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ojunk (Bill Spohn) wrote:

> It makes me a bit nervous however when I see the yuppie wine
> fans pulling their high end Laguioles from their custom leather
> cases in which they carry them everywhere, never wanting to miss
> an opportunity to impress each other.

Good point, point taken. But I insist on the fact that for me it's
my tool, that I don't need to impress anyone anymore.

Anyhow, here in Europe, I have never seen anyone using a Laguiole
for yuppie reasons. In fact, quite more often are the cases some
quart- or semi-professional waitperson fights against a tightly
fitting (or poor, disintegrating) cork with an unfit tool.

> The whole Laguiole thing puts me in mind of pens. Some people
> like owning a particular sort of pen for the presumed prestige
> it offers - yuppie toys. Other people may value the same thing
> more from the functional point of view.

Exactly.

M.