Now I remember what the egg thing was about, in the 60's they determined (incorrectly) that eggs caused high cholesterol. I remember my grandpa ate 2 eggs a day for breakfast. He never had high cholesterol and lived to be 80.
That makes sense.
They have identified processed corn products like margarine, corn oil and high fructose corn syrup as cultprits that cause high cholesterol. I only know that because I worked for cardiologists for 8 years.
@JahaRa - Where have you been!
It sort of makes sense because if you are not pulling in fresh air from the window, the fan is blowing all the dust and other tiny particles around the room. It probably would not result in death, but might result in respiratory issues.
That comes from the belief in the properties that a full moon manifests quicker and a new moon manifests slower. The belief is that if you cut the grass or your toenails on a full moon they will grow back faster.
When I lived in Virginia I never opened the windows. In the 70's the pollution was terrible and the humidity was worse. In the desert we keep the window open from March through October and on nice days the rest of the year.
Busy. I am on a break from work waiting for email so I thought I would check in here.
I thought we'd agreed to never speak of this? Traitor.Duck Tape? Dick Tape?
Reminds me of a young bloke I knew who had so much enthusiastic sex with a new girlfriend he rubbed himself raw.
As this was uncomfortable next day he resorted to sticking a plaster over the damage.
A colleague saw it and joked that Bloke must have picked up a Dose.
Bloke niavely believed him. The relationship didn't last.
Yes, ganglions as well.Wasn't that ganglions? It didn't work anyway.
Wart-removal was done with more magical methods.
I used to buy warts and verrucas off my own kids for 50p a shot. Now, that did work.
We had at lest one thread on this.
Shut up, Elastoplast.
Bible.
There's a make of gin called Bathtub, which I found rather crass. However, I've read that it's not a reference to abortion.
No. Dick tape. @Reverend D can drive a car using it. Apparently.
I wonder if the term 'Mother's ruin' was anything to do with the aforementioned. I always just put it down to meaning 'becoming an alcoholic', but now I'm thinking it may have other connotations.
The ex once somehow grew a huge weeping carbuncular wart on his already unprepossessing visage, a couple of inches below one eye. By the time he took my advice to have it seen to it was big enough to trip over.
Although Duck Tape is a brand name for what we now call duct tape, "duck" is probably the original name. Opinion varies over whether it is because quality versions are made from cotton duck fabric, or because it was used to seal leaks on (and onboard) the amphibious landing craft known as ducks. It's actually not very good for mending ducts. It should not be confused with gaffer's tape, a low-tack version used in the entertainment industry for securing electrical cables.
That car salesman is still having nightmares about that time he let me test drive a car...
Gin became cheap and widely available in Britain during the eighteenth century. The working classes took to it in a big way and drunkenness was a huge problem.
Duct tape is definetly the thing, and may be the origin of both.
My old dear used to regularly wallop or 'clout' us kids. When we heard that expression we quoted it to her, joking that she couldn't clout us because it was still April. You can guess how that played out.
Yes but I wondered if the phrase 'Mother's ruin' had anything to do with the abortion myth as well.
Or, considering our climate 'Never cast a clout...' at all. Ever.
