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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Hmmmm. Cross ma palm wi' siller?

No, you don't seem to understand. YOU pay ME ...

Signed firrrst aidition perrrrharps?

Got loads of those.

I used to swap my signature in my books for others'.

There are some books which would be extremely valuable if you could find one
which hasn't been signed but I'm not naming them here.

Unsinged - er - unsigned first edition then?

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:50:46 -0000,

So I will see you at what time Snoty?
The town square is a good place to meet, unless you have any objections?

Anthony

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The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Hmmmm. Cross ma palm wi' siller?

No, you don't seem to understand. YOU pay ME ...

Signed firrrst aidition perrrrharps?

Got loads of those.

I used to swap my signature in my books for others'.

There are some books which would be extremely valuable if you could find
one
which hasn't been signed but I'm not naming them here.

Unsinged - er - unsigned first edition then?

Sorry - I've lost the thread - pehaps that's what you intended!

:-)

Mary

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iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:04:22 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

I used to swap my signature in my books for others'.

There are some books which would be extremely valuable if you could find
one
which hasn't been signed but I'm not naming them here.

Unsinged - er - unsigned first edition then?

Sorry - I've lost the thread - pehaps that's what you intended!

:-)

this thread went to pot a long time ago.
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Martin

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Sorry - I've lost the thread - pehaps that's what you intended!

Thread?

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On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:30:20 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

Sorry - I've lost the thread - pehaps that's what you intended!

Thread?

lost?

boring Sunday afternoon?
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this thread went to pot a long time ago.

Never touch the stuff.

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With the help of a friend, I once put up an elaborate and sturdy frame
for growing 'pole' beans, and didn't read the packet when I planted
bush-type haricot vert at the base. Looked pretty dumb. Although the
beans were fine. It *is* unfortunate that 'bush' landed at the
beginning of a sentence and required a capital letter. No connection
implied.

Well I will be growing my "freedom beans" on your advice!

I believe the US equivalent used to be cooked spinach. Just sitting
there in a gray-green wet mass. They've given up now. The only sign of
veg in school menus is "baby (lathed) carrots with dip' and an
occasional mention of 'steamed brocolli.' After all, a previous
administration declared that catsup was a vegetable...

Aha! Sounds like the kind of beauraucracy we have to put up with in the UK,
too. You should see some of the crazy rules that come out of the European
Union. Madness.

The latest "urban myth" over here is that Kentucky Fried Chicken changed
their name to simply KFC because the meat isn't chicken any more - it's made
from brainless, artificially-grown muscle-protein derived from the moving
bits of ex-chickens, twitching in the labs as they are artificially
stimulated by electrical impulses.

And of course NASA faked the moon landings . . . and Elvis works in the chip
shop just down the road from me.

Just listening to the theme tune from M*A*S*H . . . remember that one? What
a series. Still seems kind of relevant, somehow. Wow, that Major Margaret
Houlihan . . . ;-) They were never too impressed with the cooking, I seem to
remember!

Love, peace and organic kitchen gardening,

Andrew

this thread went to pot a long time ago.

Never touch the stuff.


Anyone know a cure for spider mites?

With the help of a friend, I once put up an elaborate and sturdy frame
for growing 'pole' beans, and didn't read the packet when I planted
bush-type haricot vert at the base. Looked pretty dumb. Although the
beans were fine. It *is* unfortunate that 'bush' landed at the
beginning of a sentence and required a capital letter. No connection
implied.

Well I will be growing my "freedom beans" on your advice!

I believe the US equivalent used to be cooked spinach. Just sitting
there in a gray-green wet mass. They've given up now. The only sign of
veg in school menus is "baby (lathed) carrots with dip' and an
occasional mention of 'steamed brocolli.' After all, a previous
administration declared that catsup was a vegetable...

Aha! Sounds like the kind of beauraucracy we have to put up with in the UK,
too. You should see some of the crazy rules that come out of the European
Union. Madness.

The latest "urban myth" over here is that Kentucky Fried Chicken changed
their name to simply KFC because the meat isn't chicken any more - it's made
from brainless, artificially-grown muscle-protein derived from the moving
bits of ex-chickens, twitching in the labs as they are artificially
stimulated by electrical impulses.

And of course NASA faked the moon landings . . . and Elvis works in the chip
shop just down the road from me.

Just listening to the theme tune from M*A*S*H . . . remember that one? What
a series. Still seems kind of relevant, somehow. Wow, that Major Margaret
Houlihan . . . ;-) They were never too impressed with the cooking, I seem to
remember!

Love, peace and organic kitchen gardening,

Andrew

this thread went to pot a long time ago.

Never touch the stuff.


Anyone know a cure for spider mites?

In article , Andy Hunt
writes


this thread went to pot a long time ago.

Never touch the stuff.


Anyone know a cure for spider mites?


The biological control works well, but needs warmer temperatures.

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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Well I will be growing my "freedom beans" on your advice!

I believe the US equivalent used to be cooked spinach. Just sitting
there in a gray-green wet mass. They've given up now. The only sign of
veg in school menus is "baby (lathed) carrots with dip' and an
occasional mention of 'steamed brocolli.' After all, a previous
administration declared that catsup was a vegetable...

Aha! Sounds like the kind of beauraucracy we have to put up with in the UK,
too. You should see some of the crazy rules that come out of the European
Union. Madness.

Right. Yeah. Carrots are officially a fruit because the Dutch and
Belgians make jam from them, and you're only allowed to make jam from
fruit......

The latest "urban myth" over here is that Kentucky Fried Chicken changed
their name to simply KFC because the meat isn't chicken any more - it's made
from brainless, artificially-grown muscle-protein derived from the moving
bits of ex-chickens, twitching in the labs as they are artificially
stimulated by electrical impulses.

Isn't it?

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:30:04 -0000, "Andy Hunt"
wrote:

snip
~The latest "urban myth" over here is that Kentucky Fried Chicken changed
~their name to simply KFC because the meat isn't chicken any more - it's made
~from brainless, artificially-grown muscle-protein derived from the moving
~bits of ex-chickens, twitching in the labs as they are artificially
~stimulated by electrical impulses.

....when they actually changed it because the word 'fried' implied it
was unhealthy!

In our house we still call it "Kan't Find the Chicken" grin

snip

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jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 01:42:56 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
having yet another anti EU rant wrote:

Right. Yeah. Carrots are officially a fruit because the Dutch and
Belgians make jam from them,

they do? I have never seen any on sale here.

and you're only allowed to make jam from
fruit......

says you.
--
Martin