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Mike, they obviously don't appreciate your true value.

Don't the Shuns offer resharpening at a nominal price? X2 what Reks said, he is the man when it comes to obsessive knife knowledge. In my opinion it would be better to start good then scale up to "obsessive" when you feeel the need, Jacob has given me lots of good information on where to find the better quality cutlery. The Shun chef and paring knives you posted would be ideal first starts. If you want good and purty then you might look at a bit pricey but hey, it's a gift for you and you deserve it. Oh, and you should get one of these just in case Laguiole Wine Opener Draughtboard Ebony/Ivory Sorry, OT.

Based upon Boomy's most recent posts, this reminds me of what her work day must be like. Certainly not like my day at the office..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vClQBrEeGqQ

Dan, can I have that /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ on the back of my CanJam bowling shirt?

Maybe we can perform a William Wallace on someone. (Isosceles talking)

Duggeh, you will be my knife/comment proxy, I shall live vicariously through your momentary foolishness. I must say you are a brave soul to make "annoying comments" to a knife wielding crowd.

The no drinking part is a real sacrifice, but I am in definitely! Bringing the Hattori?

A 22 hour flight might mean a trip to Asia, I hope things are OK. Sorry to miss you.

Slow twenty eight mile ride with very little climbing. Two and a half hours of bitching about life. I need t get me some new legs and lungs.

What be "these"? /\ /\ /\ /\ They seem a bit too tiny to cut anything.

Shelly, Chicago Cutlery knives have a very soft blade which makes them easy to sharpen. I can put a hair shaving edge on them in less than fifteen minutes with a little practice so could you. The CC edge only lasts a couple of weeks but putting a new edge on them is pretty easy. Having said that, I rarely use the CCs myself they are for guests. Most of our guests use nothing sharper than an off the shelf Henckels and I am afraid they would cut off a digit trying to use my Japanese gyuto or even the Shun. Reks, don't you use serrated knives for cutting rolls or bagels?

Well Larry, Vickie and Mike all pack heat.

Take the more believable of the two- 1) "Jacob was out due to a gunshot wound" 2) "Jacob was out with the 24hr H1N1 virus"

If you need a doctor's note, I am sure Deepak or Larry can provide you with one.......

Well as soon as HC is monetized or IPOed then you won't need to work. Call your attorney and get on it.

Jacob, I am bummed! There is no one attending CanJam that I can ask knife sharpening questions while downing a few drams of scotch, please you must remedy this problem. Damn, team Audio Aero just took a major hit.

Oh, I thought that was some Scottish acronym or sumpthin'

Uh oh, I see a slippery slope in your future. Don't you know that 404LE's are the gateway stat drugs?

Happy Birthday Ari.

Grawk said you are really a bot, well in case you are human Happy Birthday anyway.

Wow! Mike all I can say is just wow. Nate, glad to hear Lily is recovering and doing fine. There certainly is an element of drama with kids no matter how hard we try to watch out for them.

David, he is so damn cute!

I would be interested in your listening impressions using the various gain settings.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4350/img0256u.jpg' alt='img0256u.jpg'> While cleaning up the back yard for my visiting nephews we discovered this in the weeds. Both sections are for one snake, I tore the skin while picking it out of the weeds. There were actually two skins, this one as you can see is at least four feet long, the other is a smaller two and a half feet in length. Gonna be an interesting summer.

Al, was it something you said?