The Chris Reeve Knives Large Inkosi Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024
- Today, we'll take a look at a surprisingly improved knife, the Chris Reeve Knives (CRK) Large Inkosi, natural successor to the previously-reviewed Sebenza 25.
"it had the ergonomics of a condom full of Legos" - Nick Shabazz, 2018
I'm stealing that one, Nick. Hope you don't mind.
" You should tuck this one in cosy with the rest of your collection "
I think everyone has good points on CRK and any other brand. But it comes down to one thing, what you want. I personally saved up my funds and purchased a CRK inkosi insingo, and it is the best knife in my collection. I have Spydercos, liong mah, benchmade, ADV, Kizer, Ferum forge and Todd begg knives. So for a non biased non fanboy opinion, I love this knife. The ergos are amazing, I have average sized hands and I get no hot spots. It fits great in the pocket, the smoothness of this knife is better then other $400-$500 knives I own. This knife is exactly that, a knife of simplicity. It's designed to be easy to dissemble if you're in the field, and easy to sharpen on the fly. It feels solid in the hand and serves it's purpose. The only con I have is the thumbstuds but it's a small con. I personally believe allot of the price is in the warranty. I've seen people absolutely abuse their inkosi or sebenza or have it over years and put hard use into it. Send it back to CRK and get a brand new knife back after it's refurbished. The tolerances of CRK out beat ZT, spyderco, benchmade etc. Hands down.
...is that not how everyone stores their legos? I must rethink my storage choices...
Anthony B 😂
love the size comparisons on every vid. please keep that up, very appreciated.
I just got this knife, large inkosi. I also have the large sebenza and I gotta say, other than general shape, they are different knives. I love the inkosi. It feels much more solid and more confidence inspiring, with the ceramic lock up, than the sebenza. The ergonomics are better. I’ve heard many complaints about the finger cutouts. They fit my hand just perfect, and make it more comfortable. My sebenza doesn’t have lock stick. It disengages so smooth, you can hardly tell when it’s unlocked. But then again, I don’t flick it open. The carburized lock face is harder than the blade tang, but I suspect brittle. Slamming it open will cause the carburization to flake and cause lock stick. Now the inkosi, with that ceramic detent/lock face, ball, that’s pretty durable. I still don’t flick it. And yeah, the price. $450 is a little steep, but I came into a little extra money and decided to buy a brand new one. This is a very deliberate folder, with no gimmicks. I think people need to realize that going in. It’s not a flipper and it’s obvious the way it’s designed. It is, however, a very well made, and solid folder. And CRK’s warranty is great. That almost makes it worth the price. They take good care of you, and the free “spa treatment”. Just pay shipping.
So, sebenza or inkosi?
Agree with you prefer inkosi, Sebenza 21 is for collectors, inkosi for users
I'm on the hunt for my second CRK, currently carrying a 21 large Sebenza. I do wish there was a middle size knife in the line. I'm also interested in a CGG design. So I guess I'll have to go with a 21 small Sebenza.
You’ve had a few crazy nights with your legos too eh.
Chuck Beef 😂
Nick should do a new review of this knife, 5 years later. It's now $500 and comes in 63-64 HRC Magnacut blade. I just bought it in Magnacut and insingo blade grind.
Nice. I’m so glad they went with the proper Rockwell on their Magnacut, so many people run it too soft. I’ve had a large inlayed Inkosi insingo in s45 for a while, but sprung for a PJ drop point this time around when I saw the Magnacut pop up on DLT. Can’t wait to give it hell.
i just bought a drop point inkosi. I am very excited!
Yay 🎉 wasn’t expecting that. Inkosi is a beast as well very strong Knife.
Hellacious blades is awesome. I’ve gotten an F3 and an arius from them. Great folks!!!
Thanks for the kind comments, Joshua. We appreciate it.
This is my favorite knife in my ridiculously large collection.
I want to know why!
@@gubourn since I posted this 3 years ago I have a new favorite now: the Grimsmo Rask.
The downside of an adjustable pivot is that you need to keep it in a very specific range of adjustment. Especially for a knife that isn't particularly "flickable" anyway (having only a single thumb stud, without a thumb hole or a flipper), I'd rather have the tighten-and-forget-it bushing pivot any day.
It's not bad. I got my first Inkosi last saturday, and within 30 minutes I had it all disassembled (just for fun).
Reassembling and adjusting it was pretty easy. Just get it in ballpark, and then do TINY turns, and you'll get there in 30 seconds or less
That is one of the best Jay Leno impressions ever
Hahahahahaha reading this mid video and that schit is so funny.
Helacious is awesome!
I know I am late to the party but I buy when I can from them always.
First time I’ve heard condom and legos in the same sentence. 😵
My only thought was "ouch."
Masters of metaphor both!
I certainly hope so...
This seems like a nice knife that I would own. This review makes me consider what a bargain the Slysz Bowie was.
Andy Richardson Having owned both there’s some similarities, both titanium frame locks on washers, both good blade steels. That’s not enough to lift the bowie (and spyderco) to be of equal quality or value.
The bowie didn’t stay with me, but nor did the inkosi, sebenzas are what’s right for me.
@ Nick Shabazz Wich Knife is better the Inkosi or the Sebenza 21?
I know I'm a year late to your comment lol. I have both and prefer my inkosi. Take into consideration that I have xl hands. Both are stellar tho
When will you do a collection update ?
Simple and elegant, luv it. 💫
“The ergonomics of a condom full of legos” lmao 😂
"Condom full of Legos," LMAO! Not only a great review but the phrases you come up with somehow always convey your meaning in a hilariously descriptive way. I've been carrying my small, plain Sebenza 21 daily for a little over a year now. Prior to that, I carried a Benchmade 750 Pinnacle for 15 years (similar in size and basic design to the large Sebenza). I'd considered buying a large Sebenza 21 but I decided my next Chris Reeve would either be a small, Box Elder 21 or a Mnandi.
Agreed, PLEASE make a medium inkosi
Google translate “This is the Chris Reeve knives large and cozy.”
and that’s exactly how AutoCorrect changes iit too. 😂
I really hesitate with a Umnumzaan. What is the difference ? Is there a "better"?
"Condom full of Legos" 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣 you're killing me..
keifer225948 right 😂
Totally agree.
"The ergonomics of a condom full of LEGOs" is one of the most brilliant Nickisms yet.
Your’re
Gary Steinbeck thanks 👍👍👍
Ribbed...for her pleasure
This may be THE ONE! maybe with the Insingo blade..If you were going to own just one CRK...
Great review. I love the Inkosi.
It's 6 years in the future, still couldn't agree more - need Med size Sebenza, Inkosi, and Zaan.
I love my Inkosi. The design is much less over constrained than other knives. That is its beauty for me.
The only thing that bugged me at first, was the difficulty opening at first. Different from my other framelocks and other knives.
There's a small bit of a learning curve, but it isn't an issue anymore
Totally worth the money! Think I'll grab one in micarta next. A little backup in case the cops steal my plain.
I've already lost about 600$ in steel to the cops over the past 20 years. Luckily, they were all very beautiful knives and I wasnt charged for the crime. Methinks the cops had put them in their pockets. (Cold steel custom series black sable, cold steel custom series talwar, and a spyderco police).
Im not a degenerate anymore, so should be OK
Cops steal your knives? Wtf
How are the knife laws in CA?
Not as bad as people think. UNLESS you’re carrying autos. Then they’re fucked.
Call me crazy but this and the Sebenza seem to be ultra similar. What am I missing?
Awesome looking knife! 😊👍
Any chance on ever reviewing a case knife?
or another GEC
The last Case I bought was returned to my dealer and replaced with a Buck. He checked his other Case knives of the same model and all displayed the same fault. It was an exercise in 'name' but was absolutely horrible in terms of build. Blade play that was horrendous for a knife with no possibility for adjustment. I'm sure Case produces some nice builds, but my experience turned me off.
yep thats why i only buy GEC knives now. f&f is bad on case knives
I've always heard it said that Case knives are for people who like collecting more than they like knives. They'll cut, but so poorly finished that they're just not what I'm after.
Nick Shabazz I would at least recommend checking out their sodbusters. They're great knives for the money, especially the CV ones.
I understand nicks point about the inkosi. If someone ask me which sebenza to get I would always say the 21. I have owned both and decided just to keep the 25. But that’s my own preference because I like to tear down and tune knives. (I polished the washers when it was new.)
The 21 is what is special. The idea that you can just tighten the pivot and it will be in that sweet spot. User friendly knife because of the tight tolerances. The inkosi and 25 was an evolution to make it easier to manufacture by having a pivot that the user tunes along with the floating stop pin.
I think the sebenza is the modern day buck knife not really intended to be on the latest technology but keep the traditional design. I think I want the money to go towards that manual labor of factory tuning to perfection.
What about the Sebenza 31? Where does it fall in this continuum?
Great job Nick, you just made me buy my 4th CRK 😡
Maarten Hoeberechts 😂 congrats!
Got mine today 2020/05/28 !!
How do you like it?
Other than USA made, which I’m a huge fan for, I don’t understand the price gap between this and any of the Ferrum Forge/Massdrop knives. You mentioned the Spyderco scratching that itch and I feel the same way about my Crux. Plus it has a forward choil. I personally can’t ever justify picking one of these up.
Until one tries one in hand it’s hard to understand the gap, but once in hand it’s easily recognizable/understandable.
Aaron Stone I didn’t think about that, thanks.
The gap in hand finished quality between my Inkosi and my spydercos and benchmades is quite large. The large inkosi is perfect!
I feel years from now it will still be rock solid in every way. Very easy to keep clean, very tight tolerances and overbuilt where it counts
And that ceramic ball in the lockbar that will last 100 years
You would think that, at the price, there would be alternative blade steels to the bog-standard S35vn. Also, if you think the Inkosi is expensive in the US, they're £444.99 over here in the UK which (at today's exchange rate) is $588.67 !!!
You're allowed to have knives in the overregulated land of the UK?!
Let's be real though: if you're going to spend $450 on a pocket knife, you're definitely someone who knows how to fiddle & tweak your knives. For me personally, these are at least $200 more than they should be for a regular production knife, but I wouldn't fault anyone for buying one. It's definitely a great knife, 100%.
🙄 and do you think Spyderco’s collabs are worth they’re asking?
Aaron Stone hard to say on a broad scale. To me some are, some aren't.
To me they haven’t been, unfortunately.
In hand CRKs value feels greater and accurate when compared to them, and their pricing.
Aaron Stone I hear you. Value is a pretty relative term when it comes to knives, since personal taste plays such a massive role.
It’s much more real when you have them in hand side by side, even if most of the value is relative to personal preferences/taste, there’s that part that’s definitive based on the level of quality and usability felt when in hand that also factors in. For example although I didn’t keep either in the long term, the bowie felt (and sounded) cheaper than the inkosi did. Even if they were both overpriced in some perspectives, one was clearly better than the other, no matter my preference/taste.
does flicking this knife open still voids warranty?
Nice knife the Chris reeve sebenza
Thanks
I got interested when I thought you said *Spa Treatments* 😂
Who's making a knife in the USA with better tolerances and warranty for $450?
ZT
Who cares about a better warranty once you spend 450 on a knife? Buy a good spyderco for 200 with the same or better steel and they have a really good warranty that even if they charge you 20 bucks every time you sent it in youd be good for years before you even came close to making your money back if yoy went with crk
ZT produces nothing that is up to the quality of a CRK folder.
Spyderco fasteners are shallow and soft, there’s a limited amount of maintenance that can be performed before needing new hardware, which they don’t sell you, but you can send the knife in for. 🙄
Too many Spyderco blades over the years chipped out or tips broke. All the fancy steels won’t help if the heat treat or geometry is off. Spyderco puts out a lot, but how much to they get right consistently.
Aaron Stone alright you have to quit with this fan boy nonsense, you can get the exact same steel as a crk on a spyderco and how much maintence are you doing to your knife that it no longer can be taken apart?? If you're doing it right you will never run into that problem and if you send in the knife and they replace it for you why would it matter?? ZT tolerances are nearly the same....theyre cnc machines...its not like they have magical machines. How much does crk get right consistently?? For 450 the knife should be absolutely flawless and a nearly perfect rep but they still get lockstick and still have flaws. You yourself said it in a past comment that you bought one with too many issues that you ended up returning. But a cr knife is perfect 😮how could it have issues then??
The ergonomics of a condom full of legos 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
When griping the handle har what keeps the ceramic ball from going in further or trying to? Seems like a lot of presure at all times on that tiny ball. Yes, i know its strong and ceramic and everything but talk about making it prove it's strong, literally everytime you grab the knife. I don't like it, theres a sheering effect on it when griped rather then just geting tighter like a lock bar insert. I know this is a small knife for more office type people or sit around a mansion and open a package with but still. A frame lock is a very primitive design anf i'm not impressed with the ceramic ball. Seems like catostrophic failure waiting to happen. I'n bridge making metals are layered so in case something gives the bridge won't collapse. I've kept an eye on Chris Reeve knives over the years to see if they would come out with something bigger or better. Imagine a 4.5 inch Sebenza with a well made lock back. That would be something to get excited about. A 3 5 inch blade knife is pretty tiny and small with a frame lock the handle is now the lock but then you no longer have a handle, this ball has the handle going further in for even less handle. Frame lock on a oversized handle works pretty good but on these dainty tiny little folders it just makes it worse. I'm a self defense fighting knife guy myself but i do like well made knives. Oh well, .aybe Chris Reeve knives just arn't for me. A guy on youtube tested one of there fixedblades with some cheap fixedblades in the woods once and the Chris Reeve broke in half.
FDE Lg Inkosi just dropped on knifecenter. I got two. :)
About to pull the trigger lol
Every large Chris Reeve knife “has” to be 3.6 for some reason. Large Sabenza 21/31, large inkosi and umnumzan are all 3.6. He couldn’t make 1 of the 3 versions 3.5? Really?
Why? To comply with nonsensical gvmt overregulation in specific states? How about complain to your legislators rather than knife makers that make their products for a free market?
I dont mean to come across as confrontational or hostile. It just seems to me like you're blaming the wrong party. But I understand your frustration. Good luck on your quest to greater freedom!
@@MattH-wg7ou
I like and agree with your comment
I came here to figure out if I needed the SMALL Inkosi but after hearing you compare it to a condom full of Legos, I determined it wasn't for me.
Pricing does not make much sense, particularly when considering the the Impinda and Small Inkosi. That said, pricing is what a customer is willing to pay for a product. I haven problem spending the money for any of the CRK knives. They are not for those trying to save $$$. Spyderco makes wonderful folders for the budget minded consumers. I recommend the Paramilitary 2, or the Delica.
My feelings aren't one size fits all, and you just crushed them by dissing the bushing pivot.
Thanks for the video. Now I'm going to go sit silently in the corner.
Note, of course, that I own the 21
@@NickShabazz 🤩. A gem hunter you are.
Now if you want to add a medford to that collection for $500 let me know. I think its easier to sell someone on the plague.
Wait. Posessing a knife with a 3.6 inch blade is a FELONY in some states?! Wtf?!
Now they are $500
Looks nice and well out$ide my budget
#saveupitsworthit
#noitsnot #CRKKoolaid
Its an average knife that still needs maintenance and just because you dont need better steel doesnt mean it isnt insane charging so much for such sub par steel
Get a zt, half the price youll have a more usable tool that feels plenty buttery smooth and you wont feel so dumb for blowing your money on pocket jewelry
😂 at you, Brian Ball. #tatersgonnatate
Nick is this knife really all its made out to be, am I doing myself a disservice not getting one?
Damen0530 not every knife is for everybody, but there’s definitely some that are worth trying to see if they are.
CRKs are definitely worth trying, and no real risk, either with warranty or resale.
This guy fos I love my small inkosi lol 😝 but the Umnumzaan is the best
A sadist designed the thumb stud. Hate it.
The tip could be slightly more flat, however after about 3 days I got used to it, now it’s like it never bothered me.
If one uses the correct opening motion (which they learn and becomes muscle memory, second nature), it’s not an issue. It’s the training process that messes with folk.
Aaron Stone Agree 100%
I hear the cost gripes...
I'm a bad man. I don't own a sebenza, but I do have a "sebenza". The knife cost me about £25.
My knife is not a sebenza. But it is a good knife. The sebenza has been around since the 1980s and is a legend. Whilst I regret that my knife implies it is not a clone, I don't resent paying 10% of the money for say 80% of the knife.
I have dial in pivot on 21 style knife, with a blade in D2 (as yet unconfirmed). The titanium slabs are well cut, and the knife is pleasure to use.
I get that rip off designs could kill off innovation, but I struggle to aspire to pay $450 for a knife that had been available for thirty years...
40% of, no more.
There was the original “Titanium Folder” before the Sebenza which has had several iterations over the years (H (handmades), PP (pre-production), P (first production), originals, regulars, MM (classics), and now the 21s).
I wish there was a place nearby for you to handle one for yourself. Video or pictures do not do it justice.
I absolutely love mine. It has ruined all my other knives for me
haha i agree that going up from 410 to 450 is ridiculous but that was 4 yrs ago! tell me how there worth the 500 i payed today to get mine? inflation really is a bitch
That stop pin is free floating which makes it a lot easier to pinch the pivot. For that price point how hard would it be to put a shelf on that stop pin to make it a second spacer for the scales? This is also ridiculous for a knife with scales and only on bronze bushings. Sorry but Chris Reeve is not moving with the times. Definitely not a gem...
Spoken like someone who has never even held one
With the hand fitting process of the sebenzas vs the inkosi, sebenzas should not have been lower in cost.
I got the sabenza 25 clone ! Got it running pretty smooth ! But its to thick and heavy to carry . Like the buck 110 !
Like thats just your Opinion, man.
personally have lots of knives, i have the CRK's on the top of the favorite list despite others opinions of it. its a user for sure.
also i use the CRK grease and without wrist flicking, i can get it to flick out all the time. Shrug
Tactical Center this! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I add a drop of oil to the detent track (which mixes with the grease to help keep it from drying)
Aaron Stone it's suppose to dry. It's like a Teflon washer when it does and keeps out dust.
agree to disagree, recommendation is to clean and regrease should action become gritty or stiff (happens when grease dries and gets a lil flaky or grainy).
This January I got a starbenza that was new old stock, sat for five years, grease so dry it was graphite and felt welded shut LOL. Nothing was helping that thing but maintenance. (I didn’t keep it because of a couple other issues and the fact that they were charging new pricing on old stock/old heat treat). I know the guy who bought it from the dealer after I returned it he performed his maintenance and said it was good to go except for those issues I mentioned to him privately, weren’t enough to change his mind though, and he still purchased it, and has kept it.
Aaron Stone if it's gritty it's most likely junk along the detent track. Clean with soap and water and dry, or remove the blade and do the same as well as cleaning the detent. Proven threads on this. Also don't apply too much grease. That may have been your issue. Tim reeves has a video on applying new grease and says to apply no more or even less than he has.
Regardless you can disagree all you want. The grease is suppose to dry per reeves himself, please read his old comments about it. You should only have to clean and re apply once a year unless it gets really dirty really often.
And the grease if applied correctly doesnt need any oil to flick out without wrist.
*Chris Reeve
**Tim Reeve,
and we’ll agree to disagree.
Lol....I sense alot of jealosy in these comments. If you don't like the knife, then move along?
Nick reviews quite a number of knives that don't appeal to me (too cheap, looks tacky/ugly, etc) and I just scroll to the next video. Don't even click em
You just gave some unemployed cgi artist his $million idea...Lego porn!
condom full of legos lmao
I really like this knife. It hugs me with its simplicity. But...WHERE IS THE LEFT SIDE CARRY CHRIS REEVES?
Brad Griffin dude... they make an entire left hand version of it. They’re known for that. Chill.
What Riley said. I’m left handed and have ordered left handed models direct as well as purchased from ADs, owned slightly over half dozen left handed CRK’s, (currently 3 left handed sebenzas and a left handed mnandi. I’m extremely grateful CRK makes full left handed versions of every knife!
$450! faints......
The4cp I got one with micarta inlays....$550 lol.
To many finger grooves, if not a perfect fit then 3 extra hot spots.
Agree, hinders more than helps, and one of the reasons I let my 25 and inkosi go. Won’t be locked into one grip, with those grooves preventing other grips.
I"m still trying to figure out how Nick knows what a "condom full of legos" feels like?
What are you doing in the batcave?
An elegant knife for a more civilized age. This is a beautiful, but functional tool when put to good use. I’ve abused this like a Chris Brown domestic violence victim and yet it still runs like when I first bought it.
Not a good review most of your negative comments don't make sense,
My only issue with that metaphor is Lego is already plural. Like "sand" "moose" or "fish"
6:02 voids warranty 😉
You can flick a CRK... they say a hard wrist flick can void a warranty.
I absolutely never hard wrist flick any of my knives. The thought makes me cringe.
I guess thats why my Inkosi is my favorite knife. The deliberate, "hydraulic" opening, the feeling on your thumb when the lockbar goes into place....
Heavenly
Wont even flick my cheap knives. Does nothing for me.
This is a great knife if it was $250... Titanium with S35VN??? Meh... For $450 I would rather have a semi-custom like Olamic or even a Kiezer with better materials and much more interesting designs... I will match my Olamic 247 against any CRK any day of the week for quality and fit and finish... Look at Nick's Swish... Get with the times CRK... It's not 1994 anymore...
🙄 different strokes, flipper fad, bearings and olamic’s designs don’t appeal to me.
I just love these guys somehow their manlier than their grandfather’s generation and those steels just weren’t enough and neither is a CPM steel with all around best qualities. 🤷♂️
I'm with you. I could do a whole lot of whoring for $450.
But I wouldn't.
However, I could buy at least half a car which would keep me and family mobile for a year or two.
I could keep the roof over my head for half a month.
I could have paid over half the child care for my youngest before she went to school.
I could buy bicycles for the whole family.
I could service my car, and fit four replacement tyres.
Etc etc.
$450 is a bundle of cash. If you love knives and you can afford it, go ahead and buy a legendary Chris Reeve. I'm sure it will be everything that people say.
If you want a lesser knife for a lot less money, try a value engineered titanium frame lock. Just don't pretend you bought the Chris Reeve.
Agreed.
The extra money you're paying is for the ridiculously tight tolerances and exceptional finishing. I've inspected mine very closely under 50x magnification, and cannot find a single flaw.
Yes you can buy a cold steel recon 1 with s35vn for 80 bucks, and it'll probably have similar edge retention, but it lacks the beauty of a CRK.
This is pocket jewelry for guys
One of these days, Chris Reeve will make a knife for left pocket carry.
I hear ya man.
They do offer their knives in left hand models. Knives Ship Free usually have them in inventory and any AD can order what you want.
Geezers Edge well that is news! I didn't see a way to do that on their site though. 😭
You can buy one that's fully lefty friendly (reversed lock, clip, and thumb stud) for no additional cost
Dylan Workman I guess I have some digging to do
i like em large
Chis Reeves Knives are just way Overpriced for what you get, no wonder companies like WE Knives and Massdrop are making such headway into the American Market.. !!
You get what you pay for.CRK makes the best knife I've ever owned and I'll certainly buy another one. It's not easy when you're working part time but it's worth it in the end. Which CRK do you own or have experience with?
You get the fit and finish, the attention to detail and the robustness when you buy a CRK. Plus, you don’t have to send your knife back to China for spa treatment just saying
CRK rivals or beats many high end custom knives. They aren't toy flippers.
I know about 8K folks, including myself who agree with these gentlemen.
WE, and the rest haven’t been able to make headway with me.
KnowYourHistory in what way are those knives toy flippers
So Inkoso no go zee with Nickzee so long zee Inkosi , bye bye .
Baseball cap?.....how does that go with the mask.....I know a hoodie would just get caught up in those ridiculous ear/horn thingies....guess I just had you down as a grey man in a Panama or.....Beret, on your days off.....but what would I know.
The only thing i don't like about CRK (except the price) is their toxic fandom. No other knife company has a cult following of such morons. Maybe except Microtech... Just read the comments under any sebenza video...
😂 #tatersgonnatate
I'm not hating the manufacturer or the knife. I'm hating fanboys who go out of their way to show you that it's the greatest thing ever. And then they give you shit just because you prove them wrong.
It’s A-A-Ron.
That’s the thing though you haven’t proven me wrong.
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Just get the Buck 110 and spare yourself 400 bucks :)
Just get some flint off the floor and make a knife out of it, and save yourself 50 bucks.
Talk like a normal person and I’ll consider watching past the 0:15 mark.
Look like a normal person and we´ll consider reading your post past the first 15 letters mark.
hilarious