Lorchen wrote: Many years ago some friends from my civil war society regiment were at a weekend muster at Scarborough (on the coast) and during some spare time (from bashing up roundheads) then went to see what they could see from & on the cliffs there. Ian had the binoculars and was looking along the beach at the sun bathers, whilst Jean was looking at the edges of the cliffs, the conversation was as follows
Jean 'Are those some shags? (a type of bird)
Ian 'Potentially, potentially.'

Awesome, Dawn!!

Years ago we had a family membership for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), and I took my young sons bird-watching a lot. It got us all out of the house, and was something we could do together. So I wasn't surprised when they were discussing 'birds' at breakfast and during dinner. Took me a day or two to realize that my sons' testosterone levels had gone up and they were discussing girls. It then intrigued me that they both seemed to be mainly interested in girls who were physically active ('fit birds'). It took me a little longer to work that one out. Languages are soooo 'mean'!

dawn: you go girl!

You ladies are really giving me a chuckle! I did not even keep up with this thread, because heck, I'm not in the UK and not going to the fabric sale! What was I thinking! Of course the thread was not going to stay on topic! :shock: I should know that by now! There are no irish lace curtains here, as we are buried under a foot of snow. None on the inside either! Not sure why, but I''m not complaining! As far as English goes, "I'm gonna nuke my joe, sit a spell, and then fix them vittles for the bread winner."

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

So many kinds of English !!! Makes it so much fun!

and I thought I knew some English :shock:

TQS is educational, for sure !!

Ahh! so I see, & the molten lead would turn it into a 'priest'.

yup, butter: "Shillelaghs are traditionally made from blackthorn (sloe) wood (Prunus spinosa) or oak.[1] The wood would be smeared with butter and placed up a chimney to cure, giving the Shillelagh its typical black shiny appearance."
apparently the molten lead is optional, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)

lotti wrote: Butter??

Reetzbobeetz wrote: :shock: Funk rock! -that is definitely not my Dad's style. After the war his mum, found a good offer on a 2 volume Funk & Wagnall dictionary, which she bought for my Dad, as he had passed his 11 plus. Her reasoning was that because it was 2 volumes it must be a good one. Unfortunately for my Dad, it is an american dictionary - hence the cheap price in London! (and Dad's excuse for not being able to spell very well )

Rosemary unless your dad was in a funk rock band it's likely it's the same. My mother used to call it a funk'n wagoner! And as for the money spiders - no I am not squashing them they fled with all the rats and the fat cats when the Celtic Tiger dropped dead from pumping too much concrete into the land.
Lottie, you have to say me shillelagh not my shillelagh to be properly stage oirish!

now all i need is a chimney, sticks i can find, butter is in plentyful supply, leather straps - oh yes, but chimney ???? hmmmm
oh almost forgot - will then have to find the slave to spurn on with my shillelagh )