[rlmorel]

There are too many things in that one post of yours that made me want to just laugh...

"time-consuming and hard work", indeed!

A steam powered vibrator called "The Manipulator"? I cannot begin to even describe the vision that popped up in my mind!

[saleman]

A steam powered vibrator called “The Manipulator”? I cannot begin to even describe the vision that popped up in my mind!

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Yea. Well, it does say that it was a “rather awkward device”. We’ve come a long way since 1869!

[Rodamala]

I think you can rig it up to thrash wheat too.