If you are into Romney porn (and who isn’t) you may want to
give the following a read.
To be clear this is written about Mitt Romney and not by
him.
Or if you prefer to get your info from the source then here
is the original article
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Knife Review
I just thought I would review a knife I recently purchased. It is a Gerber Profile Fixed-Drop Point.
A little background...
I cut a lot of shit at work; I mean a lot. I used to believe that Gerber, once synonymous with high quality blades, had turned to complete dog shit when they were bought by Fiskars and then all but their most expensive knives began being made in Taiwan or China proper. I have several examples of their pre-buyout knives with "USA" on them and one from after the move. That one post-Fiskars knife made me swear off the brand entirely. Now, I will repeat that I cut an inordinate amount of shit during a given work day and my $65 Kershaw (which is full of win) was starting to show this wear and tear. I decided I needed something for cutting shit in the not most pleasant of environments and my pre-requisites for such a knife were:
1) It needed to be a fixed blade since my Kershaw was a folder and I got tired of cleaning the shit I had been cutting out of it.
2) The blade needed to be 3-4" in length because I sometimes cut some pretty thick shit.
3) It needed to be cheap as the wear and tear on the aforementioned Kershaw showed that it would probably be replaced soon and I was wanting to keep costs down.
The only thing that fit the bill at the local Wal-Mart was the linked Gerber Profile. I have been using it a few weeks and after the first hard use in less than sterile conditions the "titanium nitride" coating began pitting with rust. My first thought was, "Here we go again...another pile of hammered dogshit Gerber!" Fast forward to today...
As usual, there was some shit to be cut. I won't go into details about exactly what happened but the result was the Gerber Profile slicing off a good hunk of my thumb...down to the bone. After the carved piece was found on the ground, in the dirt I went to the local care clinic and had it sewed back on with little fan fare and we shall see Monday if the hunk will re-attach or has become necrotic and must be removed. I will tell you that several shots of lidocaine directly into an open wound is one of the least pleasing experiences you can have. Judging from the throbbing pain in the wounded area I'm betting "lil' hunk" is going to make it through.
In the background of all this keep in mind that this knife, that I keep sharp for a reason you will read in a minute, sliced through my thumb all the way to the bone with ease and caused me no pain whatsoever during the event. I was always taught to keep knives sharp, as sharp as possible because they are safer: they require less effort to cut and so are less likely to slip and in case of a slip or accident make cleaner, more easily repaired cuts. The PA who sewed it back on even remarked that the cut appeared surgical, straight, and clean and made the prognosis of re-attachment all the more better. As I said, the cut caused me no pain. I saw a bunch of blood, thought, "Something in the First Aid Kit will fix this," saw the bone and thought, "Nothing in the First Aid Kit will fix this," and began looking for a large portion of my DNA laying somewhere on the ground. I only started feeling pain once the blood coagulated into the rag keeping even more of my DNA off the ground and went for medical treatment.
Maybe not the review Gerber would like but this knife will cut the living shit out of stuff!
Iknow, I know some of you are thinking I did not do the most important thing and YouTube the moment or snap pics but I will get some after the bandages come off.
Written on an iPad with 9 1/2 fingers.
A little background...
I cut a lot of shit at work; I mean a lot. I used to believe that Gerber, once synonymous with high quality blades, had turned to complete dog shit when they were bought by Fiskars and then all but their most expensive knives began being made in Taiwan or China proper. I have several examples of their pre-buyout knives with "USA" on them and one from after the move. That one post-Fiskars knife made me swear off the brand entirely. Now, I will repeat that I cut an inordinate amount of shit during a given work day and my $65 Kershaw (which is full of win) was starting to show this wear and tear. I decided I needed something for cutting shit in the not most pleasant of environments and my pre-requisites for such a knife were:
1) It needed to be a fixed blade since my Kershaw was a folder and I got tired of cleaning the shit I had been cutting out of it.
2) The blade needed to be 3-4" in length because I sometimes cut some pretty thick shit.
3) It needed to be cheap as the wear and tear on the aforementioned Kershaw showed that it would probably be replaced soon and I was wanting to keep costs down.
The only thing that fit the bill at the local Wal-Mart was the linked Gerber Profile. I have been using it a few weeks and after the first hard use in less than sterile conditions the "titanium nitride" coating began pitting with rust. My first thought was, "Here we go again...another pile of hammered dogshit Gerber!" Fast forward to today...
As usual, there was some shit to be cut. I won't go into details about exactly what happened but the result was the Gerber Profile slicing off a good hunk of my thumb...down to the bone. After the carved piece was found on the ground, in the dirt I went to the local care clinic and had it sewed back on with little fan fare and we shall see Monday if the hunk will re-attach or has become necrotic and must be removed. I will tell you that several shots of lidocaine directly into an open wound is one of the least pleasing experiences you can have. Judging from the throbbing pain in the wounded area I'm betting "lil' hunk" is going to make it through.
In the background of all this keep in mind that this knife, that I keep sharp for a reason you will read in a minute, sliced through my thumb all the way to the bone with ease and caused me no pain whatsoever during the event. I was always taught to keep knives sharp, as sharp as possible because they are safer: they require less effort to cut and so are less likely to slip and in case of a slip or accident make cleaner, more easily repaired cuts. The PA who sewed it back on even remarked that the cut appeared surgical, straight, and clean and made the prognosis of re-attachment all the more better. As I said, the cut caused me no pain. I saw a bunch of blood, thought, "Something in the First Aid Kit will fix this," saw the bone and thought, "Nothing in the First Aid Kit will fix this," and began looking for a large portion of my DNA laying somewhere on the ground. I only started feeling pain once the blood coagulated into the rag keeping even more of my DNA off the ground and went for medical treatment.
Maybe not the review Gerber would like but this knife will cut the living shit out of stuff!
Iknow, I know some of you are thinking I did not do the most important thing and YouTube the moment or snap pics but I will get some after the bandages come off.
Written on an iPad with 9 1/2 fingers.
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Sean Bean dies in every movie
I needed a place to put this so I wouldn't forget about it's awesomeness.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thought for Food
I was about to give up when I noticed it there, almost hidden beneath the sour cream. But how there were now 3 slices in the package when I was all but certain that when it had gone into the refrigerator there was only one. What manner of trickery was at work here? I gave it a thorough examination akin to what one could expect to receive if accused of witchcraft in Salem during its heyday of 1692. But not finding any mark of the devil I decided then and there that yes, this Swiss cheese shall indeed be the crowning jewel of my sandwich. Satisfied with my decision my thoughts turned to the selection of a complementary snack pack as I closed the refrigerator door and headed towards the garage.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Irony wormholes back into its own ass and fucking explodes
If we weren't already alone enough in a crowd: Mobilyze!
Depressed, lonely, need a hug? Does this app help with any of that? No, but it does send a text telling you that you are depressed, lonely or need a hug.
Depressed, lonely, need a hug? Does this app help with any of that? No, but it does send a text telling you that you are depressed, lonely or need a hug.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wikipedia will be down in a few hours to "fight the man"! From their website, at least until it goes down: English Wikipedia anti-SOPA Blackout.
So, dust off the old Korean or Russian skills for the next 24 hours to get your net fix in other languagesas the rest of the monolinguist English world riots, self-immolates, protests, calls Congress to do something (which is what is causing this), etc. as Wikipedia, Google, and Facebook join the protest.
So, dust off the old Korean or Russian skills for the next 24 hours to get your net fix in other languagesas the rest of the monolinguist English world riots, self-immolates, protests, calls Congress to do something (which is what is causing this), etc. as Wikipedia, Google, and Facebook join the protest.
Monday, January 09, 2012
New Year new post
Gentlemen it is time we decide what to actually do with this blog. I say lets make 2012 a year of action. Let's actually DO SOMETHING worth writing about. I will start even if it bores you to tears.
In Lighting we trust
In Lighting we trust
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