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Grex > Agora41 > #41: Men and genetic males type survey question. | |
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tpryan
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response 50 of 119:
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Apr 1 23:09 UTC 2002 |
We are just about to the point of getting out Star Trek
Tri-corders. Just now we are seeing the cell phone being added
to the Palm Pilot. With that add the answering machine, the
text e-mail and voice recorder (memos). Might as well add a
bar code reader to it.
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jp2
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response 51 of 119:
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Apr 1 23:37 UTC 2002 |
46: Yeah, I have seen one of those.
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mcnally
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response 52 of 119:
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Apr 2 00:27 UTC 2002 |
re #50: I've already got a PalmOS handheld with a barcode reader
in it, as well as two Palms with text e-mail. Until it was stolen
I had a PocketPC with a voice recorder in it. Haven't had a handheld
with an answering machine yet, but I imagine that that'll be done
remotely by a voice-mail system you access with your handheld/phone.
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slynne
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response 53 of 119:
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Apr 2 17:50 UTC 2002 |
When I decide not to carry a purse, I usually put my wallet in one of
my front pockets. I never really got why anyone would want to put it in
their back pocket. It seems like it would be easy to steal and not very
comfortable there. *shrug* Although I suppose with the right wallet one
could get a pretty good ass massage while taking brisk walks.
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scott
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response 54 of 119:
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Apr 2 18:13 UTC 2002 |
I'm skinny and have a thin wallet. So even when it's in my back pocket (like
right now) I'm not actually sitting on it.
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slynne
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response 55 of 119:
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Apr 2 19:14 UTC 2002 |
Yeah but doesnt it mash between the back of the chair and your butt or
are you one of those guys who always sits up straight?
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gull
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response 56 of 119:
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Apr 2 20:25 UTC 2002 |
The problem is the front pockets of blue jeans are too small for my
wallet...it presses on my hip when I sit down, so I have to put it in a
back pocket or take it out all together. I've been trying putting it
in the left front pocket of my Dockers and it works fine there,
though. Dockers have big front pockets.
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jaklumen
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response 57 of 119:
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Apr 4 06:33 UTC 2002 |
leather wallet big enough to fit a checkbook, on a wallet chain, back
right pocket.
I used to put my wallet in my left pocket, since it's easier to take
it out with your left and open it with your right, but..
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keesan
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response 58 of 119:
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Apr 4 15:34 UTC 2002 |
I often don't bother carrying a wallet, just put my house key in my pocket
along with a few dollars. The bike has a combination lock. I carry a wallet
if going to the library so that my card won't get broken in my pocket, or if
going to the bank to deposit checks. Our phones are all attached to the
walls.
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void
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response 59 of 119:
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Apr 4 21:28 UTC 2002 |
Right rear pocket. I'd like to move it, but my front pockets are full
of keys, change, a Swiss Army knife and other sundries. A Gerber tool,
mini-Maglite and cell phone live on my belt, though the cell phone comes
off if I'm sitting somewhere for more than five minutes. I'm also
considering dropping my traditional phone and using the cell phone only,
since I'm rarely at home on any kind of consistent schedule. That way
I'll only have one phone bill and no more telemarketers will bother me.
As for my wallet and other pocket plunder, I think I need a few pairs of
cargo pants.
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glenda
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response 60 of 119:
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Apr 4 23:18 UTC 2002 |
Wallet in left rear pocket, keys in right front. Belt has Palm (in a zipped,
belt loop case) and Swiss Army knife, ham radio(s) when I carry them and will
soom have a Leatherman. I carry a purse as seldom as possible, hate the
things. Everything else I may need is in by backpack/bookbag.
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md
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response 61 of 119:
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Apr 5 14:44 UTC 2002 |
What's a Leatherman? Is that a multitool like the Schrade I carry
around sometimes? I wish I had a dime for every time I didn't take it
with me and wished I had.
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lynne
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response 62 of 119:
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Apr 5 15:02 UTC 2002 |
Wallet in right rear pocket. It's generally skinny and flexible enough that
I don't notice sitting on it...or possibly it shifts so that I'm not actually
sitting on it, as is the case right now.
I used to carry my palm pilot in the left rear pocket. It made my butt look
very strange to have two sort-of-symmetrical protrusions. Keys are in right
front.
I will do anything necessary to avoid carrying a purse. Ironically, my
boyfriend sometimes carries one--a woven Peruvian bag that we all refer to as
his purse.
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brighn
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response 63 of 119:
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Apr 5 15:30 UTC 2002 |
I thought a Leatherman was a gay guy who liked to wear leather, like that guy
in Village People.
;}
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md
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response 64 of 119:
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Apr 5 18:51 UTC 2002 |
It does sound like it, doesn't it? But I thought I remembered seeing
multitools by that name so I looked them up. The complete line can be
seen on
http://www.leatherman.com/
The multitool I have goes by the if possible even more embarrassing
name of "Schrade Tough Tool." It's manufactured by Schrade Knives and
can been seen on the Schrade site:
http://www.schradeknives.com/
It came with a leather case you can loop your belt through if you like,
but I don't do that unless I'm going to be spending the day working on
stuff with it. On those occasions, I don't see how anyone could
possibly survive without one; the rest of the time I completely forget
about it, which I guess is what you should do with a good tool. I can
not believe how open to doubles entendres this subject is.
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rcurl
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response 65 of 119:
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Apr 5 18:52 UTC 2002 |
A Leatherman is the top name in multitools. I used to wear one on trips
and just put it in the tray at airport inspection, but now you have to
put it in your luggage. That isn't so good when they need to fix something
on the plane and the pilot asks if anyone has a screwdriver.....
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brighn
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response 66 of 119:
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Apr 5 18:52 UTC 2002 |
I dunno. I think it's a tool devised by a Tim Allen type repressing his
homosexual urges... >=} "Leatherman" *is* a gay community term.
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rcurl
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response 67 of 119:
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Apr 5 18:57 UTC 2002 |
My most memorable need for my Leatherman was when I was stowing my
brother-in-laws luggage in the trunk for a trip, and a fishhook he hadn't
stowed properly went through my palm. After pushing it all the way through
with the pliers, I could cut off the barb with the cutter, and withdraw
the hook. Very useful tool set.
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md
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response 68 of 119:
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Apr 5 19:00 UTC 2002 |
In the Pacino movie "Cruising," the leathermen made creaking noises
when they did it. I don't see how they could keep a straight face.
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md
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response 69 of 119:
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Apr 5 19:11 UTC 2002 |
I can't resist -- As to Leatherman being "the top name in multitools,"
this is what they're saying about the Schrade Tough Tool:
"The undisputed champion, in almost all aspects of multi-tool
performance, is the new Tough Tool."
-Outdoor Life, September, 1997
"...the one considered top-of-the-line is the Schrade Tough Tool."
-The Province, Vancouver, BC, June 15, 1997
"An easier, safer multi-tool."
-Sports Trend, May, 1997
"Making it all better...Gold Medal."
-The Washington Post "Home Section," Thursday, June 26, 1997
"The best in the field."
-Sports Afield, Anniversary 1997
Industrial Design Excellence Award. 1997 Gold Medal.
-Business Week, June 2, 1997
In other words, as Jamie might put it, the Leatherman not only sounds
like a hippie faggot affectation, it *is* a hippie faggot affectation.
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rcurl
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response 70 of 119:
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Apr 5 19:26 UTC 2002 |
Leatherman probably has a similar list of testimonials. The funny thing
is, I had never heard of Schrade until md mentioned them here. A quick
scan of some web sites found that Schrade introduced the Tough Tool to
compete with the Leatherman Super Tool. But I did find out why md favors
Schrade: they invented the switchblade knife.
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jp2
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response 71 of 119:
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Apr 5 19:42 UTC 2002 |
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janc
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response 72 of 119:
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Apr 5 20:33 UTC 2002 |
Real men carry a tool box, not a multi-tool.
Who me? Leatherman micra. Sissors, philips and regular screw driver,
nail file, and tweezers. I work in an office, not a dockyard.
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brighn
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response 73 of 119:
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Apr 5 20:50 UTC 2002 |
Aha! A nail file! Jamie's right!
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janc
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response 74 of 119:
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Apr 5 21:28 UTC 2002 |
Jamie's *always* right.
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