after all my linking to other design-y impostors, I figured I'd better confess! They look awesome & ... I can't believe I'm talking about a bag.

Ha!

The designy ones were cute, but the baggus fold up real small, even if you've lost the self bags like I have for haf of them, so they're easy to slip in a handbag or whatever. Makes them handier for me than my free ones.

It needs no explanation, the Pets' Observation Poodle from Hammacher Schlemmer. Nine inches wide and 5" deep, it gives "the inquisitive canine," which is cataloguese for "dog," a panoramic view of things at which to bark.

The only possible advantage I could see to getting this for The World's Stupidest Dog is that, maybe, eventually he'll rupture his vocal chords and be permanently muted.

But that would only be after many months of "BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEEATREE! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEEAFLOWER! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEETHESUN! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKIHEARTHEWIND!" by which point I would likely have gone insane and chewed my own eardrums out.

The only possible advantage I could see to getting this for The World's Stupidest Dog is that, maybe, eventually he'll rupture his vocal chords and be permanently muted.

Ironically, that will be the night the zombies come.

I am experiencing bizarre mood swings. I'd take a personal day tomorrow, except that would just mean I'd be stuck with annoying painter guy. Man, this is not good. I mean, it'd be fine for office work, but for teaching it's bad.

Hay you guys. Say you have been painting a table with spray paint (outside, safely) and even managed not to get any of it on your clothes! But now you are done and realize you have it all over the spray hand.

If I wash my hands in acetone/nail polish remover, will I die of some kind of poisoning?

(The can label says it contains toluene, xylene, and all the other fun and deadly -enes, but doesn't say what's the best method for getting them off.)

Note: I do not own any paint thinner or turpentine. So it's acetone, ignore it for a week, or sudden trip to Home Depot.

I soak my fingers in acetone for something like half an hour to remove fake nails. It won't kill you. At least not anytime soon.

I guess the question is whether acetone + [whatever is in the spray paint] will kill me.

I watch ER! I know these things are deadly!!

I would think you would be okay as long as you don't clean up near an open flame.

good ventilation would be good. and Nail polish remover - might not be strong enough - there are stronger versions of acetone out there.

Gud, you flatter me. I do not have the kind of space I would need to keep a fire going in my evil laboratory. I did not even buy enough paint, and will have to go back for more (not today)!

Although, folks, if you're ever in the market to paint a table with spindle-legs? Use spray paint. Much less agita and opportunity to get paint in your hair. It's a gateleg table, which means it actually has six spindles, two swinging arms, and a box construction on the underside, and I got almost all of it painted with a single spray can. I think I'll do the top with regular paint and a brush. As soon as I have puttied its blemishes.