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Nantz

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Jan 2, 2010, 10:53:28 AM1/2/10
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Use a long paint stick. Mark two lines, one 1/4 inch from the end and
the other 1/2 inch from the end.. Then, using a band saw, cut about 9
cuts into the end up to the 1/4 inch line. Then sand the cut end on
both sides. Then cut the end off at the 1/2 inch line and glue it on
to the stick at an angle. Voila! A back scratcher! Works great and
it's free.

Nantz

Swingman

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Jan 2, 2010, 11:38:26 AM1/2/10
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LOL ... and here's a Deluxe, contrasting wood, medieval, woolly back,
'your itches itch', version.

1/4" holes, drilled in a suitably shaped piece of scrap, filled with
dowels run through the shop pencil sharpener to custom sharpness:

http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/ItchGetter.jpg

Same price. :)

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

nailsh...@aol.com

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Jan 2, 2010, 6:33:33 PM1/2/10
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On Jan 2, 10:38 am, Swingman <k...@nospam.com> wrote:

> LOL ... and here's a Deluxe, contrasting wood, medieval, woolly back,
> 'your itches itch', version.
>
> 1/4" holes, drilled in a suitably shaped piece of scrap, filled with
> dowels run through the shop pencil sharpener to custom sharpness:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/ItchGetter.jpg
>
> Same price. :)

Holy Crap!

I hope that has instructions for proper use!

That thing looks like you would be dragging a sabre tooth cat's claw
across your back.

Are you sure that isn't some kind of torture device or German sex toy?

=^0

Robert

Swingman

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Jan 2, 2010, 6:46:40 PM1/2/10
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On 1/2/2010 5:33 PM, nailsh...@aol.com wrote:

> I hope that has instructions for proper use!
>
> That thing looks like you would be dragging a sabre tooth cat's claw
> across your back.
>
> Are you sure that isn't some kind of torture device or German sex toy?

Oh, but it feels sooooooooooooo good!

Nonny

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Jan 2, 2010, 7:00:09 PM1/2/10
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<nailsh...@aol.com> wrote in message
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REAL men use a circular saw blade with a 5/8" threaded rod run
through the arbor hole for a handle. When some of the teeth get
dull from scratching your back, just rotate it a fuzz and you'll
have new, sharp teeth. Freud works best, but some guys are happy
with DeWalt, also.

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and articulate person who has absolutely no clue
concerning what they are talking about.
The person is typically a media commentator or politician.

Nantz

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Jan 2, 2010, 8:18:11 PM1/2/10
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On Jan 2, 10:38 am, Swingman <k...@nospam.com> wrote:

>
> LOL ... and here's a Deluxe, contrasting wood, medieval, woolly back,
> 'your itches itch', version.
>
> 1/4" holes, drilled in a suitably shaped piece of scrap, filled with
> dowels run through the shop pencil sharpener to custom sharpness:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/ItchGetter.jpg
>
> Same price. :)
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 10/22/08
> KarlC@ (the obvious)

That one is better looking than mine and it looks more.....manly. I'll
try yours. Thanks.
Nantz

Mike Marlow

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Jan 2, 2010, 11:29:54 PM1/2/10
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"Swingman" <k...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> LOL ... and here's a Deluxe, contrasting wood, medieval, woolly back,
> 'your itches itch', version.
>
> 1/4" holes, drilled in a suitably shaped piece of scrap, filled with
> dowels run through the shop pencil sharpener to custom sharpness:
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/ItchGetter.jpg
>

I'm not sure if I want to say that this thing looks like some kind of kinky
sex toy, or a medieval thing as you suggest. Either way, I'm going to build
one and bring it upstairs...

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-Mike-
mmarlo...@windstream.net


Buddy Matlosz

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Jan 3, 2010, 12:02:16 AM1/3/10
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"Swingman" <k...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Much catchier name, too.

B.

RonB

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Jan 3, 2010, 10:14:08 AM1/3/10
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Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
this group?

Ron

Leon

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Jan 3, 2010, 1:17:37 PM1/3/10
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"Mike Marlow" <mmarlo...@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hints for what it is, once you get it up stairs and hear a reply

1. Ahh that feels good. Back Scratcher

2. Ohhhh that hurts so good. Kinky sex toy

Lee Michaels

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Jan 3, 2010, 1:18:28 PM1/3/10
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"RonB" wrote

> Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
> this group?
>

I may be an old fart, but I definitely don't have bursitis. I have ......,
I can't seem to remember. Oh, well.

CW

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Jan 3, 2010, 2:00:51 PM1/3/10
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"RonB" <rnrb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
> this group?
>


It's not just you.

Nonny

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Jan 3, 2010, 3:10:56 PM1/3/10
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"RonB" <rnrb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts
> in
> this group?

yes

RonB

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Jan 3, 2010, 3:53:44 PM1/3/10
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On Jan 3, 1:00 pm, "CW" <cmagers@earthlink...net> wrote:

> It's not just you.


Hell, I don't remember the last time I reached the middle of my back!

nailsh...@aol.com

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Jan 3, 2010, 4:17:46 PM1/3/10
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On Jan 2, 10:29 pm, "Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREM...@windstream.net>
wrote:

> "Swingman" <k...@nospam.com> wrote in message

> I'm not sure if I want to say that this thing looks like some kind of kinky


> sex toy, or a medieval thing as you suggest. Either way, I'm going to build
> one and bring it upstairs...

OK...

if you figure out what that bulb thingy on the end if for when you are
using it, let us know. I am afraid to ask "Swing"man.

He might tell me!!

;^)

Robert

RonB

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Jan 3, 2010, 4:21:08 PM1/3/10
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>
> > It's not just you.
>
> Hell, I don't remember the last time I reached the middle of my back!

In fact, if I don't get this Holiday gut off, I won't be able to reach
my belly-button!

Martin H. Eastburn

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Jan 3, 2010, 10:04:40 PM1/3/10
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Bragging or one of us.
How old is old.

30 is old, so is 40 and 50 and 60 .... depending on the reference.

Martin

Larry Jaques

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Jan 3, 2010, 10:51:10 PM1/3/10
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:14:08 -0800 (PST), the infamous RonB
<rnrb...@yahoo.com> scrawled the following:

>Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
>this group?

Let's add spinal arthritis, planar fascitis, tinnitus, and, um,
allergies to the stew, OK?

Old Fartes also inhabit the RCM group, and probably a lot more.

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--Thomas Paine

Nonny

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Jan 3, 2010, 11:11:56 PM1/3/10
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What happened to having a prostate the size of a grapefruit?

Nonny


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LDosser

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Jan 4, 2010, 12:09:53 AM1/4/10
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"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:14:08 -0800 (PST), the infamous RonB
> <rnrb...@yahoo.com> scrawled the following:
>
>>Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
>>this group?
>
> Let's add spinal arthritis,

Getting cut on for that this month. Sigh! It's like the warranty expired.

Larry Jaques

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Jan 4, 2010, 8:57:44 AM1/4/10
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:11:56 -0800, the infamous "Nonny"
<some...@cox.net> scrawled the following:

>What happened to having a prostate the size of a grapefruit?

Go ahead and do that. See if we care. ;)

Sincere condolences if it's true. I don't want to be like Willie
Nelson, so sadly stated "I have outlived my penis."

Larry Jaques

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Jan 4, 2010, 9:04:03 AM1/4/10
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:09:53 -0800, the infamous "LDosser"
<L...@invalid.invalid> scrawled the following:

>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:t9p2k5pi55qva4oni...@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:14:08 -0800 (PST), the infamous RonB
>> <rnrb...@yahoo.com> scrawled the following:
>>
>>>Is it just me or do we have a bunch of bursitis-ridden old farts in
>>>this group?
>>
>> Let's add spinal arthritis,
>
>Getting cut on for that this month. Sigh! It's like the warranty expired.

G'luck on that one. I added rib bruising to my list yesterday.
Climbing down from a client's porch, my boot slipped and my arm caught
me, strumming my ribs on the railing. I feel like an old Zydeco tune
this morning. (Where's my Ben Gay? Actually, I use my sister's
Nature's Sunshine salve, Tei Fu, which has a much nicer odor.)

Some day, I'll be down at the tattoo parlor getting that "Do Not
Resuscitate" tat on my left wrist... When Mother Nature says it's the
end of the line, who am I to argue? Besides, I'm leaving my body to
science fiction.

Mike Marlow

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Jan 4, 2010, 12:21:24 PM1/4/10
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"Leon" <lcb1...@swbell.dotnet> wrote in message
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All I ever seem to hear is "Get that thing away from me...!!!"

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Larry Jaques

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Jan 5, 2010, 9:56:15 AM1/5/10
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:21:24 -0500, the infamous "Mike Marlow"
<mmarlo...@windstream.net> scrawled the following:

That's easy: stop inserting the _pointy_ end. =:-0

Nantz

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Jan 6, 2010, 12:04:42 AM1/6/10
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On Jan 2, 10:38 am, Swingman <k...@nospam.com> wrote:

I gave 5 of them for Xmas gifts and they were much appreciated.
One present I got was a Silver Bullet remote control helicopter and it
is not easy to figure out. I've crashed it 100 times but the blades
are on a hinge and don't break. I finally learned how to stop it from
spinning with a button labeled 'trim' but the left and right turn
button isn't so obedient for me. I'm working on it.
Nantz

Swingman

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Jan 6, 2010, 8:08:12 AM1/6/10
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I feel/felt your pain! :)

Demolished/bent more than one tail rotor guard *trying* to learn to
hoover a Bell Ranger back in the day. Trying was about as good as it got
... for me, a 50 acre rice paddy, or larger, was also mandatory. :)


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Larry Jaques

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Jan 6, 2010, 1:11:19 PM1/6/10
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On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:53:26 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> scrawled the following:

>In article <imk6k559dpreoo8pv...@4ax.com>, Larry Jaques


><novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> That's easy: stop inserting the _pointy_ end. =:-0
>

>Wait... What?

Sorry, Baldy. I thought you were part of the mature audience who
understood that kind of thing. Need a picture? <wink>

F*sting. It's not just for church folks any more.

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with carbon betrays an inability to distinguish between pollution
and the stuff of life itself. --Bret Stephens, WSJ 1/5/10

CW

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Jan 6, 2010, 4:41:56 PM1/6/10
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"Swingman" <k...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Demolished/bent more than one tail rotor guard *trying* to learn to hoover
> a Bell Ranger back in the day. Trying was about as good as it got ... for
> me, a 50 acre rice paddy, or larger, was also mandatory. :)
>
Where did you find the rice paddy?

Swingman

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Jan 6, 2010, 4:56:47 PM1/6/10
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Fortunately, there was no dearth of rice paddies in SE Asia in the late
1960's, or Bell Rangers with intact tail rotors for that matter. :)

Being one of them there FO's, and routinely calling in artillery from
both fixed and rotary winged aircraft, as well as on the ground; and
since, as always, landing is never optional, it was considered a
practical, if not official, expedient to have at least some idea how to
effect same if, Buddha forbid, the necessity arose.

.... if you know what I mean. :)

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