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SKOKEY wrote:
DRH1,
Your avatar was still a little squished so I unsquished it and cleaned up some of the details for you.
Hey, SKOKEY, thanks! That was great of you to do that for me. The avatar is a lot cleaner now. Much appreciated
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oldhickory wrote: {snip}
Knife-I like the signature.
Thx. Twas your avatar that reminded me of an old T shirt of mine. Seemed like a good tag line, at least for a while.
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Re: Shot and a Beer?
You don't serve Arrowhead Beer do you?
Arrowhead commercial
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I wonder if they Have Buzz Beer?
I was thinking more along the line of The Drew Carry Show when I thought of Buzz Beer.
Buzz Beer- Drew Carry
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Mind your Ps and Qs
In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was
either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him
standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both
legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many
people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms
and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more.
Hence the expression,
"Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg."
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As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May
and October) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads
(because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs
made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would
carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30
minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big
wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone
appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
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In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one
chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used
for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while
everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was
usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit
in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one
sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the
expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board."
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Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and
men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax
over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were
speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face
she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax
would crack, hence the term "crack a smile." In addition, when they sat too
close to the fire, the wax would melt . . therefore, the expression "losing
face."
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Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and
dignified woman, as in "straight laced". . wore a tightly tied lace.
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Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax
levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of
Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards
instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought
to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."
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Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the
people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios,
the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They
were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and
political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You
go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually
combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term
"gossip."
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At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized
containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep
the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was
drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts," hence the term
"minding your "P's and Q's."
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One more: bet you didn't know this!
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried
iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary
to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from
rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based
pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested
on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small
area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent
the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others. The solution
was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations.
However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust
to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few
landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron
when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass
indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right
off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the
balls off a brass monkey." (All this time, you thought that was an improper
expression, didn't you?)
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Great! -- where did you get these?
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mcdude wrote:
One more: bet you didn't know this!
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried
iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary
to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from
rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based
pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested
on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small
area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent
the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others. The solution
was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations.
However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust
to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few
landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron
when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass
indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right
off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the
balls off a brass monkey." (All this time, you thought that was an improper
expression, didn't you?)
You know, you had me hook, line and sinker right up until the above. Brass monkeys ... I'd say someone has brass ... hmmmm .... "monkeys"
Yup you tugged a lil too hard on the line and it broke.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq107.htm
Powder monkey - have to remember that one for a potential SN for a reloading forum.
ps - time to update your portal page to link to "here"
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ps - time to update your portal page to link to "here"
Hey Mack: Doesn't the banner on the portral page link to here? I thought it did. I'm confused. I'm not sure what you mean.
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Great! -- where did you get these?
I get lots of "jokes" in my e-mail. Most are delete, delete, delete, but sometimes there is one I get a chuckle out of!
Up at the Lake today....temps approaching 60!
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Re: Shot and a Beer?
PS to Mack the Knife:
You'll NEVER guess what I heard on the radio yesterday! "Mack the Knife" ! ! ..but it was not by Jimmy Daren (was that who sang it?) ...it was by a woman. Sounded like maybe, Peggy Lee? (Is that all there is my friend? ...let's bring out the booze and have a ball....)
and I 've been meaning to ask you about two things
a.- How was Spam-A-Lot?
and
b.- How are those Nuptual plans coming along?
 McD
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