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Re: a common experience
Posted By: dave mcadoo In Response To: a common experience (brad shepard)
Date: Friday, 17 November 2000, at 9:34 a.m.
: Ok, let's have a show of hands from all the people who've lost their
: Leatermans--you know, those shiny stainless stees multi-tool thingeys. I
: thought so. Lots of you. Now, raise your hand if you lost the one you
: bought to replace that one. Uh-huh, thought so. Seems these expensive and
: oh-so-handy little do-dads were made to lose. I think they have a hidden
: motor with a little wheel, placed by the company, that self-starts
: whenever motion has not been detected for awhile, and the pesky rascals
: crawl under the nearest rock. I mean, IT CAN'T BE MY FAULT!: Lamenting the loss of the most recent of these $38.00 jewels, I cried to the
: heavens, "If only there was a way of finding it". Then it hit
: me, I could not be alone, there must be countless others out there. Think
: of the monetary loss! And, as anyone who's ever lost anything knows, the
: damn thing is probably in plain sight! In campgrounds all over America
: lies a salvage opportunity for the taking. What device could possibly
: recover this wealth?: A crow flew overhead as I pondered. My eye lingered on its flight. Hey, don't
: crows like shiny stuff? Maybe they could be trained. I could see it all,
: get some crow eggs, cut a hole in the incubator box, and the minute the
: chicks emerge from the shell, begin feeding them with A LEATHERMAN
: MOMMY!!! You know, like they did with those condors. Those pliers really
: do look birdey! Soon you'd have the sharp-eyed flock at your command. Take
: the flock to campyards, garner the lost Leathermans, sell 'em back to all
: us poor losers...yeah, that's the ticket. We're rich!: So...investment capital welcome. You might as well throw your $38.00 at me
: and lose it rather than leaving it in some nameless campground.: Happy Paddling
Dear Brad, I leave mine on the dresser but perhaps we could learn to fold a ribbon in the shape of an L to help commemerate your loss. But heh look at it this way - you are job security and fuel for the world economy for the leatherman industry. People are able to feed their family and do all sorts of wonderful tricks around the campground because of your deep seated generosity. Brad, maybe you were born to be a philanthropist. You do not lose them- you donate them to the world. You are destined to be the Johnny Appleseed of leatherman. May you live well and have long children! And of course happy paddling.
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