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Boogie

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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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1. Putting in the loo to restrict water use.

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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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3. Holding netting in place over the strawberries.

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Spike

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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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5. Breaking jewellers windows during a smash and grab raid.

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6. a door stop

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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)
Rookie.

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

[Old joke] Doesn't it hurt? Not if you keep your thumbs out of the way [/Old joke]
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Sioni Sais
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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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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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Put it behind your rear wheel when parked on a hill with a faulty hand-brake.

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11 (I think). Put it on a plinth and claim a grant from the Arts Council.

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To chew on.

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

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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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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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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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16 as a step

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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? [Snigger]

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Loquacious beachcomber
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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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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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20.

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

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21. bricking yourself when about to take a test, sing a solo, face an angry Glaswegian, etc.

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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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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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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!
[Killing me]

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25. Dropping on your sister's head. (As my brother once did.)

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26. A holder for ice cream cones.

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27. Use it for cooking chicken and sandwiches.

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28. Ash tray

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30. Opening windows. Closing them again can be a problem.

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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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to exercise with - as in weight lifting

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32. A part of your typical student bookcase.

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33. To weigh down the plate in your sauerkraut barrel

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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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35. The perfect filler for any gap a little larger than a brick.

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36. Useful for looting during a riot.

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37. As a weight to stop any piece of outdoor furniture/garden urn/umbrella stand etc from blowing over.

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38. To get rid of the awkward silences in Pink Floyd's song Another <awkward silence> in the Wall.

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39. to prop up broken leg on furniture

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40. as a way of explaining to someone how grateful you are for their support

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41. Wrapped in fabric to make bookends

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

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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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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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45. To throw into the air in order to bring down passing jets.

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46. Emergency ballast for a boat.

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47. To stop my dustbin lid from blowing away.

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To drop off a high point on the moon with a feather and see which one lands first.

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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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