TB

Tom B

17/08/2009 4:57 PM

Somewhat OT

Note received today from one of my buds in our volunteer group that
does bascic home maintenance for our less fortunate senior citizens
here in Plano, TX.

>Tom,
>My wife is having a luncheon for some friends Friday. She has suddenly discovered our table is too small. I found this video of one that would be perfect.
>Could you build one exactly like it and have it ready by Thursday morning?
>
>Harry
>

See

http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Table/

to see example his "simple request".

My response:

>Harry:
>
>No sweat! What color latex paint did she want on it? I have some nice Fire Engine Red left over, with Puce for the trim.
>
>Tom


This topic has 14 replies

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 10:29 AM

mac davis wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:48:59 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
>> impressed.
>>
>> How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?
>>
> Wow, flashback!
> Had a leasing agent in the 80's telling me about a great deal on a
> Toyota Supra... Said it was "taupe gray".. I didn't want a gray car,
> but went to look at it because it was a great deal..
> Ended up buying and wondering why he didn't just say it was TAN.. lol
> Oh.. and the interior was "camel"..
>

Yeah. we guys know the names of about eight colors whereas women are
familiar with over a hundred. It's just the reverse when it comes to
screwing.

GN

"Greg Neill"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 3:41 PM

C & S wrote:
>> Yeah. we guys know the names of about eight colors whereas women are
>> familiar with over a hundred.
>
> Celery is a vegetable, not a color.

Hey, if orange can be both a fruit and a color, why
discriminate against celery?

Somewhere in there is an off-color joke about fruits
and vegetables...

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 11:39 AM


"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> It's just the reverse when it comes to screwing.
>

That's right! We know "phillips", "common", "Torx", "square", etc.

--

-Mike-
[email protected]

md

mac davis

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 6:34 AM

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:48:59 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:

>A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
>impressed.
>
>How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?
>
Wow, flashback!
Had a leasing agent in the 80's telling me about a great deal on a Toyota
Supra... Said it was "taupe gray".. I didn't want a gray car, but went to look
at it because it was a great deal..
Ended up buying and wondering why he didn't just say it was TAN.. lol
Oh.. and the interior was "camel"..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Di

"Dave in Houston"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 8:01 PM


"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:48:59 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
>>impressed.
>>
>>How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?
>>
> Wow, flashback!
> Had a leasing agent in the 80's telling me about a great deal on a Toyota
> Supra... Said it was "taupe gray".. I didn't want a gray car, but went to
> look
> at it because it was a great deal..
> Ended up buying and wondering why he didn't just say it was TAN.. lol
> Oh.. and the interior was "camel"..

My '82 Supra was Terra Cotta.

Dave in Houston

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 2:52 PM

Greg Neill wrote:
> C & S wrote:
>>> Yeah. we guys know the names of about eight colors whereas women are
>>> familiar with over a hundred.
>>
>> Celery is a vegetable, not a color.
>
> Hey, if orange can be both a fruit and a color, why
> discriminate against celery?
>
> Somewhere in there is an off-color joke about fruits
> and vegetables...

Oh, you can probably make up your own:

"There have been 12 separate cucumber robberies during the past three
months, the most recent involving 150 bags on Tuesday night."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/12/2653384.htm

CS

"C & S"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 3:28 PM

> Yeah. we guys know the names of about eight colors whereas women are
> familiar with over a hundred.

Celery is a vegetable, not a color.

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

17/08/2009 7:48 PM

Tom B wrote:
> Note received today from one of my buds in our volunteer group that
> does bascic home maintenance for our less fortunate senior citizens
> here in Plano, TX.
>
>> Tom,
>> My wife is having a luncheon for some friends Friday. She has
>> suddenly discovered our table is too small. I found this video of
>> one that would be perfect. Could you build one exactly like it and
>> have it ready by Thursday morning?
>>
>> Harry
>>
>
> See
>
> http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Table/
>
> to see example his "simple request".
>
> My response:
>
>> Harry:
>>
>> No sweat! What color latex paint did she want on it? I have some
>> nice Fire Engine Red left over, with Puce for the trim.
>>

A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
impressed.

How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?

Di

"Dave in Houston"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

19/08/2009 9:37 AM


"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dave in Houston wrote:

>
> My 59 Studebaker was Tahitian Coral Enamel -- said so on the body tag
>
> Got it from my aunt and there was no way this high school kid was going
> to
> refer to it as pink.
>
> Hey, it was $50 in 1976, it got me to and from high school in 20 minutes,
> saving me a 1 hour bus ride.

Just think what it would be worth if you'd kept it and restored it.

Dave in Houston

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 2:49 PM

Mike Marlow wrote:
> "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>> It's just the reverse when it comes to screwing.
>>
>
> That's right! We know "phillips", "common", "Torx", "square", etc.

I've never dated a "Torx." Is that like a Horax?

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 9:54 PM

Dave in Houston wrote:

>
> "mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:48:59 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
>>>impressed.
>>>
>>>How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?
>>>
>> Wow, flashback!
>> Had a leasing agent in the 80's telling me about a great deal on a Toyota
>> Supra... Said it was "taupe gray".. I didn't want a gray car, but went to
>> look
>> at it because it was a great deal..
>> Ended up buying and wondering why he didn't just say it was TAN.. lol
>> Oh.. and the interior was "camel"..
>
> My '82 Supra was Terra Cotta.
>
> Dave in Houston

My 59 Studebaker was Tahitian Coral Enamel -- said so on the body tag

Got it from my aunt and there was no way this high school kid was going to
refer to it as pink.

Hey, it was $50 in 1976, it got me to and from high school in 20 minutes,
saving me a 1 hour bus ride.


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

PK

Patrick Karl

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

18/08/2009 6:30 PM

Greg Neill wrote:
> C & S wrote:
>>> Yeah. we guys know the names of about eight colors whereas women are
>>> familiar with over a hundred.
>> Celery is a vegetable, not a color.
>
> Hey, if orange can be both a fruit and a color, why
> discriminate against celery?
>
> Somewhere in there is an off-color joke about fruits
> and vegetables...
>
>
Hey! This isn't astrophysics. Or is your interest connected to
Goethe's color theory?

TB

Tom B

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

17/08/2009 9:28 PM

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:48:59 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Tom B wrote:
>> Note received today from one of my buds in our volunteer group that
>> does bascic home maintenance for our less fortunate senior citizens
>> here in Plano, TX.
>>
>>> Tom,
>>> My wife is having a luncheon for some friends Friday. She has
>>> suddenly discovered our table is too small. I found this video of
>>> one that would be perfect. Could you build one exactly like it and
>>> have it ready by Thursday morning?
>>>
>>> Harry
>>>
>>
>> See
>>
>> http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Table/
>>
>> to see example his "simple request".
>>
>> My response:
>>
>>> Harry:
>>>
>>> No sweat! What color latex paint did she want on it? I have some
>>> nice Fire Engine Red left over, with Puce for the trim.
>>>
>
>A male who knows what the hell "puce" is and he's a heterosexual! I'm
>impressed.
>
>How do you feel about Taupe? Teal?

Taupe is what I put on wounds I acquire in the shop. Teal I shoot,
roast and eat. Yummy!

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to Tom B on 17/08/2009 4:57 PM

19/08/2009 10:26 PM

Dave in Houston wrote:

>
> "Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Dave in Houston wrote:
>
>>
>> My 59 Studebaker was Tahitian Coral Enamel -- said so on the body tag
>>
>> Got it from my aunt and there was no way this high school kid was going
>> to
>> refer to it as pink.
>>
>> Hey, it was $50 in 1976, it got me to and from high school in 20
>> minutes,
>> saving me a 1 hour bus ride.
>
> Just think what it would be worth if you'd kept it and restored it.
>
> Dave in Houston

Actually, it's still on Dad's farm. It's in reasonably decent shape, if I
found a decent buyer for it, would be willing to part with it. The engine
was rebuilt in 1977 and probably has less than 3000 miles on it.
Transmission needs some work.

I'd rather restore my Ford 2N tractor.



--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham


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