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- Sep 18, 2014
Re: Chris and weaponry: What ever became of the pocket knife?
Not asking what happened to the one he had before; it was lost in the fire, no doubt. What I mean is, Chris used to be all about that little knife - slicing an imaginary Clyde Cash and all - so what happened to make him switch to pepper spray?
I think that was Bob's doing, for a long time a pocket knife was a symbol of becoming a Man a useful tool you are not well equipped without (my Dad is 66 this year an he gave me one when I was 12). It wasn't viewed as a weapon but a tool, I think Chris only kept it handy as it was useful to open lego box's, game cases wrapped in cellophane but he didn't carry it on a daily basis and he just used it in the Clyde slash indecent as it was within arms reach. I can see what Bob was doing giving Chris the pocket knife, he was trying to say "Son your becoming a man it's time to put away Childish things", I am guessing if he knew the full extent of the path Chris was already on he would have kept the knife for himself an tossed Chris some lego instead.
I also shudder to think of the state of the blade on that knife as it was never sharpened, joints oiled, never cleaned etc. I am kind of glad it seems to be gone from his life as if he used it he would stand a good chance of hurting himself.