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Not sure of that. Must look up the etymology.
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Must look up the etymology
Don't bother. Just my little joke. The re- is from the Latin res, thing.
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still, making something out of nothing (broadly speaking)
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A-ha. And I didn't get the joke. (Shooting self in head emoticon)
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tits, both attracted to shiny things and natural peckers of things, mostly learned this independently
What you say makes sense, shanks.
Re: the sunshine "brutally against the apotheosis of natural phenomena" warrior
If you understand the term "natural phenomena" to mean something for which there is no scientific explanation, than I am brutally opposed to that hypothesis myself.
I have always understood "natural phenomena" to be phenomena in respect of which no scientific explanation has yet been found, or, if found, phenomena not generally comprehended by the public on a scientific basis (like "Northern Lights" or "Magnetic Hill", both of which instill wonder in all but the most jaded scientific types).
Because I view "natural phenomena" in this way, I do not regard the term as antithetical to my faith in science.
Instead, I find myself involuntarily, and intensely curious about the scientific mystery underpinning the "natural phenomena".
That mystery can have more allure than the "natural phenomenon" itself, experienced and enjoyed for itself alone.
Unfortunately, I do not have the skills or the opportunity to pursue that curiosity, at least directly. Few of us do.
For many of us, a mysterious bird in the bush is worth two or more in the hand.
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Re: ification Snort!  And here I thought you were asleep all this time...
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Obviously, this was in the days when milkmen in horse-drawn milk trucks delivered bottled milk to doorsteps in every residential neighbourhood. That dates the research back at least 50 years, I fathom.
Has there been a major social upheaval while I've been away? As far as I know milk in the UK is still delivered door-to-door using electric carts.
See the vehicle on the left on this page:
http://www.milkbottlenews.org.uk/photos/dairyvehicles.html
Some interesting examples of notes to the milkman:
http://www.milkbottlenews.org.uk/features/notes/index.html
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Re: bottled milk to doorsteps in every residential neighbourhood. That dates the research back at least 50 years, I fathom.
I thought door to door delivery of bottled milk disappeared everywhere, driven by the same economic pressures.
Guess you don't have "Milk Stores" in England, huh?
Milk stores replaced door to door delivery in every neighborhood I know of.
Glass milk bottles disappeared at the same time, replaced by cardboard cartons and plastic jugs.
Lugging jugs of "Jug Milk" from the corner store to the front door is the delivery system in every place where I have lived or visited, and it has been for decades.
They're even trying to replace door to door delivery of mail in new subdivisions with outdoor curbside postal boxes serving the entire subdivision.
Of course, the delivery man doesn't get his Christmas bonus at the door anymore.
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I can’t picture a ‘jug of jug milk’. Isn’t it hard to carry without spilling, or is this not really a jug? Traditionally we give a ‘Christmas box’ (ie: money) to regular deliverymen, but these days they seem to change once a month, so we reserve our generosity for the dustmen, who are more consistent and also excellent but can do you a real disservice if you upset them!
In the UK we do still have doorstep delivery of milk, normally in cartons or screw top plastic containers but I suspect still in bottles in some areas. It is a very useful service for the elderly and housebound as the milkman often delivers other groceries, particularly in rural areas, and is a good regular contact. I don’t think we have ‘milk stores’ as such, but most people buy milk from the supermarkets where it is cheaper (often sold as a loss-leader) than from the milkman.
We would prefer to use the milkman as it would be a shame to see them finally disappear, they have been part of the scene for so long a time, but the service is only ideal for a household that needs the same amount of milk each day and where there is always someone home to take it in.
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I can’t picture a ‘jug of jug milk’. Isn’t it hard to carry without spilling, or is this not really a jug?A picture is worth a thousand words, dxb. Here's a Milk Jug recycled as a bird feeder. http://users.aristotle.net/~shicks/birds/Feeder.htmlSome larger jugs don't have a handle inset into the jug which takes away from capacity. Instead they have a plastic handle hanging from the neck of the Jug. "Milk Stores" are really just convenience stores that got started selling milk at discount prices, probably as a loss leader. I have heard that there is a company in Michigan that recycles milk jugs into all-weather patio furniture. It won't wear, chip or fade, and you can leave it outside all year long.
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