COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Be careful and I hope that everything goes well.

Thanks Carol. A road closure complicated my day but otherwise all OK for now.

 

[Lyn W]

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!!!!

I didn't know any of that - very interesting and made me smile.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Predictable I know but pull the udder one.

What?
Mootiny in the Cold Dark Room!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Navigating the roads and roundabouts in the UK always seemed to be more art than science to me.

I remember traveling (American spelling) a series of roundabouts in the UK, where there were usually two exits from the roundabout that were marked with my intended destination. Eventually I learned that the correct choice was "one of those."

Which one rarely mattered.

 

[Lyn W]

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.

It's pretty fascinating how that works. I hope all goes well for you.

 

[Lyn W]

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

Shame, they all sounded pretty convincing but funny anyway.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I didn't know any of that - very interesting and made me smile.

if you read back a few 100 posts @Tidgy's Dad debunked all of those nostaligic items.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Figs are finally starting to come to life!

 

[Lyn W]

Now I'm really confused. We have two members with very similar names - Ellymae and Elliemay. My head hurts.




Spoiler: My Critters

Perhaps the new one can make a slight adjustment to her name so that we'll have an Elliemay and an Elliemaynot?

 

[Lyn W]

if you read back a few 100 posts @Tidgy's Dad debunked all of those nostaligic items.

Yes I saw it, I rather liked the first origins though.

 

[EllieMay]

No offense is ever taken with me. I didn’t detect any offense in the first place plus I’m extremely thick skinned. I’m like a tortoise. Hard shelled and thick skinned. I didn’t detect any in the first place plus I’m extremely thick skinned. When a horse has the heaves he has respiratory distress and it’s believed to be an allergic response to small particles in the air usually from food. It’s recommended that you not feed horses in too high a feeding bin so that they don’t inhale a lot of the particles. Usually they’ll be coughing or their nostrils will flair or they seem to be having a bit of difficulty breathing (the chest is heaving). Think of it almost like asthma or COPD In a horse. Lokkje doesn’t have that at all. He is a thoroughbred and thoroughbreds tend to be hard keeps anyway. He’s also very dominant and very busy and tends to be more play driven then food driven and so when it gets hotter he drops more weight. I am lucky because I have a lot of easy keep horses but Lokkje is different and he had an epiploic foramenal obstruction that required surgery so he’s even more difficult to manage. He cannot eat alfalfa hay and can only have Bermuda and is very disinterested in food and has been for the 16 years that I’ve had him. When I first got horses I signed up for a veterinary website that would give general information and had a lot of topics. I tried to look for it for you as I haven’t looked in years and it’s no longer available. If you are new to veterinary/horse medicine it would be a good idea to find a site like that because it’s quite helpful. When I first got horses I signed up for a veterinary website that would give general information and had a lot of topics. I tried to look for it for you as I haven’t looked in years and it’s no longer available. If you are new to veterinary/horse medicine it would be a good idea to find a site like that because it’s quite helpful. Like the tortoise forum has been for me learning about taking care of a leopard.

I know a little but I could use some more in depth knowledge.. I will Continue to research and look. I have had horses all my life and out of all of them, I only had one that had difficulties.. she was prone to colic, bacterial infections and foundering... Every year it was something So I learned a lot .. the one thing that she never had was breathing difficulties... I am anxious to see how Ready’s panel and labs come back...

 

[EllieMay]

I look at the pictures so I don’t really pay as much attention to the names that don’t tend to match people anyway. It’s rather strange that I’ve had prolonged conversations with people without really knowing who they are. Since Adam came back I have now learned the names of many people that I never knew. Not that anybody would care but my name is really Kris. Short for Kristin.

We definitely do care! Nice to officially meet you Kris!!!

*Heather waves*

 

[EllieMay]

Thanks - I just look like I've hot a squashed fly on my face now because of the stitches. Thank goodness for face masks! Will have results in about 14 days.

I’ll be sending constant good vibes!!

 

[EllieMay]

Perhaps the new one can make a slight adjustment to her name so that we'll have an Elliemay and an Elliemaynot?

I like that!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Figs are finally starting to come to life!

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and a look at the luscious fruity inside.

 

[Blackdog1714]

Your name is Yvonne??? In all my life I only ever knew one other Yvonne (excluding Yvonne de Carlo, the actress) until I joined the Forum. Wow! (and thanks for the respect, but I don't deserve special treatment)

I am up to 2 Yvonnes. And I must say you both live up to your names--- Y Vonne!

 

[Blackdog1714]

and a look at the luscious fruity inside.

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I thought Maggie already showed us pictures of her wound?

 

[Maro2Bear]

I thought Maggie already showed us pictures of her wound?

I’m sure the fresh figs taste just a bit better. Finger licking good.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

I am up to 2 Yvonnes. And I must say you both live up to your names--- Y Vonne!

that’s Miss Y-Vonne.. ????
Is that the one from Pee Wee’s Playhouse?? ???????

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Thanks - I just look like I've hot a squashed fly on my face now because of the stitches. Thank goodness for face masks! Will have results in about 14 days.

good luck!!!!!
and if anyone asks about your face stitches you just simply say, “ you should have seen the OTHER guy!” ?