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Caption This for 11/13/09

Posted November 12, 2009 4:45 PM

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11/12/2009 6:16 PM

Shower stall at the "Darwin Awards" ceremony?

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11/13/2009 3:50 AM

Until now: I thought "Psycho" had the most frightening shower scene.

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11/12/2009 9:01 PM

Shocking! Just shocking!!!

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11/13/2009 1:39 AM

...and the best safety award goes to ........

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11/12/2009 9:30 PM

Not the bath tub removal project again??!! And this time we will try electrical means?

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11/12/2009 9:44 PM

Funny you should mention Bath Breaking Technique

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11/12/2009 9:33 PM

Welcome to the UL breaker and ground fault interupter testing facility.

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11/12/2009 10:39 PM

Morning coffee? Nay,nay,ay,a don't need it.

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11/12/2009 11:32 PM

Third-world toilet takes on whole new meaning.

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11/13/2009 12:09 AM

Bob the Electrician liked to be close to his work. He was very surprised the day he tried the new shower...

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11/13/2009 12:12 AM

...and here's the guest bath.

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11/13/2009 12:58 AM

The lights are on but nobody's home!

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11/13/2009 1:01 AM

Bottoms up

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11/13/2009 1:36 AM

Paris knew there had to be some catch as to why Mr. Bean the electrician charged only a fraction of what the other electricians quoted, but just somehow cannot for the life of her figure out exactly what was wrong with his work. Until she had a shower, that is.

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11/13/2009 1:53 AM

How come my shampoo jumps out of the cupboard when I take a shower?

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11/13/2009 4:03 AM

"Heyyyyy percavillllll...my sweet, wonderful, new, rich husband....I filled the tub with nice hot salty soapy water. Go ahead and fire up the whirlpool and I'll be right in....Which switch?...I can't remember...just try them all snookums...."

Angie 'The Angler' becomes a rich widow again for the 6th time in as many months...

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11/13/2009 4:31 AM
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11/13/2009 5:33 AM

Honey, I finished the cellar apartment, your mother can move in anytime!

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11/13/2009 8:14 AM

Guest bath for your Mother In Law.

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11/13/2009 8:24 AM

And now get that tingling sensation from a shower that you have always wanted.

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11/13/2009 7:14 PM

is cross-pollination allowed?

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11/13/2009 8:45 PM

And what of this careless diversion of resources from "the 5000"

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They've raised my limit that would be 10k

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11/13/2009 9:16 PM

Yes typical of "they" - in the middle of a resource crisis they talk in Ohms not Watts

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11/13/2009 10:50 PM

Probably not. This thread seems to spread like penguins.

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11/13/2009 10:25 AM

W:HONEY

H: I'M IN THE SHOWER

W: THE TOASTER HAS SHUT DOWN THE POWER IN THE KITCHEN AGAIN, CAN YOU RESET THE BREAKER?

H: SURE

W: WHAT DID YOU DO, THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT TOO?

W: HONEY?

W: HONEY???

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11/13/2009 10:41 AM

Wife was always complaining that she needed a new curling iron....Well, I fixed that!

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11/13/2009 1:41 PM

To: Road Runner
From: Wile E Coyote
Subject: Peace Treaty

Dear RR,

Come visit for a few days and we'll settle our differences.

Affectionately,
WEC

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11/13/2009 4:04 PM

Splash deterrent for kids!

"If she starts a sparkin, you stop a splashin!"

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11/13/2009 4:42 PM

The thread asked about different type of "point of use" water heaters for the shower.

One post said this method would produce hot water, give perms and supply free electricity. They found it on wow.overunitypower.con

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11/13/2009 5:11 PM

That's the same contractor that put the toilet by the bay window.

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11/13/2009 5:40 PM

And I thought it was a safe place to hide my hash stash. I'll better take a larger picture next time.

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11/14/2009 2:00 AM

Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, USA: "Barney, you care to explain this?"

Deputy Barney Fife: "Ah Andy, I'm sorry; Gomer and Goober have been complaining that business is slow at the gas station, so they've been taking classes at the Mt. Pilot Vocational College, and I told them they could do them repairs here at the courthouse you've been talking about."

Andy: "Well, Barney, I know you want to be helpful, but you know this just ain't right."

Barney: "Andy, they did we could save the county some money by installing the tub the state said we needed, along with the electrical repairs at the same time."

Andy: "Again, Barney, I know you had good intentions, but this was a bad idea."

Barney: Well, Andy, at least Aunt Bea got that new Hollywood straight hair style she was wanting."

Andy: " BARNEY!"

Barney: "And, Andy, I don't think Otis will be drinking anymore after he touched the cell bars after his bath."

Andy: "BARNEY! HE"S STILL SMOKING AFTER WE PUT HIM OUT! ALL THAT ALCOHOL LIT OFF!"

Barney: "And Andy, I don't think anyone will be trying to escape."

Andy: "BARNEY!"

Barney: "And Mr. Darling's voice went up at least two octaves! He's got a real fine falsetto now."

Andy: "BARNEY!"

Barney: "Howard sure looks different without a mustache, don't he, Andy?"

Andy: "Barney, give me your gun."

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11/14/2009 1:34 PM

Morg very cleverly hid his safe behind a fake electrical panel over the bathtub.

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11/14/2009 7:29 PM

Everytime I take a shower I hear my wife say 'Darling, the fuse in the kitchen is blown again...' It seems to have started about the time I upped my life insurance, what a strange coincidence...

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