[lace-chat] Fwd: Mind teaser

2007-05-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Ooops Meant to send to the entire chat, sent to Hazel only, instead... On May 22, 2007, at 11:09, Hazel Smith wrote: I got it (Honestly, I did!) Just phrased it differently - I talk to myself often so actually said out loud "If you remove the first letter they are all palindromic". You

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: BBQ

2007-05-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
OK. Not a new one... But still a goodie, being "oh, so true" as the source said... From: S.D. BBQ rules After months of cold and rainy weather, we are finally coming up to summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooki

[lace-chat] humor

2007-05-22 Thread Carol Melton
Psychiatrist and the Proctologist Two doctors opened an office in a small town and put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Psychiatry and Proctology." The town council was not happy with the sign, so the doctors changed it to "Hysterias and Posteriors." This was not acceptable eit

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Mushy Peas??

2007-05-22 Thread Sue Babbs
I can see a bean-like pea becoming mushy when cooked, but still be quite thick. It would be like the refried-beans we have in the Mexican food section of the supermarket. If mushy peas are like that, then I can understand what is being referred to. Similar texture to re-fried beans. I haven't

[lace-chat] Verenol

2007-05-22 Thread Jean Nathan
Sue wrote: the Agatha Christie, I may have the book and can look up her spelling of the poison. I guess I'll need to know the character's name too> I found it! The spelling is Veronal and it was the first commercially marketed barbiturate. The book is "Thirteen at Dinner, also known as "Lord

[lace-chat] Mind teaser

2007-05-22 Thread Jean Nathan
Hazel wrote: Such faith! No, I didn't get it. I tried adding prefixes and suffixes and rearranging the letters, but it didn't occur to me to move the first to last. I've just given it to DH and after ten minutes he still hadn't got it and looked at the answer. Said he knew it had to be som

[lace-chat] Re: Mushy Peas??

2007-05-22 Thread Webwalker
When I was a child, among the poems I learned was "I eat my peas with honey I've done it all my life It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on my knife." Anybody else know this poem -- any basis in fact? Susan Webster Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Mind teaser

2007-05-22 Thread Hazel Smith
I got it (Honestly, I did!) Just phrased it differently - I talk to myself often so actually said out loud "If you remove the first letter they are all palindromic". DH is used to me so rather than thinking I was crazy he just ignored me! Bet Jean Nathan got it too - did you, Jean? Hazel (in Oude

[lace-chat] 'Verenol' meaning please

2007-05-22 Thread Jean Nathan
I was watching an episode of Agatha Christie's 'Poirot' a couple of days ago, and one of the characters died of an overdose of 'verenol'. Anyone know what is is? I assume it's an opiate, but am probably wrong. I've done a google, but can only find another passage from a book, and reference to