tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post5530010117118447615..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Good Sir, Why Do You Start?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-26788836017671880572011-01-19T10:00:43.142-06:002011-01-19T10:00:43.142-06:00I once went through airport security with an 8&quo...I once went through airport security with an 8" crescent wrench in my backpack that I had forgotten about. They asked me about it, but let me through. What was I going to do, unbolt the wings?<br /><br />And yes, this too was pre-9/11, so I doubt they'd let me do that today. Because the wings, you see. Terrorists unbolt them.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-32079051827934028142011-01-18T18:06:39.134-06:002011-01-18T18:06:39.134-06:00After our wedding, I asked my brother in law to ta...After our wedding, I asked my brother in law to take an unidentified gift back to France. Well, it got identified on the x-ray machine near the gate of the plane. An eight inch cake knife. "Really, I didn't know it was there" he said with his café au lait skin. They were good about it... they checked it... this was pre 9-11, or my BIL may have been sent to Gitmo.Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-20850477121880897892011-01-05T15:32:38.908-06:002011-01-05T15:32:38.908-06:00You spread butter with a spork by grasping the spo...You spread butter with a spork by grasping the spork firmly by the round end and using the handle to do the actual spreading.<br /><br />Our grandchildren will someday ask us about metal utensils the same way we ask ours about radio drama. <br /><br />I remember when Midwest Express Airlines used to give you not only metal utensils, but little glass salt and pepper shakers. Apparently only terrorists use such things.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-59156440600683367082011-01-05T13:18:48.466-06:002011-01-05T13:18:48.466-06:00I have thought of this issue recently in discussio...I have thought of this issue recently in discussions about the lunchroom with munchkin. <br /><br />Apparently, the designated utensil provided in the lunchroom is the plastic spork. It is said to be near impossible to spread butter or any other substance on one's bread with said utensil. <br /><br />Because our children will not survive with even flexible plastic knives in their possession? I seem to recall metal utensils - fork, spoon and butterknife - lurking in my molded plastic lunch tray. The horror!tellthestorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773569364597441359noreply@blogger.com