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Mutawintji
29th March 2013, 10:57 PM
What is a Tompion ?

(not related to artillery ordnance)

greg

Mutawintji
29th March 2013, 11:02 PM
Oopps

Pac man
29th March 2013, 11:24 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thomas_Tompion00.jpg/220px-Thomas_Tompion00.jpg

Mutawintji
29th March 2013, 11:36 PM
Haahaa ... Thats a google.

But 'what is' not 'who is' ...

greg

Pac man
29th March 2013, 11:42 PM
what did you expect a conversation about tampons? ( tompion French)

Optimark
29th March 2013, 11:44 PM
I think we called the ink pad in our hand proof printing part of our graphic arts house a Tampion or Tampon.

A Tampon is the Spanish word for an ink pad, which is what they are called in the rubber stamp industry, which is another life I had.

Mick.

Pac man
29th March 2013, 11:50 PM
a clock
a watch
a barometer
also a pellet which a bear would use to plug itself up before hibernation ( stops the ants apparently)


do i win an internet?

Mutawintji
30th March 2013, 02:02 AM
a clock
a watch
a barometer
also a pellet which a bear would use to plug itself up before hibernation ( stops the ants apparently)


do i win an internet?


You certainly do !!! You are the most knowledgeble person on the Tompion that I have ever heard of. Either that or google is .... So funny.

yes ... The grizzly bear makes a plug of mud and saliva which he inserts in his anus to keep the ants out during his hibernation.

greg

Scott
30th March 2013, 05:44 PM
The grizzly bear makes a plug of mud and saliva which he inserts in his anus to keep the ants out during his hibernation.

I'm sure my wife wishes I did that when I slept.

rwbuild
30th March 2013, 06:51 PM
a clock
a watch
a barometer
also a pellet which a bear would use to plug itself up before hibernation ( stops the ants apparently)


do i win an internet?

Now you know why they bare called "grizzly", you would be too if you did that :rolleyes:

Pac man
30th March 2013, 06:56 PM
You certainly do !!! You are the most knowledgeble person on the Tompion that I have ever heard of. Either that or google is .... So funny.

yes ... The grizzly bear makes a plug of mud and saliva which he inserts in his anus to keep the ants out during his hibernation.

greg
You know I looked it up in my Encyclopadiae.

plus how did you know? Bored and looking thru google I bet for lols

Mutawintji
31st March 2013, 02:55 PM
You know I looked it up in my Encyclopadiae.

plus how did you know? Bored and looking thru google I bet for lols

No ... No google ... I like this forum cuz it has so many other interesting subforums for when you are tired of talking wood .. Photograph forum, shed forum, etc.

The 'tompion' came from a Roald Dahl story I read as a kid ... Haahaa

greg

Pac man
31st March 2013, 04:20 PM
makes a plug of mud and saliva which he inserts in his anus to keep the ants out during his hibernation.

greg

Thats no way to treat the BFG