# Mac's trusty ol' tool

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 22, 1999, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029 "1999-07-22T05:24:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 1999, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029/1 "1999-07-22T05:24:00Z")

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Did MacGuyver use an off-the-shelf Swiss Army Knife (SAK), or did they have one specially constructed for the show? Was it Wenger of Victorinox? Any one know?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 1999, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029/2 "1999-07-22T05:47:00Z")

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Hey, Babar, it’s one word you moron. ‘Anyone’, not ‘Any one’. I think.  
Freakin’ kids. Sheesh.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 1999, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029/3 "1999-07-22T14:13:00Z")

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Babar, I haven’t a clue about MacGuyver’s knife, but you will likely get more response if you move this thread to General Questions.

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The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 1999, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macs-trusty-ol-tool/1029/4 "1999-07-22T20:31:00Z")

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You’re right. But when a guy needs a question answered, he just doesn’t think about such things. I’ll mosey on over there and repost. Thanks.