wes1761 Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 Found this over on FF, thought I would share: http://pilgrimhall.org/provsns.htm If it was raining soup, I'd be stuck outside with a fork.....
Mission Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 They preserved the spelling! Very nice. (I love the word "firkin".) Aqua vitae seems to mean 'brandy' during the GAoP in my medical texts, but it is also a general word for distilled spirits. (In Latin it means "water of life." ) Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Capn Bob Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 I remember when you could get a decent pressured firkin for a couple of pounds (obscure movie quote) They preserved the spelling! Very nice. (I love the word "firkin".) Aqua vitae seems to mean 'brandy' during the GAoP in my medical texts, but it is also a general word for distilled spirits. (In Latin it means "water of life." ) Damn, thats sharp!
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