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Posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
I've come back to university and moved into a new room. There is a hook in the ceiling. I doubt it would hold my weight, but having it there makes me think about suicide maybe even more than I would otherwise.
Taking it down would involve making a hole in the ceiling, and would be hard to explain.
What should I do with it?
PS I wouldn't actually use it, it just triggers my thinking.
Posted by 64bowtie on September 22, 2004, at 17:31:21
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
...water it regularly. Name the plant. Make it a friend.
Rod
Posted by partlycloudy on September 22, 2004, at 18:56:56
In reply to Hang a philadendron on it and..., posted by 64bowtie on September 22, 2004, at 17:31:21
Or if you're like me, get a plastic plant so you don't have to feel responsible for it.
Posted by just plain jane on September 22, 2004, at 19:57:46
In reply to Re: Hang a philadendron on it and..., posted by partlycloudy on September 22, 2004, at 18:56:56
and when you're feeling really bad, pretend it's a piniata.
:-))
Posted by Poet on September 22, 2004, at 20:01:07
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
I would hang something very silly from it, like a sock. When anybody asks why it's there, just look up and say, oh that's where that went. You could change it once and awhile: Christmas stocking, Valentine hearts, etc.
Poet
Posted by RosieOGrady on September 22, 2004, at 20:49:23
In reply to Re: I have a hook in my ceiling » cubic_me, posted by Poet on September 22, 2004, at 20:01:07
or you can buy some filler stuff at home depot and fill in the hole if you take it down or put some kind of decal over the hole or a poster. I would take it out if you really start to obsess about it
Posted by gardenergirl on September 22, 2004, at 21:32:33
In reply to windchimes or balloons, posted by RosieOGrady on September 22, 2004, at 20:49:23
Posted by octopusprime on September 22, 2004, at 22:31:32
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
these things are hella cool!
http://www.hoberman.com/fold/main/index.htmnow i'm a mathematician by training and i was taking graph theory when i got this toy. depending on how you visualize this toy, it's a 4-regular planar graph on 10 vertices. when you visualize it that way, you can draw a diagram of all the lines on a flat piece of paper in such a way that the lines never cross each other. now that is cool :)
i was also a raver at the time, and i would take this toy to raves and stick it on the heads of people trippin on ecstasy. "it's like an alien helmet eating your brain, man" </stoner>
you can also fit a whole baby inside a big one of those. they like the whole big-small-big-small of it
so hoberman sphere!
ps - when i was in school i was also known to hang a rubber chicken on those hooks. but it dries out the little plastic nubs on the chicken mouths; you'll need a new chicken in a year or so.
Posted by tabitha on September 23, 2004, at 0:38:48
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
Posted by 64bowtie on September 23, 2004, at 1:27:54
In reply to A pinata! Get that aggression out, then get candy! (nm), posted by gardenergirl on September 22, 2004, at 21:32:33
GG,
Like I told you, warn your hubby, I think you're great...
Rod
Posted by cubic_me on September 23, 2004, at 3:46:37
In reply to Re: A pinata! Get that aggression out, then get candy! » gardenergirl, posted by 64bowtie on September 23, 2004, at 1:27:54
All your ideas are great, I'd never have thought of them (I had only thought of a punch bag, and I don't think the hook would hold it). The hook is right above where I sit at the computer, and I've been looking up and viusalising every one of the ideas :)
At the moment a union jack knee high sock is hanging from the hook. When I find something else I like I'll swap it and let you all know.
Maybe I can get heavier and heavier items until the hook falls out!
Even though the hook is still there, when I see it I can think of what to put on it intead of any other uses. Thankyou!
Posted by Gabbix2 on September 23, 2004, at 11:55:25
In reply to A pinata! Get that aggression out, then get candy! (nm), posted by gardenergirl on September 22, 2004, at 21:32:33
Take out your agressions, and well if that wasn't quite enough to relax you...
Posted by gardenergirl on September 23, 2004, at 19:44:49
In reply to How about a Klonopinata? » gardenergirl, posted by Gabbix2 on September 23, 2004, at 11:55:25
You know, I was a bit hesitant to suggest a pinata. I was at a 4 year-old's birthday party this summer, and they had a clown pinata. Unfortunately, the string broke off of the clown's head where it had been attached, so the dad tied it around the clown's neck in order to re-hang the clown. We lynched a clown!!!!!
And to make matters worse, once it finally fell down for good, the kids were beating it to break it open. So it felt like we lynched and then beat the clown with sticks! And this is a city with racial tension involving the police force and African-American young men. It was surreal. And creepy.
Good thing there was candy and cake... Good for what ails ya.
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on September 23, 2004, at 21:35:28
In reply to Re: A pinata! Get that aggression out, then get candy! » gardenergirl, posted by 64bowtie on September 23, 2004, at 1:27:54
Posted by daisym on September 24, 2004, at 2:12:07
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
We hang swings from the hooks at my office. And when the kids aren't there, we will shoot the balls from the ball pit into the swings.
Ok, some days just get long and there are all these toys to play with. Why should the kids have all the fun!?
Posted by Gabbix2 on September 24, 2004, at 15:36:51
In reply to ROFL!!!!! » Gabbix2, posted by gardenergirl on September 23, 2004, at 19:44:49
Well I must confess I've used that joke on babble before when I planned a Depression and co-morbid disorders party but forgive me..It's one I'm particularly proud of : )
Yeah beating and lynching a clown would be
a touch creepy, although I find clowns are creepy in themselves so maybe beating one with a stick would be kind of normal for me.
Posted by 10derHeart on September 24, 2004, at 16:42:26
In reply to Re: ROFL!!!!! » gardenergirl, posted by Gabbix2 on September 24, 2004, at 15:36:51
There's this 8 ft. tall, horrid looking clown-balloon thing in front of a flower shop in a neighboring town. I have to drive by that way often, and can't look. It's the creepiest thing ever. Stephen King's "It" forever ruined clowns for me years ago.
BTW - creepy is one of my all-time-favorite words.
Posted by Gabbix2 on September 24, 2004, at 18:35:56
In reply to Say No to Clowns » Gabbix2, posted by 10derHeart on September 24, 2004, at 16:42:26
Ya, I like creepy too, I also like *grotesqueties* but that one is homemade.
I do NOT understand how clowns are supposed to be cheerful or funny and I didn't even have to see "It"
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 25, 2004, at 13:49:22
In reply to I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by cubic_me on September 22, 2004, at 17:01:25
Sex swing!! *grins*
Posted by cubic_me on September 25, 2004, at 15:29:48
In reply to Re: I have a hook in my ceiling, posted by NikkiT2 on September 25, 2004, at 13:49:22
My boyfriend would approve of that ;)
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