Lorne ,'Time Bomb'
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.
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.
My dad has a scythe. Scything is fun!
tommyrot's dad is the Grim Reaper!!! Don't let him touch you!
Gunn had a scythe. Maybe his dad is Gunn.
tommyrot's dad is the Grim Reaper!!! Don't let him touch you!
Or he's Buffy, which is possibly even weirder.
I have no quarrel with the scythe. Knives and swords, though, are just two points on the same edged weapon continuum.
tommyrot's dad is Gunn! TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF! Let him touch me!
Heh. Scything was reserved for special occasions. The swather is far more efficient. Although I can't see the Grim Reaper driving one....
Knives and swords, though, are just two points on the same edged weapon continuum.
I can argue for them separately--if the knife isn't used as a weapon and the sword is. Still, there needs to be room for the printing press. I'd happily lose the telescope for it, myself.
A letter from one of Missouri's reps on the issue of banning public health clinics from providing contraception to women unable to afford it.
It's just....wow.