The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Nick on May 10, 2007, 12:24:23 PM
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Number One
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/kitsch-daft/bullshit-button/index.html (http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/kitsch-daft/bullshit-button/index.html)
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I bought one of these for Mr Wench! He also has a red panic button on the computer keyboard. lol:
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He also has a red panic button on the computer keyboard. lol:
I have one of those as well.
I also have one that says "eject". redface:
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He also has a red panic button on the computer keyboard. lol:
I have one of those as well.
I also have one that says "eject". redface:
I didn't have enough cable for that one. cry:
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Home Plugs (networking) ? does everybody know about them (I only discovered them last year) or shall I bore you with a full description? eyes:
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You really are quite a freak aren't you?
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You really are quite a freak aren't you?
Oh yes? but what about the gadgets and stuff? barman:
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Great stuff ey. Can't even quote you now.
I was only going to say NO too. :-\
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I was only going to say NO too.
But you did say NO.
1 smite for you then!
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The USB Rocket Launcher can be very useful in the office for dealing with the irritating requests I recieve. . . eyes:
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i've just got one of those Dolce Gust coffee maker thingies...
http://www.dolce-gusto.com/UK/home/
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What do you use it for?
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What do you use it for?
Just lookin' at... whistle:
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Cork screws. Had loads of them and half of them have either broken or they're too stiff to work properly. Have tried the ones with the pull down wings and inevitably the cork gets stuck up the barrel never to be retrieved again, except with saintly patience and a pair of long-nosed pliers. Even tried that device with the compressed air widget and managed to coat everything in view a pale burgundy colour.
I've always wanted a really fine device like the sommeliers use and have eventually found one in an Italian market @ 2 Euros! Brilliantly simple and effective; a short, sharp blade for the foil, an easily deployable screw for inserting and a perfectly formed arm that rests against the lip of the bottle enabling perfect extraction every time ! Bliss.
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We have a kettle that turns off when it has boiled. We dare not go further than that. Dorothy has her,
anxieties
a women's thing, I think, can I say that here?
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Cork screws. Had loads of them and half of them have either broken or they're too stiff to work properly. Have tried the ones with the pull down wings and inevitably the cork gets stuck up the barrel never to be retrieved again, except with saintly patience and a pair of long-nosed pliers. Even tried that device with the compressed air widget and managed to coat everything in view a pale burgundy colour.
I've always wanted a really fine device like the sommeliers use and have eventually found one in an Italian market @ 2 Euros! Brilliantly simple and effective; a short, sharp blade for the foil, an easily deployable screw for inserting and a perfectly formed arm that rests against the lip of the bottle enabling perfect extraction every time ! Bliss.
Ah? life is complete when you have a good corkscrew. happy088
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Cork screws. Had loads of them and half of them have either broken or they're too stiff to work properly. Have tried the ones with the pull down wings and inevitably the cork gets stuck up the barrel never to be retrieved again, except with saintly patience and a pair of long-nosed pliers. Even tried that device with the compressed air widget and managed to coat everything in view a pale burgundy colour.
I've always wanted a really fine device like the sommeliers use and have eventually found one in an Italian market @ 2 Euros! Brilliantly simple and effective; a short, sharp blade for the foil, an easily deployable screw for inserting and a perfectly formed arm that rests against the lip of the bottle enabling perfect extraction every time ! Bliss.
Since we are all being Nerdy the type you describe is known as a "Waiter's Friend"
and I don't mean Peter Mandleson.
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I never use anything other than a "waiter's friend" all the others are a complete waste of sodding time. Strange thing is the only people I know that prefer them and can actually use them have all done bar work or waiter/essing. It's seems to be a trade secret!
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I also thought that a real 'waiter's friend' was the two prong type without a corksrew. So named because it didn't damage the cork upon removal which meant the cork could be put back.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corkscrewnet.com%2FLearningAbout%2FArticlesMonographs%2FParadi%2FHowTo%2FProngeWnT1.jpg&hash=f0245f1e56f2ef2356f906830a61c83f455e6163)
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I also thought that a real 'waiter's friend' was the two prong type without a corksrew. So named because it didn't damage the cork upon removal which meant the cork could be put back.
I've heard that one referred to as a 'Butler's Friend' Uncle, for the reasons you site and additionally that the bottle could topped up eeek:
The one I bought was this:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nuplas.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FWaitersFriend_l.jpg&hash=9d0e8e0870a4a205b17f4f9ec9e91bb43109b41c)
Looks a bit manky in the photo but works a treat.
This one:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comparestoreprices.co.uk%2Fimages%2Ftr%2Ftrudeau-waiters-friend-corkscrew.jpg&hash=ff36e3f34417e81927805a096fd2d4fd5d6563db)
is likely to cause damage; tight as a gnat's chuff!
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I also thought that a real 'waiter's friend' was the two prong type without a corksrew. So named because it didn't damage the cork upon removal which meant the cork could be put back.
I've heard that one referred to as a 'Butler's Friend' Uncle, for the reasons you site and additionally that the bottle could topped up eeek:
You're right, I'm getting mixed up. redface:
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You're right, I'm getting mixed up. redface:
Happy to oblige Uncle; the consequences of confusing the Butler with the Waiter are dire, alledgedly ;)