blake murphy wrote:

> 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?

You're in the right ball park. Look 'em up.

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