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#110552 08/24/03 01:32 PM
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are we talking tommy-gun, or some such thing?



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#110553 08/24/03 05:13 PM
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I think the battles of Fong's handsaw age predate even Mr Gattling by a couple of centuries...


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There was a severe shortage of electricity in Shakespeare's day, so all saws were used by hand. No need to specify.
And a couple of Shakespeare glossaries say "handsaw" meant a "heron".


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heron

Gold star for Dr Bill.


#110556 08/25/03 04:08 AM
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So what's the Zeitgeist of gleitzeit?


#110557 08/25/03 03:37 PM
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...but not necessarily unwelcome, ...

Oh, it's unwelcome alright, but we've just apparently become *collectively too lazy to flip it the ol' bird.


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too lazy...

We gave this one a heron - what d'ya want morehen!


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in Shakespeare's day ... all saws were used by hand

"Old saws" never die. They just lose their teeth.



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