A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... - SV650.org

skeetly · 09-10-09, 06:10 PM

There was a Scottish painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further.
As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on the outside of one of their biggest buildings. Smokey put in a bid, and, because his price was so low, he got the job.
So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks, and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with turpentine.
Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the thinned and useless paint.
Smokey was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he got down on his knees and cried: "Oh, God, forgive me; what should I do?"
And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke..

"Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!"

DarrenSV650S · 09-10-09, 06:12 PM

So did he loose money on the job if he had to repaint it?

09-10-09, 06:13 PM

*grimaces*

Bri w · 09-10-09, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by skeetly

There was a Scottish painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further.
As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on the outside of one of their biggest buildings. Smokey put in a bid, and, because his price was so low, he got the job.
So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks, and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with turpentine.
Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the thinned and useless paint.
Smokey was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he got down on his knees and cried: "Oh, God, forgive me; what should I do?"
And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke..

"Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!"

Enough! I'm off to the pub

09-10-09, 06:28 PM

Don't we have a thread just for this?

Mr Speirs · 09-10-09, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiger 55

Don't we have a thread just for this?

We have a crap joke thread???

Dave20046 · 09-10-09, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

We have a crap joke thread???

High five

skeetly · 09-10-09, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

Don't we have a thread just for this?

We do?!
(Rubs hands....)

fizzwheel · 09-10-09, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by skeetly

We do?!
(Rubs hands....)

Yep we do, this one

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=108114

the_lone_wolf · 09-10-09, 08:52 PM

Sean Connery's agent phones him up...

"Sean, great news; I've got you an audition tomorrow at ten-ish"

Connery replies:

"Tennish?? But I haven't got a racquet..."

09-10-09, 06:10 PM	#1
skeetly Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: betws y coed Posts: 749	A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... There was a Scottish painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on the outside of one of their biggest buildings. Smokey put in a bid, and, because his price was so low, he got the job. So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks, and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with turpentine. Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the thinned and useless paint. Smokey was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he got down on his knees and cried: "Oh, God, forgive me; what should I do?" And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke.. "Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!"

09-10-09, 06:12 PM	#2
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... So did he loose money on the job if he had to repaint it?

09-10-09, 06:13 PM	#3
metalangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... grimaces

09-10-09, 06:28 PM	#5
Tiger 55 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... Don't we have a thread just for this?

09-10-09, 08:52 PM	#10
the_lone_wolf Captain Awesome Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hamble Posts: 4,266	Re: A warning to all who think they can do a whitewash.... Sean Connery's agent phones him up... "Sean, great news; I've got you an audition tomorrow at ten-ish" Connery replies: "Tennish?? But I haven't got a racquet..." __________________ Official "Dumbass of the Year" 2011 (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) Deal with it...

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