All right, keep your hair on - just cos you lost the Don Amott war... How about Anadin, then?
Have given this a great deal of thought and decided not to contribute to any further Threads for the time being.
Quote from: MSeries on 12 January, 2010, 04:54:30 pmKing DickYou're missing the point of this, aren't you?
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Quote from: Valiant on 13 January, 2010, 11:11:30 amBluetooth?Never heard of Bluetooth being applied to anything bar a bluetooth connection. Well except as teh name for a Viking which is where Erikson and Nokia giot it from.I thought bluetooth was a brand from a particular company which was later adopted by everyone? Sorta like Firewire from Apple, which everyone uses instead of IEEE1394?QuoteLastminutedotcomDoes nyone use that other than for the actual company of that name ?
Bluetooth?
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Quote from: pcolbeck on 13 January, 2010, 06:46:00 pmQuote from: Valiant on 13 January, 2010, 11:11:30 amBluetooth?Never heard of Bluetooth being applied to anything bar a bluetooth connection. Well except as teh name for a Viking which is where Erikson and Nokia giot it from.I thought bluetooth was a brand from a particular company which was later adopted by everyone? Sorta like Firewire from Apple, which everyone uses instead of IEEE1394?QuoteLastminutedotcomDoes nyone use that other than for the actual company of that name ?Ok so strictly speaking this one isn't correct but everyone I know says lastminutedotcom instead of last minute when in a conversation.
Anyone mentioned Contiboard, Fablon, Formica?A problem with a lengthening thread like this is that it becomes tedious to check back.
ICBA2C but Swarfega
... Swarfega......Valium and Prozac.
Does Whitworth count? ...... but came to describe a standard...
Phillips and Pozidriv screws and screwdrivers.
Quote from: clarion on 14 January, 2010, 10:50:07 amDoes Whitworth count? ...... but came to describe a standard...Joseph Whitworth standardised thread sizes AFAIK
Quote from: A Warwickshire Lad on 14 January, 2010, 10:35:06 amICBA2C but SwarfegaWe've already had Valium and Prozac.
I think someone slipped in Vaseline earlier
Quote from: jurek on 14 January, 2010, 10:55:07 amQuote from: clarion on 14 January, 2010, 10:50:07 amDoes Whitworth count? ...... but came to describe a standard...Joseph Whitworth standardised thread sizes AFAIKHe created a method for manufacturing to fine tolerances, and created a standard screw-thread for his own use. These were marketed as Whitworth screws, but the format was adopted as a British Standard (BSW)
A problem with a lengthening thread like this is that it becomes tedious to check back.
Quote from: Ian H on 14 January, 2010, 10:39:12 amA problem with a lengthening thread like this is that it becomes tedious to check back.Maybe I should shackle Dez to his Mac and get him working on the YACF Pendantiwiki?
