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Art of Writing: the Parker 51

8 Comments Published by Jason April 16th, 2008 in Gadgets, Tools. Share This

I’ve been enthralled with this pen since I was a teenager. In college, I had a part-time job selling men’s clothes in an upscale shop on an upscale shopping street. Every day I would wander into this small vintage gift shop across the road and look at the 2 or 3 Parker 51s they had [...]

Gun Paint Kits are a dig at NYC Mayor

2 Comments Published by Jason March 21st, 2008 in Survival, Tools. Share This

Seems Mayor Bloomberg declared gun paint kits a menace and helped declare them illegal. While these new kits by Lauer aren’t for sale in NYC — they are named after its 5 boroughs and include a stencil to add the Mayors face to your gun.
Snazzy!
“Making a quick buck by coloring a handgun to look like [...]

DIY Soviet Lawnmower

1 Comment Published by travis September 12th, 2007 in Chores, Tools. Share This

Those Russians and their wacky lawnmowers! It’s like a sitcom waiting to happen.
But still there were lucky ones, those who were lucky enough to have a lawn to take care of and time to do this. They wanted to have a lawnmower but couldn’t buy it – nobody sold them, again, because all the [...]

Leatherman Skeletool

6 Comments Published by travis September 7th, 2007 in Survival, Tools. Share This

It’s the multi-tool you might actually carry around with you, with a few essential functions—a knife, screwdriver, pliers and a bottle opener—but surprisingly little weight. At 5 ounces, Leatherman claims this is the lightest full-size multi-tool ever (less than full-size being those tiny keychain models). The stainless steel blade and bottle opener are accessible when [...]

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» Seems Jack Daniels is kicking some butt, profits are up and even their unsavory looking drinks are selling. # 2

» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan # 0

» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com] # 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin] # 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com] # 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com] # 2

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN] # 2