ML folklore: what is the origin of the ratchet set?

[flex]

I haven't seen a ratchet set reference in quite some time.  Do any of you remember the story behind it?  I remember that hilarity ensued, but I can't recall what brought it on in the first place.

Help an aging GBCN'er out.  lol

[demofea01]

I think it was Astrid who suggested it to someone looking for gift ideas for a SIL. Something like that.

[killercupcake]

I think it started when Astrid was considering gifts to give to a SIL for Christmas/secret Santa. She didn't want to get her what SIL (could've been another female family member) wanted because it wasn't practical. So when asked what she wanted to get her instead, she said "ratchet set."

I think...

[agnes]

pandce.proboards.com/thread/227724

[miso]

"I prefer practical gifts."

This is truly the gift that keeps on giving.  (heart)

[kevin arnold]

Dec 9, 2015 14:24:13 GMT -5 agnes said:

pandce.proboards.com/thread/227724

Omg, bubble necklaces!!! Remember when you couldn't swing a dead bobeau without hitting one of those?

[knx9211]

Dec 9, 2015 14:23:15 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:20:33 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

I think it started when Astrid was considering gifts to give to a SIL for Christmas/secret Santa. She didn't want to get her what SIL (could've been another female family member) wanted because it wasn't practical. So when asked what she wanted to get her instead, she said "ratchet set."

I think...

Pretty much.  My SIL was in college and wanted a stupid $50 tea kettle and mug shaped like something inane.  I prefer practical gifts. 

So it was YOU that answered "No" to the "Will you buy someone a gift they really want if you don't like it" poll!

[kevin arnold]

I actually have a ratcheting socket set in my Amazon cart, from Santa to me. No lie.

[wambam]

Fuckstick's snape gif was on point

[kevin arnold]

Dec 9, 2015 14:30:09 GMT -5 toledo said:

Looks like we've ruined Christmas for fuckstick every damn year.

[wambam]

@tambcat LOL FOR DAYS

I hate that one musical instrument that sounds like a ratchet.. does anybody know what I'm taking about? I think it's that thing that has ridges you run a stick along.

[miso]

To @astrid's credit, she has taken the extended ribbing like a champ.

So kudos.

[knx9211]

Dec 9, 2015 14:31:42 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:29:00 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

So it was YOU that answered "No" to the "Will you buy someone a gift they really want if you don't like it" poll!

I didn't answer that poll, but I'd go with sometimes.  I bought a bubble necklace and scarves.  I have purchased a tackle box in the past as well.  I refused to buy the tea kettle.

....but why? I got a tea kettle from my in-laws once. It's very practical and I use it all the time. And it's pretty, too. THIS IS SO WEIRD.

[LeggsBenedict]

Dec 9, 2015 14:30:09 GMT -5 toledo said:

Looks like we've ruined Christmas for fuckstick every damn year.

/gbcgbcn

[demofea01]

Dec 9, 2015 14:33:36 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:31:42 GMT -5 @astrid said:

I didn't answer that poll, but I'd go with sometimes.  I bought a bubble necklace and scarves.  I have purchased a tackle box in the past as well.  I refused to buy the tea kettle.

....but why? I got a tea kettle from my in-laws once. It's very practical and I use it all the time. And it's pretty, too. THIS IS SO WEIRD.

It's not as useful as a ratchet set?

[Eagles]

That's adorable.

[Deleted]

Ok, that tea kettle is adorable.

[flex]

I like teapots too. They're awesome: pretty AND useful.

[MixedBerryJam]

So the scale of practicality goes something like this ...

Tea Kettle ---> Scarf ---> Bubble Necklace ---> Ratchet Set

I'm not sure where remote control inflatable shark falls on the spectrum.

[wambam]

Dec 9, 2015 14:34:48 GMT -5 demofea01 said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:33:36 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

....but why? I got a tea kettle from my in-laws once. It's very practical and I use it all the time. And it's pretty, too. THIS IS SO WEIRD.

It's not as useful as a ratchet set?

If you're a tea drinker, you may use a tea set daily. You probably won't need a ratchet set daily.

I know this conversation has been over for two years.

[rex]

I love this place at christmas.

[y4m]

Yeah wait, what's impractical about a tea kettle?

[flex]

Dec 9, 2015 14:38:36 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:36:09 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I like teapots.

I do not like them, LHC.  I do not like them in a gift.  They do not give me Christmas lift.

ARE YOU TEAPOT SHAMING?





lol

[y4m]

OH never mind. That tea kettle is definitely not practical.

[Saint Monica]

Dec 9, 2015 14:42:22 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:40:24 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I still don't get why gift-giving has anything to do with you!

This was 2 years ago.  I have grown.  I bought a freaking tackle box!

APOLOGIZE!

[So_Fetch]

Dec 9, 2015 14:42:22 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:40:24 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I still don't get why gift-giving has anything to do with you!

This was 2 years ago.  I have grown.  I bought a freaking tackle box!

Isn't a tackle box practical though?  Carrying tackle all willy-nilly sounds super impractical.

[So_Fetch]

so, did anyone who participated in ML Secret Santa get a ratchet set that year?

[demofea01]

Dec 9, 2015 14:42:22 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:40:24 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I still don't get why gift-giving has anything to do with you!

This was 2 years ago.  I have grown.  I bought a freaking tackle box!

But a tackle box is really practical. Unless the person you bought it for never goes fishing.

[flex]

Dec 9, 2015 14:50:37 GMT -5 So_Fetch said:

Dec 9, 2015 14:42:22 GMT -5 @astrid said:

This was 2 years ago.  I have grown.  I bought a freaking tackle box!

Isn't a tackle box practical though?  Carrying tackle all willy-nilly sounds super impractical.

I have a tackle box.  I keep all my beading supplies in there.  It's very practical.  

[Elsa]

Reading that post is like looking at your high school yearbook. So many people gone but never forgotten... But that we hope to never see again.