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Posted by Veloise on October 3, 2005, 3:35 pm
Hi all--
Not much sewing content here, but I know you'll get a kick out of this.
At sis's house an hour away. She's doing urban renewal on master bath,
done (need to hand a curtain rod). Walk-in closet needs shelving (what
it has is badly designed). She bought raw wood boards, I cut to size,
on Saturday I'm on her driveway with them laid out horizontally.
At my feet is one of those metal gallon cans with the wire handle, and
other supplies that one would use to continue on this project.
Up walks a member of the association that provides aftershool and
camping activities for America's youth of the male persuasion. (I knew
he was a member because of his uniform.) He's selling popcorn as a
fundraiser, so he interacts with my nieces.
They go in to discuss the popcorn, and he watches as I pry the lid off
the container, put a flat wooden stick into the substance it contains,
stir it, withdraw the stick, insert a brush, bring up some of the thick
white substance, and apply it to one of the boards.
The board was almost completely white before he asked, "are you going
to paint that?"
(Keep reading, it gets better!)
Me: Um, yeah. Ever read the book "Tom Sawyer"?
BS: No. But I've watched it on TV.
Me: So you knew where I was going with this (glancing at the spare
paintbrush).
BS: You don't have to read books. You can just watch the story on TV.
Yeah, and the Three Stooges are a high literacy form.
Whew!
--Karen D.
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Posted by Pogonip on October 3, 2005, 4:00 pm
Veloise wrote:
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> The board was almost completely white before he asked, "are you going
> to paint that?"
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That is closely related to the question often heard: "Are you going to
eat that?" Usually just as you're aiming it toward your open mouth.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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Posted by romanyroamer on October 4, 2005, 7:46 pm
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> Veloise wrote:
> > The board was almost completely white before he asked, "are you going
> > to paint that?"
> That is closely related to the question often heard: "Are you going to
> eat that?" Usually just as you're aiming it toward your open mouth.
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
Or asking "what are you doing" when you are reading a book. This one really
buggs me!!.....Amelia in Australia
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Posted by Pogonip on October 5, 2005, 2:09 am
romanyroamer wrote:
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>>Veloise wrote:
>>>The board was almost completely white before he asked, "are you going
>>>to paint that?"
>>That is closely related to the question often heard: "Are you going to
>>eat that?" Usually just as you're aiming it toward your open mouth.
>>--
>>Joanne
>>stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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> Or asking "what are you doing" when you are reading a book. This one really
> buggs me!!.....Amelia in Australia
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I am going to share some hard-won motherly wisdom with you, my intimate
friends. If you don't know where your child is, or even your children -
age has little or nothing to do with this, the child can be a toddler or
an adult as long as he/she still lives at home -- go into the bathroom
and close the door. Within minutes, the afore-mentioned child will be
knocking/pounding on the door, calling "Moooooooommmmm!"
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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Posted by Sharon Hays on October 5, 2005, 7:28 am
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> romanyroamer wrote:
> I am going to share some hard-won motherly wisdom with you, my intimate
> friends. If you don't know where your child is, or even your children -
> age has little or nothing to do with this, the child can be a toddler or
> an adult as long as he/she still lives at home -- go into the bathroom
> and close the door. Within minutes, the afore-mentioned child will be
> knocking/pounding on the door, calling "Moooooooommmmm!"
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
It's so true!!! BTW, this also works on cats.
My favorite is trying to drink a soda. This isn't something I do a whole
lot of, I drink more water than anything. But every now and again I want a
soda. Usually a sprite. I don't think I've drunk an entire soda all by
myself in 13 years. I usually get about 2 sips and then someone says "Mom
can I have a drink of your soda??" lol Last week I had the stomach flu.
Really gross stuff. I wanted a sprite, the bubbles make my tummy feel
better. Sure enough, not even the stomach flu warded them off!! I was 1/2
way through my sprite, here came the girl... "Mom can I have a sip of
that?" No!!!
Sharon
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