Re: hidden in drawers - when is it obsession?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:56:10 GMT, "Rick Corey" <rick.cory@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I don't have enough drawers to hold all my knives.
Finding occasions to give them all some "hand time" is a challenge.
Finding people to give them away to is a challenge.
Maybe having a hobby makes me "odd" or "different".

(On a slightly different topic, knowing where the line is between collecting
and obsession or OCD would be an INTERESTING topic.)

If you actually think that owning anything for any reason other than for its
immediate usefullness is odd, I think that's fine and OK for you to think
that.

I can even understand how some people do feel that way, despite missing all
the pleasure and interest of a hobby, or having any appreciation for
artifacts whose history and evolution date back to our differentiation from
non-tool-using primates.

Taken literally and extrapolated somewhat, your comments would seem to
derive from not knowing any reason for anyone ever to be interested in
ANYTHING for other than utilitarian reasons - even if that is true, there's
no reason to call you odd or incomprehensible for thinking that or not
knowing what a hobby is.

I gather from your post that you have a problem reading English as I
quite clearly stated that I was stating a personal preference and that
other people might have a different view point. I believe I said
something like different strokes for different folks, or something of
that nature, pointing out that I was not disparaging anyone for
collecting knives.

I wonder why you take exception to that?

You even included my last post which says exactly what I posted
above.... I wonder why you didn't read it before you vomited your
spite for all to see?


But I think I'll mention my puzzlement over why you would post on rec.knives
to inform us that you don't understand why or how anyone could find knives
intrinsically interesting, or desirable to own for any reason beyond
practicality. Since you're not trolling.

I posted on rec. knives in response to another poster asking a
question. Is that a good enough reason for you?

I would have thoguht that the _existence_ of rec.knives, or knowledge of
the meaning of the English words "hobby" and "collector" would have
explained it to you.

I'm happy to explain it to you: we collect knives because we find them
interesting and enjoy doing so.
Understand now?

I might also point out that the description for rec.knives is
"rec.knives Anything that goes cut or has an edge."

Nothing about a hobby. so your statement about hobbies is really not
in line with the stated reason for establishing the group.

Of course, as you are already acting irrationally you probably imagine
that the rec.knives group is only for collectors...

Given that you seem intent on starting an argument over a statement
that quite clearly stated a personal preference and included wording
to eliminate any inference of attacking others I can only assume that
you are really out to start an argument... or you just can't read
English. Care to comment?

As I have no idea what your intent is and I certainly don't intend to
let some cyber-bully dictate what or where I shall post you can be
assured that you are headed straight for the trash as I have no
intention of debating with someone who acts in an irrational manner
and can't compre3hend what they read. Quite simply, I'm certainly not
going to waste my time trying to communicate with someone who cannot
understand simple English.


I don't understand you either, unless you're trolling for a reaction, but
I'm not sure yet that you're "odd" or intentionally offensive, or
condescending and hypocritical when you add "but different strokes for
different folks" at the end of a fundamentally belittling post whose premise
is improbable.

This is really a small issue, but I'd like to make the point that if you
mock a whole group of people on their home turf, calling people who find
knives fascinating "odd" for having their hobby, that subsequently adding
"but different strokes for different folks" doesn't make you any friends or
change the tone of your prior comments which resembled clumsy but
intentional provocation.

You may have meant the final phrase in the sense of "no offense intended",
not condescendingly.
Surely it was not a hypocritical way to extend the lame trolling while
pretending you weren't trolling.

Rick Corey
Not suffering mockery gladly in the Pacific NorthWet

Or, perhaps, the man that starts at shadows and seizes upon an
imaginary slight in order to display his foolishness.


"Good Soldier Schweik" <decypher.signature@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:23:46 -0700, "Chas" <chasclements@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Good Soldier Schweik" <decypher.signature@xxxxxxxx> wrote
Nope, just using them as an example of what I find odd - like knives
in drawers.

So, anything more than a Schick razor blade, single-edged of course, is an
affectation?

Chas



You are loosing track of the thread. My original post said that a lot
of knives is o.k. but buying knives to put in drawers, i.e., not for
use, was, I thought odd.

However I also included a final sentenance saying "different strokes
for different folks" that several don't seem to have noticed.

Cheers,

Schweik
(goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)

Cheers,

Schweik
(goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)
.

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