tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post1848297047960336324..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: What is that stuff called?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27048824199116009742015-10-26T02:33:28.862-07:002015-10-26T02:33:28.862-07:00That's a lot of words for nothing. I am sure t...That's a lot of words for nothing. I am sure that there are many things you could teach me, but the word 'gossamer' is not one of them.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88190869786733485722015-10-25T22:09:11.490-07:002015-10-25T22:09:11.490-07:00I see I am far to late to teach you the word '...I see I am far to late to teach you the word 'gossamer', and also to comment on the writing on the road, so I will say nothing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86781755227024157472015-10-25T15:58:16.939-07:002015-10-25T15:58:16.939-07:00Thanks, Joanne. I will take your word for it, beca...Thanks, Joanne. I will take your word for it, because I am sure you are - most likely - right.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82619901444132359762015-10-25T14:18:16.543-07:002015-10-25T14:18:16.543-07:00Muntjac are indeed very tasty. They are not indige...Muntjac are indeed very tasty. They are not indigenous to this country, and believe they originate from China. The first time I saw a roadkill Muntjac, I thought it was an elaborate joke because of the huge, sharp tusks on the otherwise cute little Disney character. Apparently they know how to use them in a corner as well, so watch out. I am avoiding any bad-taste jokes involving President Xi with this comment. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68734451162205423462015-10-25T13:25:05.329-07:002015-10-25T13:25:05.329-07:00I had some muntjac the other day which a friend ha...I had some muntjac the other day which a friend had shot. It was jolly tasty.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53760518792991932015-10-25T12:49:43.167-07:002015-10-25T12:49:43.167-07:00Oh, and my use of the word 'minefield' was...Oh, and my use of the word 'minefield' was a misjudgement given the above. Some people in Angola would give their right arm for a webbed foot.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26973313831422744672015-10-25T12:46:31.206-07:002015-10-25T12:46:31.206-07:00Well, I say 'nothing to buy' in Birmingham...Well, I say 'nothing to buy' in Birmingham, but they do have regular arms sales in the NEC. The trouble is that the Norfolk folk are more interested in regular feet than arms.<br />Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41040669973508551092015-10-25T12:27:08.973-07:002015-10-25T12:27:08.973-07:00I know you are against shooting game-birds, Weave,...I know you are against shooting game-birds, Weave, but I don't think pheasant would be here at all if it were not for shooting. I would rather eat game than cloistered chickens, but then I actually like strong meat.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-665416254834669942015-10-25T12:24:54.055-07:002015-10-25T12:24:54.055-07:00During the time of the Christmas Market, we have W...During the time of the Christmas Market, we have Welsh-speaking guides so that they can all find the way to where they can buy all the tat. They come by coach (cwm by, probably) and the drivers are well-versed in Anglo Saxon and just disgorge them right next to the Abbey.<br /><br />Birmingham - being the Venice of the North - has invested heavily in the aquatic systems in order to attract tourists from Norfolk, but when they get there, they can find nothing to buy. It's a minefield.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81577233590592904252015-10-25T10:44:00.795-07:002015-10-25T10:44:00.795-07:00Anything is better than actually shooting a pheasa...Anything is better than actually shooting a pheasant - our shooting season started here yesterday - I hate the taste - would much rather see them fully feathered, scratching about in the fields.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41282475242130449172015-10-25T09:54:43.891-07:002015-10-25T09:54:43.891-07:00Surely those road markings should be in all EU lan...Surely those road markings should be in all EU languages? I don't understand Traffic or Taxis, for instance. It should be Trácht and Tacsaithe. Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57652617842613355492015-10-25T08:45:43.032-07:002015-10-25T08:45:43.032-07:00Gossamer is the noun for a thread spun by a spider...Gossamer is the noun for a thread spun by a spider.<br />Descriptors are adjectives or adverbs or -- oh, you get it, I know.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1020847402570680902015-10-25T08:14:42.651-07:002015-10-25T08:14:42.651-07:00Ha ha! With our webbed feet and six fingers we h...Ha ha! With our webbed feet and six fingers we hardly have the need for roads at all of course.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79813281674780686782015-10-25T08:06:55.579-07:002015-10-25T08:06:55.579-07:00That's because hardly anyone can read in Norfo...That's because hardly anyone can read in Norfolk.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68485787077158642722015-10-25T08:03:02.654-07:002015-10-25T08:03:02.654-07:00Isn't that a description, as in 'gossamer ...Isn't that a description, as in 'gossamer condoms'? The thread continues...?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79269649974459510772015-10-25T07:37:47.788-07:002015-10-25T07:37:47.788-07:00I see you have help in Somerset and Avon with what...I see you have help in Somerset and Avon with what roads are for with instructions written in large letters on the surface. We progressed away from the need for it in Norfolk some years back. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77723430493865150982015-10-25T07:32:11.610-07:002015-10-25T07:32:11.610-07:00Believe it or not, it is called gossamer. Gossamer...Believe it or not, it is called gossamer. Gossamer thread, therefore, is redundant. Take that, you poets.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5336785007006966482015-10-25T07:00:17.632-07:002015-10-25T07:00:17.632-07:00That's really strange. I have only just read B...That's really strange. I have only just read Britta's post and didn't know it features the stuff which comes out of spider's arses. There must be an 8-sylabled word in German for it, but - again I would be none the wiser.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28606012030386835482015-10-25T06:54:08.499-07:002015-10-25T06:54:08.499-07:00I don't know anything about spiders webs but I...I don't know anything about spiders webs but I am sure Britta can help you although even after reading her post today I am still none the wiser but you might be.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com