In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"raden" wrote in message
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I have a problem with my DuckDo,

Ah! Now I CAN help you with your DuckDo.

What's your problem?

Mary


My DuckDo won't do. It just sits there staring at the sky. :-)

Poor thing. I suggest it needs a whim-wham to pe-ak on.

Mary


Mary, you're a genius. I gave it a whim-wham and my DuckDo now does.
Much
appreciated. :-)

Does this stuff contain some hallucinogenic substance ?

Well, normally I'd rap your knuckles for listening to a private conversation
but in this case I'll tell you that it wouldn't solve your immediate
problem.

Stick with the Co-codamol.

I turned down all the painkillers

not such a wimp, you see

--
geoff

In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Huge" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley writes:
On 13 Jul 2005 22:06:34 GMT, Rod wrote:

I thought that the ovipositor was
the most frightening sting ever. But apparently harmless to humans.

Harmless to Sigourney Weaver maybe.


OTOH, put yourself in the wasp's position. That's its knob you're
talking about,

More like a Fallopian tube, really.


Fallopian tubes are great for syphoning petrol out of cars. It can be
c*^
getting them into the tank though. They are best used on a Vulva 440 I've
heard. :-) LOL

Wrong shape. Scholngs are better.

And who taught you such words ?

eh, eh ?

--
geoff

In message , raden
writes
In message , Huge
writes
Andy Dingley writes:
On 13 Jul 2005 22:06:34 GMT, Rod wrote:

I thought that the ovipositor was
the most frightening sting ever. But apparently harmless to humans.

Harmless to Sigourney Weaver maybe.


OTOH, put yourself in the wasp's position. That's its knob you're
talking about,

More like a Fallopian tube, really.

O very technical

(OK, that required a bit of thought did it ?)

--
geoff

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:17:21 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

I've never seen one of these, sadly, I think we might be too far north.

Wait for next May and I'll post you a bagful!

They're pretty common and extend as far North as Derby (IMHE), if not
further. The awkward species, the one that will lay in dry timber not
just green, is only found in Kent and Essex. Now those would worry me,
but I know mine just aren't interested in laying in anything felled more
than a year ago.

I find them in oak sapwood. 1/4" oval tunnels, and enough damage in one
layer to make the whole bark come off in a sheet. However they barely
touch the heartwood - too much tannin. Oddly they also like to burrow
_below_ the cambium, which I'd have thought was the tastiest part. I've
had some bark split off where there's "two storey beetle housing" -
longhorns below and other smaller borers following the cambium layer.

"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:


Even though it's harmless to humans?

Yes - bleary eyed, half asleep in the middle of the night. Definitely not
what I want to see.

You're unlikely to see it in your bathroom, it's unusual for them to
go into a house.


Are they more common in kitchens? That's where ours was.

--
Rod

"raden" wrote in message
...


I remember seeing fried cockroaches for sale at the Sunday market in
Bangkok

One case where I declined to taste the local delicacy

So if it had been sheeps' eyes you would have done?

I might have done, but that's more middle eastern

It's still local to somewhere.

I've never been a fan of cockroaches since one fell in my mouth while I
was sleeping - big bugger it was

If you were sleeping how did you know?

Mary

--
geoff

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:17:21 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

I've never seen one of these, sadly, I think we might be too far north.

Wait for next May and I'll post you a bagful!

I might hold you to that - if I remember and am still around.

They're pretty common and extend as far North as Derby (IMHE), if not
further. The awkward species, the one that will lay in dry timber not
just green, is only found in Kent and Essex. Now those would worry me,
but I know mine just aren't interested in laying in anything felled more
than a year ago.

I find them in oak sapwood. 1/4" oval tunnels, and enough damage in one
layer to make the whole bark come off in a sheet. However they barely
touch the heartwood - too much tannin. Oddly they also like to burrow
_below_ the cambium, which I'd have thought was the tastiest part. I've
had some bark split off where there's "two storey beetle housing" -
longhorns below and other smaller borers following the cambium layer.

Yes, multiple occupancy isn't limited to humans ...

After I hit send I realised that I DID see a longhorn, about twenty years
ago, in Warwickshire. A lovely creature. An adolscent son who was with my
(hence the dating) was impressed.

Now that took some doing!

Mary

"raden" wrote in message
...


I turned down all the painkillers

not such a wimp, you see

er - what about the sunburn?

:-)

Mary

--
geoff

"raden" wrote in message
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In message , Mary Fisher
writes

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Huge" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley writes:
On 13 Jul 2005 22:06:34 GMT, Rod wrote:

I thought that the ovipositor was
the most frightening sting ever. But apparently harmless to humans.

Harmless to Sigourney Weaver maybe.


OTOH, put yourself in the wasp's position. That's its knob you're
talking about,

More like a Fallopian tube, really.


Fallopian tubes are great for syphoning petrol out of cars. It can be
c*^
getting them into the tank though. They are best used on a Vulva 440
I've
heard. :-) LOL

Wrong shape. Scholngs are better.

And who taught you such words ?

Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould teach
you a thing or two if truth were known.

eh, eh ?

The earliest I can remember was Harry Palmer.

Mary

--
geoff

"Rod" wrote in message
. 4...
"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:


Even though it's harmless to humans?

Yes - bleary eyed, half asleep in the middle of the night. Definitely not
what I want to see.

You're unlikely to see it in your bathroom, it's unusual for them to
go into a house.


Are they more common in kitchens? That's where ours was.

Is your kitchen in your house?

If so, no.

Mary

--
Rod

In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"raden" wrote in message
...


I remember seeing fried cockroaches for sale at the Sunday market in
Bangkok

One case where I declined to taste the local delicacy

So if it had been sheeps' eyes you would have done?

I might have done, but that's more middle eastern

It's still local to somewhere.

I've never been a fan of cockroaches since one fell in my mouth while I
was sleeping - big bugger it was

If you were sleeping how did you know?

Because I woke up ... sharpish

--
geoff

"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:

Are they more common in kitchens? That's where ours was.

Is your kitchen in your house?

If so, no.

Yes - pretty standard kitchen-like location - inside the house, in fact
just inside the back door.

So chances of finding one indoors at all = low.
and, of the rooms to find one in, kitchen approx. = bathroom?

Hence dislike of idea of finding one in bathroom is as well-founded as a
similar feeling that others may have about the kitchen?

Both rooms had windows open.

--
Rod

In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"raden" wrote in message
...


I turned down all the painkillers

not such a wimp, you see

er - what about the sunburn?

Still glowing nicely TYVM

--
geoff

In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"raden" wrote in message
...
In message , Mary Fisher
writes

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Huge" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley writes:
On 13 Jul 2005 22:06:34 GMT, Rod wrote:

I thought that the ovipositor was
the most frightening sting ever. But apparently harmless to humans.

Harmless to Sigourney Weaver maybe.


OTOH, put yourself in the wasp's position. That's its knob you're
talking about,

More like a Fallopian tube, really.


Fallopian tubes are great for syphoning petrol out of cars. It can be
c*^
getting them into the tank though. They are best used on a Vulva 440
I've
heard. :-) LOL

Wrong shape. Scholngs are better.

And who taught you such words ?

Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould teach
you a thing or two if truth were known.

Do you have a chandelier?

--
geoff

"raden" wrote in message
...
In message , Mary Fisher
writes

"raden" wrote in message
...


I remember seeing fried cockroaches for sale at the Sunday market in
Bangkok

One case where I declined to taste the local delicacy

So if it had been sheeps' eyes you would have done?

I might have done, but that's more middle eastern

It's still local to somewhere.

I've never been a fan of cockroaches since one fell in my mouth while I
was sleeping - big bugger it was

If you were sleeping how did you know?

Because I woke up ... sharpish

No - how did you know about the size?

Oh, don't bother ...

--
geoff

"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?

Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas we could
teach
you a thing or two if truth were known.

Do you have a chandelier?

Two.

Mary

--
geoff

"Rod" wrote in message
. 4...
"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:

Are they more common in kitchens? That's where ours was.

Is your kitchen in your house?

If so, no.

Yes - pretty standard kitchen-like location - inside the house, in fact
just inside the back door.

Oh, like ours then. There's a coincidence.

So chances of finding one indoors at all = low.

Fairly. I've never seen one in our house, wherethe doors are more often than
not open and the garden is well populated with them. The house is more of a
menagerie than a human dwelling, come to think of it.

and, of the rooms to find one in, kitchen approx. = bathroom?

If your bathroom is on the first floor, like ours, I'd say there was less
chance of finding a black beetle in it than in the kitchen.

But I insist that they're no problem. Get a bit of paper and see if you can
get it to walk onto it - or do the glass over card thing. Then let it go out
of the window.

Hence dislike of idea of finding one in bathroom is as well-founded as a
similar feeling that others may have about the kitchen?

Look, knowledge is power. The more you learn about things the sooner you'll
lose your fear. If you have children encourage them to look at the beetles
before you throw them out. The beetles, I mean.

Or the children ...

Black beetles are no problem in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, diningroom,
sitting room,workshop, garage, shed, loft, nursery, wetroom - I can't think
of any other.

Both rooms had windows open.

They usually keep their feet on the ground - but that might be vertical
ground of course ...

They really are no problem. Why not get a magnifying glass and see how
beautiful they are - if you can get one to stay still for long enough.

Mary

--
Rod

In message , Mary
Fisher writes

"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?

Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas we could
teach
you a thing or two if truth were known.

Do you have a chandelier?

Two.

Ah well, maybe you could...


--
geoff

"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:


Black beetles are no problem in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom,
diningroom, sitting room,workshop, garage, shed, loft, nursery,
wetroom - I can't think of any other.

Both rooms had windows open.

They usually keep their feet on the ground - but that might be
vertical ground of course ...

They really are no problem. Why not get a magnifying glass and see how
beautiful they are - if you can get one to stay still for long enough.


Thing is, Mary, I was writing about Horntails (not black beetles)!

And I might get my Aldi-special USB microscope out if anything will stay
still enough... :-)

--
Rod

"Rod" wrote in message
. 4...
"Mary Fisher" wrote in
. net:


Black beetles are no problem in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom,
diningroom, sitting room,workshop, garage, shed, loft, nursery,
wetroom - I can't think of any other.

Both rooms had windows open.

They usually keep their feet on the ground - but that might be
vertical ground of course ...

They really are no problem. Why not get a magnifying glass and see how
beautiful they are - if you can get one to stay still for long enough.


Thing is, Mary, I was writing about Horntails (not black beetles)!

Sorry! You must admit that this (and the wap) thread have become a tad
confusing ...

And I might get my Aldi-special USB microscope out if anything will stay
still enough... :-)

Good. I should have got one ... I gave my old fashioned one to adaughterto
examine her sheep droppings for worms or orf or something ...

Mary

John wrote in news:lalaw44-E4483E.09300614072005
@ucsnew1.ncl.ac.uk:


Which is the lesser of two weevils?

Ahaaaa! An O'Brian reader, for all love! - ?


Oh, yes; you smoked it!

(How am I going to get the cur-tailed gag in?)



Preserved Killick

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:25:36 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


What's your problem?

If I eat 2 pizas plius 2 cabsov next morning I have a distended belly.

I think my problem is wheat intolerreance.

"madmax" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:25:36 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


What's your problem?

If I eat 2 pizas plius 2 cabsov next morning I have a distended belly.

I think my problem is wheat intolerreance.

There's no wheat in green slugs.

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:

"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?


Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould teach
you a thing or two if truth were known.

I was in my local real ale pub last night and there was a group of four
in the corner of the bar, discussing the 'rampant rabbit'. Apparently,
it is a vibrator designed for a woman. The collective age of this group
of 4 would be about 250 years, so I see what you mean Mary ;-)

Dave

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:

"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?


Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould
teach you a thing or two if truth were known.

I was in my local real ale pub last night and there was a group of four in
the corner of the bar, discussing the 'rampant rabbit'. Apparently, it is
a vibrator designed for a woman. The collective age of this group of 4
would be about 250 years, so I see what you mean Mary ;-)

I didn't know there was any other kind of vibrator - is there really one
designed for a man?

I suppose is would save wrist ache ...

Mary

Mary

Dave

Mary Fisher wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

Mary Fisher wrote:


"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?


Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould
teach you a thing or two if truth were known.

I was in my local real ale pub last night and there was a group of four in
the corner of the bar, discussing the 'rampant rabbit'. Apparently, it is
a vibrator designed for a woman. The collective age of this group of 4
would be about 250 years, so I see what you mean Mary ;-)


I didn't know there was any other kind of vibrator - is there really one
designed for a man?

I suppose is would save wrist ache ...

What's wrist ache?

;-)


Dave

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 23:12:13 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

There's no wheat in green slugs.

As Shirley Conran said in one of her cookbooks,
"Life's too short to stuff a slug"

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 23:12:13 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

There's no wheat in green slugs.

As Shirley Conran said in one of her cookbooks,
"Life's too short to stuff a slug"

Oh, I thought it was mushrooms...

You learn something every day here :-)

Mary

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

Mary Fisher wrote:


"raden" wrote in message
...


And who taught you such words ?


Oh for goodness' sake. You don't get to my age and remain innocent.

It's amazing how people think that old folk know nowt whereas wecould
teach you a thing or two if truth were known.

I was in my local real ale pub last night and there was a group of four
in the corner of the bar, discussing the 'rampant rabbit'. Apparently, it
is a vibrator designed for a woman. The collective age of this group of 4
would be about 250 years, so I see what you mean Mary ;-)


I didn't know there was any other kind of vibrator - is there really one
designed for a man?

I suppose is would save wrist ache ...

What's wrist ache?

;-)

You're obviously too young to know.

Mary


Dave