COLD DARK ROOM

[EllieMay]

Good Luck at the vet. Let us know how it goes.

A side story, we have just had a lady by the name of Heather move into our complex. Made me think of you, and even before I have met her - I like her already, simply because she has your name. I really hope she does not disappoint me. ??

Well I hope she lives up to her name too!!! I’ll be watching for the neighbor updates now ?

 

[EllieMay]

8 PIECES OF USELESS INFORMATION

1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'THE RULE OF THE THUMB.'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' and thus the word ‘GOLF’ entered into the English language.

3. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ‘GOODNITE SLEEP TIGHT’.

4. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the ‘HONEYMOON’.

5. In English pubs, ales were sold in Pints and Quarts. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your Pints and Quarts and settle down.' Thats where we get the phrase 'MIND YOUR P's AN Q's’.

6. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'WET YOUR WHISTLE' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7. In 1696, King William III introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as a ‘DAYLIGHT ROBBERY’.

8. The letters “POSH” used to be stamped on the upper classes luggage on boats and cruises, this stood for “port out starboard home” so they would always get the best views.

Have good day and smile it's Friday!!!!

 

[CarolM]

Getting milked could be interesting. ?

For sure!!!

 

[CarolM]

Finishing cataloging my Ordovician echinoderms.

Okay. I have no clue what that is. I suppose I should go and look it up with our friend google.

 

[CarolM]

Finishing cataloging my Ordovician echinoderms.

I am going to have to ask our friend later, as it seems that it is not working for me at the moment.

 

[Maro2Bear]

8 PIECES OF USELESS INFORMATION

1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'THE RULE OF THE THUMB.'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' and thus the word ‘GOLF’ entered into the English language.

3. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ‘GOODNITE SLEEP TIGHT’.

4. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the ‘HONEYMOON’.

5. In English pubs, ales were sold in Pints and Quarts. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your Pints and Quarts and settle down.' Thats where we get the phrase 'MIND YOUR P's AN Q's’.

6. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'WET YOUR WHISTLE' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7. In 1696, King William III introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as a ‘DAYLIGHT ROBBERY’.

8. The letters “POSH” used to be stamped on the upper classes luggage on boats and cruises, this stood for “port out starboard home” so they would always get the best views.

Have good day and smile it's Friday!!!!

Ok - these go with No 6

 

[Maro2Bear]

Okay. I have no clue what that is. I suppose I should go and look it up with our friend google.

Here u go....

Lyell Collection

 

[CarolM]

8 PIECES OF USELESS INFORMATION

1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'THE RULE OF THE THUMB.'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' and thus the word ‘GOLF’ entered into the English language.

3. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ‘GOODNITE SLEEP TIGHT’.

4. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the ‘HONEYMOON’.

5. In English pubs, ales were sold in Pints and Quarts. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your Pints and Quarts and settle down.' Thats where we get the phrase 'MIND YOUR P's AN Q's’.

6. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'WET YOUR WHISTLE' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7. In 1696, King William III introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as a ‘DAYLIGHT ROBBERY’.

8. The letters “POSH” used to be stamped on the upper classes luggage on boats and cruises, this stood for “port out starboard home” so they would always get the best views.

Have good day and smile it's Friday!!!!

ooooohhhh, thank you for this. Loved reading it. And very interesting.

 

[CarolM]

Here u go....

Lyell Collection

Thank you.
It is very wierd. I can go on here, but as soon as I try do a google search or click on the link you gave nothing happens. Very strange. It seems that the rain is causing the gremlins to come out.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Thank you.
It is very wierd. I can go on here, but as soon as I try do a google search or click on the link you gave nothing happens. Very strange. It seems that the rain is causing the gremlins to come out.

The abstract......all u prob want to know...

The palaeobiogeographical distribution of the six major clades of Ordovician echinoderms (asterozoans, blastozoans, crinoids, echinozoans, edrioasteroids and stylophorans) is analysed based on a comprehensive and up-to-date database compiling 3701 occurrences (1938 species recorded from 331 localities) of both complete specimens and isolated ossicles. Although historically biased towards a limited number of regions (Europe, North America, Russia), the resulting dataset makes it possible to identify six main palaeobiogeographical provinces for Ordovician echinoderms: Laurentia, Baltica, West Gondwana, East Gondwana, Avalonia and Siberia. At a global scale, the high endemicity of echinoderms during the Early to Middle Ordovician coincides with the time of maximum dispersal of continental masses. Late Ordovician faunas tend to become more cosmopolitan, possibly as a consequence of changing palaeogeography and/or relatively higher sea-levels in the Sandbian–Katian interval. Regional biodiversity patterns of Ordovician echinoderms confirm that their major diversification during the Ordovician is not a single, universal evolutionary event, but rather results from the complex addition of contrasted local evolutionary trends.


and a pix

 

[Yvonne G]

8 PIECES OF USELESS INFORMATION

1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'THE RULE OF THE THUMB.'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' and thus the word ‘GOLF’ entered into the English language.

3. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ‘GOODNITE SLEEP TIGHT’.

4. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the ‘HONEYMOON’.

5. In English pubs, ales were sold in Pints and Quarts. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your Pints and Quarts and settle down.' Thats where we get the phrase 'MIND YOUR P's AN Q's’.

6. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'WET YOUR WHISTLE' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7. In 1696, King William III introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as a ‘DAYLIGHT ROBBERY’.

8. The letters “POSH” used to be stamped on the upper classes luggage on boats and cruises, this stood for “port out starboard home” so they would always get the best views.

Have good day and smile it's Friday!!!!

These are all very interesting. Thanks for that.

 

[EllieMay]

Ok - these go with No 6

That’s so cool!!! I never liked history in school but there are specific things today that I love to know and see

 

[EllieMay]

ooooohhhh, thank you for this. Loved reading it. And very interesting.

One of my Customers sent me that this morning and I thought it was cool too

 

[EllieMay]

Well the trip to the vet was uneventful.. they drew 5 tubes of blood to send off to the equine lab for analysis. Regular exam says he’s doing great... I have him on a complete feed with a weight booster but he’s not as thick as I’d like yet. I can’t exercise a whole lot yet with the heat and my allotted time frames but we do some. We should get the results back next week.

And just an update on Rig Dog..... she’s doing great! She’s very playful now and will speak for your attention.. she will bark at Duke until he consents for a little playtime. While we did put her on an adoption list, I really don’t think she will be going anywhere

 

[Ray--Opo]

I don't think National Toilet day is all it's cracked up to be,

?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

8 PIECES OF USELESS INFORMATION

1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'THE RULE OF THE THUMB.'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' and thus the word ‘GOLF’ entered into the English language.

3. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ‘GOODNITE SLEEP TIGHT’.

4. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the ‘HONEYMOON’.

5. In English pubs, ales were sold in Pints and Quarts. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your Pints and Quarts and settle down.' Thats where we get the phrase 'MIND YOUR P's AN Q's’.

6. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'WET YOUR WHISTLE' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7. In 1696, King William III introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as a ‘DAYLIGHT ROBBERY’.

8. The letters “POSH” used to be stamped on the upper classes luggage on boats and cruises, this stood for “port out starboard home” so they would always get the best views.

Have good day and smile it's Friday!!!!

Very funny, but none of them are likely to be true, I'm sorry to say.

1. There was never any such law. The Rule of Thumb was likely a rough measurement of goods sold.
2. No. It is likely the word 'golf' originates from the Scots word 'goulf' meaning to cuff or hit. Which itself comes from the Dutch 'kolf'; a club or bat. The first woman player known was in 1552 and it was much later that men forced women out and some smarty-pants created the acronym GOLF for Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden as a joke.
3. No. The phrase is first recorded from 1866, long after bed ropes had been replaced by springs.
4. No. It is probably just from the idea that the first month (moon) of marriage is the sweetest.
5. Charles Churchill 1763.
"On all occasions next the chair,
" He stands for service of the mayor,
" And to instruct him how to use,
" His As and Bs, and Ps and Qs.
It just means to learn ones alphabet.
6. No. First mentioned in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", but probably much older, your 'whistle' was a name for your throat and if you had a dry thoat you would wet your whistle.
7. No. First mentioned in print in "Hobson's Choice" 1916. It just means an audacious theft as opposed to a safer crime committed during the hours of darkness.
8. There is no evidence to support this. Probably from the Romani word 'posh' which meant half and 'posh-kooroona' was half a crown, a lot of money back then.

Sorry to be a spoilsport, but I love etymology.
But I'll smile on Friday.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Maybe see if Google can help?

Talked to my therapist today on zoom.
She walked me through the procedure.
It's a 10 minute routine daily. Need to be in a calm, quiet place and a meditation state of mind. Need to mimic what I do with good hand slowly while watching the mirror and concentrating on the muscles. So I use the same muscles in the right hand as the left. She says I should see improvement in my phantom pains in about 2 weeks. Then I might be able to cut back the procedure to every other day. It takes the combination of a meditated/hypnotic state of mind and a reflection therapy with the mirror to fool the brain.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

ooooohhhh, thank you for this. Loved reading it. And very interesting.

These are all very interesting. Thanks for that.

Hmmm.
Interesting and fun, yes.
Sadly, all false.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thank you.
It is very wierd. I can go on here, but as soon as I try do a google search or click on the link you gave nothing happens. Very strange. It seems that the rain is causing the gremlins to come out.

Is the Leprechaun still around?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

The abstract......all u prob want to know...

Thanks.
A very succinct summary.