Saturday, March 19, 2022

Ruler 42


I've had this ruler for as long as I can remember but had never before noticed the 42.
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  1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth4:03 AM

    It's amazing the things we overlook because they are so familiar and mundane. What a great catch.

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:39 AM

      I so rarely have call to use this ruler.

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  2. Mae Travels4:35 AM

    It’s always funny to see something that’s been lurking all along!

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:20 PM

      That's what happens when I clean out a drawer lol

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  3. Tom4:59 AM

    ...I have a few old rulers and yardsticks in my collection.

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:21 PM

      I don't have a collection, but somehow I ended up with this one from Mother.

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  4. CJ Kennedy5:01 AM

    What a great find!

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  5. Jeanie5:20 AM

    Love a vintage ruler! You almost don't see even new rulers around all that much these days. Or maybe I shop in the wrong places. Seems like they are all for sewing or something more technical.

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:22 PM

      I don't ever see yardsticks, and this ruler's length makes it an oddity.

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  6. kathyinozarks7:17 AM

    what is the significance of the number 42? thanks as I see others post about it

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:23 PM

      It's The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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  7. Valerie-Jael8:50 AM

    42 what? Have a great weekend, Valerie

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  8. Spare Parts and Pics11:49 AM

    Hmmm... I wonder what the significance of 42 is?

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:25 PM

      It's a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "thing": "42 (or forty-two) is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. This Answer was first calculated by the supercomputer Deep Thought after seven and a half million years of thought."
      https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/42

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  9. Anonymous4:42 PM

    Another 42 Triumph!
    -- A Pal

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  10. bob2:22 AM

    It looks like it was a yard stick at one time was it cut off removing some of the advertising?

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:25 AM

      No, it's an 18-inch ruler. I've never seen another one.

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  11. Rajani Rehana3:58 AM

    What a super find!

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  12. Rita11:12 AM

    Makes you wonder what the 42 was for originally on an 18 inch ruler. Odd.

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:40 AM

      As I recall... it may've been the year

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  13. My name is Erika.3:46 PM

    Nice find!!!

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