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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
A self limiting game with a prize!

The game finishes when we reach 101. The winner is decided by poll - from a shortlist of ten (chosen by me)

The prize is a framed print of this photo.


 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
1. Putting in the loo to restrict water use.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
2. Weighing down the edges of the plastic sheeting we use on the roof when we dry the wheat before we have milled into flour.
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
3. Holding netting in place over the strawberries.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
4. Castrating a horse. (You may need two bricks for this though)

[ 19. June 2012, 07:30: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
5. Breaking jewellers windows during a smash and grab raid.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
6. a door stop
 

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Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on :
 
7. Throwing it through your girlfriend's window, with a note attached asking if she'll marry you.

(The answer will probably be no.)

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Spike: 4. Castrating a horse. (You may need two bricks for this though)

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Originally posted by Spike:
4. Castrating a horse. (You may need two bricks for this though)

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[Old joke] Doesn't it hurt? Not if you keep your thumbs out of the way [/Old joke]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
In combination with a bag that can be tied up, you can use a brick to keep down the cat population.
 

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Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on :
 
To rock a cat to sleep with, when you can't locate a rock.

[cross posted with Sioni S]

[ 19. June 2012, 20:44: Message edited by: Silver Faux ]
 

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Posted by rolyn (# 16840) on :
 
Put it behind your rear wheel when parked on a hill with a faulty hand-brake.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
11 (I think). Put it on a plinth and claim a grant from the Arts Council.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
To chew on.

are you talking to me, or chewing a brick? either way you lose your teeeth
 

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Posted by Ricardus (# 8757) on :
 
13 (?)

Mix together some olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, oregano and horseradish. Cut the brick into thin slices and leave to soak overnight in the refrigerator.

10 minutes before serving, gently sautée the marinated brick on both sides. Serve with a sprig of fresh rocket and basil between two slices of pain de mie for the perfect brick sandwich.

[ 19. June 2012, 21:13: Message edited by: Ricardus ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
i) Lay concrete.
ii) Apply mortar to surface of concrete.
iii) Place brick on mortar.
iv) Water daily to Grow Your own House.

[edit: spelign]

[ 19. June 2012, 21:16: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
 

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Posted by Ricardus (# 8757) on :
 
15.

Measure the dimensions of the end of the brick. Then cut a hole in the top of your head which is approximately 3-5mm greater in each direction than the size of the brick.

Insert brick into the hole and seal in the gap with mortar (preferably a mix of three parts sand to one part Portland cement, with water as required). Place bowler hat on top of brick for the perfect head extension.

[ 19. June 2012, 21:19: Message edited by: Ricardus ]
 

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Posted by Rosina (# 15589) on :
 
16 as a step
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
17. Again, you'll need at least two: place one underneath either end of a plank of wood to make a bookshelf. This can become a modular structure limited only by the available space and the number of bricks (and planks).

PS Chorister, are you sure you don't come from Glasgow?
 

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Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on :
 
18. When I was in primary school, some creep was squishing brown-bag lunches with his fist, leaving knuckle marks on the sandwiches.
I placed a brick in a brown bag, placed it on a shelf with the lunches, and discovered who the creep was when he mashed up his hand.
 

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Posted by Cryptic (# 16917) on :
 
18.

I make my own pywood out of balsa (for use in rocketry parts). Once the laminations are glued up, a brick makes a handy weight.

(PS - 15 - Ricardus' suggestion - had me in stitches!)
 

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Posted by Ricardus (# 8757) on :
 
20.

As a 'buy one, get one free' offer on half-bricks.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
21. bricking yourself when about to take a test, sing a solo, face an angry Glaswegian, etc.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
22. A brick (idiom) is useful when, on meeting someone for the first time in years, you ask of their spouse only to be told that they are divorced or s/he is dead.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
23. A memento from an assassination: a brick from Osama Bin Ladin's commpound now hanging on Leon Panetta's wall.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
24. Threatening to throw one at a sleeping student instead of something less harmful like a blackboard eraser (rubber). I had first-hand experience with this alternative when I was a teenager: the Latin teacher who was also the football coach lobbed an eraser at me when he thought I was sleeping. I ducked and it sailed over my head and broke a window!

 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
25. Dropping on your sister's head. (As my brother once did.)
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
26. A holder for ice cream cones.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
27. Use it for cooking chicken and sandwiches.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
28. Ash tray
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
30. Opening windows. Closing them again can be a problem.
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
the real No 30

As the OP is an artist, what better use for a brick (and a few of his friends) than as an artistic medium.

[ 20. June 2012, 22:31: Message edited by: Balaam ]
 

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Posted by Rosina (# 15589) on :
 
to exercise with - as in weight lifting
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
32. A part of your typical student bookcase.
 

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Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on :
 
33. To weigh down the plate in your sauerkraut barrel
 

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Posted by bib (# 13074) on :
 
To cook an Australian native hen. Put a native hen and a brick in a big pot. Season and cover with water. Bring to the boil. When the brick is cooked the native hen is ready to eat.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
35. The perfect filler for any gap a little larger than a brick.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
36. Useful for looting during a riot.
 

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Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on :
 
37. As a weight to stop any piece of outdoor furniture/garden urn/umbrella stand etc from blowing over.
 

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Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :
 
38. To get rid of the awkward silences in Pink Floyd's song Another <awkward silence> in the Wall.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
39. to prop up broken leg on furniture
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
40. as a way of explaining to someone how grateful you are for their support
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
41. Wrapped in fabric to make bookends

(this wasn't the half remembered idea I went looking for either)
 

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Posted by BessHiggs (# 15176) on :
 
Place in front of the base drum in a drum kit to prevent the entire kit from sliding across the floor due to over-enthusiastic use.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
43. placed in front of car tyres in case handbrake fails

44. to raise rustic barbecue off ground

[ 22. June 2012, 14:22: Message edited by: Chorister ]
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
45. To throw into the air in order to bring down passing jets.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
46. Emergency ballast for a boat.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
47. To stop my dustbin lid from blowing away.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
To drop off a high point on the moon with a feather and see which one lands first.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
49. Crafting for survival: Break one brick in half; put each half in its own sturdy sock, and you've got weapons for people with no crafting skills.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
49. Crafting for survival: Break one brick in half; put each half in its own sturdy sock, and you've got weapons for people with no crafting skills.

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<improved brick use tangent>

Grind brick to dust and put dust in sturdy socks, for even more effective weapons!

</improved brick use tangent>
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Ah. An experienced crafter.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
50. the one you keep inside for an ashtray also is so handy to sharpen your penknife/flick-knife

51. the edge of the same brick works well to grind the Zippo lighter back into a functioning state

52. the brick that comes with all the holes in makes an outré flower arrangement block
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
53. To put flowerpots on, so that they are slightly raised off the ground.

54. For scraping muddy shoes.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
55. to support the propped up motorcycle frame in the living room that's currently in parts and being fixed

(yes, I'm remembering bricks in use here)
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
56. As an anaesthetic
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
41. Wrapped in fabric to make bookends

(this wasn't the half remembered idea I went looking for either)

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I actually use a couple of old bricks as book-ends, and I like that they are bricks. I would never cover them!

(They were from a demolition in a neighborhood I once lived in.)
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
57. There's a terrible shortage of castrati these days.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
58. To weigh down the garden parasol that's really up against the rain
 

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Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on :
 
59. A thing to be thick as
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
60. to provide the Ship with its current caption competition.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
61. To build whatever house you want to be built like.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
62. To hold down the tarpaulin over a skip - just tie it to the end of the rope (I have photos, it's one of those bricks with slot holes all the way through)
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
63. to enable these Shipmates to register


64. to frustrate the Big Bad Wolf
 

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Posted by Niminypiminy (# 15489) on :
 
65. To put round the bottom of a chicken run to prevent foxes getting in.

66. To weigh down a trug over a rhubarb plant to produce lovely pink forced rhubarb.
 

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Posted by Hawk (# 14289) on :
 
67. As a handy mcguffin for a highschool film noir of murder, drugs, and femme fatales.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
68. Stepping stone to get across the stream or muddy bit

69. to provide hibernation homes for snails
 

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Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :
 
70. Glue a fastening device to the back of a brick to create a brooch that all your friends will talk about.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
71. Shape roughly, drill holes into top surface at each end and paint black. You now have a retro 1980's 'mobile' telephone.
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 
72. Tie a brick onto the underside of each foot and walk. Instant height boost good for crowds. Probably not so good for dancing though.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
As a flotation device.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
74. Paint it in shades of brown with strange blobs of yellows, reds, and greens not found in nature. Wrap it in baking parchment, put it in a an Xmas tin, and give it to the relative who swears s/he loves fruitcake.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
74. Paint it in shades of brown with strange blobs of yellows, reds, and greens not found in nature. Wrap it in baking parchment, put it in a an Xmas tin, and give it to the relative who swears s/he loves fruitcake.

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Mean!!
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
75. Secure a bulldog clip to a brick and when you have to put your book down, clip it to the brick. You will not lose your book.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
76. When I was in college (in the Dark Ages) one fraternity, I believe Sigma Chi, made their pledges carry a brick everywhere they went as part of the hazing process.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
77. For fun and games in the swimming pool, drop on bottom of pool and compete to see who can dive down and bring it back first.
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 
78. Take one or two to your weightloss class cleverly concealed in large pockets. Yes you will be disapponted by the weight gained using this method, but think of the glory the following week when you have empty pockets once more!!
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
79. Get one with the three holes in it and use it for a cupholder in your pre-1980 car by epoxying it to the centre console.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
80. Juggling practice
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
80. Juggling practice

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erk!!
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
81. Something to take photos of when you run out of subjects for 365!

20 to go!

This game will end when we get to 101 creative uses - the prize is a framed print of this photo.


 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
80. Juggling practice

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Make sure you are practising above kittens. You don't want to damage the carpet if you drop one.

82. Knuckle dusters.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
83. As a role model - as in "be a brick"

- trustworthy person

84. As a fundraising metaphor - buying bricks
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
85. To put in the picture frame until I win the prize.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
86. A seat or journey for James the snail.
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 
87. As an aid to embarrassment - i.e. turning brick red.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
88. Large scale substitutes for Lego™.
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
89. A press for your favorite grilled cat sandwich.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
90. to fill a backpack when training or upping stamina

(yes, I've done this one, it's not really recommended)
 

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Posted by shamwari (# 15556) on :
 
91. Help someone out. As in "be a brick....."

Looking back I see someone got there first. Ah well.

[ 16. July 2012, 09:43: Message edited by: shamwari ]
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
Urban substitute for a Weather Rock.
 

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Posted by shamwari (# 15556) on :
 
93 (or is it 94?) "He came down on him like a ton of bricks" quoting a familiar saying.

[ 23. July 2012, 17:11: Message edited by: shamwari ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
94. An alternative to a cricket ball. I'm sure we couldn't do worse.
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
95. Hit a cricket ball with it, then chuck it through someone's window.

It's time to throw brickbats!
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
96. As a comparison aid for psychologists. Are you really as thick as a brick?
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
97. As a comparison of size - built like a brick outhouse

(that, apparently, was the original meaning)
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 
98. Put it in the oven to warm it up then transfer it to bed to take the chill off when the weather is cold.
Remember to take the brick out before getting into bed otherwise injury could result.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
97.A. She's a BRICK...House. Attributed to the Commodores whom I once worked for.
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
98. Wrap in foil, heal in oven, use for ironing.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
99. Economical and low-impact training aid for the shot put.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
100. Makeshift hammer.

101. Chicken under a brick
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
And there we have all 101 uses for a brick!
I suggest now that there are no more uses posted and that we wait upon the verdict to be given by the OPer as to who wins. Chorister, Host
 

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