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(Rochester D & C)		New ring doubles as a bottle opener -- also available with an engraved shamrock (rochesterdandc.com)		73
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Bobbylishus		2005-06-24 01:46:46 AM

this things been on the market for a while now.. and the news just now picks it up? what's the delay?

oh wait... there wasn't a missing white girl wearing one.

Emogeek		2005-06-24 03:25:12 AM

I saw this or something like it on ThinkGeek a few months ago. Definetly a smooth little party trick.

Chapel		2005-06-24 04:22:40 AM

My friend made one of these in high school shop class years ago, what's so new about it?

Auhsoj27		2005-06-24 04:31:22 AM

It's called the "Ring Thing"?

Who the hell is running their creative department?

drunkasbuk		2005-06-24 04:31:41 AM

So does my lighter.

bakatare		2005-06-24 04:34:30 AM

Thath what theeth are for, right Cleetuth?

somemoron		2005-06-24 04:39:12 AM

Sponsered link? I mean, WTF... Whoopee! :I

Kanemano		2005-06-24 04:42:16 AM

use another beer bottle.

teh_winnar		2005-06-24 04:50:29 AM

I think I'd laugh my ass off if I saw some jackass wearing one of these. He'd prolly have a powerful mullet which would take the hilarity to another level.

krovvy		2005-06-24 04:52:05 AM

How can I get a reporter to do an advertisement for my ecommerce site like that?

And how can I get fark.com to link for free? Usually, it's $100. I feel ripped.

Technovoodoodaddy		2005-06-24 04:56:26 AM

uhh, pretty much any ring can be used to open bottles if you've got a halfway firm grip.. i realize this excludes most of the computer geek crowd, but i always demonstrate to my friends getting married that the wedding ring isn't all bad, you got a permanent bottle opener now...

DesertOtter		2005-06-24 04:57:44 AM

you guys check their website?

not sure if this story is

but the website definatly is...

I love this quote from Biker Magazine:

save your teeth... here's a piece jewelry a thirsty cat can really dig

/do people really talk like that still?
//cue snoop dog in 5

agonyscene		2005-06-24 05:21:35 AM

drunkasbuk: So does my lighter.

My thoughts exactly. I always have a lighter on hand, why bother wearing an uncomfortable ring?

farktimenow		2005-06-24 06:03:39 AM

I bet the toothless chicks would get real turned on by one of those rings.

Maui Haui		2005-06-24 06:22:46 AM

I had a book of 101 ways to open a beer. One of the pics showed how to do it off a cops bumper.

Chaulk me up as another one that uses the lighter.

texasbob		2005-06-24 06:24:49 AM

Thats stupid!
/didn;t RFTA
//drinks canned Beer

MDI_BugMan		2005-06-24 06:44:26 AM

Although it is a goofy idea since you can use another bottle of beer, or a lighter, or the porch railing, etc. to open your beer, it looks like you could bust the hell out of somebody with that ring if you got in a fight.

Jizz Master Zero		2005-06-24 07:01:37 AM

I feel sorry for anyone that buys this. It's easy as hell to do with any ring. Don't wear one? Find a 90 degree angle (table ledge, porch railing, etc) and, well, figure it out.

Rupert Birkin		2005-06-24 07:13:33 AM

Illeagal on aircraft in 47 states, no doubt

fox1324		2005-06-24 07:15:10 AM

cool idea, but i keep an opener on my keychain

jeklow		2005-06-24 07:32:57 AM

I was about to come in here and commend the submitter for his funny headline. Until I saw that they really do sell it with an engraved shamrock. Incredible.

/uses a 3-way BevKey.

rvagirl81		2005-06-24 08:15:06 AM

My friend's band sells lighters with a bottle opener on one end. Those things are the best invention ever created. I know this seems like a shameless plug, but their merch page has pics, if you've never seen one....

SIK Merch page, now with lighter goodness

Ben Daho		2005-06-24 08:17:24 AM

my wedding ring does the same thing!

captincool		2005-06-24 08:22:44 AM

I made one of theese two years a go and thought i had invented it.
//silver smith
/mines sterling

Horbert		2005-06-24 08:30:43 AM

//counting the seconds until a "Kiss The Rings, biatch" reference.

Dr Tad Winslow		2005-06-24 08:36:16 AM

When I saw the picture I thought it was some sort of medeval underwear.

NotSoSuperMan		2005-06-24 08:44:32 AM

My friend once introduced afew of us to a girl he was on a date with when we ran into them. She opened a bottle with her teeth as a trick. We sorta stood there amazed for a little while.

bown		2005-06-24 08:46:14 AM

As said before, ThinkGeek.com had this months ago. This is news???

In other current events the wall in Berlin has finally come down!

mekkab		2005-06-24 08:49:20 AM

You NEED a bottle opener? Scrubbers! (very informative flash commercial)

/Nothing can top the lady at the end!
//I hope the link can take the badwidth

direvarg		2005-06-24 09:02:39 AM

I wonder how many young women with positive EPTs are going to burst out of their boyfriend's trailers ,sporting one of these, all atwittwer to announce, "He's gunna marry me, Ma!

Thyomorb		2005-06-24 09:10:32 AM

Who gives a shiat if it's news? Not everyone reads ThinkGeek, geeks.

I for one am usually angry at the human race, then someting like this comes along and I'm alright again for a few hours.

Kemistry33		2005-06-24 09:21:47 AM

Yup, Fark u arse holes. Just bought one.. love the novelty shiat.

C0rf		2005-06-24 09:23:56 AM

At a bicycle shop I used to work at, custom was that at a n00b's first meeting they'd be handed any tool off the workbench by the head mechanic and would have to use it to open their beer.

/made it happen w/ a 3mm hex wrench
//wanted my beer, dammit

SherKhan		2005-06-24 09:26:31 AM

That ain't a shamrock.

goodluckpony		2005-06-24 09:32:33 AM

I need to hide this link from my boyfriend.

A diamond I will *not* be getting.

/if this he sees.

RyanSpade		2005-06-24 09:33:04 AM

Who needs a bottle opener? Door knobs work just fine for me.

But I still added one to my Thinkgeek Wishlist when they came out. :)

SherKhan		2005-06-24 09:34:04 AM

I'm stumped trying to wittily rewrite the Tolkien bit.

Three rings for the Elven Kings...

reversibleSummerAssHat		2005-06-24 09:49:10 AM

Think Geek has been selling this for quite some time now.

safeinsane		2005-06-24 09:49:15 AM

Now if they integrate that technology into a cock ring...they'd sell millions.

anal brazil men		2005-06-24 09:51:13 AM

I feel sorry for anyone that buys this. It's easy as hell to do with any ring. Don't wear one? Find a 90 degree angle (table ledge, porch railing, etc) and, well, figure it out.

I'm with this guy. Don't be a wuss and be aware of your surroundings.

posicat		2005-06-24 09:58:05 AM

Hammers work well too. Broken glass you say? What a wuss.

Ade		2005-06-24 09:59:19 AM

Yeah, why the fukc would you waste money on something to open beer with? The WORLD IS YOUR BOTTLE OPENER.

When opening beer for passengers and charter guests on the schooner I crew on, I prefer using the blunt edge of my rigging knife or a winch handle, or if all else fails, another bottle. It generates tips.

Danger Mouse		2005-06-24 10:00:20 AM

drunkasbuk

"So does my lighter."

Agreed. Any drunkard worth thier salt can pop a beer with a lighter, stick, or anything else handy.

Popping the top with a lighter always seems to impress someone at a cookout.

brap		2005-06-24 10:00:59 AM

That will really complement my Antabuse necklace.

elkboy		2005-06-24 10:01:07 AM

That thing could do some serious harm if you forgot to take it off before shaking hands with the wife's best friend...

oldfarthenry		2005-06-24 10:17:41 AM

I don't need one - my wife has `buns of steel'.

dc-kid		2005-06-24 10:29:51 AM

Technovoodoodaddy
Yep. My dad has being doing this for years with his wedding ring.

eekdafatcat		2005-06-24 10:34:56 AM

I got mine from ThinkGeek just last week - too bad i got it a size to small, but it still works

sh0x		2005-06-24 10:54:12 AM

You don't get one because you can't figure out any other way to open a bottle. It's called a NOVELTY for a reason, knee-jerk iceholes.

UnstoppableDrew		2005-06-24 10:54:34 AM

I've done it with my wedding ring (titanium) but it puts a lot of stress on your finger. Don't try it with your gold band or you'll rip the shiat out of it. And there are so many better options. Friend of mine can do it with a rolled up magazine or even newspaper.

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