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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

The left side of the bell curve? You mean the early bump in that roller coaster of knowledge also know as "Mount Stupid"?

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That’s the one!

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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

That video was painful to watch. :-)

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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

Good intentions are heartfelt, those who mock the efforts can shut up. (That said, if you saw it and groaned, it doesn’t make you a bad person if you gave a nod to the intention)

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So a heartfelt “umm, thanks, I guess,” would be okay?

Apparently there are Earl Scheib $99 Complete Auto Repaint versions of art restorers “fixing” priceless art. I know Earl will get my business when the ol’ Bugatti Veyron needs a new paint job.

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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

Btw I wasn’t telling you to shut up! Was I?

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No, I didn’t think so, but if you were, thank you. I need to be told that more often!

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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

Me too

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Aug 8Liked by Switter’s World

Ha!

I have to say when I saw that Jesus I had to cover my face I was laughing so hard. Then it occurred to me that she must have been really sincere.

At one time I was going to study art restoration in Munich at a museum school. Luckily I had a moment of clarity and decided “nope”. There was no way I’d presume. Yet she did. So respect.

Send me a picture when you’re done?! In the 90s our next door neighbor decided he could repaint his entire car for a lot less than Maaco. He did. He loved it. It got a lot of attention for sure. A turquoise I hadn’t seen since the 60s.

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The first rules of holes is to stopping digging when you realize you are in over your head. I enjoyed how the Jesus Monkey lady was a little peeved because they wouldn’t let her finish. Or the woman who wanted the Marge Simpson/baby Jesus head back because it was her most famous piece of work.

I had a friend way back who thought his white Chevette needed a repaint by Maaco. I give them credit for being thorough, because even the tires were white.

Probably the new guy did it. First rule of holes applies.

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Yikes sums it up.

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