Basket Weaving

Definition

(Noun; Crafts) Basket weaving: the art of taking a pile of sticks and making it look like you've done something productive with your time.

Basket Weaving: Two aliens stand in front of an intergalactic museum exhibit featuring intricately woven baskets from Earth - they marvel at how such primitive creatures could create such beautiful works of art!

Usage

I'm so good at basket weaving that my baskets come pre-weaved!

Insight

What do you call a basket weaver who's always late? A procrasti-knitter!

Origin

The ancient practice of basket weaving was first discovered when an enterprising caveman noticed his wife had woven her hair into a bowl shape to hold berries for dinner one night!

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