tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post8168825046278462174..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: The Tell-Tale LieSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-24684195883037757742008-09-26T16:35:00.000-04:002008-09-26T16:35:00.000-04:00I saw the ever-emaciating Kelly Ripa high-five a d...I saw the ever-emaciating Kelly Ripa high-five a dog in her fancy schmancy robokitchen, after she kicked a falling fully frosted and decorated cupcake over her head. If only I had those kinds of appliances, I could do that. Probably.Mother Effingbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264056812587985898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-17555310500980978982008-09-26T13:35:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:35:00.000-04:00Back in the day, when I worked as a machinist, we ...Back in the day, when I worked as a machinist, we would 'High-Five' on some occasions when a progect went particularly well.<BR/><BR/>Such as when a extremely hard production set-up ran perfectly the first time.<BR/><BR/>Totally spontaneous, and usually between folks who were freinds to start with.<BR/><BR/>But to 'High-Five' because we had completed a common task? Not likely; we were prfessionals.An Edjamikated Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881476802902468670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-14683610263706618772008-09-23T21:34:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:34:00.000-04:00Anwyn: Mark and I got roaring drunk.I can get behi...<I>Anwyn: Mark and I got roaring drunk.</I><BR/><BR/>I can get behind that. As for the Brits and the handshake, I'm pretty sure you've read Manchester's recounting of Captain Packenham rowing to shore to stop a massacre of Armenians, dressed to the nines, surrounded by a mob stroking their bloody knives, he stroked his beard and told his interpreter: "Let us begin. Tell these ugly bastards that I am not going to tolerate any more of their bestial habits."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-55534116208322573672008-09-23T20:47:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:47:00.000-04:00"I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake ..."I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it."<BR/><BR/>Gotta love the British. They'd go up to a raging mob of Zulus and say: "Now see here, fellows, this won't do at all. Please desist with this hurlyburly at once and disperse, or I shall get cross."<BR/><BR/>Gerard- Norm never high fives anyone, so he's all right with me.<BR/><BR/>Ruth Anne- I'm busy running my furniture business into the ground right now. Desolating the East Coast in its entirety is on my To-Do list for later.<BR/><BR/>Anwyn: Mark and I got roaring drunk. <BR/><BR/>Pat- I've encountered lots of termites here in New England. "Ham and Egg" carpenters used to make an entire living out of replacing porches here, over and over, before the dawn of pressure treated wood. But it's nothing compared to Louisiana. They eat the wood while you're nailing it where you are.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-52732979157953799972008-09-23T12:44:00.000-04:002008-09-23T12:44:00.000-04:00Why, oh why, don't you live in Louisiana so I coul...Why, oh why, don't you live in Louisiana so I could hire you to come fix my house and repair the damage caused by the tree that landed on it and replace the sills which have been half-eaten by termites because I was too slothful and too much of a brand-new homeowner to remember to hire a termite protection service after I bought the place?PatHMVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542719040606654134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-23185097017733717302008-09-23T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:31:00.000-04:00So, not even when you and your friend Mark got the...So, not even when you and your friend Mark got the newel post bolted on, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-60207031372222139872008-09-23T03:39:00.000-04:002008-09-23T03:39:00.000-04:00I think you should go to Ruth Anne's and give her ...I think you should go to Ruth Anne's and give her an estimate, and then <I>high five her</I>, on video, and post it on this blog. Because you haven't done it before, and you need to collect that chit as well!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327563444009264980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-22840643960014033192008-09-22T22:12:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:12:00.000-04:00Back in the day we didn't do high fives. Nobody wa...Back in the day we didn't do high fives. Nobody was tall enough.Roy Lofquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536815900678298041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-32174695243130441612008-09-22T18:11:00.000-04:002008-09-22T18:11:00.000-04:00My wife and I watched too much Monster House. Now ...My wife and I watched too much Monster House. Now whenever we finish a task in our (endless) fixer-upper, we can't help but shout "DONE!".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131725542763044493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-75482612781027263832008-09-22T17:39:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:39:00.000-04:00I was wondering what you would charge to travel to...I was wondering what you would charge to travel to my state and evaluate an old home that needs to be jacked up and have a whole new engine put in it. Then it needs some body work.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-29557461290378258442008-09-22T15:19:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:19:00.000-04:00A brief nod of the head over a very strong cup of ...A brief nod of the head over a very strong cup of tea is just about possible after a job well done...maybe.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-2356815813003335512008-09-22T12:56:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:56:00.000-04:00The source of all extra-galactic nonsense on DIY T...The source of all extra-galactic nonsense on DIY TV shows.... the hot sucking black hole?<BR/><BR/>Norm's shop.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-66207838049617819622008-09-22T12:28:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:28:00.000-04:00"Railroad, Colonial, Adam, Georgian, Second Empire..."Railroad, Colonial, Adam, Georgian, Second Empire, Stick, Eastlake, Colonial Revival, Tudor, Queen Anne, Ranch, Prairie..."<BR/><BR/>Hey, you forgot <A HREF="http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/arts-crafts007.--2w.htm" REL="nofollow">Craftsman</A> (my personal favorite, but then I'm a know-nothing Midwesterner :o).<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of the quintessential dry-witted English climber, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tilman" REL="nofollow">Bill Tilman</A>, when describing summiting Nanda Devi - "I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it."Jim Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634460171128306060noreply@blogger.com