Yer not from these parts, are ya?

The UPS guy came buzzin our door today, deliverin our new chairs. I was impressed. I just ordered 'em Saturday night and supposedly, the delivery would take 1-2 weeks...not four days.

Anywho, the chairs are great even though they're made in China. So do ya suppose the leather they're made of is from Chinese cows?

They do require a little assembly, though. The back and the back legs are all one piece...the front legs need attached to the seat and the seat attached to the back. Piece a cake, right? Mmmhmmm. Until you read the directions.

I'm typing this exactly how it's typed on the instructions.

Put the seat (B) on a smooth flat surface, Attcached one front leg (C) to the seat (B) use bolt (H),lock washer(D) and flat washer (E) on both of hole of seat. turn the Allen wrench (I) in Bolt (H); But not too tight.

But not too tight. Oooookkkay.

The kicker is the very dire warning at the bottom of the instructions.

NOTE: DO NOT PUT THE MOIST AND HIGH TEMPERATURE AREA. NO BARGE AGAINST WITH HARD OBJECT.

Information that's good to know. No barging allowed.

This is totally off-topic, but the chairs being made in China reminded me of something.

Has anyone noticed the new commercials for Toyota trucks? The announcer sounds like James Earl Jones with a good ole boy Texas accent as he touts the roughness and toughness of the new Toyota Tundra. Say it. TUNNNNNDDDRA.

Lotsa big, dirty, sweaty men with big loads.

Can you say subliminal message? I knew you could.

Makes me wonder what that marketing meeting was like. I can see it now...a whole roomful of very proper little Japanese men, trying to figure out just what American men want in a truck. Tryin to lose the whole wimpy, tin-can import persona.

Heck, I bet they even figured out a way to make that "new car smell" smell like testosterone, instead.