Josef 'Jupp' Schugt <jupp / gmx.de> wrote in news:41B8CA50.9010602 / gmx.de:

> Correct me if I am wrong but doesn't the *true* swiss army knife only
> have very few tools? My Victorinox has six of them and I use them all.
> That has nothing to do with a televison series starring Richard Dean
> Anderson that I loved and still love to watch(*). The swiss army knife
> simply is a very handy tool. I am not swiss but german.

Yeah, I guess the classic one does have about 6 tools. But classic in that 
connotation has almost only marketing meaning... 

Also about the Methaphor: I don't see why it should be swiss army 
something. Granted, Mac Guyver certainly had a pacifist angle, where 
pacifist meant that the good guys were prevailing. But should we not look 
to other objects suited as analogy ? 

I would like: Ruby, like the Hitchhikers guide. It comes in a friendly 
cover and has the words 'Don't panic' written on the cover. 

kaspar

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