Ginsu Knife Salesman Makes Area Woman Uncomfortable.....

Sugar Land, TX - Door-to-door Ginsu knife salesman Mathew Rouse made local housewife Rosemary Perkins very uncomfortable today when mentioning that his samples of the well known brand of cutlery were adept at slicing through human bone.

A Ginsu Disemboweling knife, shown here easily slicing through a ripe tomato, should be hand washed to remove pulp and/or entrails

"He was very creepy," a visibly shaken Perkins explained. "He just kept staring at me with these vacant eyes as he ran an 8-inch chef knife back and forth along a stainless steal honing rod. He was so cold, so inhuman. He smelled like death."

Kenneth Semelsberger, chairman of the Scott Fetzer Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, whose Douglas Quikut division manufactures Ginsu products, is standing by Rouse's approach. "It is vital that potential Ginsu customers be aware of all potential safety hazards when Ginsu knives are used without proper safety precautions in place. They need to know that improper use can lead to some pretty serious injuries."

Rouse, who is returning to the world of door-to-door sales after completing a stint at nearby Fort Bend County Maximum Security Prison for a conviction of aggravated assault with a Kirby vacuum cleaner, has expressed frustration with a response that he sees as hyperbolic. "I don't know why that old lady got so spooked. I just told her how I could cut through bone, like hers or her family’s, or her dog’s. And how I could, you know, do it over and over again if I wanted to. It's her, right? I'm just trying to make a living."

After discussing the incident with Rouse, Semelsberger again gave full support of his technique. "Potential customers also need to know that our quality cutlery never needs resharpening. I'm honestly at a loss for what the problem is, and I can't help but wonder if this is more about Mrs. Perkins than it is Mr. Rouse, who should be recognized for his efforts to get his life back on track after the unfortunate vacuum-related unpleasantness. At the Scott Fetzer Company, we believe in second chances."