disguised as a compliment, no less
Sharon M @ #389
Do _NOT_ wear (or roughly handle) any gasmask manufactured prior to (approximately) 1960.
The original filter material was made from esparto grass pulp and asbestos fibre, and was invented by the Germans, reverse engineered by the British, and further refined by the USA.
After umpteen years the paper filters will undoubtedly have degraded and started shedding asbestos fibre.
The WW2 British "Civilian" and "Civilian Duty" respirator filters contain Chrysotile (white) asbestos.
The WW2 British "General Service Respriator" contains 20% Crocidolite (blue) asbestos.
The USA developed "spun glass" HEPA filters in the 1950s to remove their dependence on imported asbestos and esparto grass.
This announcement brought to you by the Elves and their Safe Tea (because Elfin Safe Tea is very important in these difficult times).
Cadbury.
Mobile phone ringtones are the work of Santa.
(Which reminds me: I must overhaul the old GPO 782 and take it into work again: it was fun having the only phone in the office with Real Bells....)
Next project: mate the GPO 300[1] to the Fixed Cellular Terminal that (a) supports pulse dialling, and (b) will run off a 6 volt battery.
This will give me an (albeit briefcase-sized) mobile with a rotary dial and Real Bells. (Generating the proper Strowger Purr dialtone is beyond the scope of this exercise.)
Cadbury.
[1] ...because a candlestick is a bit too unwieldy (not to mention Very Expensive).
Runnymede is neither a disease nor a drink.
Cadbury
Serge @ #323
This moose prefers his Bass hand-pulled or delivered by gravity.
(And creamflow is something that should only involve dairy products.)
Cadbury
abi @ #751 - probably this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8265201.stm
Cadbury.
epacris @ #114
Wii-tech? That sounds vaguely urological, like Cheez Whiz.
Cadbury.
This product may contain whiz from more than one species.
Clew @#101
The "coley"[1] dancers in John Brunner's "The Shockwave Rider"?
Cadbury.
[1] from "coleostat", but I'm sure thee days you'd do it with infrared lasers (or visible ones like in Jarre's "Laser Harp".
Serge @ #629
I'm sure you were most put out by that retort.
Cadbury
Diaphany?
(Moose basing this on the word "epidiascope".)
Cadbury.
Cue loud scrubbing noises and a small tsunami of foam....
It was Hippo Bathday, Serge.
Sorry it was late, and hope you had a good (Nay, _excellent_) one.
Nematodes for the National Front
Crows for Conservatives
Nuthatches for the Natural Law Party
Sparrows for Socialism
Loons for the Labour Party
(I need another L for the Liberal Democrats, here.)
Moose for the Monarchy
Cadbury.
From "strategic book publishing" no less!
Truly they are not only more stupid than we imagined, they are more stupid than we _can_ imagine.
Cadbury.
320/321
Moles for Medical Reform
Shrews for Social Justice
Plus the inevitable:
Voles for Vendetta
Cadbury
Edgar @ #248
This moose still translates VPL as Vericolor Professional Long[1], which I suspect Kodak may have stopped manufacturing years ago.
Cadbury
[1] The long exposure colour film with Tungsten lighting balance, as opposed to VPS which was the short exposure daylight balanced version.
Serge @ #241
You're getting perilously close to invoking the underpants gnomes.
Cadbury.
Abi @ #167 Is that a rabbit in software development, or just pointy hare?
Velma @ #93
Hurrah! this is excellent news.
May things continue to improve, and good fortune to all.
Cadbury.
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