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Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 20:51
by HarryMann
Well, i've just managed to get hold of some obsolete 16" goodies,
obsolete, a very interesting word
1.
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
3.
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
4.
effaced by wearing down or away.
5.
Biology . imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of the opposite sex or of a related species. verb (used with object)
6.
to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better; antiquate: Automation has obsoleted many factory workers.
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 20:55
by lloydy
Hmmm, maybe NLA or rocking horse manure maybe more fitting
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 21:05
by HarryMann
Wasn't saying it was WW ~ wrong word...
But wondering if the seller titled them obsolete or yourself
Anyone remember the 'Peachy Parts' bloke, a few years back
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 21:10
by lloydy
HarryMann wrote:Wasn't saying it was WW ~ wrong word...
But wondering if the seller titled them obsolete or yourself
Anyone remember the 'Peachy Parts' bloke, a few years back
myself, me and the seller both spoke in a language neither of us understood
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 21:26
by HarryMann
A langauge only known thoroughly by Oxford dons who've studied the ways of the 16" otherworld for not less than a lifetime, in short, a new languages graduate can barely squawk, let alone speak in such an ancient and revered tongue...
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 07:51
by jes*b
My 16" parts radar is permanently turned up to '11'
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 10:52
by syncropaddy
HarryMann wrote:
obsolete, a very interesting word
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
3.
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
6.
to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better;
Like a 16" Westy Hi Top for example .....
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:09
by HarryMann
My 16" parts radar is permanently turned up to '11'
One short of a dozen then, hehe!
Re: Damn that brickwerks!
Posted: 03 May 2012, 11:47
by jebiga41
syncropaddy wrote:HarryMann wrote:
obsolete, a very interesting word
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
3.
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic.
6.
to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better;
Like a 16" Westy Hi Top for example .....
The green eyed monster rears its ugly head again
