Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display

Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by JoeAltmaier on Sunday June 14, 2015 @07:53PM (#9716764)

Turns out pocketknives are the most lost thing in the world. Almost everybody loses them almost instantly. The kind with a lanyard last better - if you remember religiously to reattach them after using them.

But their handy, pocket-sized dense nature makes them ideal for slipping out of hand or pocket, or being left on a tree stump or post, or plunk! gone in any body of water.

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by rokhayakebe on Sunday June 14, 2015 @07:55PM (#9716770)

I say leave it in your car or your bag.

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by josefresco on Monday June 15, 2015 @10:13AM (#9719347)

The first rule of owning a pocket knife: You can't use it if you don't carry it.

In all seriousness, I've battled with this for quite a while and any scheme that involves not carrying your pocket knife on your person, leads to you not having it when you need it most.

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by ZoZoBee on Sunday June 14, 2015 @08:00PM (#9716779)

Turns out you're making that up without any statistical proof what so ever, and if you're attaching a knife to a lanyard it is you yourself who becomes the tool

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by EdwardCoffin on Sunday June 14, 2015 @08:41PM (#9716881)

I read it as hyperbole, not a serious factual statement.

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by JoeAltmaier on Sunday June 14, 2015 @08:02PM (#9716791)

Cute. No statistics at all? I didn't know the Amazing Kreskin posted on HN! I yield to superior argument.

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by ZoZoBee on Sunday June 14, 2015 @08:29PM (#9716854)

Well you kind of pulled that stat straight out of your back pocket

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Re:Ancient Roman Swiss Army Knife on Display by JoeAltmaier on Monday June 15, 2015 @10:41AM (#9719581)

Again with the mentalist act. Clearly others know more about me than I do. Again, I submit to a superior intellect.

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