"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Interesting story Raymond :thumbup:

I enjoyed reading Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct some years ago. Lots of fascinating tales about language, dialect, etc.
 
Wow, Paul! That looks like a little piece of heaven there! I've often mentioned to my wife that if we ever lived adjacent to a body of water, I'd be completely worthless. I'd just sit there on the banks and stare at the water, fish a little bit, stare at the water some more, and eventually probably succumb to exposure. ;)

I'm very happy to read all the different posts in here of late about languages and dialects. Philology (the study of words and their origins) has long been a fascinating topic to me. I recommend the book "In his own write" about JRR Tolkien. The man was a master of philology, and the book tells much of his younger years and friendship with CS Lewis, where they would spend many hours inventing languages.
 
Parke1 said:
Wow, Paul! That looks like a little piece of heaven there! I've often mentioned to my wife that if we ever lived adjacent to a body of water, I'd be completely worthless. I'd just sit there on the banks and stare at the water, fish a little bit, stare at the water some more, and eventually probably succumb to exposure. ;)

I'm very happy to read all the different posts in here of late about languages and dialects. Philology (the study of words and their origins) has long been a fascinating topic to me. I recommend the book "In his own write" about JRR Tolkien. The man was a master of philology, and the book tells much of his younger years and friendship with CS Lewis, where they would spend many hours inventing languages.
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Ahh, a Tolkien fan. Just to make you sick Dan, I'll dig out my first editions and take a photo for you :)
 


1st edition, sixth impression. Alas, I found them in a skip! Can you believe it, and the actual book is missing from the fellowship, I could only find the cover when I was searching and had to stop because the bloke was taking it away to empty it. Such a shame :(
 
I have begun several knife groups on Facebook, seeing a lack of slipjoint oriented discussion groups. The primary one, Slipjoint Addict, is modeled on this sub forum. For some time, I just had the rule that the group was to be run like the Traditional Subforum. This forum is a great place, and while I have not had many issues, I am thankful and more understanding of what Gary and Frank go through, and Elliott and Gus before them. In the year and some odd months my group has been around, several more have cropped up, all run and participated in by good people, many members of this subforum. I have seen many men and women, once enthralled by tactical frame locks etc, move on to Northwoods knives, Great Eastern and some even drop their custom $700 frame locks for SAKs and Buck knives. I've seen a lot of people that carry both, like myself, cut the tactical from their lives altogether, in favor of a high end slipjoint.

Many have lamented what others do with their SFO's. I don't think this forum has become too commercialized. But, you know what they say about opinions ;).

As far as others complaining about so many GEC threads? I have encountered the same thing in my group. I'll say what I told those people that complained to me. Post more of what you want to see. If you don't like the proliferation of GEC threads, then post a thread about your knives. I've invited owners and employees of major heavy hitters in the traditional knife realm, I've invited makers. Some post, some don't. I am happy to have everyone, and happy to carry on the Traditional mindset and camraderie.
 
pmew said:


1st edition, sixth impression. Alas, I found them in a skip! Can you believe it, and the actual book is missing from the fellowship, I could only find the cover when I was searching and had to stop because the bloke was taking it away to empty it. Such a shame :(
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I shed a tear for this post! that's a blasphemy.
 
That "eye of sauron" looks a bit like my eyes from Saturday night when I stayed up late and watched the Australia scrape home against Wales in the Rugby.
 
meako said:
That "eye of sauron" looks a bit like my eyes from Saturday night when I stayed up late and watched the Australia scrape home against Wales in the Rugby.
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Great game. One of the weirdest first 40 minutes I've seen on a pitch. It was a very interesting weekend of rugby all round, nothing really happened as it was expected to.
 
Eight old fogies cleaning up a couple of miles of rural highway last Saturday, 8 November 2014. Was 32°F when we started but warmed up quickly. Our fearless leader, Mike, took the pic so isn't in it. We filled 15 30-gallon bags with various junk. That l'il corner of the planet is a bit better for a short while.

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pmew said:
1st edition, sixth impression. Alas, I found them in a skip! Can you believe it, and the actual book is missing from the fellowship, I could only find the cover when I was searching and had to stop because the bloke was taking it away to empty it. Such a shame :(
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Wow, very neat stuff there, Paul! I can't believe someone would toss those out!
 
leghog said:
Eight old fogies cleaning up a couple of miles of rural highway last Saturday, 8 November 2014. Was 32°F when we started but warmed up quickly. Our fearless leader, Mike, took the pic so isn't in it. We filled 15 30-gallon bags with various junk. That l'il corner of the planet is a bit better for a short while.

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Awesome, this morning I was driving my company truck back from a vehicle devlivery and I saw a huge, potbelly, construction worker directing traffic while smoking a cigarette. He then casually flicked his half smoked cigarette in the bushes. I was absolutley livid and was tempted to yell at him to pick up his cigarette. But I remebered that I was in my company truck and was at that time representing the business I work for. It still rubs me the wrong way :mad:
 
Great work Leghog, I was only lamenting to someone yesterday that hardly anyone seems to engage in exactly that kind of community-minded activity anymore. Well done to you and the team :thumbup:
 
I'm a big believer working issues instead of complaining about them. The world has too many problem finders. It needs more problem solvers.
 
Job well done Leghog and crew:thumbup::thumbup:
I think one of the greatest leaps forward in this department for many years are responsible dog owners who bag and bin the doggy do's when out walking.
A man called Ian Kiernan initated "clean up Australia day" a few years ago. Everyone gets out and does a bit-from picking up litter to dragging wrecked cars out creeks and out of the bush.The amount of garbage that gets picked up is Insaaane. Someone must be dumping it.

Paul I hope the Wallabies are on the rise. You could have set the table for dinner on those scrums they were so low and level.Awesome.
We play England on/around the 29th. That will be good. But what we really need to do is maintain the juju and get that Bledisloe Cup back offa those pesky All Blacks.(fat chance)
cheers.

INFK-I was in my little fire brigade truck yesterday-not a fire engine but a small pantech and a woman I actually think was a nurse swerved into my lane nearly colliding with me. I caught up with her at the next lights and guess what she was doing? go on guess...
I whooped the siren and gestured frantically at her to put it down whilst sitting there .The number of people I see doing it is scary.I especially hate and detest those mounting brackets that you can place on the windscreen thereby obscuring a huge chunk of your already limited vision.(not you- people in general):grumpy: They should be illegal.
 
meako said:
Job well done Leghog and crew:thumbup::thumbup:
I think one of the greatest leaps forward in this department for many years are responsible dog owners who bag and bin the doggy do's when out walking.
A man called Ian Kiernan initated "clean up Australia day" a few years ago. Everyone gets out and does a bit-from picking up litter to dragging wrecked cars out creeks and out of the bush.The amount of garbage that gets picked up is Insaaane. Someone must be dumping it.

Paul I hope the Wallabies are on the rise. You could have set the table for dinner on those scrums they were so low and level.Awesome.
We play England on/around the 29th. That will be good. But what we really need to do is maintain the juju and get that Bledisloe Cup back offa those pesky All Blacks.(fat chance)
cheers.

INFK-I was in my little fire brigade truck yesterday-not a fire engine but a small pantech and a woman I actually think was a nurse swerved into my lane nearly colliding with me. I caught up with her at the next lights and guess what she was doing? go on guess...
I whooped the siren and gestured frantically at her to put it down whilst sitting there .The number of people I see doing it is scary.I especially hate and detest those mounting brackets that you can place on the windscreen thereby obscuring a huge chunk of your already limited vision.(not you- people in general):grumpy: They should be illegal.
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It was one of the better scrummaging games of the weekend. Hooper impressed me greatly, as did Quaid Cooper - for those of you who don't follow rugby, one of the Welsh in form players suffered a horrible spinal injury during the summer. Quaid Cooper, an Aussie superstar, showed how much of a gentleman he is too by going to visit Owen Williams in hospital.

It drives me nuts that when I'm out of uniform I see it all the time when I'm driving about but in uniform the peeps see the car coming long before I can see the phones grrr. A personal hatred of mine.

Dog poop too. I have two dogs and I spend all of 30 seconds of my day cleaning up the mess. I use wee small bags made from starch that are biodegradable too. :)
 
Most of the single vehicle accidents we attend are caused by this.
I have a theory that if they really want people to slow down all that needs to be done is park a police car on the side of the road. It wouldn't even need to have an engine in it or any police. just the presence.it could be a cardboard cut out but it would make people switch on.
 
meako said:
Most of the single vehicle accidents we attend are caused by this.
I have a theory that if they really want people to slow down all that needs to be done is park a police car on the side of the road. It wouldn't even need to have an engine in it or any police. just the presence.it could be a cardboard cut out but it would make people switch on.
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I used to live close to an accident hotspot in Co Down, N.ireland. Some brightspark put a manikin in a fancy dress police uniform and gaffa taped a hair drier in its hand pointing up the dual carriageway towards to commuting traffic. It worked wonders until the council removed it. They had been getting complaints apparently, who would complain about that?!?
 
I used to know a crusty old former Spitfire pilot, who would occasionally growl, dryly: "The things y'see when you haven't got your gun with you." ;)
 
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