It looks similar to a flax break, a wooden tool that crushes flax stalks in order to begin processing linen from them. However, I've never seen one with big metal Domokun teeth or any teeth at all. I would think that it would be too effective at crushing and ruin the fibers.

There are tools called hackles with teeth that separate fibers but this isn't anything like them.

Therefore I hazard it's some kind of braking device

Another reason to homeschool.

Vonskippy, easy to say if you don't face the prospect of no kids, or a kid with mitochondrial disease. Say you could have bear a child who had chromosomes from father and mother but would be spared the disease?

Isn't that first one just music from a Nintendo Kirby game?

They arrested her as a deterrent to other students. They should be sued as a deterrent to repeat "mistakes".

At any rate, she has a right to pursue an offense against her person in civil court. This is America. If they don't think she has a case they can throw it out or the jury can return a low verdict.

As for students writing desks going "unpunished" because they aren't arrested - that's a fatuous argument. Detention, suspension, fines, clean-up punishments, revocation of extracurricular privileges like cheerleading or prom or assorted other punishments were and are available. When you come right down to it, the school can sue for destruction of property and recoup the expense of clean-up, repair, or replacement of damaged desks .

They arrested her as a deterrent to other students. They should be sued as a deterrent to repeat "mistakes".

At any rate, she has a right to pursue an offense against her person in civil court. This is America. If they don't think she has a case they can throw it out or the jury can return a low verdict.

Then again, "Rubifoam" seems to have been a dentrifice, so maybe not.

I have air fresheners right now with babies and dogs featured on the bottle. Perhaps the picture is a subtle marketing message that the perfume would replace disagreeable odors with loveliness, while not really beating up on the adorable baby and puppy you would prefer to keep.

I have air fresheners right now with babies and dogs featured on the bottle. Perhaps the picture is a subtle markerting message that the perfume would replace disagreeable odors with loveliness, while not really beating up on the adorable baby and puppy you would prefer to keep.

It's a"wind-machine" to make wind sound effects for plays or radio shows
(foley artist dealio)

I already made my guess above (match holder), but I hope I get extra credit for naming it properly: it's a "match safe".

I already made my guess above (match holder), but I hope I get extra credit for naming it properly it's a "match safe".

I'm guessing it's a match holder. Matches can be struck on the gators mouth.

The rabbit should don his carmen miranda outfit and sashay past the agent in a seductive manner.

"Persistence of Ursidae" by Salvador Dali