PBS commentary

[kleinjahr]

"Of course, this isn’t the original handle, which was eaten up by termites many years ago, and I had to replace the axe-head, too, since it rusted away. But it still occupies the same space!”
Well put. Does remind me of Terry Pratchett's "Fifth Elephant" And the Scone of Stone.
Of course, as everything is "recycled" then obviously some miniscule part was/is of the original piece and therefore it is the original. At least homeopathically speaking. Fer suuure. Riiight.

 

[tsg]

"Of course, this isn’t the original handle, which was eaten up by termites many years ago, and I had to replace the axe-head, too, since it rusted away. But it still occupies the same space!”
Well put. Does remind me of Terry Pratchett's "Fifth Elephant" And the Scone of Stone.
Of course, as everything is "recycled" then obviously some miniscule part was/is of the original piece and therefore it is the original. At least homeopathically speaking. Fer suuure. Riiight.

By that reasoning anything you pick up is Washington's axe...

 

[Mercutio]

I saw that juggler/comedian, in San Francisco, before he hit it big. It was a wonderful act. I should know his name, but I prefer to think of him as this amazing unknown in Ghirardelli Square...

eta: The bit with the axe was almost the only part I remember. He followed it with "and so, I give you...George, the Axe....Mack, the Knife...[groans from audience]...and... Beaver, the Cleaver [bigger groans]...."