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Why is it?
That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? -- alan reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net |
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Alan Holmes wrote:
That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? Skill. Raw, native, talent. |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? The bigger the spud the bigger the chance of forking it. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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Alan Holmes wrote:
:: That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the :: best ones? :: I don't know, maybe it's the same thing when you intend to take the 'just the best 20' seedlings for repotting and end up with 47? -- "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush, 5.8.2004 |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
... That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? Because you do not gently fork far enough away from the potatoes. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Alan Holmes wrote:
That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? Murphy's Law! (Come on, you were setting us up for that one!) -- David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:31:30 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote: That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? Hey, Alan, that happens to me too! Pam in Bristol |
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Pam Moore wrote: On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:31:30 GMT, "Alan Holmes" wrote: That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the best ones? Hey, Alan, that happens to me too! There's a traditional Scottish tattie-howking tool which reduces the chance of damage: if I remember aright, it has only two prongs, and they're blunt. The head is at a right-angle to the short handle, and you use it kneeling down (ouch!) But there's also a special potato fork with flat blunt tines which you use standing up. I think my parents had one, and they must still be around...yep, here's the first Ggl specimen: http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/S/J1650SN.html Not exactly the same as the one I remember, but an excellent make. -- Mike. |
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On this great day..11 Apr 2005 02:53:37 -0700, "Mike Lyle"
wrote: snipped But there's also a special potato fork with flat blunt tines which you use standing up. I think my parents had one, and they must still be around...yep, here's the first Ggl specimen: http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/S/J1650SN.html /snipped In Cheshire it was known as a "sippit" fork. The endsof the tines were/are bulbous Mike Pullout "stop" to reply by email |
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