red750 Posted August 19, 2023 Posted August 19, 2023 4 hours ago, willedoo said: I tried it while on the forums page and got six pages of references Looks like I stuffed the search. Which thread should I repost it in?
red750 Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 I thought a "knocker upper" was someone who got young ladies in the family way. It appears they were employed up until the mid 1800's to carry a long stick to tap on people's windows to "knock them up" for work, before alarm clocks became prevalent. 2
spacesailor Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 MY Wife had a" knocker-upper " , when working shift-work . I , on the other hand had a , MOTHER . spacesailor 1
old man emu Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, red750 said: "knocker upper" A very important job in railway towns where train crews swapped over. 1
willedoo Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 4 hours ago, red750 said: A bit like one of the old horse walks into a bar jokes - A White horse walks into a bar. The barman remarks "Did you know there's a whisky named after you?" The horse replies "Kevin ?" 1
red750 Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 Look at this photo of a slum. Then step back from the screen and squint.
old man emu Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 Didn't have to. Jumped right out at me before I read the text of your post. 1
onetrack Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 There's a fair bit of cunning photoshop in that slum photo.
red750 Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 I posted that on a large monitor and it wasn't so obvious. When I looked t it on my laptop it was.
onetrack Posted August 22, 2023 Posted August 22, 2023 I'd be pretty wary, it looks like it's capable of ripping the guts out of you.
red750 Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 Damned if I know who comes up with these puns... 1 2
old man emu Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, red750 said: Who will be first to get this? Fe2O3γ- maghemite ? Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) is an iron oxide that has a dual advantage when used in water treatment applications. It acts as both a photocatalyst and magnetic nanomaterial which makes it very effective in the degradation and removal of contaminants. 1
red750 Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 Correct - in this instance, it means RUSTY. = RUST, + Y = RUSTY. 1 1
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