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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:55:35 GMT, Rick Cook
wrote: Mark & Juanita wrote: On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:20:16 -0500, Tom Watson wrote: On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:03:45 -0800, charlie b wrote: .... snip Tom, did you ever read Poul Anderson? One of his books (Goblin Reservation) included a character, an artist, that in the history of the story's era was remembered for having started his career as an artist with realism, but later in his life was credited with painting bizarre, surrealistic fantasies. "Goblin Reservation" was written by Clifford Simiak. DOH! [smacks head]. OK, I'm getting old, now I can't even keep things straight from my mis-spent youth. Thanks for the reminder -- Simak was another of my favorite authors. (All together now: "Hurrah for old Bill Shakespeare he never wrote them plays. Just stayed at home, while chasing girls sand dirty rondelays.") --RC +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Robatoy wrote:
Does anyone have any plans for a secret compartment I can build into my car so I can smuggle my pointy stick across the border? Joe psst....Joe...leave it at home. NO problem getting pointy sticks here in Kanuckistan... I'll hook you up .. But aren't Canadian Pointy Sticks metric? Let's see, 25.4 mm per inch ... So a 1:6 softwood pointy stick point on a 10 mm stick diameter - in inches - is (I'm getting a head ache) Why not make a secret compartment in a Simple Stick that'll hold your Pointy Stick "for transporting" - protecting the point and preventing children from injuring themselves. Or, how about a removable Pointy Stick point which can be kept separate from the stick component of the Pointy Stick when the assembled Pointy Stick is not in use? And how about a device that would cause the "point" to retract into the "stick" and a large suction cup pop up over the end of the "stick" when the "point" comes within 1/1024th of an inch of an eye ball. And if OSHA can be persuaded to make it mandatory ... Was the old wall mounted pencil sharpener the first helical wood planer? Can a Pointy Stick point have a hardness greater than RC13? ( I think that's marble on the Moh's Scale) Will cryo- treatment significantly increase the hardness of high tannin content Point Sticks? What about woods with a high silica content like teak? Is a Left Tilt Pointy Stick safer to use than a Right Tilt Pointy Stick? Do you use the "point guard" on your Pointy Stick all the time or does it depend on what type of poking you're going to be doing? When you're poking, how close to the "point" do you grip your Pointy Stick? Has anyone experienced a "point back" or "stick back" when "poking", "scratching", "impressing" or "picking"? If so, have you figured out what went wrong and maybe what can be done to prevent it from happening again? For Teeth Cleaning Pointy Sticks, what's the least gum tissue irritant wood? Are there any woods which should definitely not be used for this application? Can the Euro 32 mm system be applied to Pointy Sticks? charlie b Editor (who once again has bitten off way too much . . .) The Pointy Stick Compendium Project (soon to be shortened to TPSCP) |
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charlie b wrote:
But aren't Canadian Pointy Sticks metric? No. They are left handed. Wait. That's the Inglish. Or is it? Crap! UA100 |
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"Tom Watson" wrote in message Sorry Charlie (did I just say that out loud?) but this conflicts with my own theory on Impressionism, particularly in the regard of those such as Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, Matisse, Monet, et al, who suffered, in my firm opinion from poor eyesight, and thought that they were doing Realism, thus inventing an entire school of visual artwork, based entirely on the inability to see clearly. As proof, I offer you the thought that, were I a painter, which I am not, and were I to paint without having my glasses on, which I would not, even if I could, I would paint a faithful representation of the world as I perceived it; unclear, diaphanous, distorted, pastel, and preposterous. I am surprised that the art critics have not taken my point. Well spoken Tom (as usual). What you have not taken into account is the fact that the art critics (like all of us) can become blinded to anything that comes from outside their specific profession. Well, maybe not blinded so much as myopic ... which brings us back to your point (errr pointy stick??). All too often, here on the wreck, we find opinions challenged almost to the point of drawing blood. Happily, some reason prevails, and educated explainations show a workable alternative to the blood, gore, and mayhem often suggested. Glad you provide a great deal of that positive commentary. Now ... where did I put my glasses? Rick It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them -- Beaumarchais |
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:11:19 -0600, the inscrutable Australopithecus
scobis spake: On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:41:21 -0700, Mark & Juanita wrote: Alright, back on topic. I'm having trouble getting my pointy stick dimensions correct. Seems I keep screwing up the fractions; would I be better off converting to metric to make better pointy sticks? It's easy. Forget the fractions. Use a pointy story stick for all your measurements. This method also works well when restoring old, odd-sized pointy sticks, such as Chippednail and Shortenone antiques. Purists such as myself do not feel that pointing a traditional story sticks is at all apropos. We'll have nothing to do with yours, TYVM. -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:55:35 GMT, the inscrutable Rick Cook
spake: "Goblin Reservation" was written by Clifford Simiak. Simak. I read some of Clifford's novels back in high school but I don't recall which. I'll have to look the old bloke up at the library the next time I'm there. (All together now: "Hurrah for old Bill Shakespeare he never wrote them plays. Just stayed at home, while chasing girls sand dirty rondelays.") Drop that "s" on the last line of Uncle Bill's ditty, will ya? -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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charlie b wrote:
Has anyone experienced a "point back" or "stick back" when "poking", "scratching", "impressing" or "picking"? If so, have you figured out what went wrong and maybe what can be done to prevent it from happening again? Common problems. I've just filed a patent for a device called StickStop consisting of a teflon coated cowhide stretched over a wooden disk - on the back of which I've attached a handle and a forearm strap. I expect to be filthy rich after selling only seven of these devices. I'm having a bit of difficulty convincing the teflon to adhere to the cowhide, so it may be a while before I can fulfill your order. I am, however, encouraging everyone to preorder to minimize the wait and to help pay for solving our production difficulties. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html |
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Mark & Juanita wrote: On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:03:45 -0800, charlie b wrote: ...snipped... Alright, back on topic. I'm having trouble getting my pointy stick dimensions correct. Seems I keep screwing up the fractions; would I be better off converting to metric to make better pointy sticks? [There, is that better?] Forget about fractions, metric, or tape measures. Just make a pointy story stick. -- Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland |
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Alright, back on topic... Please include instructions for making my pointy stick scary sharp. |
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Jerry S. wrote:
Alright, back on topic... Please include instructions for making my pointy stick scary sharp. That's "Scary Sharp (tm)"! You DO NOT want to get on the wrong side of the Scary Sharp (tm) copyright infringement lawyers. If you think Coca Cola (tm) protects their brand name wait ''til you **** off the Scary Sharp (tm) boys! Now back on topic - the History of The Pointy Stick chapter: FOX "News" is reporting that the Southern Fundamentalist Evangelical Judeo-Christian Conference is in the process of "correcting" Genesis based on a new scroll found near The Really Dead Sea. Early translations are suggesting that the actual text reads "On the Seventh Day HE rested, sitting on the steps of HIS front porch - whittling a Pointy Stick. And it was good." FOX has dispatched Geraldo Rivera, their crack investigative reporter, to the Really Dead Sea area and Hannity (sp?) is oo his way to interview Jerry Falwell. A four hour "Fair and Balanced", "objective", "scientific" special will be aired this weekend on this new Revelation. Stay tuned for date and time. On a related note, one of the Mars exploration rovers has sent back images of what appears to be a Pointy Stick protruding from the face of an overhanging rock outcrop named The Overhaning Rock Outcrop. The Mars Team is studying the images and waiting for infra red, ultra violet and x-ray images before releasing any more information on this startling find. The ramifications of finding Pointy Sticks on other planets is unimaginable. Now a word from eight of our sponsors. Hemroids? Have you tried Merk's new Pointy Stick Hemroid Treatment (tm)? Ask your doctor about Pointy Stick Hermroid Treatment (tm). (not available as an Over The Counter treatment. Void where prohibited by law. Side affects may include excessive bleading, excrutiating "discomfort", blurred vision and disrupted lower gastro-intenstinal function. : : charlie b |
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As to the subcategory of Pointy Sticks (tm?) and Impressing Sticks, for
most of my life I have used a Complex Composite Pointy Stick for writing. Aside from writing, I also find my CCPS an indispensable aid to woodworking, for making marks, "Impressing" ala 21st century. Almost as indispensable as the pointy "DO" end of the CCPS is the opposite rubbery "UNDO" end. I impressed upon my children, as they grew up, the value of Pointy Sticks, and not to take them for granted, as they don't just grow on trees. I have some questions..Is "Pointy Stick" a more suitable term to use in the phrase "It's better than being poked in the eye with a sharp stick!"? I'm thinking it depends on whether you're talking to swells or riff-raff. Are the 2 types of sticks related, did one evolve from the other? Sam |
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:03:45 -0800, charlie b
wrote: I'm also developing a hypothesis that the paintbrush evolved from the Gnawed Pointy Stick, Gnawing predating both the Rubbed and Whittled Pointy Stick manufacturing techniques. I'm still gathering the data to support my hypothesis and hope to publish sometime early next year. if your teeth hold out? |
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OH
MY GOD! You people have too much time on your hands! (Can somebody give a URL for a website that has plans for a pointy stick?) |
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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:23:45 -0800, the inscrutable charlie b
spake: Jerry S. wrote: Alright, back on topic... Please include instructions for making my pointy stick scary sharp. That's "Scary Sharp (tm)"! You DO NOT want to get on the wrong Puhleeeze, that's "ScarySharp(tm)"! side of the Scary Sharp (tm) copyright infringement lawyers. If you think Coca Cola (tm) protects their brand name wait ''til you **** off the Scary Sharp (tm) boys! See above. Now back on topic - the History of The Pointy Stick chapter: FOX "News" is reporting that the Southern Fundamentalist Evangelical Judeo-Christian Conference is in the process of "correcting" Genesis based on a new scroll found near The Really Dead Sea. Early translations are suggesting that the actual text reads "On the Seventh Day HE rested, sitting on the steps of HIS front porch - whittling a Pointy Stick. And it was good." God is ****ed and is she ever gonna make the Prez. pay for it. Now a word from eight of our sponsors. Hemroids? Have you tried Merk's new Pointy Stick Hemroid Treatment (tm)? Ask your doctor about Pointy Stick Hermroid Treatment (tm). (not available as an Over The Counter treatment. Void where prohibited by law. Side affects may include excessive bleading, excrutiating "discomfort", blurred vision and disrupted lower gastro-intenstinal function. Catherwood recommends Loosener's Castor Oil Flakes, The All-Weather Breakfast! -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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"Tom Watson" wrote in message Sorry Charlie (did I just say that out loud?) but this conflicts with my own theory on Impressionism, particularly in the regard of those such as Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, Matisse, Monet, et al, who suffered, in my firm opinion from poor eyesight, and thought that they were doing Realism, thus inventing an entire school of visual artwork, based entirely on the inability to see clearly. As proof, I offer you the thought that, were I a painter, which I am not, and were I to paint without having my glasses on, which I would not, even if I could, I would paint a faithful representation of the world as I perceived it; unclear, diaphanous, distorted, pastel, and preposterous. I am surprised that the art critics have not taken my point. 'tis a good thing you're *not* a painter. Nothing worse than painting a pointy stick and thus ruining it's natural beauty. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Larry Jacques wrote:
Puhleeeze, that's "ScarySharp(tm)"! Actually and technically I think it's ScarySharp(tmBennett Leeds). That is if you want credit for a name to go to the first guy/gurl to utter it/use it in print. UA100 |
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charlie b wrote:
Robatoy wrote: Does anyone have any plans for a secret compartment I can build into my car so I can smuggle my pointy stick across the border? Joe psst....Joe...leave it at home. NO problem getting pointy sticks here in Kanuckistan... I'll hook you up .. But aren't Canadian Pointy Sticks metric? Let's see, 25.4 mm per inch ... So a 1:6 softwood pointy stick point on a 10 mm stick diameter - in inches - is (I'm getting a head ache) Why not make a secret compartment in a Simple Stick that'll hold your Pointy Stick "for transporting" - protecting the point and preventing children from injuring themselves. Or, how about a removable Pointy Stick point which can be kept separate from the stick component of the Pointy Stick when the assembled Pointy Stick is not in use? And how about a device that would cause the "point" to retract into the "stick" and a large suction cup pop up over the end of the "stick" when the "point" comes within 1/1024th of an inch of an eye ball. And if OSHA can be persuaded to make it mandatory ... Was the old wall mounted pencil sharpener the first helical wood planer? Can a Pointy Stick point have a hardness greater than RC13? ( I think that's marble on the Moh's Scale) Will cryo- treatment significantly increase the hardness of high tannin content Point Sticks? What about woods with a high silica content like teak? Is a Left Tilt Pointy Stick safer to use than a Right Tilt Pointy Stick? Do you use the "point guard" on your Pointy Stick all the time or does it depend on what type of poking you're going to be doing? When you're poking, how close to the "point" do you grip your Pointy Stick? Has anyone experienced a "point back" or "stick back" when "poking", "scratching", "impressing" or "picking"? If so, have you figured out what went wrong and maybe what can be done to prevent it from happening again? For Teeth Cleaning Pointy Sticks, what's the least gum tissue irritant wood? Are there any woods which should definitely not be used for this application? Can the Euro 32 mm system be applied to Pointy Sticks? charlie b Editor (who once again has bitten off way too much . . .) The Pointy Stick Compendium Project (soon to be shortened to TPSCP) Sorry for the late reply, I've been working on my PSTD(Pointy Stick transportation Device), which will probably bear a marked resemblance to a hanging clothes rod in the back seat of out vehicle. There will of course be no clothing hung on it as I do not want to have to have any pointy stick I am transporting to require recalibration after arriving. Joe |
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In article ,
Mark & Juanita wrote: Alright, back on topic. I'm having trouble getting my pointy stick dimensions correct. Seems I keep screwing up the fractions; would I be better off converting to metric to make better pointy sticks? Allllright. if you must know...*shakes head* use this to make one... http://www.nemi.com/product-pictures...elescoping.htm |
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Refering to "Anyone have plans for a jig to make Pointy Sticks"...
http://www.rube-goldberg.com/html/pencil_sharpener.htm |
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