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V Knid esq
27th June 2002, 02:28
Sheds are ace. I met this man yesterday, and he is ace too.
www.shedman.net
Lady E
27th June 2002, 12:46
of course my nickname was shed for a while as a teenager so i was drawn to this topic
with that in mind it sounds like a perfect topic to do for a media MA dissertation
"How do sheds create a liminal masculine space on the boundaries of gynocentric British homes? Do sheds reflect the dichotomy of male ownership / female control in domestic spaces?"
or
Sheds: liminality and licentiousness in suburban Britain
the last one is a bit more of a cover all. after all we've all has sex and done drugs in our parents sheds havent we?
shedman looks great, id be interested in going to the booth museum to see more
i dont want a shed particularly as i dont like them as structures. its necessary for your gardening tools and stuff though...
do other countries go in for sheds much i wonder?
Sheridan
27th June 2002, 16:50
They do exist.
I tought sheds were a myth.
JE:5
27th June 2002, 16:55
I used to work for a little business that made to order sheds and summerhouses, Making them from scratch, and erecting them.
All I can say is, nail guns are cool and working with wood all day makes your hands sore...
a company owned by shed baker ?
the australian household would only be partially compleate without a shed. It is essential for a male retreat from the women and somewhere to store all those d.i.y. tools and god knows what else.
7875
27th June 2002, 22:58
maybe just solo sex...
Lonesome George
27th June 2002, 23:23
Over here in Amerika its all about the Garage as the male safe haven. Tinkering with a lawn mower just wont cut it, give us a real combustion engine.
How about some analysis of the specialised subject, Alotments? I remember what Arthur Fowler got up to in his
bitch one
28th June 2002, 11:17
it falls to me to ask the obvious question - why was emma called shed?
geese
28th June 2002, 13:19
hmmm... she may have answered that already.
how unspeakably sordid!
Lady E
28th June 2002, 14:59
it was indeed unspeakably sordid. oh happy days...to be 15 again.
allotments are a whole different ball game. they feature heavily in the urban UK soaps...as do garages (the arches inn eastenders, kevin websters in coronation st) but no sheds. interesting.
im rather jealous of the american garage. garage rock, garage (ok so it was named for the paradise garage...but still). what genre of music originated in sheds? or allotments for that matter?
jamyna
28th June 2002, 15:06
Greenhouse! lol - sorry :-p
V Knid esq
28th June 2002, 15:24
I'm not sure about music, but my mate who made the marvellous www.rathergood.com lives in a shed. A techno-shed, but a shed nonetheless...
Maryanne Faithful lived on a wall. That's slightly more hardcore than living in a shed.
I used to play in a shed when I was young. Now it's just somewhere to put your lawnmower.
grobelaar
2nd July 2002, 19:33
Originally posted by Lonesome George
Over here in Amerika its all about the Garage as the male safe haven. Tinkering with a lawn mower just wont cut it, give us a real combustion engine.
How about some analysis of the specialised subject, Alotments? I remember what Arthur Fowler got up to in his
Yeah but over in the states you guys have ridiculous quantities of hardware. I mean like you have proper toolshops in those things, table saws, routers, wood planers. injection mould machines, lathes... I mean you can build sports cars, aeroplanes, rockets even...
D'ya know what you get over here in the UK, a rusty panel saw and a hand drill with only a single masonry bit in it and if yer lucky a Black & Decker Workmate...
V Knid esq
2nd July 2002, 19:35
Originally posted by grobelaar
D'ya know what you get over here in the UK, a rusty panel saw and a hand drill with only a single masonry bit in it and if yer lucky a Black & Decker Workmate...
Don't forget the stack of damp early 80s porn magazines, the stale bottles of cider and the broken video.
And the lovely smell of creosote and turpentine.
we also get new bar/venues popping up in old garages. you can still smell the car exhaust and almost taste motor oil in the air. is this what rock 'n roll is made of?
V Knid esq
3rd July 2002, 11:54
There is a company that will deliver you a tiny pub in shed form, complete with beer-pumps, optics, about 3 seats and dartboard.
Fuzz Townsend, of Pop Will Eat Itself and BRA fame has a shed club in his back garden, that's all decorated inside in red velvet and whatnot.
bitch one
3rd July 2002, 12:36
nobody mentioned spiders
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