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Evan Prodromou@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-29 12:14:45)
Honestly, if you wanted to trick a mob, this quote would work really well. When that mob rolls up with all the liberated tools, ready to do some rapid dismantling, you could chuckle patronizingly. "Now, aren't those the *master's* tools? Well, you can't use *those* to dismantle *this* house. It's the master's house, himself! Those tools won't work for the task at hand -- everyone knows that!
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Evan Prodromou@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-29 12:17:41)
"Now, did you bring some other tools? Your own, or somebody else's? No? Well, sorry, everyone, but it seems like everyone's time has been wasted here. There's just not going to be any dismantling tonight. Wait! I had an idea! Why don't you go try dismantling some *other* houses with the master's tools? That should work! Go home and try it on your own houses. See if that works."

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Micke@micke@camp.smolnet.org (2026-05-29 13:32:17)
@evan I think you need to think more like Tolkien here. The "master's tools" is the one ring that corrupts anyone trying to use them. Galadriel would become dark and terrible as the night, and would no longer be interested in dismantling Mordor, if she would try to use the ring against Sauron.

That sort of thing.

Evan Prodromou@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-29 22:09:21)
Another thing about this quote is that it sounds like something Jesus would say. But as far as I can tell, it really is an original image of Lorde's.