Thinking cup {aka} spin work gone flat

Ahhh... the trials & tribulations of a noob...I screwed a chunk of ply to my face plate to try my hand at hollowing out a cup I was attempting on the lathe, I thought I could simply run a screw thru the ply and into the cup and be able to maneuver without needing the tail stock...well, at about the twelfth revolution, things went south :doh:
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well, I'm getting tired of constantly throwing all of my practicing pieces away, turning isn't as easy as some make it look :thumb: So I decided I'd see what I could salvage out of it...one quick swipe thru the bandsaw and waa-laa...
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OK, now what? Hey make a kodak moment of it I thought... I figured it could be a good reminder that when I 'screw' around, I get 'mickey mouse' results...which leads to the flat-work part of my day...
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Stuck it up where I can see it everyday as a reminder..."if you screw around mickey mousing things, your cup will never runneth over with success"
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I've had this watch since my high school years, and it sure sums up my day to day adventures since then :eek: :rofl:...
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Hope ya all had a great Memorial weekend! :D
 
I think most turners have learned a similar lesson or two along the way, but I don't recall seeing the lesson memorialized so well before. :thumb:
 
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