OneGuyFromBarlick

A man doing market research for the Vaseline Company knocked at the door and was greeted by a young woman with three small children running around at her feet. “I’m doing some research for Vaseline. Have you ever used the product?” She said, “Yes. My husband and I use it all the time.” “If you don’t...

A young woman started work in the small Irish Village chemist shop. She was very shy about having to sell condoms to the public. The Chemist was going on holiday for a couple of days, and asked if she would be willing to run the shop on her own. She had to confide in him her worries about selling co...

The inventor of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Corporation, Arthur Davidson, died and went to heaven. At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur, "Since you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is you can hang out with anyone you want in Heaven." Arthur...

A true story told to me by a member of the "Pouges" they and the " Dubliners" were playing in Northern Ireland and one morning stopped for the "cure" at a rural bar, the drink was served via a jug from the barrel, one of the several pints served contained a drowned mous...

Did you have the likes of me in days gone by ? a cyclist hanging on to the tail of your truck when climbing hills, some drivers didn't mind others would try to get rid of you

Just been reading on another site Rootschat re a query on a word in a 1785 will "dole" would appear to be a division of a field shared by several owners.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.p ... ;topicseen

I own a pencil that was once owned by William Shakespeare. But he chewed it a lot, so I can't tell if it's 2B or not 2B?

Yes, paper coil man myself.

One day, God speaks to Noah. "Noah", he says, "I want you to build another Ark." "What, like the last one?" asks Noah. "Yes," replies God, "Except this time, I want it to have 14 decks." "And shall I lead all the animals into it, two by two, lik...

And the drivers thumbing back with the plates under their arm.

Poker for Swiss cheese

From, "Graces Guide" https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lumbutts_Mill

A hunter shoots himself in the genitals with his shotgun. A few hours later, lying in a hospital bed, he's approached by a doctor. "The good news is you're gonna be ok. The bad news is there was some pretty extensive buckshot damage to your penis so I'm gonna have to refer you to my sister. &qu...

Stanley caught this on Practical Machinist, interesting 10 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZTYc8yDRdo

Ornamental lathe related, for setting the design programme?

" often wonder about asbestos,"
Did quite a lot of "bull mucking" on steam lines in my early days as an apprentice and like you Stanley i seem to have survived the bad effects . bodger.

I worked at Sterling Mouldings Staybridge they produced polystyrene plastic , this was a two stage reaction, first in a steam heated stirring vessel, second stage the heated mix was drained into a long filter press, this was composed of aluminium frames and and plattens, these were steam heated to k...

We have four daughters and i was away working so missed all the births, the third one was born at home, my wife went into labour at 2-30pm, my mother rang the midwife and walked to the school to collect the other two children, arrived back at 3-15pm to find she had another grandchild 7lbs 12 oz.well...

Stanley, i bet you remember driving past this company ?
https://www.na3t.org/road/photo/RK00058

cheeses in a coal mine for storage /ageing ?

We used to breed Great Danes, basic food was fresh tripes from the local butcher, bit of a chore hosing down and cutting up, but it was free !!, the dogs loved it and had great coats and health, the vet reckoned they were some of the healthiest dogs he looked after

"Soft cotton knickers are excellent for soaking up oil and rubbing down Maz!"
The mind boggles

Stanley, going back to old vehicles, did you ever drive with a pre sector gear box ? i tried an old Lanchester a few times and it took a few miles to get the feel of the thing, if my memory is right the North Western buses were Daimlers and had pre selector boxes .

Drawers, Kecks, & Bloomers

I was involved in making jigs and fixtures, i often had to modify the design to make them idiot proof, i.e. so that the part/s used in them could not be placed in them in an incorrect way