If we're talking of bringing a knife to a gunfight, in the UK... The sgian-dubh is legal with a kilt. 20cm or so. The kirpan is legal for Sikhs. up to 50cm. The butterknife is legal with toast. 15cm. unless specific area zero-tolerance restrictions apply. But look for a caff serving all-day breakfasts, and you won't have to dress in mufti. frankly, the reason why the IETF has long had cookies at meetings is that the attendees can't be trusted with eating implements. That one experiment with sporks in Minneapolis? um. Lloyd Wood lloyd.wood@xxxxxxxxxxx rocking tartan with my turban, with a Selkirk bannock in my sporran. Tooled up! > On 9 Jun 2022, at 19:56, tom petch <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think it worth pointing out that in the UK, the carrying of knives, or other bladed weapons, is also a criminal offence. Last time, some IETF participants did not realise that and lost their weapons