# Cool Words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827 "2020-10-12T19:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827/162 "2021-02-07T14:31:35Z")

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I know exactly what you mean.

I used to wrench on bicycles quite a bit. Grease can allow you to more easily achieve higher/appropriate torque values, often tending to reduce the likelihood of a fastener coming loose.

Another thread for another day is the importance of understanding which fasteners go in dry, which get oil/lube, which get grease, and which get anti-seize.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827/163 "2021-02-09T00:20:01Z")

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The word bamboozler predated the birth of the comic Elaine Boosler, and it does not cast nasturtiums on her.

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