why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

bertwert · 08-20-2018, 07:27 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

I'm guessing the RN is catching up on his chores, like goat milking, hay baling, cleaning out the chicken coop, etc etc.

You hit the nail on the head.

bertwert · 08-20-2018, 07:28 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Two words for that, one starts with a B, the other an S.

Bob sucks?

**CharLac** · 08-20-2018, 07:37 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Bob sucks?

Good to have you back Bert; saves me from having to state the obvious ;-)

bertwert · 08-20-2018, 07:55 AM

We'll have to wait for the photos, my SD card reader on the computer is now kaput and my USB cable has gone AWOL.

robtcorl · 08-20-2018, 07:56 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Bob sucks?

Hope you get chicken poop under your fingernails, forget and then bite your nails.

robtcorl · 08-20-2018, 08:02 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

We'll have to wait for the photos, my SD card reader on the computer is now kaput and my USB cable has gone AWOL.

Got any pics of cute bagpipett cadets?

robtcorl · 08-20-2018, 08:22 AM - **6 Likes**

Picked up a new doormat yesterday.

**savoche** · 08-20-2018, 09:18 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Never bought a cat. There is a never ending supply of free ones, since people avoid spaying and neutering.

...which might be why it's considered a rather shoddy deal when it turns out that you've bought one

I must admit that I have more problems with seeing why a pig in a poke is such a bad deal. I mean... Bacon?!

robtcorl · 08-20-2018, 09:26 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

..which might be why it's considered a rather shoddy deal when it turns out that you've bought one

I must admit that I have more problems with seeing why a pig in a poke is such a bad deal. I mean... B

We don't buy pigs in pokes (caveat emptor), but we do sometimes let the cat out of the poke (bag).

**savoche** · 08-20-2018, 09:30 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

I'm guessing the RN is catching up on his chores, like goat milking, hay baling, cleaning out the chicken coop, etc etc.

Not to mention cleaning his chanter and polishing his pipe.

**savoche** · 08-20-2018, 09:31 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Two words for that, one starts with a B, the other an S.

Z, Bob, Z, not S.

BBQ Zeus.

robtcorl · 08-20-2018, 09:36 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

Not to mention cleaning his chanter and polishing his pipe.

He doesn't want to go blind, so he's just going to do it until he needs glasses.

**savoche** · 08-20-2018, 09:36 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Picked up a new doormat yesterday.

You didn't go for this?

bertwert · 08-20-2018, 09:40 AM - **1 Like**

Is there a dislike button around...?

**savoche** · 08-20-2018, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by reh321

According to Wikipedia, the word "poke" came into English from French, and refers to a bag. Apparently, during the Middle Ages a farmer might try to sell an unopened / unexamined bag which he claimed contained a pig {source of bacon as you've already commented} but which actually contained a dog or cat {not as good source of bacon} .... so the saying "Don't buy a pig in a poke" actually means, in the words of a US president, "Trust but Verify".

I guess our "he bought a cat in a bag" is just the other end of the same deal, then.

But yes, I think "pocket" comes from the same French word.

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08-20-2018, 07:27 AM - 2 Likes	#54781
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by robtcorl I'm guessing the RN is catching up on his chores, like goat milking, hay baling, cleaning out the chicken coop, etc etc. You hit the nail on the head.

08-20-2018, 07:28 AM - 2 Likes	#54782
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by robtcorl Two words for that, one starts with a B, the other an S. Bob sucks?

08-20-2018, 07:37 AM - 5 Likes	#54783
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by bertwert Bob sucks? Good to have you back Bert; saves me from having to state the obvious ;-)

08-20-2018, 07:55 AM	#54784
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	We'll have to wait for the photos, my SD card reader on the computer is now kaput and my USB cable has gone AWOL.

08-20-2018, 07:56 AM - 3 Likes	#54785
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by bertwert Bob sucks? Hope you get chicken poop under your fingernails, forget and then bite your nails.

08-20-2018, 08:02 AM - 2 Likes	#54786
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by bertwert We'll have to wait for the photos, my SD card reader on the computer is now kaput and my USB cable has gone AWOL. Got any pics of cute bagpipett cadets?

08-20-2018, 08:22 AM - 6 Likes	#54787
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Picked up a new doormat yesterday.

08-20-2018, 09:18 AM - 3 Likes	#54788
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Never bought a cat. There is a never ending supply of free ones, since people avoid spaying and neutering. ...which might be why it's considered a rather shoddy deal when it turns out that you've bought one I must admit that I have more problems with seeing why a pig in a poke is such a bad deal. I mean... Bacon?!

08-20-2018, 09:26 AM - 1 Like	#54789
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by savoche ..which might be why it's considered a rather shoddy deal when it turns out that you've bought one I must admit that I have more problems with seeing why a pig in a poke is such a bad deal. I mean... B We don't buy pigs in pokes (caveat emptor), but we do sometimes let the cat out of the poke (bag).

08-20-2018, 09:30 AM - 2 Likes	#54790
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by robtcorl I'm guessing the RN is catching up on his chores, like goat milking, hay baling, cleaning out the chicken coop, etc etc. Not to mention cleaning his chanter and polishing his pipe.

08-20-2018, 09:31 AM - 4 Likes	#54791
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by robtcorl Two words for that, one starts with a B, the other an S. Z, Bob, Z, not S. BBQ Zeus.

08-20-2018, 09:36 AM - 2 Likes	#54792
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by savoche Not to mention cleaning his chanter and polishing his pipe. He doesn't want to go blind, so he's just going to do it until he needs glasses.

08-20-2018, 09:36 AM - 1 Like	#54793
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by robtcorl Picked up a new doormat yesterday. You didn't go for this?

08-20-2018, 09:40 AM - 1 Like	#54794
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Is there a dislike button around...?

08-20-2018, 09:43 AM	#54795
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by reh321 According to Wikipedia, the word "poke" came into English from French, and refers to a bag. Apparently, during the Middle Ages a farmer might try to sell an unopened / unexamined bag which he claimed contained a pig {source of bacon as you've already commented} but which actually contained a dog or cat {not as good source of bacon} .... so the saying "Don't buy a pig in a poke" actually means, in the words of a US president, "Trust but Verify". I guess our "he bought a cat in a bag" is just the other end of the same deal, then. But yes, I think "pocket" comes from the same French word.