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Is anyone else as maladroit as I am in dealing with the plastic bag that they come in? Given the bag and the grade of paper that the magazines (particularly the covers) are printed on, I all too often tear them when opening the bag. Just when I have gotten more delicate in dealing with them, my wife helpfully tore open and into the latest issue. Doesn't seem to be a problem with any of the other magazines that arrive here. To save some of the anticipated "helpful" replies, yes, I realize that I could walk over and dig a scissors out of the junk drawer, but I don't see why that should be necessary. Also, being a dinosaur,I do not care for reading books or magazines on-line.
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A while back we had someone who couldn't fight his way into a box of bullets. Now we have you who can't fight his way into a plastic bag. But then, even a dinosaur's teeth will go dull after a while. 
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I just grab - front and rear near a seam, and pull the seam apart.
I like the plastic covers, as I send old magazines with a buddy to the VA hospital in ABQ. Don't have to obliterate my address, name, etc.
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and you wonder where the future of this country is.
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Definitely a First World Problem.
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I thought sure this would be a complaint about the content - or even notice that they've ceased publication.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Definitely a First World Problem. Given that this is the only world we have - all problems are first world problems.  As to the OP - man, I hope you never try and get out of the car with your seatbelt still on. THAT'S a damned lesson above the "magazine in a bag". Just waiting for someone to say that the only magazines that come in bags are porno rags...
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Rocky - I figured that that horse has already sailed. I was just trying to poke a bit of fun at myself and see if anyone else was as hopeless as I am in such matters. Getting a couple of sermons on concern with such trivial matters was just a side benefit.
Teal - the seat belt thing is another area that I have well-covered. It is especially exciting when exiting from the elevated position of my truck, with a stack of mail in my right hand and a plastic bag of groceries in my left.
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5s, Do like I do. Just leave them in the bags. There's nothing worth reading in them anyway.  Just kidding, JB...
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Teal - the seat belt thing is another area that I have well-covered. It is especially exciting when exiting from the elevated position of my truck, with a stack of mail in my right hand and a plastic bag of groceries in my left.
Did it once getting out of the KW. I tend to run the belt a bit loose if we were running all day. Stopped at the yard and went to hop out from the top floor to the basement - except for the damned seatbelt just about took my head clean off.
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Just rip the bag open or use a knife.
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Why is it you shouldn't have to open it with scissors? Do you also complain when you get boxes without an easy open tab?
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Rip it, rip it up. My favorite Bellamy Bros song!
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In other news the annual Special Edition Issue is on Newsstands!!!! RIFLE Guns of World War I Thin and overpriced Needed more reading material waiting on this storm to pass so bought one anyway. Mike Oh, coming from the bookstore, no wrapper issues 
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Anyone who is so.lazy or dumb they need internet advice to unwrap a magazine, really should just sell their guns and reloading to someone more mentally competent..
And then check into the nearest nursing home.
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If you open the bag, it will lose its value as a collectible.
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Just throw them in the fireplace. Once the plastic melts off the magazine is more easily accessible.
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