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| lancelotlinc |
 Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: Inventing the wheel. |
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In the WMB forum, the post about making calls from Broker/Java to a C DLL in Windows brought back some memories of my head banging days in my youth.
I remember when we were working on the design for the wheel, we couldn't get the clay to dry in a round shape. It would always dry lop-sided. This caused any axle we attached to the lop-sided wheels to last about three turns of the wheel.
Talk about banging your head against a wall!!
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Inventing the wheel. |
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| lancelotlinc wrote: |
| I remember when we were working on the design for the wheel, we couldn't get the clay to dry in a round shape. |
I had my minions chop down trees and use them. Already nearly circular you see. Mind you, developing the gas-driven chain saw took ages....
| lancelotlinc wrote: |
| It would always dry lop-sided. |
Yes, you get to a certain age that can be a problem. I'm told.
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| bruce2359 |
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Talk about mixing metaphors.
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| lancelotlinc |
| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Inventing the wheel. |
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| exerk |
| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Inventing the wheel. |
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| Vitor wrote: |
| ...Mind you, developing the gas-driven chain saw took ages... |
Tell me about it, I still bear the scars 
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| Vitor |
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| bruce2359 wrote: |
| Talk about mixing metaphors. |
We can talk about it, or we can do it. Actions speak louder than words.
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| mqjeff |
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| lancelotlinc |
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| lancelotlinc wrote: |
| Have you tried Vitor's chopped onions in your tea? |
I prefer to pickle his chopped opinions, and consume them with gin. |
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| Vitor |
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| lancelotlinc wrote: |
| Have you tried Vitor's chopped onions in your tea? |
You only get chopped onions if you're in a stew.
I don't chop minions. Any more. Not since the change in the labour laws.
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