tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5427650034387357128..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: About That Roman Swiss Army KnifeRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28237233908404430392010-11-21T12:58:57.176-05:002010-11-21T12:58:57.176-05:00crap, sorry, that was me.crap, sorry, that was me.oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-92019008899409605762010-11-21T12:46:11.416-05:002010-11-21T12:46:11.416-05:00Old bar trick, I can always get heinz out of a bra...Old bar trick, I can always get heinz out of a brand new or well used bottle on the very first try, there's a trick to it, and it's very easy once you know what it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30449713476793129262010-11-21T00:04:48.039-05:002010-11-21T00:04:48.039-05:00The bizarre aptness of captchas either proves we a...The bizarre aptness of captchas either proves we are wired up to pull patterns out of noise, demonstrates there is some arcane context-dependancy in their creation, or suggests they are produced by a group of telepaths.<br /><br /> I'm pretty sure we're better off not knowing.<br /><br /> Ketchup is so perfectly thixotropic that I've remembered the word since the first time I heard it used.<br /><br /> I'm just surprised nobody commented about "winkle."Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-47384087045741692872010-11-20T21:10:32.126-05:002010-11-20T21:10:32.126-05:00Ah, to see the word "thixotropic" in pri...Ah, to see the word "thixotropic" in print...its viscosity is dependent on its shear rate. Which means it flows easier when it's moving faster.<br /><br />And the word verification: pordit<br /><br />I pordit from the bottle...<br /><br />That WV just HAS to be context sensitive. Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?Blackwing1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20676254234255629212010-11-19T21:31:15.022-05:002010-11-19T21:31:15.022-05:00...Or (ick) both.......Or (ick) both....Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27659959819745478932010-11-19T13:23:14.566-05:002010-11-19T13:23:14.566-05:00The little spatula thing might also be an ear spoo...The little spatula thing might also be an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick" rel="nofollow">ear spoon</a>; I've seen pictures of some from Medieval Europe that were made from such materials as bone, ivory, and precious metals.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12547570304203267452010-11-19T12:00:23.837-05:002010-11-19T12:00:23.837-05:00The Leatherman Flair has a corkscrew, cocktail for...The Leatherman Flair has a corkscrew, cocktail fork and... a spreader knife!<br /><br />Granted it's a little stubby for ketchup retrieval, but if your cheese has fallen off your cracker as mine has, it's just the thing for re-applying it!Joe Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610203017162443764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7260691295015528582010-11-19T09:11:15.165-05:002010-11-19T09:11:15.165-05:00Feh. Real ketchup-eaters get the stuff out using n...Feh. <i>Real</i> ketchup-eaters get the stuff out using nothing but their knuckles and patience. (I come from a long line of ketchup bottle knockers.)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.com