On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 11:57:45 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2024-03-08 10:01 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Then there is thyme, which I have come to
>>> accept that I just don't care for at all.
>>
>> I'm not sure I truly understand your sentiment.
>>
>> I lavender on my 'no go' list a long time ago.
>>
>
>I was thinking that sometimes a little bit of something can be a nice
>touch but too much of it can really spoil things.

That's a deep thought, Dave "Mucus" Smith. Thanks for sharing.

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 2024-03-08 10:09 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> [...] dill pickles and [...] hot peppers.
>>> [...] I thought they were perfect, so she gave
>>> me a half dozen jars of it,
>>
>> By my reckoning, this is the proverbial
>> peck of pickled peppers.
>>
>
> LOL It would have been close to a peck, but the peckage was mostly dill
> pickles and there were only a few hot peppers. It was enough pepper to
> make it uncomfortable for her, but I loved them.
>
> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
> enough to know how much a peck is.

It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
than a quart. Is greater precision needed?

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2024-03-08 2:18 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
>> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
>> enough to know how much a peck is.
>
> It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
> than a quart. Is greater precision needed?
>

Since this is a matter of comparing Imperial to Metric.... yeah, some
precision is required.

In article <S4LGN.407639$Ama9.154393@fx12.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
>
> On 2024-03-08 2:18 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
> >> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
> >> enough to know how much a peck is.
> >
> > It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
> > than a quart. Is greater precision needed?
> >
>
> Since this is a matter of comparing Imperial to Metric.... yeah, some
> precision is required.

When I was in primary school, the inside back cover of
every excercise book was printed with the imperial
measures, like this

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/299982025154725677/

we learned the ones for weight, length, area by heart and
could chant them by rote, just like multiplication tables.
Mental arithmetic featured questions like

"Bob walked five furlongs to town, how many yards did he
travel?His speed was 3 miles per hour, how long did it
take? At the shop he bought six ounces of sugar. Sugar
costs 1s/10d per pound, how much change did he get from
half a crown."

Janet UK

On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>
>> Graham wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>> bites on.
>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>
>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>
>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>
>>
>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist, Graham...
>>
>> O:-)
>
> Congratulations Graham! You displeased their imaginary figure head :)

LOL! As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous anything. GM
should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he makes.

Jill

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 2024-03-08 2:18 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
>>> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
>>> enough to know how much a peck is.
>>
>> It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
>> than a quart. Is greater precision needed?
>>
>
> Since this is a matter of comparing Imperial to Metric.... yeah, some
> precision is required.

A quarter of a bushel. And I didn't have to look that up.

Even if we converted to metric, I imagine the vendors at the farmer's
market would just fill up a peck basket and label it with the price
they want for it. It's up to the buyer to decide if that's how much
they want to buy.

Now, if you wanted to convert a peck to a kilo, that would depend
on what's being measured. Tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, etc.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 3/8/2024 4:28 PM, Janet wrote:

> When I was in primary school, the inside back cover of
> every excercise book was printed with the imperial
> measures, like this
>
> https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/299982025154725677/
>
> we learned the ones for weight, length, area by heart and
> could chant them by rote, just like multiplication tables.
> Mental arithmetic featured questions like
>
> "Bob walked five furlongs to town, how many yards did he
> travel?His speed was 3 miles per hour, how long did it
> take? At the shop he bought six ounces of sugar. Sugar
> costs 1s/10d per pound, how much change did he get from
> half a crown."
>
>
> Janet UK
>
>
That's easy. A furlong is 2.2 football fields or .62 miles so it took
him a bit over 12 minutes, maybe more if he was looking around at the
scenery of he met a pretty girl.

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 21:28:47 -0000, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

>In article <S4LGN.407639$Ama9.154393@fx12.iad>,
>adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
>>
>> On 2024-03-08 2:18 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
>> >> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
>> >> enough to know how much a peck is.
>> >
>> > It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
>> > than a quart. Is greater precision needed?
>> >
>>
>> Since this is a matter of comparing Imperial to Metric.... yeah, some
>> precision is required.
>
> When I was in primary school, the inside back cover of
>every excercise book was printed with the imperial
>measures, like this
>
> https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/299982025154725677/
>
>we learned the ones for weight, length, area by heart and
>could chant them by rote, just like multiplication tables.
>Mental arithmetic featured questions like
>
>"Bob walked five furlongs to town, how many yards did he
>travel?His speed was 3 miles per hour, how long did it
>take? At the shop he bought six ounces of sugar. Sugar
>costs 1s/10d per pound, how much change did he get from
>half a crown."

This is way to difficult for people who are capable of voting for
Donald Trump. Try this:

Bob has 2 cookies. He eats one. How many does he have left?

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> On 2024-03-08 10:09 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> [...] dill pickles and [...] hot peppers.
>>>> [...] I thought they were perfect, so she gave
>>>> me a half dozen jars of it,
>>>
>>> By my reckoning, this is the proverbial
>>> peck of pickled peppers.
>>>
>>
>> LOL It would have been close to a peck, but the peckage was mostly dill
>> pickles and there were only a few hot peppers. It was enough pepper to
>> make it uncomfortable for her, but I loved them.
>>
>> This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
>> of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
>> enough to know how much a peck is.
>
> It's the basket of tomatoes at the farmer's market that's bigger
> than a quart. Is greater precision needed?
>

I wonder if officer dave ever had to use whitworth wrenches when he
commanded the canadian machinery shop in the old days.

I bet that was hell.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>
>>> Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>>
>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>
>>>
>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist,
>>> Graham...
>>>
>>> O:-)
>>
>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>
> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous anything.  GM
> should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he makes.
>
> Jill

I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped. Nasty
nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I think I just
might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.

On 3/7/2024 7:54 PM, Graham wrote:
> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> bites on.
> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I can't stand lavender.
It smells like rotting roadkill to me and makes me cough.

--
-Justisaur

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On 2024-03-08, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

> "Bob walked five furlongs to town, how many yards did he
> travel?His speed was 3 miles per hour, how long did it
> take? At the shop he bought six ounces of sugar. Sugar
> costs 1s/10d per pound, how much change did he get from
> half a crown."

I prefer my speeds stated as furlongs/fortnight.

Hank Rogers wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>>>
>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist,
>>>> Graham...
>>>>
>>>> O:-)
>>>
>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>>
>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous anything.  GM
>> should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he makes.
>>
>> Jill

> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped. Nasty
> nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I think I just
> might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.

If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire Hank...???

--
GM

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I can't say that I have had a lot of lavender. The last time I remember
> having it was a creme brulee and honey topping. It was delicious, but
> that was out in Whistler close to 40 years ago.

I don't know that I've ever tasted lavender. I "think" there's a rose
essence that I've never tried either.

On 2024-03-08, Justisaur wrote:

> Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I
> can't stand lavender. It smells like rotting roadkill

Does it remind you of lilac? That's one 'invasive'
species the way the smell invades the neighborhood
and mixes with the rotting over-wintered humus smell.

Both remind me of bathroom / laundry smell from soap &c.

GM wrote:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>>>> trash.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>>>
>>>>> O:-)
>>>>
>>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>>>
>>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous anything.Â
>>> GM should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he makes.
>>>
>>> Jill
>
>> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped.
>> Nasty nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I think I
>> just might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.
>
>
> If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire Hank...???
>

No sir. The only way is if he gives me a get out of jail free card
applicable to any crimes I may commit. And then, ONLY after the sorry
asshole gets elected. Fuck the tesla. I don't trust the treasonous bastard.

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 15:26:56 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On 3/7/2024 7:54 PM, Graham wrote:
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
>Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I can't stand lavender.
> It smells like rotting roadkill to me and makes me cough.

I don't mind the smell but I don't need to eat it, just like I
wouldn't like to eat air freshener.

Hank Rogers wrote:

> GM wrote:
>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>>>>> trash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>>>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> O:-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>>>>
>>>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous anything.Â
>>>> GM should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he makes.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>
>>> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped.
>>> Nasty nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I think I
>>> just might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.
>>
>>
>> If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire Hank...???
>>

> No sir. The only way is if he gives me a get out of jail free card
> applicable to any crimes I may commit. And then, ONLY after the sorry
> asshole gets elected. Fuck the tesla. I don't trust the treasonous bastard.

Sooo... instead of a Tesla, mebbe an evening with a Vatican nun hooker...???

--
GM

On 3/8/2024 6:26 PM, Justisaur wrote:
> On 3/7/2024 7:54 PM, Graham wrote:
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
> Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I can't stand lavender.
>  It smells like rotting roadkill to me and makes me cough.
>
I don't want to eat lavender but I find the scent very soothing.

Jill

GM wrote:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
>> GM wrote:
>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start
>>>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>>>>>> trash.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>>>>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> O:-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure
>>>>>> head :)
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous
>>>>> anything. GM should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he
>>>>> makes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>
>>>> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped.
>>>> Nasty nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I think
>>>> I just might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.
>>>
>>>
>>> If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire
>>> Hank...???
>>>
>
>> No sir. The only way is if he gives me a get out of jail free card
>> applicable to any crimes I may commit. And then, ONLY after the sorry
>> asshole gets elected. Fuck the tesla. I don't trust the treasonous bastard.
>
>
> Sooo... instead of a Tesla, mebbe an evening with a Vatican nun hooker...???
>

Nope, I want nothing to do with criminals.

Even if they were once elected to the presidency.

Hank Rogers wrote:
> GM wrote:
>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>
>>> GM wrote:
>>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start
>>>>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>>>>>>> trash.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>>>>>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> O:-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure
>>>>>>> head :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous
>>>>>> anything. GM should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he
>>>>>> makes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped.
>>>>> Nasty nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I
>>>>> think I just might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire
>>>> Hank...???
>>>>
>>
>>> No sir. The only way is if he gives me a get out of jail free card
>>> applicable to any crimes I may commit. And then, ONLY after the sorry
>>> asshole gets elected. Fuck the tesla. I don't trust the treasonous bastard.
>>
>>
>> Sooo... instead of a Tesla, mebbe an evening with a Vatican nun hooker...???
>>
>
> Nope, I want nothing to do with criminals.
>
> Even if they were once elected to the presidency.
>

I might change my mind if trump had a real strong-man on the ticket. I
might vote for him, if vladimer pootin was on the republican ballot.

America needs a real strong dictator, and trump is just too wimpy.

On 2024-03-08 6:42 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Justisaur wrote:
>
>> Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I
>> can't stand lavender. It smells like rotting roadkill
>
> Does it remind you of lilac? That's one 'invasive'
> species the way the smell invades the neighborhood
> and mixes with the rotting over-wintered humus smell.
>
> Both remind me of bathroom / laundry smell from soap &c.
>

Are lilacs invasive? They do well here in Niagara. I have about a dozen
of them on my property. The have beautiful flowers and a pleasant smell.
They pop up shoots nearby by but they don't really spread out enough
that I would call them invasive.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2024-03-08 11:30 a.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>
>> No, when I hear the so-called saintly sorts a la Jimmy Bakker, I know
>> if there really is anything after death, I would hate to join them. Be
>> far more fun in hell.

> One day I was channel surfing and stopped at a religious program when I
> spotted that slimey creep. He had recently been released from jail and
> he introduced some young black guy he met in the bowels of the prison.
> The guy had had a troubled life and had endured privation as a child and
> ended up in a life of crime. He ministered to the guy and helped him
> find Jesus and salvation. Then he explained how he had come to
> understand why God had put him through that ordeal. God had been
> instrumental in getting Jimmy into the depths of that prison to find
> this guy and help him find Jesus. I almost puked at that.

I would have, too.

Hank Rogers wrote:

> Hank Rogers wrote:
>> GM wrote:
>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>
>>>> GM wrote:
>>>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>> On 3/8/2024 8:36 AM, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>>>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>>>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>>>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>>>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>>>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>>>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start
>>>>>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>>>>>>>> trash.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>>>>>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>>>>>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>>>>>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>>>>>>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> O:-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure
>>>>>>>> head :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> LOL!  As if GM is one to talk about filthy and blasphemous
>>>>>>> anything. GM should be smited by GOD for all the nasty comments he
>>>>>>> makes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>> I especially was shocked when he said your highness should be raped.
>>>>>> Nasty nasty nasty for a god fearing republican christian Magat. I
>>>>>> think I just might not vote for trump if it causes shit like this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If I gift you a Tesla will you cast yer vote for THE DONALD, Sire
>>>>> Hank...???
>>>>>
>>>
>>>> No sir. The only way is if he gives me a get out of jail free card
>>>> applicable to any crimes I may commit. And then, ONLY after the sorry
>>>> asshole gets elected. Fuck the tesla. I don't trust the treasonous bastard.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sooo... instead of a Tesla, mebbe an evening with a Vatican nun hooker...???
>>>
>>
>> Nope, I want nothing to do with criminals.
>>
>> Even if they were once elected to the presidency.
>>

> I might change my mind if trump had a real strong-man on the ticket. I
> might vote for him, if vladimer pootin was on the republican ballot.

> America needs a real strong dictator, and trump is just too wimpy.

President Trump has promised that he will make me Director of the NASA Astronaut Corps, Sire Hank...

Let me know if you'd like a nice gig with the Corps...

--
GM

On 09/03/2024 00:01, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/8/2024 6:26 PM, Justisaur wrote:
>> On 3/7/2024 7:54 PM, Graham wrote:
>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>> bites on.
>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>
>> Not that it matters one whit to anyone else, but I can't stand
>> lavender.   It smells like rotting roadkill to me and makes me cough.
>>
> I don't want to eat lavender but I find the scent very soothing.
>
So do I.
I hang little sachets on my clothes hangers - smells nice, and helps to
deter moths, too.