Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-22 Thread Sean Doyle
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: That was terrible. One more joke like that and I'm gonna cry foal. You could do that till your voice is horse, and

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Biju Chacko
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:24 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Just say neigh, you think? A night mare race to find the worst pun? I wanted to jump in, but I was afraid of making an ass of myself.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:24 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Just say neigh, you think? A night mare race to find the worst pun?

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Biju Chacko
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:24 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Dibyo Haldar
now you lot are just flogging a dead thread. On 21 June 2013 18:00, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Thaths
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.comwrote: now you lot are just flogging a dead thread. Why? I thought this thread, she is fine. Don't halt 'er. One might even say she is whinnyng. Thaths On 21 June 2013 18:00, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Biju Chacko
On 21 Jun 2013 20:50, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.com wrote: now you lot are just flogging a dead thread. Why? I thought this thread, she is fine. Don't halt 'er. One might even say she is whinnyng. That was terrible.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-21 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: That was terrible. One more joke like that and I'm gonna cry foal. You could do that till your voice is horse, and no one would care. I suggest we all stop making an ass of ourselves. C

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-20 Thread Indrajit Gupta
Just say neigh, you think?   bonobashi - Original Message - From: Thaths tha...@gmail.com To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [silk] Old book smell On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Dave Long dave.l...@bluewin.ch wrote

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-20 Thread Thaths
June 2013 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [silk] Old book smell On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Dave Long dave.l...@bluewin.ch wrote: Among my wife's secret mutant powers: determining a book's (general) genre by the smell of its pages. (She, by the way, maintains that bone glue breaking

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On 19-Jun-2013, at 10:44, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Interesting. We've had conceptually similar discussions in the past [1], too. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread ashok_
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: On 19-Jun-2013, at 10:44, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Interesting. We've had conceptually similar discussions in the past [1], too. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
On 19 June 2013 12:03, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Someone should combine wine tasting with smelling of old books , to determine which wine goes best with a Don Quixote publication from 1922 ... There are other volatile organics that would go better with an old Don Quixote. Ram

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread gabin kattukaran
On 19 June 2013 14:05, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Trust you to make a hash of things. There's another thread going up in smoke. -gabin -- They pay me to think... As long as I keep my mouth shut.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Sean Doyle
I wouldn't recommend the 1922 Quixote; 1605 and 1615 were much better years. If you can't find this vintage I'd suggest the 1939 Menard which had some of the similar organics. On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:01 AM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.comwrote: On 19 June 2013 14:05, Udhay Shankar N

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Biju Chacko
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: Trust you to make a hash of things. There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. I expected a crack like this.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Biju Chacko
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: Trust you to make a hash of things. There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess,

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: Interestingly enough, I just discovered that I can't pun while I'm listening to music. Its sort of like trying to hum a tune while another is playing. Actually *listening* to music is a single-tasking activity for me.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 5:39 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: Trust you to make a hash of things. There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess,

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. I expected a crack like this. A pot calling a kettle black? As expected, this thread is mushrooming like magic. Udhay --

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread gabin kattukaran
On 19 Jun 2013 18:30, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. I expected a crack like this. A pot calling a kettle

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:14 AM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.comwrote: On 19 Jun 2013 18:30, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess, now...its absinthe made your

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Jai Iyer
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: Interestingly enough, I just discovered that I can't pun while I'm listening to music. Its sort of like trying to hum a tune while another is playing. This reminded me of something I read somewhere this past week. It

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 19-Jun-13 7:02 PM, Jai Iyer wrote: This reminded me of something I read somewhere this past week. It *ahem* got right up my nose till I found it : From: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5872414 quote JWZ: Be careful. Music engages your creative hemisphere I will indulge my inner

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 07:15:39PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: It might be fun if we got JWZ on silk, though. Thaths? JWZ looks like he's having a life, so I doubt he accepts.

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Dave Long
A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its contents. Someone should combine wine tasting with smelling of old books , to determine which wine goes best with a Don

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Dave Long dave.l...@bluewin.ch wrote: Among my wife's secret mutant powers: determining a book's (general) genre by the smell of its pages. (She, by the way, maintains that bone glue breaking down forms a major note in old book smell) Quick horsing around.

[silk] Old book smell

2013-06-18 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Interesting. We've had conceptually similar discussions in the past [1], too. Udhay [1] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/5271 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/06/that-old-book-smell-is-a-mix-of-grass-and-vanilla June 18, 2013 9:30 am That “Old Book Smell”