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Humpday Triviola
The exact history of these tools is generally unknown. The invention of these dates back to early man. They evolved in several cultures and have been made from a variety of materials, although wood is one of the primary materials. Inuits had great need of them and theirs were made with walrus tusk. In one ancient culture they are called "grandchild's hands". What are they?
Tom
Re: Humpday Triviola
We can't talk about that stuff. Don't you know that drug paraph..., paraphen..., paraph..., drug stuff is illegal?
I don't know what you are smoking but....
....no...not it! ;-)
Tom
SWAG
Clothes pins?
Identical term used in Far East.
Something short of a clenched fist on someone
Good guess but no.
I think you are onto it.
Not being one for clouded answers...
would you be speaking of a brush or comb, as in grandchild running fingers through Grandma's long, flowing hair?
No, but a great guess.
like a long crooked utensil
In a way....yes.
maybe
a ancient version of this?
What the?? No.
I don't know what the heck those are but they ain't the answer!
T.
There is a saying
You ------- my ---- and I'll ------- yours. For some people I know Stuart was awfully close.
Needles or Toothpicks
Re: There is a saying
Are you hinting at a back scratcher?
glc
Back Scratchers
Re: Humpday Triviola
Might one use a wooden pair to safely remove the toast from the toaster? (A very English way of doing it.) Or perhaps a metal pair to flip your steak on the grill, or extract a piece of hot metal from the forge to hold said piece of metal so one might apply one's hammer to it?
The mention of the far east brings to mind an alternate name for the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, although the tools in question were not used (directly) in that conflict.
Fred
Rainy and gloomy in Eastern Missouri
The Humpday ANSWER!!
Gary was onto it and wins this week's Golden Uni for knowing that the answer is a back scratcher!!! Well done sir!!
Tom
PS...I myself have been known to use the claw of a 20 oz. hammer to sooth the savage itch. ;-)