What's In A Name?

[Judith]

Just to clarify, I was simply suggesting a tactical withdrawal. At least, from this specific topic.

JWEells, I think you'll find a number of other interesting fields--and opportunties to create your own--on the board, although "metric" may more often be a mechanical, rather than poetical, reference. I'm not willing to wager heavily on that, however

[Judith]

n/m

[Neil Gordon]

My solution to Judith's problem would have been that old song.. the "Name Game."

At least her name is Judith, this being a family sort of message board.

[Oswego John]

Hmmmm, lets see.

Cognation, prosody, obtrusion, exigency, iambic, pyrrhus, transliteration, etymologically, dental fricative, iota, zhju.

Whew, I cede, too. Forget Roman and Hebrew, this is all Greek to me.

BTW, TWIMC, the proper translation from Hebrew, (naut) of Oy [oi] vey is Ahoy Vey.

I think that I'm going back to "free wheeling prop" vs "locked prop".

O J

[John Vigor]

Oh come, OJ, you're just being modest. I bet you know the meanings of all those words. Didn't you have to pass the IQ test to become a member of this board like the rest of us? (With the exception, of course, of those few who still believe a freewheeling prop is better than a locked prop.)

Incidentally, I was going to write Judith a poem in pedantic diameter, but couldn't remember if it was Pi/R squared or 2PiR.

And have you noticed that Carter has stayed right out of the propeller debate? Too busy counting his metric feet, I bet. How he gets five, I'll never understand.

Cheers,

John V.

[Oswego John]

Ivor Tongin Cheaque,

aka St John the Heli-Encentric, aka er uh, I forgot, some guy or other on the left coast. Whatever, as Archie used to say.

I am a little more than surprised that you didn't pick up on, and make a few extra points with Didereaux's use of the word "syllogistic".

We must ever be observant

All the best,
Phnom Dip Loom
aka Sue Donim
The person obsessed with the pinwheel.

PS: We had a lot of subtle fun, eh?

[darmoose]

so here you are hiding amongst babbling poets, and after having cut off the debate of the year just when we were starting to get some traction.

well... if it must be, then i will offer this up, on only a one time basis. there will be no follow up or rematch, as this is really not my game.

but, here goes..........

There once was a chap, name of Vigor
who"s ego, tho fragile, grew bigger

One day he did spy
a bird that wont fly

...and wrote of Cape dorys, go figure..

Now, John had a dream, to be sure
to pen a new principle, so pure

His quest from the "ginning
to stop props from spinning

...ended, in a pile of manure.

gee whiz. that was kinda fun. i may have to work on this.

NEW YEARS CHEER from so fla
darrell

[John Vigor]

Marvelous, Darrell. You obviously have a flair for poetry. That's the sort of thing you could use to heal the Great Rift between the Freewheeling Sect and the PropLockers.

I read in the paper that the nation needs a leader to create bipartisan cooperation. So does this board. You could be that person if you concentrated your talent on what you're best at, and that seems to be poetry. We'd all benefit from that.

Here's hoping,

John V.

[John Vigor]

I am a little more than surprised that you didn't pick up on, and make a few extra points with Didereaux's use of the word "syllogistic".

Heavens, no, Nomdy Ploom, I read right over it. It didn't stop me for a moment. In my home we use words like that all the time. Often, of an evening, when I am sitting in front of a blazing fire in the hearth in my slippers enjoying an aromatic pipe, my wife will bring me a mug of mulled ale, or my after-dinner glass of tawny port, and I will say: "That's very syllogistic of you, my dear." And she will say, "Not at all, oh lord and master, my syllogism as as nothing compared with your cognation and the exigency of your dentally fricative iota."

We are so good with big words that we regard it as our natural talent. As a matter of fact, we started a business two years ago called Wurdz-R-Us. So far we have had no customers, but I put that down to a lack of national leadership.

John V.

[Oswego John]

Ivor,
c/o Wurdzareus.com

J. Vigor quotes:
Often, of an evening, when I am sitting in front of a blazing fire in
the hearth in my slippers] end quote.

Is this a normal thing to do on the west coast? I don't want to seem over-pedantic in mentioning this, but here on the east coast we build our fires in the fireplace.

Just curious,
Phnom

[Neil Gordon]

I don't want to seem over-pedantic in mentioning this, but here on the east coast we build our fires in the fireplace.

For the safety of our friends, east coast, west coast and otherwise, I suggest that slipper fires be avoided. Digital defrosting can be achieved with little chemical heat packets readily available in most ski shops.

[JWEells]

"Digital defrosting can be achieved with little chemical heat packets readily available in most ski shops."

So is that where the phrase "Throw another analog on the fire" comes from?

[John Vigor]

J. Vigor quotes:
Often, of an evening, when I am sitting in front of a blazing fire in
the hearth in my slippers] end quote.

Is this a normal thing to do on the west coast? I don't want to seem over-pedantic in mentioning this, but here on the east coast we build our fires in the fireplace.

Just curious,
Phnom

Dear Syudoh Nimh: Well of course it's normal. What would you East Coast people know? I've heard that your noses run and your feet smell. If that ain't back- to-front I'd like to know what is. So who are you to judge?

What could be more normal than a hearth in slippers? When we West Coasters want to warm our feet by the fire we take the logical approach, dammit.

Incidentally I forgot to applaud Darrell for his poetic construction, that a-a-b-b-a rhyme scheme, twice over. It was either 71.43 percent of a sonnet or a very rare double limerick. It wasn't half as funny as some single limericks, of course, but it was a wonderful start. The funniest single limerick I know is about the young lady from Exeter who made all the guys crane their necks at her.

With best wishes from the limicolous West Coast,

John V.

[Dick Barthel]

Try reading William F. Buckley's "Atlantic High." I lost 5 pounds having to constantly put the book down to pick up the dictionary.

OJ, Isn't that the second time in a month you've called somebody for misusing a pair of slippers?

John, Darmoose the Muse has a nice ring to it.

Dick

[Oswego John]

Dick,

Yes, William F. Buckley was something else, wasn't he? I used to get nosebleeds just listening to him. He claimed that he spoke English (Amer.), but I'll be dipped if I could understand what he was saying. Maybe that's the quality needed to be a great politician.

I'm sorry, I wish I could take credit, if that's the proper word, for the earlier reporting of someone putting the wrong thing in their slippers. But then again, many's the time that I put my foot in my mouth. So fair is fair, I better not be too critical of others doings.

That, of course, excludes locking the prop or freewheeling, whichever mood I happen to be in that day.

Have a good one,
O J

PS: in your own personal perspective, which is better for me to use this spring, Cetol or varnish? Besides using it on boats, can it be used on helicopters, too?

And one last question, if I may? Which is preferable, a tiller or a wheel? Anyone have any thoughts on these topics?

TIA
O J