> Just when you think you've seen the bottom of the barrel,
> someone manages to scratch at it a little more. Case in
> point is a full page (color/colour David) ad in this month's
> American Wooddorker magazine for a 60 minute tape offering
> advanced sexual techniques.
>
Makes as much sense as any male-demographic magazine running cigarette ads.
It isn't for me.
I wish AW hadn't been bought by a company determined to drive it into the ground.
BTW, when that free three subscription ran out, I didn't renew.
AW appeals to the demographic that looks at the ad and thinks,
"Golly, I wonder what they do for the other fifty-nine minutes?"
Regards, Tom Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
I did the free subscription right about the time Readers Digest bought the magazine. At first I had a problem with getting not the magazine. Later I had a problem because I was getting the magazine. It really stunk up the place.
UA100
Yeah, American Wooddorking has certainly gone down the tubes, eh?
UA100, wondering if he has a new friend now...
Jon E
- not yet middle aged, but everything else is in place....
OK, since we're on this topic anyway. Show of hands. Have you ever faked an orgasm so you could get back out to the shop faster? (Women are allowed to reply too...)
Note to self: Swallow tea before clicking on any posting from Tom Watson. Priority: High
Hey now!! I'm still on the short side of 40 (for 6 more months...)
On the plus side of the ledger this weekend : - I have a 3 year old - There's another one due at the beginning of June - I moved 10,000 lbs of wood this weekend (4000 lbs twice due to poor planning and 2000 once)
On the minus side of the ledger:
- I did 8 loads of laundry today so my wife could catch up on some sleep - I had a "Dad's Day Together" with my daughter on Saturday so my wife could get some more rest and do a little shopping - I had to take a hot soaking bath after moving all the wood. Unfortunately, 8 loads of laundry ate up the 75 gallon hot water heater and all I managed was a lukewarm soak. -I didn't bitch about it once.
Ok, there is no minus side. Let the ad show the old guy with his hand on her ass.
Everybody's still going to look at them and say "She's only with him for his money".
Hmmm.. My #1 technique would be to watch for splinters!
Another 3 year old? Wow!
djb
They don't call my wife "The Trooper" for nothing.
Yes, I have.
But not to get back to the shop. To fake her out so I could take advantage of her ... uh ... reaction to send her further over the edge.
They fell for it almost every time.
I saw that add and was a bit surprised as well.
So now I'm anticipating adds for "Advanced Woodworking Techniques" in Playboy Magazine, etc. It makes as much sense in terms of demographics, either way,.
-JBB
A local Home Depot has anti-shoplifting warnings posted in the toilet stalls. Someone advised against smuggling wood out of the store for the same reason.
On 07 Dec 2003, J.B. Bobbitt spake unto rec.woodworking:
Hey, Hugh Hefner is 77 years old and has six, count 'em, six, girlfriends (he must rest on Sunday), each of whom is under the age of 25. If that doesn't qualify as an advanced woodworking technique, nothing does.
Yeah, me too, actually... :) That takes me back.
(Back to the long forgotten days of yore when SWMBO and I used to actually be awake at the same time. Sigh.)
"Short Strokes for Plane Folks"
"Box Joinery"
"Application of Finger Joints"
"The Rabbet Test"
"Experimenting with Raised legs"
"A Superior BLO Job"
"Exploring Blonde Chests"
Use appropriate guards and look out for kickback.
If you get kickback, you were probably trying to go for the wrong mortise by accident.
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