Tarnation is an oxidization process that affects fine silver. The effete elite would probably rather speak of patination, not realizing that patination is not the acquisition of a patina, but rather the process of acquiring a patent.
stan On Oct 2, 2013, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> Had an email back from the list saying my post is delayed pending review >> by Doug - and that my post may contain 'administriva'. >> >> Can someone please tell me what in tarnation is this? > > I need an adequate definition of "tarnation" first. > (Seriously, I've always wondered what "tarnation" means.) > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

