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I think we got the answer to that one Andrew: Newer books, those printed after 1968 or so, may have a number sequence printed on the Copyright Page that determines its printing history. A number sequence that has a "1" at the end such as "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" indicates a first printing. But, if the lowest number showing is 2, such as "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" then the book is a second printing .. and so on.The link to the article is in message #3012
Andrew wrote: "Don't know what the calf was; I moved soon after that to a house a few kilometres away so I didn't see it grow up. ..."You know..they don't change sex when they grow up. The boys and girls have all their parts on show when born. :D
Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I found this article about UK herd size.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10...
I s..."
Depends if it is grass fed or grain fed. grain fed is not as tasty as grass fed. WE have a lot of both in my state. I always go for grass fed.
Mark, I would race out and get a Windows 7 while they are still around.I like Windows 7. For me and my needs, it is better than Vista.
i am thinking that i will be doing that. thanks for all the advice everyone.
With the end of the financial year, they should be running out Windows 7 computers (with an option to upgrade to W8) cheap as chips.Forget the W8 upgrade and just stick with W7 for the next 5 or more years. They should have wored out their W8 niggles by then. :)
Paul wrote: "My random thought: Internet Explorer 10 may just be the most infuriating computer program I've ever used. Whoever came up with the idea that hiding the address bar and tabs from the user is an utter moron, if that wasn't an insult to morons...."I don't like IE. I use Firefox. IE freezes a lot on me...and it is dirty. If a person is going to pick up some Malware or dirty things, it will be through IE most of the time. I only use it to work my Blog (the one that I run in conjunction with this group) and the Group's Facebook page. (As I have strict cookie settings on Firefox that won't work with these sites.
Terri wrote: "Mark, I would race out and get a Windows 7 while they are still around.I like Windows 7. For me and my needs, it is better than Vista."
I agree. As an alternative you could try Apple - I work on Mac: it works wonderfully but it's much more expensive.
Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Don't know what the calf was; I moved soon after that to a house a few kilometres away so I didn't see it grow up. ..."You know..they don't change sex when they grow up. The boys a..."
Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I found this article about UK herd size.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10...-..."
I'm sure you're right Terri - but sadly - and it was very remiss of me - I didn't spend my time checking out the undersides of any cow I happened to walk past....:)
And mostly I only saw the cows when I took my cats out to hunt, (yes I'm a bit crazy!) so I had enough to do keeping them out of harms way. They didn't trust cows either - too big - so they gave the Frisian a wide berth.
Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I found this article about UK herd size.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10...-..."
I've heard that before - grass fed is better. And healthier - grain gives too much Omega 6 to the meat, which is bad for us. That may be why lamb tastes so good? Sheep are too smart to eat grain, apparently? So they insist on grass.
I have to tell you, Australian and New Zealand lamb are fantastic! Even after being frozen.
In Switzerland, my wire-haired dachshund licked the nose of a cow that was looking at him. I still remember the look of the cow - she didn't expect that.
Cute! She probably didn't.The cow in Egypt would have disembowelled any dog that came that close - she had to defend her calf against the dogs, which killed a lot of livestock.
Thanks for liking our Lamb. :-) Lamb is so expensive. We rarely eat it anymore as it is the most expensive of the regular meats over here.
Andrew wrote: " I'm sure you're right Terri - but sadly - and it was very remiss of me - I didn't spend my time checking out the undersides of any cow I happened to walk past....:) ..."You don't need to look underneath. Their vaginas or 'not vaginas' (in the case of males) are in the back. :)
Simona wrote: "In Switzerland, my wire-haired dachshund licked the nose of a cow that was looking at him. I still remember the look of the cow - she didn't expect that."Our Jack Russell loves doing this too. :-) so cute. He only dares when we have young weaned cattle near our house. Yearlings. He puts his head through the fence and licks their noses and they sniff him back. But lucky the fence is there or he would get killed by them.
Our adult cattle will kill any dogs that come around, even if they don't have calves, they will still chase down dogs.
So I keep my Jack Russell far away from them. :-)
I don't know why the term "not vaginas" gave me the giggles. Apparently. I am 12.
That's alright, just writing the word vagina gave me giggles. Apparently I am still 12 too. :D
I think 'not vaginas' is the funniest why of describing male genitalia I've very seen. Terri you are a scream.
lol! Well, I thought, lady cattle have vaginas back there, what do males have...? Not vaginas..that's what they have. :)
I thought to inseminate cows you had to go in through the arse... or have I been hanging around Welshmen too long?
How in the hell are you meant to move through different tabs in Windows 10?I swear I'd have a better chance with the lament configuration than this garbage.
Microsoft ALWAYS has to 'fix' things that aren't broken.
Paul wrote: "I thought to inseminate cows you had to go in through the arse... or have I been hanging around Welshmen too long?"Oh good lord. Yes, you have been hanging around Welshmen too long. Lol.
You do check if a cow is pregnant through the anus though. So maybe that's what you are thinking. :-)
There's a Windows 10? Are you coming to us from the future? What's it like there? It has W10 by the sounds of it. I assume you mean Windows8. :-) I can t help you there.
Terri wrote: "Thanks for liking our Lamb. :-) Lamb is so expensive. We rarely eat it anymore as it is the most expensive of the regular meats over here."
I really like your lamb too. It's expensive here, too. Leg of lamb is stratospheric in price; lamb chops are a rare treat!
It always amazes me that the US have our lamb too. Our lamb gets around. :)
I hear ya.Though Lamb Roast is my fave. Mmmmm..leg of lamb with gravy and mint sauce and roasted vegies....
I like lamb also, unfortunaely I am the only one in my family. Also as has been mentioned it is way, way too expensive (got to save $$$$ for books :))Roast leg of lamb with my Mom's home made mint jelly (unfortunetly only three bottles left :() - yummmmmmmy!!!!
Terri wrote: "I hear ya.Though Lamb Roast is my fave. Mmmmm..leg of lamb with gravy and mint sauce and roasted vegies...."
Agree with every word...EXCEPT the roasted veggies. You roast your veggies? Roasted potatoes....steamed veggies, surely?
happy wrote: "Roast leg of lamb with my Mom's home made mint jelly (unfortunetly only three bottles left :() - yummmmmmmy!!!! ..."Nobody makes preserves and bottled stuff like our Mums. :)
Potatoes are veggies, Andrew. Potatoes, Pumpkin, Squash, Carrots, Parsnips, Zuchini are all veggies. And taste great roasted around the lamb roast in a deep pan.
Yeah, I have to give you that. Those veggies do taste great roasted in the pan. Wish this conversation hadn't started though, because like someone said above, roast lamb is my favourite too, and it's too damn expensive at the moment so I am getting very frustrated.... Got plenty of veggies growing in the garden, but a distinct lack of lambs.
Terri wrote: "It always amazes me that the US have our lamb too. Our lamb gets around. :)"
Oh yes, it arrives also in Italy, and I admit sometimes we buy it. Food and books are the things on which I occasionally splurge.
Simona wrote: "Terri wrote: "It always amazes me that the US have our lamb too. Our lamb gets around. :)"
Oh yes, it arrives also in Italy, and I admit sometimes we buy it. Food and books are the things on whic..."
Its extremely expensive over here in the US, I have to say. USanians don't seem to go in for it as much.
Terri wrote: "Paul wrote: "I thought to inseminate cows you had to go in through the arse... or have I been hanging around Welshmen too long?"Oh good lord. Yes, you have been hanging around Welshmen too long...."
Ah, I knew it was something to do with the bumhole. Though from what I read looking it up apparently sometimes the calf can tear the lining between the two "cavities" and appear to come out of the bumhole.
Now I know 'whats for dinner' tonight....
Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I hear ya.Though Lamb Roast is my fave. Mmmmm..leg of lamb with gravy and mint sauce and roasted vegies...."
Agree with every word...EXCEPT the roasted veggies. You roast your veggi..."
I roast veggies in olive oil and herbs and spices.
Yum!!!
Jane wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I hear ya.Though Lamb Roast is my fave. Mmmmm..leg of lamb with gravy and mint sauce and roasted vegies...."
Agree with every word...EXCEPT the roasted veggies. You r..."
Sounds delicious! Actually, I sometimes do the same, with garlic and sea salt flakes. I was just winding Terri up ;)
He's not an historical fiction author but still one of my favourites, Iain Banks and as a sci-fi write Iain M. Banks has left this mortal coil.He will be greatly missed by this bibliophile. :(
Darcy wrote: "He's not an historical fiction author but still one of my favourites, Iain Banks and as a sci-fi write Iain M. Banks has left this mortal coil.He will be greatly missed by this bibliophile. :("
I have only read This one which I thought was brilliant.
I really liked Wasp Factory too, but my favourite is Espedair Street. Might have a lot to do with the time and place where I read it, and my experiences with musicians, but it will always have a special place in my heart.
Paul wrote: " Ah, I knew it was something to do with the bumhole. Though from what I read looking it up apparently sometimes the calf can tear the lining between the two "cavities" and appear to come out of the bumhole. ..."Well that's a new one! Must be very rare. I have never seen nor heard of that before and hope never to have to deal with it.
Simona wrote: "Terri wrote: "It always amazes me that the US have our lamb too. Our lamb gets around. :)"
Oh yes, it arrives also in Italy, and I admit sometimes we buy it. Food and books are the things on whic..."
Italy too! Now that's another suprise.
Darcy wrote: "He's not an historical fiction author but still one of my favourites, Iain Banks and as a sci-fi write Iain M. Banks has left this mortal coil.He will be greatly missed by this bibliophile. :("
I was just reading about his passing in the news this morning. RIP Iain Banks.
Darcy wrote: "He's not an historical fiction author but still one of my favourites, Iain Banks and as a sci-fi write Iain M. Banks has left this mortal coil.He will be greatly missed by this bibliophile. :("
I read about his health problems on Richard K. Morgan's blog (I can't insert the link because I found about a dozen people with this name!), who highly praised this author. I think I'll start to read his work to honor him, now.
Andrew wrote: "Jane wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Terri wrote: "I hear ya.Though Lamb Roast is my fave. Mmmmm..leg of lamb with gravy and mint sauce and roasted vegies...."
Agree with every word...EXCEPT the roasted v..."
You need some rosemary with it, but of course if you possibly can you'd have New Zealand lamb not Aussie.
Of course!! New Zealand is definitely best!!
I saw those posts on Twitter last night.I volunteer in a local charity shop and saw a few of his books, liked the artwork but had no idea about anything like what the books were like so I just ignored them really.
Hopefully rectify that when I'm next in, especially when he apparently supported a number of causes I'm passionate about too.
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You know on the pages towards the front of books with the copyright info and all that jazz? In a couple of books I've s..."
Mysterious! My book's an ebook at present, but it's been formatted for paper and it doesn't have that sequence. I wonder if it is something the printers add? Or maybe it's specific to a particular publisher?