File under "useful"
A very nice can opener - a Christmas gift from W. Definitely useful - try opening a tin of peaches without one.
Yes, I've tried. A screwdriver and a hammer, if you must know. No, it wasn't pretty.
Books don’t sell
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That’s not true, actually. Books sell, but book doesn’t. The odds of a
particular book selling a lot of copies are close to zero. The truth of the
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For a great story on trying to open a tin of peaches without a can opener, I suggest reading "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K Jerome.
J.