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Bluestocking

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3. It's a beautiful axe

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:36 PM

Oct 6

but next time make the handle out of wood and the axe head out of metal. I think you are smarter than you think and you already know that. The fact that you are on DU means your smarter than alll those Americans that did not vote for Harris.

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As some of you know, I'm a skilled craftsman. I made an axe. I'm not very smart, but I am skilled. [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 6 OP

Why, that looks like my grandfather's axe. My father replaced the handle, rsdsharp Oct 6 #1

Did he use it to chop up some metal? LuckyCharms Oct 6 #2

No, but he kept the handle nice and sharp. rsdsharp Oct 6 #12

My doctor told me that I sharpen my handle too often. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #18

Smart man! rsdsharp Oct 6 #25

So your father's handle was hnasharp? TexasTowelie Oct 6 #28

71 years, and finally a Sharp joke I hadn't heard before. rsdsharp Oct 6 #30

Well, you did provide the setup for the joke, TexasTowelie Oct 6 #33

It's a beautiful axe Bluestocking Oct 6 #3

Thank you, but I made the head out of wood because LuckyCharms Oct 6 #4

You understand it is a joke, right? Wifes husband Oct 6 #26

That brought a smile. badhair77 Oct 6 #5

I didn't really make that. I found the picture online. That's another one of my skills... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #6

Please, lake the complement. badhair77 Oct 6 #9

OK then, but he better not take credit for that axe! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #10

Lol. There you go. badhair77 Oct 6 #14

Too good malaise Oct 6 #7

Haha! Thanks, malaise! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #20

Oh the inanity. cachukis Oct 6 #8

What does Sean Hannity have to do with this? Oh wait, i just put my reading glasses on... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #15

Love it. cachukis Oct 6 #16

LuckyCharms, that hatchet is very beautiful woodworking. You , sir are very talented. debm55 Oct 6 #11

Thank you, Deb. But please see post #6. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #13

It's a nice hatchet, or picture of a hatchet. anyhow. debm55 Oct 6 #17

In my entire life, you're the first woman who has told me that I LuckyCharms Oct 6 #19

''The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood ... Donkees Oct 6 #21

What's that old saying? The axe forgets, the tree remembers. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #22

"An axe with a wooden blade remembers because it's part of the family tree." Donkees Oct 6 #23

LOL mdbl Oct 6 #24

Keep trying. You'll get the hang of it. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 6 #27

Look at it this way: It's a butter axe. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 6 #29

That reminds me... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #36

Cool Joinfortmill Oct 6 #31

That would be the famous Olneya tesota we've all heard so much about? Ford_Prefect Oct 6 #32

Yes, Desert Ironwood. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #34

They say that we learn from our mistakes. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 6 #35

As per Albert Einstein LuckyCharms Oct 6 #37

... orangecrush Oct 6 #38

Lol!!! chowder66 Oct 6 #39

Ha! 😄 Was wondering what you'd "have up ypur sleeve", so to speak! electric_blue68 Oct 6 #40

Just my arm! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #41

👍 electric_blue68 Oct 6 #42

Whoever did it, that is a beautiful piece of wood. LoisB Oct 6 #43

It really is. I've actually been studying that pic... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #44

Go for it! LoisB Oct 6 #55

May I axe you a question? Niagara Oct 6 #45

I'm an expert at giving people headaches! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #47

lol Niagara Oct 7 #56

Just...you know...you're punny... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #57

I almost had him! I almost had him! Niagara Oct 7 #58

I don't know about you, Hendry. You might fold under questioning! LuckyCharms Oct 7 #59

You don't need three onions Niagara Oct 7 #62

Paulie did the prep work, and... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #63

What a hatchet job berniesandersmittens Oct 6 #46

Strong like bull, smart like tracror. Ptah Oct 6 #48

I had to Google that one! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #50

I would offer to help... Harker Oct 6 #49

I did have a handle on it Harker... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #51

Whose fingers, Lucky? Harker Oct 6 #52

LMAO! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #53

Gets me every time! Harker Oct 6 #54

I totally KNEW someone would post this most hilarious of TV comedy moments. 3catwoman3 Oct 7 #60

I hesitated, having recently undergone hernia surgery. Harker Oct 7 #61

Laughter is good medicine. 3catwoman3 Oct 7 #64

So far, so good, thanks! Harker Oct 7 #65