So Long to the Hammer and the Twisty

Here we see three methods for opening a bottle of wine, each corresponding to a particular period in one's life.

The hammer: college. It has flaws, but you always get the bottle open.

The twisty gizmo: young adult. It works fine but isn't nearly as cool as this one:



The lobster claw! You never buy the lobster, you only get it when your cool cousins decide you need it. When Plotnik first saw it he thought: "Oh, right. Who will ever use this? My twisty gizmo works fine."

Then, last night, he decided to try it out, so opened up a Husch pinot with the lobster. Bonk, bip, bip: open. Boys, that's it for the hammer and the twisty. The lobster is here to stay.

Cousin Two Names and Cousin EG, thank you very much. We'll all use it in Lodi or Amador this summer.

Don't feel bad for the hammer: it still works fine on a Budweiser.