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July 3, 2013

An Educational Interlude [Bumped]

You can thank me later.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 3, 2013 5:55 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Get this women to instruct the House Republicans how and why to stop the new Amnesty Bill passed in the Senate.

Dan Kurt

Posted by: Dan Kurt at July 2, 2013 1:22 PM

+1 Dan Kurt, though she might come across a little too complicated and cerebral for House Republicans. Even so, she's the best candidate so far. Forward!

Posted by: Milo at July 2, 2013 1:34 PM

Yeah, but how do you cut it on a diagonal? She's taking an awful lot for granted.

Posted by: ahem at July 2, 2013 1:38 PM

Yeah, but how do you cut it on a diagonal? She's taking an awful lot for granted.

Posted by: ahem at July 2, 2013 1:38 PM

Maybe one of you can answer a related question I've had for some time: do those things work on Spam? I've always had trouble getting my Spam sliced easily and have thought of using a wire cheese slicer, but wondered if the Spam would be too firm or (more likely) not firm enough for that to work. Anyone tried it?

Posted by: Dr Weevil at July 2, 2013 2:06 PM

Did I actually write 'easily'? I meant I've always had trouble getting my Spam sliced evenly.

Posted by: Dr Weevil at July 2, 2013 2:07 PM

I love my wire cheese slicer. My life hasn't been the same since I got one.

Posted by: David McKinnis at July 2, 2013 2:58 PM

You know Weevil, for a few bucks you could make an experiment and report back.

Posted by: vanderleun at July 2, 2013 3:20 PM

How to slice cheese? I was expecting some boobies.

Posted by: SteveS at July 2, 2013 4:42 PM

I was waiting for it and it never came, but then I read Dr. Weevil's dire situation and now I feel like having a toasted spam and cheese sandwich, wireless, of course.

Posted by: Jewel Atkins at July 2, 2013 4:44 PM

Use a vegetable peeler for nice thin slices.

Posted by: Potsie at July 2, 2013 5:34 PM

Sorry, but can you repeat the part after "how to use a wire cheese slicer"? I wasn't paying attention.

Posted by: Ray at July 2, 2013 5:44 PM

@Postsie: Gee, is it legal to use a vegetable peeler on cheese? Or on Spam, for that matter? What with certain cities and states outlawing 20 oz. sodas and such, I can't keep up with all the rules the liberal progressives are passing these days.

Posted by: Grizzly at July 2, 2013 6:23 PM

Dang things are worthless. Find a kid selling Cutco knives and buy one of their cheese knives. Works like a charm every time.

If, you want to cut the cheese, eat a couple of White Castle sliders. Works without fail.

Posted by: Fat Man at July 2, 2013 8:21 PM

She left out the part where you swear like a longshoreman and hurl the thing in the direction of the trashcan when the wire breaks.

Posted by: GrinfilledCelt at July 2, 2013 8:32 PM

Damn. All these years, and I thought the roller thing was the handle. No wonder my cheese wouldn't slice right.

Posted by: BillH at July 3, 2013 8:26 AM

This does not address the serious concerns of left-handed people.

I don't think "racism" applies to this situation, maybe anachronism, or schism, one of them -ism words. All you articulate and well-read readers, chime in and provide the appropriate hate group category.

Sometimes it’s better just to eat the cheese, and not slice it.

Posted by: chasmatic at July 3, 2013 9:25 AM

So that's what I've been doing wrong all these years...

Posted by: Morgan K Freeberg at July 3, 2013 10:38 AM

Damn and for all these years that I have been using a blow torch to heat up the wire, I could have been saving fuel.

Posted by: Dave J at July 3, 2013 12:11 PM

@chasmatic: I believe the word would be "anti-sinistrality", or perhaps, "antisinistralism" if you need an -ism.

Posted by: Grizzly at July 3, 2013 1:41 PM

I knew that, but then, I went to college. How the hell else would you use a cheese slicer. I mean, it's called a cheese slicer, for God's sake.

Posted by: Roger in Republic at July 3, 2013 1:42 PM

The important thing is to not move the cheese.

Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at July 3, 2013 4:51 PM

First they came for our cheese slicers . . .

Posted by: raincityjazz at July 3, 2013 6:03 PM

I look for these in stores but never find one.

Posted by: mjazzguitar at July 3, 2013 6:43 PM

The only thing that could make this video better is PRANCERCISE!

Posted by: edaddy at July 3, 2013 7:56 PM

I tried to do it like in the video, but I just couldn't seem to get the hang of it when trying to slice my brie.

Posted by: Grizzly at July 3, 2013 8:10 PM

You'd think with all the innovations in technology, they'd find a way to go wireless.

Posted by: Denny at July 3, 2013 8:52 PM

Sheesh. Another solution looking for a problem.

I dunno what the big deal is. They sell cheese in all the stores already sliced. They got different flavors. Oh, and there's the stuff in jars, all ya need is a spoon or if nobody's lookin' use yer finger.

As they say where I come from: "in the land of cheese, a one-slicer man is king".

Posted by: chasmatic at July 3, 2013 9:26 PM

That's all illegal cheese slicer.

New Federal Regulations require that the wire be at least 3/16 inch in diameter, and not be made of any material harder than 20 Rockwell.

It is also required that the wire be shielded by an approved safety device, with a positive child proof lock. The wire needs to have a safety guard over the exposed part of the wire, covering at least 3/4the the diameter of the wire.

Further, an approved, child proof storage container must be provided for the slicer, and this container is subject to Federal Inspection, with no notice to the homeowner.

A mandatory 10 hour training class must be taken, as taught by a USDA certified instructor.

It will be illegal to in any way loan out or to otherwise transfer a cheese slicer, without said transfer being documented by a USDA inspector.....

..........You know, this can go on an on, for oh, 22,000+ senseless and silly laws, right? Not that they'd actually ever have that many laws regulating a normal, everyday object!


Jim
Sunk New Dawn
NRA Life Member
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at July 4, 2013 6:54 AM

Jim: Good catch. I hadn't noticed the lack of any safety mechanism.

Posted by: ahem at July 4, 2013 11:48 AM

thank you.

Posted by: later at July 4, 2013 2:55 PM

You know how bad education is when they have a course on how to cut the cheese.

Posted by: Jewel at July 4, 2013 7:46 PM

I saw a lot of stuff in that video, but I saw no cheese for the cheese-slicer to slice.

What in God's name was that mottled stuff? Cheese? made by the Starbucks of the cheese industry?

I love you Americans, clever, honest, brave, America the shining city of freedom on the hill, (well, before Obama and the Dems), but Jesus H. Christ, the stuff you'll eat and claim as food. Oh well, makes you strong no doubt.

Posted by: Fred Z at July 5, 2013 10:49 PM

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