It's just happened.

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"Malcolm" <Malcolm [at] indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
> >It's just happened.
> >
> How big is a marble?
>
> --
> Malcolm


14 mm dia

http://www.astro.washington.edu/labs/clearinghouse/homeworks /marbles.html

Mike
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Malcolm wrote:
> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
>> It's just happened.
>>
> How big is a marble?

about the same size as a hailstone.

Isn't it funny how no one ever says, "we've just had hailstones the size of
lentils"s

> Isn't it funny how no one ever says, "we've just had hailstones the size
of
> lentils"s

tha't because teh big ones are not round adn the small round ones are
hailstone size so you'd be saying "we've just had hailstones the size of
hailstones" :)

--
Hayley
(gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset)

What part of Bristol, nothing in the North area.


--
penance

Phil L wrote:
> Malcolm wrote:
>> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
>> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
>>> It's just happened.
>>>
>> How big is a marble?
>
> about the same size as a hailstone.
>
> Isn't it funny how no one ever says, "we've just had hailstones the
> size of lentils"s

That's because the big ones can cause serious damage - our Company car
needed a new roof after being caught in an overnight hail storm in France
last summer. The nice shiny roof had the texture an appearance of hammerite!

pk

"Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It's just happened.

On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It was
horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of rain you
don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the air.

And making vegetables shoot up :-)

Mary
>
>

"Malcolm" <Malcolm [at] indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
>>It's just happened.
>>
> How big is a marble?

Abot this big!

You are not telling us you have NEVER played marbles?

Alan

>
> --
> Malcolm

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"p.k." <pgkaddy-groups [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Phil L wrote:
> > Malcolm wrote:
> >> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
> >> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
> >>> It's just happened.
> >>>
> >> How big is a marble?
> >
> > about the same size as a hailstone.
> >
> > Isn't it funny how no one ever says, "we've just had hailstones the
> > size of lentils"s
>
> That's because the big ones can cause serious damage - our Company car
> needed a new roof after being caught in an overnight hail storm in France
> last summer. The nice shiny roof had the texture an appearance of
hammerite!
>

Back in the 1970s, my car needed a new bonnet and bootlid, and repairs to
the roof, after a hailstorm. The cold frames in the garden were also smashed
by the hailstones, which were much bigger than marbles - some of them seemed
to be a couple of inches in diameter.

"Mary Fisher" wrote
> On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
> stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It was
> horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of rain
> you don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the air.
>
> And making vegetables shoot up :-)
>

Wots rain? :-(
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK

"Bob Hobden" <me [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Mary Fisher" wrote
>> On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
>> stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It
>> was horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of
>> rain you don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the
>> air.
>>
>> And making vegetables shoot up :-)
>>
>
> Wots rain? :-(

It's sort of little drops of water, which for some reason, now and again,
fall out of the sky, if you have a little patience, and if you keep looking,
you might, one day, see some.

It's an experience not to be missed!

Alan

> --
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> 17mls W. of London.UK
>

"Bob Hobden" <me [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Mary Fisher" wrote
>> On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
>> stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It
>> was horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of
>> rain you don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the
>> air.
>>
>> And making vegetables shoot up :-)
>>
>
> Wots rain? :-(

Oh, it's just water. God shows his opinion of certain places by weeing on
them ...

Mary
> --
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> 17mls W. of London.UK
>

When we played the marbles were the size of big hailstones.

Sue W

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> In article <TN8qg.11862$v4.2757 [at] newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Alan Holmes
> <alan.holmes [at] virgin.net> writes
>>
>>"Malcolm" <Malcolm [at] indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> In article <dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Draven
>>> <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> writes
>>>>It's just happened.
>>>>
>>> How big is a marble?
>>
>>Abot this big!
>>
>>You are not telling us you have NEVER played marbles?
>>
> No, but it was a very long time ago........:-)
>
> --
> Malcolm

"Sue" <nospam [at] nospam.com> wrote in message
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> When we played the marbles were the size of big hailstones.

I've never seen hailstones as big as the marbles we used to play with!

Alan

Mary Fisher wrote:
> "Bob Hobden" <me [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:4gsoseF1ovts3U1 [at] individual.net...
>> "Mary Fisher" wrote
>>> On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
>>> stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It
>>> was horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of
>>> rain you don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the
>>> air.
>>>
>>> And making vegetables shoot up :-)
>>>
>> Wots rain? :-(
>
> Oh, it's just water. God shows his opinion of certain places by weeing on
> them ...
>
> Mary
>> --
>> Regards
>> Bob Hobden
>> 17mls W. of London.UK
>>
>
>
Here in North Staffordshire it rain very heavily. Not unexpected I
spent the early morning watering all tubs, pots and newly planted trees.
Never mind the water butts have been replenished.

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:17:39 GMT, Alan Holmes wrote:

> You are not telling us you have NEVER played marbles?

Not allowed any more. Just the size for choking on when placed in the
mouth and when on the ground a serious slip hazard.

--
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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Sue" <nospam [at] nospam.com> wrote in message
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> When we played the marbles were the size of big hailstones.

:-)

Mary
Yorkshire

"Dave Liquorice" <new5pam [at] howhill.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:17:39 GMT, Alan Holmes wrote:
>
>> You are not telling us you have NEVER played marbles?
>
> Not allowed any more. Just the size for choking on when placed in the
> mouth and when on the ground a serious slip hazard.

Our children once complained that they'd lost a marble in the garden.

OIn day I was digging and found a marble.

"I've found it!" I called. They were pleased.

That was thirty odd years ago.

Now, very frequently when I trowel (not dig) the garden I find a marble. I
always call, "I've found it!" Spouse always knows what I mean.

The children are long gone. The marbles are forming a l-o-n-g line along a
windowsill.

Where DO they all come from? And why don't grandchildren want them?

Mary

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>
> "Bob Hobden" <me [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mary Fisher" wrote
>>> On the way home from Scotland to Yorkshire last night we saw the most
>>> stunning lightning displays, horizontal forking in various colours. It
>>> was horribly hot though, until we got home when it rained the sort of
>>> rain you don't get often but is very good at clearing and freshening the
>>> air.
>>>
>>> And making vegetables shoot up :-)
>>>
>>
>> Wots rain? :-(
>
> It's sort of little drops of water, which for some reason, now and again,
> fall out of the sky, if you have a little patience, and if you keep
> looking, you might, one day, see some.
>
> It's an experience not to be missed!

But don't waste it!

Place butts to collect it forom roofs, buckets and bins everywhere else.

It does wonders for vegetables.

And no doubt flowers but I don't care about those :-)

Mary

snip
> Now, very frequently when I trowel (not dig) the garden I find a marble. I
> always call, "I've found it!" Spouse always knows what I mean.
>
> The children are long gone. The marbles are forming a l-o-n-g line along a
> windowsill.
>
> Where DO they all come from? And why don't grandchildren want them?
>
> Mary
>
What a nice little story Mary, my six year old grandson has just
discovered the joys of marbles, his hands are not quite
big enough to master the action required but I am sure he will learn
soon enough :-)

kate

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> snip
>> Now, very frequently when I trowel (not dig) the garden I find a marble.
>> I
>> always call, "I've found it!" Spouse always knows what I mean.
>>
>> The children are long gone. The marbles are forming a l-o-n-g line along
>> a
>> windowsill.
>>
>> Where DO they all come from? And why don't grandchildren want them?
>>
>> Mary
>>
> What a nice little story Mary, my six year old grandson has just
> discovered the joys of marbles, his hands are not quite
> big enough to master the action required but I am sure he will learn
> soon enough :-)

I'm delighted to hear it.

Does he want some more?

Mary
>
> kate

snip
> > What a nice little story Mary, my six year old grandson has just
> > discovered the joys of marbles, his hands are not quite
> > big enough to master the action required but I am sure he will learn
> > soon enough :-)
>
> I'm delighted to hear it.
>
> Does he want some more?
>
> Mary
> >

possibly Mary, I will ask his mum when I see her next :-)

kate

"Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It's just happened.
>
>
Bristols the size of hailstones in marble would have been worse - probably a
sign of urban malnutrition and extreme glandular calcification.
(sorry - couldn't resist)

Nemo

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>
> "Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dLSpg.42094$7Z6.39549 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> It's just happened.
>>
>>
> Bristols the size of hailstones in marble would have been worse - probably
> a
> sign of urban malnutrition and extreme glandular calcification.
> (sorry - couldn't resist)
>
> Nemo
>

But I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind. It's
my preference of course. ;O)

> I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind. It's
> my preference of course. ;O)

I wonder what their preference is.
>
>

"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind. It's
> > my preference of course. ;O)
>
> I wonder what their preference is.
> >
> >
>

What's yours? ;-)

Mike


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> >
>
> But I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
It's
> my preference of course. ;O)
>
>

If my memory serves me right, it was a 'small firm behind' the 'Bristol' 403
;-))

But these were not my preference;-). I was a Jag man at that time, now BMW
;-)

Mike

In article <44ac1713$0$906$4c56ba96 [at] master.news.zetnet.net>,
"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> writes:
|> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind. It's
|> > my preference of course. ;O)
|>
|> I wonder what their preference is.

Probably not for men with marbles for stones, or even stones the size
of marbles. And, of course, there are a lot of both sexes that have
lost their marbles.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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>
>
> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
>> > It's
>> > my preference of course. ;O)
>>
>> I wonder what their preference is.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
> What's yours? ;-)

I doubt that it would ever have been the poster who calls himself Draven

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> "Mike" <not [at] here.thanks> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:44ac1713$0$906$4c56ba96 [at] master.news.zetnet.net...
>>> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
>>> > It's
>>> > my preference of course. ;O)
>>>
>>> I wonder what their preference is.
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>> What's yours? ;-)
>
> I doubt that it would ever have been the poster who calls himself Draven
>

Give a description of what you like!
My posting name is from a film called The Crow and has nothing to do with
what I look like. ;O)

"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind. It's
>> my preference of course. ;O)
>
> I wonder what their preference is.
>>
>>

Well as I only go out with girls with small bums I'd say their preference is
me.

Draven
(personal fitness instructor)

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>> "Mike" <not [at] here.thanks> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>
>>> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
>>>> > It's
>>>> > my preference of course. ;O)
>>>>
>>>> I wonder what their preference is.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's yours? ;-)
>>
>> I doubt that it would ever have been the poster who calls himself Draven
>>
>
> Give a description of what you like!

I don't have much time for people whose criteria for attraction are physical
attributes.

Mary

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> from "Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> contains these words:
>
>
>> Well as I only go out with girls with small bums I'd say their
>> preference is
>> me.
>
>> Draven
>> (personal fitness instructor)
>
> Fit for what?
>
> Janet
>
> --
> Isle of Arran Open Gardens weekend 21,22,23 July 2006
> 5 UKP three-day adult ticket (funds go to island charities) buys entry
> to 26 private gardens

You obviously don't go to the gym ;O)

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>> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Mike" <not [at] here.thanks> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>>> > I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
>>>>> > It's
>>>>> > my preference of course. ;O)
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder what their preference is.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What's yours? ;-)
>>>
>>> I doubt that it would ever have been the poster who calls himself Draven
>>>
>>
>> Give a description of what you like!
>
> I don't have much time for people whose criteria for attraction are
> physical attributes.
>
> Mary

I don't have much time for someone who is obviously a lard arse!!!!

"Mike" <not [at] here.thanks> wrote in message
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>> >
>>
>> But I find the one's with small Bristols also have a small firm behind.
> It's
>> my preference of course. ;O)
>>
>>
>
> If my memory serves me right, it was a 'small firm behind' the 'Bristol'
> 403
> ;-))
>
> But these were not my preference;-). I was a Jag man at that time, now BMW
> ;-)
>
> Mike

I'm a Lotus Elise man ATM.

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> "Janet Baraclough" <janet.and.john [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> from "Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> contains these words:
>>
>>
>>> Well as I only go out with girls with small bums I'd say their
>>> preference is
>>> me.
>>
>>> Draven
>>> (personal fitness instructor)
>>
>> Fit for what?
>>
>> Janet
>>
>> --
>> Isle of Arran Open Gardens weekend 21,22,23 July 2006
>> 5 UKP three-day adult ticket (funds go to island charities) buys entry
>> to 26 private gardens
>
> You obviously don't go to the gym ;O)
>
Perhaps she prefers to go to the John.

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>> "Janet Baraclough" <janet.and.john [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> The message <JVfrg.277052$8W1.276207 [at] fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
>>> from "Draven" <robbieusa [at] hotmail.com> contains these words:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Well as I only go out with girls with small bums I'd say their
>>>> preference is
>>>> me.
>>>
>>>> Draven
>>>> (personal fitness instructor)
>>>
>>> Fit for what?
>>>
>>> Janet
>>>
>>> --
>>> Isle of Arran Open Gardens weekend 21,22,23 July 2006
>>> 5 UKP three-day adult ticket (funds go to island charities) buys entry
>>> to 26 private gardens
>>
>> You obviously don't go to the gym ;O)
>>
> Perhaps she prefers to go to the John.

Using laxatives is the wrong way to lose weight! ;O)