Quite correct Trevor. This question was asked on a TV quiz. The first answer was HOE. Close, but no cigar. The correct answer is RAKE. Trev, i will buy you a beer or six. Once, when I was young, I stood on the sharp end of a rake. The business end. The fulcrum. The pivot point. The tipping point. Was it Aristotle who said: Give me a lever long enough, and the moon as a fulcrum, and I shall shift the earth." Or something along those lines? Well, the long handle rose up, at terrific speed and the long-handled garden tool whacked me on the head. The earth moved for me. I saw stars. I learnt something about leverage and the truth of the universe, in one split second. Brian.
On Sep 9, 10:04 pm, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's a riddle for you: What long-handled garden tool best fits the > > description of a dissipated, immoral, man or woman, of fashion? > > I look forward to your replies. Hints: It is not a spade, nor is it a > > fork. > > Its a RAKE! > > What do I win Brian? > > Trev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
