A Wood Gloat

[Prometheus]

Well, it was bound to happen eventually... I got a perfectly straight

7/4 8.5" x 54" hunk of Mesquite (unheard of in Wisconsin) tonight that has been air-drying for about 10 years. My dad had been storing it to make a sign (though he wasn't sure what sign it would be) and I asked him not to waste it. So, he gave it to me on the condition that if he ever decides he needs a sign, I'll make him one out of Cedar. It's really unlikely he'll ever need a sign of any sort, so it was basically a free score. Now to figure out what to do with it... *gloat* :) Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

[AAvK]

Chip it up and smoke up some pastrami from corned beef? Alex

[jo4hn]

Philistine.

[Larry Jaques]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:05:06 -0600, Prometheus calmly ranted:

OK, you SUCK!

Make pens.

[Richard Clements]

talking like that can get you hung

[jo4hn]

[snip]

Just had to jump in with some words of wisdom passed down from my dear ol' dad (who taught English at some point in a varied career): You can be hung and you can be hanged. One's good and one's real bad. mahalo, jo4hn

[rcook5]

Not to mention smoked over a slow fire.

That is one honking big piece of mesquite, even for those of us living in mesquite country.

--RC

Sleep? Isn't that a totally inadequate substitute for caffine?

[David Hall]

Hey, I know...make a sign :)

Dave Hall