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With the tight squeeze, at least you don’t have to worry about locking the door when you’re in the bathroom. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comments: bob_super says, “If I had done that, I would have cut it a bit lower to force my wife to leave the seat UP !”

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Typically I use a loofa as it’s pick-up pattern is more conductive to my vocal renditions of “Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath.” However using the stand allows crucial Rolling Stone-esque twirling. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comments dethscul says, “Be careful with that thing, you might bang into it and Doo-Wop your Ditty”

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Well at least the hot water knob is consistently clean. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comments: treborx says, “doesn’t this violate the Geneva Convention?” To which Sarge replies,“No, but it does violate the Porcelain Convention.”

Happy Thursday Fixers! Thanks to readers requests (here) we will be learning about the kludge city built in the Pacific Northwest during World War II. Boeing Plant 2 was built to manufacture B-17 and B-29 bombers for the US Military in World War II.

The plant consisted of four buildings that covered 36 acres and built nearly 7,000 B-17 bombers as well as 380 DB-7 bombers under license from Douglas Aircraft. Other planes built there included Boeing’s model 307 Stratoliner, the 377 Stratocruiser, and the B-50 and B-52 bombers. Also, the first four 737s were brought to near completion in Plant 2 before moving to another building.

However one of the most interesting aspects , was that the roof of the factory was covered with a fake city complete with fake mesh trees, and clapboard homes to create the illusion that the factory was not used for any sort of military activity. The effectiveness of this camouflage was never tested as no Japanese bombers ever made it near the factory.

After the war, the facility was stilled used although primarily for storage and maintenance although some manufacturing still occurred. Then on January 13th, 2010 the plant was set for demolition as part of a clean-up effort for the Duwarmish Duwamish waterway.

Information courtesy of: Boeing, Seattle Times, Yosemite.epa.gov

Images courtesy of: Taphilo

As always, if YOU have an idea for a future Historical Thursday, please email it to me at thereifixedit@gmail.com.

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Seriously screw it. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Jennypen says, Die Hard 3: Bruce Willis: “Don’t you know how to hotwire this thing?”
Samuel L. Jackson: “Course I do, I’m an electrician. Only problem is-” *takes out flickknife, inserts it in keyhole* “Takes too f***ing long” *car starts*

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As I stare at this photo I keep on thinking about if perhaps we were more friendly to aliens and take them for car rides, then perhaps movies like this wouldn’t have to be made. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Jag says, “This guy is just space proofing his car. The airtight seal will keep the cold vacuum out, and the carbon based humanoid lifeforms in. Whether or not the aforementioned lifeforms are in one piece is another story.”

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Although it is cooler, the smell leaves something to be desired. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: JB says,“This is standard on the International Space Station so if it’s good for space it’s good for home!”

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Sure whatever, like there’s anything good on anyways. – Rube Goldberg… er Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Alleycat says.“Maybe this is the telegraph attachment for the Web TV.”

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He might not have them if he would have attached the stand to his flip flops. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: slapchop says,“When the alien weather balloon became entangled on a nearby tent pole, Roswell Ronnie just had to break out in song.”

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Well I was going to take my computer to the Apple store, but MI6 offers a more comprehensive computer protection plan. -Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Nugget says,“This is exactly what I envision whenever someone tells me they run Linux on their laptop.”