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Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it

Garlic dressing?


No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light

Your own made mayonnaise will put you off Hellman's for life!

Mary

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"Mary Fisher" writes:
| "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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| No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light
|
| Your own made mayonnaise will put you off Hellman's for life!

Agreed. Hellman's is greasy kid stuff (for the ancient among us).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the
thought that half term is nearly over......

I've got a 4-bore...

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I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the
thought that half term is nearly over......

I've got a 4-bore...

Hmmmmm. For wild & foul, eh?
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| The message
| from Sacha contains these words:
|
| I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the
| thought that half term is nearly over......
|
| I've got a 4-bore...

Which you shoot from the shoulder? :-)

Clue for those of us without webbed feet: Rusty is clearly a puntin',
shootin' and fishin' man.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| The message
| from Sacha contains these words:
|
| I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself
with the
| thought that half term is nearly over......
|
| I've got a 4-bore...

Which you shoot from the shoulder? :-)

Clue for those of us without webbed feet: Rusty is clearly a puntin',
shootin' and fishin' man.

I thought punt guns had far more than four projectiles and only one bore.

Mary

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On 3/6/08 21:07, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself
with the
thought that half term is nearly over......

I've got a 4-bore...

Hmmmmm. For wild & foul, eh?

Well, no, for heffalumps, actually.

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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| The message
| from Sacha contains these words:
|
| I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console
yourself with the
| thought that half term is nearly over......
|
| I've got a 4-bore...

Which you shoot from the shoulder? :-)

Clue for those of us without webbed feet: Rusty is clearly a puntin',
shootin' and fishin' man.

Well, er, no.

It takes a sphere bullet of just over an inch in diameter, an equal
volume of gunpowder (upped a bit if you suspect you have rhinos in the
rhubarb), and yes, it is fired from the shoulder.

It equates to firing about six barrels of a 12-bore, all at once.

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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| The message
| from Sacha contains these words:
|
| I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself
with the
| thought that half term is nearly over......
|
| I've got a 4-bore...

Which you shoot from the shoulder? :-)

Clue for those of us without webbed feet: Rusty is clearly a puntin',
shootin' and fishin' man.

I thought punt guns had far more than four projectiles and only one bore.

Four-bore relates to the diameter of the bore - 12-bore fits a ball of
one twelfth of a pound of pure lead. 4-bore fits a ball of a quarter of
a pound of pure lead.

Punt guns are usually 2-bore or 1-bore or similar sized tubes, often
made by a blacksmith, and of no 'tidy' fraction of a pound, and have
barrels like drainpipes, and I want one!

They are usually fired fixed in a punt (looks like a long kayak with
aforesaid drainpipe over the bow and projecting over it), but there are
bank guns, which have a swivel on a spike, or rod, and the rod fits into
a hole in a beam or suchlike on the river bank.

Those were sometimes used against marauding Dutchmen.

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from Sacha contains these words:
On 3/6/08 21:07, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself
with the
thought that half term is nearly over......

I've got a 4-bore...

Hmmmmm. For wild & foul, eh?

Well, no, for heffalumps, actually.

Undoubtedly, this would explain why there are so few in Norfolk? ;-)
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
|
| Well, er, no.
|
| It takes a sphere bullet of just over an inch in diameter, an equal
| volume of gunpowder (upped a bit if you suspect you have rhinos in the
| rhubarb), and yes, it is fired from the shoulder.

Boggle. I live and learn. I always understood the heaviest shoulder
fired shotgun to be a 6 bore, and the heaviest widespread one to be
8 bore. Thank you for educating me.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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...
In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| The message
| from Sacha contains these words:
|
| I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console
yourself
with the
| thought that half term is nearly over......
|
| I've got a 4-bore...

Which you shoot from the shoulder? :-)

Clue for those of us without webbed feet: Rusty is clearly a puntin',
shootin' and fishin' man.

I thought punt guns had far more than four projectiles and only one bore.

Four-bore relates to the diameter of the bore - 12-bore fits a ball of
one twelfth of a pound of pure lead. 4-bore fits a ball of a quarter of
a pound of pure lead.

Ah, enlightening, thanks.

Punt guns are usually 2-bore or 1-bore or similar sized tubes, often
made by a blacksmith,

Or chosen from a stock of iron pipe ...

and of no 'tidy' fraction of a pound, and have
barrels like drainpipes, and I want one!

Make your own. It would be nice but you also need a lot of patience to use
one and a punt and I'm not good at lying on my belly for even a few minutes,
never mind all day :-)

They are usually fired fixed in a punt (looks like a long kayak with
aforesaid drainpipe over the bow and projecting over it),

I know.

Mary

On 2008-06-04 11:42:06 +0100, (Nick Maclaren) said:


In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
|
| Well, er, no.
|
| It takes a sphere bullet of just over an inch in diameter, an equal
| volume of gunpowder (upped a bit if you suspect you have rhinos in the
| rhubarb), and yes, it is fired from the shoulder.

Boggle. I live and learn. I always understood the heaviest shoulder
fired shotgun to be a 6 bore, and the heaviest widespread one to be
8 bore. Thank you for educating me.

A 4 bore is more likely to be a rifled or smoothbore slug gun as
opposed to a shotgun - they used to use them for shooting elephants
and other large beasts in Africa.

This is pretty neat:

http://www.cybertorpedo.com/africanh..._part01_01.htm



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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On 4/6/08 10:08, in article ,
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"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself
with the
thought that half term is nearly over......

I've got a 4-bore...

Hmmmmm. For wild & foul, eh?

Well, no, for heffalumps, actually.

Undoubtedly, this would explain why there are so few in Norfolk? ;-)

I have at least one family of heffalumps in my rhubarb, I'll have you know.

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/rhubarb0.jpg

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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
|
| Well, er, no.
|
| It takes a sphere bullet of just over an inch in diameter, an equal
| volume of gunpowder (upped a bit if you suspect you have rhinos in the
| rhubarb), and yes, it is fired from the shoulder.

Boggle. I live and learn. I always understood the heaviest shoulder
fired shotgun to be a 6 bore, and the heaviest widespread one to be
8 bore. Thank you for educating me.

In the Vintage Arms Association ther is a December Vintage Shotgun Clay
Pigeon Shoot, and one of the eagerly awaited treats is a chance to fire
Hob's 2-bore shoulder-gun.

This is a fearsome firepiece which hurls half a pound of shot into the
air, and depending on which way you are pointing the gun when it is
fired, the rotation of the planet is adjusted accordingly.

(FVSVO Adjusted)

I might add that it doesn't necessarily 'kill' the clay every time,
mainly because in fear and trepidation, the novice sometimes shuts his
eyes as he squeezes the trigger...

A direct hit results in a little cloud of lead diminishing as it
assaults the horizon, and a few wisps of dust marking the spot where the
clay had been when it said hello to said cloud.

Rarely does anyone ask for another go...

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