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Which is the better tool?

Highlighter
34 (73.9%)
Hammer
12 (26.1%)

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Voting closed: Dec 15, 2012, 01:01 pm

Author Topic: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer  (Read 9084 times)

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Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« on: Dec 11, 2012, 01:01 pm »
This may be the "Blue Gel vs Scale Rule" sleeper suspense match of the round. While Paper vs Glow Tape has been heralded as the match to watch, some are saying that Highlighter vs Hammer here in the Commercial League may be a big draw before half time is over.

Highlighter is more of an actor's tool, but some SM's use them to ink their calling scripts. As for the humble hammer, well, yes, it's normally a carpenter's tool. But when your set is held together with nails, it's a good idea to have a hammer around and know how to use it.

This match is basically choosing which device you'd like to feed to the Laptop in the sweet sixteen, but it's still an interesting either-or problem to consider.

Consider as you will until Friday at midnight, CST.

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #1 on: Dec 11, 2012, 06:34 pm »
There are some days when I would sure like to see my laptop go up against a hammer.

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #2 on: Dec 12, 2012, 05:10 am »
There are very few problems in this world that cannot be fixed with a bigger hammer.

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #3 on: Dec 12, 2012, 10:27 am »
Ah, but if your set is actually held together with screws then the hammer is of little use.

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #4 on: Dec 12, 2012, 10:44 am »
Wanna bet - big enough hammer and those screws will be seated in beautifully.

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #5 on: Dec 12, 2012, 12:19 pm »
Big enough, strong enough highlighter can take on some jobs a hammer does . . .

just a saying.
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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #6 on: Dec 12, 2012, 05:36 pm »
Some days I just want to hammer stuff. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

I never feel the same way about my highlighter. ("Squinch. Squinch. Squinch. Squinch."?)

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #7 on: Dec 12, 2012, 05:56 pm »
Big enough, strong enough highlighter can take on some jobs a hammer does . . .

I can't say I've ever seen a highlighter that size before.

(...That's what she said.)

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Re: Commercial, Round 4: Highlighter vs Hammer
« Reply #8 on: Dec 13, 2012, 11:02 pm »
Some days I just want to hammer stuff. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

I never feel the same way about my highlighter. ("Squinch. Squinch. Squinch. Squinch."?)

Seriously? I find highlighting to be dead satisfying. You have a page with tons of stuff on it, and you get to go through and separate all the important stuff. Super fast.

Plus, it doesn't hurt if my highlighter-aim is slightly off.