Subdeacon Joe
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5 hours ago, watab kid said:
ill give you that if its traditionally been used then i must stand corrected but interesting that its never come up as accepted in my past studies , granted thats a long time ago and i may have been taking the wrong classes to get that enlightenment ,
It's one of those "Everybody Knows" things that people just accept. I had accepted it too. I first ran across it in print when I was in my early 20s in the Cloverdale Bible - I had 5 or 6 different translations spread out around me to dispute the "It's a mistranslation" assertation by someone. "Hmmm.....that's interesting, " I thought to myself. That caused me to delve into it a bit deeper.
I think the "Everybody Knows" that it's not proper English is because it wasn't used in the universities and high society salons of the early 1800s. Yes, used by the "uneducated" but "uneducated" doesn't mean unintelligent. It's just a different dialect. Sort of like for soft drinks - are they soda, pop, or coke? Shopping cart or buggy? Do you press a button or mash a button? -
1 hour ago, Alpo said:
You must be too far north to have a lot of Mexicans around where you live.
Tuna is the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. In Mexican Spanish.
Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Mexican market around here. I've never seen it tagged as tuna in a Mexican market. They sell it as Nopales or fruta de nopales . Of course, in Mexican Spain, heck, all Latin American Spanish, both lemons and limes are Limon. Makes reading receipts challenging sometimes because of the different flavors they have.
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42 minutes ago, watab kid said:
but these are a bit less offensive to my mind than the use of "AX" in lieu of 'ask' and such
Axe in that context is perfectly good English. Goes back about 1200 years, and derives from the Old English "acsian". Chancer used it as "ax," in the Cloverdale Bible Jesus says, "Axe and it shall be given." Even The Bard used it, but then, he played fast and loose with the English language. Into the 1800s it was common in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Appalachian regions.
It's now somewhat archaic, or snubbed as lower class, ignorant, or black dialect, but still proper English.
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1 hour ago, watab kid said:
well , in my world the evening would be 1930 , i get that the morning/evening reference was redundant tho , but isnt that the military way ? just a question of refence i thought some might catch but i get your point , redundancy for redundancies sake is almost like a double negative - prone to an obtuse interpretation ,
I'll give you that it wasn't as bad as reporters saying "7:30 a.m. in the morning." It's one of the peeves in my menagerie.
"Hot water heater," which I guess could be a device to take already heated water and superheat it under pressure.
"Tuna fish," as opposed to tuna poultry, or tuna swine.
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3 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:
flaunting the law' versus 'flouting the law' mix up is kind of in the same category as the 'could care less' versus 'couldn't care less' error. It's wrong, but has been used that way so often and so long that it's common use, and everyone knows what you mean when you say it.
About like magazine and clip. Even in the 1980s there were advertisements that a rifle came with 2 clips. Everyone knew that what was meant was "detachable box magazine," a magazine that "clipped" into the rifle.
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39 minutes ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:
No backatcha. Your site is wrong (or misleading).
That's why I wrote ''seem"
Here's the text I read
"Beer, wine, and liqueurs can be purchased in retail stores, grocery, and convenient stores in Florida. Spirits are available in retail package stores. Bars and restaurants stop serving alcohol between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Alcohol is not sold on Sunday"
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33 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:
then Pinellas changed the cut off to 3:00am.
That brings to mind
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I found this:
"UPDATE ON THE FSK BRIDGE CASUALTY
I understand that not everyone has a maritime background so I‘m writing this for better understanding
A couple days ago when I posted some initial thoughts on the FSK Bridge allision, I said:
“The thing that catches my attention the most is the sharp starboard turn into the bridge support. Older single screw (propeller) ships tend to turn when attempting to reverse.
I was sure the MV DALI would have a multi-engine/prop given the size of the vessel. I was wrong.
After digging closer into details of the vessel, I was surprised to see that a vessel this size does in fact have a single engine / SINGLE SCREW. The MV DALI has a single 55,600 HP engine.
Given that, the first part of my description the other day seems to apply. A vessel with a single prop will take the stern to port (left), and push the bow starboard (right).
As we’ve seen in the video, when the black smoke came out during an attempt to backdown, we saw the bow make a fast turn to starboard.
The vessel was moving about 8 or 9 knots when they attempted to backdown. With a single screw in reverse, they lose rudder control and with the bow being pushed starboard, they had no maneuvering capability and forward movement in the wrong place and time.
There are some other things I’m looking into now. Apparently, they had power issues in port before departing. Given that, they SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT THE PIER until fully checked out.
In 2020, the International Maritime Organization published IMO 2020 regulations requiring lower sulphur fuels for environmental reasons. I’m looking into the fuel issue now.
Given the effects of the single screw, the location and forward motion, we know HOW it hit the bridge. The investigation will dig into the precipitating factors at the beginning of a sad chain of events to find the initial WHY.
In a maritime investigation, it’s important to identify the first causal factor and follow it out. Many times, after the precipitating factor, additional casualties, environmental or human factors can determine the final outcome."
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5 hours ago, watab kid said:
0730 in the morning
As opposed to 0730 in the evening.
(Yes, I'm being a jerk)
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1 hour ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:
Maybe in California. In Florida, local authority has most control.
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8 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:In California alcohol can be sold between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. That's uniform throughout the State.
I didn't mention Sunday in connection with California.
The Florida site I looked at made it seem that hours of sales could vary by county but sales were banned on Sunday throughout the state.
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1 minute ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
He didn't get elected. The other side cheated.
There are more elected offices than POTUS.
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I wonder if people are really that foolish
Just look at who gets elected.
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In California alcohol can be sold between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. That's uniform throughout the State.
Florida is between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. But that may vary by county. And you can't buy on Sunday.
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3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
Shipwreck casserole
I didn’t make this but thought the name alone made it saloon worthy.
- Ground beef: Start with a pound of lean ground beef. You can also use ground turkey.
- Macaroni and cheese mix: Stir a package of macaroni and cheese mix into the ground meat.
- Canned tomatoes: You’ll need a can of diced tomatoes.
- Milk: A cup of milk helps create a rich and creamy sauce.
- Frozen vegetables: A combination of frozen peas and frozen corn adds color and flavor.
- Salt: Seasoned salt enhances the overall flavor of the easy dish.
- Cheese: Shredded Cheddar cheese helps bring the whole thing together.
- Cook the beef until brown and crumbly.
- Stir in the mix, tomatoes, milk, and frozen vegetables.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer until the pasta is tender.
- Season and add the cheese.
I take it that this is a stovetop Casserole since it doesn't mention baking.
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3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
80 million that they know of ???
A few years ago both Pew Research and Gallup released survey results that estimated that about 43% of all households in the US had at least one firearm. Extrapolating from US Census numbers that means around 134,000,000 people have ready access to firearms. Also, about 40% of those households had at least one firearm that wasn't in a safe or other secured place.
This, in my opinion, shows how rare accidental/negligent shootings are, and what a tiny portion of 1% of gun owners, much less the overall population, misuse firearms in the commission of crimes.
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2 hours ago, watab kid said:
looks very nice , i know nothing of how to opperate that but it looks nicely made
I can't work them either. But it's butter smooth and fits her hand almost as if made for her.
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One service we did use for a while was "Imperfect Produce." Fruit and vegetables that didn't meet supermarket standards for looks, or were excess. Also odd cuts of fish or meat that were intended for restaurants but didn't meet the standards for weight or shape, packaged goods that were excess or on which the labels had been changed and the company wouldn't sell to stores. Pretty good prices - off cuts of smoked salmon at about $2/lb, other fish at $4 or 5/lb, produce at about 2/3 or 1/2 supermarket price. It was good for about a year and a half, then we started getting a lot of "product not in stock" upon delivery, or something like "three shallots" ending up being 3 about the size of a hazelnut. When we had three in a row where half the stuff that had been available when I ordered not show up because it was out of stock, and the delivery charge ended up doubling the cost of goods, we stopped.
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Baltimore Bridge Down
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Longshoremen, drayers, machine shops, auto parts stores, shoe shops, electricians, toy stores, grain farmers, iron mines, car manufacturers, car dealers, almost everyone.