Submitted by: Thomas White
What do they block? – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: noricum said, “Fire hydrants: not just for dogs.”
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Archive for August, 2010
Daddy, You Promised Me a Treehouse
Aug. 15, 2010
Here’s your damn treehouse… – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Dick said, “The south WILL rise again. … Some time after 11:00 when the hangover starts to wear off.”
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Broken Flusher, No Problem
Aug. 14, 2010
Submitted by: Unknown
We’ll simply wash our hands in the toilet from now. Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Willbr said, “I wonder why the toothbrush is there… actually, i don’t want to figure that anymore.”
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Rear License Light And Mounting Kit On the Cheap
Aug. 14, 2010
Submitted by: GWF
Good ol’ Washington State is adept at providing reasonable solutions to problems while embodying frugality. – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Sarge said, “Looks like he used string theory to execute this kludge.”
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When an Old CD-Rom Drive Dies, It Comes Back as a Cup-Holder.
Aug. 13, 2010
Submitted by: Unknown
Favorite Comment: PlutoniumBoss said, “The disc, of course, is The Bloodhound Gang – ‘One Fierce Beer Coaster.’”
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We Fixed the Octomom’s Ride but…
Aug. 13, 2010
Submitted by: Unknown
… we forgot one of her kids somewhere. – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comments: zotarium said, “Why is this kludge tagged, ‘minivan’? That’s stretching the definition a bit don’t you think?” to which Nick replied, “+1 ‘stretching.’”
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AC (A Crutch)
Aug. 13, 2010
Climate supporting, literally. – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Luka said, “The idea left me cold…..”
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True Chopper
Aug. 13, 2010
Submitted by: Unknown
Kludging on the highway looking for adventure or whatever comes my way… -Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Jompe71 said, “Quasimodo would love one of those. In that angle he would be able to see where he is going…”
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Historical Thursday: Tense Situations
Aug. 12, 2010
Being one who often makes mistakes whilst typing, I am more than appreciative of the ability to correct these mistakes. In 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham came up with a solution to literally cover up these errors that is still used in offices today.
Fortunately for all involved, Bette Nesmith Graham wasn’t the greatest typist, and made some mistakes whilst typing and needed to correct them. Also keep in mind typewriters at the time were not able to erase errors, thusly she was required to improvise.
Bette Nesmith Graham put some tempera waterbased paint, colored to match the stationery she used, in a bottle and took her watercolor brush to the office. She used this to correct her typing mistakes… her boss never noticed. Soon another secretary saw the new invention and asked for some of the correcting fluid. Graham found a green bottle at home, wrote “Mistake Out” on a label, and gave it to her friend. Soon all the secretaries in the building were asking for some, too.
Eventually she started a company in 1956. There are a variety of companies that manufacture products similar to Liquid Paper: Tipp-Ex, Wite-Out, and Pentel. However, none of those companies had a son who was not only in the seminal pop group The Monkees, but also perhaps most importantly, produced the classic film Repo Man.
Inspired by: Seth
Information courtesy:Inventors.about.com and Wikipedia
Images courtesy: Fast Company, Motelwest and Affordable Housing Institue
As always, if YOU have an idea for a future Historical Thursday, please email it to me at thereifixedit@gmail.com.
Favorite Comment: Pennyforth said, “There are about fifty bajillion teens and preteens out there who read about this and thought, ‘Why didn’t she just use Backspace or Delete…’
Dang kids.”
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DIY Lego iPad Stand
Aug. 12, 2010
Submitted by: CharlosD
Favorite Comment: SavageParrot said, “The real question to me though is why that iPad appears to be wearing a diaper…”
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