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      Yesterday, 10:58 AM   #13509
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Old ignition distributors used breaker points to create the sparks, and they needed to be set to a certain gap for the spark to happen at the correct time and with the right oomph. Doing so required a set of thin metal feeler gauges, but in a roadside emergency the cardboard of a matchbook cover or folded index card could get you in the ballpark...or at least off the side of the road.....
I still have my feeler gauges and spark plug gapping tools (I have several) from back in the last century. Haven’t used them in a long time, but can’t seem to part with them either!
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Reminds me of the W.C. Fields joke: “I never drink water, fish f*** in it!”
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It's 4/20 today, so 45% off. Got my delivery.

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It's 4/20 today, so 45% off. Got my delivery.
Is that like chasing white rabbits? 🤔
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Is that like chasing white rabbits? 🤔
That would be a hookah-smoking caterpillar.
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That would be a hookah-smoking caterpillar.
Gracie Slick was inspired by that animated movie.
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Gracie Slick was inspired by that animated movie.
The hookah smoking caterpillar is also in the lyrics of the song White Rabbit.
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The hookah smoking caterpillar is also in the lyrics of the song White Rabbit.
By Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick wrote the song.
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By Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick wrote the song.
Yep. Get small, get 10 feet tall.

Never interested me. But I did smoke Camels for 18 months when
they were free. 🤣
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By Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick wrote the song.
That's the song I was quoting.

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Yep. Get small, get 10 feet tall.

Never interested me. But I did smoke Camels for 18 months when
they were free. 🤣
Can't drink alcohol anymore, so I enjoy an occasional THC buzz these days. No smoking, I only use edibles.

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