McGyver
Energetic
Your spellcheck replaced "lunatic" with "smart kind"... These things are so unreliable!
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The Anchorage, Part 3
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Your spellcheck replaced "lunatic" with "smart kind"... These things are so unreliable!
Mythocentric
Extraordinary
Or me! I love bikes, though I think you are a bit unfair on Swiss Army Knives. I've had one for years and they are very useful for all sorts of stuff. For instance, if you ever need a stone removing from your horses hoof I'm definitely your man to come to! Well! As long as you showed me which one it was but apart from that....! *
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* Arsenal 1, Manchester United 3.
McGyver
Energetic
Well, I'm definitely gonna consult you if I need a horse's hoof removed from something... That happens more often then I like... Though it's more goats then horses, but hooves are hooves, right.
Also what are your experiences with rhino horns?
We should probably just discuss that when relevant...
True about the Swiss Army knives... that wasn't fair...
I've had a few real ones that were good and lasted years, but I guess it's the plier configuration of the multi-tools, the saw and Philips head screwdriver that made me abandon my old Swiss Army knifes.
It's like comparing apples to coconuts... They are both great, but each has its pros and cons...
Apples taste great and are wonderful for throwing at doctors so they stay away and coconuts are great for drinking piña coladas out of while partying with monkeys.
But if you throw a coconut at a doctor, that's considered bad etiquette and you can't drink piña coladas out of an apple... Easily... And if you do the monkeys ridicule you.
Most Swiss Army knives are more refined or compact... Something you keep in a pocket, while a multi-tool is more something that needs a sheath/holster and hangs from a belt.
Though my friend Rich does keep his Leatherman tool in his pocket (which in retrospect, sounds kinda kinky), I'm of the opinion only paperclips, Swiss Army knives, unfinished manifestos, mice, certain amphibians and food should be kept in pockets.
Also underlining the Swiss Army knive's more civilized nature is the fact that most have a built in toothpick, tweezers and corkscrew.
This implies one cares about dental hygiene, removing infected splinters or shrapnel from their flesh and enjoys drinking fine wines from unsmashed bottles.
Whereas the multi-tool has no toothpick (I use the small flat head screwdriver), no tweezers (but the pliers are great for pulling out thorns, screws, broken teeth and glass from your flesh) and no corkscrew (rum has twist tops and beer caps can be pried off with teeth or the can opener).
The pictures below illustrate the size and feature difference between Swiss Army knives and multi-tools...
I don't recommend using a multi tool with all the attachments open as shown above, because it can be pretty painful.
Mythocentric
Extraordinary
Round football Terre! Though come to think of it, it would be fun to see them play the game with a Rugby (American football) ball. The sight of Rooney taking a long shot at goal only to watch it curve around to hit him on the back of the head, or see someone make a long 'dribbling' run which took in both sides of the pitch, up (and down) the Stretford End stand and along Trafford Road via the showers depending on the vagaries of the ball's shape would be most interesting. Dunno though! I suppose we'd have to introduce Australian Rules then. That's the one where they both pick up the ball as well as kick it as well as score extra points by committing fouls by beating your opponent to death with his own leg! Sheesh!
Admission time! I've actually got a Leatherman which lives in my sea angling trolley. Great for all sorts of sea fishy stuff like emergency brolly repairs, removing hooks from fishes and all that, but I must confess I've never removed a goat from a horses hoof with it, not even a seahorse!*
* Yeah! I completely managed to not mention rhino horn! Oh! Dammit!
Admission time! I've actually got a Leatherman which lives in my sea angling trolley. Great for all sorts of sea fishy stuff like emergency brolly repairs, removing hooks from fishes and all that, but I must confess I've never removed a goat from a horses hoof with it, not even a seahorse!*
* Yeah! I completely managed to not mention rhino horn! Oh! Dammit!
McGyver
Energetic
Oh cool... You have a Leatherman too... Then I have to ask you what you think of this invention I was working on.
It's a slightly larger multi-tool, that covers the stuff the Leatherman falls short on.
Such as:
• Caulking Gun/Taser
• Toothbrush
• Corkscrew
• Cake Serving Knife
• Paintbrush
• Small Hammer
• Pneumatic Blower
• Spoon
• Cricket Knife/Zombie Chopper
• Wire Brush
• Full size #2 Philips head screwdriver/Toothpick
• Batter Mixer
• Micrometer
• #8 Common McFolly Fork
• Pruning Shears/Toe Clippers
• Briss Saw
• 6 Function Garden Sparyer/Wine Dispenser
• Vice Grips/ Hemostat
Currently there are a few bugs to work out...
Among those bugs are:
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her cake server.
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her serving spoon.
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her favorite machete.
• The whole thing takes 25 minutes (metric) to open up/unfold.
• It takes 2 hours 15 minutes (U.S.) to close.
• I've only ever closed it once.
• Opening it usually results in deep lacerations.
• It only fits in the pockets of really baggy jeans.
• The Cricket knife is too short for correct balance.
• It's rather impossible to properly caulk without electrocuting/tasing one's self.
• It's hard to use the toothbrush with bashing yourself in the forehead with the hammer.
• It's hard to hook the wine sprayer to a Chardonnay hose.
• Using the paintbrush usually results in stitches.
I had to remove the blowtorch and handgun from the prototype because the blowtorch interfered with the operation of the spoon and the fork kept causing the gun to go off.
I may save those for the deluxe or Girl Scouts versions.
It's a slightly larger multi-tool, that covers the stuff the Leatherman falls short on.
Such as:
• Caulking Gun/Taser
• Toothbrush
• Corkscrew
• Cake Serving Knife
• Paintbrush
• Small Hammer
• Pneumatic Blower
• Spoon
• Cricket Knife/Zombie Chopper
• Wire Brush
• Full size #2 Philips head screwdriver/Toothpick
• Batter Mixer
• Micrometer
• #8 Common McFolly Fork
• Pruning Shears/Toe Clippers
• Briss Saw
• 6 Function Garden Sparyer/Wine Dispenser
• Vice Grips/ Hemostat
Currently there are a few bugs to work out...
Among those bugs are:
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her cake server.
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her serving spoon.
• My wife is gonna kill me when she sees I drilled a hole in her favorite machete.
• The whole thing takes 25 minutes (metric) to open up/unfold.
• It takes 2 hours 15 minutes (U.S.) to close.
• I've only ever closed it once.
• Opening it usually results in deep lacerations.
• It only fits in the pockets of really baggy jeans.
• The Cricket knife is too short for correct balance.
• It's rather impossible to properly caulk without electrocuting/tasing one's self.
• It's hard to use the toothbrush with bashing yourself in the forehead with the hammer.
• It's hard to hook the wine sprayer to a Chardonnay hose.
• Using the paintbrush usually results in stitches.
I had to remove the blowtorch and handgun from the prototype because the blowtorch interfered with the operation of the spoon and the fork kept causing the gun to go off.
I may save those for the deluxe or Girl Scouts versions.
Terre
Renowned
Seconded. LOL
Mythocentric
Extraordinary
Thirded! 
THINKS: Why am I thinking about fish scalers? END OF THINKS.
AlphinaNovaStar
Energetic
I thought I lost Charley the Goldfish as I did not see him right away. I almost panicked until I saw his orange tail moving around near the floating plastic plants. He is alive.
Sooo ... I had to meet with our Corporate Counsel & Compliance Officer today at work. Oh, not that I did anything wrong! But a departing employee made a few comments on her exit interview paperwork that requires an investigation into our manager.
I really, really, really need a little birdie to sit on my shoulder and chirp into my ear ... Shut Up. Shut Up. Shut Up.
I said far more than I intended to say about my manager and his impact on our department. (The entire developer group would probably go out for a celebratory lunch if he were to find another job elsewhere.)
sigh ...
I really, really, really need a little birdie to sit on my shoulder and chirp into my ear ... Shut Up. Shut Up. Shut Up.
I said far more than I intended to say about my manager and his impact on our department. (The entire developer group would probably go out for a celebratory lunch if he were to find another job elsewhere.)
sigh ...