20 Questions

[Sailor Kenshin]

Is it anything like a wrench?

Define "like" please. (E.g., torque, monkey, adjustable, crescent, hydraulic, universal, spanner, impact, socket, spud, strap, ball valve, spoke, lug, meter, cheater, bushing, chain, combination, clench, offset, expansion or liquid.)

Wayyy too technical for the likes of me! The kind that doesn't move, similar to those teeny things that come along with TWSBI.

[FredRydr]

Wayyy too technical for the likes of me! The kind that doesn't move, similar to those teeny things that come along with TWSBI.

I had to look it up to see what a TWSBI wrench looks like. (I didn't get one with a used ECO.) I found this:



That's an open-ended wrench. So...

15. No.

Hint: "wrench" is hot hot hot!

[FredRydr]

If the ordinary person had several, would they use the several things concurrently?

16. Occasionally.

[FredRydr]

...(I didn't get one with a used ECO.)....

Yes! I did! I did! Found it.

[Wile E Coyote]

A spanner for removing nib carriers?

[CrayonAngelss]

box-end wrench

[FredRydr]

A spanner for removing nib carriers?

17. Nope.

[FredRydr]

box-end wrench

18. Not that either.

In celebration of today's successful excursion to Bertram's Inkwell, I offer the following hint:

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[Wile E Coyote]

An allen wrench?

[Sailor Kenshin]

An alien key?

[FredRydr]

An allen wrench?

19. A hex key

[FredRydr]

An alien key?

20. A hex wrench

[FredRydr]

It's an Allen wrench, an Allen key, a hex wrench or a hex key. Interesting that the Allen Manufacturing Co. wants us to call it a hex key, not wanting to lose a trade name (think Jello and BandAid).

Okay, Wile E., all yours!

[Wile E Coyote]

I'm thinking that I would like to give the thinking honors to Sailor Kenshin.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I'm thinking that I would like to give the thinking honors to Sailor Kenshin.

I'm thinking that you might regret it.

But if you insist, and in keeping with the whole Seasonal theme... I thinka sumthin'.

[Wile E Coyote]

Will I be the only one to regret it?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Will I be the only one to regret it?

1. No, pretty sure everyone will.

[Wile E Coyote]

Is it bigger than a breadbox?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Is it bigger than a breadbox?

2. No.

[Wile E Coyote]

Let's get the first few out of the way:

Animal, mineral, vegetable?
Is it fountain pen related?
Is it a stapler?
Is it a lump of coal?