Pat Masterson Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 “Assuming the Earth is actually a sphere” LOL - that made me laugh but thanks for the other very helpful info Frosty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I think he might be referencing the fact that the Earth is actually an oblate spheroid rather than a sphere. However, I suppose you could also interpret what he said as the Earth not being not round at all, which admittedly does make his comment more entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 It's also possible that he's referencing the fact that it has been calculated that if the earth actually *were* to become perfectly round, it would make a loud, sustained noise -- somewhere between a clang and a boom -- within 24 hours. While this may seem obscure, this is the origin of the phrase "Sphere today, gong tomorrow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Mr. Hammer of Grammar, (i.e. JHCC.) Did I not come across that phrase, (or something close), listening to the "Goon Show"? SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Well it's not, it's an oblate spheroid ---which makes going "down south" inaccurate if you are in the northern hemisphere and using the center of the earth as the reference point... What a reference to the Goon Show, how abstruse you silly twisted lad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Normally I'd have a sappy comeback just roll off my fingers onto the keys but at the moment I sit in stunned shock. Canada gave the American curling team a humiliating drubbing at the World Championships. 10 - 1. You expect the Canadian team to be good but holy moly our team took the gold medal at the last Olympics and just got their heads handed to them! If they hadn't had hammer in the last end the score would've been 15 - 0. I'm inconsolable, I'm going to drown my sorrow in a cup of Wilkins coffee. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 It's ok Frosty, we can just sweep that loss under the rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Were you just taking for granite our teams superiority? Chill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Regardless of the past win, victory wasn't set in stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven NY Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hello all, I finished and install a commissioned pizza oven door today. I am really pleased with how it turned out. Everything works smoothly, and the door will stay open at any angle. Have a great day, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Mr. Frost sir, Curling is a late arrival in these United States. (it has been a winter fixture in Canada and Scotland for many years. So we have been playing catch-up and making a good job of it if I say so myself. Hang in there and only make judicious bets. SLAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 that Pizza oven is some lovely work! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Those are beautiful oven doors! Well done. Of course I wasn't thinking victory was on ice, not against Canada but I expected it to be a LITTLE closer. We all but got brushed off the sheet! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I think Mr Slag has hit it right on the Button. The US team will have to find some sort of Hack to improve their skills more rapidly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 2 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Billy; you want to keep the cork from drying out and shrinking and letting air in to turn the wine to vinegar. It's a nice conceit to assume folks are drinking upscale wines with real corks instead of twist off caps... You mean wine comes in bottles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Wine with corks and now curling? We need to quit or someone may start to think we are civilized here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 The key to maintaining an appearance of civility while dining with strangers is to tastefully extend your pinky finger while downing your glass of wine in one gulp. Works (almost) every time. Better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hmm that's the pinkie I crushed the tip on back in college. I generally stays extended whenever it gets cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 So that is why i got the weird looks. Drank straight from the bottled wrapped in a brown paper bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 No worries, the pinky rule applies there too. However, in that case, proper etiquette demands a minimum of two gulps separated by a tasteful comment on the complex flavor notes present. Swirling the bottle and checking its aroma is optional, but can be beneficial if you pretend to smell something pleasant that no one else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 "Playful Benzine overtones with a strong Mercaptan finish...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Messrs. Harris and Powers, Twist-top wine bottle closures, do not suffer from cork taint. Cork closures do. SLAG. Diethyl mercaptan is the main mal-odorous component of skunk spray, together with other mercaptan chemicals. Mr. Frazer I'm beginning to appreciate your sense of style. Pinkie finger and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Frankly I have have always considered wine to be nothing more than spoiled grape juice. The more odd the spoilage, the higher the price tag. The last time I tried a nice glass of red I felt like I had been licking the inside of latex surgical gloves. Latex with hints of talcum. Beer, however, is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 But they give no excuse for carrying your corkscrew combo tool with Vulcan minigun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Around our place the cardboard carafe is king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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