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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:59:21 -0500, in a place far, far away, "Scott
Hedrick" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: "Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... I still think this is an odd way to fish, but using thermite to boil a pond full of ducks is a little odd also, but at least does not lack in imagination. Depends on how hungry you are. I don't really care about fishing, so if I was hungry, and had one available, I'd consider dropping a grenade. Sure, there's not much sport in it, but the goal isn't to enjoy sport, it's to eat. Reminds me of the old joke about the two guys in a boat. One of them tosses a stick of dynamite into the pond, and reaps the results by skimming the stunned fish off the top. His companion starts to complain, and the first one says, "Hey, you wanna talk, or you wanna fish?" |
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Scott Hedrick wrote: imagination. Depends on how hungry you are. I don't really care about fishing, so if I was hungry, and had one available, I'd consider dropping a grenade. Works fine on fish; the way to down ducks is to emplace a six foot long piece of 8" cast iron plumbing pipe in the ground near a slough, stick around a quarter pound of gunpowder in the base of it, and pile in some rags for tamping- and around 3 pounds of screws, bolts, and small scrap metal on top of the wadding... scare the ducks airborne from the far side of the slough, so that they fly at low altitude overhead, and set the ******* off. With luck, you can down 25 to 50 ducks at a time- what this lacks in sportsmanship it more than makes up for in efficiency. Pat |
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"Scott Hedrick" wrote in message . .. "Andrew Gray" wrote in message . .. The leverage to *get* an acceptable contract is what I suspect Ami is referring to The error is in assuming leverage on an individual basis- the *market* has leverage. If a business can fill a position for less than what you are willing to accept, then clearly what you want is more than what the market is willing to pay. If *nobody* was willing to work for what was offered, then the employer would have to either raise the ante or live without the labor. If there is someone more desperate or willing than you, then *you* need to reconsider your position. However that assumes an elastic market (I think that is the correct term). If, on the other hand, you have a small town where a high percentage of the jobs are with the same employer, you have a situation where the employer can pay less in wages because the cost to the potential employees of finding work elsewhere is higher (relocation, movement away from family), especially if the employee is dependent on either income from other family members or additional jobs. There is a reason why, back in the 19th century, company towns were able to exploit (by an reasonable term) their workers. |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... With luck, you can down 25 to 50 ducks at a time- what this lacks in sportsmanship it more than makes up for in efficiency. *Then*, one can wait to see what that many duck carcasses will attract, and have at it. Sportsmanship, hell- I'm hungry! |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Ami Silberman wrote: The recipie I particularily remember is Chinese Tea Duck. You take a airtight (or nearly so) container, put in about a cup of loose tea leaves and a cup of raw rice, a wire rack, and a duck. Stick it on top of the stove for about an hour and a half. If the container isn't airtight, you may have to open up all your windows and disconnect the fire alarm. (This is what happened when we tried it.) The duck is absolutely delicious. It does seem an odd way of cooking. My theory was that some guy centuries ago had a warehouse where he stored rice and tea, and kept a few ducks in the attic. One night, a drunken Toshiro Mifune crept in, looking for the hidden Samurai armor, and accidentally set fire to the place. The poor owner was distraught, but kept wondering "what is that wonderful smell"... Now that I've got to try! Is there a particular type of tea to use? Like Green Tea for a male Mallard? Pat We used a fairly robust black tea, Lapsang Souchong IIRC. I don't remember where we got the recipe though. We also prepared lacquered duck, which is basted in a sauce made from honey and "quatre epices" or "four spice powder", which is a French concoction made with cloves, cinnamon, and a couple of other ingredients which I can't remember anymore. |
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Eric Chomko wrote: You'd probably miss with a shotgun as well. And I wouldn't advise shooting a shotgun into a barrel. But that's just me. My dad had some long-distance friends over many years ago. They started having fun with a shotgun. One of them shot a bucket of drywall mud, which promptly exploded. Drywall fell from that tree for years afterwards. |
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:36:20 -0500, Scott Hedrick wrote:
"Pat Flannery" wrote... With luck, you can down 25 to 50 ducks at a time- what this lacks in sportsmanship it more than makes up for in efficiency. *Then*, one can wait to see what that many duck carcasses will attract, An equal-sized flock of homonecrophiliac ducks? ...and have at it. That's one way of putting it... Sportsmanship, hell- I'm hungry! Er... -- Chuck Stewart "Anime-style catgirls: Threat? Menace? Or just studying algebra?" |
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Pat Flannery wrote:
[...] around a quarter pound of gunpowder in the base of it, and pile in some rags for tamping- and around 3 pounds of screws, bolts, and small scrap metal on top of the wadding hey, you forgot the two cast iron balls connected by chain -- to topple the duck's rigging! /dps -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Eric Chomko wrote:
Rand Simberg ) wrote: : What leverage is needed? If the employee doesn't get paid what was : stipulated at the time of hire, the employer is in breach of the : contract, and he can quit, just as he can be fired if he doesn't do : the job. That's why it's a mutually-agreed employment contract. The contract is nothing but a piece of paper without a fair justice system. Fear of retaliation seems to be why so many WalMart workers don't argue when told to do "off the clock" overtime. This results in many of them being paid less than minimum wage; certainly less than the contract promised. Corporations can and do operate successfully while still treating employees as humans and the common weal as important, but it is rare in a society without something to keep greed from being excessive. /dps -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Ami Silberman wrote: Now that I've got to try! Is there a particular type of tea to use? Like Green Tea for a male Mallard? Pat We used a fairly robust black tea, Lapsang Souchong IIRC. That's my favorite tea, BTW. The concept of your recipe seems to be to produce smoked duck if I'm reading it right. Pat |
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