On 9 Feb 2005 13:10:33 -0800, jim rozen wrote:
In article , Dave Hinz says...

... Also irrational about "the good scissors".

1) never ever use the 'good sewing scissors' for cutting cardboard.

....or anything non-fabric. Yes, I sure learned that one.

2) never take apart the singer sewing machine, and fail to reassemble.

In my case it was a clock. That they got for their wedding. Has
(well, had...) all sorts of cool moving parts in it, and I was 5 or so.
Funny thing is, I got away with it a dozen times or more before _the drop_
incident.