Comments on: Tips from the Armchair #3

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:18:51 +0000

I have a much simpler, one-step method: drag the thing to the curb; someone will think you’re throwing it away and take it. This method also works for discarding couches, matresses and unwanted exercise equipment.

By: armchairoutfitter

armchairoutfitter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:54:46 +0000

As I said, it is the traditional method. And I’m all for tradition.

By: stovert1

stovert1 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:49:57 +0000

Now, tell the truth, it had to be my husband that taught you how to store a tent like that. If not, it sure is amazing, because we do it exactly the same way except that Greg tends to rely on Step 5 a great deal more than your directions recommend.

By: armchairoutfitter

armchairoutfitter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:29:37 +0000

Julie,

Nice citations. You may have a future in library science.

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
- Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

That certainly applies to me.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:51:38 +0000

In reference to Thomas Jefferson’s “When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred,” (1) Mark Twain remarked, “When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.”

(1) A Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life [February 21, 1825])
(2) Pudd’nhead Wilson, Pudd’nhead Wilson Calendar, Chap. 3