On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:25:20 GMT, "Mekon"
wrote:

1. Thou shalt not paint

Excepting those cases of Germanic Folk Furniture in the Pennsylvania
style that rely heavily on same.

2. Thou shalt do all thy can to ensure that thou leavethe the shop with the
same number of body parts in roughly the same place as you entered it.

Excepting my voluminous belly, which I have endeavored to leave in the
shop by spending more time there.

3. Thou shalt extract dust as it is an abomination to thy lungs.

Which is immeasurably relieved by adopting the neander methodology,
which creates no dust and is satisfying unto God.

4. Thou shalt remove ties and loose clothing before operating machinery

See supra. Yet, beware working in an entire state of nature, as this
has been found to be criminal in certain jurisdictions.

5. Thou shalt sharpen thy tools and treat them with respect, for they are
wondrous in our eyes

I bow to your complete understanding in this regard.

6. Thou shalt measure twice and make assunder once for a cut once made is
impossible to unmake and wood that is too short is an abomination.

Cut the long pieces first and this warning will work its way down to
the unseen.

7. Thou shall unplug thy tools before changing any parts lest thy parts
become changed.

The obvious opportunity for doubled entendre is hereby specifically
eschewed.

8. Thou shalt use the right tool for the right job for that is the purpose
for which they are ordained.

I am all for the ordination of tools, so long as they are
heterosexual.

9. Thou shalt oil thy table saw tops and other bare steel tools as rust is
an abomination in the shop

Sigh... this is quite the religious issue, isn't it.

10. Thou shalt avoid borrowing tools but return promptly and in good repair
all those which thou has borrowed.

I am in most holy agreement with this.

Mekon



Nice list, Mekon. I was just having a little fun.


Regards,

Tom Watson

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/