Always have a pocket knife except when flying. The gentleman part come from being able to open packages, cut threads, tighten screws, etc on request. Most pocket knives are not much help for violence.
Gentleman was a term for the upper class, meaning a man of refinement. Now it is used even for the criminal. I was told that it was supposed to give the that person the benefit of the doubt. I say, if he is a criminal, there IS no doubt.
I’m no MacGyver, but I always like to carry either a Swiss Army knife or a Leatherman. It’s amazing how often I’ve had to make use of one of the attachments, as well as the blades, which I keep well sharpened.
Templo S.U.D. almost 8 years ago
that is quite a wonder, Clyde
reatta45 almost 8 years ago
And today just about every gentleman carries a gun… also gentlewomen…
gsawyer101 almost 8 years ago
Always have a pocket knife except when flying. The gentleman part come from being able to open packages, cut threads, tighten screws, etc on request. Most pocket knives are not much help for violence.
pcolli almost 8 years ago
Clubbing me softly with his club….
I'll fly away almost 8 years ago
The only new thing I like about the new format is the strips are larger.
Joseph McFarlane almost 8 years ago
Why does my e-mail GoComics stop when I reach “I”?
Dani Rice almost 8 years ago
Hubby, like GSAW, always carried a pocket knife. He got it when he was 14, and although we’ve had a few I-can’t-fine-it scares, he still has it.
sfreader1 almost 8 years ago
Gentleman was a term for the upper class, meaning a man of refinement. Now it is used even for the criminal. I was told that it was supposed to give the that person the benefit of the doubt. I say, if he is a criminal, there IS no doubt.
Linguist almost 8 years ago
I’m no MacGyver, but I always like to carry either a Swiss Army knife or a Leatherman. It’s amazing how often I’ve had to make use of one of the attachments, as well as the blades, which I keep well sharpened.
Germanshepherds4ever almost 8 years ago
Gentle + man = oxymoron!
Number Three almost 8 years ago
Gentlemen are about as rare to find as a dinosaur fossil.
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Chris Kenworthy almost 8 years ago
Good point… Originally “gentilis” meant “of the same clan.” I think it was used for nobility long before it acquired the meaning of kind or peaceful…