I used to listen to my father and uncles engage in some one upsmanship when I was young. It was a way to pass the time after a hard day's work. It worked something like this. One would tell a lie and then after some laughter and teasing, another would top the previous speaker's lie. It was good innocent fun and when done right, could go on for hours. What inspired me to see if a thread like this would work in B&B is a "lie" told by Ouch earlier this week. Here it is
A few years back, I dropped a straight that was so sharp it went right through the center of the Earth and appeared, momentarily, at the diametrically opposed spot on the planet, whereupon gravitational forces pulled it back my way. It has, ever since, been swinging back and forth between these two points. Occasionally, I'll peak into the hole in my bathroom hoping to get a lucky chance at grabbing it on the rebound, but, so far, no luck.
Here is my effort at topping his lie.
I've got a razor that's pretty sharp. But I can't use it. Yesterday I was honing it on a C12K, sneezed and embeded it 1/4" into the stone. Anybody ever do this? Need help in getting it out. Don't worry about repairing the stone. I'll just shave off the damaged part.
Any takers?
A few years back, I dropped a straight that was so sharp it went right through the center of the Earth and appeared, momentarily, at the diametrically opposed spot on the planet, whereupon gravitational forces pulled it back my way. It has, ever since, been swinging back and forth between these two points. Occasionally, I'll peak into the hole in my bathroom hoping to get a lucky chance at grabbing it on the rebound, but, so far, no luck.
Here is my effort at topping his lie.
I've got a razor that's pretty sharp. But I can't use it. Yesterday I was honing it on a C12K, sneezed and embeded it 1/4" into the stone. Anybody ever do this? Need help in getting it out. Don't worry about repairing the stone. I'll just shave off the damaged part.
Any takers?
