Moderator Art Posted October 20, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 20, 2011 Ray, Sometimes I say "muffing" to keep from having to put $1 in the swear jar. The Salvation Army loves it every time I don't say "muffing". I've been doing leatherworking and shoemaking/reparing for years, the wife says she would rather have me "muffing around" in the shop than out chasing women. She does realize that I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. Dog has the same problem with trash trucks. Art Hey, Bruce, what is a 'muffing paper' - my mind is boggling... lol Is this a transatlantic translation thing? Ray Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members WinterBear Posted October 20, 2011 Members Report Posted October 20, 2011 Love it Art, I now have a new name for my computer, the muffing thing. I already have coworkers who yell "Cheese and Rice" or "Son of a biscuit" when the computer they are working on crashes, and yes, we have an office swear jar. Quote I used to be an Eagle, a good ol' Eagle too...
Members Dwight Posted October 20, 2011 Members Report Posted October 20, 2011 FWIW, . . . I went to the Goodwill store some time back, . . . spent $10, . . . got a gently used crock pot. Put about a pint of water in the old thing, . . . plug it in, . . . put your wax in a quart jar, . . . put the quart jar in the water in the crock pot, . . . go get a cup of coffee and a small danish. By the time your danish is history and the coffee is down to one swaller, . . . the wax should be molten, . . . and "so far" at least, . . . it never has gotten hot enough to turn color on me. I won't mess with wax or parrafin any other way, . . . but then again, . . . I won't go sky diving either annnnnnnnnnndddd, . . . my wife doesn't care what I do with that old crock pot just so long as that ugly lookin' thang stays in my shop. Also keeps me from having to clean the white top of her glass top stove May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members MikeCahill Posted October 20, 2011 Members Report Posted October 20, 2011 ' Muffin paper maybe? Those little crinkled/corrugated paper cups you put into the tins to keep from burning the muffins to the pan. we call those things "bun cases" and use them to make "buns" in i.e. small individual cakes Quote
Moderator Art Posted October 20, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 20, 2011 Ok, so what are the bisquits they have with Tea? Also do you have what we colonials call Biskits or properly, biscuits. This is confusing, try dinner and supper. Art ' we call those things "bun cases" and use them to make "buns" in i.e. small individual cakes Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members MikeCahill Posted October 20, 2011 Members Report Posted October 20, 2011 Ok, so what are the bisquits they have with Tea? Also do you have what we colonials call Biskits or properly, biscuits. This is confusing, try dinner and supper. Art it depends on your class and what part of the uk you come from in the north, dinner is the mid day meal, tea is the early evening meal, and supper is last thing at night before going to bed. In the South lunch is the mid day meal, tea is late afternoon snack, and dinner/supper is a mid evening meal. Biscuits are a hard pastry (with more sugar in it, and no egg,) that is cut to shape and baked in an oven, the spelling is cos its a French word, we were conquered by the French about a thousand years ago, they brought a lot of words with them cheers Mike Quote
Moderator Art Posted October 20, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 20, 2011 Damned French, how the hell did THEY conquer the English. It took over a Billion of our $ and a half a year for them to help the Libyans kill Gadaffi when a couple of hundred grand and a seal team could have done it in a week. Woops, it would have cost $14 Million if our boys had left a Pave Low chopper there in pieces. Why couldn't some of your SES boys have done it, the Brits always seem to do military things cheaper than us. Sorry, where I work they seem to leave the first six zeros off of reports and put "in millions of dollars" in very small type at the top of the column. Art it depends on your class and what part of the uk you come from in the north, dinner is the mid day meal, tea is the early evening meal, and supper is last thing at night before going to bed. In the South lunch is the mid day meal, tea is late afternoon snack, and dinner/supper is a mid evening meal. Biscuits are a hard pastry (with more sugar in it, and no egg,) that is cut to shape and baked in an oven, the spelling is cos its a French word, we were conquered by the French about a thousand years ago, they brought a lot of words with them cheers Mike Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Contributing Member UKRay Posted October 20, 2011 Author Contributing Member Report Posted October 20, 2011 Those would be Rich Tea Biscuits, Art. see: RICH TEA BISCUITS Biskits? You lost me there... BTW - I was surprised to discover how long wax holds its heat. That stuff I melted yesterday was still pretty warm this morning. Impressive! Anyone else using molten beeswax to waterproof leather bottles? Ray Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Moderator Art Posted October 20, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 20, 2011 I meant Biscuits, the baking powder type we make over here and pour gravy over or any number of other uses. What do you call them in your neck of the woods? Art Those would be Rich Tea Biscuits, Art. see: RICH TEA BISCUITS Biskits? You lost me there... BTW - I was surprised to discover how long wax holds its heat. That stuff I melted yesterday was still pretty warm this morning. Impressive! Anyone else using molten beeswax to waterproof leather bottles? Ray Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Contributing Member UKRay Posted October 20, 2011 Author Contributing Member Report Posted October 20, 2011 I don't think we have them over here, Art. I'm already feeling the need to try 'em! Ray Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
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