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Doctors seek kitchen knife ban
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Posted on 01/17/2006 1:22:45 PM PST by vrwc0915

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To: Constitution Day

They are quite tough, but no, not as tough as the steel one.


81 posted on 01/17/2006 1:42:01 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I'm doing the best I ever did, I'm doing the best that I can, now go away!)
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To: Phantom Lord

Yes, thank you. What other weapons should we banned. I have a feeling a good number of the other homicides were vehicular. They should ban those next.


82 posted on 01/17/2006 1:42:28 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (Not today.)
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To: InsureAmerica

That's one way to smoke a ham.


83 posted on 01/17/2006 1:42:38 PM PST by tumblindice
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To: vrwc0915

More of those homicides would have been done with guns had the populace not already been disarmed.


84 posted on 01/17/2006 1:43:29 PM PST by muawiyah (-)
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To: MineralMan
My favorite trick is to peel a lemon with the big knife, in one spiraling piece. Takes me no more than 7 seconds.

Ever watch the original Iron Chef? Chef Saki had an apple peeling contest with a student at the CIA. By the time the student had his first apple peeled, Saki had about a dozen.

85 posted on 01/17/2006 1:43:40 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

I see no real benefit in what is, in effect, the gradual extension of "supermax" prison rules to the rest of society. Do they really long for the good ol' days of Ghengis Khan when those who wanted to chop their meat for dinner had to use a single communal knife chained to a block, under the eyes of a soldier? It's why Chinese food is traditionally served in bite-size pieces.

Is this what these overeducated numbskulls want for us?

P!ss on them. The only difference between a bread knife and a weapon is a few minutes with a grinder.


86 posted on 01/17/2006 1:44:05 PM PST by coydog
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To: MeanWestTexan

"Assault Knives"....hee hee hee.


87 posted on 01/17/2006 1:44:44 PM PST by wbill
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To: Constitution Day

Mrs. MWT prefers wustof over hinkle.

She prefers a Benelli 12 gauge for hunting.


88 posted on 01/17/2006 1:44:56 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: MineralMan

LOL, I'd lose a finger at that rate! At $200, i'd hide it, too.

I use a santoku for a lot of stuff, I like the shape better for veggies, etc. It would not make as good a weapon for stabbing as a chef's knife would, however.


89 posted on 01/17/2006 1:45:23 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I'm doing the best I ever did, I'm doing the best that I can, now go away!)
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To: coydog
It's why Chinese food is traditionally served in bite-size pieces.

Is it true that chop sticks came about because all the eating untensils were taken away for fear the peasents would use them as weapons?

90 posted on 01/17/2006 1:46:10 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: vrwc0915
Doctors claim long kitchen knives serve no purpose except as weapons

These are obviously doctors who haven't done much cooking.

91 posted on 01/17/2006 1:46:27 PM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: MeanWestTexan
Assault knives are merely ugly knives.

If you have a pretty handle, it's OK.

Like assault rifles, assault knives will kill you deader than a regular one. ...and they hurt more. ...and you die more scared. ;-)

92 posted on 01/17/2006 1:46:42 PM PST by TChris ("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
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To: vrwc0915

Bumping for a good chuckle later.


93 posted on 01/17/2006 1:46:50 PM PST by Sweet_Sunflower29 (If we want the gov't involved in their education, they'll attend public school. *NO* vouchers!)
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To: MineralMan

Me, too.

Although we also use a Jap-style chef's knife (it has a name, but I do not know it, Wustof is the brand --- basically a square edged chef's knife with side indentions -- doubles as a spatula).


94 posted on 01/17/2006 1:47:37 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: WVNan

bathtubs and Oxygen dehydroxide (water) are dangerous. Women with postpartum use them to drown kids. Toilets are bad when they flush kittens.


95 posted on 01/17/2006 1:48:16 PM PST by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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To: vrwc0915
The human race is very resourceful when it comes finding things to use as weapons. The authorities can ban guns, then long, pointy kitchen knives, and people intent on doing harm will find a wide variety of implements to do the deed. Bust a chair over someone's head; shove them down the steps or through a window; grab a rock from the garden. Drown them in the bathtub; smother them with a pillow....the list is endless.

Instead of dealing with problem people individually and harshly, these idiots come up with a "solution" (and a half-assed one at that) that inconveniences everyone and doesn't solve the problem.

That's just my opinion. I could be wrong. I probably am wrong, not being a doctor and all.

96 posted on 01/17/2006 1:48:47 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Just say "No" to Judy Baar Topinka)
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To: vrwc0915

Maybe the little liberals will allow the people to have access to scissors. Or maybe not. Maybe the paternalism of the Left runs so deep that every citizen needs a binky and a diaper change.


97 posted on 01/17/2006 1:49:32 PM PST by Reactionary
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To: Phantom Lord

"Ever watch the original Iron Chef? Chef Saki had an apple peeling contest with a student at the CIA. "

Yeah, but it's Sakai. He is a knifework wizard. I'm far from in his category, but I'm a pretty good hand with a chef's knife.

I saw that show, and was very impressed.


98 posted on 01/17/2006 1:49:38 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MeanWestTexan

I cannot tell any real difference between henkels and wustof, but each offer at least 2 handle styles. That's the big difference for me.


99 posted on 01/17/2006 1:50:00 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I'm doing the best I ever did, I'm doing the best that I can, now go away!)
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To: coydog

"It's why Chinese food is traditionally served in bite-size pieces."

I thought it was because: (1) the emporer did not want to see that it recognizably came from an animal and (2) for limited fuel reasons, they cooked in woks, which necessitates little pieces.


100 posted on 01/17/2006 1:50:21 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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