Interesting facts

[Bob Tidbury]

You missed out tenterhooks another falconry term.
Bob

[austinbob]

You lot have far too much time on your hands   

You're right scotsoft but what's more fun - sending daft posts or doing the washing up?

[Steven B]

You missed out tenterhooks another falconry term.
Bob

Really? I thought it was a term from the woollen industry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterhook

Happy modelling.

Steven B.

[Agrippa]

I think it was mentioned in another topic something to do
with weaving etc.

[austinbob]

Here's another one...

 
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

BECAUSE:

In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. 

If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

[PLD]

As your so knowledgable Bob; what is the proper term for someone who can't remember what he posted on a web forum 5 days earlier.             

Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

BECAUSE:

In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal.  If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

Here's another one...

 
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

BECAUSE:

In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. 

If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

[austinbob]

As your so knowledgable Bob; what is the proper term for someone who can't remember what he posted on a web forum 5 days earlier.             

Oops!! - I think its called N gauge early onset dementia PLD. (Or in my case late onset dementia). Remind me please.. What is N gauge anyway??

[Jon898]

Remind me please.. What is N gauge anyway??

Isn't it what Captain Piccard says when he wants the Enterprise to get going?

OK, I've already got my coat.

[austinbob]

Remind me please.. What is N gauge anyway??

Isn't it what Captain Piccard says when he wants the Enterprise to get going?

OK, I've already got my coat.

Hang your coat back up... I luv it!!

[DELETED]

On a Star Trek theme I have used the term "jefferies tubes"several times and had engineers confused but convinced they were part of ship systems and perhaps benefited my attention.  I've also slipped in the term GNDN before and it went unnoticed because we have so many acronyms offshore, some folk are just scared to ask.  I'm not a trekkie, but a chance to milk a situation, is a chance missed (only when in good form of coarse!).


....sorry, bit OT.

Actually -having traced many cable systems in the past, GNDN is a very good acronym for many cable transits and old cable bundles onboard ships and workshops.

[Agrippa]

There's only one c in Picard according to the Starfleet personnel dept.

[austinbob]

There's only one c in Picard according to the Starfleet personnel dept.

Ah! But it is well known that the Klingon spelling of Captain Picard is 'Captain Piccard'! If I had a Klingon keyboard I could prove that...

[Agrippa]

If I had a Klingon keyboard I'd put it on Ebay and Trekkies
would bid squillions for it...........

[DELETED]

...fill yer klingon boots

[MalcolmInN]

is the proper term for someone who can't remember what he posted on a web forum 5 days earlier.     

Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

I am so glad you posted that,
I was fearing for my sanity for a mo.
couldnt decide if I was suffering dejá vu
or a quantum entanglement via a wormhole !

It's time-travel Jim, but not as we thought we knew it.