You know, when I posted this on SPWS, I thought maybe I was the only one getting a kick out of the latent fetish aspect. But now, I think I'm more entertained by everyone's own waxing-sexual musings on it.

I'm glad that it looks like an intercom at a McDonalds. It's a great, portable way to see if Iraqis would like fries with their slaughter.

It's the same scam for credit report places. Not only that, but it's the same name- Privacy Matters. Sometimes is 1-2-3 Privacy Matters.
I had to do a credit check for a landlord recently, and since i otherwise do not use my credit card, i just realized that i have been charged for that lousy company the last year.
When i finally realized it took some *serious* digging on their site to find not only my 'selected sign-in name' (which I obviously have never seen before), password, and then a rigmarole round 3 different sites to finally unsubscribe.

It works. I used to work at an auto shop that had a big rollup door, that we would keep open during the really hot summer. We always had a problem with flies buzzing around the shop. After seeing it down at the cafe (they put a penny in theirs, and i've seen others put coins in the bag as well), we tried it (with pennies) and within a couple days, once all the original flies had found their way out..no more flies. it was awesome.

I want to point out a couple of things you missed about the wrench:
First, it comes apart. This is awesome because the wrench winds up on one side and the screwdriver on the other, so you can (as you often have to) hold the bolt steady and (ahem) screw.
Secondly, the bits for the screwdriver are standard hex bits, instead of Leathman's proprietary size. I have long held that as Leatherman's biggest fault.
Thirdly- i have handled one of these, and they are *heavy* i mean, the Leatherman wave is on the limit of what i want in my pocket all the time, but it's so damn useful that i do. I have handled one of these, and they are way past that limit. A great thing for your glovebox, perhaps, but once you've crossed that threshold you might as well have full sized versions.

Huzzah!

As a cartoonist by trade, it has been enormously depressing watching the industry (led by non-artists, for the most part) fail dismally at any new ideas on promoting our work. It seems at times that the powers that be care extremely little for the industry that they run- and the complete cluster-F of comic distribution is a major part of that. People say that a lot of comics are oblique to the new reader- but a big part of fixing that is just making the actual acquisition easier.
Comic readers have long known about the Wednesday release- but really, who else does? it's a strange day and an important one- arrive on Thursday, and many comic book stores will be sold out of the best and most popular comics (Fables, Y the last man, and The Walking Dead are good examples of this). Where does this leave the reader- and possible new regular patron? Frustrated, angry, and without a purchase. Comic book stores have long been the epitome of bad customer service- and now they are also the victim of bad distribution from the top.
One of the best and defining features of comics is the serial- while not for everyone, it is a reason for people to get hooked, and go into the comic book store weekly; and hopefully, explore other comics, as well. Digital distribution of old issues keeps people up to date and more likely to be able do have good experiences in the shop, instead of infuriating ones.
A little bit of a rambling comment, i know, but for those of us that are tired of seeing our beloved industry fall further and further behind, I thank you for posting these kinds of posts.

Here's my comic- created, penciled, and inked in 24 hours.
http://www.ladycartoonist.com/24hourcomic . if you want to see more art, it's at http://www.satiredun.deviantart.com