Mundane News

[Reynard]

In ancient times, when sailors were men and cabin boys meant just that. Cannon balls would be stacked on deck near and ready for the guns. Being round, they don't stack well, so there would be a brass square around the base. As it got colder, the brass would contract and the balls would fall out. Hence the expression; "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!" As the frame was named a "Brass Monkey".

"Son of a gun", is a term from the same sort of era. Go on, ask me? I dare you!

Someone been reading too many C S Forrester novels?

 

[Reynard]

Anyways time to put the writing away and go get some shuteye.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[Gravity Aided]

I did wonder if you were trying to fatten it up!
I've seen a recipe for dormice in honey, but just one woodmouse wouldn't even make a starter.
[Googles]
From Wikipedia :-
The edible dormouse was farmed and eaten by the ancient Romans,[32] the Gauls,[33] and the Etruscans[34] (usually as a snack), hence the word edible in its name. The Romans would catch dormice from the wild in autumn when they were fattest.[35] The dormice were kept and raised either in large pits or (in less spacious urban surroundings) in terra cotta containers, the gliraria,[36] something like contemporary hamster cages. They fed these captive dormice walnuts, chestnuts, and acorns for fattening. The dormice were served by either roasting them and dipping them in honey or stuffing them with a mixture of pork, pine nuts, and other flavorings.
So there you go. I also found the following arresting, yet unhelpful description :-
The edible dormouse tastes very similar to squirrel.

Fried squirrel with gravy?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I can never move to the UK. I'm not young enough to assimilate the regional colloquialisms

We have it in America too.

 

[Illaveago]

If you camouflage it isn't there a danger that you'll lose it?

You may joke about it, but I read a thread on another site about one which was painted in black and white, a bit like a stack of liquorice sorts which would disappear in the distance . It had to have navigation lights on so that other modellers wouldn't crash into it .

 

[Illaveago]

William Shakespeare has just been given the vaccination !

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

After the previous night's 2.5 hours of sleep, last night I slept for 8 hours straight (1 more than is normal for me).

I could just go back for another 8

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
Freezing fog here! I don't think it is going to lift today .

 

[biggs682]

William Shakespeare has just been given the vaccination !

So who will be the first cycle chat person to get the vaccination ?

Another pea soup day outside down here in the borough .

Might brave Wilkinson's today if I can find it ?

 

[PeteXXX]

William Shakespeare has just been given the vaccination !

Gadsooks!

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Our street is covered in ice. Looks like when my daughter goes mad with the glitter.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

So who will be the first cycle chat person to get the vaccination ?

Not me

 

[DCLane]

Not me

I'm on list 6 but SWMBO is due to get it this week.

 

[Kryton521]

" has broken, like the first Morning........." there's another song I dread ever hearing again. Along with all Christmas songs.

Had coffee. Debating what to have for breakfast on such a cold and uninspiring day.

Today I shall be making bread for the neighbours. Trying to fit the front gear cable with my four pawed assistant making it all the harder!

 

[raleighnut]

" has broken, like the first Morning........." there's another song I dread ever hearing again. Along with all Christmas songs.

Had coffee. Debating what to have for breakfast on such a cold and uninspiring day.

Today I shall be making bread for the neighbours. Trying to fit the front gear cable with my four pawed assistant making it all the harder!

The Hymn was written in 1931

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Has_Broken