Anyone who had a collection of action figures growing up knows you can't have an action figure without the proper weapon. Chewbacca had his crossbow, Cobra Commander had his laser pistol, and the Battlestar Galactica action figures had all kinds of cool weapons. But what about MacGyver? What's the accessory of choice for his mass-produced toy lookalike? The answer, you'll find, is quite obvious. Sure, it may just look like a paper clip, but it's a MacGyver paper clip, which means you can use it for anything. You can open doors, blow up tanks, impregnate spider monkeys, improve your bowling score, go back in time, drill for oil, slice pineapple, raise the dead and many other things. That's power at your fingertips, boys and girls.
Oh yeah, and if you haven't figured it out, the "toy" isn't real.
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1-24-2007 @ 6:54PM
Melissa said...
You're my tool of choice, Adam.
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1-24-2007 @ 7:34PM
TVGenius said...
I much prefer my Low-Gain Precision FM/UHF/VHF Antenna that I picked up at NAB last year. Same thing.
Instructions on back:
1. Unfold into L shape
2. Insert short side into 75 ohm connector
3. Orient as neccessary
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1-25-2007 @ 2:46PM
phantomprophet said...
His tool of choice was a swiss army knife and a (flattened) roll of duct tape he kept in his back pocket.
The paper clip, while cute, would not be what I would include with his action figure. (unless it was in addition to the knife and tape)
All the same, funny pic.
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1-25-2007 @ 8:22PM
VSJ said...
#1 - that's hysterical! I'm a little bummed to hear that the tool/toy wasn't real - thought I was going to make bank on an auction site selling paper clips disquised as MacGyver's "secret" tool...Damn!
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