A Shim Too Far
Arthur just wanted a quiet cuppa. But his coffee table, a veteran of countless domestic skirmishes, had developed a defiant wobble. Every time he set ...
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Gravity's Grudge Match
Bartholomew 'Bart' Bumble decided that the slightly askew portrait of his great-aunt Mildred was an affront to geometric harmony and his own precariou...
Bertha and the Ballad of the Blasted Jar
Bertha, a woman whose patience was as thin as her hairline was receding, faced her nemesis: a stubborn jar of dill pickles. Her first twist was a seis...
Bernard's Bric-a-Brac Bedlam
Bernard, a man whose ambition often outstripped his practical acumen, stood proudly before a blank wall, a tiny hammer clutched like Excalibur and a f...
The Flat-Pack Fiasco
Bartholomew "Barty" Bumble, a man whose spatial awareness was roughly on par with a confused badger in a revolving door, decided to tackle his new 'Mi...
The Flapjack Fiasco of Bartholomew Butterfield
Bartholomew, a man whose relationship with gravity was tenuous at best, decided a simple Sunday pancake was in order. What could go wrong? He poured t...
Bob's Big Blunder: A Kitchen Catastrophe
Bob, a man whose hands seemed to operate on a different physics engine than the rest of the universe, decided he'd had enough of the squeaky cupboard ...
Agnes and the Anarchy of Aspic
Agnes clutched her pride and joy, a Jell-O mold shaped like a defiant pyramid, which she'd christened 'Mount Jigglymore.' It was her entry for the ann...
Mildred's Culinary Catastrophe
Mildred considered herself a woman of serene temperament, a bastion of calm in a world of ever-increasing chaos. That, however, was before she decided...
The Ballad of Brenda's Bouncing Bedlam
Brenda, usually a connoisseur of couch-based activities, decided it was time to embrace her inner athlete. Her chosen instrument of self-improvement: ...
The Great Pancake Cataclysm
Bartholomew "Barty" Bumble was a man of simple pleasures and even simpler motor skills. Sundays, however, were for attempting grand culinary gestures....
The Great Wall Decimation
Percy, a man whose life ambition was to 'get things done,' often found that 'done' usually meant 'done for.' Today's mission: hang a motivational post...
The Cascade of Calamity (or, Reggie vs. The Faucet)
Reginald "Reggie" Piffle, a man whose confidence vastly outweighed his practical skills, decided to tackle the dripping kitchen faucet. "A simple wash...
The Remote Incident: A Micro-Apocalypse
Barry, a man whose personal philosophy leaned heavily on "good intentions pave the path to... well, *somewhere*," decided his living room had finally ...
The Breakfast Buffet of Bedlam
Bob, a man whose culinary ambition often outstripped his actual coordination, decided to impress his new date with a "fully orchestrated" Sunday brunc...
The Kimchi Cataclysm
Barry, a man whose life ambition was 'quiet competence,' just wanted the last jar of organic artisanal kimchi from the top shelf. It was beyond his re...
The Ballad of the Tumbling Tome
Mildred, the head librarian, possessed a constitution built on quietude and neatly alphabetized chaos. Her domain was a fortress of hushed reverence, ...
The Mildred Maneuver
Bertha surveyed her living room, a battleground awaiting the arrival of Aunt Mildred, a woman whose critical gaze could curdle milk from 50 paces. "Ju...
The Ballad of Barry's Big Bookshelf Bust
Barry, a man whose life ambition was to live without incident, decided Tuesday was the day to mount his new flat-pack bookshelf. "Simple," he muttered...
The Great Gherkin Cat-astrophe
Arthur, a man whose life's primary ambition was to navigate existence without ever disturbing Bartholomew, his exceptionally fluffy (and exceptionally...
The Malmström Meltdown
Barry had always considered himself a man of systems, a connoisseur of order. This morning, however, his carefully constructed universe was about to c...
The Gravity of the Situation
Barry considered himself a man of simple pleasures and even simpler home improvement skills. Today's challenge: hang a moderately sized landscape prin...
The Gravitational Gremlin of Pancake Tuesday
Arthur considered himself a culinary minimalist, which meant his repertoire extended precisely to toast and the occasional existential sigh. Pancake T...
The Chandelier Cataclysm: A Tale of Gravity and Hubris
Bartholomew 'Bart' Bumble, a man whose DIY ambitions far outstripped his actual abilities, decided his living room needed a 'statement piece.' This st...
The Great Board Game Cataclysm
It all started innocently enough, as most epic disasters do. Sarah suggested 'Settlers of Catan,' a game notoriously known for its ability to turn fri...
The Ballad of the Exploding Wardrobe
It began, as all domestic disasters do, with a seemingly innocuous flat-pack box. Arthur, brandishing an Allen wrench like a tiny, aggressive scepter,...
The Saga of the Unhung Portrait
Barry, a man whose ambition consistently outstripped his motor skills, decided it was time to finally hang the antique portrait of his great-aunt Mild...