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Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be slowing him down any....
I think. :-)
Unknowable, definitely. Embarrassing, definitely. Beautiful.... ehhhh, I'm not so sure. :-)
Suzanne has been very helpful in researching things for me. Maybe I should ask her!
Beautiful and unknowable things apparently include the reasons why your credit cards weren't accepted. This has happened to us occasionally, too. In several countries. Like you, we were able to use the card immediately afterwards in a different machine.
If there are any bored German scientists around, maybe we can get a learned treatise published on this mystery. :)
Funny thing... as a kid in the early 1950s, I first encountered them. Not good!
In the early 1970s, I was told they are good to eat. It wasn't until the mid 1980s, after doing lots of reading that I finally summoned the gumption to actually try eating them.
I still occasionally get days long painful welts when I fail to pay attention while fishing, berry picking, etc.
Yup, I agree, kinda brutal, but memorable punishment!
Indeed I did. I also noticed that the medicinal properties don't appear carry over to stings, and might even make them worse. :-)
And also that, according to the article, it's used "as punishment for severe crimes." I believe it!
You noticed... :-)
4 months agoThe article says, "In any case, the knowledge of the necessity or function of the arches has been lost over the centuries, because today's explanations are not sufficient to make their existence fully understandable. It will therefore perhaps remain a mystery forever...."
I kind of like the fact that there are things that are beautiful and unknowable. I appreciate the research, and give my thanks to Janos as well.
"if you wear gloves"
4 months agoI did a little research on the function of the arches. First I asked my husband, he's a civil engineer and he should know I thought. But he was just as puzzled. So I googled and came up with a lengthy and very technical treatise by someone who was also looking for an answer. In the end he concludes it remains a mystery!
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:c1e8cab5-f519-4773-8926-ce6e741c3652
It's in German of course, but if you have the time and inclination,that is what Google translator is for.
The difference between limonade and lemonade was easier to answer.
You had us worried there for a moment.
4 months agoSadly, so true.
4 months agoTypical old house staircase. You had to be tough to live upstairs in these places. Still do, actually.
4 months agoChicory. Edible and nutritious. I find it a little bitter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory
Those are good to eat if you wear gloves to pick and clean them before steaming like spinach. I like them. Supposed to have medicinal benefits too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica
Whatever that contraption is, it sports John Deere green & yellow.
4 months ago