How to Make Your Living Room Awesome using Everyday Household Objects
Do you feel that your living room could be somewhat, or perhaps even significantly more awesome?
Well, we here at LemonEye, Inc. are here to help. Follow the simple steps outlined below and your
living room is guaranteed to be more awesome.*
*Not a guarantee
I'm sure all of you have these everyday objects around your house or apartment. Here's what you'll need:
(1) Your current entertainment system (Note: must contain TV)
(1) Mallet
(1) Leatherman or other such multi-tool
(1) Baseball bat purchased on EBay
(1) Sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit
(1) Three-legged coffee table
(2) Triangular IKEA end table
(1) IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless
(4) Pieces of wood from window A/C installation
(1) Extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma-TV-containing house
(1) Coaxial cable splitter
(4) Twist-on F connectors
Beer to taste
Now that you've gathered all the materials, it's time to begin the setup.
1. Assemble sanitary remnants of your mouse-befouled shelving unit using mallet.

2. Using EBay baseball bat, trim unneeded legs and other parts from three-legged coffee table so that both sides are flat.

3. Drink beer.

4. Place pieces of wood from window A/C installation at four corners of assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit.

5. Take bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless and place it across the middle of assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation assembly.

6. Place EBay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table and lay it on top of assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless assembly.

7. Shake assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless/Ebay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table assembly skeptically to test stability.

8. Drink beer.

9. Remove legs from both triangular IKEA end tables. They should unscrew easily, but use EBay baseball bat if desired.

10. Place triangular IKEA end table tops under assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless/Ebay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table assembly such that they form a square.

11. Install extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma TV-containing house on top of triangular IKEA end table top square underneath assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless/Ebay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table assembly.

12. Shake assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless/Ebay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table/triangular IKEA end table top square/extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma TV-containing house assembly skeptically to test stability and debate whether extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma TV-containing house will be destroyed.

13. Drink beer.

14. Place original television on top of assembled sanitary remnants of mouse-befouled shelving unit/pieces of wood from window A/C installation/bottom shelf from IKEA shelving unit minus one shelf peg rendering bottom shelf useless/Ebay baseball bat-trimmed three-legged coffee table/triangular IKEA end table top square/extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma TV-containing house assembly.

15. Install any additional entertainment system components, including (but not limited to) Playstation 2, DVD player, VCR, receiver, speakers, Nintendo 64, that other receiver, enormous CD changer, original 8-bit Nintendo including PowerPad, etc.

16. Using Leatherman or other such multi-tool, cut two lengths from existing coaxial cable.

17. Strip rubber insulation from unfinished ends of cable.

18. Fold back mesh shielding.

19. Strip plastic shielding from copper wire.

20. Install twist-on F connectors.

21. Connect main cable line to cable splitter (in) and connect one (out) to original television and the other (out) to extra TV from your roommate's mom's old house obtained when she moved into plasma TV-containing house.

Congratulations! Your living room should now be awesome. If you're having trouble, it should look something like this:

Enjoy.
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