Once again, it's time for our collaboration with the always amusing What Is It? Blog! Do you know what the object in this picture is?
Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess per comment, please, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Post no URLs or weblinks, as doing so will forfeit your entry. Two winners: the first correct guess and the funniest (albeit ultimately wrong) guess will each win a T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
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Update: this scary-looking tool is a slater's axe. It's also called a sax, saxe, slate cleaver, slate cutters' trimmer, slate trimmer, and zax. It was used to trim and punch holes in roofing slate. Anker was the first with the right answer, and so wins a t-shirt from the NeatoShop! The prize for the funniest answer goes to marcintosh, who said, "It’s a Panel Trowel. It’s used for spreading white grout in the gaps between comic book panels. That’s why it’s shaped like a word balloon." That one deserves t-shirt, too! Thanks to everyone who played along. See the answers to all this week's mystery items now at the What Is It? blog.
Schroedinger's Cat: Wanted Dead And/Or Alive
Mens M Chocolate
Heartbreaker gray men's medium
Discombobulate 2XL black
Mighty Power - Mighty Mouse 2XL
Office Guy Shirt & Tie S
Battle Damage, Cardinal Red Medium
Better mouse med
Also, as this is an antique, with the age being around 200-275 years old, guessing, it was also used as a weapon for pirates, which they would attach to a rope, and use as a grappling hook to board other ships.
As the 1800's approached the hook and cleaver began its use in the torture field, as this became the main method of rural torture in spain, germany, and the netherlands. Though the tiem period moved on this device did not, and its use was stopped in 1834.
The bad thing is that since this one survived it carries the curse of the people who were persecuted at its touch, and their souls were trapped in the blade. Do not touch the blade without gloves, or the curse of the blade will spread, and cause a new plague to blanket the land.
Unpredictable swing voter, small, natural
Bad Chewie - Ladies Fit - Size M - White
Though this tool was versatile, I think it was eventually decided by more thoughtful (and rational) masons that the hazard of poking one's self in the eye with the spike ultimately outweighed its potential usefulness and subsequently hammers became the tool of choice for making brick fragments.
I would like a 2XX sized ‘Discombobulate – How Many Daleks Does It Take To Change a Light Bulb?’ t-shirt in charcoal.
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Thanks guys, always fun.
Everytime I see one I get chills.
Battle damage, Mens XL
Heartbreaker, dark gray men's medium
Heartbreaker, dark gray Men's medium
This thing means you'll never need to go to another children's party surrounded by those horrible floating harbingers of doom. Flail wildly for a few seconds with one of those babies in each hand and then everyone can enjoy a nice balloon-free party! Our hero! *swoon*
It's a tool for scoring, chopping and dragging around blocks of ice.
Shirt: glow-in-the-dark bones. Size: 2XL
Shirt: glow-in-the-dark bones Size: 2XL.
PB & Jellyfish, Large, Serene Green
T-Shirt: Resistance begins at Ohm.
Size: S
Color: Ash Grey (if possible)
Unicorn poop XL
That's How I Roll! XL! Black!
Thx!
PB & Jellyfish, Large, Serene Green
Battle Damage XL Navy
Look Out Schroedinger's Cat, It's a Trap!
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PB & Jellyfish, Large, Serene Green
You write something like "WTF" or "IN THE MOVIES THE KILLER IS RIGHT BEHIND ME" on it and then hold it over someone's head for a good laugh, then you strike them to death.
Or so I was told.
"Battle Damage" t-shirt, Large
What happens at grandma's
L blue.
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Neato turtle, natural, large
Battle Damage men's xl
Your Cell Phone makes you Twice...Men's S, Dark Grey
I would guess the small round edge is for eyes or something?
Unicorn Poop
Men's XL Navy
Sabre Tooth Tiger M light blue
T-shirt Mens small - Geeks Do It With Gadgets
Hydrogen Bondage, female large
T-shirt Mens Large - Objects appear closer.
scientific mole , size M ladie's fit The Scientific Mole navy
neatobot walking 2xl navy
T shirt M large
Craig Clayton