Gun as a gift.

[Jeremiah]

I am just curious here. I grew up understanding that if a someone gave you a knife as a present you give them a coin so the knife can't cut the freindship ( superstitious I know ), What do you give someone that gives you a gun as a gift?

 

[Jay]

You do the best you can to return the friendship that had to exist for them to give you the gun in the first place.

 

[Adrenaline]

wow great gift to recieve! no idea on the gun gift scenario, but the knife and coin scenario is a new one to me.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

The opportunity to shoot it first?

 

[Mikeh82]

You promise you wont shoot them.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

Tell them you'll give them free lifetime protection whenever they are around you.. Lol!

 

[insomnitec]

I am just curious here. I grew up understanding that if a someone gave you a knife as a present you give them a coin so the knife can't cut the freindship ( superstitious I know ), What do you give someone that gives you a gun as a gift?

That's an interesting concept. Where did you grow up? Sounds like something we would do in Mississippi (where I grew up), but I've never heard of this specific scenario. As for what you would give to someone that gives you a gun; I would buy them a knife and give them a coin. =)

 

[01deuce]

If I ever was to get rid of it I would offer it to them before I sold or traded it.

 

[IndyGunworks]

bullet proof vest?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

That's an interesting concept. Where did you grow up? Sounds like something we would do in Mississippi (where I grew up), but I've never heard of this specific scenario.

Very old English tradition and thus superior to everything in the world.

A gift of a knife was believed to sever the friendship, so you "paid" your friend for the knife.

Just don't ask me to explain why it is unlucky to sharpen a knife after dark.

 

[Jeremiah]

I haven't ever been given a gun as a gift, I know several people that have given/received them in the past. so I was curious.

as far as where I grew up. I have to say the Us. I was born in Bryan Ohio and lived in and north of Fort Wayne for a time I have lived or worked all across this country and am growing up all the time. I have family all over Indiana, Ohio and michigan.

That particular deal with the coin was first presented to me by my grandfather on my dad's side in Ohio who grew up in Michigan. and I really didn't see it again till 13grade when freinds of my Mothers visiting from Baton rouge gave me a knife and one of his friends explained it to me again.

 

[ATM]

Share bacon with them.

 

[insomnitec]

Very old English tradition and thus superior to everything in the world.

A gift of a knife was believed to sever the friendship, so you "paid" your friend for the knife.

Just don't ask me to explain why it is unlucky to sharpen a knife after dark.

Oookay. Now that rings a bell. Thanks for that.

 

[thej27]

Share bacon with them.

That is a brilliant idea. I wonder how well that would work for other situations like Christmas.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Hey Kirk, why is it unlucky to sharpen a knife after dark?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Oh, geez . . .

 

[WoG]

The opportunity to shoot it first?

Oooh, I like that one. Let's go with that!

 

[misconfig]

You promise you wont shoot them.

What he said ^^^

 

[2cool9031]

And if it is a BAD friendship.....they might give you some Bullets.

 

[Hoosier45]

What do you give someone that gives you a gun as a gift?[/quote]

A kiss on the mouth.