Cafe Einstein - LPTPW 17 - animal, vegetable, and/or a minerally type chemically thing, and maybe some other things as well, yes :)

David S
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RE: I had a delightful post

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I had a delightful post to put here :) *adopt don't-argue-with-me-eyes* ... but I lost it in an outrage :/ and now I have to do chores :[

I will try to reconstruct it later :)


Did it have anything to do with answering my post of yesterday?

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Thinking about dispatching on Saturday...

Possible solutions to the too many trains, not enough tracks problem:

1. The L train (the one I'm on) works out of track 2. I don't like this becasue the switch between 1 and 2 is a real b*tch to throw.

2. When one train is ready to depart, the other one ducks into the Car Line to get out of its way, then back into the depot again. The problem with this is that it involves extra pole-changing all around.

David

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Yes. And now I REALLY have to

Yes. And now I REALLY have to go and do some chores.... grumble moan grrrrr... but whilst I do... I will do my remembering of what I said that I didn't say in the end. Okay? Okay! :)

Please wait here. Further instructions could pile up at any time. Thank you.

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Oh Annie dear, I still await

Oh Annie dear, I still await some sort of response to

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If that's Ireland, what's the odd-looking lump next to Britain?

???

Surely you're not looking for St. Padraigh, are you? (Inquires the American who only knows enough European history to be dangerous.)


Surely you have recovered from the need to do your chores by now.

David

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Chris S
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RE: If that's Ireland,

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If that's Ireland, what's the odd-looking lump next to Britain?


Probably the Isle of Wight, they always did have pretensions to grandeur.

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You'd think they'd have got it right by now

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RE: RE: If that's

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If that's Ireland, what's the odd-looking lump next to Britain?

Probably the Isle of Wight, they always did have pretensions to grandeur.



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RE: RE: RE: If that's

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If that's Ireland, what's the odd-looking lump next to Britain?

Probably the Isle of Wight, they always did have pretensions to grandeur.




Yeah, okay. Did nobody have a sense of direction then?

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RE: Hibernia is the

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Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massilia called the island IérnÄ“ (written ἸέÏνη). In his book

Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)

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RE: RE: Hibernia is the

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Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massilia called the island IérnÄ“ (written ἸέÏνη). In his book


Yeah the contact b/w Eire and the 'classic' ancients goes way long back. Plus I think the tin produce of what is now southwestern Britain made it's way East too. The Carthaginians went both well north and far south out of the exit to the Mediterranean. Later Vikings went up the rivers of western muscovy/tartar and then down what we call the modern Dnieper to the Black Sea. For some miles between the top ends of both of those river systems they dragged their boats across land atop log rollers. However they were only following what had been done many centuries before ! I guess that's the origin of many a legend : multi year dangerous journeys to strange places and the re-telling expands down the generations ( assuming they returned to speak of it !). So when Finn MacCool ( I kid you not ) turns into a fish and then gets one eye plucked out by an eagle it is probably metaphorical for some battle of importance, social event, religious event ( one or more ) and the exact meaning dilutes as the oral tradition proceeds. Human nature hasn't changed that much since either. :-)

Cheers, Mike.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...

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RE: Plus I think the tin

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Plus I think the tin produce of what is now southwestern Britain made it's way East too.


Ah yes the Cornish tin mines, goes back a fair way in the past.

tin

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Hi all, My crunchers will

Hi all,

My crunchers will all be off line for a few days. No set date but the power company is coming to remove a tree in my back yard and will have to shut off the power to do it. Since I travel I need to have everything shut down in case they show up while I'm gone. Back in a few days.

Phil

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