Weekend Open Thread: Staying Alive Edition

H. Clay Aalders
Weekend Open Thread
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Howdy folks.

This is one of those weeks where there wasn’t a particularly viral memeable event, so this week’s thread will be a bit disjointed. Though I guess this could loosely fit this week’s title as well…

 

And I guess this advice can help keep you alive…

There are a couple of shows this weekend. For those in the Eastern US…

Cumberland County Knife & Gun Show with Col. Coon Collectors

Anyone not already through quarantine will have a hard time attending the Sydney Knife Show. I was surprised to see it not listed as cancelled. But they are staggering attendance to keep within protocols.

Sydney Knife Show

Moving on…

In fairness, I wouldn’t want to move to West Virginia either.

Speaking of dads…

As someone with an easily misspelled last name, I feel the pain…

I’ve got nothin…

That is frightening. Better try to look on the bright side.

I love me some Transformers memes.

Analysis: True (to steal a Blogfather classic)

Stuart B. sent this one in…

 

Speaking of our readers, I suppose you all want to know who won the Vero large Fulcrum…

It’s Hocky. So I will get that on its way.

Speaking of last week, I was at “Sandlot Night” at the Tennessee Smokies game last Friday night. They were giving away “Squints” Bobbleheads…

and 5 of the cast were there signing autographs (yes I intentionally cropped my daughter’s head on purpose).

I forgot to grab something when I was in the office today. (kids are back in school now, so I am back to 3 days a week). So this week’s prize is your choice of  Goins Encyclopedia, a backissue of your choice, or a free Premium Membership to the website. Your choice.

5 comments or replies count as your entries, and if it is your first time commenting you will be held in moderation until I approve your first comment. After that you can post at will.

That just made me laugh.

I don’t have anything else of profound importance.

Stay Safe, and Alive everyone.

“You better listen to him Flounder, He’s Pre-Med.”

 

 

 

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H. Clay Aalders

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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  1. Brian Eno! The ’70s were my formative Navy days, entering when I was “19” in ’72. At that time, most of the music I listened to was ‘Rock’ with a strong connection to ‘C&W’ (. . . I grew up with Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Sonny James, Eddy Arnold and others because my Mom & Dad listened to them on the radio, especially on Saturday nights). I remain a die hard Elvis fan. Roxy Music and its’ ambient’ sound as influenced by the electronica-inclined Eno was often heard on the “Bancroft” during patrols. Melodic and whimsical, as you say, the sonar techs would compare it to the “whale songs” they recorded. Did you know that barnacles make noise?

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  2. First and foremost, I am humbled to have my “number” pulled for the Vero Fulcrum. Depending on it’s handiness, I might be tempted to use it as “leverage” (Aargh, Hocky humor) in trade for some “Smokies” bling! (. . . “Squint” bobblehead, Hmm-m-m). MARK, STUARTB & CMEAT: I know very little about “Monty Python”. I do like that quote regarding the “watery tart throwing a sword”. I remember a movie: “The Holy Grail”. Killer rabbits on a bridge . . . CMEAT: You rival Mr. Shakespeare in your creative use of the written word. Hattiefatteners? Solla sallew? Now I see the word, “dirk”, and I can relate to that in a knife; or, “Dirk Pitt” in the Clive Cussler novels. So, “Taking Tiger mountain” is an LP by musicians called-“Strategy’ with a song, “Back in Judy’s Jungle” Correct? If my interpretation is not correct; then, what is it that you are saying?

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    1. nearly, but for the artist. taking tiger mountain (by strategy) is one of two definitive brian eno lp’s released in the early seventies, during my formative years (those are still ongoing). the other is titled here come the warm jets. to say that they have stood the test of time and remain undiminished after repeated listenings is an understatement. both are absolute short list stranded on an island stuff. melodic and whimsical, and when it rocks it delivers.
      is there any escape from noise? -negativland

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  3. the spiritual guidance meme character reminds me of tove jannson’s moomintroll. “hur gick det sen?” originally, my copy from nana was english, “moomin, mymble and little my.” each page had a portal cut into it that previewed the next location, “what do you think happened next?” the hattinfatteners creeped me out like some reacted to flying monkeys (oz). gaffsie’s expression was equally unsettling. a wonderful children’s tome.

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    1. sorry, hattifatteners. they’re depicted having tea in a huge old hollow tree as they recharge from the electrical storm. the whole thing was sort of a cross between seuss’ “i had trouble in getting to solla sollew” and ahlberg’s “jolly pocket postman.”

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      1. CMEAT – that goes some way to explain your creative use of language. Back in Blighty, we grew up with the ‘Clangers’, moon living creatures with a preponderance to toot!

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        1. ah, a favorite lyric. from “taking tiger mountain (by strategy).” we have “back in judy’s jungle”, the final verse of which is repeated:

          “Back in Blighty there was you
          There were milkmen every morning
          But/4uck these endless shiny trees
          Never used to be that way.”

          eno, as dirk gently later did, summoned inspiration from the i ching calculator. many of the verses make little sense and the author can only be relied upon to shrug and give no explanation. but dirk’s was broken and so only able to produce, “a suffusion of yellow.”

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  4. You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

    He started it…..

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  5. Squints! Ah, Wendy Peffercorn, 9 kids! And he has his own bobble head! Hero’s are remembered. Legends never die!
    And a Monte Python quote-may be opening a can of worms Clay if you remember the last time!
    “This but a flesh wound!”

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