Adrian wrote:
> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you ever
>> tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
>
> This is probably heresy in these parts, but no. I'm not a bacon fan,
> I like the smell, but not the taste. I have a fiend who is the same
> with coffee.
>
~~~
That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it hickory
smoked over there?

I didn't drink coffee until I was in my 20's, and then only because I
went to poetry coffee clubs in Okla., which did not allow
liquor-by-the-drink until 1985.

v - no, not kidding

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In message <ufp30v$1ijif$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
<prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>Adrian wrote:
>> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>><prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you ever
>>> tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
>> This is probably heresy in these parts, but no. I'm not a bacon
>>fan,
>> I like the smell, but not the taste. I have a fiend who is the same
>> with coffee.
>>
>~~~
>That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it hickory
>smoked over there?
>

You're welcome.

Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.

Adrian
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On 06/10/2023 14:31, vickiebee wrote:

> Oh my, last night it occurred to me that this didn't sound right. I
> meant wade through MY crap before I said anything of note. That's
> another problem I have - making myself clear.
>
> v

Clearguard action?

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On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
> In message <ufp30v$1ijif$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>> Adrian wrote:
>>> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you ever
>>>> tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
>>>  This is probably heresy in these parts, but no.  I'm not a bacon fan,
>>> I like the smell, but not the taste.  I have a fiend who is the same
>>> with coffee.
>>>
>> ~~~
>> That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it hickory
>> smoked over there?
>>
>
> You're welcome.
>
> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.

Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get over
here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's stronger than ash.

Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.

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On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 15:51:21 +0100
RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
> > In message <ufp30v$1ijif$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
> > <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
> >> Adrian wrote:
> >>> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
> >>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
> >>>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you ever
> >>>> tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
> >>>  This is probably heresy in these parts, but no.  I'm not a bacon fan,
> >>> I like the smell, but not the taste.  I have a fiend who is the same
> >>> with coffee.
> >>>
> >> ~~~
> >> That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it hickory
> >> smoked over there?
> >>
> >
> > You're welcome.
> >
> > Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
> > sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>
> Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get over
> here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's stronger than ash.
>
> Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.
>
Hmmm Rauchbier!

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In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
<bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>

I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning. I asked if
they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.

Adrian
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In article <oeGwbSHHeTIlFwaR@ku.gro.lloiff>,
Adrian <bulleid@ffoil.org.uk> wrote:
>In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
><bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>>Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>>sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>
>I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning. I asked if
>they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.

Because hickory is a north American wood. It is a relative of
walnut, but its closest British equivalent for tool handles is ash.
I would GUESS that it's closest British equivalent for smoking is
beech.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 07/10/2023 12:07, Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <oeGwbSHHeTIlFwaR@ku.gro.lloiff>,
> Adrian <bulleid@ffoil.org.uk> wrote:
>> In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
>> <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>>
>> I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning. I asked if
>> they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.
>
> Because hickory is a north American wood. It is a relative of
> walnut, but its closest British equivalent for tool handles is ash.
> I would GUESS that it's closest British equivalent for smoking is
> beech.

I'd guess you might be right about the smoky flavour .

And pecan nuts come from a type of hickory.

When I lived on the Isle of Lewis I used to smoke fish 'up the lum' with
smouldering peat and heather with some bog myrtle to add a bit of interest.

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RustyHinge wrote:
> On 06/10/2023 14:31, vickiebee wrote:
>
>> Oh my, last night it occurred to me that this didn't sound right. I
>> meant wade through MY crap before I said anything of note. That's
>> another problem I have - making myself clear.
>>
>> v
>
> Clearguard action?
>
~~~
Whoooosh!
v

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RustyHinge wrote:
> On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
>> In message <ufp30v$1ijif$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>> Adrian wrote:
>>>> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>>>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>>>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you
>>>>> ever tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
>>>> This is probably heresy in these parts, but no. I'm not a
>>>> bacon fan, I like the smell, but not the taste. I have a fiend
>>>> who is the same with coffee.
>>>>
>>> ~~~ That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it
>>> hickory smoked over there?
>>>
>>
>> You're welcome.
>>
>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>
> Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get over
> here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's stronger
> than ash.
>
> Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.
>
~~~
Thanks for the info, I like to learn new things. We have lots of hickory
here. I've used it to smoke supermarket salmon - hey, I'm an in-lander.
I also use a lot of mesquite in my little smoker. It's a pesky little
tree/shrub wot grows wild in pastures, but gives good flavor to
barbecues. My Gran used its bark to make awful-tasting healing tea...
for what I don't remember.
v --
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Adrian wrote:
> In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
> <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>>
>
> I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning. I asked
> if they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.
>
> Adrian
~~~
Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say the
best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
v

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On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
> Adrian wrote:
>> In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
>> <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>>>
>>
>> I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning.  I asked
>> if they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.
>>
>> Adrian
> ~~~
> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say the
> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
> v
>
UK wise hickory smoked stuff is a bit of a speciality.
Ive had it and mesquite and both are really nice and full of snofllake
offending carcinogens

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important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for
the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the
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On 08/10/2023 12:57, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 06/10/2023 14:31, vickiebee wrote:
>>
>>> Oh my, last night it occurred to me that this didn't sound right. I
>>> meant wade through MY crap before I said anything of note. That's
>>> another problem I have - making myself clear.
>>>
>>> v
>>
>> Clearguard action?
>>
> ~~~
> Whoooosh!

Rearguard action + "- making myself clear"

OK?

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On 08/10/2023 13:14, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
>>> In message <ufp30v$1ijif$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>>> Adrian wrote:
>>>>> In message <ufm332$t915$1@dont-email.me>, vickiebee
>>>>> <prairiedove73505@aol.com> writes
>>>>>> Hey Adrian, yes, our numbers are growing! OMG - have you
>>>>>> ever tasted chocolate-covered bacon?
>>>>> This is probably heresy in these parts, but no.  I'm not a
>>>>> bacon fan, I like the smell, but not the taste.  I have a fiend
>>>>> who is the same with coffee.
>>>>>
>>>> ~~~ That's okay, I'll take your share of bacon. Do you have it
>>>> hickory smoked over there?
>>>>
>>>
>>> You're welcome.
>>>
>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>>
>> Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get over
>>  here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's stronger
>> than ash.
>>
>> Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.
>>
> ~~~
> Thanks for the info, I like to learn new things. We have lots of hickory
> here. I've used it to smoke supermarket salmon - hey, I'm an in-lander.
> I also use a lot of mesquite in my little smoker. It's a pesky little
> tree/shrub wot grows wild in pastures, but gives good flavor to
> barbecues. My Gran used its bark to make awful-tasting healing tea...
> for what I don't remember.

Wikipedia is your friend: https://learningandyearning.com/hickory-bark-syrup

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On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
> Adrian wrote:
>> In message <P5zuPALjfBIlFwdB@ku.gro.lloiff>, Adrian
>> <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes
>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village butchers
>>> sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet to test.
>>>
>>
>> I made my weekly trip to the village butchers this morning.  I asked
>> if they'd heard of hickory smoked bacon, but they hadn't.
>>
>> Adrian
> ~~~
> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say the
> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.

Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.

Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on the
lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the alcohol in
the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid duty.

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RustyHinge wrote:
> On 08/10/2023 13:14, vickiebee wrote:
>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
[...]
>>>>
>>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village
>>>> butchers sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet
>>>> to test.
>>>
>>> Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get
>>> over here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's
>>> stronger than ash.
>>>
>>> Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.
>>>
>> ~~~ Thanks for the info, I like to learn new things. We have lots
>> of hickory here. I've used it to smoke supermarket salmon - hey,
>> I'm an in-lander. I also use a lot of mesquite in my little smoker.
>> It's a pesky little tree/shrub wot grows wild in pastures, but
>> gives good flavor to barbecues. My Gran used its bark to make
>> awful-tasting healing tea... for what I don't remember.
>
> Wikipedia is your friend:
> https://learningandyearning.com/hickory-bark-syrup
>
~~~
My friend Wikipedia also sez:

"Medicinal Uses of the Shagbark Hickory:

An inner bark tea is used as a diuretic and as a purgative. It is also
taken internally and externally for treating arthritis. The bark was
used as a poultice for treating arthritis. The young shoots were steamed
and inhaled for treating convulsions and headaches."

Which is news to me. And Shagbark!?

Anyway, I was talking about Gran's awful mesquite tea. I asked around
and was told she used it for upset stomach.
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RustyHinge wrote:
> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
[...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>
> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>
> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
> duty.
>
~~~
"Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency vehicle
siren.
v

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On 09/10/2023 11:37, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 08/10/2023 13:14, vickiebee wrote:
>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>> On 06/10/2023 15:21, Adrian wrote:
> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure about the hickory smoked bacon, but the village
>>>>> butchers sometimes does hickory smoked snorkers, which I've yet
>>>>> to test.
>>>>
>>>> Not a lot of hickory available to use for smoking, what does get
>>>> over here is generally tool handles, or shaped for such - it's
>>>> stronger than ash.
>>>>
>>>> Most smoking is done with oak or a mixture of oak and beech.
>>>>
>>> ~~~ Thanks for the info, I like to learn new things. We have lots
>>> of hickory here. I've used it to smoke supermarket salmon - hey,
>>> I'm an in-lander. I also use a lot of mesquite in my little smoker.
>>> It's a pesky little tree/shrub wot grows wild in pastures, but
>>> gives good flavor to barbecues. My Gran used its bark to make
>>> awful-tasting healing tea... for what I don't remember.
>>
>> Wikipedia is your friend:
>> https://learningandyearning.com/hickory-bark-syrup
>>
> ~~~
> My friend Wikipedia also sez:
>
> "Medicinal Uses of the Shagbark Hickory:
>
> An inner bark tea is used as a diuretic and as a purgative. It is also
> taken internally and externally for treating arthritis. The bark was
> used as a poultice for treating arthritis. The young shoots were steamed
> and inhaled for treating convulsions and headaches."
>
> Which is news to me. And Shagbark!?

Type of hickory with loadsa shaggy bark.

> Anyway, I was talking about Gran's awful mesquite tea. I asked around
> and was told she used it for upset stomach.

ah. perhaps I'd best get a tree before messing around any more.

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On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>
>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>
>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
>> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
>> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
>> duty.
>>
> ~~~
> "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency vehicle
> siren.

OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.

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RustyHinge wrote:
> On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
>> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>>
>>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>>
>>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
>>> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
>>> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
>>> duty.
>>>
>> ~~~
>> "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency vehicle
>> siren.
>
> OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.
>
~~~
Let's see, our rumble is like a West Side Story gang fight. Your rumbled
could be slang for being intoxicated. My friend Google gave me 32 more
USA slang terms.

1. Buzzed
2. Blasted
3. Canned
4. Croked
5. Destroyed
6. Fried
7. Groggy
8. Hammered
9. Hooched up
10. Juiced
11. Liquored-up
12. Loaded
13. Looped
14. Obliterated
15. Plowed
16. Polluted
17. Rat-assed
18. Ripped
19. Sh*t-faced
20. Sloshed
21. Smashed
22. Stewed
23. Stinko
24. Tanked
25. Three-sheets-to-the-wind
26. Tight
27. Tipsy
28. under-the-influence
29. Under-the-table
30. Wasted
31. Woozy
32. Wrecked

Also we Okies like to say: Drunker-than-Cooter-Brown.

v - never met Cooter, but he sure has a reputation

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On 10/10/2023 19:37, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
>>> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>>>
>>>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>>>
>>>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
>>>> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
>>>> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
>>>> duty.
>>>>
>>> ~~~
>>> "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency vehicle
>>> siren.
>>
>> OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.
>>
> ~~~
> Let's see, our rumble is like a West Side Story gang fight. Your rumbled
> could be slang for being intoxicated. My friend Google gave me 32 more
> USA slang terms.
>
<Snip>
Our squeaky friend is using the same meaning as I would.

Rumbled = caught.

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John.

John Williamson wrote:
> On 10/10/2023 19:37, vickiebee wrote:
>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
>>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
>>>> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>>>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>>>>
>>>>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>>>>
>>>>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
>>>>> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
>>>>> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
>>>>> duty.
>>>>>
>>>> ~~~
>>>> "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency
>>>> vehicle
>>>> siren.
>>>
>>> OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.
>>>
>> ~~~
>> Let's see, our rumble is like a West Side Story gang fight. Your rumbled
>> could be slang for being intoxicated. My friend Google gave me 32 more
>> USA slang terms.
>>
> <Snip>
> Our squeaky friend is using the same meaning as I would.
>
> Rumbled = caught.
>
~~~
Ah, I see, thanks John. We would say "nabbed."
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On 10/10/2023 20:42, vickiebee wrote:
> John Williamson wrote:
>> On 10/10/2023 19:37, vickiebee wrote:
>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>> On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
>>>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
>>>>> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>>>>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll it about (on
>>>>>> the lawn, for preference. Here, this is strictly illegal as the
>>>>>> alcohol in the wood ends up in the water and the rumbler hasn't paid
>>>>>> duty.
>>>>>>
>>>>> ~~~
>>>>> "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of emergency
>>>>> vehicle
>>>>> siren.
>>>>
>>>> OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.
>>>>
>>> ~~~
>>> Let's see, our rumble is like a West Side Story gang fight. Your rumbled
>>> could be slang for being intoxicated. My friend Google gave me 32 more
>>> USA slang terms.
>>>
>> <Snip>
>> Our squeaky friend is using the same meaning as I would.
>>
>> Rumbled = caught.
>>
> ~~~
> Ah, I see, thanks John. We would say "nabbed."
> v

We might, but there is a difference in meaning. "Nabbed" means the Law
has actually felt your collar, "rumbled" means your covert operations
or lies have become known. Not that any subsequent action has been taken.

--
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 10/10/2023 20:42, vickiebee wrote:
>> John Williamson wrote:
>>> On 10/10/2023 19:37, vickiebee wrote:
>>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>> On 09/10/2023 11:48, vickiebee wrote:
>>>>>> RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>>>> On 08/10/2023 13:18, vickiebee wrote:
>>>>>> [...] Of course, many Yanks say the
>>>>>>>> best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon
>>>>>>>> barrels.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waste of good 'rumbling' stock.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Put a pint or so of clean water in your barrel and roll
>>>>>>> it about (on the lawn, for preference. Here, this is
>>>>>>> strictly illegal as the alcohol in the wood ends up in
>>>>>>> the water and the rumbler hasn't paid duty.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~~~ "Rumbler" is a new one on me. Over here it's a type of
>>>>>> emergency vehicle siren.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK to rumble so long as you're not rumbled.
>>>>>
>>>> ~~~ Let's see, our rumble is like a West Side Story gang fight.
>>>> Your rumbled could be slang for being intoxicated. My friend
>>>> Google gave me 32 more USA slang terms.
>>>>
>>> <Snip> Our squeaky friend is using the same meaning as I would.
>>>
>>> Rumbled = caught.
>>>
>> ~~~ Ah, I see, thanks John. We would say "nabbed." v
>
> We might, but there is a difference in meaning. "Nabbed" means the
> Law has actually felt your collar, "rumbled" means your covert
> operations or lies have become known. Not that any subsequent action
> has been taken.
>
>
~~~
So, more like nailed - as in "the police have been trying to nail those
guys for months."
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On 11/10/2023 13:43, vickiebee wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 10/10/2023 20:42, vickiebee wrote:
>>> John Williamson wrote:
>>>> Rumbled = caught.
>>>>
>>> ~~~ Ah, I see, thanks John. We would say "nabbed." v
>>
>> We might, but there is a difference in meaning. "Nabbed" means the
>> Law has actually felt your collar, "rumbled" means your covert
>> operations or lies have become known. Not that any subsequent action
>> has been taken.
>>
>>
> ~~~
> So, more like nailed - as in "the police have been trying to nail those
> guys for months."
> v
That's about it.

I would say rumbled is when the boss or some other civilian notices, and
nabbed is when Plod gets involved and collars are felt. (That is a daft
way of saying that handcuffs are applied...) Nailed is also used here in
the latter sense, probably because we watch too much Leftpondian TV.

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John.