Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumOK, I LOL'ed...
And what does this have to do with atheism/religion? Over on the right, read the description of the "8-Function Electronic Multi-Tool."
For non-Americans, this is a jab at Harbor Freight Tools. That's a chain of discount hardware stores selling everything under the sun, all made in China AFAIK.
Which doesn't keep me from shopping there. Except once, when I needed a 6-inch hole saw. Harbor Freight offered a complete set of these saws at a very low price. Then it occurred to me that I might not want to go cheap on a sharp-toothed object that would be spinning at 1200 RPM uncomfortably near my various body parts.
Link to the whole "catalog" (4 pages) in PDF: http://www.flutterby.com/images/2012/10/01/hf_tool_sale.pdf
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)"my boss is a Jewish carpenter" bumper sticker.
LostOne4Ever
(9,289 posts)"if it can be manufactored cheaply in safety regulation free china and shipped without having to adhere to any import requirements, we carry it!"
That had me in stitches! Then the cordless hammer, manual chainsaw, garden hose extension cord combo!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I didn't get it at first, then I was like gaydar? Oh.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)That is chock full of great stuff!
The Moron Lamp
Muppet grade work gloves
progressoid
(49,991 posts)Heddi
(18,312 posts)they have a variety of mildly useful things for very cheap prices. We got a bug zapper that looks like a tennis racket for $3 last week. it's awesome!
onager
(9,356 posts)This amazing place is right in my general neighborhood.
It's like a bizarro, post-Apocalypse version of Harbor Freight Tools. Everything from tiny drill bits and dental picks up to huge wrenches and giant honking axle pullers.
Over at Boing Boing, Laura Cochrane described it far better than I ever could:
The store lived up to its name: Mr. Stuff is filled with bizarre, random inventory, each object more ridiculous and hilarious than the last...
Among Mr. Stuffs treasure trove: Extra short screwdrivers and hammers, pots of fake dirt and moss (presumably for fake plants), talking Dr. Laura and Dennis Miller dolls, Colgate brand soap (?), blonde tape measures (with drawings of feet on them), unidentifiable Japanese hygiene products, scented canned oxygen, lots of tools, dusty TVs, $10 jeans, a mug that says "Ring bell for more coffee" (that had a bike bell attached to the handle), a mug that says I have a crush on you! (A mug seems like the wrong vehicle to convey that message), a wide selection of bolt cutters, machine oil (it must have been poured from a bulk container into many small containers because each label was hand-written), and lots of dishes that look like they had lead in them.
More here. For a map etc., just Google the name and it will come right up. Sort of like Betelguese...
http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/a-visit-to-a-store-c.html
Heddi
(18,312 posts)I lol'd when I read it
mr blur
(7,753 posts)an 18-volt cordless hammer!
I love the manual chainsaw
And a cordless hammer? Sweet - I've been looking for one of those!
frogmarch
(12,154 posts)And to top it off, the sale prices are way higher than the regular prices.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)This whole thing was hilarious!
deucemagnet
(4,549 posts)Actually, I find this to be good advice.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)over the 80 piece rotary nose picking kit. OMG.
You win the "it didn't belong in A&A, but who gives a shit" award.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)all too realistic.