Cheese Factor
A scaled measurement (1-10) judging how far one’s undies have crept up one’s crack (a potentially debilitating condition which can result from any activity that involves bending, crouching or...
View Articlefrankenstein
To hack off choice bits of one or more existing items and then attach them to a new project, thereby bending them to suit your own requirements (diabolic or not). No gothic castles, fortuitously-timed...
View Articleuncle fester
To allow a freshly applied substance (usually a liquid like paint, stain, seal, etc.) to set, dry and/or cure. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web TV show. “To achieve a super duper...
View ArticleKitchensinking
Attempting multiple solutions to a problem simultaneously, in the desperate hopes that something will work. This methodology is typically used by people who have no idea what they’re doing. Term...
View ArticleFugnuggets
Testicles. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “These overalls make my fugnuggets feel pinchy.”
View ArticleHandincredible
Astonishingly and fantastically handy acts made possible through the mad skills you can learn from the Handyman. Adjectival form is permitted. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man...
View ArticleFirst straw
A minor inconvenience. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “Oops. Just spilt some coffee on my copy of the morning memo. I guess that’s the first straw.”
View ArticleHip Dysphasia
Inability to understand being cool. Disproportionately affects those 30 and up. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “My uncle suffers from Hip Dysphasia. He can’t...
View ArticleBiscuit-brained
Clueless or dimwitted. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “Using a biscuit-brained approach will cost you more money and more time.”
View ArticleChronoptimist
Someone who always underestimates the time necessary to complete a task or project. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “Linda only scheduled three hours to shoot our...
View ArticleShop-Hack
Any of a number of techniques known to only a scarce few (in some instances, just The Handyman) that will simplify any given task whilst working on projects in the Shop. Term introduced on the...
View ArticleMalicious Obedience
The Modus Operandi adopted by those who work for people convinced of their own infallible decision-making prowess, where one gleefully does what they’re told, even though they know it’s misguided, and...
View ArticleFrangibility Quotient
The calculable likelihood of something being broken or damaged when handled. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “Now, exercise caution because balsa wood has an...
View ArticleThe Dangly State
Florida. Dave: “The Dangly State seems replete with biscuit-brainers.” Trev: “Well, you know what they say … all the nuts roll downhill!”
View ArticleChimplify
To make an idea or task so simple that even a chimpanzee could comprehend or complete something. Term introduced on the Handyman for the Common Man web-only TV show. “It’s widely known that Cheney had...
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