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  1. 24th February 2005, 01:24 PM #1
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    Did anybody see Aussie Queer Eye last night? I thought not.

    Anyway, they "made over" this hairy greek guy, who runs his father's fish business - but had always wanted to "work with his timber" as romantically refered to woodworking. He had apprenticed as a carpenter but his father convinced him to come into the family fish business. He had a grandfather clock that he made when he just left school that was very impressive.

    They did a good job of getting rid of his hair and giving him new clothes and took him to see a wooden furniture studio (a bit fancy) from a bloke called Nick Rodgers(?) to fire his passion.

    Then they gave give every woodworking tool you could imagine and they were all Festool - it must have cost a bomb.

    It all ended with him giving a speech in front of the family and telling his father that business is just buisness and they should spend more time with their family and their passions (ie his timber).

    I quite enjoyed it.
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  2. 24th February 2005, 02:32 PM #2
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    Hey Zed, you missed a golden opportunity mate. I'll bet you could end up looking better than a hairy greek guy.
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  3. 24th February 2005, 02:34 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by simon c
    Did anybody see Aussie Queer Eye last night? I thought not.
    You got that right.

    Maybe he could use this link http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/ezine/interview.cfm
    :eek:

    The Festool tools were probably contra.
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  4. 24th February 2005, 02:38 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by simon c
    Did anybody see Aussie Queer Eye last night? I thought not.

    Not me.. I was too busy baking a cake, painting my nails and washing my hair!!!!
    I try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
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  5. 24th February 2005, 03:14 PM #5
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    Here Kev, should keep you amused for hours

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    yuck, yuck, yuck ,yuck, yuck.. very funny Iain
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    It's a policy of mine to NOT watch any show with 'Queer' in the title. Testosterone, dontcha know...
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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    I reckon that you are ready to "come out" yerself after admitting to us testosterone laden woodworkin' blokes that you watch them poofy shows...... You are the sort of woody ( I use that term carefully!) who gives us Blokes a bad name cos' you're always in the "Shop" knocking up(?) a new closet! Strewth! You'll be calling your "Shop" a bloody "STUDIO" soon! (Oops, sorry Midgester)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopha
    I reckon that you are ready to "come out" yerself after admitting to us testosterone laden woodworkin' blokes that you watch them poofy shows...... You are the sort of woody ( I use that term carefully!) who gives us Blokes a bad name cos' you're always in the "Shop" knocking up(?) a new closet! Strewth! You'll be calling your "Shop" a bloody "STUDIO" soon! (Oops, sorry Midgester)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopha
    You'll be calling your "Shop" a bloody "STUDIO" soon! (Oops, sorry Midgester)
    NO pwoblems Chwissy!

    Actually, me Studio is a studio but me "shop" is more of a hobby womb!

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    Studios etc remind me of my fathers wife, no, she's not my mother but this stupid woman calls their garage a bloody studio just because she stuck some carpet on the floor, and the unit she used to live in was a cottage, jeez, what a load of bull:eek: :eek: :eek:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain
    jeez, what a load of bull:eek: :eek: :eek:
    Go on, admit it, you love it.

    Al :eek:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain
    jeez, what a load of bull:eek: :eek: :eek:

    Oh...alright then.... my studio is actually a library which is connected via a gallery to the office which I use as a studio.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    Oh...alright then.... my studio is actually a library which is connected via a gallery to the office which I use as a studio.

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    Gee. I stagger out the back door, across the unmown lawn to the shed, open the padlock that closes the chain that I have fed through a rough punched hole in the wall of the shed, then behind the sheet of iron coming off the door of the shed, I then try to drag the door open, making sure it doesn't come off its runners (again), before winding my way past the old table, the half built boat and the pile of old timber to the dark corner where hides the light switches. At least the lights now work.
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    Oh Daddles dear, stop complaaayyyyning sweety and blow us all a kiss!
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