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All hail the Swiss Army Penknife
Link: http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/consumer/story/0,,1965050,00.html
With the exception of when I'm flying -- they seem to have this thing about sharp pointy objects -- I just about always have a penknife nearby. The Grauniad has a pretty good article on the history of the Swiss Army penknife (original and genuine versions).
And no, mine never has a corkscrew as I prefer a Philips screwdriver instead. It destroys fewer pockets that way and might actually be useful.
(Via Neil Gaiman's blog)
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I saw that dang think pop up on a link last week - good god!
The one I have is likely a little too big to be useful. It’s over an inch wide and feels a little too heavy for a pocket. All the gadgets were tempting, though. Could never get the compass working properly, though, and it always felt cold and banged against my leg awkwardly if I carried it around in my pants.
…but that one just simply puts my knife to shame. Two pounds? I can believe it.
I certainly don’t want one of those :) I’ve found myself lacking enough in situations where I’ve thought “oh, if only I had my Swiss Army knife right now” that I wonder what prepossessed me to get mine in the first place.
Ah, hindsight :)
