Cure-Alls

orthodoc · 11-21-2012, 09:19 AM

Oh, and Heet liniment ... my parents' cure-all for sore backs. When I was about five years old I was fascinated with the soft cotton applicator thingy, and having been warned away from the Heet bottle in no uncertain terms, I waited until my parents were out one afternoon ... and I painted Heet on the screen of our little B&W TV. I just wanted to use that applicator on something - thought the TV would be safe.

The damned liniment etched the screen everywhere it touched - the back and forth lines and the drips that made their way to the bottom of the screen.

We couldn't afford to replace the TV, so for the next number of years we watched it through the scars of my failed experiment. That was worse than any spanking.

11-21-2012, 09:19 AM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Oh, and Heet liniment ... my parents' cure-all for sore backs. When I was about five years old I was fascinated with the soft cotton applicator thingy, and having been warned away from the Heet bottle in no uncertain terms, I waited until my parents were out one afternoon ... and I painted Heet on the screen of our little B&W TV. I just wanted to use that applicator on something - thought the TV would be safe. The damned liniment etched the screen everywhere it touched - the back and forth lines and the drips that made their way to the bottom of the screen. We couldn't afford to replace the TV, so for the next number of years we watched it through the scars of my failed experiment. That was worse than any spanking. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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