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March 24, 2005

Flessenlikker!

From Michelle, scraping the bottom of the barrel...

So there I was in a typical Dutch store, casuallly minding my own business as I had a good browse, when I came across something I'd not seen before--the flessenlikker!

No, this flat-shaped, spatula-like device has nothing whatsover to do with licking flesh, as the the word may suggest...

It is, in fact, a bottle scraper!

You know that last bit of ketchup in the bottom of the bottle that you just can't get to? Well, the flessenlikker is just the handy tool you need to scrape out the dregs of the dregs. Of course, it doesn't just work on ketchup bottles but on a whole variety of jars and such. I was so impressed that I immediately bought one! I'll let you know how it goes, but it would certainly solve the dilemma of what to buy everyone for Christmas 2005!

And on the way home I was very impressed again by something else Dutch.

Picture this: cyclist on bicycle with the requisite luggage/shopping/passenger on board. Using one hand to manoevre the cycle around a corner, and the other hand to chat to a pal on his cell phone, he slowed down and changed gears (which are located on the handlebars) with his foot!

Now that is what I call multitasking!

I feel a Yoga moment coming over me. After all, how else will I ever be limber enough to change bike gears with my foot?

Michelle, attempting to sit on computer chair in Lotus position :-)

Posted by Michelle at 6:11 AM