Well duh ------- a thinker and a straight edge

[durango dude]

I called my friend to complain about the straight edge that I bought to build my picnic bench.

The clamps get in the way, I complained.

"Ummm...... Richard ----- which side of your saw are you putting on the straight edge?"

"well left, of course..........."

"Dude ---- try the right side........."

Well ---- ummmm ----- okay ---- thanks.

Sometimes academics think way too much to have tools in their hands.

Turns out -the right side is much safer, too ---- I'm not leaning over the saw.

Of course, I could have read the instructions, too ------ they're clearly printed in ChEnglish on the back of the package.

[twistsol]

Whenever I do something like that it is usually my wife who points out the painfully simple solution, and then gives me that "how can you be such a moron?" loolk.