▲ 222 ▼ Oak coffee table I've just finished (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by CelloMike@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments Made as a commission based on Death from Soul Eater, client's favourite anime All solid oak with stained ash in the round pockets (First use for some of the free bits from my last post)
[–] jayemar@sh.itjust.works 49 points 4 months ago (6 children) I hope you have better shin aim than I do permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (5 children) My first thought was death trap for children but if this client is commissioning artisanal pieces based on his favorite anime characters then I’m guessing there are no children in the picture. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (4 children) Are we back to "Being a geek makes you a virgin" jokes? I thought we left those on reddit... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily that. Could just be "a parent of toddlers would never order a table like that, and wouldn't have the spare cash either." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 child) If it weren't part of a trend of jokes I see on here and the specific reference to anime then I might agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not even a little. I’m not talking about sex here at all. This is about what it’s like to be a parent. No, it’s more like “if you have the time and money for things like this, then chances are you are not giving almost all your time and money to children, as parenthood tends to require. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (5 children) My first thought was death trap for children but if this client is commissioning artisanal pieces based on his favorite anime characters then I’m guessing there are no children in the picture. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (4 children) Are we back to "Being a geek makes you a virgin" jokes? I thought we left those on reddit... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily that. Could just be "a parent of toddlers would never order a table like that, and wouldn't have the spare cash either." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 child) If it weren't part of a trend of jokes I see on here and the specific reference to anime then I might agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not even a little. I’m not talking about sex here at all. This is about what it’s like to be a parent. No, it’s more like “if you have the time and money for things like this, then chances are you are not giving almost all your time and money to children, as parenthood tends to require. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (4 children) Are we back to "Being a geek makes you a virgin" jokes? I thought we left those on reddit... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily that. Could just be "a parent of toddlers would never order a table like that, and wouldn't have the spare cash either." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 child) If it weren't part of a trend of jokes I see on here and the specific reference to anime then I might agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not even a little. I’m not talking about sex here at all. This is about what it’s like to be a parent. No, it’s more like “if you have the time and money for things like this, then chances are you are not giving almost all your time and money to children, as parenthood tends to require. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily that. Could just be "a parent of toddlers would never order a table like that, and wouldn't have the spare cash either." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 child) If it weren't part of a trend of jokes I see on here and the specific reference to anime then I might agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 child) If it weren't part of a trend of jokes I see on here and the specific reference to anime then I might agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* Agree or not, he’s correct. You may be a teenager trading virgin jokes with your friends but I’m a dad in his 50s and not into that shit even one tiny bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not even a little. I’m not talking about sex here at all. This is about what it’s like to be a parent. No, it’s more like “if you have the time and money for things like this, then chances are you are not giving almost all your time and money to children, as parenthood tends to require. permalink fedilink source parent