a better weed-wacker for the Marquis de Sod?

[Doug Millison]

Kalashnikov: 'I wish I'd made a lawnmower'

Kate Connolly, Berlin
Tuesday July 30, 2002
The Guardian

He will go down in history as the creator of the world's most famous rifle,
the AK-47, hailed by enthusiasts for its durability and lightweight
firepower. But now Mikhail Kalashnikov says he wishes he had paid more
attention to his garden instead.

Mr Kalashnikov, now 82, said if he had his time again he would try to
design something useful rather than destructive - preferably a lawnmower.
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