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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Oct 30, 2009
Codpieces were invented when doublets got shorter.
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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Oct 30, 2009
but hard to just 'glide' into a conversation. Now that is true !
unless you're at a codpiece convention of course
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Oct 30, 2009
I had a tasty piece of cod for my dinner on Tuesday.
RF
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Thatprat - With a new head/wall interface mechanism Posted Oct 30, 2009
I now want a piece of cod for dinner tonight. I'll probably go for Rock again though. Damn my insistence on revenge for Jaws!
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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Oct 30, 2009
Rock cod..... the 'not cod' cod so to speak.... well it'll probably be well-travelled
not totally useless if you want to play know-it-all with the fishmonger
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You can call me TC Posted Oct 30, 2009
Talking of cod, here's a fact: the Americans don't know what a fish slice is. Caused a lot of confusion in the PR thread about the 
entry. But (a) they know now (b) I added an explanatory footnote for those who weren't in the thread.
It caused some hilarity at the time, especially as the British housewives in the thread were quite stumped as to what else you would call it.
You live and learn. Which is probably this thread's motto.
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Thatprat - With a new head/wall interface mechanism Posted Oct 30, 2009
I probably shouldn't mention it here, 'cos it's a bit useful...
"Rock cod..... the 'not cod' cod so to speak.... well it'll probably be well-travelled"
No, Rock is short for 'Rock Salmon', a generic name for several species of small shark, mainly dogfish. Apparently people wouldn't eat anything that reminds them of a dog.
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toybox Posted Oct 30, 2009
My favourite prime is 119.
(Why do people have favourite primes anyway 
)
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Oct 30, 2009
Fact: It takes an hour for the people reading this thread to say 119 is not prime.
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Oct 30, 2009
Since we're on the topic, my favorite prime, I've just decided, is 100999897969594939291908988878685848382818079787776757473727170696867666564636261.
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toybox Posted Oct 30, 2009
I was wondering whether somebody would spot that. Well, as a matter of fact, I was rather sure you would. But 119 looks prime!
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Baron Grim Posted Oct 30, 2009
"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
In base 13 you get 42.
Douglas Adams was amused when he learned this but had to admit he doesn't write jokes in base 13.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Oct 30, 2009
~*~However, today I was listening to my newly arrived CDs of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy BBC radio series and couldn't help but note that Marvin (in his dying moments near The Message) states that because of all the tedious tasks he's been asked to perform for our heroes, is now 37 times as old as the universe...~*~
Incidentally, in the book Marvin says that he's only 3-times as old as the universe. While seemingly not as impressive a number, if you actually multiply 3 by 14-billion (the round estimate for the current age of the universe), your answer is 42-billion. But 
, I'm sure it's just a coincidence. 
So what *is* a fish slice? Is it just a slice of fish?
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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Oct 30, 2009
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/image/s_fishslice1.jpg
other names might even be useful
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Oct 30, 2009
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What the...? Why would anyone call that a fish slice???
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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Oct 31, 2009
Maybe because of the shape of the 'holes'.
fact: 'cake slices' have no holes in the lifting part http://www.gadgetfolder.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/musical_cake_slice.jpg
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