On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:45:49 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, KS
quickly quoth:

In article . com,
says...

Straight claw hammers are not made to pull nails. Curved clawed hammers
will do a fair job. Nail pullers work the best.
robo hippy


So what are the straight claws designed to do then?

They appear to be perfect for serial killers, caving in skulls neatly
and cleanly, subjectively.

I use a framing hammer exclusively for nails. When I need to pull
one, I use a wedge of oak flooring I built for that purpose. But
most items I assemble with hardware get screws, not nails.


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become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by
an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.
But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who
among us has the capacity to govern someone else?
All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the
burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one
group singled out to pay a higher price.

-President Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address
Tuesday, January 20, 1981