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[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It's like the guys who carry expensive pocket knives everywhere hoping someone will need to cut something.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

I always go out with my HP 50g in case someone needs to solve a numerical integration and I'm the only one with a graphical calculator.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I used to work next to this guy. If a box came in, I would just cut the packing tape open with a house key from my pocket… unless he saw me looking like I was about to open the box.

Then I needed to wait for him to walk over with his damn leatherman and flip it to just the right thing. Whole ordeal usually added time to the stupid box opening.

[–] captain_aggravated 3 points 7 months ago

This is why I daily carry a Skeletool, no scratching at nail nicks trying to get the right tool out, the blade opens like any other pocket knife, there's no "which one is it", it's one pull for a screwdriver and two pulls for the pliers. Sure the advertised "tool count" is low, it doesn't open cans, sew leather or steal cable, but I've got a knife, screwdriver and pliers on me at all times.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You haven't lived until some needs a knife to open something on christmas and 5 of the 6 adult males in your family are just standing there holding their pockets knives for you to choose from.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

And then the guys look around & start geeking out over each other's knives.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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