On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Look at this nonsense!

Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format, 
such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the 
preferences.

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Le 28/06/2015 21:24, Cousin Ricky a écrit :
> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Look at this nonsense!
> 
> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date
> format, such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting
> in the preferences.
> 
> 


http://kb.mozillazine.org/Reply_header_settings

you need to dive into the settings (the dangerous lines).

It seems all you need is to find a locale that support your date's
expectation and set it in mailnews.reply_header_locale

The access path is Edit/Preference/Advanced/General...
Configuration-editor button


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On 28/06/2015 20:24, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Look at this nonsense!
>
> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
> preferences.
>
>

Does this help?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format

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On 06/28/2015 03:37 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Reply_header_settings
>
> you need to dive into the settings (the dangerous lines).
>
> It seems all you need is to find a locale that support your date's
> expectation and set it in mailnews.reply_header_locale
>
> The access path is Edit/Preference/Advanced/General...
> Configuration-editor button

Youch!  Sounds like a roundabout way of accomplishing something simple. 
  Why don't they just give us the option, rather than tying us down to 
where we live?

I'm leary about changing my locale.  As it is, my Firefox spell checker 
is somehow convinced that I live in Malawi.  Or sometimes Zimbabwe.  I 
keep having to change it back to USA.  (Brits can read American 
spelling, and Americans can read British spelling, so there's no need 
for my writing to look like it came from somewhere else.  Dates are 
another matter, though: living so close to the British Virgin Islands, 
I've personally witnessed confusion over date formats.)

Happy Tau Day, by the way.  (If you happen to live in the USA.)

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On 06/28/2015 03:41 PM, Stephen wrote:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format

That looks like only sets the display.  It wouldn't affect how my 
message goes out to the world.

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On 2015-06-28 15:24 AST (-4) and whatever else, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Look at this nonsense!
>
> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
> preferences.
>
>
You know, sometimes the answer is so obvious you don't even see it.  I 
can just edit the lie manually!

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On 06/28/2015 05:24 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> You know, sometimes the answer is so obvious you don't even see it.  I
> can just edit the lie manually!

*line

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On 6/28/2015 10:26 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> On 06/28/2015 05:24 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>> You know, sometimes the answer is so obvious you don't even see it.  I
>> can just edit the lie manually!
>
> *line
>
>
One might say that if you edit the line. It becomes a lie.
One might say.

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Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Look at this nonsense!
>
> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
> preferences.

Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P

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> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Look at this nonsense!
>>
>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>> preferences.
>
> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P

Japan?

Not to mention a sane time format.

02:03 PM

WTH time is that?

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On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:

>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>> preferences.
>>
>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
> 
> Japan?
> 
> Not to mention a sane time format.
> 
> 02:03 PM
> 
> WTH time is that?

1403



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On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>
>>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
>>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>>> preferences.
>>>
>>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
>>
>> Japan?
>>
>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>
>> 02:03 PM
>>
>> WTH time is that?
>
> 1403
>
>
>
Zulu?

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On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:11:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>>
>>>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date
>>>>> format,
>>>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>>>> preferences.
>>>>
>>>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
>>>
>>> Japan?
>>>
>>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>>
>>> 02:03 PM
>>>
>>> WTH time is that?
>>
>> 1403
>>
>>
>>
> Zulu?

Naturally. :)

Jim



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>> 02:03 PM
>>
>> WTH time is that?
>
> 1403

To me, (maybe it's a British thing?) if you include the leading zero on 
the hour when writing the time it kind of automatically means you're 
using the 24 hour clock, so the 02 screams out to me "this is really 
early and you're gonna be tired". To then see the "pm" after it really 
screws with my head! I would expect 2:03pm or 14:03, but not 02:03pm.

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Le 02/07/2015 09:30, Jim Henderson a écrit :
> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:11:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> 
>> On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>>>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>>> 
>>>> 02:03 PM
>>>> 
>>>> WTH time is that?
>>> 
>>> 1403
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Zulu?
> 
> Naturally. :)
> 
> Jim

The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.

12 before 2, come on...

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On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:

>
> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>
> 12 before 2, come on...
>


Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do it. ;-)

You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind sets 
requited to use them.

An interesting topic.


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On 7/2/2015 8:34 AM, scott wrote:
>>> 02:03 PM
>>>
>>> WTH time is that?
>>
>> 1403
>
> To me, (maybe it's a British thing?) if you include the leading zero on
> the hour when writing the time it kind of automatically means you're
> using the 24 hour clock, so the 02 screams out to me "this is really
> early and you're gonna be tired". To then see the "pm" after it really
> screws with my head! I would expect 2:03pm or 14:03, but not 02:03pm.
>


I agree with you.
Do you remember when the 24 hour clock was called the* Continental clock 
or Continental time?


*Definite article intended.


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On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:


>
> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>
> 12 before 2, come on...
>


Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do it.

You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind sets 
required to use them.

An interesting topic.


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Le 02/07/2015 10:45, Stephen a écrit :
> On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>> 
>> 12 before 2, come on...
>> 
> 
> 
> Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do
> it.
> 
> You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind
> sets required to use them.
> 

No, no. No "imperial vs metric (is better)" here.

Just the strange counting : 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM...
 11 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, 2 AM ...

India is far far far away land, but the invention of 0 could have
reached every part of Earth by now.

You have 11 golden apples, add one apple, what do you get ? 12
apples... red ?

If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.
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> Do you remember when the 24 hour clock was called the* Continental clock
> or Continental time?

No, maybe I am too young... I vaguely remember having lessons on the 24 
hour clock at school, must have been about '86.

Thinking about it, every digital clock I use is in 24 hour format, I 
thought it was only my mum who still used the 12 hour clock. She had 
obviously reset her car clock at some point, as it was 12 hours out of 
sync, showing "19:45" on the way to work!

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On 7/2/2015 10:26 AM, scott wrote:
>> Do you remember when the 24 hour clock was called the* Continental clock
>> or Continental time?
>
> No, maybe I am too young... I vaguely remember having lessons on the 24
> hour clock at school, must have been about '86.
>

I am a bit older and Continental time was thought of as one of those 
cute oddities that "the Continent" had. Along with tooth picks and not 
putting olive oil in your ear.

> Thinking about it, every digital clock I use is in 24 hour format, I
> thought it was only my mum who still used the 12 hour clock.

Nope! She is not the only one.
I use the 12hr clock in my personal life and, depending where I am 
working, the local preference. I've missed a couple of trains that way. 
Sitting in the pub thinking that I have an extra couple of hours.

> She had
> obviously reset her car clock at some point, as it was 12 hours out of
> sync, showing "19:45" on the way to work!

I wonder if she even noticed?
Except for 20:00 and 24:00 I automatically translate the time into 12hr.
The except for, is why I've missed trains. :(

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On 7/2/2015 9:51 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> No, no. No "imperial vs metric (is better)" here.
>

Yes, it does sound better, in English. I was just being polite.

> Just the strange counting : 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM...
>   11 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, 2 AM ...
>
> India is far far far away land, but the invention of 0 could have
> reached every part of Earth by now.
>
> You have 11 golden apples, add one apple, what do you get ? 12
> apples... red ?
>
> If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.

Again it is mind sets. The 12hr clock system is not continuous. There 
is; before noon, noon, after noon and midnight. Noon and midnight are 
instants.
So we have the eleventh hour of the day followed by midday followed by 
the first hour after midday. Calling noon and midnight twelve o' clock, 
is just for convenience.
So having grown up knowing that. It is as obvious as, one is 1 and two 
is not too.
Add that to a dozen inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile and sixteen 
ounces in a pound. You get units that you have to think about when you 
use them. Surely you don't think having to use your brain is bad?

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On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 09:35:20 +0200, Le_Forgeron wrote:

> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
> 
> 12 before 2, come on...

I never thought about that before.  That is funny.

Jim

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On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:51:15 +0200, Le_Forgeron wrote:

> If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.

Arguably, it does make sense.

The abbreviations "AM" and "PM" mean "Ante Meridiem" and "Post Meridiem" 
- ie, before the middle and after the middle.

So it makes sense (in that regard) that 12 PM precedes 1 PM, since 12:00 
is the dividing point - and usually I hear "12 Noon" (or just "Noon) 
rather than 12 PM - but 12:01 PM is the first minute after the middle of 
the day.

Jim



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On 02/07/2015 18:48, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:51:15 +0200, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>
>> If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.
>
> Arguably, it does make sense.
>
> The abbreviations "AM" and "PM" mean "Ante Meridiem" and "Post Meridiem"
> - ie, before the middle and after the middle.
>
> So it makes sense (in that regard) that 12 PM precedes 1 PM, since 12:00
> is the dividing point - and usually I hear "12 Noon" (or just "Noon)
> rather than 12 PM - but 12:01 PM is the first minute after the middle of
> the day.

The reason it doesn't make sense is because the switch from AM<->PM 
occurs an hour earlier than the "wrap around" of the numbers (12 back to 1).

If it went .. 10AM, 11AM, 0PM, 1PM, 2PM ... 10PM, 11PM, 0AM, 1AM ... 
that would make more sense.

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On Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:00:48 +0100, scott wrote:

> On 02/07/2015 18:48, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:51:15 +0200, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>
>>> If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.
>>
>> Arguably, it does make sense.
>>
>> The abbreviations "AM" and "PM" mean "Ante Meridiem" and "Post
>> Meridiem"
>> - ie, before the middle and after the middle.
>>
>> So it makes sense (in that regard) that 12 PM precedes 1 PM, since
>> 12:00 is the dividing point - and usually I hear "12 Noon" (or just
>> "Noon) rather than 12 PM - but 12:01 PM is the first minute after the
>> middle of the day.
> 
> The reason it doesn't make sense is because the switch from AM<->PM
> occurs an hour earlier than the "wrap around" of the numbers (12 back to
> 1).
> 
> If it went .. 10AM, 11AM, 0PM, 1PM, 2PM ... 10PM, 11PM, 0AM, 1AM ...
> that would make more sense.

Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But from a 
meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do with 
midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.

Jim



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On 7/4/2015 4:41 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But from a
> meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do with
> midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.

You are as well telling them that the Inch is better than a hundredth 
part of a yardstick. ;-)

Will they ever listen?
No! nay! never, no more.




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On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:24:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/4/2015 4:41 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But from
>> a meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do with
>> midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.
> 
> You are as well telling them that the Inch is better than a hundredth
> part of a yardstick. ;-)
> 
> Will they ever listen?
> No! nay! never, no more.

LOL - I actually tend to use a 24-hour clock myself.

Jim



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On 7/4/2015 10:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:24:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/4/2015 4:41 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But from
>>> a meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do with
>>> midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.
>>
>> You are as well telling them that the Inch is better than a hundredth
>> part of a yardstick. ;-)
>>
>> Will they ever listen?
>> No! nay! never, no more.
>
> LOL - I actually tend to use a 24-hour clock myself.
>

Oh! no. I'm an analogue man, myself.
More natural, less strident on the mind to world, interface.



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On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 17:46:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/4/2015 10:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:24:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/4/2015 4:41 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But
>>>> from a meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do
>>>> with midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.
>>>
>>> You are as well telling them that the Inch is better than a hundredth
>>> part of a yardstick. ;-)
>>>
>>> Will they ever listen?
>>> No! nay! never, no more.
>>
>> LOL - I actually tend to use a 24-hour clock myself.
>>
>>
> Oh! no. I'm an analogue man, myself.
> More natural, less strident on the mind to world, interface.

They make analogue clocks that are 24-hour clocks instead of 12. ;)

Jim



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On 7/5/2015 9:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 17:46:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/4/2015 10:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:24:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/4/2015 4:41 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>> Oh, yes, I understand that numerically it doesn't make sense.  But
>>>>> from a meaning standpoint, it makes perfect sense.  AM/PM have to do
>>>>> with midnight/noon, nothing to do with the numbers.
>>>>
>>>> You are as well telling them that the Inch is better than a hundredth
>>>> part of a yardstick. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Will they ever listen?
>>>> No! nay! never, no more.
>>>
>>> LOL - I actually tend to use a 24-hour clock myself.
>>>
>>>
>> Oh! no. I'm an analogue man, myself.
>> More natural, less strident on the mind to world, interface.
>
> They make analogue clocks that are 24-hour clocks instead of 12. ;)
>

They make wind up clocks that sing, dance and can whistle Yankee Doodle 
Dandy. But some say that is cheating.
I have a wrist sundial that I made 25 years ago. (In my survivalist kit. 
;-) )


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On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:48:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> They make wind up clocks that sing, dance and can whistle Yankee Doodle
> Dandy. But some say that is cheating.

I don't have one of those clocks. ;)

> I have a wrist sundial that I made 25 years ago. (In my survivalist kit.
> ;-) )

Just in case an EMP goes off? ;)

Jim



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On 7/5/2015 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:48:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> They make wind up clocks that sing, dance and can whistle Yankee Doodle
>> Dandy. But some say that is cheating.
>
> I don't have one of those clocks. ;)
>

I had one with a circular slide rule. Now I have a circular slide rule 
in the form of a pocket watch.

>> I have a wrist sundial that I made 25 years ago. (In my survivalist kit.
>> ;-) )
>
> Just in case an EMP goes off? ;)
>

No in case UKip get in to power. I am heading for the hills if that 
happens. They will be hunting down foreigners with hounds.
It also doubles as a chib. The gnomon is made of brass and sharp.


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On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:50:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/5/2015 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:48:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> They make wind up clocks that sing, dance and can whistle Yankee
>>> Doodle Dandy. But some say that is cheating.
>>
>> I don't have one of those clocks. ;)
>>
>>
> I had one with a circular slide rule. Now I have a circular slide rule
> in the form of a pocket watch.

:D

>>> I have a wrist sundial that I made 25 years ago. (In my survivalist
>>> kit.
>>> ;-) )
>>
>> Just in case an EMP goes off? ;)
>>
>>
> No in case UKip get in to power. I am heading for the hills if that
> happens. They will be hunting down foreigners with hounds.
> It also doubles as a chib. The gnomon is made of brass and sharp.

If that happens, I think the time of day is the least of your worries.  
If I were in the UK and UKip got into power, I'd be joining you in the 
hills.

Jim
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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 7/5/2015 11:06 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:50:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>

>> No in case UKip get in to power. I am heading for the hills if that
>> happens. They will be hunting down foreigners with hounds.
>> It also doubles as a chib. The gnomon is made of brass and sharp.
>
> If that happens, I think the time of day is the least of your worries.

You have to know when they are sitting down for elevenses.


> If I were in the UK and UKip got into power, I'd be joining you in the
> hills.
>
You might be all right, being American. You're the right sort of migrant 
what with being of a pale complexion and speaking English.


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Regards
     Stephen

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On 6-7-2015 0:06, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:50:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/5/2015 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:48:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> They make wind up clocks that sing, dance and can whistle Yankee
>>>> Doodle Dandy. But some say that is cheating.
>>>
>>> I don't have one of those clocks. ;)
>>>
>>>
>> I had one with a circular slide rule. Now I have a circular slide rule
>> in the form of a pocket watch.
>
> :D
>
>>>> I have a wrist sundial that I made 25 years ago. (In my survivalist
>>>> kit.
>>>> ;-) )
>>>
>>> Just in case an EMP goes off? ;)
>>>
>>>
>> No in case UKip get in to power. I am heading for the hills if that
>> happens. They will be hunting down foreigners with hounds.
>> It also doubles as a chib. The gnomon is made of brass and sharp.
>
> If that happens, I think the time of day is the least of your worries.
> If I were in the UK and UKip got into power, I'd be joining you in the
> hills.
>

I'll join you too when the fair-haired, lion-maned fanatic here gets 
into power.

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Thomas

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On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 23:28:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/5/2015 11:06 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:50:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>
>>> No in case UKip get in to power. I am heading for the hills if that
>>> happens. They will be hunting down foreigners with hounds.
>>> It also doubles as a chib. The gnomon is made of brass and sharp.
>>
>> If that happens, I think the time of day is the least of your worries.
> 
> You have to know when they are sitting down for elevenses.

LOL

>> If I were in the UK and UKip got into power, I'd be joining you in the
>> hills.
>>
> You might be all right, being American. You're the right sort of migrant
> what with being of a pale complexion and speaking English.

Well, yes. ;)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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