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"Lee Michaels"

19/09/2012 1:11 PM

OT: Tool Illiteracy

I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts to
describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a web search
with their description, they would find out in a hurry that there is no such
tool. But I saw something this morning on craigslist that was funny.

They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It came
with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of the truck
was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that craigslist didn't do
those types of ads any more. Since I am a literal person, I immediately got
a visual of the truck mounted big wench. And promptly determined it would
take a unique type of individual to equip his truck in this fashion.

OK Lee, back to work.



This topic has 6 replies

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 7:34 PM

Steve B wrote:
> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>> I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's
>> attempts to describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks
>> just did a web search with their description, they would find out in
>> a hurry that there is no such tool. But I saw something this
>> morning on craigslist that was funny. They were describing a big truck
>> with a small crane on the back. It
>> came with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front
>> of the truck was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that
>> craigslist didn't do those types of ads any more. Since I am a
>> literal person, I immediately got a visual of the truck mounted big
>> wench. And promptly determined it would take a unique type of
>> individual to equip his truck in this fashion. OK Lee, back to work.
>
> Just curious. Would you have to move the whole truck to get the
> wrench to turn or what?
>

Wrench? Who said anything about a damned wrench?

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MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 1:23 PM

Lee Michaels wrote:
> I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts
> to describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a
> web search with their description, they would find out in a hurry
> that there is no such tool. But I saw something this morning on
> craigslist that was funny.
> They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It
> came with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of
> the truck was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that
> craigslist didn't do those types of ads any more. Since I am a
> literal person, I immediately got a visual of the truck mounted big
> wench. And promptly determined it would take a unique type of
> individual to equip his truck in this fashion.

Hmmmm... wonder if she had all of her front teeth?

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-Mike-
[email protected]

TD

Tim Daneliuk

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 12:56 PM

On 09/19/2012 12:11 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
> I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts to describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a web search with their description, they would find out in a hurry that there is no such tool. But I saw something this morning on craigslist that was funny.
>
> They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It came with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of the truck was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that craigslist didn't do those types of ads any more. Since I am a literal person, I immediately got a visual of the truck mounted big wench. And promptly determined it would take a unique type of individual to equip his truck in this fashion.
>
> OK Lee, back to work.
>
>
>

I've never found big wenches all that interesting...

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SB

"Steve B"

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 3:59 PM


"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts to
>describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a web search
>with their description, they would find out in a hurry that there is no
>such tool. But I saw something this morning on craigslist that was funny.
>
> They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It came
> with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of the truck
> was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that craigslist didn't do
> those types of ads any more. Since I am a literal person, I immediately
> got a visual of the truck mounted big wench. And promptly determined it
> would take a unique type of individual to equip his truck in this fashion.
>
> OK Lee, back to work.

Just curious. Would you have to move the whole truck to get the wrench to
turn or what?

Steve

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willshak

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 7:32 PM

Steve B wrote the following on 9/19/2012 6:59 PM (ET):
> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts to
>> describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a web search
>> with their description, they would find out in a hurry that there is no
>> such tool. But I saw something this morning on craigslist that was funny.
>>
>> They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It came
>> with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of the truck
>> was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that craigslist didn't do
>> those types of ads any more. Since I am a literal person, I immediately
>> got a visual of the truck mounted big wench. And promptly determined it
>> would take a unique type of individual to equip his truck in this fashion.
>>
>> OK Lee, back to work.
>
> Just curious. Would you have to move the whole truck to get the wrench to
> turn or what?
>
> Steve
>

Read it again and it will make more comical sense.

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GR

"G. Ross"

in reply to "Lee Michaels" on 19/09/2012 1:11 PM

19/09/2012 3:37 PM

Lee Michaels wrote:
> I have often been amazed and sometimes amused on many folk's attempts to
> describe a tool for sale on the web. If these folks just did a web search
> with their description, they would find out in a hurry that there is no such
> tool. But I saw something this morning on craigslist that was funny.
>
> They were describing a big truck with a small crane on the back. It came
> with an auger attachment. And that is not all. On the front of the truck
> was, and I quote, "a big wench". LOL I thought that craigslist didn't do
> those types of ads any more. Since I am a literal person, I immediately got
> a visual of the truck mounted big wench. And promptly determined it would
> take a unique type of individual to equip his truck in this fashion.
>
> OK Lee, back to work.
>
>
>
I wanted a wench for my truck, but my wife vetoed it.

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G.W. Ross

Let he who takes the plunge remember
to return it!






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