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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (11 children)
[–] korazail@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 3 days ago

not a locksmith, but...

One of those candidates for 'worst memorable phrase in history' is the old "duct-tape for things that move and shouldn't and wd-40 for things that should move and don't".

WD-40 isn't a lubricant. It often works to get something un-stuck, but then you need to still clean and lubricate the parts to keep it working.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] thessnake03@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What did you say about my mother?

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[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Physical therapists hate motorcycles.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 22 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I dunno, geologists kinda love everything.

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[–] airbreather@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Apples unite them all

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 points 2 days ago

And palaeoecologists hate people that borrow our lab, leave shit everywhere, and try to take it over. For FUCKS SAKE.

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