Irish physics - Page 2

davieddy · 2011-01-16, 02:50

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Originally Posted by davieddy

With the possible exception of NYC

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Originally Posted by davar55

Wouldn't that qualify as a backhand personal slur, or are the moderators
still unable or unwilling to stop personal vendettas?

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Originally Posted by davar55

I guess the title and OP of this thread require that I now stop
posting here.

If you'd explained you were from Barcelona in the first
place, I would have hit you with a spoon sooner.

Pipes may well have burst/been played elsewhere, but
my OP was inspired by an explanation of burst waterpipes
in Belfast.

davieddy · 2011-01-16, 02:57

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Originally Posted by davar55

Wouldn't that qualify as a backhand personal slur, or are the moderators
still unable or unwilling to stop personal vendettas?

Give me some credit.

There was a bit of slice on that ball as well.

David

davar55 · 2011-01-16, 05:14

Still don't catch your drifts.
Barcelona is not NYC, where I am right now.
I said I could be reached by triangulation.

davieddy · 2011-01-16, 08:17

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Originally Posted by davar55

Still don't catch your drifts.
Barcelona is not NYC, where I am right now.
I said I could be reached by triangulation.

You couldn't catch a cold.
Your knowledge of geography is phenomenal.
I assume you are high as a kite and/or live in a skyscraper.

David

davar55 · 2011-01-16, 15:38

Ah, the lights begin to dawn.

From the heights I sense a purpose.

In winter's cold air lies a fresh perspective.

None but the strong may enter Camelot's gate.

Even thus do all extended conflicts achieve their conclusion.

cmd · 2011-01-16, 16:49

cool tubes or tube coo ! t°°_bare

a double sense ?

u ... bare bones ( it b0urbon )

big coffin cheat coffee bar "barone" of M°°n_chaU|\|sen_s_e

davar55 · 2011-01-16, 19:32

I take it getting one's ire up is from irish/ireland.
Didn't realize since ethnic / point of origin differences
don't matter much to most americans.
Sorry it took me so long to make a connection.

xilman · 2011-01-16, 21:31

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Originally Posted by davar55

I take it getting one's ire up is from irish/ireland.

No Sir, your monkey is correct Sir.

Ire, in the sense of "anger" has nothing whatsoever to do with Ireland from an etymological viewpoint.

It has about as much to do with Ireland as "niggardly" has to do do with "negro", as some Americans learned to their subsequent embarassment relatively recently.

Paul

davar55 · 2011-01-17, 01:35

I see. But I was discretely trying to ascertain the
point of origin of the OPer, and thought I had hit on
a connective thread. Once again, hoisted by petards,
or something like that.

davar55 · 2011-01-17, 01:41

To which monkey should my ire now not extend?
No comprendo monkey en este caso.
Ajuda me por favor, mi correspondente.

davieddy · 2011-01-17, 01:45

Glad this thread has generated some mirth.

At St Paul's where I taught for 13 years there were 6 or 7
in the physics dept. all qualified (in my case overly so:
apparently a Geoff Hurst automatically means you will
be incapable of dumbing down sufficiently. Been working
on that problem for some time). 3 or 4 of us were called David.

I coached rowing, and David Porteus (Queens Belfast) was Head of Boats.
No mean rugby player either. My HOD would occasionally jest about
his "Irish" physics (we all drank Youngs Ordinary copiously*).
But he did believe in Murphy's Law. I usually called it Lenz' Law,
but he assured me it was actually originally proposed by a gentleman
by the name of "Sod".

My HOD also tried to persuade me that my eponymous "Eddy currents"
were named after a real person and not a whirlpool.

David

*At that well-known Jewish pub, the "Kosher Horses".

2011-01-16, 15:38	#16
davar55 May 2004 New York City 2³×23² Posts	in conclusion Ah, the lights begin to dawn. From the heights I sense a purpose. In winter's cold air lies a fresh perspective. None but the strong may enter Camelot's gate. Even thus do all extended conflicts achieve their conclusion.

2011-01-16, 16:49	#17
cmd "(^r'°:.:)^n;e'e" Nov 2008 ;t:.:;^ 999₁₀ Posts	cool tubes or tube coo ! t°°_bare a double sense ? u ... bare bones ( it b0urbon ) big coffin cheat coffee bar "barone" of M°°n_chaU\|\\|sen_s_e Last fiddled with by cmd on 2011-01-16 at 16:58 Reason: a fan_t°°tsy

2011-01-17, 01:45	#22
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 14512₈ Posts	"Paddy" Porteus Glad this thread has generated some mirth. At St Paul's where I taught for 13 years there were 6 or 7 in the physics dept. all qualified (in my case overly so: apparently a Geoff Hurst automatically means you will be incapable of dumbing down sufficiently. Been working on that problem for some time). 3 or 4 of us were called David. I coached rowing, and David Porteus (Queens Belfast) was Head of Boats. No mean rugby player either. My HOD would occasionally jest about his "Irish" physics (we all drank Youngs Ordinary copiously). But he did believe in Murphy's Law. I usually called it Lenz' Law, but he assured me it was actually originally proposed by a gentleman by the name of "Sod". My HOD also tried to persuade me that my eponymous "Eddy currents" were named after a real person and not a whirlpool. David At that well-known Jewish pub, the "Kosher Horses". Last fiddled with by davieddy on 2011-01-17 at 02:08

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2011-01-16, 05:14	#14
davar55 May 2004 New York City 2³×23² Posts	Still don't catch your drifts. Barcelona is not NYC, where I am right now. I said I could be reached by triangulation.

2011-01-16, 19:32	#18
davar55 May 2004 New York City 2³·23² Posts	I take it getting one's ire up is from irish/ireland. Didn't realize since ethnic / point of origin differences don't matter much to most americans. Sorry it took me so long to make a connection.

2011-01-17, 01:35	#20
davar55 May 2004 New York City 2³·23² Posts	I see. But I was discretely trying to ascertain the point of origin of the OPer, and thought I had hit on a connective thread. Once again, hoisted by petards, or something like that.

2011-01-17, 01:41	#21
davar55 May 2004 New York City 1000010001000₂ Posts	To which monkey should my ire now not extend? No comprendo monkey en este caso. Ajuda me por favor, mi correspondente.