# What are some good examples of recent buggy whip \[manufacturer\] obsolete items/jobs?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 19, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897 "2008-05-19T21:14:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897/121 "2026-05-31T08:27:05Z")

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[This guy](https://www.davidcrate.com/for-sale_.html) claims to have some cheap slide rules for sale for under $100.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897/122 "2026-05-31T20:24:08Z")

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> [@DPRK](#):
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> [This guy](https://www.davidcrate.com/for-sale_.html) claims to have some cheap slide rules for sale for under $100

Thanks!

(I think his website is as old as the slide rules!)

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897/123 "2026-05-31T22:06:36Z")

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Amusingly, from that website:

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> _Slide Rule Express Service!_ Order a rule today and it’ll ship tomorrow. No more waiting for checks to arrive and then to clear. _Just tell me that “the check is in the mail”,_ and I’ll just take your word for it! This seeming ridiculously naive policy is possible because of the extremely low observed correlation between an appreciation for slide rules and a tendency to stiff people.

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