"Eric Brunson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (What do you call vise grips in the UK?
Vice grips - with a c. But there are various types and they all have specific names too. I'm not sure which variety you mean. A google search reveals that there are a few types in the US too... all called vise grips... :-) The most commonly shown are known here as mole-grips (don't ask me why!) And my electronics cataloge has them listed as the rather prosaic "locking pliers" Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor