Off Topic "Mall Ninja" : Is just mere ownership of certain types of blade enough to earn the title ?

[DocJD]

If the term has any validity at all , I always thought it should apply only to some kind of inappropriate , obnoxious public display of weapons .

I thought it might also apply to poorly designed and/or junky tacticool stuff that pretend to be actual weapons .

So , what does this label mean to you (if anything ) ?

 

[jbmonkey]

yes.

 

[snuffle]

I think of it as a lifestyle.

 

[tknife]

It's generally applied to inexpensive, overly fantastic looking "weaponry" but Ito me it is a broad term for a lot of what I see in the sooper dooper EDC community. "here's my headed out to the grocery store carry" picture of 2 Glocks, 6 extra mags, tactical broadsword, 27 different knives and shivs, 1 million lumen flashlight etc.

 

[GAGL]

You can up your mall ninja game by wearing a fedora.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

You can up your mall ninja game by wearing a fedora.

Double points if you have a neckbeard and trenchcoat to go with it.

 

[GAGL]

This guy gets it

double akimbo or bust

 

[King of the Cheese]

I always thought it applied to people that don’t use their knives, tout “tabletop carry”, and always have a firearm in the backdrop of their knife photos.

 

[tknife]

Gekko45 lives! The malls of America will be safe with this guy around ^^

 

[jbmonkey]

This guy gets it

double akimbo or bust

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the shorts make the outfit.....

 

[DocJD]

This guy gets it

double akimbo or bust

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That's all good until he needs the mens room .

 

[King of the Cheese]

When I was in the army I went to a knife store in a mall and I was looking at knives.. the guy behind the counter said “bro I can’t sell you knives with black blades unless you have a military ID”… I turned around and walked away from that mall ninja bullshit, because it isn’t factual.

 

[greater]

You can up your mall ninja game by wearing a fedora.

No No a fedora is a totally different type of head wear.

You must wear a full fledged ninja uniform complete with hood mask and split toe boots for knotted rope climbing. A budget 440 katana, shuriken, and 420j2 American tanto blade knife made overseas.

 

[gazz98]

Hmmm. Not sure I can put it into words but I know it when I see it.

It used to be just the knives and weapons as the OP mentioned.

But over the years, add tactical pants with 23 pockets and built in tourniquets in the pants, a belt and buckle that can support 500 lbs for when you repel out of the booth at Taco Bell, and "gray man" backpack full of 5 different types of fire starting items yet you hardly leave the house (except to go to Taco Bell).

 

[Steely_Gunz]

It's generally applied to inexpensive, overly fantastic looking "weaponry" but Ito me it is a broad term for a lot of what I see in the sooper dooper EDC community. "here's my headed out to the grocery store carry" picture of 2 Glocks, 6 extra mags, tactical broadsword, 27 different knives and shivs, 1 million lumen flashlight etc.

100% agree. If I was that scared to step out of the house that I felt the need to bring an armory, I think I would spend less on ammo and more on therapy.

 

[GAGL]

That's all good until he needs the mens room .

True alphas wear tactical diapers

A budget 440 katana, shuriken, and 420j2 American tanto blade knife made overseas.

 

[seanj]

To be a true mall ninja you need ballistic plates that can stop a .308 at point blank range. Just simply duct tape them on. You can also use duct tape for your ninja knives and climbing gear.
Gecko45 knows it's true.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

If we looked in a mirror, most of us would be a little bit in denial.....

 

[K.O.D.]

S&W knives come to mind.

Also;

Partially serrated tanto folders.

 

[GB940Rookie]

In the short time here, I’ve seen people called mall ninja for a plethora of reasons. The way they dress or look, the type of tool that they carry, on and on and on.
Its mostly just a derogatory term. Makes us feel better about ourselves.

And no, I don’t have a neck beard.