The Man Who Fixed Your Hinges 1.32K Hamilton Nolan 07/22/09 08:58AM Filed to: Obits Obits and now he's dead john barry Wd-40 John Barry, the man who turned squeak-preventer WD-40 into a household name, died July 3 at the age of 84. "He had a saying: 'Don't be like a blind dog in a meat house.'" One less independent thinker. [LAT]