People are always criticizing poor Megan Fox about her thumbs. Hammer thumbs, they call them and while they are quite unattractive, they shouldn't discount the fact that she is one of the hottest women on the planet. The bullying comments, of course, usually made by people who would never stand a chance with the Hollywood starlet, even if she weren't already married with children.
That's not what this entry is about, though. The subject matter refers to Hammer vs Thumb and no! It's not a wrestling match set for this year's Wrestlemania. When I turned the television on this afternoon, there was a home improvement type show ending. Hometime has been on TV for a number of years, it's host, Dean Johnson always at the helm offering sound advice for any potential Do-It-Yourself'er. I've not seen the program in years, but I recall that Johnson's co-host was a woman named 'Robin', whom I assumed was his wife, given their onscreen chemistry. So this morning as Johnson and his co-host, also named 'Johnson' (Miriam), a much much younger individual, I immediately thought, "Dean you old dog! You traded up!" Apparently, Johnson is an extremely popular name, as she is not his young wife nor is she even related to him.
I've always been a fan of these home improvement style shows, even though I lack the confidence to tackle any job myself. Hell, I had my best friend change the inner guts of my toilet for me earlier this week. I did tackle changing a light fixture when I was remodeling my condominium nearly a decade ago, and nearly electrocuted myself in the process. Granted, it's extremely difficult to electrocute one's self changing the flapper in a toilet, but if there's a will, there's a way.
That's not what this entry is about, though. The subject matter refers to Hammer vs Thumb and no! It's not a wrestling match set for this year's Wrestlemania. When I turned the television on this afternoon, there was a home improvement type show ending. Hometime has been on TV for a number of years, it's host, Dean Johnson always at the helm offering sound advice for any potential Do-It-Yourself'er. I've not seen the program in years, but I recall that Johnson's co-host was a woman named 'Robin', whom I assumed was his wife, given their onscreen chemistry. So this morning as Johnson and his co-host, also named 'Johnson' (Miriam), a much much younger individual, I immediately thought, "Dean you old dog! You traded up!" Apparently, Johnson is an extremely popular name, as she is not his young wife nor is she even related to him.
I've always been a fan of these home improvement style shows, even though I lack the confidence to tackle any job myself. Hell, I had my best friend change the inner guts of my toilet for me earlier this week. I did tackle changing a light fixture when I was remodeling my condominium nearly a decade ago, and nearly electrocuted myself in the process. Granted, it's extremely difficult to electrocute one's self changing the flapper in a toilet, but if there's a will, there's a way.
I faithfully watch all kinds of home improvement programs, but lost sight of Hometime quite a few years ago due to it's constant jumping around channels and time scheduling. What I do recall, most blatantly, of this particular show, was a mishap that host Dean Johnson had.
I'm certain that accidents happen on the job all the time. Especially with a camera crew trampling about, distraction has to be a definite constant. However, with most injury, the camera rarely captures the accident, or at the very least, human reaction is left on the cutting room floor, but on this occasion, it was included in the show. I speculate that Johnson's arrogant attitude was a contributing factor in producers choosing to include his angry outburst following his clobbering his thumb with his hammer.
Looking at the camera and explaining his method, he lost concentration for a split second, catching his thumb between the plain and his swinging hammer. He screamed in pain and unleashed a barrage of swears, angrily throwing his hammer across the work site. He held his throbbing thumb with his free hand as camera followed him wandering about looking for first aid, barely stopping his cursing and swearing long enough to catch his breath. That episode of Hometime included nearly everything in that aftermath.
I'm certain that accidents happen on the job all the time. Especially with a camera crew trampling about, distraction has to be a definite constant. However, with most injury, the camera rarely captures the accident, or at the very least, human reaction is left on the cutting room floor, but on this occasion, it was included in the show. I speculate that Johnson's arrogant attitude was a contributing factor in producers choosing to include his angry outburst following his clobbering his thumb with his hammer.
Looking at the camera and explaining his method, he lost concentration for a split second, catching his thumb between the plain and his swinging hammer. He screamed in pain and unleashed a barrage of swears, angrily throwing his hammer across the work site. He held his throbbing thumb with his free hand as camera followed him wandering about looking for first aid, barely stopping his cursing and swearing long enough to catch his breath. That episode of Hometime included nearly everything in that aftermath.
I don't recall much of anything regarding that episode and if memory serves, it wasn't long after that that the show became more and more difficult to locate. Obviously, shit worked out for him. As far as I could tell, today, he still has to opposable thumbs... and a hot little sidekick. Miriam Johnson is in no way nearly as hot as Megan Fox, but I guess she has normal thumbs. As for Megan Fox and her 'hammer thumbs', they're not an issue as far as I'm concerned. If any of us schlubs ever had a chance with the sexy actress, I'm sure we could convince her to wear gloves, but why bother? I mean, look at this chick!! Just look at her!! HOT!
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