SWMBO keeps telling me "You're not making a piano here..."
Wry humor from the journeymen...
Aug 18, 2010
38 Replies
snippage
"Bash to fit, Paint to hide"
Alternately:
"If it don't fit, force it - if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway."
And the measuring/cutting one, I always heard it as "Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a grease pencil, cut it with a chainsaw"
If it doesn't fit - you need a bigger hammer.
-Kevin in Indy To reply, remove (+spamproof+) from address........
I hadn't heard that one. I remember "Good enough for government work.", though.
Said by a person who survived the Depression.
Spoken by an engineering type.
Here we have a Union comment.
-- We're all here because we're not all there.
Caulk to fit, paint to match.
and
It ain't a credenza.
Maybe a clock...
One I find myself saying justifying my actions to others:
"You can't fix it if you're not willing to take a chance of breaking it."
As far as my old Microsoft keyboard, it needed replacing anyway. I was surprised how complicated those things are on the inside! : )
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is!
My Dad to me: "Son, you're doing it BASSAKWARDS!"
My dad and his two brothers had a small carpentry company back in the
1950s (Hall Brothers Builders). My uncle used to tell my dad, when he was gett>Recalling some homilies and quips that made me smile years ago, the
--------------------------------------- Don't bite your fingernails and never eat the yellow snow.
Lew
########################### When I worked for the Feds, I used to hear =3D Good enuff for government work !!
Smitty ############################
Every asshole is a potential customer.
I always heard it as 3 things, the first being "Hot's on the left"
I always remembered it as they needed to know - hot on the left, cold on the right - s*it runs down hill - payday is on Friday.
I always remembered it as they needed to know - hot on the left, cold on the right - s*it runs down hill - payday is on Friday.
My brother used to hear that a lot from the artillery... "Close enough for government work!" (Explanation available if you really need it..."
Along with the other things in this thread, I remember hearing:
*The Boss is an SOB & *Quittin' time is 5 O'clockHave a nice day, woodstuff
A plumber is an electrician with the s*it kicked out of him.
Years ago I heard from a welder: "More rod, more heat, more money"
Join the Discussion
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Didn't find your answer?
Ask the community — no account required