soup wrote:
Davy wrote:

Go on then, I know you are dying to be asked; what does 'the key is
the key'
and IYSWIM mean?

IYSWIM = If You See What I Mean
I think he is saying something about the Woodruff key (the key) is the
pivotal thing (the key) but no doubt the Natural philosopher will be
along shortly to clarify


in a nutshell.

The bloody key rusts into the keyway.

Blowlamp and WD40 time and big mallets