@squirrel you reminded me that whenever people happen to use a-word-that-ends-in-y as a slang term for a car transmission, i sometimes have to freeze up for half a second to process that it's unrelated to the slur
to the small spider i met on the patio table earlier: i appreciate your company and interest, but could you please stop darting around erratically near my hand holding the currently operating engraving tool? you could get hurt!