User talk:TimothyPilgrim
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Again, welcome! - UtherSRG 16:57, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for your note on the new user log. Glad to have you here, and thanks for your contributions. Isomorphic 03:16, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot. I hope to make a significant addition. I've spread the word of Wiki to my regional skeptical group which has its fair share of very intelligent people. I hope some of them pay a visit and stay as well. TimothyPilgrim 03:34, Feb 21, 2004 (UTC)
Is the longer caption at counterfeit better now? --Merovingian ↕ Talk 23:58, Mar 18, 2004 (UTC)
- That looks a lot better! Do you happen to know which Chicago newspaper it was though? TimothyPilgrim 14:19, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)
This is a test for myself. TimothyPilgrim 19:23, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)
You may not want to add a link to the user name that links to the main namespace - user pages are [[User:username]] and not [[username]]. Thanks Dysprosia 12:27, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- For which edit? TimothyPilgrim 12:48, Apr 26, 2004 (UTC)
- Yup. I see it now. Thanks. TimothyPilgrim 12:18, Apr 28, 2004 (UTC)
Lord Love a Duck
Google lord-love-a-duck and you'll get a lot of comments and opinions. I don't know the origin but if I had to guess I would think it was a Victorian era Britishism. The phrase was still fairly current in the 1950s and '60s though not an everyday oath.
I note one site thinks it is a substitute for an obscenity, others tag it an expression of suprise. I agree with the latter, but think it may have originally been one of the myriad of phrases for those who didn't want to use "God's name in vain" or utter a curse. That is, "Lord love a duck, she's a beauty" instead of "I'll be damned, she's a beauty" or "God, what a beauty."
A study of the use of the use of vulgar (in the common sense) language is fascinating. It comes to mind that Dickens, in Great Expectations, has an old and profane sailor exclaiming a then common and potent oath over and over. Dickens (as Pip, the narrator) has the character yelling bitter phrases liberally sprinkled with "bless your eyes" but informs the reader that these weren't really the words the old sea dog was saying. -- Cecropia | Talk 17:18, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Sciatica
Though i was not the one who added acupuncture as the treatment method, but the fact remains it is an effective treatment method. This comes from someone who has seen it first hand. So I dont think that the removal was appropiate. vogon77 02:52, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
- I've moved this to Talk:Sciatica. TimothyPilgrim 13:05, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
liter/litre->L
We've been replacing liter and litre in auto articles with L to conform with scientific unit standards and to avoid confusion/localization disputes over which form to use. The nbsp looks nicer than just space since it keeps the unit with the number over line breaks... Hope this helps! --SFoskett 19:09, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)