Re: Over 50's Club Scotland (part 3)

I had to sneak over to Google images and see what a spurtle was! I had no idea Every day is a school day as they say - it does look like a broken bit of rocking chair, though

Marginally safer than a knife too

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Pixie, What did you look up? I don't get the reference to Knife or Rocking Chairs.
This is my Spurtle, (porridge stick) just took a pic of it for you..

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Oooh, thats different from this one (hang on I'll see if I can link to a picture)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dxmROUHlQV.../spurtle01.jpg

Its a bit more ornate, like a post from a wooden rocking chair? No? ok.....

The knife is what I was wielding before I was offered a spurtle!

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Yes I see what you mean, I think they are the ornament ones the tourists buy. Not meant for practical use.
Where as the real ones are a bit different.

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Yes.....the real one are proper hefty things aren't they? Could do a lot of damage. I must keep an eye out for one - its the kind of thing that ends up in charity shops.

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Yes it could do a lot of damage, I've had it for many years, think I got it off Ebay, but again you need to make sure it's one for use. the Ornament ones usually are thinner and look as if they've had a good coat of varnish. One good wallop would probably splinter them, unlike my big boy.

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Roxy I wouldn't like to be hit on the head with that. We had more snow here so maybe it will get a bit warmer now.

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Aye Jess your quite right, it could do a lot of damage. It's pretty heavy.
Isn't it great to have this thread alive and kicking again?
It was just the 3 of us for such a long time, now all we need is our May to return to the fold, but I've a feeling she's had enough of the carry on's towards the Scots in the political threads.

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I'm avoiding the political threads. Too risky for my blood pressure!
I see you're discussing spurtles. Are you porridge fans? I wish I was but I can't bear the texture somehow. Makes me gag. I know its very good for you though.

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Hi Jane no I was saying I used my spurtle this morning to wallop the matal latch on the gate at the side of the house, it was frozen solid. I keep it for doing things like that, no porridge involved.