Roman tool might be a "tool"

[Duncan Head]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/20/its-not-a-darning-tool-its-a-very-naughty-toy-roman-dildo-found

[Imperial Dave]

I saw this earlier this morning.....well really 

[Jon Freitag]

Interesting discovery.

I chuckled when reading that,

The Vindolanda phallus is 16cm long but, researchers say, was probably larger because archaeological wood is prone to shrinkage and warping.

An old excuse!

[Nick Harbud]

It reminds one of all those novelty bottle openers encountered over the years.... 

[Imperial Dave]

really? 

[Mark G]

Do they call them bottle openers where your from then Nick?

[Nick Harbud]

Well, they all seemed to be more effective at opening bottles than warding off evil.   

[Imperial Dave]

an early version of a Swiss army knife? 

[Duncan Head]

"It's not a Roman dildo, it's a drop spindle"