Wednesday, September 13, 2006

This isn't a knife, it's a contradiction


At first blush, this appears to be a perfectly ass-kicking redneck pocketknife. But under closer examination we uncover some disturbing fundamental flaws. I can make two cogent arguments as to why this otherwise intimidating chawcutter fails, and both are wrapped around the contrary relationship between the words and that glaring skull that wants to jump off the hilt and rumble. Whoa, did I say “skull?” I did. And therein lies the first logical breakdown. A skull typifies death. It’s a careless swordsmith who uses a skull to represent birth. I refer to the motto of this dead head blade: “American by Birth.” And now we move to our second incongruity. “American” is clearly and appropriately symbolized by the skull’s Old Glory ‘do-rag. Bravo. Unfortunately, that image is violently undermined by a background featuring a Confederate flag. To claim American status while waving that flag is incompatible in the extreme. You’ll remember from seventh grade that the Confederacy started the bloodiest war in American history, the singular goal of which was to secede from our great nation. In the end, this item fails on every level. It’s an embarrassment to knives and patriotic corpses everywhere.

2 comments:

poppersmoke said...

As we can see, this so-called knife is fraught with troubles. Good catches, Nick. I suggest you close your browser window before this perversion of cutlery causes you any more distress.

Dwardisimo Rex said...

Dollars to doughnuts that sumbitch is made in Taiwan.