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Posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 17:55:55
When you were little, did you ever put glue on your hands, like lotion, then let it dry, just so you could try and peel it off in one piece?
Posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:06:36
In reply to Glue, posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 17:55:55
Elmers white glue, or the clear yellow stuff? That stuff I liked to crack the red rubber applicator to take the shell of hardened glue off in one piece. The white glue was fun, but I was always too impatient to let it dry completely, and instead I ended up with an impromptu skin exfoliator...
Did I ever tell you about the time I superglued myself to a bookcase? It was a mistake, honestly. Did you know that nail polish remover can ruin a finish on a piece of laminate but that your hand will still stay glued to the bookcase?
Posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:17:44
In reply to Re: Glue » Angielala, posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:06:36
>>>Did I ever tell you about the time I superglued myself to a bookcase?
>>>No, please...
It was a mistake, honestly.
>>>Um-hmm...go on.
Did you know that nail polish remover can ruin a finish on a piece of laminate but that your hand will still stay glued to the bookcase?
Fascinating.
(As I'm writing these interruptions, I am laughing out loud.) : )
Posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:33:31
In reply to Re: Glue » partlycloudy, posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:17:44
I was 14 years old, at home recovering from having my appendix out and had decided to cross reference our 20 years' worth of National Geographic magazines. (Hmm, sounds like my OCD goes back quite a ways.) My dad had made the bookcase that housed the magazines back in the (ahem) 60's. It was covered in a gross "looks just like wood" laminate, and there was a strip along the front of the bookcase that was separating from the case itself. So I thought, gee, while I am cross referencing the magazines I might as well fix the bookcase! And that is how I came to glue myself. I had to wait a long time for someone to come home so they could fetch the nail polish remover that didn't work...
BTW did you know that every year the National Geographic publishes a cross reference of each month's magazine by subject matter? Me neither. No wonder it seemed like such a good idea.
Posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 18:46:44
In reply to Re: Glue » Angielala, posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:06:36
How long were you glued to it???
Is it ok to laugh?
Posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 18:49:30
In reply to Re: Glue » Phil, posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:33:31
Oh my god- I just had a very long giggle fit- thank you SO much for sharing that story!!!
Posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:50:15
In reply to Re: Glue » Phil, posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:33:31
This is getting good! You were recovering from surgery and then glued yourself to a bookcase!
I love this story!!
BWAHAHAHA....Reminds me of the year I had in '04. Did (what the heck did I do wrong?) cross your mind while being semi-permanently attached to the afore mentioned bookcase?
Posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:52:41
In reply to Re: Glue, posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 18:49:30
This bookcase situation blew your thread all to hell. HAHA!!
I hope it's okay to laugh.
Posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 18:59:49
In reply to Re: Glue » Angielala, posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:52:41
Oh, you guys!!!!! All I can say in my defense was that I thought I was being useful around the house... as comic relief. Mom was mad since the nail polish remover stained the carpet; Dad was mad since we ended up ripping the strip of laminate off the bookcase while it was still glued to me; and I, once again, thought I was being clever but instead p'd everyone off.
But back to glue... you were saying?
Posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 21:31:46
In reply to Re: Glue » Angielala, posted by Phil on February 15, 2005, at 18:52:41
To hell- no way! The story was worth it!
Oh yeah- I gues I should tell my story...
I was a teacher's assistant in 1998. In a 2nd grade that had 34 students in it (that's urban sprawl for ya) and 8 or so were special ed (they were autistic, and were the brightest 2nd graders I ever met). I was having them do mosaic art with dried beans and corn. I was having them use normal Elmer's glue- but I wanted to do mine with super glue, so that mine didn't have to dry and I could show them at the end of class what theirs would look like by tomorrow (when their's would be dry).... I didn't notice that my elbow had gotten a little glue on it and that I had stuck it in the plate of corn that I was working from.
Well, when I stood up to show off mine, along came the plate - corn spilled everywhere. The teacher decided to re-enter the classroom at this time. The kids thought I was hilarious. Then I tried tearing off the paper plate from my arm- which only revealed corn, stuck to my arm.
Yeah... it was a special kind of day. One little special girl came up to me when I was leaving and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't let her tell the principal on you"
So, there's my embarassing glue story.
<blush>
> This bookcase situation blew your thread all to hell. HAHA!!
> I hope it's okay to laugh.
Posted by saw on February 16, 2005, at 1:50:11
In reply to Another Glue Story, posted by Angielala on February 15, 2005, at 21:31:46
This was a truly fitting thread to drink with my first cup of coffee.
Sabrina
Posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 8:46:04
In reply to Glue, posted by saw on February 16, 2005, at 1:50:11
who else ate the white paste in nursery school...
(my best super glue story was the time I was trying to apply those fake nails and got one stuck to the side of my nose--- what?!? It ITCHED!)
Posted by tootercat on February 16, 2005, at 10:29:07
In reply to Re: so 'fess up..., posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 8:46:04
LaLa,
Yes even us "old timers" did the famous glue peel back in "our" day! I LOVED peeling the glue off and yes the challenge was to do it all in one piece. What a flashback! And yes I also ate the minty paste from elementary school...that may explain alot of things about my mental state from time to time.....
Toots
Posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 12:43:47
In reply to OMG! Fellow Gluesters!, posted by tootercat on February 16, 2005, at 10:29:07
maybe I was just trying to glue my thoughts back together....
Posted by Angielala on February 16, 2005, at 13:17:02
In reply to Re: hmmm, posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 12:43:47
I went to a pretty rough urban middle school. I can remember in 8th grade, a bunch of "gangster girls" (I swear they called themselves that) were in the bathroom in a huddle. I saw that they had a small bottle of nail glue and each would take a whiff and start giggling. It only lasted about 2 minutes. The rest of the day these girls went around bragging about how "high' they just got in the bathroom, and went on to act like idiots (they weren't high,mind you, they weren't actually inhaling the glue, just thought they were)
Man.... it was pathetic
Posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 13:25:28
In reply to Cool 8th graders, posted by Angielala on February 16, 2005, at 13:17:02
like the ones that "smoked" but never inhaled???!!!???
Yeah, pathetic... (but I wish now that I didn't inhale...hack,hack,hack.....their brains cells are probably still around to be pretty happy they didn't actually inhale the glue!!)
aaah, the sweetness (ha) of school days...
My parents moved me from the public school system (number 1 in the country in those days) into a boarding school because they were "afraid I would get into drups and alcohol"... smooth move, mom and dad, send me to school where the kids can afford MORE drugs and alcohol and I'd have to "just say no" for 24/7 intead of 7 hrs a day...
Posted by Angielala on February 16, 2005, at 13:47:44
In reply to Re: Cool 8th graders, posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 13:25:28
Actually- those girls... one ended up in rehab in 11th grade for crack, one had a baby (a sweet little girl) when she was 16 and I know that one of them ended up killing someone drunk driving... happy story, huh? That's my hometown for you....
> like the ones that "smoked" but never inhaled???!!!???
>
> Yeah, pathetic... (but I wish now that I didn't inhale...hack,hack,hack.....their brains cells are probably still around to be pretty happy they didn't actually inhale the glue!!)
>
> aaah, the sweetness (ha) of school days...
>
> My parents moved me from the public school system (number 1 in the country in those days) into a boarding school because they were "afraid I would get into drups and alcohol"... smooth move, mom and dad, send me to school where the kids can afford MORE drugs and alcohol and I'd have to "just say no" for 24/7 intead of 7 hrs a day...
Posted by sunny10 on February 16, 2005, at 14:50:29
In reply to Re: Cool 8th graders, posted by Angielala on February 16, 2005, at 13:47:44
we all wound up in therapy (or, in my case, three inpatient treatment centers, one out-patient, AND therapy)...
yeah, we had a "nice neighborhood", too...
sigh, 20 year reunion in May, aaaaaaacccckkkkkk !
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