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With its renowned durability, large assortment of tools and quality made components; the Swiss Army knife is the world’s premier pocket knife. The Swiss Army was originally supplied with the ‘Soldier’s Knife’. Since 1897, however, Victorinox and Wenger have supplied the Swiss Army with their famous knives. To this day they still supply the Swiss Army with about 60,000 of these knives yearly. As well as the Swiss armed forces using the Swiss Army knife, it gained massive popularity amongst adventurers, hikers, campers and even as a staple of many conventional households.

The origin of the very first Swiss Army knife can be traced back to Karl Elsener. Elsener was a patriarch who was Horrified to find the knives issued to the Swiss Army were manufactured in neighbouring Germany. It took K. Elsener approximately 5 years to make the first knife utilized by the Swiss Army that was actually manufactured in Switzerland. The cross and shield were also contributed by Elsener to identify them as his own. They are still utilised by Victorinox today. In 1909, Elsener renamed his company Victoria, after his mother who had recently passed away. In 1921, when the company started using stainless steel, or inox, to make its knives, it was renamed Victorinox. Victorinox is still owned by the Elsener family, with Carl Elsener leading the company today. The term ‘Swiss Army knife’ was not initially conceptualised by Victorinox. Its official name at the time, ‘Schweizer Offizer Messer’, was too difficult to pronounce, and thus the term ‘Swiss Army knife’ was coined.

The Swiss Army knife is produced in a variety of different sized models with unique attachments. The most common instruments are blades, tooth-picks, tweezers, bottle openers, scissors and screwdrivers. However, with the innovation of more advanced technology several new models have been released with high-tech features including USB flash drives, digital clocks, MP3 players and laser pointers.

What gives when foreign citizens attempt to bad-mouth other countries on international news blogs? Why is it okay for a British Citizen to dictate US Policy? Recently a few foreign citizens have been condemning the United States Military who will not yield to International Terrorism or quit against the insurgents. One of the British Citizens and a pro-US Military man go at it. Listen to this exchange of verbal gun fire;

“And tell me oh wise one…who WINS a war? When a bomb rips a baby to pieces and a mother is screaming with misery”

“Oh I see you are denying our precision munitions now? You may as well be a bleeding heart liberal from NY? Listen to you talk.”

You state; “It seems to me that American answer to everything is either BULLY, KILL, BE VIOLENT or LIE.”

“Do I feel an inferiority complex from the UK? That great nation which we kicked your butts? That nation who wanted to rule the world and could not even take back the Falkland Islands, as some old vintage A-4s fired right thru your mighty warships? We have individual citizens giving more to help those needy Africans than your whole country has set aside. Do not diminish my great nation and do not mistake our acts of kindness as weakness? Who is lying? The former Middle East Dictator or you want to blame the US for everything, even GB backslide into the foot notes of great civilizations which once were. Check the name. My ancestors built the Plymouth Colony, while your good for nothing King tried to rule as a dictator.”

The British subject had no further comment once again beaten into oblivion by logic and American Resolve. So the pro-US Military man stated in closing;

“I support fully the US Military, President of the United States of America, the war in Iraq, disarming Iran by any and all means possible, collapsing Hamas government, killing and removing all insurgents and international terrorism World Wide. So tell us what do you support? Namecalling, weakness, usury and quitting; well no thanks.”

“Lance Winslow” – Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/