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267843 Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> 2019‑02‑12 Re: OldTools] Test
I think he meant

FOYBIPO

Fraternal Order of Yuppie Bastard Infill Plane Owners, which appears in the
archives

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 11:24 AM Don Schwartz  wrote:

>
> YBIFPO??
>
> Don
>
> On 2019-02-12 11:31 a.m., Chuck Taylor via OldTools wrote:
> > Richard The Yorkshireman wrote, concerning Bridge City Tools new $286
> Chopstick Master Kit:
> >
> > ====snip====
> > The amazing thing is that people pay lots of money for these things.
> >
> > I couldn’t though
> >
> > [other reasons snipped]
> >
> > I admire bridge tools though.  I’d never have faith that there were
> enough idjuts to buy such stuff. Must come from generations of that
> american snake oil sales training that seemed to be a tradition of the West.
> > ====unsnip====
> >
> > My theory is that the BCTO (Bridge City Tool Owners) clan are cousins of
> the YBIFPO clan.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Chuck Taylor
> > snowed in north of Seattle
> >
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