The Original Old Farts Club

[pute]

Electrical problem. By the way my biggest fear at Christmas......some assembly required.......

It is a hoover made in America by Americans. Will see what the estimate is before I decide. Ain't buying anything from China.

Didn't get any trimming done. Still needs another day for a good dry trim. Now I have double work tomorrow. Dry trim and cutting and hanging the next one. Sure wanted to atleast get started today but I hate doing a dry trim on a plant that isn't dry enough. Trimming wilty pot is a pain. I like it when the sugar leaves break off when you touch it with scissors.

Guess I will take a shower and call it a day.

 

[WeedHopper]

Take a shower sock puppet.

 

[Unca Walt]

I have heard that is one of the hardest languages to master , is that true?

It is. Like English, it has umpteen meanings for the same word.

Ma ma ma ma ma? <- I can't put the tonals on but that could be translated as "Does your mother swear at a horse?"

English has the "oo" sound.

Mandarin has ths "shr" sound.


Two threw through the Sioux bleu cheese, turned blue, ooh, it was unUsUal, the view we said eww in the slough of you know who.

Chinese person hears that above and thinks: "Is that the only sound they know how to make?"

shr can mean 10. It can mean time. It can mean story. It can mean "is".

The part you will have trouble believing: It is impossible to say "yes" or "no" in Mandarin. There is no word for "he" or "she".

But when we point that out, they can answer: "We have gege (guh-guh), didi, <-- Older brother, younger brother. Same jeijei = Younger sister syssye = older sister. Not possible to say in English as a word... only as a construction.

There are sounds that are nearly impossible to make if you did not grow up speaking Mandarin. The number 4 -- it is "sz"

We just cannot say it right. And Chinese have a heck of a time with the "L" sound.

Bill Elam and Himself were over there at one time, and the guy that was fitting us for suits called us "Beer" and "Wort". Closest he could get. We took those names with us.

 

[Unca Walt]

Is it true it's hard or that he spoke it? Lol

Both.

Mandarin is great for insults:

"Ni fumu meiyou jyewhun." <-- Nee foomoo may-you jehhwun

Your parents never married.

 

[WeedHopper]

Well, whatever they may be, if I'm this entertained in his presence, I'm so happy to be here!

We are very happy that you are here Grammy.

 

[Rudedude]

Enjoy your evening Kind Tokerzzz. My couch and bong are calling my name .....

 

[WoodHippy]

Holy Cow we got a new Home. Last time I saw Kravens and Bud Light was on IG. That's been 2 yr since I went there. I to would like to catch up with them and a few others.

 

[WeedHopper]

Yeah i miss those guys.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

Electrical problem. By the way my biggest fear at Christmas......some assembly required.......

It is a hoover made in America by Americans. Will see what the estimate is before I decide. Ain't buying anything from China.

Didn't get any trimming done. Still needs another day for a good dry trim. Now I have double work tomorrow. Dry trim and cutting and hanging the next one. Sure wanted to atleast get started today but I hate doing a dry trim on a plant that isn't dry enough. Trimming wilty pot is a pain. I like it when the sugar leaves break off when you touch it with scissors.

Guess I will take a shower and call it a day.

Oh YES always buy American, it is what I do too....
Funny the 1st vacumm I ever took apart to fix was an Older Kirby I was 12 and I remember getting an azz whipping because it took me a few trys to fix it.
New fan blade and a few hrs and it lasted for another 29yrs
Not that Kirby coud have lived as long as all of us.

 

[Cannagrammy]

Lol, I still own my first Kirby

 

[ROSTERMAN]

Lol, I still own my first Kirby

Did yours come with all the attachments?
I remember ours had a Big Box of all kinds of cool things
Knife sharpner, drill (like Dremel) and even a vibrator cone piece.
Floor polisher, sanding disc, etc
I kid you not, It was called butler in a box

 

[pute]

Lol, I still own my first Kirby

can I borrow it???

 

[WeedHopper]

I see ghost from the past.

 

[WeedHopper]

I use to sale Kirbys when i was young.

 

[pute]

When I first left home my mother gave me one of those blue bullet shaped vacums....I still use it to vacuum my truck. That was about 50 years ago.

 

[WeedHopper]

Do you remember Rainbow vacuum cleaners. My Mom had one. You put water in it. It was pretty cool.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

I remember a dust pan and my hand

 

[ROSTERMAN]

I think I found an old cold war relic , maybe a russian nerve gas capsule

 

[WoodHippy]

Nope it is a CK5656 Double Tetrode Rf Tube Could be wrong. But that what the Number say any way.

I think I found an old cold war relic , maybe a russian nerve gas capsule
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[ROSTERMAN]

Night people
Prayers to our southern members in the Gulf area