Comments on: Tampon Factory http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/ June 2000 to June 2010 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mikal http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4754 Mikal Thu, 18 Mar 2004 02:16:21 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4754 Sorry to throw a complete curve ball into this string of comments but didn't the Looney tunes cartoons occasionally feature a bag of Alum that would make, say, Sylvesters mouth pucker up making it impossible for him to eat Tweety? What was that all about? This page has something to say on it:- href="http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/2525/crystals Sorry to throw a complete curve ball into this string of comments but didn’t the Looney tunes cartoons occasionally feature a bag of Alum that would make, say, Sylvesters mouth pucker up making it impossible for him to eat Tweety? What was that all about? This page has something to say on it:-
href=”http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/2525/crystals

]]> By: Dad http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4753 Dad Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:23:40 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4753 "coarse as a barrel of broken rocks and cruder than the product of an oil well". Wow! As a petroleum geologist I had never thought of women that way! And I probably never will, but the imagery will be with me the next time I'm standing next to an oil well! <a href="http://www.ebrummie.co.uk/brummie_dictionary/A.htm" rel="nofollow">The Brummie Dictionary</a> is an interesting resource, Pete. Looks like the origin of Alum Rock is open to interpretation, or, it is what you want it to be! “coarse as a barrel of broken rocks and cruder than the product of an oil well”. Wow! As a petroleum geologist I had never thought of women that way! And I probably never will, but the imagery will be with me the next time I’m standing next to an oil well!

The Brummie Dictionary is an interesting resource, Pete. Looks like the origin of Alum Rock is open to interpretation, or, it is what you want it to be!

]]> By: Dad http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4752 Dad Wed, 17 Mar 2004 01:50:28 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4752 Alum Rocks - Brummie rhyming slang for Socks. Seriously! Alum Rocks – Brummie rhyming slang for Socks. Seriously!

]]> By: Jeremy http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 Jeremy Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:35:16 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4751 Divacup, eh? Well, I suppose that renaming the classic low-impact lifestyler accessory Mooncup (search on google) might suddenly make it glam and trendy, but hmmm ... Divacup, eh? Well, I suppose that renaming the classic low-impact lifestyler accessory Mooncup (search on google) might suddenly make it glam and trendy, but hmmm …

]]> By: B.Fotpot http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4750 B.Fotpot Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:02:38 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4750 S'true. Female dominated workplaces are like this. Where I work, there was this particular woman who shall only be know as 'Deb'. She was as coarse as a barrel of broken rocks, and cruder than the product of an oil well. She once spent a whole break saying she wondered about the cock size of a man who worked on the H&L department. Interestingly, she previously worked at a pottery factory which has since been demolished. I said "Maybe they closed the factory and tore down the buildings just to get away from her?". You could sort have see it being true, I suppose. S’true. Female dominated workplaces are like this. Where I work, there was this particular woman who shall only be know as ‘Deb’. She was as coarse as a barrel of broken rocks, and cruder than the product of an oil well. She once spent a whole break saying she wondered about the cock size of a man who worked on the H&L department. Interestingly, she previously worked at a pottery factory which has since been demolished. I said “Maybe they closed the factory and tore down the buildings just to get away from her?”. You could sort have see it being true, I suppose.

]]> By: mum http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4749 mum Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:57:31 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4749 There's nothing like a read of a good weblog to brighten the day! Thanks! M There’s nothing like a read of a good weblog to brighten the day! Thanks! M

]]> By: Dad http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4748 Dad Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:00:07 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4748 The origin of the name Alum Rock has me intrigued. "alum" is aluminium sulphate and it does occur naturally as a mineral in rocks. But I somehow bet that "alum" here has a different origin, much older than the scientific term for a mineral. A quick search on Google didn't help - Alum Rock is also a park in California. Yes, I once worked in a "girl" factory in Birmingham and felt very threatened at the time. I was 16 and the subject of much provocation by a girl who carried a yellow teddy bear in her handbag. The other women told me that the teddy bear meant that she had lost her virginity and it was a "come-on" sign. Well, I didn't believe them! The origin of the name Alum Rock has me intrigued. “alum” is aluminium sulphate and it does occur naturally as a mineral in rocks. But I somehow bet that “alum” here has a different origin, much older than the scientific term for a mineral. A quick search on Google didn’t help – Alum Rock is also a park in California.

Yes, I once worked in a “girl” factory in Birmingham and felt very threatened at the time. I was 16 and the subject of much provocation by a girl who carried a yellow teddy bear in her handbag. The other women told me that the teddy bear meant that she had lost her virginity and it was a “come-on” sign. Well, I didn’t believe them!

]]> By: Anna http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/comment-page-1/#comment-4747 Anna Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:27:28 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2004/03/tampon_factory/#comment-4747 One of my friends told me about this new product called DivaCup. (search on google) better hope it doesn't catch on (?) cos it'll put your place of work out of business. One of my friends told me about this new product called DivaCup. (search on google) better hope it doesn’t catch on (?) cos it’ll put your place of work out of business.

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