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by DinkyInky
Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:20 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

Must be regional Bookworm, because four decades ago riding/walking against direction of traffic was the official rule, then ten years after that, they couldn't decide and changed it every few. I also lived in the Chicagoland/NWIN area. Could be. I grew up in Texas. I know it was discussed that peop...
by DinkyInky
Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:17 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Hearts and Hooves Day VI: Stallion the Course
Replies: 18
Views: 18356

Re: Hearts and Hooves Day VI: Stallion the Course

And if you want to be super thrifty, you can even buy the candies for next Valentine's Day now, while it's on sale! That way you won't have to worry about forgetting and trying to find something at the last moment! Ewww...unless you bag and freeze the chocolates, they go funky in a year(hence why w...
by DinkyInky
Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:03 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

Must be regional Bookworm, because four decades ago riding/walking against direction of traffic was the official rule, then ten years after that, they couldn't decide and changed it every few. I also lived in the Chicagoland/NWIN area.
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

As to the bike/pedestrian question: apparently I moved to the state with the most pedestrian deaths per-capita . And going back on topic: I have a landscaping guy coming Saturday to do triage on both the orange and grapefruit tree - and the palm tree (picture of said palm tree here) . Pretty. What'...
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: The Tea Room
Topic: Tea talk
Replies: 113
Views: 168241

Re: Tea talk

That being said: organic is looking like it is no better in terms of safety or environmental impact than non-organic. Sometimes, like the milk I buy, it keeps longer and/or tastes better or whatever. I don’t mind that, those are still valid reasons to buy something. Also, I realize you have allergi...
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:38 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

When I see cyclists behaving well, I give them all of the rights that they are issued by law, and often will go out of my way to try to assist (slowing so they can move lanes for a turn, etc). Unfortunately, I rarely see this. Most don't even seem to understand how to use arm signals. (The reason a...
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

Optimum knife range is the same as optimum handgun range. Who told you such a silly thing? Optimum knife range is from 'in a grapple' to around five or ten feet. Optimum handgun range is 20-50 feet. Handguns in melee are dangerous, because people still seem to think they can still pull the trigger ...
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:35 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Folding Pocket Knives
Replies: 7
Views: 10449

Re: Folding Pocket Knives

A couple of suggestions. First, reference the Wikipedia article on Solingen. It lists a bunch of knife and blade manufacturers based in Solingen. Look up their web pages and look at their catalogs. You might find a current model which would do, or you could use the manufacturers names to do a more ...
by DinkyInky
Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:28 am
Forum: Wapsi Square General Discussion
Topic: Random Button Strikes Again! (2018)
Replies: 4
Views: 7448

Re: Random Button Strikes Again! (2018)

Just Old Al wrote:
Dave wrote:Was this, originally, the very first time anyone referred to "Atsali" and "shipping" in the same sentence?
For which you should be keelhauled...
:lol:
by DinkyInky
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: The Tea Room
Topic: Tea talk
Replies: 113
Views: 168241

Re: Tea talk

I won’t argue that. Just putting... perhaps more than just my two evidence-based cents in on any expectation that herbal tea will do something special that regular hot tea or any other hot beverage can’t do due to “healing properties” of the herbs and whatnot that aren’t verified in peer-reviewed s...
by DinkyInky
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:15 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: More Stuff
Replies: 6272
Views: 2655962

Re: More Stuff

Saturday, my brother was telling me I should sign up for a concealed carry class and get my license. Just before I left for work yesterday afternoon, my dad brought up the subject again. So I guess it looks like I'll be spending more money. I had been intending to get my license, but I kept putting...
by DinkyInky
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:51 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: More Stuff
Replies: 6272
Views: 2655962

Re: More Stuff

"The sword is far, the fist is near." - Korean proverb Not familiar with that one(Mother did a lot of that proverb quoting while trying to appear to not do that), but this one seems more suitable: 손바닥으로 하늘을 가리려한다 (Sonbadageuro haneuleul gariryeohanda) " Do not attempt to cover the sk...
by DinkyInky
Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: The Tea Room
Topic: Tea talk
Replies: 113
Views: 168241

Re: Tea talk

"Now produced with less floor sweepings, and with non-GMO certified heavy metals!" Whenever I see a "Natural, Herbal" etc. item that "treats" and "cleanses toxins" I think "Projectile Vomiting." Gotta say that was my first thought as well. Most real...
by DinkyInky
Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:45 pm
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

Wife doesn't want me lounging around our new trailer, while she is trying to get a job at a daycare. And sadly her car needed a few thou in repairs before we left, so we have a credit card to pay off before I can just lounge around. The school in question is in the "good" part of Mesa, wi...
by DinkyInky
Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:42 pm
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Forum upgrade going to happen
Replies: 23
Views: 33457

Re: Forum upgrade going to happen

Just Old Al wrote:
TazManiac wrote:(when monday's comic doesn't post...) :P
Bite your tongue, man! Remember the insanity in the last drought...
Yes, do tell us how much you disliked the shenanigans wrought from that drought.

I'm waiting.
by DinkyInky
Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

I'd probably be a poor fit for that, because I'd tell them I have a "particular set of skills". Oh, and as previously stated, yes, I always bring a knife to a gunfight. But threat assessment, disarm/apprehend student with as little harm to him/her as possible, and yeah, it sucks that it's ...
by DinkyInky
Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:24 pm
Forum: The Tea Room
Topic: Tea talk
Replies: 113
Views: 168241

Re: Tea talk

OK, here we go: Organic India true wellness Tulsi Cleanse Daily Liver & Kidney Support Certified Organic Healing Herbs & Tulsi-Holly Basil Here is a link I found via Google... https://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/tulsi-liver-kidney-support-OI18.html You poor dear. Tulsi 'teas' is a very a...
by DinkyInky
Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: The Tea Room
Topic: Tea talk
Replies: 113
Views: 168241

Re: Tea talk

*Arrrh!* Ran across something in the semi-dormant Tea Stash that advertised itself as 'a Liver Cleanse'.... Little 'scurred but I went ahead and tried it; it tasted like it advertised: Some kind of Botanical Herb that you'd think was relegated to East Indian Cuisine. (When I get back I'll find the ...
by DinkyInky
Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:46 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Hearts and Hooves Day VI: Stallion the Course
Replies: 18
Views: 18356

Re: Hearts and Hooves Day VI: Stallion the Course

I've had a set of legacy cats since Xmas day, after about 12 years without a permanent quadruped presence. Siblings, tuxedo male and calico female. They could come and go as they pleased at my dad's place, but there it's at least a quarter mile to a hard road in any direction. They were used to bei...
by DinkyInky
Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: The Main Pub Room
Topic: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?
Replies: 197
Views: 148385

Re: Anyone Want Some Grapefruit?

jwhouk wrote:
TazManiac wrote:Notice how the Modern Day Cat is sitting on the Prehistoric Cave-Cat logo? :shock: :D :ugeek:
She likes Gnash.
No accounting for taste. :lol: