You, sir, have given me a great idea. I have plenty of Poe and Lovecraft and
Charles Addams to create just such a device.....

And the results shall be the same: my girlfriend will be appalled. And I giddy
at the thought.

rock harris
programming god, tyro woodworker, and aficionado of obsolete machinery
314.221.5941

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> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:38, John Ruth  wrote:
> 
> GG's
> 
> Yankee Magazine once had a humorous short story about a fellow who built his
own coffin from plans for a combination bookcase/coffin.  The idea was that when
the time came, the shelves would come out and there's your coffin. The lid was
somehow fastened to the back of the bookcase, ready to be relocated to the front
for coffin use.
> 
> The story included the man's wife being horrified to have this morbid piece of
furniture in their home.
> 
> John Ruth 
> 
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