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Title: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: valhom on January 30, 2015, 08:53:16 PM

It measures approx. 36" long. Is it a walking stick? cane? Thank you!

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: KC on January 30, 2015, 10:14:26 PM

Sure looks like this could be a homemade walking stick (has a handle versus hiking stick is straight on the end).  Perhaps someone else will chime in.

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: cogar on January 31, 2015, 05:36:21 AM

That is not a comfortable looking "hand grip" iffen it was made for a cane.

Maybe it t'was a newbie woodworker practicing.

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: Rauville on January 31, 2015, 08:56:53 AM

 ;D ;D ;D
http://www.sswoodcraft.com/collections/novelty-gag-gifts-big-people-toys/products/pee-cane-old-fashioned-gentleman-s-whizzing-cane-bathroom-aid (http://www.sswoodcraft.com/collections/novelty-gag-gifts-big-people-toys/products/pee-cane-old-fashioned-gentleman-s-whizzing-cane-bathroom-aid)

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: valhom on January 31, 2015, 10:09:18 AM

Thank you guys! ;)

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: KC on January 31, 2015, 11:28:56 AM

Rauville, I totally lost it when I opened that link!  Oh my....laughed so hard.  Who in the world comes up with this stuff?  (Now I know what to get my better half for his 60 surprise birthday party this year!  LOLOL)

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: KC on January 31, 2015, 11:56:17 AM

Okay....I looked it up to try and find all there were to see for a gag gift and discovered they have been around for years!!!!!!  Actually used in subzero settings to "direct dampness away" when garbed in heavy clothing!  For real!

Some historical information....
"In ancient China, both men and women stood up to urinate. Chinese noblemen would urinate into hollow canes so the urine would flow far way from their bodies."

They were even made in METAL!  Ooooohhhhh, brrrrrrrrr, coldddddddd!

(http://imgur.com/Ra4K8.jpg)

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: mart on January 31, 2015, 12:37:09 PM

I did too KC !! Never knew there was such a thing !!

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: cogar on January 31, 2015, 01:42:29 PM

I've heard of "peeing up a rope".......... but never "down a trough thru a cane handle".

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: mart on January 31, 2015, 05:15:39 PM

LOL !! Cogar our version is a little different !!  And for everyone who doesn`t live in the U.S. it means a
"useless or impossible task" !!

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: cogar on February 01, 2015, 06:44:00 AM

Right Mart, …. I temperarily forgot this has morphed into an "International Forum"

It’s what you instruct another person “to go do” when they are bothering you or whatever.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: What's this Wooden Thing?
Post by: mart on February 01, 2015, 03:23:11 PM

That too !!