Excellent rant and very thought-provoking, thanks.
I had heard the use of the dull and blunt table knife was designed and implemented hundreds of years ago in Europe to reduce knife attacks.
From Wikipedia . . .
So, it was Louie the 14th of France that started this crap, and to think Not-So-Great Britain is following suit all the way down the line.
I had heard the use of the dull and blunt table knife was designed and implemented hundreds of years ago in Europe to reduce knife attacks.
From Wikipedia . . .
Quote:The distinguishing feature of a table knife is a blunt or rounded end. The origin of this, and thus of the table knife itself, is attributed by tradition to Cardinal Richelieu around 1637, reputedly to cure dinner guests of the habit of picking their teeth with their knife-points.[3]
Later, in 1669, King Louis XIV of France banned all pointed knives in his Flemish provinces, insisting on blunt tips, in the hope that it would reduce knife crime.[4][5][6]
So, it was Louie the 14th of France that started this crap, and to think Not-So-Great Britain is following suit all the way down the line.
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