In a message dated 4/24/03 8:29:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT writes:

<< Seems that the tumblers wear just enough, and the keys wear just enough, so
 that your Vanagon key from any 80's Vanagon, has a very high probability of
 fitting into any other Vanagon... just try it in a few. And I am not talking
 just fitting in... It will open the lock with a bit of jiggling. >>

Fish Boi,

In certain circles, this is called "picking a lock"