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Caption this for 05/22/15

Posted May 21, 2015 4:45 PM by LakeGrl

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05/21/2015 4:54 PM

Down here there is a reason we call Electricians 'Sparkies'.

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05/21/2015 4:56 PM

Freddy, Go Into The Light!

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05/21/2015 6:45 PM

I checked with the boss, we can't go in until somebody actually yells FIRE!!

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05/21/2015 8:05 PM

Owner of house: "But why?"

Shop Steward: "Union rules"

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05/21/2015 8:21 PM

So it's not a normal thing to have to do a bit of welding inside your kitchen cabinets now and then?

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05/21/2015 8:49 PM

He finally found the wormhole that's been eating his socks - it was in the kitchen, not the laundry room! But before he could react, it ate his left leg.

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05/21/2015 9:06 PM

Ah! Here's where they keep the light beer!

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05/22/2015 2:46 AM

Al stashes his first home-brew of sparkling light beer in the cupboard.

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05/21/2015 9:16 PM

After years of searching, he finally found tinkerbells lair

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05/21/2015 11:14 PM

or... ET phone home.

Ah, that's so 80s...

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05/22/2015 7:27 AM

Would that be Evil ET?

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05/22/2015 7:26 AM

Who that be Evil Tinker bell?

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05/21/2015 11:33 PM

Is that Del cooking?

Or is he redoing his kitchen in an act of DIY dereconstruction ?

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05/22/2015 12:02 AM

Neither plaster, nor lath, nor wood, nor concrete, or steel beam will keep me from making a hole for the exhaust of my new kitchen range hood.

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05/22/2015 1:38 AM

"Let me out, whee-oop..."

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05/22/2015 4:22 AM

All of those comments are just shocking.

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05/22/2015 5:17 AM

There are safer ways if the in-laws visit for dinner.

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05/22/2015 6:19 AM

Wow! An EMF storage cabinet, how cool??

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05/22/2015 7:16 AM

No worrying about the "Dark Side" in there...

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05/22/2015 7:17 AM

Let there be light!

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05/22/2015 7:53 AM

New Colorado herb cabinet.

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05/22/2015 8:02 AM

After many years of service, the microwave oven finally gave out and had to be replaced. Unfortunately, all of those years of operating with a leaky seal made the cabinets around it radioactive, and electrically charged.

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05/22/2015 3:00 PM

That's pure Hollywood physics !

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05/22/2015 8:17 AM

So this is why they don't use ironwood trees for cabinets.

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05/22/2015 8:44 AM

Speaking of Ironwood, ironwood does have nice grain and color when cut into lumber. At least the species in our area (Northeast Wisconsin). They use to grow to 14-20" on the stump, so said the old timers. not 10-12" is large. Out of curiosity we did have one a 14"-16" that we decided to take a try at sawing on our mill.

But your blade better be sharp, because if its not, sparks will fly.

Again, out of curiosity, I had to Google it, and Ironwood consists of a number of species

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05/22/2015 9:24 AM

Honey, is that you in the kitchen grinding the coffee?

Uhh, what Dear? Hey, did you say "fine" or "coarse"?

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05/22/2015 9:27 AM

After years of binge drinking takes its toll, Carol Ann decides finally to get back into the light...

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05/22/2015 9:35 AM

AHH....Ma'am, the problem with your noisy range hood is that there is too much juice running to it which is also causing all of these burns inside the cabinet. I'll have to replace the breaker with lesser current rating and install smaller wire to fix it. Can I borrow your first aid kit?

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05/22/2015 9:56 AM

After years of searching, Al finally found the portal to an alternate universe.

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05/22/2015 10:07 AM

I don't know what your cooking but it smells good.

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05/22/2015 10:55 AM

It's the original One Armed, One Leged paper hanger re-decorating the inside of the old kitchen cabinets! They'll never be the same!

Somehow I thought it would look more difficult!

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05/22/2015 11:01 AM

"Ma'am: It'll take me just a few more seconds to grind off this old pipe that used to lead to your gas stove."-Famous Last Words #117.

The distraught home-owner was interviewed by our reporter-on-the-scene when she was on the scene of today's tragic house fire, although the contractor will be fine if/when his beard grows back, he was last seen leaving a greasy brown streak down the sidewalk and street. The house was a total loss, owing to a complete loss of control by the contractor, as only a small area in the kitchen was fire damaged.

In other news, a local contractor has been nominated for the Darwin Awards, on standby.

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05/22/2015 11:07 AM

Is he just finding out electrical circuits have TWO legs?

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05/22/2015 11:52 AM

God bless you son, all the other carpenters refused saying that it is a ridiculous height for mounting my cabinets and offered no warranty.

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05/22/2015 12:04 PM

Well that lady is certainly happy about situation! She is clearly head and neck above her competition. Those teeth should be an inspiration to anyone (to remember your dental checkup)!

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05/22/2015 12:09 PM

...or not to talk while you're having a hershey's

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05/22/2015 12:22 PM

This is where we keep the hot spices!

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05/22/2015 6:17 PM

"I'm not going to let the kitchen window stop me from having enough cabinet space."

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05/23/2015 3:59 AM

Good.

I have shown the owner how to open the window ventilator.

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05/23/2015 9:50 AM

Freddie's apprentice waited in the basement patiently, his eye to the end of the 1/2" conduit, for any sign of the 8 number 12THHN's to appear. Freddie cursed "Stupid apprentice, who ever hear of PULLING the #%{*+ wire?"

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05/23/2015 9:52 AM

Poor ol' Art Flash!

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05/25/2015 1:51 PM

She wanted a @#$%!^ light over the stove, now she's complaining it's in the wrong place. What do I have to do to satisfy that woman?!

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