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   dmdnk | Jan 17, 2009 09:54am | #1

   Oops.

   
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   Jfrostjr | Jan 17, 2009 04:39pm | #2

   That was cute. Put in the Cafe.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   mapleman | Jan 17, 2009 06:00pm | #3

   Frosty,

   Get yourself a cup of coffee and calm those nerves. I see no reason to move it to the cafe - it is woodworking related (nails) and not dirty or in bad taste. Besides, some of the questions posted here on the forum are much more humorous than a cartoon. If the only thing people posted were questions about "which bandsaw should I get?" etc then the forum would be quite a boring place.

   Lee

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   Jfrostjr | Jan 17, 2009 08:05pm | #7

   I was not being "feisty" with the suggestion. I thought it might get more viewership in the Cafe. I, personally, would like to see more postings of humor in the Cafe.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   dmdnk | Jan 17, 2009 07:59pm | #5

   I apologize if I shouldn't have posted this here.  What is the cafe?

   david

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   Jfrostjr | Jan 17, 2009 08:08pm | #8

   No need to apologize. I thought it was great. See my reply to Mapleman. The Cafe is, I guess, for more informal topics. I think you have to request "entry". Not a big deal.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   heartwould | Jan 17, 2009 06:10pm | #4

   Very clever!  May I use that or do you have it copyrighted?

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   dmdnk | Jan 17, 2009 08:02pm | #6

   Heartwould,

   Thanks for asking.  If it is for personal use, feel free.

   David

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   pharmachippie | Jan 18, 2009 05:17am | #18

   Heh,heh,heh...

   R.

   PS. It's a nice idea!

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   RalphBarker | Jan 17, 2009 08:40pm | #9

   Gee, I thought I was still here . . . at least for a little while longer. I keep checking the obits, just to be sure, though. ;-)

   Cute cartoon, though.

   
   

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   Edited 1/17/2009 12:41 pm by RalphBarker

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   oldusty | Jan 17, 2009 09:12pm | #10

     Whew !!  

              There you are Ralph , you never know .

                 regards  dusty

           rumors of your demise were not more then frou frou

             

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   dmdnk | Jan 17, 2009 10:23pm | #11

   Any resemblance of the characters in this cartoon to actual people is purely coinidental.  No Ralphs were harmed in the creation of this cartoon.

   david

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   Lataxe | Jan 17, 2009 10:40pm | #12

   Still, we might ask Ralph whether, when he looks about the place, he sees anything other than wood. Also, does he have a headache; and does the conversation of his friends now sound a bit muffled?

   Of course, all of the above may be merely symptoms of age and too much time in the woodstore.

   Lataxe, who has been hammered in his time.

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   heartwould | Jan 17, 2009 10:44pm | #13

   Lataxe, I think you've nailed it once again! 

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   dmdnk | Jan 17, 2009 11:47pm | #14

   Not sure Ralph would really have noticed any of that stuff.  I think he was a bit hammered.

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   RalphBarker | Jan 18, 2009 03:53am | #16

   Hey, at least my head is flat, just like the missing Ralph's. ;-)

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   flairwoodworks | Jan 18, 2009 06:07am | #19

   That would make you level-headed, right?
   Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com(soon to be http://www.flairwoodworks.com)

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   RJT | Jan 18, 2009 08:02am | #20

   Old Popular Mechanics/Science magazines are a source of humor for me.

   
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   RalphBarker | Jan 18, 2009 06:42pm | #21

   I like that. Level-headed is way better than flat-headed. Especially since so many forget the l. ;-)

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   KiddervilleAcres | Jan 18, 2009 03:54am | #17

   Ralph,

   When you're over the hump ya gotta check in more often.

   For cryin out loud yer gonna give us a hawt attaaaaaak.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   RalphBarker | Jan 18, 2009 06:46pm | #22

   No "hawt attaaaaaaks" please. That means calling the am-bu-lance, and how's a nail gonna do that with no arms? Besides, those sigh-reens send a shiver up my shank. ;-)

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   Lataxe | Jan 18, 2009 10:23pm | #23

   Ralph,

   Just this very arternoon a certain Siren sent a shiver up my shank.  She is a bit of a hussy, the ladywife, especially on a weekend after a glass of cognac.  When she sings really well I have even been known to leave a fascinating procedure in the shed to hurry indoors, shivering a bit and with my [censored]!

   Lataxe, sailing in dangerous waters.

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   RalphBarker | Jan 18, 2009 11:00pm | #24

   " . . . sailing in dangerous waters"We'll blame any knottiness on David for starting the nail metaphor in the first place. ;-)You know age is getting the better of you when your once-smooth form starts resembling a ring-shank nail.

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   dmdnk | Jan 21, 2009 12:24pm | #27

   "We'll blame any knottiness on David for starting the nail metaphor in the first place."

   Hold on there, mister. My intensions were pure.  I was only thinking of wood, I'm sure.

   Here's one that's a bit more subtle.  david

   
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   KiddervilleAcres | Jan 18, 2009 03:44am | #15

   David,

   Just found this one:

   View Image

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   WillGeorge | Jan 18, 2009 11:03pm | #25

   I have humor but I cannot draw! If I could I would be into carving!

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   RalphBarker | Jan 19, 2009 10:16pm | #26

   You may not have thought about this, but "stick" figures are perfectly appropriate for woodworking humor. ;-)

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   PADDYDAHAT | Jan 22, 2009 02:01am | #28

   David, that's a rip, now where are the different type screws arguing about who is best for the job in the pic? Any old bearded cut nails in the family or a really old rose head great grandfather nail? Do a book, get an agent and pester the DIY and woodworking mags, Any mag that dosen't see this as a great thing is DUMB  or cheap. Paddy

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   dmdnk | Jan 22, 2009 08:14am | #29

   Thanks Paddy,

   I did do some sketches as a follow up- Nail police, masking tape outline, news story, and of course the great mistery of how something like this could happen.  In the end, I just drew furniture and cabinets. :^)

   David