Nancy Young wrote:

> "notbob" > wrote
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>>knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
>>and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
>>the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
>>apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
>>cheapo paring knife around for apples.
>
>
> Weren't you supposed to learn to use a sharp knife but don't
> cut towards your hand?
>
> Just sayin.

There's a classical injury seen over and over in ERs across the country.
It starts like so:

Bagel-Eater decides he wants his sliced and toasted. Cradles bagel
vertically in left hand while vigourously sawing through it with a knife
wielded by the right hand (so as to avoid dirtying a cutting board or
plate or risking scratching the counter top).

Results are predictable and usually involve more than one layer of stitches.