One Knife

The One Knife (draft social media post).

The One Knife is a central plot element in the mythology of knives.

Verse

Context: "how many knives do you need to own before you’re a knife gay?"

One.

One Knife to rule them all
One Knife to cut them
One Knife to bring them all and
In the darkness gut them

In the Land of Metallurgy where the Sword-smiths ply

Scrimshaw abuse

Contact with the One Knife, or in some cases merely thinking about the One Knife, has been demonstrated to cause Scrimshaw abuse.

In the News

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  Wave of contagious Scrimshaw abuse caused by brief exposure to the One Knife, according to a new study by the APTO Journal for Non-Euclidean Blade Weapons.

Fiction cross-reference

• Crimes against mathematical constants
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• National Razor - a transdimensional corporation and alleged supervillain specializing in mass executions using knives or other cutting tools.

• Scrimshaw abuse

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Knife (nonfiction)
• Weapon (nonfiction)

External links

• Post @ Twitter
• One Ring @ Wikipedia