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The TVClubHouse: Archives: 2004 January - Arpil: The only Dumb question is the one not asked (Q&A) (ARCHIVES): Archive through January 27, 2004 users admin

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Kaili

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nope, I don't have any suggestions but my Grandma played babpipes and I loved them. They're hard to play though- when we were kids we'd play with them and it sounded (when we could even get a sound out) like a dying car horn.

I guess I would consider: Are there a lot of bagpipes on Ebay or is this one of those things where you may not find them again easily or for the price? I don't know how much they generally run.

Texannie

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What is the difference between a baseball/golf hat and a trucker hat?????

Kaili

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The logo? :) As in the picture on the hat...

Foliage

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Half, I don't play bagpipes but I remember attending a presentation on how to play. The bagpiper indicated that beginners start on a chanter. ALL the songs are memorized, you don't exactly pick up a bagpipe book at the music store. I would try to find unit a local group of pipers. Around hear they are always encouraging folks to come try to play. I was on an Arts board and the local piper group applied for a grant to buy some chanters and practice sets to loan to beginners.

Foliage

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 10:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought truckers hats have a panel (usually white) across the front for a logo and solid color mesh on the back.

Kitt

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Baseball hats are more rounded and head shaped, trucker hats are squarer, face on, and have mesh as Foliage describes. I think.

Texannie

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks. I wondered what the diff was!

Lumbele

Friday, January 23, 2004 - 9:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have been taking slang lessons in chat, but nobody can tell me what this means: 1

Kitt

Friday, January 23, 2004 - 10:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Chauncy seems to be a cute looking font, I wonder if that's what they were refering to?

Froggiegirl621

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I got this in an email today, and it seriously is killing me!!!! I know we have some great minds here. Can anyone help me out???


A RIDDLE THAT'LL KILL YOUR BRAIN!

This is going to make you so MAD!

Think of words ending in -GRY.
Angry and hungry are two of them.
There are only three words in the English language.
What is the third word?
The word is something that everyone uses every day.
If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.

Mware

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The answer you're looking for is "language" Froggie.

The problem never says that there are three words in the English language which end in -gry. There are three words in "The English language."

The third word is "language." People use language every day.

Froggiegirl621

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh my god! I swear I am the worst at riddles! I need to call my mom and tell her, she's been bugging me about it since I got home from work. Thanks!!! I owe ya one...

Herckleperckle

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's my question:

I am trying to remember the name of these very, very hot throat lozenges. I guess they don't make them anymore, because I haven't been able to find them for a couple of years now.

They were grey disks about the size and shape of a dime, piled in 2 (or 3?) layers and packaged in a very skinny, box-like container--where the lower section pulled out like a drawer. As I recall, they had a licorice-like taste to them.

And if anyone knows where I can buy them, let me know that, too!

Thanks!

Tagurit

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The only one that pops into my mind that is very hot and tastes like licorice is "Fisherman's Friend". Don't know if that is the one you are thinking of.

Landi

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i remember those! they were shaped and had a texture of those necco wafers! they had a licorice/menthol taste and were wonderful! i haven't seen 'em for years. but you should check the vermont country store at http://www.vermontcountrystore.com for hard to find items!

Tagurit

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HP, I was just thinking, if Landi and I are correct that this is the lozenges you are looking for, you should still be able to find them in CT. I left CT a little over 5 years ago and they were all around. What may throw you off is that instead of the box, they were/are packaged in a little white bag. And, they weren't always right next to the other lozenges. I guess they figured because they are so potent they were in a category all their own. lol

Twinkie

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 9:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I remember these very well. They were made by Parke-Davis. I used to eat them like candy.

Twinkie

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 9:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok I just talked to my pharmacist and she said they are called Parke-Davis throat discs. She's not sure if they still make them but said to try the store manager during a weekday to see if they can be ordered. Hope that helps.

Herckleperckle

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tagurit, they're not Fisherman's friend. And yes, Landi, they're the ones. And, Twinkie, yes, yes,yes--Parke-Davis is right! As soon as I saw that name, I knew you'd hit on it. Wow!! You're the best, guys, for taking an interest! I will google under that maker name besides asking my pharmacist and checking that website!

Twinkie, I ate them like candy, too! Not sure how much medicine was actually in them, but they sure did numb up a sore throat!

Herckleperckle

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 11:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tagurit, much to my surprise, I just discovered this message on a site called eponions.com:

About 30 years ago, I discovered Parke-Davis Throat Discs and they soon became an important part of my choir rehearsal gear, along with my music and a pencil! They were incredibly strong but very soothing, and I found myself getting addicted to them. So I stopped using them.

When I went looking for them again a few years ago, they were off the market. But they've been reincarnated as Fisherman's Friend. I believe they are the exact same product.

I'm not crazy about licorice, but these puppies really do the job, especially at the end of a long rehearsal. Just make sure you don't start popping them; they really can be addictive!


Hmm. Parke-Davis is now Pfizer, I just discovered. Couldn't find any reference to the 'throat discs,' though.

I'll keep digging!

Tagurit

Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HP, good luck in your search! If Pfizer took over Parke-Davis, why not just contact Pfizer in Groton, CT by phone or email? They have a huge facility there. They probably could tell you what happened to the product, where you could find it or they changed the name and give you the current name.

Good luck!

Herckleperckle

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 3:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Tagurit! Hope you got some sleep!

Tabbyking
Member

10-06-2002

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
hey, are we up and running?! i had to be the first here, since herck was the last....and why were you up so late, darling daughter?!

Landi
Member

08-25-2003

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i can't figure out the new messages - it's just showing the tree view and not everyone's messages

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Landi, click on the little plus sign and it will show the messages.