HanoiVillan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Does @dont_do_it_doug. get a notification every time @HanoiVillan posts because the latter tags the former in his signature? I bloody hope not! Never thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Does @dont_do_it_doug. get a notification every time @HanoiVillan posts because the latter tags the former in his signature? Did Hanoi get a notification for this post? I suspect the answer to the Sig line question is no btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 30, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Does @dont_do_it_doug. get a notification every time @HanoiVillan posts because the latter tags the former in his signature? I hope so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, bickster said: Did Hanoi get a notification for this post? You usually do if someone tags you. He responded in 4 minutes so I'm assuming the answer is yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2019 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: You usually do if someone tags you. He responded in 4 minutes so I'm assuming the answer is yes No, I meant my post, not yours, I don't think you get a notification if you are tagged in a quote, I think it only notifies you if the tag is in the main body of a post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just now, bickster said: No, I meant my post, not yours, I don't think you get a notification if you are tagged in a quote, I think it only notifies you if the tag is in the main body of a post Ohhh I see. You were seeing if you got notified if you're tagged in a quote. Interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, bickster said: Did Hanoi get a notification for this post? I suspect the answer to the Sig line question is no btw No, indeed I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 at what point do the stone masons and letter carvers realise they've cocked up I mean this is a typical example, but I see similar quite regular all that writing, at what point, 3 lines from the finish, did he stop, do the mental maths and announce 'ahhh ****' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 2, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: at what point do the stone masons and letter carvers realise they've cocked up I mean this is a typical example, but I see similar quite regular all that writing, at what point, 3 lines from the finish, did he stop, do the mental maths and announce 'ahhh ****' Um... not sure what the problem is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) The “e” being above “hom”? I bet they looked at the rather large amount of space the “W” and “M” take up on that line and rued their planning. Edited May 2, 2019 by Shropshire Lad 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Um... not sure what the problem is. 'This world is but mans temparary hom(e)' My uneducated guess, he got as far as 'This World is but Man...' then the 's' is thin, then the spacing between words squeezes up, but there's still no room for the 'e' Edited May 2, 2019 by chrisp65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: 'This world is but mans temparay hom(e)' My uneducated guess, he got as far as 'This World is but Man...' then the 's' is then the spacing between words sqeezes up, but there's still no room for the 'e' Also, unless they spelt temporary differently back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Just now, Shropshire Lad said: Also, unless they spelt temporary differently back then... spelling I can live with, 1797 would have seen a lot of spelling innovation, it was only really the spread of print that formalised spelling to the point where dictionaries became bible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: spelling I can live with, 1797 would have seen a lot of spelling innovation, it was only really the spread of print that formalised spelling to the point where dictionaries became bible I suppose in fairness an incorrectly spelt grave stone is something the owners don’t have to live with. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think he went back and added the S afterwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 2, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2019 Oh, OK. I don't suppose for a moment that the mason thought "Oh shit". As you say, you see lots like that - because it wasn't an issue. Completely standard practice to drop letters from words and vary letter size and spacing to fit everything in. Nobody cared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted May 2, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think it was a grave mistake. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted May 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 15/04/2019 at 12:10, Chindie said: This sprung to mind, though not quite the same thing... 'I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as much as you deserve' Tolkien - Bilbo Baggins I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Reincarnation. Being schizophrenic I've had a few run-ins with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2019 Prompted by a family conversation last night, do people wash their legs in the shower or just let the water run down their legs and presume that makes them clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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