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Re: Mistake of the Day

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Haha, I saw that this morning too.
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There's nothing deposited in my PayPal account at this point, but Rakuten claims they have sent me FIVE Big Fat Checks so far this morning! :lol:


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Apostrophe Watch

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Perhaps a “mistake” made on a day in the 70’s...
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watchpalooza wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:07 pm Perhaps a “mistake” made on a day in the 70’s...

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In the process of cleaning my desk, I'm pretty sure I managed to throw out the registration/license tabs for our beater car. :roll:

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ManOnTime wrote:In the process of cleaning my desk, I'm pretty sure I managed to throw out the registration/license tabs for our beater car. :roll:

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Changing out a strap tonight, I slipped and stabbed my middle finger. Wtf.
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Stretch44 wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:52 pm Changing out a strap tonight, I slipped and stabbed my middle finger. Wtf.
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The Sultan of SoWhat wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:05 pm
Stretch44 wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:52 pm Changing out a strap tonight, I slipped and stabbed my middle finger. Wtf.
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Now you can't flip anyone the bird.
He can always use the other one. :) 2020 has probably taught many of us bilateral bird flipping skills.
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Working on a rental awhile back, I saw evidence that a critter was in the attic. I poked my head up there and didn't see anything, so I figured it had found a way out. A cooler day comes around, so I turn on the electric furnace. Yes, the critter had found its way into the furnace, and stinking smoke is now getting pumped throughout the house. OMFG. Turns out it was a possum. Okay, all clear, time to clean up. Days later, I open the furnace to clean it up, and what do I find: another (live) possum caught in the blower housing. I had removed the heating coils to access the first possum, so this guy fell all the way down into the blower. I dump him outside and he wanders off. Okay, all clear, continue cleaning up (and patch the d-d duct). After many days, we begin to suspect there is a third possum. It took longer to find him, because he had died in the attic buried in insulation, so I had to nose him out (yuck). So I guess it was a litter of possums who found themselves trapped after our roofer fixed things. Who would have guessed?

LTDR: If you think there's a critter in your attic, set a trap. You can borrow the one I bought after it didn't matter anymore.

PS- None of the critters were wearing striped shirts. In memory of lost possums, here is one of my favorite single-panel Pogos:
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konax wrote:I put steel tubes and springbars in a strap and somehow managed to mount it on a watch... without drilled lugs [emoji2357] Which means now if I want to replace the strap I have to cut it open and then snip the tubes and springbars.
Update on me being dumb: the tubes and fat springbars don't give a damn about my wire cutters. It's either dremel time or maybe I'll just accept its fate as a fixed lugs watch.Image
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Gemnation is trying to sell a $2,000+ perpetual calendar and they couldn't be bothered to fix the day wheel?!?
C'mon, son!


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TheJohnP wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:03 pm Gemnation is trying to sell a $2,000+ perpetual calendar and they couldn't be bothered to fix the day wheel?!?
C'mon, son!


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If you really think about it, there are several negatives in this pop-up ad:


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