Mining Hobbyist Gifts

"You're on a what?!"

Pipe Smoker of the Year Awards.

'Well, I got a hunting license and a fishing license and by golly I'm going to use them.'

"The bones were bad enough, but this is just ridiculous."

Brothers of the Angle: Fishermen think of themselves as one big family.

'There's no need for confusion. Part 935 of Mining Regulation 823, Section 323 in Article L clearly states . . . '

"I asked you to send me over a prospectus!"

Carl Wilhelm Scheele: "There was a great display of ores and minerals...I could not write with a molybdenite pencil."

Deadwood 25 miles

Man with head in ground: 'I'm not burying my head in the sand, I'm doing the coal mining search myself.'

'What's the hardest thing about playing bowls?'

"Yeah, I'm selling my bowling balls. Free delivery to anyone who lives downhill."

"No gold - but lot's of silicon."

"I'd hold off on mowing. Our neighbors are getting pretty agitated."

Project Supreme Fuel Efficiency

"Yes, it was a bit stressful digging through all those bones, but it wasn't a cemetery, it was just the stash of an overzealous dog..."

"This is where DIY projects go to die."

Archaeologists

'I hope you're a member of the miners' union.'

'William and I dug up this little place just last week!'

A boy is in a hole that he just dug.His uncle says:'You've learned a life lesson today . . . Digging your ass off for treasure only to end up in a septic tank!'

"I'd like to open a joint account, preferably with someone very rich!"

'I think you're following too close!'

Prince Charles

"Trevor left the pit ten years ago.. but he likes to keep his hands in."

"OK guys - we'll show them how to dig for coal."

'Not a 'podcast' - just a cast.'

'You're an Archeologist right? So why don't you go and dig in OUR garden for a change!'

"Brother Desmond, a word if I may."

"No, you're not too late. Cathy's just beginning to put calcium into perspective."

"That's quite a hole. Did ya dig 'er by hand?"

'Oh no...a social-leper colony.'

'Get one of these down, and you won't have to worry about anything.'

'So I hear you're our new tunneling expert.'

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