Comments on: Lateral Arm Movement

By: Moebius Stripper

Moebius Stripper — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:04:44 +0000

I was going to point out that the analogy ends there: for one, this process makes the handles grow longer, but not harder. And the handles get thinner in the process, too. In order for them to harden, you need to leave them out to dry. And at that stage, you have to handle them carefully or they’ll snap in half.

At this point I imagine the horny young male contingent of this blog’s readership deciding that perhaps their plan to join the pottery club (*) was not the clever idea it appeared to be at first.

(*) Incidentally, my club is around 85% female. Close to half of our male potters are gay. I’m sure there’s some specious argument that can be made here based on this thread, but I’ll leave someone else to make it.

By: OHNOES

OHNOES — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:04:06 +0000

Also: I forgot to mention that this process makes the handles grow longer.

Yes, but only temporarily. *Grin, duck, run*

By: Ledasmom

Ledasmom — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:56:02 +0000

Think that should be “handling your pottery”, Moebius.

By: tas

tas — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:38:44 +0000

I dunno, Agi T. Prop. “The Big Trunk” sounds like a braggart, he might have a pair of tweezers in his sock drawer.

By: Agi T. Prop

Agi T. Prop — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:29:00 +0000

Is that what the guys at Poweline do when they have writers’ cramp?

By: Moebius Stripper

Moebius Stripper — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:28:49 +0000

Dammit, now I’m forever doomed to think of “making pottery” as a euphemism for something else. I’d blame Raznor for this, but I realize that this is no one’s fault but my own.

Also: I forgot to mention that this process makes the handles grow longer.

By: Ledasmom

Ledasmom — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:54:40 +0000

I should think the easiest way to prevent laughter would be to introduce the subject with a brisk “Now I’m going to show you how to jerk off handles!”
The shock should keep ‘em quiet for a few minutes at least.

By: binky

binky — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:28:52 +0000

Damn. We have a whole pottery club here!

By: Raznor

Raznor — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:02:07 +0000

I perform similar lateral motions multiple times a day.

I make a lot of pottery.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:54:48 +0000

To be quite concise, it is actually a picture of lateral and medial rotation of the shoulder, the forearm is just, um, coming along for the ride.