Popular Mechanics June 2015 Edit Blocks (pages 92 & 93)

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On pages 92 and 93 of the June issue of Popular Mechanics, an unexpected piece slipped past the editors titled, "Phrases You Never Want to Hear in a Man's Workshop," with wisecracks like, "pilot holes are for sissies" and "Please don't tell me we missed Ellen." We get it that the editors meant for the piece to be titled "Phrases You Never Want to Hear in Any Workshop," and have conveniently provided a simple edit tool for readers for this purpose. In addition, "pilot holes are for sissies" has been replaced with "pilot holes are for newbies," because no one really uses that term anymore, and it might be confusing to most readers. We're not entirely sure what the intent was with the comment about Ellen, but we have to agree that it would normally be unfortunate to hear that an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show had been missed. In this day and age, we've got DVR and Hulu for that kind of thing. As such, the comment has been replaced with "I love how these solder fumes smell!" To use this edit tool, simply print it out as is - it's a large print, so you might need to print in sections and attach it together somehow. Take the blank block set, dip it in white ink or paint, and carefully place it so that the largest blank block fits over the section title "Phrases You Never Want to Hear in a Man's Workshop." With luck, the other two blocks at the end should line up to blank out the phrases we're editing here. Next, let the ink or paint dry adequately. Next, take the text block set and lightly dip it in your choice of colored ink or paint - something like black would match the rest of the section nicely. Be careful not to get too much ink or paint; you might want to test it out on a blank piece of paper first, just to make sure only the text is transferred. When you're satisfied with how much paint you have on the text block, carefully line up the largest block so that you'll imprint a new title with better wording. Thanks to all the Makerspaces and Hackerspaces out there who place an intelligent and thriving focus on diversity - The Maker Movement has nothing to do with "men's" workshops. Thanks to Popular Mechanics editors, because I'm sure they will get around to making a correction. This is especially important since the June 2015 issue is a special issue, titled "Maker Nation," that focuses on the Maker Movement. We certainly don't want any readers becoming confused and thinking it's gender specific in any way. If you print this out and edit the June 2015 issue of Popular Mechanics, post a pic!