They laughed when I sat down to trim!

10-Nov-2003

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They laughed when I sat down to trim...

I wasn't getting any respect down at the GSBF Convention workshop this past weekend. Sure, my trees looked decent, and I knew which end of the concave cutters to hold, but the bonsai groupies just wouldn't give me the time of day. They all prefered to hang around folks like Walter Pall and Shinji Suzuki, fawning all over and asking for pins and autographs on their aprons. It was a disgusting spectacle. I guess it was their accents or something.

Anyway, it was clear, I needed a miracle, and I needed it fast. Right then, came an answer to my prayers. a discovery that literally changed my life!

GOLD BONSAI SHEARS!

How could I have gotten by so long without them? I just pull a pair out of my toolbox and you could hear a needle drop from a black pine. Silent admiration. A couple of people who wouldn't talk to me before came over just to ask if they could hold them. ( I said, "No way! Get your own!") Shinji wanted to know my name. Walter Pall even asked for my autograph!

Finally I have the respect I deserve, and you deserve it, too. Run, don't walk, cause they're goin' fast:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=2357627975

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Adam bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2002 Location: Effingham,Illinois Country: Usa USDA Zone: Zone 6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,197	Those are some nice shears. How much do they cost? __________________ [Adam] "Cass Bonsai Gardens" "Bonsai Knowledge" "DaGhostCrew"

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jeremy_norbury bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Amstelveen Country: Netherlands USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2-3 Posts: 1,396	Cost? Currently $10.49 - or "Buy it now" for $12... __________________ All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Spike Milligan I told you I was ill. Spike Milligan's Gravestone

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Jonny D bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North Yorkshire Country: England USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 448	Regardles, its a funny story!

11-Nov-2003	#6
Bart Thomas(deceased) Perpetual Novice Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Country: United States USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 1,367	That listing has expired. A more current listing is at: eBay GOLD Bonsai Shears Nice story! My first smile of the day

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Bonsainut Carrier of Bonsai Fever Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: So-Cal, US of A Country: America The Beautiful USDA Zone: Zone 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,833	Put a pair in my shopping cart. __________________ Keep growing,---'Nut Lethal Use of Farce

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RonMartin(deceased)

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Here is a pair of scissors for those that like to do Mame.
I keep them around just to loan to those that always forget to bring tools to a workshop ;o)

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16-Nov-2003	#10
GaryS bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: Wisconsin Country: USA USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 729	Ron, I have a pair of those little shears too.....but...they're not gold! That's the deal.......gold man! __________________ GaryS

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