Okay, I don't like mean April Fool's Day jokes, but IKEA made me laugh: [link]
As usual, Think Geek has April Fool's Day items that everyone wants to be real (including the Bicycle Horn of Gondor).
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2017 5:34:25 am PDT #9276 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Connie Neil - Apr 01, 2017 6:04:24 am PDT #9277 of 30002
brillig
I'm envious of you people who work on projects nice enough you need to worry about the directionality of the thread, but I'm also glad not to have the responsibility. I am well versed, though, in having to let threads and yarn dangle so they can spin themselves straight.
Connie Neil - Apr 01, 2017 6:05:39 am PDT #9278 of 30002
brillig
Those IKEA arbitrators may be more necessary than they think.
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2017 6:09:55 am PDT #9279 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Those IKEA arbitrators may be more necessary than they think.
Seriously. They could prevent a lot of breakups.
Sue - Apr 01, 2017 6:42:40 am PDT #9280 of 30002
hip deep in pie
I was taught to do the double thread and knot at the end, but when I started working on costumes in theatre, I was told this is not done unless it's a heavy duty job and you don't have the right gauge of thread. Also, the really skilled sewers wouldn't tie knots at all, but just anchor the thread with a stitch. I used to be good at hand sewing, but RSI in my hand makes it too painful to do for long stretches anymore.
WindSparrow - Apr 01, 2017 7:37:52 am PDT #9281 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Surprisingly, the top was quite well-behaved in the water. I had to tuck it back in, like, twice. The oh so cute skirted bottom, well, the skirt part kept floating up and catching my arms and hands. Repeated tucking into the legs, repeated escapes. I may tack the skirt in a couple places to keep it from getting in the way.
ION, I am as laughably bad at water Zumba as I am at Tai Chi.
I may try some of the other water exercise classes.
-t - Apr 01, 2017 7:47:12 am PDT #9282 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was taught to never tie knots when embroidering, but I generally do when I'm mending, which is about all the hand sewing I do. Have done, I should say, it's been rather a while since I've done even that.
-t - Apr 01, 2017 7:52:52 am PDT #9283 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I forgot what today was and got super confused by all the promotional emails in my inbox until I remembered. I hope that 24-month 0% financing offer from Home Depot was not an April Fool's joke, that would be mean.
Sorry for misinterpreting your post yesterday, Tep. My bad.
Tom Scola - Apr 01, 2017 7:54:13 am PDT #9284 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The cocktail bar owner I know actually does swear by the IKEA syrup: [link]
aurelia - Apr 01, 2017 8:19:56 am PDT #9285 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
There is no swelling at all in my foot, but it hurts like hell to try to push off with the toes on that foot. I managed to hobble to the train and I guess I'll hobble around work all day. If it's still a problem on Monday I'll get it checked out.