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Salty Dog
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Sir! By a long shot. First site was St. Louis in 1904. Other locations were LA (twice) Atlanta, Lake Placid (twice), Squaw Valley and Salt Lake City..
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Roland
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:29 am Post subject: |
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Vikings made their best ropes from the hide of what animal? |
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Pirate
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Yak maybe |
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fleetp
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'll guess reindeer |
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Roland
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Medieval Scandinavians tended to refer to the creature as a whale, even though it is not related to whales. |
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loki59
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Maybe walrus? |
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Roland
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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loki59 wrote: | Maybe walrus? |
Yes! Walrus hide, if kept oiled, makes strong rope. And in extreme situations, crews were known to eat their walrus-hide ropes with butter! |
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loki59
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Keeping with the Viking theme, What is the "Viking disease"? |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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That's a new one! How about scurvy? |
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Roland
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Alcoholism? |
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Mr. Blue
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:26 am Post subject: |
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Wanderlust? _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:39 am Post subject: |
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How about Athlete's Foot? |
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loki59
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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You guys are way off. Here's a hint. Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Bill Nighy all suffered from it. Go ahead and use Google. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Dupuytren's Contracture:
Dupuytren’s contracture is a thickening of the tissue beneath the skin of the palm of your hand, known as the palmar fascia. The condition may take years to develop. Thickening starts slowly, but over time it can cause the fingers of your hand to curl into your palm. This curling inward is called contraction. The degree of contraction varies from person to person.
Any finger can be affected, but usually it's the ring and pinky fingers. You might not be able to straighten them. This is usually not painful, but it can make it hard to grip with your hand, shake hands, or put your hand in your pocket. The condition often affects both hands, but usually one hand more than the other.
The cause of Dupuytren’s contracture is not known, but it's not the result of injury or overuse. Men are four times more likely to be affected than women.
Other risk factors include:
•Being older than 50
•Having a family history of the condition
•Being of Northern European ancestry
•Being a heavy drinker or smoker
•Having certain medical conditions, including diabetes, epilepsy, thyroid disease, tuberculosis, cirrhosis, or a history of heart attack
Signs and symptoms of Dupuytren’s contracture, which start slowly and progress over time, usually develop in this order:
•Stiffness and puckering in the palm of the hand or the palm side of a finger
•Formation of one or more tender lumps, called nodules, on the palm or finger
•Changing of nodules into painless, thick bands of tissue
•Curling of the fingers into the palm of the hand
People who have just thickening or nodules may not need treatment. If the contracture is getting worse and making it hard to use your hand, several treatment options are available that may slow down progression of the condition and release the finger contractions.
I will be gone this afternoon and most of the evening. Will ask the next question tomorrow morning. |
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loki59
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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You got it Salty Dog. |
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