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wornout wrench

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The defense my grandpa used to use when cookies went missing.
" I only eat 2 "
No matter how many were missing.
The 2 being the first and the last.
This defense worked his entire life.
I have tried to keep his memory alive by using the same cookie defense, so far in my 62 years, it seems to have worked.
Might be worth a try Blocker
 

Welder Dave

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For cookies to be proper cookies they must baked by a licensed Masterbaker. If the baker was not a licensed Masterbaker they can not bring about an action to another party or parties regardless of how many cookies were allegedly stolen. A Masterbaker would not recognize a regular dozen. A non Masterbaker's claim would be dismissed in it's entirety. A person(s) committing an illegal act cannot bring an action to another person with regards to the illegal act. The legal term is Ex turpi causa non oritur actio. It is the same as a drug dealer can not bring an action for non payment. In some cases the person bringing the action is given a slap on the wrist for their stupidity... A person who would like to become a licensed Masterbaker would be ill advised to bring an action as a slap on the wrist could severely limit their abilitity to become a Masterbaker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_turpi_causa_non_oritur_actio
 
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Is that like Long ton, short ton or was it tongue? as to a heavy twelve, would a Light Twelve be closer to eleven?
 

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It is very confusing, the US ton is a short ton, the UK ton is a long ton and then there is the metric ton but it is referred to as a tonne. They're all bloody different. I don't know how people like Crane operator keep their sanity. Customer calls up and says he needs something lifted. Then the questions begin... How heavy is it? Is that short tons, long tons, US tons, UK tons or metric tonnes? No different with liquid measurements. There's US gallons, imperial gallons, UK gallons, Canadian gallons and then litres that aren't even close. It's a wonder we all haven't gone insane trying to figure this out.
 

wornout wrench

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Confusing, I'm always confused.

Liters, gallons. How about beer.

You have your six pack, 8 pack, box (12) 15, 18 then the famous 24 (pronounced two four)
Then you go to a pub and there is a glass, a mug a sleeve a flight, a jug
Whiskey you have your mickey, a 26er, a 40 pounder
The 26er is now a 750 ml, not sure what a 40 is anymore

But the part that really gets me is that in my town, gas is $1.39 a liter, and people complain so much. Yet the same people will go into the gas station store and buy a liter or water and pay $2.00 for it.
The stuff comes out of the tap for free.

So should the Ebike run on Kentucky of Scotch Whiskey?
I suppose I should be patriotic and use Canadian Whiskey.
Or Maple Syrup.

But If I recharge the battery buy plugging it into the wall and when have Hydro Electric power can I honestly say it runs off of water

This fog of confusion is getting thicker and thicker.
 

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It is very confusing, the US ton is a short ton, the UK ton is a long ton and then there is the metric ton but it is referred to as a tonne. They're all bloody different. I don't know how people like Crane operator keep their sanity. Customer calls up and says he needs something lifted. Then the questions begin... How heavy is it? Is that short tons, long tons, US tons, UK tons or metric tonnes? No different with liquid measurements. There's US gallons, imperial gallons, UK gallons, Canadian gallons and then litres that aren't even close. It's a wonder we all haven't gone insane trying to figure this out.
In the construction business I hear repeated references to a sh1t ton!!!! I asked the boss just how heavy that is... he never really gave me a definite answer other than I know it's heavier than the rest of the tons.
 

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I think it's a reference to how Honey Wagons determine if they're overloaded. Milk trucks hauling from dairy farms do not have to follow spring road bans as they are considered a perishable commodity. I'm curious if Honey Wagons are required to follow road bans? It may not be perishable but will certainly ferment, especially on a hot summers day. o_O What is a drivers official title, sh1t disturber? What if the truck is over weight, would law enforcement pull them over? What would they require the driver do with the excess, take it back, dump it out, pump it to another Honey Wagon, etc.? Would a hazmat crew have to come out to do an ass essment? Would they get paid extra hazard pay? Would there be a time limit or exposure limit for the clean up? Would the violation be given to the driver or the customer? After all it's the customer who's full of it... er over full of it? What training is required to become a Honey Wagon driver, eat beans and extra hot Mexican for a week and then be locked in a non-vented loo on a ship with 3 other candidates in 100 deg. heat to see who lasts the longest? Is that the real reason it's called a poop deck? Do you end up with a number 7 poop chute? Is the winning applicant the one who's eyes water the least or nose hairs curly the least? What do you put for likes on a resume to become a Honey Wagon driver? What do you put on a resume to get into a different line of work? Is becoming a Honey Wagon driver considered a promotion or a demotion? How would get to be a supervisor and what would your title be? Instead of getting awards for a million miles, do you get a reward for a million dumps? Can you get a lifetime dump award? What if somebody rear ended a Honey Wagon? Would you try to dump on them? Sorry, what was the question?
 
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Ronsii

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The better question would be what does that honey wagon weigh???? 20 ton.... 20 long tonnes.... or 20 sh1t tons.... I'm thinking the latter especially if it's looks like it's full of it...
 

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I am worried about the progress of the EM bike’s slide in camper. Has anyone got any blueprints carved out in crayon yet?

I would like to take a vote on the secondary matter of some of us approaching the EU, the UN, NATO and anyone else concerned with standardizing a “world” measurement system. Maybe that is what the Illuminati are working on.
 

DIYDAVE

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For cookies to be proper cookies they must baked by a licensed Masterbaker. If the baker was not a licensed Masterbaker they can not bring about an action to another party or parties regardless of how many cookies were allegedly stolen. A Masterbaker would not recognize a regular dozen. A non Masterbaker's claim would be dismissed in it's entirety. A person(s) committing an illegal act cannot bring an action to another person with regards to the illegal act. The legal term is Ex turpi causa non oritur actio. It is the same as a drug dealer can not bring an action for non payment. In some cases the person bringing the action is given a slap on the wrist for their stupidity... A person who would like to become a licensed Masterbaker would be ill advised to bring an action as a slap on the wrist could severely limit their abilitity to become a Masterbaker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_turpi_causa_non_oritur_actio

I thought master bakers were all blind...:cool:
 

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I think it's a reference to how Honey Wagons determine if they're overloaded. Milk trucks hauling from dairy farms do not have to follow spring road bans as they are considered a perishable commodity. I'm curious if Honey Wagons are required to follow road bans? It may not be perishable but will certainly ferment, especially on a hot summers day. o_O What is a drivers official title, sh1t disturber? What if the truck is over weight, would law enforcement pull them over? What would they require the driver do with the excess, take it back, dump it out, pump it to another Honey Wagon, etc.? Would a hazmat crew have to come out to do an ass essment? Would they get paid extra hazard pay? Would there be a time limit or exposure limit for the clean up? Would the violation be given to the driver or the customer? After all it's the customer who's full of it... er over full of it? What training is required to become a Honey Wagon driver, eat beans and extra hot Mexican for a week and then be locked in a non-vented loo on a ship with 3 other candidates in 100 deg. heat to see who lasts the longest? Is that the real reason it's called a poop deck? Do you end up with a number 7 poop chute? Is the winning applicant the one who's eyes water the least or nose hairs curly the least? What do you put for likes on a resume to become a Honey Wagon driver? What do you put on a resume to get into a different line of work? Is becoming a Honey Wagon driver considered a promotion or a demotion? How would get to be a supervisor and what would your title be? Instead of getting awards for a million miles, do you get a reward for a million dumps? Can you get a lifetime dump award? What if somebody rear ended a Honey Wagon? Would you try to dump on them? Sorry, what was the question?

I heard a limerick, about this very s(h)ituation...;)
I searched near across the internet nation
but could not find the one I wanted
and became somewhat daunted
Just a case of literary constipation...:(:(

Seriously, there was one that had the word scatological in it, but I couldn't find it, just now...;)
 

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I thought master bakers were all blind...:cool:
Dave I think you are thinking of some other kind of masters?
Think it has to do with the guys responsible for putting the bait on the fish hooks of the professional fishermen. I hear they start out as apprentice then move to journeyman and if the get real good they qualify as master!
 

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Confusing, I'm always confused.

Liters, gallons. How about beer.

You have your six pack, 8 pack, box (12) 15, 18 then the famous 24 (pronounced two four)
Then you go to a pub and there is a glass, a mug a sleeve a flight, a jug
Whiskey you have your mickey, a 26er, a 40 pounder
The 26er is now a 750 ml, not sure what a 40 is anymore

But the part that really gets me is that in my town, gas is $1.39 a liter, and people complain so much. Yet the same people will go into the gas station store and buy a liter or water and pay $2.00 for it.
The stuff comes out of the tap for free.

So should the Ebike run on Kentucky of Scotch Whiskey?
I suppose I should be patriotic and use Canadian Whiskey.
Or Maple Syrup.

But If I recharge the battery buy plugging it into the wall and when have Hydro Electric power can I honestly say it runs off of water

This fog of confusion is getting thicker and thicker.

Pretty sure that if it's tuned to run blended Whiskey just about anything will work. Some non blends like Bourbon and better Scotches may need some sampling before filling the tank. That could use up a lot of the fuel before it goes into the tank.
 

Welder Dave

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I thought master bakers were all blind...:cool:

Only if they're in a hurry and too lazy to chill the butter and refrigerate the dough. Typical of wannabe Masterbakers. The last thing a real Masterbaker wants is shrinkage. Some Masterbakers prefer tough cookie's though.

As baking buff Erin McDowell has explained, room temperature butter is more likely than cold butter to glom onto the work surface (and, consequently, to require extra flour protection, leading to less tender cookies). Plus, when the dough rests under refrigeration, the protein strands relax and it becomes less susceptible to shrinking as you roll it, cut it, and bake it.
 

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Well I caught the elusive little bugger.
Rendered it down.
Boney little beast, not much there to render.
I got 1 drop of oil out of it. ONE DROP.
And now for the sad part.

I am a bit clumsy, my wife tells everyone that if I was walking through a desert and there was one rock, I would trip over it.

Well there must have been a rock on the floor of my basement because I tripped over something and the vial of U oil broke and well you can imagine the rest.

I ran and got some paper towel to soak it up but when I got back it was like magic, there was no sign of the oil, it was just gone.

So sad.
 
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