pleased as punch

After many hours of contemplation,

we decided to leave this hanging rack in its rustic condition.

My wonder-working husband dismantled an old, useless ladder

to fashion this 57 1/2" long piece.

I envision it hanging in a laundry room or entry hall.

I have neither --

so we're posting it on a few Facebook buy/sell pages.

Meanwhile, I'm "pleased as punch" at this re-purposed item!

I looked up the etymology of that phrase and found this at Mental Floss:

The pleased Punch in question is not a drink, but a puppet. 

The traditional, ages-old Punch and Judy puppet shows feature the married couple 

battling each other with clubs. 

 In the original story,line hunchbacked, hook-nosed Punch 

eventually beats not only his wife to death, but also his infant child, 

with a policeman, a doctor, a lawyer and the Devil. 

Punch is deliciously self-satisfied with his sadism, constantly uttering his catchphrase: 

“That’s the way to do it!” Punch’s strutting pride in his awful deeds is what led to the coining of the phrase of being “pleased as Punch.”

Hmmmmm.  Maybe it's NOT a phrase I should continue using!