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Offline Bonk

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The Lost Pliers Dimension
« on: October 26, 2007, 11:21:37 am »
Pliers. Where do they go?



I had a vision of a parallel universe where all of our pliers disappear randomly into and out of (though mostly into).  :D

One can only dream

The question is why only pliers? Why not any of the dozens of other tools we have? How come we have to keep buying pliers over and over again? Where exactly do they go? How can we retrieve them?

Perhaps some sales figures research are in order. I wonder if the tool manufacturers are in cahoots with trans-dimensional aliens? Why only pliers? Are they the highest profit margin hand tool?

Has anyone else encountered this phenomenon? I need more data!

We need to acquire the knowledge and develop the technology necessary to recover our pliers and show the multiverse who's boss!
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2007, 11:49:13 am »
Hmmm... here is a good theory: http://www.geocities.com/karenhath21/Plot.html  ;D
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2007, 06:28:47 pm »
I think it is the cause of little black holes that we can't see that follow us all around.  Yours seems to hide wherever you put your tools.  I think mine hides in the washing machine and eats my socks.   :D
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 03:35:48 am »
 Odd mine never gets lost. Then again if they did the gremlins around the house would get very unhappy.  :BoeseSmilies (71):

 They like me.  ;D
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2007, 06:15:17 pm »
Isn't there a planet where all the lost pens make their way to?
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2007, 06:58:12 pm »
No, that's PENsylvania!!

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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2007, 10:18:27 pm »
Hoi Bonk,

  I'll bite. What is your project; just why do you need to locate your pliers? Now I happen to have some pliers, all accounted for. As I have young children; all sharps, and pinching type items are secured (no fire arms, but if I had, they would be in "double secret secure" locations.)

   I will be up to get the girls next Sunday, pick up in the avro.*I was not shore if the image would show* I could bring up my set; Heavy duty (HD) regular, HD needle nose, med. duty reg. and light duty needle nose (very slender 4cm long nose.) Also 3 adjustable wrenches 6", 8" and 10" (I could not pass up the sale price of the 10" when I had to rush out to buy the 8", yet to find a use for them, still when I do I will be ready. hehe) Let me know if you need them. I was actually wanting to stop by anyways, I reckon you have had plenty of practice making squash pie by now.

Take care... to strain mashed squash well for custard pie

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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 02:26:19 pm »
Wow! A plethora of pliers! I like those green ones in the middle, nice all-purpose set of pliers... hey, wait... those look pretty familiar! You bastard! (just kidding - they do look familiar though :skeptic:)

Sounds like someone had a gritty pie! I just cooked 'em all up in the pressure cooker and ate it all plain right of the skins with a spoon. They were tasty but a bit gritty, good fiber though.

Now, as to the original project that brought on this thread, I'm darned if I can remember now. I bet if I went looking for pliers now I'd probably find three pairs - because I don't need any right now. I'm convinced it's some kind of trans-dimensional beings who randomly abduct our favorite hand tools, I can only guess their purpose...

P.S. Watch, when you put those pliers away how do you know they are still there in the drawer after you close it? How do you know you're not just lucky and unaffected by their fiendish and presumably malevolent abduction schedule?
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 08:06:52 pm »
Hoi Bonk,

 Ja, the green pair were my first, no doubt you have seen them in action, and ja, they are the most used of the set. The black ones were sold together with the cutters in a clearence bin, 10 bucks for the three of them, and many uses I have had for them. I could use a good set of vice grips though, for when two pliers will not work 'cause the extra hand is needed, or you got get tons of torque.

  "torque, torque, the beast needs more torque..."
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  What gets me is that you have every contraption, gadget, tool, motor, etc... where you are at and you were unable to locate one set of pliers in a time of need. Well, I have a tough time imaging this, must be a case of "can't see the pliers for the boxes of cable."
Another thing that troubles me is that the project is incomplete, your "twisties" are a marvel in one way or another, pity, no pliers.

 I could drive up Sat night, could look into it if that works out for you.

Take care

drb
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2007, 06:40:06 pm »
If you take care of your tools, and don't let theving women or children or friends near them, they will always take care of you.

I love my tools...and my tools love me.

When I die, I want to be buried with my tools.

And porno.
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2007, 10:10:16 pm »
If you want, I'll bury you with all your money...just leave it to me in your will, and I'll write the check and put it in your pocket at the funeral...you can take it with you  :laugh: 

Mike
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Re: The Lost Pliers Dimension
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2007, 03:33:37 pm »
Quote from: Capt. Mike on December 21, 2007, 10:10:16 pm
If you want, I'll bury you with all your money...just leave it to me in your will, and I'll write the check and put it in your pocket at the funeral...you can take it with you  :laugh: 

Mike


I don't plan to die with any money left.

When I die, I want to leave behind a smelly corpse that the hotel maid has to clean up and a mountain of debt.
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