Comments on: Me and My Fubar http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/ The mutterings of a middle-aged putterer. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:33:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: johnnypeepers http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-75 johnnypeepers Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:50:44 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-75 Don't worry pops, you gonna make it through - and if not, does it really matter? Don’t worry pops, you gonna make it through - and if not, does it really matter?

]]> By: Linda aka "The Wife" http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-74 Linda aka "The Wife" Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:02:17 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-74 You can thank Kylwell (for the idea a few years ago) and my mom (for the purchase of the gift) of the Fubar. And I think it's a great name! It's officially the "Functional Utility Bar", but what guy doesn't know what FUBAR means? Brilliant. It's a product name that you'll remember to ask for by name... not just "that crowbar thingy" which could get you another company's product instead. In fact, I think I'm getting one for my brother this year for Christmas. Only a few days left to decide.... Linda You can thank Kylwell (for the idea a few years ago) and my mom (for the purchase of the gift) of the Fubar. And I think it’s a great name! It’s officially the “Functional Utility Bar”, but what guy doesn’t know what FUBAR means? Brilliant. It’s a product name that you’ll remember to ask for by name… not just “that crowbar thingy” which could get you another company’s product instead.

In fact, I think I’m getting one for my brother this year for Christmas. Only a few days left to decide….

Linda

]]> By: onezero http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-73 onezero Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:44:38 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-73 re: FUBAR --- Stanley did some focus groups to find out what hand tool men really wanted - and this king-sized wrecker was the result. It *looks* like the product of a focus group, doesn't it? While that's usually bad in a politician, the tool is actually quite usefull.... with that and a 2-foot prybar I could take apart the world (though it wouldn't be quickly ....) Oh and the name? Focus-grouped too. This house was the last built in the subdivision. It's made of materials recycled/left over from the rest of the development .... which is why none of the windows are the same size, for instance. It's entirely probably that the odd-sized flooring fell of a truck ..... though where they'd get a truck with 47 1/2" wide and 94" long is beyond me. re: FUBAR — Stanley did some focus groups to find out what hand tool men really wanted - and this king-sized wrecker was the result. It *looks* like the product of a focus group, doesn’t it? While that’s usually bad in a politician, the tool is actually quite usefull…. with that and a 2-foot prybar I could take apart the world (though it wouldn’t be quickly ….)

Oh and the name? Focus-grouped too.

This house was the last built in the subdivision. It’s made of materials recycled/left over from the rest of the development …. which is why none of the windows are the same size, for instance. It’s entirely probably that the odd-sized flooring fell of a truck ….. though where they’d get a truck with 47 1/2″ wide and 94″ long is beyond me.

]]> By: another Jeff http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-72 another Jeff Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:15:38 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-72 Ouch indeed! Hope things look up for you from now on... But what idiot advised Stanley on naming that tool? Who wants a glorified crowbar that is F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition?? I might know how you have odd-sized plywood holding the flooring; how big is the tongue-and-grooving on the tongue-and-groove sheets over there? Of course, if you were over here in Blighty it would be even easier to explain - did the builders somehow manage to "acquire" metric sheets? It's a bit bloomin' irritating when you try to replace an old 2"x2" with a new 2"x2" which is actually 1/4" too small as it's been metricated! (And even more annoying when some [expletive deleted] at the DIY store tells you the size was rounded down "for your convenience"...) Seasons' Greetings to all... Ouch indeed! Hope things look up for you from now on…

But what idiot advised Stanley on naming that tool? Who wants a glorified crowbar that is F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition??

I might know how you have odd-sized plywood holding the flooring; how big is the tongue-and-grooving on the tongue-and-groove sheets over there?
Of course, if you were over here in Blighty it would be even easier to explain - did the builders somehow manage to “acquire” metric sheets?
It’s a bit bloomin’ irritating when you try to replace an old 2″x2″ with a new 2″x2″ which is actually 1/4″ too small as it’s been metricated! (And even more annoying when some [expletive deleted] at the DIY store tells you the size was rounded down “for your convenience”… ;)

Seasons’ Greetings to all…

]]> By: Jeff (aka Whitelitr) http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-71 Jeff (aka Whitelitr) Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:29:37 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/me-and-my-fubar/#comment-71 Ouch dude, that looks rough! Not the time of year to want to be doing that stuff either. The FUBAR is very cool...call Stanley and tell em you want a commission, I just bought one. Didn't need it really, but it called to me. LOL Besides, one never knows when one might need a tool like that. I am gonna talk to a fire chief friend about the things tool, they look better than the halogen tools they use for extrication. Hope the rest of the month is better. Merry ChristmaKwanzaaHanukkhSolstiYule ! Ouch dude, that looks rough! Not the time of year to want to be doing that stuff either.

The FUBAR is very cool…call Stanley and tell em you want a commission, I just bought one. Didn’t need it really, but it called to me. LOL Besides, one never knows when one might need a tool like that. I am gonna talk to a fire chief friend about the things tool, they look better than the halogen tools they use for extrication.

Hope the rest of the month is better.

Merry ChristmaKwanzaaHanukkhSolstiYule !

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