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OMG! Ponies!
01/27/09

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These are completely irrelevant to me. I avoid carpentry at all costs. Last time a Jew tried his hand at carpentry, he wound up nailing himself to two pieces of lumber.
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ripfire
01/27/09

@OMG! Ponies!: On the bright side, you can start your own religion.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I don't think Joseph was crucified though :P

I think, at the time, Joseph was all like "Oy, I told him to be a carpenter, but no, he had to go be a little shmendrik and do his own thing!"
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kylenalepa
01/27/09

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Somewhat glove related:

I was at Chipotle yesterday and while I was in line, I noticed the guy in the back putting on gloves to prepare to cut the meat. So, on one hand, he put the basic latex glove, but on the other, he put on this awesome chainmail glove, sort of like those things divers wear to protect themselves from sharts. He put the other latex glove over that. I just thought it was a brilliant idea to keep from cutting yourself while slicing up chunks of meat.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

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"boogers"

Ok, I get that some people are just outright slobs. I also get that sometimes a kleenex doesn't cut it and a delicate manual extraction technique is required but please tell me who picks their nose with gloves on?
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Curves
01/27/09

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Do you really need gloves for not-so-precise hand measurements? I have been using index finger length (3") and finger width (1cm) for a long time and its worked pretty well.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

@Curves: I just want the gloves now because of the goofy measurement-everywhere pseudopattern. It's Carpenter chic, it's so low brow...so trashy!

It's......Derelicte!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@Curves: Ah, but you had to measure your finger first in order to know what its measurements are...
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GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
01/27/09

@Curves: Reminds me of an old episode of MASH were Trapper was stuck in a minefield with a orphan Korean boy, and they were trying to figure out the scale on the landmine map. Col. Blake says something like, "this is three inches. I know, b/c my finger has been three inches since high school", to which Hawkeye says something snappy.
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Curves
01/27/09

@SWM,30isoSWF_GitEmSteveDave: Yes, I went to high school so long ago, they didnt HAVE rulers, so the books told us fingers were 3" long and then when they touched on the metric system (my teacher assured us we would never use it since the US would never change), they said dime width is 1mm and finger width 1cm.

I just measured my finger and its actually 2 15/16" inches which just proves math sucks and they lie to you.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@Curves: Funny I don't remember that from school..

Did you account for the age induced shrinkage?
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GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
01/27/09

@Curves: Did you include nails? Do you bite them?
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medopal
01/27/09

@Curves: are you a gurl? thats the only explanation for 1 cm width finger
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Curves
01/27/09

@medopal: No, I am a woman; there is a difference. ;)
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G.O.D.
01/27/09

@Curves: Ya woman don't listen as well; now get back to the kitchen.

HAHAHAHa please don't hit me
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Curves
01/27/09

@Hiroak: I would actually prefer to spend a day in my kitchen (which I like) than at work (which I only sometimes like).

And I would never hit you. Fear and intimidation are much more effective tools than force. :)
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feckineejit
01/27/09

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Anyone else thinking about how easy it would be to measure the penis with these things? They should make a pair out of latex.
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ScottRose
01/27/09

@feckineejit: Yes, difficult penis measurements have been the bane of my existence up to this point.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

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Remember to measure twice and cut once....

"Ow, that's my finger!!"
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

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Won't the measurements be skewed somewhat by these things being wrapped around a carpenter/construction worker's meaty grabbin' links?
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Gann
01/27/09

@Kaiser-Machead: That is just one of many, many reasons you will never see these on a job site.
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ScottRose
01/27/09

@Gann: Their clear lack of any protection (except against cold) being one of those.. phht.
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