# Can you tell me what this thing is used for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103 "2020-06-26T01:26:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/1 "2020-06-26T01:26:47Z")

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[https://apis.mail.yahoo.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-\_gOJ6vZEF1EZqQb8lX\_ZaL3MHtAbVyiTUo4dwAyCXVJHSsA852cfTfig3gg5xo40gBMJNk7QrFVKzwU0jIqDAw/messages/@.id==ALcVz-8tCcGaXvVM-Q0jSPAt87s/content/parts/@.id==4/thumbnail?appId=YMailNorrinLaunch](https://apis.mail.yahoo.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-_gOJ6vZEF1EZqQb8lX_ZaL3MHtAbVyiTUo4dwAyCXVJHSsA852cfTfig3gg5xo40gBMJNk7QrFVKzwU0jIqDAw/messages/@.id==ALcVz-8tCcGaXvVM-Q0jSPAt87s/content/parts/@.id==4/thumbnail?appId=YMailNorrinLaunch)

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/2 "2020-06-26T01:28:51Z")

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Your link didn’t work for me.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/3 "2020-06-26T01:33:29Z")

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```
+1 linky no worky
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/4 "2020-06-26T01:37:18Z")

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link was working for me…anyhow just figured out it is a vintage cookie press

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/5 "2020-06-26T01:59:02Z")

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That is apparently some sort of link to your personal e-mail inbox. It will only work for the rest of us if you give us your e-mail address and password.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-what-this-thing-is-used-for/913103/6 "2020-06-26T03:05:37Z")

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Throw in them CC#s while you’re at it. 😌