Real Hackers, tools of the trade (was Re: Vector Graphic range...)

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Thu Apr 1 17:57:39 1999

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>An expensive set, but WELL worth the money! Of course my set is actually
>made up of two or three smaller sets. Xcellite are tops in my book! Of
>course I'd rather have the set the size of a small suitcase!

Found in the Linux fortune file:
        Now, you might ask, "How do I get one of those complete home
tool sets for under $4?" An excellent question.
        Go to one of those really cheap discount stores where they sell
plastic furniture in colors visible from the planet Neptune and where
they have a food section specializing in cardboard cartons full of
Raisinets and malted milk balls manufactured during the Nixon
administration. In either the hardware or housewares department,
you'll find an item imported from an obscure Oriental country and
described as "Nine Tools in One", consisting of a little handle with
interchangeable ends representing inscrutable Oriental notions of tools
that Americans might use around the home. Buy it.
        This is the kind of tool set professionals use. Not only is it
inexpensive, but it also has a great safety feature not found in the
so-called quality tools sets: The handle will actually break right off
if you accidentally hit yourself or anything else, or expose it to
direct sunlight.

--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
Received on Thu Apr 01 1999 - 17:57:39 BST