Honor Code of the United States Air Force

[Machiavelli70]

The Honor Code of the United States Air Force:

"We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us any who do."

[Merkabæ]

yes.

[Chris_Brightwell]

From the t.d.n FAQ (http://toolshed.down.net/faq/FAQ.html):

C10. There are a lot of army references on "Undertow" - how come?

Maynard was at West Point Prep School / United States Military Academy Prep School for a time, hence references to the Honor Code ("I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do"), to the term for first-year cadets (4 degrees) and to the term for brownnoser (tool).

[Merkabæ]

Did any of the members ever explain why the band is called Tool?

[Chris_Brightwell]

Don't think so.

[Merkabæ]

Hmm... I've heard plenty of rumors about it but they all shound like bullshit.

[Chris_Brightwell]

Scratch what I said earlier.

Also from the FAQ:

C4. What's the name "Tool" supposed to represent, anyways?

In a 1994 interview, Danny says that the band's name stands for how they want their music to be a tool to aid in understanding lachrymology. But if you don't buy the whole lachrymology thing, there's always the obvious answer.

C5. I heard that they were called "Toolshed" before they were called Tool...

That was only one of the names they were considering; they were never really called Toolshed. (It was in the context of that discussion that Maynard suggested Toolshed as the address for the WWW page.)

[Merkabæ]

I see. Thanks.