On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:46:03 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:34:37 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Oh pshaw, on Wed 26 Dec 2007 12:30:12a, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 25 Dec 2007 11:14:50p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 25 Dec 2007 01:27:22p, blake murphy meant to say...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:21:52 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Oh pshaw, on Mon 24 Dec 2007 08:57:11a, blake murphy meant to say...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:30:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 10:26:48a, theChas. meant to say...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> A vegetable chopper that is a curved, two bladed tool, with
>>>>>>>>>>>> vertical handles on each end. It appears to be approximately 7"
>>>>>>>>>>>> long. It is rocked back and forth on the cutting board to dice
>>>>>>>>>>>> veggies. Can also we be used to cut chunks of cheese off big
>>>>>>>>>>>> wedges. Has a name something like 'gabazza' . It was just shown
>>>on
>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Shopping with Chefs' on TV. I forgot to write it down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>mezzaluna
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.akitchen.com/store/friel0062.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> o.k., what's the doodad with two half-moon blades perpendicular to
>>>>>>>>>> each other with the knob handle?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> your pal,
>>>>>>>>>> blake
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Same thing. Some have 3, 4, or 5 blades.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> no, the thing i'm thinking of has two blades at right angles to each
>>>>>>>> other, not parallel. i've seen it referred to as an herb chopper,
>>>but
>>>>>>>> i'm sure it has another name.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> your toolish pal, blake
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry, I missed "perpendicular" in your post. I've seen the one you
>>>>>>> described but I don't know the specific name.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe you're referring to a perpendicular-bladed herb chopper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, yes, that's how you described it, but you also said you thought it
>>>>> had another name. I've yet to find one of these in searches by any
>>>name,
>>>>> although I have seen one before.
>>>>
>>>> You seem to have me confused with someone else.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Uh, yes, I see it was Blake. Sorry.
>>
>> except for the gills, we're very similar.
>
>And the claspers -- don't forget the claspers.

so that's what the kids are calling them now?

your pal,
blake