John Williamson wrote:
> 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...)

~~~
I love "collars are felt."
~~~
> Nailed is also used here in
> the latter sense, probably because we watch too much Leftpondian TV.
>
~~~
There is that...and also in reverse.

v - devoted fan of Masterpiece Theatre since 1971. Nobody does it better
than the British when it comes to the classics and original TV drama.

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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.
>
> 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
I also means sussed - found-out, which I'd guess is the most used
meaning in the UK.

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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

Close, but no cigar: a misleading statement, discovered for what it is,
means the dissembler is 'rumbled'.

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John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:

> 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.
>

"Collar felt" surely means when the heavy hand of the Law falls on your
shoulder, next to your collar, and the copper says "Come along a me,
my son, yore nicked." Either that, or he's cotched yer by the collar of
yer coat and you can't wriggle free. Pesky darn Peelers...

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On 11/10/2023 14:11, John Williamson wrote:
> 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.
>
'Collarsare felt' refers to the siezing of the collar behind the scruff
and the application of force thereby to restrain the wearer of the
collared garment.

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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:
>>>> 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."
> v

No.
More like sussed. Rumbled. Found out, discovered, revealed,
clandestinely penetrated, blown...
Rumbled is about revealing clandestine information, not about actions
thereafter.

--
"I am inclined to tell the truth and dislike people who lie consistently.
This makes me unfit for the company of people of a Left persuasion, and
all women"

RustyHinge wrote:

[re rumbled]

> It also means sussed - found-out, which I'd guess is the most used
> meaning in the  UK.
>
~~~
A Murrican dictionary on suss:

INFORMAL•BRITISH
verb
past tense: sussed; past participle: sussed
realize or grasp (something).
"he's sussed it"
discover the true character or nature of.
"I reckon I've got him sussed"
v

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On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:06:25 -0500
vickiebee <prairiedove73505@aol.com> wrote:

> RustyHinge wrote:
>
> [re rumbled]
>
> > It also means sussed - found-out, which I'd guess is the most used
> > meaning in the  UK.
> >
> ~~~
> A Murrican dictionary on suss:
>
> INFORMAL•BRITISH
> verb
> past tense: sussed; past participle: sussed
> realize or grasp (something).
> "he's sussed it"
> discover the true character or nature of.
> "I reckon I've got him sussed"

Yes to be rumbled is to be sussed doing something naughty (but not
very), usually by the police or other authoritarian fun busters.

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Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
patient Spider":

>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.
>>
>Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say the
>best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.

IMO the rpoper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to Scotland
to mature decent malt whisky.
--
Ben

Ben Newsam wrote:
> vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
> patient Spider":
>
>> 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.
>>>
>> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say
>> the best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>
> IMO the proper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to
> Scotland to mature decent malt whisky.
>
~~~
Yowbut, don't they ever get worn plum out and start leaking?

I don't mix well with strong spirits anymore... I relax with edibles.
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On 20/10/2023 00:09, vickiebee wrote:
> Ben Newsam wrote:
>> vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
>> patient Spider":
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say
>>> the best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>
>> IMO the proper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to
>> Scotland to mature decent malt whisky.
>>
> ~~~
> Yowbut, don't they ever get worn plum out and start leaking?
>
> I don't mix well with strong spirits anymore... I relax with edibles.
> v

Not worn, as such, but Bourbon barrels for instance, flavour the spirit
with the essence of the wood, and the more times a barrel is used to
mature a spirit the weaker that flavour gets.

Positively the best use for a retired spirit barrel is to rumble it
(remember?). Find a nice cushioned spot like a lawn (which isn't going
to betray the opration as something like gravel or concrete would...),
put a bottle or two of water in the barrel depending on its size) and
roll it round for a long time, taking care that the Old Bill or worse,
an exciseman doesn't see you. After that long time a lot of that alcohol
soaked into the wood will migrate into the water and can be stronger
than stuff you buy. If you're lucky.

Barrels only tend to leak if they get dry, when the wood will shrink.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
patient Spider":

>Ben Newsam wrote:
>> vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
>> patient Spider":
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks say
>>> the best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon barrels.
>>
>> IMO the proper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to
>> Scotland to mature decent malt whisky.
>>
>~~~
>Yowbut, don't they ever get worn plum out and start leaking?

Well yes, but they mend them. I know this after having been shown
round the Smith's Glenlivet distillery by the resident cooper.
--
Ben

RustyHinge wrote:
> On 20/10/2023 00:09, vickiebee wrote:
>> Ben Newsam wrote:
>>> vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
>>> patient Spider":
>>>
>>>> Adrian wrote:
[..]
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks
>>>> say the best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon
>>>> barrels.
>>>
>>> IMO the proper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to
>>> Scotland to mature decent malt whisky.
>>>
>> ~~~ Yowbut, don't they ever get worn plum out and start leaking?
>>
>> I don't mix well with strong spirits anymore... I relax with
>> edibles. v
>
> Not worn, as such, but Bourbon barrels for instance, flavour the
> spirit with the essence of the wood, and the more times a barrel is
> used to mature a spirit the weaker that flavour gets.
>
> Positively the best use for a retired spirit barrel is to rumble it
> (remember?). Find a nice cushioned spot like a lawn (which isn't
> going to betray the opration as something like gravel or concrete
> would...), put a bottle or two of water in the barrel depending on
> its size) and roll it round for a long time, taking care that the Old
> Bill or worse, an exciseman doesn't see you. After that long time a
> lot of that alcohol soaked into the wood will migrate into the water
> and can be stronger than stuff you buy. If you're lucky.
>
> Barrels only tend to leak if they get dry, when the wood will
> shrink.
>
~~~
;D My word, what some folks will do to get a free drink!

I will never forget what a good "rumble" is... or when Gran was so happy
to acquire 2 big whiskey barrels for planting flowers by her front door.
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On 22/10/2023 15:51, vickiebee wrote:

> ;D My word, what some folks will do to get a free drink!
>
> I will never forget what a good "rumble" is... or when Gran was so happy
> to acquire 2 big whiskey barrels for planting flowers by her front door.
> v

We had a whole barrel with the top off, and holes bored in some of the
staves on the sunny side.

Big plastic drainpipe down the middle with a few small holes drilled in
it, packed round with compost, and strawberries planted in the holes in
the staves.

the holes in the drainpipe were more densely-grouped at the top and the
pipe filled with water, to moisten the compost as evenly as possible.

My nod at flowers was tio arrange a tunnel of runner beans, trailing
courgettes, vine tomatoes etc from the front gate to near the front door.

<♫ ♪> You gotta pick a veggie or two-oo, you've gotta pick a veggie or
two! </♪ ♫ >

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On 22/10/2023 15:51, vickiebee wrote:
> RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 20/10/2023 00:09, vickiebee wrote:
>>> Ben Newsam wrote:
>>>> vickiebee wrote, though the Organization header says "A noiseless
>>>>  patient Spider":
>>>>
>>>>> Adrian wrote:
> [..]
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I'll be... that's very interesting. Of course, many Yanks
>>>>> say the best smoking wood is chips from old whisky/bourbon
>>>>> barrels.
>>>>
>>>> IMO the proper use for old bourbon barrels is to send them to
>>>> Scotland to mature decent malt whisky.
>>>>
>>> ~~~ Yowbut, don't they ever get worn plum out and start leaking?
>>>
>>> I don't mix well with strong spirits anymore... I relax with
>>> edibles. v
>>
>> Not worn, as such, but Bourbon barrels for instance, flavour the
>> spirit with the essence of the wood, and the more times a barrel is
>> used to mature a spirit the weaker that flavour gets.
>>
>> Positively the best use for a retired spirit barrel is to rumble it
>> (remember?). Find a nice cushioned spot like a lawn (which isn't
>> going to betray the opration as something like gravel or concrete
>> would...), put a bottle or two of water in the barrel depending on
>> its size) and roll it round for a long time, taking care that the Old
>> Bill or worse, an exciseman doesn't see you. After that long time a
>> lot of that alcohol soaked into the wood will migrate into the water
>> and can be stronger than stuff you buy. If you're lucky.
>>
>> Barrels only tend to leak if they get dry, when the wood will
>> shrink.
>>
> ~~~
> ;D My word, what some folks will do to get a free drink!
>
> I will never forget what a good "rumble" is...

Fair's-fair - the only people I've known who've actually BT,DT,GTTS were
my girlfriend and her brother as teenagers. The house always had a keg
of whisky locked-up in the cellar. Somewhere around Glesga...

And parents go out...

An' when the cat's awa

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