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by flasharry
Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Antarctica?
Replies: 128
Views: 22243

Re: Antarctica?

Well.. as far as I can ascertain, Pope Francis has not gone to Antarctica .. However, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church has, ostensibly to visit the Holy Trinity Church , the southernmost Russian Orthodox church in the world.. Outside of any religious context, this falls in line with R...
by flasharry
Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:35 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 3448
Views: 829669

Re: What are you listening to?

The Sixteen - Allegri's Miserere, followed by Sting "Songs from the Labyrinth"
by flasharry
Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:40 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What are ya drinkin????
Replies: 1193
Views: 468323

Re: What are ya drinkin????

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by flasharry
Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Experience with waxing canvas/denim?
Replies: 14
Views: 15992

Re: Experience with waxing canvas/denim?

Otter Wax gets good reviews....
by flasharry
Fri Jul 06, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Dangers of giant insects?
Replies: 26
Views: 4985

Re: Dangers of giant insects?

well.. this thread inspired me to fool around and render this (its not perfect but, it'll do..)
by flasharry
Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: How would you destroy/stop a resurrected dinosaur?
Replies: 63
Views: 15235

Re: How would you destroy/stop a resurrected dinosaur?

Anzio 20mm rifle... 48,000 foot-pounds of energy -- for a start....
by flasharry
Sat May 12, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What's your diet like?
Replies: 10
Views: 3080

Re: What's your diet like?

True, but you can see why thinking about that diet gives me the willies... :)
by flasharry
Sat May 12, 2018 7:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What's your diet like?
Replies: 10
Views: 3080

Re: What's your diet like?

Well.. I'm a very long term Type 1 insulin dependent diabetic ( 3 shots of differing insulins a day) and the whole keto diet thing reminds me of a deadly complication of diabetes called diabetic ketoacidosis - where a lack of insulin throws you into a fat burning mode, and you get a ketone buildup i...
by flasharry
Sun May 06, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knives going out of stock in Canada?
Replies: 88
Views: 25792

Re: Knives going out of stock in Canada?

the Blades Canada Website now shows this: "Important notice: Due to a recent CBSA decision, we are no longer able to import Spyderco folding knives. As individual items sell out, they will be removed from our web site. You can sign a petition by clicking on the link below: https://petitions.our...
by flasharry
Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:09 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What are ya drinkin????
Replies: 1193
Views: 468323

Re: What are ya drinkin????

Alberta Premium Dark Horse Rye...
by flasharry
Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:46 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Waiting On My First Luminox!!
Replies: 16
Views: 4590

Re: Waiting On My First Luminox!!

There are alternatives to the Luminox.. I to have girly-man wrists, and found that this Smith and Wesson watch fit the bill for the want of an H3 watch.. http://www.mcbroom.biz/Public/flasharry/watches/sw_h3.jpg Its not as large as the Luminox (and yes, I did have one once), and while it lacks the f...
by flasharry
Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:38 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What are ya drinkin????
Replies: 1193
Views: 468323

Re: What are ya drinkin????

10 year old Bruichladdich - with just a spash of water..
by flasharry
Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:03 pm
Forum: Spyderco Forum Tech Support
Topic: Ignore Function?
Replies: 2
Views: 6902

Re: Ignore Function?

Its in your user control panel - specifically in the "friends and foes" panel...
by flasharry
Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Poll: How many of these books have you read?
Replies: 22
Views: 5133

Re: Poll: How many of these books have you read?

bh49 wrote:
Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:22 pm
flasharry wrote:
Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:55 pm
bh49 wrote:
Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:37 pm
Are you asking about originals or translations? :D
we did Caesar's Conquest of Gaul in Latin....
was it fun?
Not really, but it was the one of the required texts in 4th year Latin...
by flasharry
Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:13 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Shabaria review
Replies: 35
Views: 9914

Re: Shabaria review

Love the blade and overall style of this one. Agree it would be killer in a bone/stag/ivory-like material scale material..

Sadly, I rather suspect I won;t make it up here at all.... Yes, I'm a pessimist where the goobermint is involved...
by flasharry
Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Poll: How many of these books have you read?
Replies: 22
Views: 5133

Re: Poll: How many of these books have you read?

bh49 wrote:
Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:37 pm
Are you asking about originals or translations? :D
we did Caesar's Conquest of Gaul in Latin....
by flasharry
Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:34 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Poll: How many of these books have you read?
Replies: 22
Views: 5133

Re: Poll: How many of these books have you read?

All those, advantages of a classical education I suppose.. Just worked my way through the Shorter Summa by Aquinas, and now the writings of Aelfric, an Anglo Saxon Bishop, as well as some of the old Norse sagas....
by flasharry
Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:14 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Sal: any chance of a Spyderco Straight Razor?
Replies: 27
Views: 6209

Re: Sal: any chance of a Spyderco Straight Razor?

I had one of those - and once the edge was cleaned up, it shaved as well as any of my Gillette safety razors... It seemed to work well when touching up the edge on it as designed There are other options. My Dad carried a Rolls Razor during WW2 and as a kid I thought they were a really interesting de...
by flasharry
Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Vero?
Replies: 7
Views: 2165

Re: Vero?

by flasharry
Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: Spyderco Restricted Models Discussion
Topic: Canadian Knife laws on Autonomy and Balisong/Butterfly?
Replies: 10
Views: 14483

Re: Canadian Knife laws on Autonomy and Balisong/Butterfly?

Heh - and then the Thought Police would show up on your door to take you to "re-education camps"? :) Seriously, I doubt that such a note would even get serious regard... Personally, I can't see the appeal of a butterfly knife (but then I can't see the appeal of flicking knives open and shu...