All About Pocket Knives

Words to live by. What would you add?

"Keep your knife sharp", but that seems kind of trivial in that list.

Seek Truth

1. DON’T FORGET NOTHIN’.

2. Keep your musket clean as a whistle, hatchet sharp and scoured, sixty rounds powder and ball, and be ready to march at a minute’s warning.

3. When you’re on the march, act the way you would if you were sneaking up on a deer. See the enemy first.

4. Tell the truth about what you see and do. There is an army depending on you for correct information. You can lie all you please when you tell other folks about the Rangers, but never lie to another Ranger or to an officer.

5. Don’t ever take a chance you don’t have to.

6. When we’re on the march, we move in single file, staying far enough apart that one shot can’t go through two men. This also helps conceal the number of men in our party.

7. If we strike swamps or soft ground, we spread out abreast so it’s harder to track us.

8. When we’re on the march, we keep moving until dark to give the enemy the least possible chance at catching up to us.

9. When we make camp, half the party stays awake while the other half sleeps.

10. If we take prisoners, we keep them separated until we have time to examine them, so they can’t cook up a story between them.

11. We never return home the same way we went out. We use a different route, so we won’t be ambushed. Be extra careful when we get close to home: the enemy may be lying in wait nearby.

12. Whether we travel in big parties or little ones, each party keeps a scout 20 yards ahead, 20 yards on each flank and 20 yards in the rear, so the main body can’t be surprised and wiped out.

13. Every night, you’ll be told where to meet if we have to disperse to avoid being surrounded by a superior force.

14. Never sit down to eat, or stop to replenish water supplies, without posting sentries.

15. All hands shall be awake, alert and ready for action before dawn. Dawn’s when the French and Indians like to attack.

16. If we find that somebody’s trailing us we make a circle, come back on our own tracks, and ambush the folks that aim to ambush us.

17. When we’re on the march, we stay at least a hundred yards away from lakes or rivers, to avoid being trapped against a shoreline.

18. Never cross a river by a known, regular ford. These are prime places for ambush.

19. Don’t stand up when the enemy’s coming against you. Kneel down, or hide behind a tree or rock.

20. Let the enemy come till he’s almost close enough to touch. Then let him have it, jump out and finish him with your hatchet.

Sounds like Roger's Rangers standing orders to me - still excellent advice to all Soldiers!

rangerbluedog wrote:1. DON’T FORGET NOTHIN’.

2. Keep your musket clean as a whistle, hatchet sharp and scoured, sixty rounds powder and ball, and be ready to march at a minute’s warning.

3. When you’re on the march, act the way you would if you were sneaking up on a deer. See the enemy first.

4. Tell the truth about what you see and do. There is an army depending on you for correct information. You can lie all you please when you tell other folks about the Rangers, but never lie to another Ranger or to an officer.

5. Don’t ever take a chance you don’t have to.

6. When we’re on the march, we move in single file, staying far enough apart that one shot can’t go through two men. This also helps conceal the number of men in our party.

7. If we strike swamps or soft ground, we spread out abreast so it’s harder to track us.

8. When we’re on the march, we keep moving until dark to give the enemy the least possible chance at catching up to us.

9. When we make camp, half the party stays awake while the other half sleeps.

10. If we take prisoners, we keep them separated until we have time to examine them, so they can’t cook up a story between them.

11. We never return home the same way we went out. We use a different route, so we won’t be ambushed. Be extra careful when we get close to home: the enemy may be lying in wait nearby.

12. Whether we travel in big parties or little ones, each party keeps a scout 20 yards ahead, 20 yards on each flank and 20 yards in the rear, so the main body can’t be surprised and wiped out.

13. Every night, you’ll be told where to meet if we have to disperse to avoid being surrounded by a superior force.

14. Never sit down to eat, or stop to replenish water supplies, without posting sentries.

15. All hands shall be awake, alert and ready for action before dawn. Dawn’s when the French and Indians like to attack.

16. If we find that somebody’s trailing us we make a circle, come back on our own tracks, and ambush the folks that aim to ambush us.

17. When we’re on the march, we stay at least a hundred yards away from lakes or rivers, to avoid being trapped against a shoreline.

18. Never cross a river by a known, regular ford. These are prime places for ambush.

19. Don’t stand up when the enemy’s coming against you. Kneel down, or hide behind a tree or rock.

20. Let the enemy come till he’s almost close enough to touch. Then let him have it, jump out and finish him with your hatchet.

Very true, blue. Kinda like what we lernt in Girls Scouts. But still kinda NOT appropriate to the Theme of this thread.

I say help others and pay it forward, you're thinking military manuvers.(sp) NOT where I was going.

BE THANKFULL SPIDERS CANT FLY!!!!

gino wrote:BE THANKFULL SPIDERS CANT FLY!!!!

That's more like it Gino, you da man!!!
Amen to that!

Bacon Lover wrote:

rangerbluedog wrote:1. DON’T FORGET NOTHIN’.

2. Keep your musket clean as a whistle, hatchet sharp and scoured, sixty rounds powder and ball, and be ready to march at a minute’s warning.

3. When you’re on the march, act the way you would if you were sneaking up on a deer. See the enemy first.

4. Tell the truth about what you see and do. There is an army depending on you for correct information. You can lie all you please when you tell other folks about the Rangers, but never lie to another Ranger or to an officer.

5. Don’t ever take a chance you don’t have to.

6. When we’re on the march, we move in single file, staying far enough apart that one shot can’t go through two men. This also helps conceal the number of men in our party.

7. If we strike swamps or soft ground, we spread out abreast so it’s harder to track us.

8. When we’re on the march, we keep moving until dark to give the enemy the least possible chance at catching up to us.

9. When we make camp, half the party stays awake while the other half sleeps.

10. If we take prisoners, we keep them separated until we have time to examine them, so they can’t cook up a story between them.

11. We never return home the same way we went out. We use a different route, so we won’t be ambushed. Be extra careful when we get close to home: the enemy may be lying in wait nearby.

12. Whether we travel in big parties or little ones, each party keeps a scout 20 yards ahead, 20 yards on each flank and 20 yards in the rear, so the main body can’t be surprised and wiped out.

13. Every night, you’ll be told where to meet if we have to disperse to avoid being surrounded by a superior force.

14. Never sit down to eat, or stop to replenish water supplies, without posting sentries.

15. All hands shall be awake, alert and ready for action before dawn. Dawn’s when the French and Indians like to attack.

16. If we find that somebody’s trailing us we make a circle, come back on our own tracks, and ambush the folks that aim to ambush us.

17. When we’re on the march, we stay at least a hundred yards away from lakes or rivers, to avoid being trapped against a shoreline.

18. Never cross a river by a known, regular ford. These are prime places for ambush.

19. Don’t stand up when the enemy’s coming against you. Kneel down, or hide behind a tree or rock.

20. Let the enemy come till he’s almost close enough to touch. Then let him have it, jump out and finish him with your hatchet.

Very true, blue. Kinda like what we lernt in Girls Scouts. But still kinda NOT appropriate to the Theme of this thread.

I say help others and pay it forward, you're thinking military manuvers.(sp) NOT where I was going.

I'd say they are appropriate for any time.
Here, Bacon. Since you are the arbitrator for what is appropriate, perhaps you will like these better.

1.Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2.Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.
3.Unite humanity with a living new language.
4.Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.
5.Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6.Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7.Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8.Balance personal rights with social duties.
9.Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.
10.Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature.

Avoid aimless posts......

TripleF wrote:Avoid aimless posts......

LMAO!

TripleF wrote:Avoid aimless posts......

Or Better Known As......................................................................................

Yep!

Don't be condescending.

CobraBill wrote:Don't be condescending.

orvet wrote:

CobraBill wrote:Don't be condescending.

MITCH RAPP wrote:

TripleF wrote:Avoid aimless posts......

Or Better Known As......................................................................................

OR

CANCER

Oh what a web we weave when we first practice to deceive.

The mods should be able to tell if Bacon and Otto are the same person by the ISP they connect to the forum with.
Every computer has its own number on the WWW.

Very funny if it is, kinda creepy too though.

CobraBill wrote:The mods should be able to tell if Bacon and Otto are the same person by the ISP they connect to the forum with.
Every computer has its own number on the WWW.

Very funny if it is, kinda creepy too though.

change computers ????? you have a new number/ISP ????? just askin'

I was told that the internet provider that Bacon Lover uses IS NOT in Maine!! She's Otto. I've found too many things that are the same for her posts here and his posts on his Facebook timeline. There's no doubt in my military mind!!

tjmurphy wrote:I was told that the internet provider that Bacon Lover uses IS NOT in Maine!!

Her/His/It's ___????? profile just disappeared also

big monk wrote:

CobraBill wrote:The mods should be able to tell if Bacon and Otto are the same person by the ISP they connect to the forum with.
Every computer has its own number on the WWW.

Very funny if it is, kinda creepy too though.

change computers ????? you have a new number/ISP ????? just askin'

As long as you are on the same router the number will be the same.

Is Otto in main? I am confused.