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| # Posted 2008-07-09 16:40:05 | |
| Alibongo: | I built a book case, desk with drawers and a filing cabinet in one afternoon after shopping at IKEA - not bad for a girl! |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 16:53:48 | |
| Lard: | His doesn't lean. |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 16:55:38 | |
| Jon X: | And are you sure the drawers weren't meant for the filing cabinet.... |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:03:49 | |
| Alibongo: | Cheeky! That building and structures training had to come handy some time. Although my 'tool' kit is a bit dodgy, I have to admit I hammered in a picture hook with a meat tenderiser on Sunday - it was quicker than going into the garage to get my hammer. |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:23:42 | |
| Rosco: | One of the funniest things I've ever seen (although you will probably find you had to be there) involved a meat tenderiser.
My father, a practical chap, had built the kitchen in our house when we first moved there, back in the mists of time. It was a fine kitchen but, by the time of this particular incident, getting on a bit. One specific flaw was that the cutlery drawer front would come off if you tugged too hard. On this particular evening, my normally placid mother was preparing a speciality of hers: beef olives. She opened the cutlery drawer, but before she could extrant the required impliment, the front came away in her hand. This had happened a bit too often recently and Enraged! she whacked the drawer front back into place....with the meat tenderiser she happened to be holding. Whack! Whack! Whack! she went, before realising that the drawer front was now covered in a multitude of small holes, and completely ruined. Onlooking, my sister and I were initially shocked at the sudden violence, but soon were laughing hysterically! My mother loves it when we still bring this up, at least ten years later. Well, when I say "loves it".... |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:28:28 | |
| Alibongo: | A classic moment to savour forever! Fabulous, I never thought a meat tenderiser could bring so much stress relief... I know exactly how she must have felt. |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:34:22 | |
| Jon X: | Just not one to bring up when she has the meat tenderiser in her hand by the sound of it!
Yellow card from the apostrophe police by the way...... |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:43:54 | |
| Rosco: | Theres alway's something |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 17:48:13 | |
| Jon X: | yellow card rescinded.... |
| # Posted 2008-07-09 20:47:43 | |
| Quirkey: | Was that for too many or too few apostophes? I've never mangaged to fully understand the limits of that little critter, nor its wee pal, the lesser (non spotted) comma.
I have to say that this weakness pales into insignificance compared to my inability to use singular exclamation marks!! (doh there i go again !!!) BTW I was laughing at the story and i wasnt even there..... |
| # Posted 2008-07-10 14:28:17 | |
| Rosco: | Was going to attempt to explain but it was far too tedious and I'm not sure I really understand myself anyway.... if you really want to know google it. The possessive pronoun was the problem. Re-reading, I think I was a bit trigger-happy with the comma in that story. And I can recommend sparing use of the exclamation mark!! |
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