Author Topic: That was a bad idea. (Read 6819 times)

tarascon · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2014, 11:03:43 PM »

I saw this commercial on TV around 1973. Once. It was pulled off the air fast.

6pairsofshoes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2014, 02:49:05 AM »

OMG. I doubt that commercial would convince me to buy anything, but what a wacko.

tarascon · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2014, 06:32:58 AM »

Who hired these editors?

Maudibe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2014, 08:51:36 AM »

^

I lolled yes I did

dweez · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2014, 09:15:42 AM »

Lol, those remind me of this.

tarascon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2014, 06:40:18 AM »

xtopave · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2014, 07:23:09 AM »

Quote from: tarascon on February 03, 2014, 06:32:58 AM

Who hired these editors?

LOL!

I go to a Traumatology Clinic where the walls are covered by these. I wonder if that's a good idea.

(BTW that's Quino, one of my favorite cartoonist).

tarascon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2014, 06:54:45 AM »

The "I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up" commercials. I think they're appalling.
It's been on my mind because my mom, who's 80 now, fell in her kitchen last week and lay there for 90 minutes before her husband got home and phoned 911.

Here's a remix:

8ullfrog · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2014, 02:53:14 AM »

THE golly DOES IT MEAN?

xtopave · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2014, 06:07:07 AM »

Quote from: tarascon on February 10, 2014, 06:54:45 AM

It's been on my mind because my mom, who's 80 now, fell in her kitchen last week and lay there for 90 minutes before her husband got home and phoned 911.

What happened?

tarascon · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2014, 05:07:54 AM »

She had a bout of diverticulitis and I think she fainted due to hunger.

Maudibe · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2014, 07:51:51 AM »

6pairsofshoes · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2014, 12:21:12 AM »

I'm sorry to hear about your mother, tarascon. That's awful.

smokester · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2015, 11:50:20 AM »

Quote from: dweez on February 03, 2014, 09:15:42 AM

Lol, those remind me of this.

What's worse about that cover is that the timber he's holding is pine/deal, which is the most commonly used timber there is.

If he's not sure about that, I suggest he not change a light bulb any time soon.

6pairsofshoes · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2015, 12:20:05 AM »

Hoadley is one of the best known dendrologists in the world. I'm sure he could identify many more obscure species than what his idiot publisher chose to put on the cover, but that's the book biz.

smokester · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2015, 05:42:20 AM »

Quote from: 6pairsofshoes on February 22, 2015, 12:20:05 AM

Hoadley is one of the best known dendrologists in the world. I'm sure he could identify many more obscure species than what his idiot publisher chose to put on the cover, but that's the book biz.

As a carpenter I'm not entirely sure of the purpose of identifying wood. The top 10 used are easily spotted and other types are more conversational items.

I could understand it for study of a sunken galleon or something, but I haven't encountered anyone in my life that wanted to enter that field.

Saying that, I own an encyclopedia of wood. Not sure where it is, but I do own one.

tarascon · « **Reply #17 on:** August 01, 2015, 07:49:30 AM »

http://documentaryheaven.com/david-icke-conspiracy-of-the-lizard-illuminati/
Really?

6pairsofshoes · « **Reply #18 on:** August 01, 2015, 10:29:39 AM »

Quote from: smokester on February 22, 2015, 05:42:20 AM

As a carpenter I'm not entirely sure of the purpose of identifying wood. The top 10 used are easily spotted and other types are more conversational items.

I could understand it for study of a sunken galleon or something, but I haven't encountered anyone in my life that wanted to enter that field.

Saying that, I own an encyclopedia of wood. Not sure where it is, but I do own one.

My husband restores antique furniture and it's useful to be able to identify species, particularly in order to patch or replace missing pieces, especially veneers. There are several species that have become very rare and difficult to replace, but knowing what they are makes it easier to locate or in some cases to substitute other, similar species for them. It's also a useful connoisseurship tool that will allow one to date a piece of furniture since some species were used frequently at particular periods. It can help identify fakes or made up pieces.

smokester · « **Reply #19 on:** August 02, 2015, 10:59:01 AM »

Quote from: 6pairsofshoes on August 01, 2015, 10:29:39 AM

My husband restores antique furniture and it's useful to be able to identify species, particularly in order to patch or replace missing pieces, especially veneers. There are several species that have become very rare and difficult to replace, but knowing what they are makes it easier to locate or in some cases to substitute other, similar species for them. It's also a useful connoisseurship tool that will allow one to date a piece of furniture since some species were used frequently at particular periods. It can help identify fakes or made up pieces.

A friend of mine used to (probably still does) buy up a lot of old Roman gates and doors when he was at home in Italy. Some of the stuff was over 3000 years old and fairly impossible to match for repairs. He managed with "near enough" timber and stains and other modern, French polishing techniques.

He achieved remarkable results. Not as I could, but remarkable nonetheless.

6pairsofshoes · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2015, 12:30:57 AM »

There are dyes, stains and veneers along with various shellacs, and waxes that help to contribute to the sheen and color of furniture surfaces. I spent several hours this afternoon waxing a mahogany veneer table with National Trust Wax. It's like a visit to the health spa from hell.

Beatrix · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2015, 02:13:18 PM »

Six, that is both interesting and funny : ) Well done, on all levels. I bet it's hard work.