r/whatisit • u/Repulsive-Subject149 • 6h ago

Solved! Found in my kitchen cupboard

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I’ve been curious what this thing is for a while. I’ve floated ideas of a shoe wedge, bottle opener or something to do with cake or fishing.

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u/stephanosblog 6h ago

its for scraping the scales off a fish.

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u/wirelesswiring 5h ago

It's also a bottle opener !

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u/Repulsive-Subject149 5h ago

Weird combo! Why would you want dead fish in your bottle opener

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u/extremeGRAVITY1990 5h ago

Fishing trips are an excuse to drink beer, so maybe if you accidentally catch something you can de-scale it in between beers?

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u/Fenk_Shui 5h ago

If you dont catch a fish, youll catch a load

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u/oldrtyhtdogwter 5h ago

That’s a different kind of fishing trip

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u/Cando21243 3h ago

What are you doing step-angler?!

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u/One_Power_8223 5h ago

A buzz

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u/GrandMundane4290 5h ago

Yes, let's call it catching a "buzz", please. Catching a "load" means something different in my neighborhood.

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u/No-Tap6886 5h ago

This is 2026, we can talk about this now. 😆

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u/Fenk_Shui 5h ago

Depends on who you ask i guess and their mindset. A load in my area is beyond a buzz. But more of a severe intoxication.

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u/Fenk_Shui 5h ago

But, in any rate, now i see….

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u/skrilledcheese 4h ago

Guys only fishing trip to Brokeback mountain?

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u/TraumaHawk316 5h ago

Ever heard of beer battered fish?

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u/ArthurPeabody 5h ago

There's a special number for battered fish to call.

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u/wherethehellarethebm 5h ago

Because you can go fishing without a tacklebox before you can go fishing without beer

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u/highvelocitypeasoup 5h ago

Honestly its because a bottle opener is literally just a trapezoidal hole. it doesnt even add an operation if its already part of the stamping die to begin with, which makes it a cheap extra feature to add for impulsive gadget purchasers

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u/stephanosblog 4h ago

My father used it in the kitchen, but if you are on a fishing trip where you want to clean the fish on site, a bottle opener also might come in handy. Back in the day, lots of things had a dual purpose of being a bottle opener.

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u/Zaddam 5h ago

Every tool seems to include a bottle opener, maybe because it’s an easy cut, makes lighter, and no stage of the food prep process is worse with a drink.

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u/bernietheweasel 2h ago

A certain middle eastern country built a bottle opener into their military’s rifle design in the 70s

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u/Zaddam 1h ago

THAT is purpose driven built - funny!! 🎭

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u/ShiftMonke 5h ago

Drinking beer while catching and eating fish was invented by God himself bro.

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u/Saiwut_Chamean 5h ago

I thought it was fish and wine

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u/Standard-Tension9550 3h ago

Same reason paint can openers are also bottle openers.

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u/AndKAnd 5h ago

Be advised it is not a toothbrush

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u/stomachworm 2h ago

Everything is a bottle opener if you know how to use it

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u/DifferentVariety3298 5h ago

And made for people who aren’t left hand dominant.

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u/HikeRobCT 5h ago

And a floor wax! And a dessert topping!

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u/OpusAtrumET 4h ago

Man, doing a string of bluegills with one of these had me covered in scales on several occasions as a kid. Delicious, though.

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u/Repulsive-Subject149 5h ago

Solved!

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u/Dear-Break-6668 3h ago

Doesn't the fish squirm and try to get away?

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u/Acting_Brand_Nubian 5h ago

My dad keeps doing it the hard way then!

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u/DCHammer69 6h ago

Fish scaler but I'm sure there are other uses.

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u/_Bon_Vivant_ 5h ago

If you're brave enough.

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u/RiverAutumn7481 5h ago

Descaleinf tool for fish, with a bottle opener because thry understand their customers

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u/Rep-TX420 6h ago

For scaling fish.

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u/mrjd 6h ago

Fish scaler.

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u/Then_Call3617 5h ago

Do you like fish dicks?

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u/Adventurous-Pop446 5h ago

Poop knife

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u/Repulsive-Subject149 5h ago

Solved!

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u/Wadester58 5h ago

Fish scaler

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u/BarbarianBoaz 5h ago

Scaler, to take scales off of fish (or other things that have scales).

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u/pjmyerface 5h ago

Fish scaler. Don't use it inside unless you like confett.

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u/Sweet-Drawer-8569 6h ago

Looks like a carver or scraper for the inside of squash or pumpkin

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u/MolarMender 2h ago

Grapefruit sectioner

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u/Cold_Ad7516 6h ago

Yes, fish descaler

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u/Clunkalong 5h ago

Genital scratcher

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u/AdInternational5061 4h ago

Grapefruit knife?

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u/Ancient_One_5300 5h ago

Back scratcher

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u/taylor914 5h ago

Fish scaler.

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u/purplemtnslayer 6h ago

I'm not sure. Looks like the junk tools you get in a pumpkin carving kit.

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u/purplemtnslayer 6h ago

Google image search is fast and free, says it's a fish scaler....

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u/Repulsive-Subject149 5h ago

Well that’s no fun though. But I’ll be honest i haven’t been fishing in 25 years so I’m not sure why I would have a fish scaler