Okay, wait, on that tools list, the lever doesn't rate? I think knife, scythe and needle can all go into the "sharp cutty objects" category, and leave some space for the effing lever, don't you?
Moves mountains, you know?
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 9:38:29 am PST #5575 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 9:38:49 am PST #5576 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Gutenberg doesn't even rate?
Yeah, if you're going to call the telescope a tool, then the printing press ought to be on there. It also seems to me that having both the knife and the sword on the list is akin to having a hammer and a bigger hammer as separate tools.
Also, what Nutty said. Also, is there no love for the pulley?
Cashmere - Mar 22, 2006 9:41:32 am PST #5577 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
So what does it do to kids? Cancer? Immolation? What?
Mmm. Owen's WAY over the daily recommended allowance of teevee.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2006 9:44:01 am PST #5578 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Owen's WAY over the daily recommended allowance of teevee.
Better watch out for the spontaneous combustion!
DavidS - Mar 22, 2006 9:46:49 am PST #5579 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The tool list was very arguable. However...
New York - Forbes.com readers, editors and a panel of experts rank the scythe as the sixth most important tool of all time, in terms of its impact on human civilization. ( Read more about how we developed the rankings.)
To modern eyes, the scythe may be best known from images of the Grim Reaper and Father Time--or as a weapon used by Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2006 9:48:44 am PST #5580 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My dad has a scythe. Scything is fun!
Aims - Mar 22, 2006 9:49:41 am PST #5581 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
tommyrot's dad is the Grim Reaper!!! Don't let him touch you!
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2006 9:51:15 am PST #5582 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gunn had a scythe. Maybe his dad is Gunn.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 22, 2006 9:51:24 am PST #5583 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
tommyrot's dad is the Grim Reaper!!! Don't let him touch you!
Or he's Buffy, which is possibly even weirder.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 9:51:40 am PST #5584 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I have no quarrel with the scythe. Knives and swords, though, are just two points on the same edged weapon continuum.