My WONDERFUL neighbor is a dyke. I was off partying with my old neighbors when I was taken to task for using the term. I had to call my dyke neighbor and ask her if this term was now unacceptable. She said, "No! That's what you call us." I got to tell those damn California-poisoned bozos they were WRONG. Keep calling 'em "dykes".
#14 - You hear about the fire station that burned down, "Because they didn't have a fire alarm"? Yeah, the fire was started by a "lithium ion battery charger" apparently charging one of the trucks. They've gone full retard, people.
#2. Had that situation just today on my way back from my VA appointment. Signs telling everyone that there's a lane closure a mile ahead. So instead of merging into the single lane as quickly as possible, they want see if they can jump ahead of the line, causing a big backup.
Google "zipper merge", which is the right way to merge at a lane closure. It's efficient and doesn't cause backups, unlike everyone getting into the same lane a mile from the lane ending, or overgrown adolescents determined no to let people "jump ahead". Learn to drive.
Anon 4:29 In my 48 years of driving, I've never seen a zipper merge done correctly and I doubt you have either. It's a nice fantasy, but all it takes is one person to screw it up.
Working a patch job on a local interstate (concrete, saw and remove the bad spot, pour it back) I had some prick in a Corvette slide up beside me in the squeeze lane. He and his Barbie lookalike give me a snide look and he jumped in cutting me off. Did I get upset? Noooo, I just hit my Orange flashie light thingy and ducked behind the channelizers. Passed them about 30 seconds later sitting still in the lane crossover with a smile and a wave, they looked pissed though. Two lanes free and clear for me. Just had to watch out for the big damn holes.
When you've had a half mile of warning signs that your lane is disappearing, get the f* over and quit trying to jump ahead in the line. Those are the overgrown adolescents that think they can screw over decent people. You deserve to have your ass pushed into the jersey barriers. A zipper merge is only for when there has been no warning.
Always astounding to me how many people just don't get #13. The long and storied history of government massacres isn't enough, probably because they can't teach about any aspect of government being untrustworthy in a government institution. I.E. public education.
And even the crap going down in Australia and the EU isn't enough. Stupid people have to try it themselves, I guess.
I never called those dykes. Dykes, I thought, were the pliers with the wire cutter. Much heavier duty than those. What do I know, I was an engineer. They didn't let me touch any tools! Lol!
What you are describing are called lineman's plyers. The end cutting are pincers or pin shears as my father and grandfather called them . The name is also applied to a military envelopment tactic in which the enemy is flanked from both sides.
If the cutting surface of those dikes is flat not beveled, those are lead snips. I've used(and ground some flat) them to construct leaded glass windows for 55 years.
#6 always, i want to enter heaven with lots of doggie kisses waiting on me. if there are no dogs in heaven. i don't wanna go. anything with that much intelligence and love in their heart just has to have a soul.
#2 - In Michigan, as the picture depicts, that is the correct way to merge. As a matter of fact IT IS THE LAW! It's called ZIPPER merging. It's so stooooopid and dangerous!
'Zipper merge' will upset other Michigan drivers. Here's why you should still do it.
Dykes 4.5" Side Cutter Diagonal Wire Cutting Pliers Diagonal Wire Cutter Side Cutting Pliers... Check Amazon They are called DYKES because it is the dominate brand of Sided cutter.
#2 Studies by traffic engineers (which is a more difficult science than it sounds) have proven that it's more efficient to merge at the point of constriction. I don't recall why but I can look it up if anyone's curious (I have the book on my shelf).
Don't call them Traffic Engineers! An engineers' goal is efficiency. Traffic Artists is a more appropriate term. They design to allow you more time on the road to appreciate the world around you - especially at traffic signals.
Back when I was working telecom for the .gov 2 of my buddies were installing new phones at the Dept. of Ed. One called over a partition "Have you seen the dikes?" The office chief EXPLODED out of her office, screamed at them for over 5 minutes about prejudice, sensitivity, and the rest of the litany. When she stopped for breath Buddy One held up the tool, said "Diagonal cutters. Dikes for short. And yes, I've seen therm." The woman disappeared into her room and didn't come out for the remaining 2 days of the install. One office worker asked if they could stay. "This is the longest she's kept her door and mouth shut."
1 - I always called them side snips. I assume they have a different name thats currently socially unacceptable?
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Dykes.
DeleteDikes.....i'm older.
DeleteI've always called them dykes, but if you buy them in the store, they're called Diagonal Cutters or pliers
DeleteWhy are wire strippers better than regular strippers? You don't have to take a shower to get all the glitter off after you use them.
DeleteThere was a whole list of reasons when I first heard the joke, but I can't find them on the internet.
And yes, I still called them dikes even when I was working with one. She didn't last two weeks though. Obese too.
John G.
Thanks for clearing that up. My fourth guess was going to be nip snips.
Delete#6 is absolutely true. I miss them all.
DeleteHmm, it seems my office is a little dusty, making my eyes water.
I recently referred to them as dykes to my son-in-law. He asked me if I called them that because they looked like scissors. SMDH.
DeleteThe preferred vernacular is “cutters in comfortable shoes.”
Delete^ as a shortened form of "diagonal cutters". I also call them dikes. And then there's "lineman's pliers".
Deletealernative lifestyle pliers.
Deleteshort for diagonal cutters
DeleteFrom 'diagonal cutting pliers', as opposed to end nippers.
Delete#3. i'll take 2.
DeleteMy WONDERFUL neighbor is a dyke. I was off partying with my old neighbors when I was taken to task for using the term. I had to call my dyke neighbor and ask her if this term was now unacceptable. She said, "No! That's what you call us." I got to tell those damn California-poisoned bozos they were WRONG. Keep calling 'em "dykes".
DeleteI've always called them side cutters.
DeleteDiagonal pliers. No, I have no idea why "pliers."
Delete1 - well they seem to be close to scissoring so just keep the name
ReplyDelete#14 - You hear about the fire station that burned down, "Because they didn't have a fire alarm"? Yeah, the fire was started by a "lithium ion battery charger" apparently charging one of the trucks. They've gone full retard, people.
ReplyDeletehttps://notthebee.com/article/huge-state-of-the-art-fire-station-burns-down-because-they-didnt-have-any-fire-alarms
John G.
#2. Had that situation just today on my way back from my VA appointment. Signs telling everyone that there's a lane closure a mile ahead. So instead of merging into the single lane as quickly as possible, they want see if they can jump ahead of the line, causing a big backup.
ReplyDeleteGoogle "zipper merge", which is the right way to merge at a lane closure. It's efficient and doesn't cause backups, unlike everyone getting into the same lane a mile from the lane ending, or overgrown adolescents determined no to let people "jump ahead". Learn to drive.
DeleteAnon 4:29 In my 48 years of driving, I've never seen a zipper merge done correctly and I doubt you have either. It's a nice fantasy, but all it takes is one person to screw it up.
Delete@anon 4:29...we called it take one, give one while I was living in Virginia up near DC, where traffic is a stone cold bit@h.
DeleteWorking a patch job on a local interstate (concrete, saw and remove the bad spot, pour it back) I had some prick in a Corvette slide up beside me in the squeeze lane. He and his Barbie lookalike give me a snide look and he jumped in cutting me off.
DeleteDid I get upset? Noooo, I just hit my Orange flashie light thingy and ducked behind the channelizers. Passed them about 30 seconds later sitting still in the lane crossover with a smile and a wave, they looked pissed though. Two lanes free and clear for me. Just had to watch out for the big damn holes.
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WC-- True, it only takes one. But after that one cuts in and moves on, there's ANOTHER asshole that watched the whole thing and starts it again.
DeleteWhen you've had a half mile of warning signs that your lane is disappearing, get the f* over and quit trying to jump ahead in the line. Those are the overgrown adolescents that think they can screw over decent people. You deserve to have your ass pushed into the jersey barriers.
DeleteA zipper merge is only for when there has been no warning.
Exactly.
DeleteAlways astounding to me how many people just don't get #13. The long and storied history of government massacres isn't enough, probably because they can't teach about any aspect of government being untrustworthy in a government institution. I.E. public education.
ReplyDeleteAnd even the crap going down in Australia and the EU isn't enough. Stupid people have to try it themselves, I guess.
John G.
Dykes? I'm sorry, I don't get it. I always called them cutting pliers or wire nippers, depending on the job.
ReplyDeleteMan card (if you HAVE one). Turn it in.
DeleteYou'll find your sense of humor in the back yard where your cat puked it up.
#11, my home state Colorado.
ReplyDeleteDiagonals
ReplyDeleteI aways called those side cuters and dykes were sqare ended wide pliers with a wirecutter just below.
ReplyDelete#12 I can fix Anja's boredom problems it's called 71. Kinda like 69 but with 2 fingers up your ass
ReplyDelete68. That's where you go down on her and then she owes you one.
DeleteI never called those dykes. Dykes, I thought, were the pliers with the wire cutter. Much heavier duty than those. What do I know, I was an engineer. They didn't let me touch any tools! Lol!
ReplyDeleteWhat you are describing are called lineman's plyers. The end cutting are pincers or pin shears as my father and grandfather called them . The name is also applied to a military envelopment tactic in which the enemy is flanked from both sides.
DeleteI've always called those "Nippers" which is the wrong word when you work for certain kinds of Asians.
DeleteAlso: Never work for certain kinds of Asians.
If the cutting surface of those dikes is flat not beveled, those are lead snips. I've used(and ground some flat) them to construct leaded glass windows for 55 years.
Delete#6--Always remembered. That one made me wish I'd dusted better in here.
ReplyDeleteMidwest Chick
Just add blue hair,tats,and a nose ring or two...
ReplyDelete#6 always, i want to enter heaven with lots of doggie kisses waiting on me. if there are no dogs in heaven. i don't wanna go.
ReplyDeleteanything with that much intelligence and love in their heart just has to have a soul.
#12 - try "304"
ReplyDelete#6 True
ReplyDeleteAlways said get me a pair of dykes in the USN back in the day. However with DEI being the deciding on promotions, I’d probably be busted.
ReplyDeleteToday if you ask for a pair of dykes you get the ship's captain and her wife.
Delete#3. Ever heard of the Trump train? This is Horizontal Harris' version or should I say perversion?
ReplyDelete#2 - In Michigan, as the picture depicts, that is the correct way to merge. As a matter of fact IT IS THE LAW! It's called ZIPPER merging. It's so stooooopid and dangerous!
ReplyDelete'Zipper merge' will upset other Michigan drivers. Here's why you should still do it.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/06/26/zipper-merge-how-to-meaning-method-sign/74219769007/
I finally left that craphole 3 1/2 years ago for the Gulf Coast!
#6 never forget.
ReplyDelete#1 ... We always referred to them by the strangest of euphemisms - "wirecutters". Fancy that.
ReplyDeleteDykes 4.5" Side Cutter Diagonal Wire Cutting Pliers Diagonal Wire Cutter Side Cutting Pliers... Check Amazon They are called DYKES because it is the dominate brand of Sided cutter.
ReplyDeleteWe always called them Billie Jean Kings.
ReplyDelete#2 Studies by traffic engineers (which is a more difficult science than it sounds) have proven that it's more efficient to merge at the point of constriction. I don't recall why but I can look it up if anyone's curious (I have the book on my shelf).
ReplyDeleteOf all the traffic engineers I have had to work with, none were worried about efficiency. All were worried about lawsuits.
DeleteDon't call them Traffic Engineers! An engineers' goal is efficiency. Traffic Artists is a more appropriate term. They design to allow you more time on the road to appreciate the world around you - especially at traffic signals.
DeleteStarting back in the '70s when I was a millwright, we called the pliers dikes. Diagonal cutters.
ReplyDeleteLiving in a town with an inordinately large gay community, the female-on-female participants were called dykes.
The jokes abounded that compared the two. Hell, I still do it!
#6--"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"--Will Rogers
ReplyDeleteAs for #1, they're wirer cutters. Go buy a real wire stripper that has gauge sizes. All my employees have one in their issued tool bags.
ReplyDeleteHandy for wire, but not very useful for cutting component leads sticking through a circuit board.
DeleteJim_R
Back when I was working telecom for the .gov 2 of my buddies were installing new phones at the Dept. of Ed. One called over a partition "Have you seen the dikes?" The office chief EXPLODED out of her office, screamed at them for over 5 minutes about prejudice, sensitivity, and the rest of the litany. When she stopped for breath Buddy One held up the tool, said "Diagonal cutters. Dikes for short. And yes, I've seen therm." The woman disappeared into her room and didn't come out for the remaining 2 days of the install. One office worker asked if they could stay. "This is the longest she's kept her door and mouth shut."
ReplyDelete#2) Yup. Robert Fulghum's "All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten" And then, once I learned how to wipe my own butt, I became invincible.
ReplyDeleteWhen (if) you go to heaven, all your dogs will come running towards you with their tails wagging and their tongues flopping about.
ReplyDeleteI hope so. I sure hope so.