When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail - FML

When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail

By Anonymous - 30/12/2025 12:00

Today, my dad insists he knows best when it comes to DIY, since he is a big mathematics professor, while I am a mere labourer with dozens of City and Guilds qualifications. He owns one hammer, an unopened screwdriver set, and a wood saw with a broken handle, but sure, he knows better than me. FML

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DLBL 20

Tuesday 30 December 2025 12:42

Tell him you solved the Riemann Hypothesis; it was so easy.

Yudith 25

Tuesday 30 December 2025 18:48

I bet you are a great worker, seeing how you always have to repair what your dad "fixed".

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DLBL 20

Tuesday 30 December 2025 12:42

Tell him you solved the Riemann Hypothesis; it was so easy.

Yudith 25

Tuesday 30 December 2025 18:48

I bet you are a great worker, seeing how you always have to repair what your dad "fixed".

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