The secret to Thomas's Success

[Mike Brubacher]

Well I just learned something about Thomas (Edgepal) today. The secret to his success. I've been corresponding with Norwegian customers today and learned that the price of beer is very high in Norway. It's half-price in Sweden though and therefore worth the trip across the border to purchase beer. Then I thought "who do I know in Sweden who might be taking advantage of this commercial opportunity?". Is manufacturing knife sharpeners just a cover for your real business Thomas? I think that for a few free Swedish beers we could all keep our mouths shut.

[Edgepal]

Beer, tobac, porn and alcohol of all kind are very expenisive in Norway, double or trippel price compare to Swedish prices.
Flower are very cheep in Norway, half the price compare to Sweden.

So, we trade, but there is a problem with the border wall. It is not a tiny Trump wall, it is high mountains and wilderness between Norway and Sweden.

As you know, I have no problem with wilderness or high mountains, and I love to live on the edge - so I take flower from Norway and I pay with alcohol, porn and tobac. So if you come to my area of Sweden and if you smell new baked bred - you know that on the other side of the borde there is at least one drunk, smoking and masturbating very happy Norwegian man...

Norwegian knife makers make very nice and functional knifes and they are also very good hunters. Many of them use my tools to sharpen their knifes. That give me cash so I can invest in more alcohol, tobac and porn...it is a good business

In fotboll we play against Mexico and won - and Germany lost its place = we build a wall against Mexico and let Germany pay for it

Thomas

[Bud]

If you don't mind Mr. Edgepal and sure hope you don't need it anytime soon but I'd like to suggest the words for your headstone at the cemetery: "Here lies an honest man". You are truly one of a kind and I enjoy your writings greatly.

[Edgepal]

Dear Bud,
It is perfectly ok that you are thinking about my headstone and the text on my headstone. The text is allready finnish, it says; I had fun

About lying, the Sami people still have, and use, old saga and story telling traditions - and there is nothing wrong to lye a little or to polish the truth so that the story gets better. So, I admitt, I lye a little before about the border and the trade. The Norwegian men dont drink, smoke and masturbate all at the same time. Sorry about that.

Thomas

[KnifeGrinders]

Dear Bud,
It is perfectly ok that you are thinking about my headstone and the text on my headstone. The text is allready finnish, it says; I had fun

About lying, the Sami people still have, and use, old saga and story telling traditions - and there is nothing wrong to lye a little or to polish the truth so that the story gets better. So, I admitt, I lye a little before about the border and the trade. The Norwegian men dont drink, smoke and masturbate all at the same time. Sorry about that.

Thomas

I see... the keyword is "all at the same time" With the cigarette in one hand, have to choose the job for the other... spare my imagination please!

[Edgepal]

Knifegrinders,
My problem, well, I really dont se it as a problem, is that I do not have a dirty imagination, I am dirty minded...

Thomas

[Mike Brubacher]

Okay, I admit that this is all my fault. I was the one who poked the sleeping tiger with a stick. I think that I understand now though why juggling was invented.

[Edgepal]

Juggling is an art Mike, we all juggling thru life to survive

i dont know about poking the tiger, I think I am more like an lazy old moose, eating all day, take a swim when I feel for it, sleep all night farting when I need to - and I am free to go where ever I like...

Thomas

[Mark Reich]

Thank you for this very illuminating and most educational knife making and bladesmithing thread, Gentlemen.  

[grepper]

Mr. Thomas, thank you for creating for me a wonderful mental image of a very happy Norwegian man.