# R-R-R-R! Power Tools and the Big "O" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720 "2002-12-10T05:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/1 "2002-12-10T05:38:27Z")
I married a strange woman. **cadolphin** and I went to Home Depot tonight. The purpose of our visit was to purchase a random orbit sander, to refinish some furniture we received from my Mom. Standing in the aisle with all the power tools around us, my lovely wife looked up at me with a glazed look in her eyes. She dreamily stated: “I _love_ power tools!” She then motioned for me to bend down (she’s 5’ 2", I’m 6’ 6"), and whispered in my ear: “I’ve already had two orgasms standing here, and I’m close to another one…take me home and show me the power tools!” I married a _ **strange** _ woman… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/2 "2002-12-10T06:00:04Z")
If you’re complaining about this, you suck. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/3 "2002-12-10T06:01:42Z")
Can she train _my_ strange woman? I mean, that has to be a superpower, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/4 "2002-12-10T06:02:36Z")
No, actually I’m _bragging_!!! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/5 "2002-12-10T06:46:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ultrafilter \* > \*\*If you’re complaining about this, you suck. \*\* If you’re complaining about this, you should be SHOT. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/6 "2002-12-10T06:53:36Z")
Sounds like you got yourself a wild one there! I’ve always had a thing for tanks myself, go figure! ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/7 "2002-12-10T13:04:43Z")
Mmmmm, power tools. My husband loves taking me to Home Depot too. I don’t get quite as worked up as your wife, but I do still enjoy myself quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Sebhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Sebhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebhal)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/8 "2002-12-10T13:17:14Z")
I wish I’d married _that_ sort of strange woman! So tell me, you don’t shut your power tools away in the garage do you? I can think of a far more productive place to keep them ! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/9 "2002-12-10T13:19:15Z")
Say, uh, Rico… you and the missus mind coming over and fixing my car? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/10 "2002-12-10T14:12:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*I don’t get quite as worked up as your wife, but I do still enjoy myself quite a bit. \*\* I’m working on that. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/11 "2002-12-10T17:08:46Z")
Suddenly I’m more scared of HomeDepot more than ever. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/12 "2002-12-10T17:18:25Z")
What a lucky guy you are. Welbywife hates both power tools and Home Depot. Plus, I’m going to find myself wandering aorund the power tools section seeking women with SEG’s on thier faces. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/13 "2002-12-10T17:35:05Z")
Clean-up on Aisle Three. ---
**Author:** ![Carcosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Carcosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carcosa)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/14 "2002-12-10T17:48:10Z")
Sweet! I think you should get some rabbit fur to cover the sander and run an extension cord to the bedroom. I once dated a woman who had the same reaction to hockey. I spent a year shouting “He shoots. He Scores!” ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/15 "2002-12-10T18:00:57Z")
Ok well I don’t have orgasms but I can bore my husband to tears at Home Depot… he wants to leave, I want to drool. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/16 "2002-12-10T19:36:27Z")
Huh. Most Home Depots I’ve been to don’t plug the demo tools in. I guess some of them would be pretty handy to have around, given the variable speeds and non-slip grips, but I couldn’t see buying one out without really trying it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/17 "2002-12-10T19:56:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rico \* > \*\*No, actually I’m _bragging_!!! > > 😛 \*\* Even if you’re bragging about this, you _still_ suck. Like most of the other married guys reading this thread, I’m thinking: why can’t _my_ wife be like that?! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/18 "2002-12-10T21:26:26Z")
I would love to see you two on Trading Spaces. Are you sure your wife has _always_ been a _woman?_ ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/19 "2002-12-10T21:55:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\* > Are you sure your wife has _always_ been a _woman?_ \*\* Well, considering we dated in 1974, when we were both in High School… I don’t think they perform _that_ kind of operation on teen-agers…or at least didn’t in the 1970s… LOL I assure you, **cadolphin** is ALL woman! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720/20 "2002-12-10T21:55:49Z")
**Rico** , she got any sisters? Please say yes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-r-r-r-power-tools-and-the-big-o/141720.md?page=2)