tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post3443220046650206904..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: Uses for binder clips: Coping with a dead microwaveDavid Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-85603663995690274062014-08-15T17:33:27.801-04:002014-08-15T17:33:27.801-04:00Worth a look:
http://boingboing.net/2014/08/15/bi...Worth a look:<br /><br />http://boingboing.net/2014/08/15/binder-clip-sphere.htmlMilannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-61366121897532379452014-04-16T22:28:56.435-04:002014-04-16T22:28:56.435-04:00Heh.
- RG>Heh.<br /><br />- RG>RealGrouchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531673943200546692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-4611710785030031702014-04-16T17:49:48.091-04:002014-04-16T17:49:48.091-04:00p.s. While the Americans might believe the story y...p.s. While the Americans might believe the story you propose, I can assure you that growing up in the Seaway City, I wore my toque a whole lot more often than I drank tea.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-23051849931655277982014-04-16T17:46:37.442-04:002014-04-16T17:46:37.442-04:00Somehow, I thought "that's like putting a...Somehow, I thought "that's like putting a toque on a teapot" would have a more innocent meaning.<br /><br />Thank you, Real, for teaching me that I should always check with my resident expert on dirty meanings before I pose a question on the internet.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-57618030893421829992014-04-16T08:47:02.896-04:002014-04-16T08:47:02.896-04:00To "put a toque on [one's] teapot" i...To "put a toque on [one's] teapot" is a Canadian expression that means to wear a condom, in reference to the Canadian practice of using a toque as a tea cozy. The expression originates in southeastern Ontario, along the St-Lawrence seaway, where cottages are common and temperatures are relatively moderate during most of the cottage season, thus toques are generally not needed as headgear most of the time.<br /><br />- RG>RealGrouchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531673943200546692noreply@blogger.com