Yes I know most of these will seem like common sense to most people but I had to learn this stuff the hard way and now it is common to me too.
2) Never speak badly of anybody without knowing who is standing directly behind you.
3) Never use a cigarette lighter to see how much fuel you have in your motorcycle tank.
4) Never actually eat those edible knickers.
5) An electric hot air paint stripper should never be used as a substitute for a hair dryer.
6) If it looks like poo, treat it like poo - do not be tempted to smell it, under no circumstance taste it.
7) Never attempt to impress your friends with a CO2 fire extinguisher without first being certain that it is not a dry powder type.
8) Although tempting one should not fall asleep naked in the sun.
9) Never shine a red laser pointer at the police helicopter.
10) Never fall asleep when working on an old CRT television set.
11) Don't use a pogo stick on a wooden deck.
12) Think twice before attempting to whiten your teeth with toilet bleach.
Well - I have a couple in common with you there for once. I learned #5 the hard way trying to dry some wet clothes @ work. Melted them. Apparently they had a high plastic content. And, I watched an ex-husband destroy our oven with #7 at either a Christmas or Thanksgiving. Most people's favorite part of that story is the end, though. Upon discovering that the turkey was on fire in the oven (not that big a fire - I think shutting the door would have put it out) he freaked out, nailed it with the fire extinguisher and proceeded to throw the remains onto our front lawn.
ReplyDeletebhahahahaha yes I've found shutting the door usually puts the fire out.
ReplyDeleteNoted is the fact that this was an ex-husband - I take it Art is a far less reactive personality :)