[ExI] trivia quiz

[spike at rainier66.com]

> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] trivia quiz

 

When is a certain screwdriver called a hammer?

 

 

On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 1:13 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

When it's used to pound nails in.

 

If everything looks like a nail, what tool do you have?

 

Somewhat imaginative, but no cigar.  This is a professional tool, not a make-do.   bill w

 

 

Tending a bar is a profession, and bartenders use cocktails as tools to satisfy their clientele.  A screwdriver is a drink made from orange juice and vodka.  If one devours too much alcohol one is hammered.  A screwdriver in that sense is a tool a bartender might use to help her clients get hammered.

 

Alternative: an impact driver can be self-contained.  If a screw head is distressed, it can still be driven in with a device that is pressed down until it goes bang, turning the screw to the right.  An impact driver has an internal hammer, so in a sense it hammers the screw into the wood.

 

Spike

 

 

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