Recalling some homilies and quips that made me smile years ago, the pros always seem to have their special sayings. For example, decades ago I was at a welding class and finally ran a decent bead on a right angle fillet. The taciturn old timer teaching the course came by, looked at the work and opined, "Looks like it's stuck". Obviously disappointed, I later asked a classmate to comment. He grinned and said, "You just got yourself an A for today. That's the old timers' compliment". Woodworkers probably have similar nifties relating to dumb mistakes, the most ancient likely, "I cut it twice and it's still too short...". Heard any good ones over the years? Joe
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