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Old 11-06-2009, 08:07 AM   #1516
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no, but you can be sure I will next time. Those things are evil.
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:21 AM   #1517
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Yes they are, you'd be safer tying a knot in the cat's tail, than opening one of those diabolical clamshells.
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:25 AM   #1518
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I saw this in Real Simple magazine.

so it must be true, eh?
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:39 AM   #1519
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I use my aviation snips to open clamshell packages. Works extremely well.
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:42 AM   #1520
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Well, I typically use scissors, but honestly, I think the can opener would would work better, because you don't have to continuously reposition it, exposing one's hands to the edges.
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Old 11-06-2009, 09:20 PM   #1521
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chainsaw is the way to go. Or give it to a 2-year-old. they can open anything they shouldn't be able to without hurting themselves
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:08 AM   #1522
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I use my aviation snips to open clamshell packages. Works extremely well.
Bet those bad boys would work in a pinch at a bris.
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:10 AM   #1523
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Here's an old school Eurpoean circumcision knife from 1770s...
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Old 11-10-2009, 09:33 PM   #1524
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All you internet savvy Science Fiction fans, what is the deal with Cthulhu, and why do I stumble across pictures of him all over the internet? I never read Lovecraft, so can any of you tell me why a character from a story written almost a century ago is a recurring internet meme? Am I missing a joke or something?
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Old 11-10-2009, 09:35 PM   #1525
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No answer, but i can give you a recipe if that helps.... I'm thinking crispy fried with lemon
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Old 11-10-2009, 09:40 PM   #1526
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cool name and creepy writer--what's not to like?

and; OUCH at the bris knife!

BTW, I tried the can opener thing--worked like a charm!
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Old 11-10-2009, 09:47 PM   #1527
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Wouldn't it have been awesome if Cancer had just happened to be in the WTC in 9/11?
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Old 11-10-2009, 09:52 PM   #1528
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Cthulu is FSM's cousin.
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Old 11-10-2009, 10:35 PM   #1529
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1.) It's a fun name to say, with bonus ironic-hipster points for sounding like a gothy foreign language.
2.) The octopus mouth is oddly entrancing?

I dunno man, Cthulhu is just funny.
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:07 AM   #1530
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1.) It's a fun name to say, with bonus ironic-hipster points for sounding like a gothy foreign language.
2.) The octopus mouth is oddly entrancing?

I dunno man, Cthulhu is just funny.
The similarities with FSM are obvious, and I figured it was just some sort of hipster meme. But it just seems so bizarre. I never heard of Cthulu until maybe 5 years ago when I started seeing him everywhere. It's just strange that an obscure character from so long ago was revived. I'm curious what the catalyst was. I suppose you could make the same observation with any meme. I'm not even sure Cthulhu rises to the level of a meme.
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