I wuz caught! I deleted many of the irrelevent rules and renumbered them.
I only posted those which pertained to those on the list like tools, more
tools and racers tape :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Datsun Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: O/T Buying gifts for men
> Rule #8 isn't about label makers!!!
>
>
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > You can give this to your significant others as a hint.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Christmas is just around the corner so it's time for me to share some
> > gift
> > ideas for those special men in your life! Buying gifts for men is not
> > nearly as complicated as it is for women. Follow these rules and you
> > should
> > have no problems. :) Funny read for the guys as well.
> >
> > Rule #1: When in doubt -- buy him a cordless drill. It does not
> > matter if
> > he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to
> > complain.
> > As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. For that
> > matter any
> > power tool is a good choice. He may not need it, or know what it
> > does, but
> > it will look good hung on the peg board in the garage.
> >
> > Rule #2: If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with
> > the
> > word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey
> > George,
> > can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. Bye-the-way, are you through
> > with my 3/8-inch socket yet?"
> >
> > Rule #3: If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his
> > car. A
> > 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of deicer or something to hang
> > from his
> > rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars.
> >
> > Rule #4: Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required"
> > on the
> > box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left
> > over.
> >
> > Rule #5: Good places to shop for men include Northwest Iron Works,
> > Parr
> > Lumber, Home Depot, John Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les Schwab
> > Tire.
> > (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears Clearance Centers are also excellent men's
> > stores. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA
> > Auto,
> > eh? Must be something I need. Hey! Isn't this a starter for a '68
> > Ford
> > Fairlane? Wow! Thanks.")
> >
> >
> > Rule #6: Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chain
> > saw.
> > If you don' t know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens
> > when he
> > gets a label maker.
> >
> > Rule #7: It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum
> > extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an
> > extension ladder.
> >
> > Rule #8: Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins,
> > or
> > at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of
> > 3/8"
> > manila rope.
> >
> > Rule #9: Clamps. Men can never have enough quick grip clamps. No one
> > knows
> > why
> >
> > Rule #10: Buy your man Duct Tape. This is a man's most universal
> > repair
> > tool. All men know that if you can't fix it, duct it.
> >
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> =====
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