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Cotton buds indeed but I expect some use them for fun.
Incidentally, I have been clearing out some junk and as well as a big box of cotton buds found a copy of Zak's "How to program the ZX81" Sounds like the sort of cutting edge stuff that would be just up your street z, do you want it?
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Ye gods! Still, the good news is if you wanted to know the outside temperature you just looked at how high your stiffy was.Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostHot mercury - I think Mercury was considered to oppose Menus, or some such medical/astrological mumbo jumbo, and was thus an effective treatment for "venereal" deseases.
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It was probably used as a warning rather than an actual instrument. To be shown that before the shore leave may make a few of them keep it in their codpieces.Originally posted by TinTrump View PostIndeed,
expressions all round. Any ideas as to what was propelled up there?
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Hot mercury - I think Mercury was considered to oppose Venus, or some such medical/astrological mumbo jumbo, and was thus an effective treatment for "venereal" deseases.Originally posted by TinTrump View PostIndeed,
expressions all round. Any ideas as to what was propelled up there?Last edited by OwlHoot; 17 October 2009, 17:41.
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I (ahem) also know a mate who has had the umbrella treatment. Not nice at all.
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I know a chap who has had to have urethroplasty. Not a nice thing.
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