What does an old man do when he drops a heavy watermelon?

[Worriedman]

He duct taped it of course.  87 years old, waste not, want not.  He told me I needed to cut it first, (gave me about 20 more today) as it might leak...had it wrapped in Wal Mart bag to cover up the pasting...

 

[Schadenfreude]

Knew a guy who bought a Cadillac from an old guy there was a huge piece of duct tape on the instrument panel - the check engine light had come on so the old guy just covered it with duct tape!

[Pat]

Genius, really! He probably put a couple squirts of WD40 on too for good measure. Combine the two ultimate fix-alls, y'know...

 

Eh, for what it's worth, I've duct-taped a pair of worn-out shoes before, for actual use and not just humor... ahh, cheapness and ingenuity. Gotta love it!

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I was going to say "stop what you're doing and start eating it".

[Mike.357]

I covered an engine light in my old truck with electrical tape after spending too much money trying to get it turned off.  Learned that trick from another truck I owned, taped it over and problem solved.

 

Duct tape is a gift from the gods.

 

Busted an old neighbors VW sized pumpkin once about twenty years back.  Became the unknown hero of the hood.  Duct tape was not fixin it like that punkin.

[monkeylizard]

Eh, for what it's worth, I've duct-taped a pair of worn-out shoes before, for actual use and not just humor... ahh, cheapness and ingenuity. Gotta love it!

 

You just described my current pair of yard cutting shoes.

[dralarms]

He duct taped it of course.  87 years old, waste not, want not.  He told me I needed to cut it first, (gave me about 20 more today) as it might leak...had it wrapped in Wal Mart bag to cover up the pasting...

 

21 melons? Sound like a large batch of watermelon wine :D  Just ferment cold or it will ruin.