Why complicate things?
From Veronica Karlsson <ver...@gmail.com>
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· 1 Nov 2004 15:03 · View full thread
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mimus wrote: > > So I was changing a porch- light bulb, and dropped the screw which > holds the bowl up against the fixture, and the screw fell down through > a crack between two boards of the porch, and I couldn't crawl > underneath to it, and wouldn't want to (there's stuff living under > there), so what to do? what to do? > > Wire hook between the boards? didn't work. > > Tape sticky- side out on the end of the wire? didn't work. > > So I finally used that tool favored by advanced primates all over the > world, a stick split on the end, and forked the screw, trapped it and > brought it back up to life and light. > > Ook! ook! ook! I always wondered what kind of animal a "mimus" is! http://www.eveandersson.com/photos/usa/wa/seattle/zoo-chimp-2-large.jpg .-'"`-. / `. / \ / \ / '-. .' /\. .'|) _`-. .-- ?) `. / | ___\/.--. \| \ .' /|("o`><'o`) L `._ F' >| `-'L >-' ) \J \ J::-' > ) /`^ >) ( | `. F:.' 7 J`-./ ') F ` . \ _ .-.-._ .'7, |`-._.' F::. .L < `--/ / / /-.' 7 `-'' \F:::: ` J `-./ / / / )-. ', ` .`' `:` `.`.J \:-. _ /-._`-._ `:'`' \`.`. L )\::::-:) :)`-.`-. __ L `- L J `:::' :/ . `-./ /`-. ' | J J :' :J :. ||| / _\-.-'| J -. L \.-----.:F '. ''\|| |.`.`--------._ J / ::'::\ '. ' `.( `-\ \ L J ::' `. '' ,. `-. `.`. J J : \',, ' ..`._ `.`. J L : \ ''.,' `-_| |__ F J .: \ ,' . ,, .' \`. `-._.-' \ ':,:. \ ' .:' : `.`.__\ `. ':' \` ' '.:' : \\--'\ `. : \'::.:' :. : \> F `. . \ .: ':: : F `.:`:. ': ': :. J >`-::::::::. .::. .':F J ' '::::::. .::::. .:::' F F `''''.---:::::'/ J ._ L .'. .' | ( \ ) /_/ > / L\\\\ " /, .' \\\)' '/ / // `'''" .-'"`-. .' \ / \ / \ ./\ `. .-` \ .' (? --. .-'_ (|`. / |/ .--.\/___ | \ _.' J ('o`><'o")|\ \ / L/ ( `-< J`-' |< `L .' | ) (< ^'\ ( < `-::L / . ' 7 (` \.-'L F `.:J J. .::7 `._.-'| ,F`. _.-.-. _ L ' ::::7/ ``-' F `.-\ \ \ \--' > L.'.' ':' `'. ' ,` .-( \ \ \ \.-' J .'.'/ `'`:' _.-'_.-\ _ .-:/ J -' J __ .-'.-'(: (:-::::/( L | ` .-'\ \.-' . \: `:::' L J .- L |`-.-/_ \ ||| .: L: `: F L _.--------'.'.| ||/`` .` J:.-----./ J / /-' ).' ` .` /::`:: \ L .'.' .-' ., `` .' `:: L J .'.' _.'.. ` ,,`/ : F \ __| |_-' `,.`` / : J `-._.-' .'/ `. ,, . `, / :. F /__.'.' : `:. ` / .:,:` / /`--// : `:.` ` '/ `:` .' mhm 29x13 J </ : .: `:.::`/ : .' J : ::` :. / . .' mp 10 L .: :` :` .:':.' J:`. .::. .::::::::-'< smeeter 11 or maybe 12 `:::. .::::. .::::::` ` L \`:::::---.````' J J _ `. .`. J _. L _ __ ___ (_)_ __ ___ _ _ ___ \ < \_\ ( / ) | | '_ ` _ \| | '_ ` _ \| | | / __| `. ,\ " ////J | | | | | | | | | | | | |_| \__ \ \\ \ \` `(/// |_| |_| |_|_|_| |_| |_|\__,_|___/ "```' tin...@hotmail.com -- __ __ _____ _____ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ ||| \ \ ) )/ / \|| | \ \ / / \ \ | \ | || | / / \| ) \ ||.. \ \/ /| |_/| | |_/ /| | | || \ | || || | / \ |.PP. \ / | | \| | | \ \| | | || |\_\| || || | / /\ \ _\/___ \_( \_\__/||_| \_\\_\__/_/ |_| |_||_| \_\__/|(_( \_\ |_______ Troll Spokeswoman _____ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|
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