Hi, James!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

JB>  You're not signing up for that gym membership tax
JB>  credit? As a bachelor, do I get 'credit' for doing
JB>  all jobs poorly? 


          Only when I get the $90,000 a year it would cost to replace me.  ;-)



JB>  When I pulled out the filter from the top of the
JB>  case, its corner tipped a brass rod, and pen into
JB>  its receptacle, bypassing the filter and cage.


          Ah... I'd been wondering how these unspecified cylindrical items
got into the squirrel cage.  Now I understand.  It's like working with a
computer, and dropping teensy weensy screws in the most inconvenient
locations....  :-))



AH>  So she somehow muscled the thing up the basement stairs
AH>  & into the back yard all by herself.  I'm inclined to
AH>  react the same way.  That may be one reason I like both
AH>  of you... [chuckle].

JB>  My kinda gal! Considering her good taste in friends


          Aww, shucks... [blush].



JB>  I'll wager it was the dryer she was maneuvering. Clothes
JB>  washers are likely (more than) twice the weight,


          Yes... I knew that, but I'd forgotten.



JB>  and even I had to put mine into pieces before I could
JB>  horse it up the stairs. Unless your friend used a winch...


          I didn't think to ask at the time.  I've become so accustomed to
her doing the impossible that nothing she does really surprises me any
more.  :-))



JB>  (I think I told you about my two-turn buckle arrangement
JB>  to coheres a old cash register, and AC generator up dad's
JB>  stairs?)


          Not that I recall.  How resourceful!  Please elucidate... [chuckle].



JB>  Your friend wouldn't have reached the bottom of the steps
JB>  before she realized the *gravity* of the situation. 


          Arghh!  Reminds me... I have some more musician jokes for you. 
Nora found a book called UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER PLUNGES INTO MUSIC,
which all of us enjoyed & which I think you'd enjoy too.  Sample item:

      Q.  What's the difference between [a musician] and a large pizza?

      A.  A large pizza can feed a family of four.

In the fullness of time I intend to post a couple of additional items....  :-)




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