awful lot about the person carrying it. First thing it tells you is that they are willing to carry a potentially dangerous tool/weapon. This leads you to wonder, and have to decide, whether or not this willingness to carry is accompanied by competence or simple desire. Hopefully the presence of competence or, alternately churlish fanboy-ness, is obvious and will let you know if staying out of arm's reach is a necessity.

The knife itself tells you about the person as much as its' presence does. Is it an efficient all-business tool, a work of functional art, or a fru-fru silly thing designed primarily to impress your mates? Someone like myself carries efficient all-business tools generally. This says that I carry a knife most likely because I have some use for it on a day-to-day basis. Someone like Mr. Roos above carries a functional piece of fine artwork. This shows his appreciation for fine blades or functional art. What does the folder in question say about its' owner? What observations can a reasonable person make upon seeing that beast in someone's possession?

Do I know the purpose 100%? No, of course not. I would, however, lay money that my observations are correct more often than not. Same can be said about virtually any carried weapon, and many other innocuous items the average person might have as well. It is generally easy to build a fair idea of a person simply by observing the items they choose to surround themselves with.

Honestly, I'm sure why you think that such observations are not fair, nor do I understand why you are so riled that you feel the need to defend someone who is obviously not overly concerned with defending himself. So I am not being fair by your definition. And?

11-09-2004, 09:10 PM	#53 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	I have no onus to be fair to anyone, nor do you. As an individual capable of critical thought, I do, in fact, simply have the same right everyone else has to formulate my opinions on the world around, state those opinions, and then deal with the consequences of my statements. In most cases, it is generally fairly obvious as to a person's purpose in owning or using darned near anything. If you take everything in my possession right now, you could probably figure out why I carry each item without too much difficulty. Same can said for what you are currently carrying on your person. A knife says an awful lot about the person carrying it. First thing it tells you is that they are willing to carry a potentially dangerous tool/weapon. This leads you to wonder, and have to decide, whether or not this willingness to carry is accompanied by competence or simple desire. Hopefully the presence of competence or, alternately churlish fanboy-ness, is obvious and will let you know if staying out of arm's reach is a necessity. The knife itself tells you about the person as much as its' presence does. Is it an efficient all-business tool, a work of functional art, or a fru-fru silly thing designed primarily to impress your mates? Someone like myself carries efficient all-business tools generally. This says that I carry a knife most likely because I have some use for it on a day-to-day basis. Someone like Mr. Roos above carries a functional piece of fine artwork. This shows his appreciation for fine blades or functional art. What does the folder in question say about its' owner? What observations can a reasonable person make upon seeing that beast in someone's possession? Do I know the purpose 100%? No, of course not. I would, however, lay money that my observations are correct more often than not. Same can be said about virtually any carried weapon, and many other innocuous items the average person might have as well. It is generally easy to build a fair idea of a person simply by observing the items they choose to surround themselves with. Honestly, I'm sure why you think that such observations are not fair, nor do I understand why you are so riled that you feel the need to defend someone who is obviously not overly concerned with defending himself. So I am not being fair by your definition. And?