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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 93 points 10 months ago (1 children)

people without pocket knives when they need to cut something ☞ help

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My family always gives me shit for always having my Gerber on my belt, until it's Christmas morning or any of the other times someone needs a knife or pliers.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I keep a tiny 1" knife on my keychain. It's incredibly handy, unless I forget to take it off when going through airport security...

[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can you not fly with it? In Europe, you can, the limit is 5 or 6 cm of blade. I regularly fly with mine.

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

If it's sharp or pointy at all you have to check it in the US. I almost got my nice multibit screwdriver confiscated because it was almost too long.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Nope, but they recently loosened the rules so you can bring nail trimmers again.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

I've done the same with my Gerber quite a few times

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your family Christmas morning sounds vicious. You should try getting everyone to sit down and have the youngest child hand the presents out one at a time.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works -3 points 10 months ago

See, in america every holiday and social event is an opportunity to express your individualism and lack of empathy. Usually there's a competitive game people assault each other over, like Uno, Spades, or cornhole. A common phrase here is "I just don't like other people".

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Christmas morning! Every single time I'm the person that pulls out the knife.