Comments on: Inventors Improve Household Gadgets http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-1001937 Stannous Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:33:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-1001937 Little know fact: In the olden days pasta was much tougher. People in Italy would go through forks every 4-5 days and itinerant fork-sharpeners would travel the Appenines restoring people's dulled utensils. Little know fact:
In the olden days pasta was much tougher. People in Italy would go through forks every 4-5 days and itinerant fork-sharpeners would travel the Appenines restoring people’s dulled utensils.

]]> By: Red http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-1001546 Red Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:16:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-1001546 A scissors is a pair of scissors, so you can say "he used a scissors to cut something". I figure these folk only had one set of forks, silver or otherwise, and had to make them last! A scissors is a pair of scissors, so you can say “he used a scissors to cut something”.

I figure these folk only had one set of forks, silver or otherwise, and had to make them last!

]]> By: Julie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-1001267 Julie Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:26:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-1001267 I wonder if that goofy fist hammer and set of metal fingers cost less than a pair of needle-nose pliers. I wonder if that goofy fist hammer and set of metal fingers cost less than a pair of needle-nose pliers.

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-1001089 Myles Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:07:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-1001089 The secret necktie pocket is the funniest. What valuable information do we think is written on the small piece of paper tiny enough to fit in the pocket? Don't pickpockets usually prefer money which would be pretty lumpy to hide in a necktie? The secret necktie pocket is the funniest. What valuable information do we think is written on the small piece of paper tiny enough to fit in the pocket? Don’t pickpockets usually prefer money which would be pretty lumpy to hide in a necktie?

]]> By: tomichka http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-1000414 tomichka Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:57:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-1000414 of all these "inventions" only the sticky soles persist, and i've used them in theatre costuming for ages - very useful for actors' not falling down... of all these “inventions” only the sticky soles persist, and i’ve used them in theatre costuming for ages – very useful for actors’ not falling down…

]]> By: Nick Moffitt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-999446 Nick Moffitt Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:23:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/08/inventors-improve-household-gadgets/#comment-999446 Yet another peculiar appearance of the number-mismatch phrase "a scissors". Do these people also say "a pants" and "a dogs"? Yet another peculiar appearance of the number-mismatch phrase “a scissors”. Do these people also say “a pants” and “a dogs”?

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