My kingdom for a bottle opener.

Regular normal door latches work fairly well (probably easier than a fork, too), but I picked up a wallet opener a few years ago so don’t have to worry about it anymore.

Danish, according to the Myspace site he flashed up at the end of his video.

My friend just got a ring yesterday for her birthday with a built-in bottle opener. The wide band has a hole in the middle, with a little tooth for the underside of the cap to catch on.

But I bet you could do that with a regular ring too, although it would probably take a bit of practice.

I prefer the lighter method and the bang it on the counter method. Banging it on the counter makes you look realy bad ass as a poster upthread mentioned. I’ve also wedged the bottle in a cabinet door, and a drawer, to open it before. I’m fairly confident I could open a bottle anywhere, anytime, without having to resort to my teeth.

Good news, everyone! BlueKangaroo now has a bottle opener in her possession.

In other news, I am owed one (1) kingdom. :wink:

Well…once there were these three guys who went camping with a dog and forgot the can opener…

(This novel is now out of copyright and available from project g:)

I have a friend who can open bottles with his wedding ring, but he doesn’t like to do it. I don’t wear rings, so that wouldn’t work for me.

However, WhyNot kindly supplied me with a bottle opener last night. So my long distress is over. Except I might still want to figure out how to do it with a dollar bill, because that’s just a neat trick.

WhyNot, you should know that Basandre and I discussed it, and we’re pretty sure the two strongbows you got are worth more than my kingdom. I am a grad student, after all.

considers the likely value of the Royal Treasury and the Royal Student Loan Debt

Y’know, I think I’m getting off easy. Two Strongbows it is, then! :smiley:

QED’s link above mentions a spatula. Back in college, a buddy of mine liked to keep a metal spatula in his back pocket and when opening his beer made a quick swipe with the side to send the bottle cap flying. Sometimes the whole top of the bottle went off with the cap so be careful where you point your spatula if you attempt this method.

Maybe she’s on one of those impossibly-low-salt-diets?
Congrats on your new kingdom, even if the treasury is empty.

The flat surface and swift downward whack works best, however the striker plate on a doorframe works well too: it’s pretty much a bottle opener that’s been rotated 45 degrees. Just remember to tilt the bottle swiftly as the top pops off so you don’t spill any.

I moonlight as a drunk.

Seriously, maybe I just have superteeth (which is actually somewhat true) but I’ve opened bottles with my teeth for years now without the slightest of ill effects. Not like, every day, but sometimes it’s just easier than rummaging around at a party in a strange house looking for an opener.

I just can’t even conceive of it, Troy McClure SF. I mean, I can see not wanting to rummage around in a strange house, but I can’t fathom trying my teeth as an opener.

Still, I bet it’s interesting to watch.

Out of idle interest, is it only possible to open champagne bottles using the blunt edge of a cavalry saber, or has someone tested it with bottles of other carbonated beverages as well?

While in my teens, I knew an older guy, around 45 years old. He had hands of leather, the size of big ole hams. He would grasp the bottle in one the top in the other, psht. He would stand by you and time it just right if you were using an opener, saying “pussy.” just as you cracked the seal.
I just had him open mine.

Eh, what’s all this about? I just take the cage off and twist the cork out. Or if it’s a particularly good week, just take the bottlecap off and give it a good sniff :stuck_out_tongue: