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<small>''For the similarly named monster, see [[Flange (monster)]].''</small>
{{item|
itemid=959|
descid=280269669|
desc=This is a flange, an object completely unlike a samoflange. It's named after the famed town of Flangeburg, where it was invented.

Try not to spend too much time thinking about your flange, or what a samoflange might be.|
autosell=10}}

==Obtained From==
;[[Thugnderdome]]
:[[gnarly gnome]]
:[[gnasty gnome]]
:[[gnefarious gnome]]
:[[Gnomester Blomester]]
:[[gnu jack gnome]]
;Items
:[[Gnomish toolbox]]

==Uses==
*[[clockwork clockwise dome]]
*[[clockwork doohickey]]
*[[clockwork rings]]
*[[clockwork sheet]]
*[[clockwork thingamajig]]
*[[clockwork widget]]

==Notes==
*This item is a component for [[Supertinkering#Tier 1|Tier 1 & 2 Supertinkering]].

==References==
*Although [[wikipedia:Flange|flanges]] come in many varieties, the one pictured here strongly resembles a [http://images.google.com/images?q=wastegate+flange wastegate flange].
*'Samoflange' is a nonsensical word which comes from a blooper reel taken from the cartoon show [[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]].
:Panthro: "And keep your foot off that blasted samoflange!"
:Lion-O: "...what the **** is a samoflange?"
*An item with a similar name, the samophlange, is also the [[Wikipedia:MacGuffin|MacGuffin]] in a quest in [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]].
*Flangeburg may be a reference to John Flansburgh, co-founding member of the rock band [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]].
*The phrase 'thinking about your flange' refers to a Joel Veitch song/animation: http://www.rathergood.com/hedgehogs/

==Collection==
<collection>959</collection>