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LuckyCharms

(21,817 posts)
57. Just...you know...you're punny...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 11:27 AM
Oct 2025

the way you tell the story and everything!

You got it all wrong, Tommy!

Whoa, whoa Anthony!

He's a big boy, he knows what he said!

Story about that chair arm:

That's wet treated lumber. I unfortunately don't own a band saw, and my jig saw would not cut that wood. It was having none of that! Also, my router was out of commission.

So I did that whole thing with hand saws to get it close, and then shaped it with the electric sander and some 60 grit sandpaper. My buddy and his wife were at a wedding the day I went over to his house to install the new arm. I knew his 20 something daughter was home when I was banging on the door, but she would not answer the door to let me in because I had not seen her in several years and she didn't recognize me.

So, I climbed over a fence with my tool bags to get into his backyard to install the arm. It took me about 2 hours to do that, because the rest of the chair was messed up, so I repaired it while I was there. He had about THIRTY talking gnomes in his backyard, and they were motion sensitive, so every time I moved, they would talk to me.

"Hey, what are you doing there"?

"Hey you, get out of here".

Imagine listening to that for two hours! So I was laughing my ass off and started talking back to the gnomes.

Pics below. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the gnomes!

I hope you are having a lovely day!





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Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp Oct 2025 #1
Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #2
No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp Oct 2025 #12
My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #18
Smart man! rsdsharp Oct 2025 #25
So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie Oct 2025 #28
71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp Oct 2025 #30
Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie Oct 2025 #33
It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking Oct 2025 #3
Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #4
You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband Oct 2025 #26
That brought a smile. badhair77 Oct 2025 #5
I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #6
Please, lake the complement. badhair77 Oct 2025 #9
OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #10
Lol. There you go. badhair77 Oct 2025 #14
Too good malaise Oct 2025 #7
Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #20
Oh the inanity. cachukis Oct 2025 #8
What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #15
Love it. cachukis Oct 2025 #16
LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 Oct 2025 #11
Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #13
It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 Oct 2025 #17
In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #19
''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees Oct 2025 #21
What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #22
"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees Oct 2025 #23
LOL mdbl Oct 2025 #24
Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #27
Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #29
That reminds me... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #36
Cool Joinfortmill Oct 2025 #31
That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect Oct 2025 #32
Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #34
They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #35
As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #37
... orangecrush Oct 2025 #38
Lol!!! chowder66 Oct 2025 #39
Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #40
Just my arm! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #41
👍 electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #42
Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB Oct 2025 #43
It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #44
Go for it! LoisB Oct 2025 #55
May I axe you a question? Niagara Oct 2025 #45
I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #47
lol Niagara Oct 2025 #56
Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #57
I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara Oct 2025 #58
I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #59
You don't need three onions Niagara Oct 2025 #62
Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #63
What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens Oct 2025 #46
Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah Oct 2025 #48
I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #50
I would offer to help... Harker Oct 2025 #49
I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #51
Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker Oct 2025 #52
LMAO! LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #53
Gets me every time! Harker Oct 2025 #54
I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #60
I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker Oct 2025 #61
Laughter is good medicine. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #64
So far, so good, thanks! Harker Oct 2025 #65
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