Monday, July 23, 2007

Construction Workers' Hieroglyphics

When Annie and I stopped by our new house to check the progress last Saturday, I was surprised to see the amount of work that was accomplished in the short amount of time following the pouring of the foundation.

Once the foundation is poured, the frame goes up extremely quickly and the rest of the house follows.

I wasn't as surprised, however, as I was to discover that there is some sort of unspoken tradition among construction workers who like to leave their 'mark' in your home without you ever knowing about it.

I noticed several crude illustrations on the sheets of drywall that were about to go up in this or the next phase of construction. Once these sheets of drywall are erected - no pun intended - and then plastered into place, you will never see these construction workers' hieroglyphics again...

I suppose the idiom, some things are better left unknown (or is it 'unsaid'?), comes into play here.

Check out the crude drawings:
(btw, if you're wondering what the difference between "rude" and "crude" is, the old school yard defintion seems fitting: "'Rude' is when you throw your underwear against the wall out of anger. 'Crude' is when it sticks.)





Pretty funny, actually.
Oh yeah: NSFW, sorta.

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