On 22-Nov-23 16:05, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500
> hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>> Any idea what it is ?
>
> Combination back scratcher and nose picker, for the very thick
> skinned.
>
I suspect it's a Dwile-Flonker's Hisspole - but they were banned from
the game as cheating.

--
Sam Plusnet

Richard Robinson <richard@qualmograph.org.uk> wrote in news:ujkv0b$1bd98$1
@dont-email.me:

> Kerr-Mudd, John said:
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500
>> hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>
>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>
>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>
>>
>> It's an url that doesn't link directly to a jpg.
>
> From here, it's a screen that shows no image and goes blank when I
> scroll down (or do anything else) and fuckit.

Looks OK to me, using Vivaldi on Win11.

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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in
news:20231122160548.5a785ff2674c14af74eddfea@eircom.net:

> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500
> hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>> Any idea what it is ?
>
> Combination back scratcher and nose picker, for the very thick
> skinned.
Hoorah! I'll have one of those.

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Peter
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:00:38 +0000, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

>On 22-Nov-23 16:05, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500
>> hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>
>> Combination back scratcher and nose picker, for the very thick
>> skinned.
>>
>I suspect it's a Dwile-Flonker's Hisspole - but they were banned from
>the game as cheating.

My Dad had a pat answer - for anyone's upcoming Christmas gift
or birthday gift :

" A silver new nothing with a whistle on the end . " :-)

John T.

Tease'n'Seize said:
> Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
>
>> Tease'n'Seize wrote:
>>
>>> you can download a zip file containing just the images
>>> if you prefer?
>>>
>>> <https://zip.imgur.com/271b80322c2e738da3fd681f9687cc36fe6cf7a5a97b26a9f63d7bf475546bb2>
>>
>> I'm sadly too late to that, as well.
>
> Ah, it must have generated it on the fly for me, when I clicked [download]

Ditto

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

On 2023-11-22, hubops@ccanoemail.com <hubops@ccanoemail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:57:54 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
><admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500
>>hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>
>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>
>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>
>>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>> anything even close ..
>>> John T.
>>>
>>
>>
>>It's an url that doesn't link directly to a jpg.
>>
>>
>
> The imgur web site is a free < ad-driven > service
> for sharing images or videos ..
> I use it because it doesn't demand registration or passwords
> nor does it produce any spam to me or to the viewer.
> If you can recommend a better web service - I'm all ears.
> John T.

OK here.

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On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:

>It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>
>Any idea what it is ?
>
>https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>
>My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>anything even close ..
>
> John T.
Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering

On 24-Nov-23 18:39, Bill Day wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>
>> Any idea what it is ?
>>
>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>
>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>> anything even close ..
>>
>> John T.
> Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
> https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering

I now have a yen for one of those "Protege-Doits" (near the bottom of
that lot, if you spy the 'sap bucket', go up a couple of rows) but I
have no idea what it's supposed to protect your fingers _from_.

--
Sam Plusnet

In article <ccr1mih2qdqpsotbnceft56pjg8vbo6luu@4ax.com>, Bill Day
<extree@verizon.net> on Fri, 24 Nov 2023 at 13:39:07 awoke Nicholas
from his slumbers and wrote
>On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>>It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>
>>Any idea what it is ?
>>
>>https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>
>>My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>anything even close ..
>>
>> John T.
>Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
>https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering

A few medieval battlefield weapons there.
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"Où sont les neiges d'antan?"

On 22 Nov 2023 at 00:21:00 GMT, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:

> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>
> Any idea what it is ?
>
> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>
> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
> anything even close ..
>
> John T.

These people might know:

https://www.jbbanks.co.uk

Well worth a visit btw if it's your thing.

--
Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

Sam Plusnet said:
> On 24-Nov-23 18:39, Bill Day wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>
>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>
>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>
>>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>> anything even close ..
>>>
>>> John T.
>> Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
>> https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering
>
> I now have a yen for one of those "Protege-Doits" (near the bottom of
> that lot, if you spy the 'sap bucket', go up a couple of rows) but I
> have no idea what it's supposed to protect your fingers _from_.

"Scooping corn stem", what's that ? "Cutting with a sickle", yeah, I
have a scarred finger to show how protection might have been a good
idea. Or being more careful, of course.

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

In article <ujsnu1$2psfm$1@dont-email.me>, Richard Robinson
<richard@qualmograph.org.uk> on Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 12:05:21 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>Sam Plusnet said:
>> On 24-Nov-23 18:39, Bill Day wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>>
>>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>>
>>>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>>> anything even close ..
>>>>
>>>> John T.
>>> Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
>>> https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering
>>
>> I now have a yen for one of those "Protege-Doits" (near the bottom of
>> that lot, if you spy the 'sap bucket', go up a couple of rows) but I
>> have no idea what it's supposed to protect your fingers _from_.
>
>"Scooping corn stem", what's that ? "Cutting with a sickle", yeah, I
>have a scarred finger to show how protection might have been a good
>idea. Or being more careful, of course.
>
>
On a recently broadcast quiz program Wadley Bralsh expressed surprise
that a contestant was a 'Chain Mail' maker and then suggested that it
was for films. Apparently there is a big call for chain mail protection
for many processes, from butchers to tree surgeons and beyond. I have
seen butchers wearing chain mail gloves.
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"Où sont les neiges d'antan?"

On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:34:03 +0000, "Nicholas D. Richards"
<nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:

>In article <ujsnu1$2psfm$1@dont-email.me>, Richard Robinson
><richard@qualmograph.org.uk> on Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 12:05:21 awoke
>Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>>Sam Plusnet said:
>>> On 24-Nov-23 18:39, Bill Day wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>>>
>>>>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>>>> anything even close ..
>>>>>
>>>>> John T.
>>>> Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
>>>> https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering
>>>
>>> I now have a yen for one of those "Protege-Doits" (near the bottom of
>>> that lot, if you spy the 'sap bucket', go up a couple of rows) but I
>>> have no idea what it's supposed to protect your fingers _from_.
>>
>>"Scooping corn stem", what's that ? "Cutting with a sickle", yeah, I
>>have a scarred finger to show how protection might have been a good
>>idea. Or being more careful, of course.
>>
>>
>On a recently broadcast quiz program Wadley Bralsh expressed surprise
>that a contestant was a 'Chain Mail' maker and then suggested that it
>was for films. Apparently there is a big call for chain mail protection
>for many processes, from butchers to tree surgeons and beyond. I have
>seen butchers wearing chain mail gloves.

Yep - wood carvers also, apparently :

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/apparel-and-safety-gear/gloves/56153-carvers-chain-mail-glove

John T.

On 25-Nov-23 12:05, Richard Robinson wrote:
> Sam Plusnet said:
>> On 24-Nov-23 18:39, Bill Day wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what it is ?
>>>>
>>>> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>>
>>>> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>>> anything even close ..
>>>>
>>>> John T.
>>> Well, in the various categories are all its brothers and cousins...
>>> https://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/gathering
>>
>> I now have a yen for one of those "Protege-Doits" (near the bottom of
>> that lot, if you spy the 'sap bucket', go up a couple of rows) but I
>> have no idea what it's supposed to protect your fingers _from_.
>
> "Scooping corn stem", what's that ? "Cutting with a sickle", yeah, I
> have a scarred finger to show how protection might have been a good
> idea. Or being more careful, of course.

Being careful is all well & good, but you only have to be carefree for a
brief second or two...

Humans are not good at maintaining constant vigilance.

--
Sam Plusnet

On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:34:03 +0000,
Nicholas D. Richards <nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:

> On a recently broadcast quiz program Wadley Bralsh expressed
> surprise that a contestant was a 'Chain Mail' maker and then
> suggested that it was for films. Apparently there is a big call
> for chain mail protection for many processes, from butchers to
> tree surgeons and beyond. I have seen butchers wearing chain
> mail gloves.

The term mail is from Anglo Saxon days and means bag. So
yes, mail bag is redundant.

Chain mail is a bag made of chain.

--
"If you have done nothing wrong, comrade, you have nothing to
fear." - Lavrenti Beria, Stalin's head of the NKVD, the secret
police.

Nicholas D. Richards <nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:

> On a recently broadcast quiz program Wadley Bralsh expressed surprise
> that a contestant was a 'Chain Mail' maker and then suggested that it
> was for films.

If you look closely at Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the chain Mail is
actually knitted wool sprayed silver.

Tim

--
Please don't feed the trolls

Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> Wrote in message:r
> Nicholas D. Richards <nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:> On a recently broadcast quiz program Wadley Bralsh expressed surprise> that a contestant was a 'Chain Mail' maker and then suggested that it> was for films. If you look closely at Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the chain Mail isactually knitted wool sprayed silver.

An example of knitted mail. https://photos.app.goo.gl/38cmVSFQMCm9ADqW8

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On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>
>Any idea what it is ?
>
>https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>
>My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>anything even close ..
>
> John T.
Where did you find it?
--
Dave W

On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:08:00 +0000, Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>>It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>
>>Any idea what it is ?
>>
>>https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>
>>My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>anything even close ..
>>
>> John T.
>
>Where did you find it?
>

It's listed for sale on an online classified site
< similar to Craigslist > by a person who also
wonders what it is. Southern Ontario Canada.
Often such vintage devices are home-made or modified
for some reason - this one looks ~ intact to me.
The only thing I could find that was remotely similar
was a smaller device for laying/stretching carpet.
John T.

In article <n0qemihmst4cm7m8t0hrvo3l9v8dvmdj68@4ax.com>,
hubops@ccanoemail.com on Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 11:40:13 awoke Nicholas
from his slumbers and wrote
>On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:08:00 +0000, Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:21:00 -0500, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>
>>>It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>>>
>>>Any idea what it is ?
>>>
>>>https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>>>
>>>My hours of google searching hasn't produced
>>>anything even close ..
>>>
>>> John T.
>>
>>Where did you find it?
>>
>
>It's listed for sale on an online classified site
>< similar to Craigslist > by a person who also
>wonders what it is. Southern Ontario Canada.
> Often such vintage devices are home-made or modified
>for some reason - this one looks ~ intact to me.
> The only thing I could find that was remotely similar
>was a smaller device for laying/stretching carpet.
> John T.

I think you have cracked it. Better for the carpetlayer, than using a
knee to kick a stretcher device as I have seen.
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On 22/11/2023 00:21, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
> It could be found in someone's shed, perhaps .. ?
>
> Any idea what it is ?
>
> https://imgur.com/a/3Iezwc0
>
> My hours of google searching hasn't produced
> anything even close ..

Combined comb and toenail clipper for giants.