The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

Samaris

I would assume dressing oneself up in a neat and prim manner for socialising?

Edit: I'm now going to Urban Dictionary to find out

Post-Urban Dictionary edit to the edit: O.O. The West Country is a strange place with strange customs. Also, is it possible to do that without the person noticing? It obviously takes great skill, cunning and dexterity to pull off.

BrensBenz

Rubecula wrote: »

Sounds like something a friend says about fishing. Not sure what the real answer is though.

My late uncle often spoke of "dapping" and once tried to show me how to do it. When the fish is visible (Foster Grant polarising sunglasses) and too close to cast a fly to, he would "dap" it. It's bluddy difficult so, needless to say, I still can't do it.

Dapping is the technique used by fly fishermen where the "fly" is held over the fish, taunting it, but the line is held off the water so as not to distract the fish. So, a "dapper" is (maybe) the angler performing this trick?

Other meanings are only for bold boys and I know nothing of them a tall a tall.

garancafan

A correct and comprehensive answer from BrenzBenz. A thumbs-up to Rubecula. Dapping can indeed be difficult in adverse conditions but can also be the best option in many circumstances.

Over to you BB.

BrensBenz

Well, fair dues to you if you can do it! I have an exhaustive list of reasons why I can't!

OK, a question prompted by my brurdder-in-law:

A Siberian weasel, particularly the male, doesn't sound like the most pleasant of creatures so his unwilling donation to the world of Art goes unrecognised. His offering IS used - in fact it's prized - but is re-named before going to work.

Can you tell me:
1. What his donation is used for, OR
2. What his donation is renamed to.

garancafan

BrensBenz wrote: »

Well, fair dues to you if you can do it! I have an exhaustive list of reasons why I can't!...

One of these might simply be that your rod isn't long enough! (I know, Jellybaby 1, I know!)

Jellybaby1

Down with that sort of.........well back on topic I suppose. I've no idea. As usual. :mad:

Samaris

BrensBenz wrote: »

A Siberian weasel, particularly the male, doesn't sound like the most pleasant of creatures so his unwilling donation to the world of Art goes unrecognised. His offering IS used - in fact it's prized - but is re-named before going to work.

Can you tell me:
1. What his donation is used for, OR
2. What his donation is renamed to.

The fur of a weasel is used for paint-brushes, but they tend to be called sable.

Jellybaby1

And the weasel's next door neighbour, the badger, donated his fur for shaving brushes. See I knew that one 'cos himself bought himself one of those - very expensive. Why didn't you ask that question?

BrensBenz

Samaris wrote: »

The fur of a weasel is used for paint-brushes, but they tend to be called sable.

Sorry good folks for the delay - I had problems logging on to boards!

Well, almost! "The Siberian Weasel" doesn't sound glamorous enough for the marketing gurus so they call it the "Kalinsky Sable". Specifically, the male tail of the Kalinsky weasel has excellent bristles for fine artist brushes, particularly, but not exclusively, for watercolour artists (my brurderr-in-law's hobby). If you see a set of Kalinsky Sable artist brushes costing less than the Greek national debt, it's probably because female tail bristles are included!
But, as Samaris is definitely in the right area, honours go there.

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

And the weasel's next door neighbour, the badger, donated his fur for shaving brushes. See I knew that one 'cos himself bought himself one of those - very expensive. Why didn't you ask that question?

My granda comes to the rescue here again. See, the badger is quite attached to his bristles and is inclined to protest when the prospect of donating some of them free of charge is suggested. Hence, highly paid badger barbers are dispatched to negotiate deals to secure the bristles. You need an even number of barbers to badgers - one barber for black bristles, one for white bristles, etc. This explains the high cost of badger shaving brushes.
Unfortunately, the methods used by the Guild of Honourable Badger Barbers are shrouded in Freemasonesque ceremony and secrecy so I'm unable to disclose any further information on this.

Jellybaby1

I is all confusticated now!

Samaris

So if I get a bucket of paint and catch a badger to dip in it, I'm doing it wrong?

Question then!

What is a clowder?

looksee

I think its one of those group name thingies, though I don't know what for. Maybe some variety of birds?

Jellybaby1

looksee wrote: »

I think its one of those group name thingies, though I don't know what for. Maybe some variety of birds?

If that's right, then I offer.......a clowder of cheese! :P I know what the collective noun for owls is if anyone wants to know. No? Oh well.

Samaris

It is indeed a group name, but not of birds or ..cheese?

It should be cheese. Sadly, it is not.

BrensBenz

Best I can do is say that, I think "clowder" appears in one of Shakespeare's hilarious plays. It may have been "The Taming of the Shrew" so perhaps clowder is a bunch of mammals of some sort.

Samaris

BrensBenz wrote: »

Best I can do is say that, I think "clowder" appears in one of Shakespeare's hilarious plays. It may have been "The Taming of the Shrew" so perhaps clowder is a bunch of mammals of some sort.

It is indeed a group of mammals. I'll give another clue; it is also called a "glaring".

BrensBenz

Samaris wrote: »

It is indeed a group of mammals. I'll give another clue; it is also called a "glaring".

Hmmm, "Glaring" suggests big, staring eyes, perhaps nocturnal?
And both "Glaring" and "Clowder" suggest Middle English.
But mammals!
Lemurs? No, not in Middle England.
I knew I should have watched more Attenborough!

Jellybaby1

I repeat.......I know the collective term for a gaggle of owls! Owls glare all the time. Bet its not owls though, is it? If it is, then its a Parliament, not a gaggle, that was a gag!

BrensBenz

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I repeat.......I know the collective term for a gaggle of owls! Owls glare all the time. Bet its not owls though, is it? If it is, then its a Parliament, not a gaggle, that was a gag!

I'm guessing it's mammals but owls is boids and can be glary!
Did I ever tell yiz about the full-size, plastic model owl I bought to stop the seagulls using my boat as their...em...convenience?

Jellybaby1

Changing the subject does not deflect from the fact that you have forgotten the answer!

garancafan

BrensBenz wrote: »

Did I ever tell yiz about the full-size, plastic model owl I bought...

I have no idea of the collective noun for full-size, plastic model owls but I can state with authority that for parrots it is "polly-mer".







I'll get my pyjamas.

Samaris

I can guarantee it's not owls! 😀

You're on the right track, Brensbenz; not certain if it's Middle English, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised. I can also pretty much guarantee that you've all seen one at least once. And one's seen you more than once!

One may be watching you right now...

Jellybaby1

That means 'tis a common aminal. Well.....what would I know about common aminals? The most common aminal I know is a dawg, and I've never had a dawg. They're a bit like wolves I think and travel in (back) packs. Cats are too snooty by far but I don't know what term to use for them either. I give up. I'm going to hit the scratcher now. Night-night all!

OldGoat

BrensBenz wrote: »

Best I can do is say that, I think "clowder" appears in one of Shakespeare's hilarious plays. It may have been "The Taming of the Shrew" so perhaps clowder is a bunch of mammals of some sort.

The Shakespeare play must be MacBeth, Thane of Cawdor. One of the funnier plays alright.



The glariest beasties I can think of are spiders. So, a clowder of spider?

Samaris

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

That means 'tis a common aminal. Well.....what would I know about common aminals? The most common aminal I know is a dawg, and I've never had a dawg. They're a bit like wolves I think and travel in (back) packs. Cats are too snooty by far but I don't know what term to use for them either. I give up. I'm going to hit the scratcher now. Night-night all!

Hah, I had to consider that a bit before I took it as a guess, but you are correct. A group of cats is called a "clowder" and it's also known as a "glaring".



Yeeees, I can see why!

Over to you, Jellybaby1!

Jellybaby1

Ha Ha! If 'cat' was my guess, it was a total accident then! Who'da thunk a 'clowder of cats'. If I saw a load of cats strolling along the road I'd say 'there's a load of cats strolling along the road'!! Gimme a minute.........I had a question in my head a few days ago.......hold on........I think I might have saved it on my compewter.....just a min.....ah yes, it's another easy one...dead easy:

How many mickles make a muckle?

Jellybaby1

I keep getting messages of a new post on 'Easy Quiz' possibly by Samaris but when I look for it, it isn't there.

Samaris

I do have a bad habit of editing my posts, but don't think I did up above. Odd! Still, my actually posting now might solve it for you.

As for the number of mickles in a muckle...I'm not actually sure what either of those things are. I'm going to say 50.

looksee

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BrensBenz

Just back from chemo-bombing and I see so much progress here - so much new wisdom!

Mickles and muckles? I spent a lot of time in Aberdeen. The Yanks had "issues and prawblems" while the Scots had "mickles and muckles.
It's a bit like "how many venial sins make a mortler?"

"Many".