# Do you own a cork screw? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560 "2009-03-15T22:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/81 "2009-03-18T19:58:52Z")
> [@Monkey\_Chews](#): > > Is that some kind of pick-up line? No, the pick-up line is “Do you have a cork? Screw?” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/82 "2009-03-18T20:02:45Z")
> [@Monkey\_Chews](#): > > Yes. > > Is that some kind of pick-up line? No, that’s “Do you own a cork screw shaped penis?” ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/83 "2009-03-18T20:54:48Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > No, that’s “Do you own a cork screw shaped penis?” No guys, you’ve got it wrong. It’s “Do you have a cork screw in your pants? Because I’ve got a pinotage ready to be decanted.” I use that one all the time. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/84 "2009-03-18T21:07:18Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > No guys, you’ve got it wrong. It’s “Do you have a cork screw in your pants? Because I’ve got a pinotage ready to be decanted.” > > I use that one all the time. I can see how successful that would be. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/85 "2009-03-18T22:11:53Z")
I have two, and am pretty good at using them. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/86 "2009-03-18T22:29:59Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Do you own a cork screw (or something similar?) Yes: Swiss Army knife. Use it semi-regularly. It helped a lot when I figured out that I need to bottom it out in the cork, then use the handle as a lever to get the cork started. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/87 "2009-03-18T23:07:07Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > No, the pick-up line is “Do you have a cork? Screw?” No, it’s, “Pardon me, Ma’m, but can you help me tell if these avocados are ripe?” ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560/88 "2009-03-18T23:12:30Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I can see how successful that would be. I just said I use it all the time. I never said I was successful. Stranger [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-cork-screw/489560.md?page=4)