Poor Richard had no way of knowing what unlimited credit, 24 hour shopping and the popular media would do to the American mind.

Nice to have the "can do" spirit -- it comes in handy at times -- but if'n I were you, I'd get myself a S&W and learn to use it...

Just in case we're all thrown upon our own resources...

For us non-US people that "S&W" was an obscure reference.

What do them USA types like?
Guns.
What is a popular gun in the US?
Smith & Wesson.

... or is it even more obscure?

"S&W"
=
"Smile and Wave".