On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England copied it.
Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a strange
and rude
term to the brits. They call an apartment a "flat." They call a wrench an
"adjustable spanner." If you're a really old American mechanic, you
might have
called it a "monkey wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain
wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK than over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but rude elsewhere.
Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree that is underground, and
as a verb it refers to the way pigs dig up food. In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend of my wife had cousins visiting from
Australia and thought the kids would like some Roots sweatshirts. Roots
was a Canadian manufactured of designer casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor
Mary was so disappointed by the strange reaction to what she thought was
a great gift idea.
In England, wrenches are called spanners.
In article <rv364m-v2a1.ln1@anthive.com>, songbird@anthive.com writes:
wow you peeps are gettin' bad, but anyways, his nameThat's me!??????????
is Orlando Enrique Fiol, but i didn't know his heritage.
i'm familiar with him from other groups many years ago.
always seemed ok to me. he's posted off and on for
years.
my guess is a lot of these people are drunk most
times.
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England copied it.
Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a strange and rude
term to the brits. They call an apartment a "flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable spanner." If you're a really old American mechanic, you might have
called it a "monkey wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK than over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but rude elsewhere.
Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree that is underground, and
as a verb it refers to the way pigs dig up food. In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend of my wife had cousins visiting from
Australia and thought the kids would like some Roots sweatshirts. Roots
was a Canadian manufactured of designer casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor
Mary was so disappointed by the strange reaction to what she thought was
a great gift idea.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England copied
it. Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a
strange and rude term to the brits. They call an apartment a
"flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable spanner." If you're a
really old American mechanic, you might have called it a "monkey
wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and
not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK than
over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but rude
elsewhere. Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree that is underground, and as a verb it refers to the way pigs dig up food.
In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend of my wife had
cousins visiting from Australia and thought the kids would like
some Roots sweatshirts. Roots was a Canadian manufactured of
designer casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where
displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor Mary was so
disappointed by the strange reaction to what she thought was a
great gift idea.
As far as monkey wrench goes, Canadians have different words for
American things. "Monkey wrench" is a word that's hardly ever used by Americans. "Fag" is a derogatory and inflammatory word in America. In
the UK, it's just another word. "Smoking a fag" in America means
you're a very bad boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGw80_bwac
On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:23:55 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England copied
it. Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a
strange and rude term to the brits. They call an apartment a
"flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable spanner." If you're a
really old American mechanic, you might have called it a "monkey wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and
not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK than
over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but rude
elsewhere. Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree that is underground, and as a verb it refers to the way pigs dig up food.
In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend of my wife had
cousins visiting from Australia and thought the kids would like
some Roots sweatshirts. Roots was a Canadian manufactured of
designer casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where
displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor Mary was so
disappointed by the strange reaction to what she thought was a
great gift idea.
As far as monkey wrench goes, Canadians have different words for
American things. "Monkey wrench" is a word that's hardly ever used by Americans. "Fag" is a derogatory and inflammatory word in America. In
the UK, it's just another word. "Smoking a fag" in America means
you're a very bad boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGw80_bwac
Ask him if he has a "whack of tools"" in his gare-idge.
The British Commonwealth pronounces the last letter of the alphabet
as "zed". Americans pronounce it as "zee".
So "Webster's Dictionary" is basically a piece of early American nation-building disguised as a reference book.
ChatGPT
yes, i've been on usenet since the '80s, it's not too likely
i'd be chased away by a few harsh words.
On 2026-01-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and not
capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
https://daitool.com/blogs/daitool-blog/monkey-wrench-vs-pipe-wrench-whats-the-difference-between-them
The author of this article looks barely old enough to have
pubic hair, but the information agrees with most of what I've
found on the web.
On 2026-01-24, Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
The British Commonwealth pronounces the last letter of the alphabet
as "zed". Americans pronounce it as "zee".
a,b,c,d...x,y,zed. That just doesn't sound right.
On 2026-01-24, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
So "Webster's Dictionary" is basically a piece of early American
nation-building disguised as a reference book.
ChatGPT
So what?
On 2026-01-25 8:31 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-24, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:You have to appreciate the irony of so many Americans complained about >ebonics and about immigrants not speaking English when your don't either.
So "Webster's Dictionary" is basically a piece of early American
nation-building disguised as a reference book.
ChatGPT
So what?
Tal Yessen <flwp@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:23:55 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England
copied it. Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a strange and rude term to the brits. They call an apartment a
"flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable spanner." If you're
a really old American mechanic, you might have called it a
"monkey wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain
wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench
and not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable
wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK
than over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but
rude elsewhere. Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree
that is underground, and as a verb it refers to the way pigs
dig up food. In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend
of my wife had cousins visiting from Australia and thought the
kids would like some Roots sweatshirts. Roots was a Canadian manufactured of designer casual clothes, one of those clothing
gimmicks where displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor
Mary was so disappointed by the strange reaction to what she
thought was a great gift idea.
As far as monkey wrench goes, Canadians have different words for
American things. "Monkey wrench" is a word that's hardly ever
used by Americans. "Fag" is a derogatory and inflammatory word in America. In the UK, it's just another word. "Smoking a fag" in
America means you're a very bad boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGw80_bwac
Ask him if he has a "whack of tools"" in his gare-idge.
Ha ha, will do. The Chats aren't the tightest of bands but that guy
has Takamine GX-100 guitar which I've never seen anybody playing one.
I have one too. It's actually a very comfortable/enjoyable guitar to
play.
On 2026-01-25 8:31 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-24, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
So "Webster's Dictionary" is basically a piece of early American
nation-building disguised as a reference book.
ChatGPT
So what?
You have to appreciate the irony of so many Americans complained
about ebonics and about immigrants not speaking English when your
don't either.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:15:43 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Tal Yessen <flwp@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:23:55 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England
copied it. Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack" is a strange and rude term to the brits. They call an apartment a "flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable spanner." If you're
a really old American mechanic, you might have called it a
"monkey wrench." As everyone knows, tyres is just plain
wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench
and not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the UK
than over here. Root is another one that is innocent here but
rude elsewhere. Root as a noun is the part of a plant or tree
that is underground, and as a verb it refers to the way pigs
dig up food. In Australia is is a euphemism for sex. A friend
of my wife had cousins visiting from Australia and thought the
kids would like some Roots sweatshirts. Roots was a Canadian manufactured of designer casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor
Mary was so disappointed by the strange reaction to what she
thought was a great gift idea.
As far as monkey wrench goes, Canadians have different words for American things. "Monkey wrench" is a word that's hardly ever
used by Americans. "Fag" is a derogatory and inflammatory word in America. In the UK, it's just another word. "Smoking a fag" in
America means you're a very bad boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGw80_bwac
Ask him if he has a "whack of tools"" in his gare-idge.
Ha ha, will do. The Chats aren't the tightest of bands but that guy
has Takamine GX-100 guitar which I've never seen anybody playing one.
I have one too. It's actually a very comfortable/enjoyable guitar to
play.
https://mdtv3.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/closeup.jpg
I can see that, but you were off on the Explorer and Firebird, so...
How's about headless:
https://media.guitarcenter.com/is/image/MMGS7/518965000001000-01-600x600.jpg
Like a quick lap steel.
On 2026-01-25 10:19 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2026-01-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench and not
capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable wrenches.
https://daitool.com/blogs/daitool-blog/monkey-wrench-vs-pipe-wrench-whats-the-difference-between-them
The author of this article looks barely old enough to have
pubic hair, but the information agrees with most of what I've
found on the web.
I guess I have been mistaken all these years but I sinned only in my
mind and not in my mouth because, while my brain thought monkey wrench
my mouth always said pipe wrench. The adjustable wrench he calls a
monkey range..... that's a Fitzle.
My father used to have one of those old monkey wrenches. I have not seen
on for sale in many decades. I think that most home tool kits have an adjustable wrench and they are adequate more most homes. People who
actually use wrenches tend to buy wrench sets. They fit better and
aren't as likely to screw up the nut and bolts by rounding off the corners.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I guess I have been mistaken all these years but I sinned only in my
mind and not in my mouth because, while my brain thought monkey wrench
my mouth always said pipe wrench. The adjustable wrench he calls a
monkey range..... that's a Fitzle.
My father used to have one of those old monkey wrenches. I have not seen
on for sale in many decades. I think that most home tool kits have an
adjustable wrench and they are adequate more most homes. People who
actually use wrenches tend to buy wrench sets. They fit better and
aren't as likely to screw up the nut and bolts by rounding off the corners.
It's not rocket science. You're not American so there's no need to get all >fustagated - unless you enjoy that kind of thing. My dad was in the plumber's >union and he taught me what a pipe wrench is. You obviously don't know a thing >about pipe wrenches.
Pipe wrenches are made to work on pipes. You put it on the pipe and tighten it.
There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the right way and the wrong >way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could slip. If you put in on the right
way and turn, the teeth will instantly bite onto the pipe and lock into place. It
works really well - if you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the right way and the wrong
way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could slip. If you put in on the right
way and turn, the teeth will instantly bite onto the pipe and lock into place. It
works really well - if you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
On 2026-01-25 8:31 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-24, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
So "Webster's Dictionary" is basically a piece of early American
nation-building disguised as a reference book.
ChatGPT
So what?
You have to appreciate the irony of so many Americans complained about ebonics and about immigrants not speaking English when your don't either.
In article <69729c6b$1$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net writes:
Sorry I got your name wrong! Hey, I was close! :)Maybe not close enough for legal identification purposes, but close enough not
to hurt my feelings.
Did you ever try the catfish recipes I posted?
Jill
But you're right about Americans who think immigrants should
speak English. They're completely ignorant of the history of
immigrants in the U.S.
jmquown wrote:
Did you ever try the catfish recipes I posted?
Jill
Need click-bait for cat fishing.
On 2026-01-26, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the right way and
the wrong way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could slip. If
you put in on the right way and turn, the teeth will instantly bite
onto the pipe and lock into place. It works really well - if you
know your ass from a hole in the ground.
In my first career, the railroad would deliver tank cars full of
SDA-40C ethanol to the back of our plant. You wouldn't believe the
pipe wrench that was required to unscrew the belly plug. The wrench
weighed at least thirty pounds and took two guys to do the work.
Everything but the jaws on that monster was aluminum. I never saw one
in a hardware store.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 10:19 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2026-01-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe wrench
and not capable of being as precise as our modern adjustable
wrenches.
https://daitool.com/blogs/daitool-blog/monkey-wrench-vs-pipe-wrench-whats-the-difference-between-them
The author of this article looks barely old enough to have
pubic hair, but the information agrees with most of what I've
found on the web.
I guess I have been mistaken all these years but I sinned only in
my mind and not in my mouth because, while my brain thought monkey
wrench my mouth always said pipe wrench. The adjustable wrench he
calls a monkey range..... that's a Fitzle.
My father used to have one of those old monkey wrenches. I have not
seen on for sale in many decades. I think that most home tool kits
have an adjustable wrench and they are adequate more most homes.
People who actually use wrenches tend to buy wrench sets. They fit
better and aren't as likely to screw up the nut and bolts by
rounding off the corners.
It's not rocket science. You're not American so there's no need to
get all fustagated - unless you enjoy that kind of thing. My dad was
in the plumber's union and he taught me what a pipe wrench is. You
obviously don't know a thing about pipe wrenches.
Pipe wrenches are made to work on pipes. You put it on the pipe and
tighten it. There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the
right way and the wrong way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could
slip. If you put in on the right way and turn, the teeth will
instantly bite onto the pipe and lock into place. It works really
well - if you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
Tal Yessen <flwp@in.valid> posted:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:15:43 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Tal Yessen <flwp@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:23:55 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-25 3:50 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Once it became very much used here, others, like England
copied it. Seems the King liked it
There's a world of words out in the world. A "fanny pack"
is a strange and rude term to the brits. They call an
apartment a "flat." They call a wrench an "adjustable
spanner." If you're a really old American mechanic, you
might have called it a "monkey wrench." As everyone
knows, tyres is just plain wrong.
I always thought of a monkey wrench as a adjustable pipe
wrench and not capable of being as precise as our modern
adjustable wrenches.
Fanny pack does indeed have a much different meaning in the
UK than over here. Root is another one that is innocent
here but rude elsewhere. Root as a noun is the part of a
plant or tree that is underground, and as a verb it refers
to the way pigs dig up food. In Australia is is a euphemism
for sex. A friend of my wife had cousins visiting from
Australia and thought the kids would like some Roots
sweatshirts. Roots was a Canadian manufactured of designer
casual clothes, one of those clothing gimmicks where
displaying the company logo was stylish. Poor Mary was so disappointed by the strange reaction to what she thought
was a great gift idea.
As far as monkey wrench goes, Canadians have different words
for American things. "Monkey wrench" is a word that's hardly
ever used by Americans. "Fag" is a derogatory and
inflammatory word in America. In the UK, it's just another
word. "Smoking a fag" in America means you're a very bad boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGw80_bwac
Ask him if he has a "whack of tools"" in his gare-idge.
Ha ha, will do. The Chats aren't the tightest of bands but that
guy has Takamine GX-100 guitar which I've never seen anybody
playing one. I have one too. It's actually a very
comfortable/enjoyable guitar to play.
https://mdtv3.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/closeup.jpg
I can see that, but you were off on the Explorer and Firebird, so...
How's about headless:
https://media.guitarcenter.com/is/image/MMGS7/518965000001000-01-600x600.jpg
Like a quick lap steel.
The guitars have a nice clean look because of the flush mounted
pickups. I completely messed up my guitar by adding a pickguard and
mounting a couple of boomerang pickups. I'm a pretty funny guy.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5avmUpeHSfZ88CiW6
Thank God you showed up. Some people thought you were some mythical creature that
couldn't possibly exist. OTOH, my guess is a lot of these people are drunk most
times.
Glad to hear it! Did you ever try the catfish recipes I posted? I seemI
to recall you found at least one of them interesting. :)
haven't yet found good catfish that tastes sweet rather than muddy.--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On 2026-01-26, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the right way and the wrong
way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could slip. If you put in on the right
way and turn, the teeth will instantly bite onto the pipe and lock into place. It
works really well - if you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
In my first career, the railroad would deliver tank cars full of SDA-40C ethanol to the back of our plant. You wouldn't believe the pipe wrenchThat sounds like a lot of fun. I've seen those giant nuts holding bridges in place. I can't imagine what those wrenches look like. Giant things are just crazy but fun. Who knew that you could build giant things by just blowing parts up?
that was required to unscrew the belly plug. The wrench weighed at least thirty pounds and took two guys to do the work.
Everything but the jaws on that monster was aluminum. I never saw one in
a hardware store.
In article <6977713e$0$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net writes:
Glad to hear it! Did you ever try the catfish recipes I posted? I seemI
to recall you found at least one of them interesting. :)
haven't yet found good catfish that tastes sweet rather than muddy.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2026-01-26, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
There's two ways to put a pipe wrench on a pipe - the right way
and the wrong way. If you put in on the wrong way, it could slip.
If you put in on the right way and turn, the teeth will instantly
bite onto the pipe and lock into place. It works really well - if
you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
In my first career, the railroad would deliver tank cars full of
SDA-40C ethanol to the back of our plant. You wouldn't believe the
pipe wrench that was required to unscrew the belly plug. The wrench
weighed at least thirty pounds and took two guys to do the work.
Everything but the jaws on that monster was aluminum. I never saw
one in a hardware store.
That sounds like a lot of fun. I've seen those giant nuts holding
bridges in place. I can't imagine what those wrenches look like.
Giant things are just crazy but fun. Who knew that you could build
giant things by just blowing parts up?
On 1/26/2026 5:43 PM, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
In article <6977713e$0$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net writes:
Glad to hear it! Did you ever try the catfish recipes I posted?I
I seem to recall you found at least one of them interesting. :)
haven't yet found good catfish that tastes sweet rather than
muddy.
So sorry to hear you can't find good tasting catfish. The recipes
work well for any mild tasting white fish fillets.
Jill
So sorry to hear you can't find good tasting catfish. The recipes workOh, I find enough sweet, flaky catfish, but it's already cooked where I get it.
well for any mild tasting white fish fillets.
In article <6978f4f7$0$21$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net writes:
So sorry to hear you can't find good tasting catfish. The recipesOh, I find enough sweet, flaky catfish, but it's already cooked where
work well for any mild tasting white fish fillets.
I get it. My only other favorite contender would be orange ruffy.
I haven't yet found good catfish that tastes sweet rather than muddy.
In article <6978f4f7$0$21$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net writes:
So sorry to hear you can't find good tasting catfish. The recipes workOh, I find enough sweet, flaky catfish, but it's already cooked where I get it.
well for any mild tasting white fish fillets.
My only other favorite contender would be orange ruffy.
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