BS: Urine and its various uses.

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 06:03 PM

Joe F., it apparently DID originate during the US Civil War. John Harrolson WAS with the Confederate Board of Gunpowder and Niter and he did put an ad in at least the Selma, AL newspaper asking householders to save "chamber lye" for making gunpowder.

I've got more on this at home.

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Joe_F
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 10:04 PM

Rapaire:

In that case, perhaps this thread should be moved above the line. %^)

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 25 Aug 07 - 04:28 PM

Giok - I too heard the song about the lant men, on Wednesday, including the explanation of how they had to taste it for purity, because the sellers would add water to make up the required amount.... (didn't this feature as one of Tony Robinson's worst jobs in history?).
Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: john f weldon
Date: 09 Sep 07 - 05:38 PM

Despite the somewhat moribund state of this thread, let me confirm that Molson Stadium does indeed have huge, wide, deep shiny metal troughs for the recycling of beer.
And lots of them; no waiting, even with 20,000+ beer-soaked patrons.
And also the Als beat BC.
Yay!

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Sep 07 - 06:35 PM

that's a lot of wee

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Mickey191
Date: 09 Sep 07 - 06:59 PM

This thread is priceless - Most of you could be comedy writers! Should be comedy writers!

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: GUEST,ed
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 01:18 AM

pismire

An ant, or emmet.

Origin: Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See Mire an ant.

Source: Websters Dictionary

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: GUEST,Bert on Kelly's machine.
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 01:59 AM

A word of warning. It has been mentioned above that the stuff is used to set the color in dyes.

Very true. It is used in the Middle East for carpet dyes, specifically by tribal carpet weavers.

So don't buy that bright red carpet from Afganistan, and I speak from experience here, --- 'cos you never stop your cats from peeing on it.

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 02:54 AM

Ah... that explains a lot about my former vicar, his handwoven Middle-Eastern rug and his three dogs who really loved that rug...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: GUEST,Neil
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 10:32 AM

Some of the stains used in stained glass winows in medieval cathedrals that have a vibrancy which can not be duplicated to this day had human urine as an ingredient.

Subject: RE: BS: Urine and its various uses.
From: frogprince
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 01:40 PM

No shit?