>is this really a play on words? Yes. There is a tool that your grandmother probably used a lot called a seam ripper. You stick the end of it into a seam and

>is this really a play on words? Yes. There is a tool that your grandmother probably used a lot called a seam ripper. You stick the end of it into a seam and pull down and it cuts all the threads that make the seam. It's a clever play on words, in my opinion.