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LuckyCharms

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57. Just...you know...you're punny...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:27 PM
6 hrs ago

the way you tell the story and everything!

You got it all wrong, Tommy!

Whoa, whoa Anthony!

He's a big boy, he knows what he said!

Story about that chair arm:

That's wet treated lumber. I unfortunately don't own a band saw, and my jig saw would not cut that wood. It was having none of that! Also, my router was out of commission.

So I did that whole thing with hand saws to get it close, and then shaped it with the electric sander and some 60 grit sandpaper. My buddy and his wife were at a wedding the day I went over to his house to install the new arm. I knew his 20 something daughter was home when I was banging on the door, but she would not answer the door to let me in because I had not seen her in several years and she didn't recognize me.

So, I climbed over a fence with my tool bags to get into his backyard to install the arm. It took me about 2 hours to do that, because the rest of the chair was messed up, so I repaired it while I was there. He had about THIRTY talking gnomes in his backyard, and they were motion sensitive, so every time I moved, they would talk to me.

"Hey, what are you doing there"?

"Hey you, get out of here".

Imagine listening to that for two hours! So I was laughing my ass off and started talking back to the gnomes.

Pics below. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the gnomes!

I hope you are having a lovely day!





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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 23 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #35
As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #37
... orangecrush 23 hrs ago #38
Lol!!! chowder66 23 hrs ago #39
Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #40
Just my arm! LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #41
👍 electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #42
Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB 23 hrs ago #43
It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #44
Go for it! LoisB 21 hrs ago #55
May I axe you a question? Niagara 23 hrs ago #45
I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #47
lol Niagara 7 hrs ago #56
Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms 6 hrs ago #57
I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara 4 hrs ago #58
I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #59
You don't need three onions Niagara 2 hrs ago #62
Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #63
What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens 23 hrs ago #46
Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah 22 hrs ago #48
I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #50
I would offer to help... Harker 22 hrs ago #49
I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #51
Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker 22 hrs ago #52
LMAO! LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #53
Gets me every time! Harker 22 hrs ago #54
I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #60
I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker 2 hrs ago #61
Laughter is good medicine. 3catwoman3 1 hr ago #64
So far, so good, thanks! Harker 1 hr ago #65
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