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brannock device

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  • The clipboard-meets-ruler gizmo you see at every shoe store for measuring feet. I've always thought this sounded a lot more ominous than it is. If I ever write a thriller, I'll probably call it "The Brannock Device."

    September 15, 2007

  • I would read a book called that. Sounds like a mind control machine, or a an undisableable Cold War-era timebomb.

    September 15, 2007

  • It definitely sounds like something a Bond villain would be constructing.

    September 18, 2007

  • A foot-measuring device used in shoe stores. Made of metal. We all used them as children when shopping for shoes.

    June 25, 2009