A long oral tradition has handed down to the select few the wisdom or at least the knowledge of the Master Engraver Tim Dettmer. Here at last, in the almost-written online page forum, are excerpts from the scriptures.
1. "Let's just send 'em a hundred dollars and tell 'em we can't do the job."
2. "Christ, Man! You can't run it like THAT!"
3. "What The F*** Are You DOING!??"
4. "OK, smart ass, YOU fix it, then!"
5. "If you look in the dictionary, engraving is right next to shit!"
6. "It'll look pretty good, once you burnish it."
7. "Did you try praying over it?"
8. "It's a whore's nightmare, sir."
9. "That's ugly!
10. "They're out!"
11. "You cain't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!"
12. "They can take their Christmas and ___________ (fill in the blank yourself, pal; this here's a fambly website)."
13. "They can take their Goodie Day and ___________(fill in the same words you used above to complete this one)."