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Bluestocking

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3. It's a beautiful axe

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:36 PM

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but next time make the handle out of wood and the axe head out of metal. I think you are smarter than you think and you already know that. The fact that you are on DU means your smarter than alll those Americans that did not vote for Harris.

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As some of you know, I'm a skilled craftsman. I made an axe. I'm not very smart, but I am skilled. [View all] LuckyCharms Yesterday OP

Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp Yesterday #1

Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms Yesterday #2

No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp Yesterday #12

My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms Yesterday #18

Smart man! rsdsharp Yesterday #25

So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie Yesterday #28

71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp Yesterday #30

Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie Yesterday #33

It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking Yesterday #3

Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms Yesterday #4

You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband Yesterday #26

That brought a smile. badhair77 Yesterday #5

I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms Yesterday #6

Please, lake the complement. badhair77 Yesterday #9

OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms Yesterday #10

Lol. There you go. badhair77 Yesterday #14

Too good malaise Yesterday #7

Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms Yesterday #20

Oh the inanity. cachukis Yesterday #8

What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms Yesterday #15

Love it. cachukis Yesterday #16

LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 Yesterday #11

Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms Yesterday #13

It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 Yesterday #17

In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms Yesterday #19

''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees Yesterday #21

What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms Yesterday #22

"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees Yesterday #23

LOL mdbl Yesterday #24

Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #27

Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #29

That reminds me... LuckyCharms Yesterday #36

Cool Joinfortmill Yesterday #31

That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect Yesterday #32

Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms Yesterday #34

They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #35

As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms Yesterday #37

... orangecrush Yesterday #38

Lol!!! chowder66 Yesterday #39

Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 Yesterday #40

Just my arm! LuckyCharms Yesterday #41

👍 electric_blue68 Yesterday #42

Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB Yesterday #43

It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms Yesterday #44

Go for it! LoisB 23 hrs ago #55

May I axe you a question? Niagara Yesterday #45

I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms Yesterday #47

lol Niagara 8 hrs ago #56

Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #57

I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara 5 hrs ago #58

I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #59

You don't need three onions Niagara 3 hrs ago #62

Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #63

What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens Yesterday #46

Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah Yesterday #48

I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms Yesterday #50

I would offer to help... Harker Yesterday #49

I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms Yesterday #51

Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker Yesterday #52

LMAO! LuckyCharms Yesterday #53

Gets me every time! Harker Yesterday #54

I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #60

I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker 4 hrs ago #61

Laughter is good medicine. 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #64

So far, so good, thanks! Harker 2 hrs ago #65