Is it appropriate to keep one's knife in one's lap?

[TB1999]

That's when ettiquette says you may think the following: Y"ou ask the significant other if he's ever considered therapy his pe$%le fixation. Also, in case you are considering using that Chinese POS you call a knife on me, let me assure you the disposable scalplel in my poceket, guided by my trained hands and spider-like reflexexes, you'd be bleeding out on the floor before you could say WTF??? Now, back towhat I was saying. Are we clear? After that I'll just go all Dexter on you with my Ultratech."

Then you say, "You look a little distracted, do I need to go over this with you again?"

best response ever...for an 80's movie

 

[Ruffnek]

Maybe he was cleaning his fingernails or something.I have my knife out all the time doing little things like that.

 

[rhinoabe]

Its his, he can play with it if he wants.

 

[BogWalker]

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[churchmouse]

Yesterday while updating a patient there was a gruff looking significant other in the room. He had his knife resting in his lap rather than on his belt, in a pocket, etc. it was a folding knife and the blade was not exposed, but it seemed like it was on display.

what does social etiquette say regarding knives? It made me wonder if it was placed in a position to be noticed.

He was showing you he was there and rough&ready. Scary Huh.

I would have told him to put it away but in your work environment etiquette may differ.
He was being an A$$ Hat.

 

[sepe]

Its his, he can play with it if he wants.

I had a friend say that when he was caught scratching his twig and berries on the bus cam in 9th or 10th grade.

 

[rhino]

Its his, he can play with it if he wants.

Hey! Who let another rhino in here??!!

 

[HoughMade]

Did you ask the ever-vague "do you feel safe at home"? question in front of the significant other?

 

[ModernGunner]

If you're not using it for a specific purpose, put it away. It's not a damn 'toy'.

 

[HoughMade]

If you're not using it for a specific purpose, put it away. It's not a damn 'toy'.

Are we still talking about the knife?

 

[CitiusFortius]

If you're not using it for a specific purpose, put it away. It's not a damn 'toy'.

Well....sometimes it is. I have a Spyderco pocket knife that I take with me everywhere that I can legally. I'm also a fidgeter, doodler, etc - I just can't sit still. I could envision a scenario where my wife is seeing a doctor and to calm my nerves pull out the knife to fidget with it.

In fact, I was playing tetris on my phone while we found out the gender at my wifes fist ultrasound. Not because I was not interested - quite the opposite. I just need to be doing something with my hands to calm the nerves (thats what she said?) sometimes I use my pocket knife.