Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by teddyh on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:29AM
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The maxims are The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries¹, the third of which is originally from the Schlock Mercenary webcomic strip of November 1, 2009².
1. https://www.ovalkwiki.com/index.php/The_Seventy_Maxims_of_Ma...
Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by michaelt on Saturday October 03, 2020 @03:20PM
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I suspect "If you see the bomb squad running try to keep up" is a joke older than the internet.
Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by Gupie on Saturday October 03, 2020 @02:56PM
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Maxim 3. An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody
Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by ThePadawan on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:02PM
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I saw some bricklayers lay paving stones recently. A few tons of them. They also had strap-on single-legged stools and I was really surprised to see such a specific tool!
Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by rusure on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:56AM
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Re you sure they weren't hods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_hod
Used to carry bricks up and down steps
Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014)
by ThePadawan on Sunday October 04, 2020 @02:57PM
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Well, they were only about a foot in length, attached around the trousers, and the workers were sitting on them.
> "[He'd] give a warning shout and run. So would everybody, you included."
reminded me of MAXIM 3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23503989
[1] another reason for single-legged stools: less likely to trip you up if you need to jump quickly away from a kicking cow. I wouldn't be surprised if nitro factory staff prized that reason, but told management they used them to not fall asleep.