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masjer

When it hasn’t rained for a long time (unlikely at the mo) and the heavens break, the earthy smell that’s released by the rain is called petrichor.
It’s a release of chemical compounds from microorganisms in the soil.
Now I don’t need to call it that funny rain smell anymore.

First.Aspect

**Etymology alert. Calling Mr Trumpet.**

First.Aspect

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

masjer

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

Definitely more Mr Trumpet's field. I just like the smell.

pinno

masjer said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

Definitely more Mr Trumpet's field. I just like the smell.

Having lived in the tropics, when it hadn't rained for some considerable time, the smell of rain could be sensed from 40+ miles away. It was fantastic. The rains brought life, greenery, (sometimes an end to drought) and as a child, I would jump around in it. The first rains were a joyous occasion.

briantrumpet

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

Right with the stone, Pierre...

'ichor' is the Greek word for "the ethereal fluid supposed to flow like blood in the veins of the gods" or, more prosaically, in geological terms "fluid or ‘emanation’ from a magma which is held to cause granitization of rock".

'Petrichor' first appeared in 1964. Here's the OED entry:

"A pleasant, distinctive smell frequently accompanying the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather in certain regions. Also: an oily liquid mixture of organic compounds which collects in the ground and is believed to be responsible for this smell.
1964 I. J. Bear & R. G. Thomas in Nature 7 Mar. 993/2 The diverse nature of the host materials has led us to propose the name ‘petrichor’ for this apparently unique odour which can be regarded as an ‘ichor’ or ‘tenuous essence’ derived from rock or stone. This name, unlike the general term ‘argillaceous odour’, avoids the unwarranted implication that the phenomenon is restricted to clays or argillaceous materials; it does not imply that petrichor is necessarily a fixed chemical entity but rather it denotes an integral odour."

First.Aspect

Interesting. I thought it sounded like a modern contrivance. The glue between the first and second part of the word is still setting. A bit like "biochar" or "nanotech".

Ichor is a nice word though. How is that pronounced, without sounding like a nob?

rjsterry

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

It's Ichor - originally blood of the gods, but also the liquid that seeps from a wound.

Ickor is how I would say it.

Oh, Brian's already done the long version.

First.Aspect

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

It's Ichor - originally blood of the gods, but also the liquid that seeps from a wound.

Ick-or is how I would say it.

So it also translates as Peter's puss?

briantrumpet

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

It's Ichor - originally blood of the gods, but also the liquid that seeps from a wound.

Ick-or is how I would say it.

So it also translates as Peter's puss?

Puss and pus are two slightly different things...

First.Aspect

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

It's Ichor - originally blood of the gods, but also the liquid that seeps from a wound.

Ick-or is how I would say it.

So it also translates as Peter's puss?

Puss and pus are two slightly different things...

One is certainly furry.

First.Aspect

The Japanese have an interesting view of Europeans:

veronese68

Ukraine is worth defending then

pblakeney

If you want to ride Snake Pass then now is the time to do it.

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surrey_commuter

pinno said:

masjer said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

Definitely more Mr Trumpet's field. I just like the smell.

Having lived in the tropics, when it hadn't rained for some considerable time, the smell of rain could be sensed from 40+ miles away. It was fantastic. The rains brought life, greenery, (sometimes an end to drought) and as a child, I would jump around in it. The first rains were a joyous occasion.

I used to think that I could smell the rain coming but that makes more sense that I am smelling the rain that has already fallen

briantrumpet

pinno said:

masjer said:

First.Aspect said:

Petri comes.from stone, obviously....

But chor?

Definitely more Mr Trumpet's field. I just like the smell.

Having lived in the tropics, when it hadn't rained for some considerable time, the smell of rain could be sensed from 40+ miles away. It was fantastic. The rains brought life, greenery, (sometimes an end to drought) and as a child, I would jump around in it. The first rains were a joyous occasion.

Reminds me of the end of the drought in '76 - I was at a Gloucestershire CCC match in Bristol when the heavens opened, and everyone (all 127 of us) went onto the pitch and stood in the rain.

thedirector135

That Jack Leach should have pursued Quidditch or pub darts. I know, health issues. But, really...

tailwindhome

The nickname of Irish President, Michael D Higgins - Miggledy - originated with a child's homework misspelling that went viral

DeVlaeminck

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rick_chasey said:

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Always baffled me why it is so popular in a country with a fairly temperate climate.

A bit like the history of great Dutch tdf climbers i suppose.

Until the 21st Century, it was more common than not for the canals and lakes to freeze in winter.

It's been a tradition for quite a while.









etc

So a millennium or so of that, tends to build up a bit of tradition. Combine that with the Dutch predilection for sport, it quickly becomes a sport etc.

You know RC sometimes you don't need to explain the entire arboreal ursidae digestive cycle to your fellow forumites.

The little ice age occurred across the whole of Europe but to this day people don't try to erect funfairs on the Thames.

You get the point - its a slight anomaly.

OK let me spell it out really simply.

Until the 21st century, it was normal for canals & lakes to freeze over each winter.

Understood?

Dude, I'd understood it before. No need for a conversation about how many beans we have if we add two beans to two other beans, Baldrick.

I still think it's an anomaly that its stuck around. It's not as though there's a great tradition of telemark in Scotland is there? Until recently there was much more snow.

Golf? It's not an anomaly - the world is full of these localised traditions.

Hugely popular winter sports in a temperate climate = anomaly.

Golf in Scotland = not anomalous.

You said earlier you got it but this suggests you still don't. It was pretty much the norm for the canals to freeze through the winter months temperate climate or not. It is only in relatively recent times it stopped being the norm and by then the sport of speed skating had become a national obsession.

It's a bit like arguing it is odd that cricket is so popular in a country where it rains so much.

Well if two generations at least is recent then I stand corrected. Look I live somewhere colder where the analogous traditional activities have all but died out together with the ice. Curling is the example I have in mind. If it wasnt lottery funded we wouldnt be remotely successful and even fewer people would do it. Hence, I find it at least interesting that people who live somewhere a bit warmer are mad keen on a winter sport.

Cricket is a 5 day game because of where it was developed. Not sure where that analogy is going.

Has curling died out as a participation sport in Scotland? When I was young it was very popular - the park near my grans had an outdoor curling rink they would flood in Winter and I remember curling stones outside the front doors of houses on their council estate.

pinno

It's alive and kicking here.
One of the Olympians lives half a mile from me in the village.
And yes, there are curling stones everywhere.

As an aside, what a lesson in economics:
Curling stones don't exactly wear out quick, so once you have saturated the market with them...

First.Aspect

DeVlaeminck said:

First.Aspect said:

Pross said:

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

Always baffled me why it is so popular in a country with a fairly temperate climate.

A bit like the history of great Dutch tdf climbers i suppose.

Until the 21st Century, it was more common than not for the canals and lakes to freeze in winter.

It's been a tradition for quite a while.









etc

So a millennium or so of that, tends to build up a bit of tradition. Combine that with the Dutch predilection for sport, it quickly becomes a sport etc.

You know RC sometimes you don't need to explain the entire arboreal ursidae digestive cycle to your fellow forumites.

The little ice age occurred across the whole of Europe but to this day people don't try to erect funfairs on the Thames.

You get the point - its a slight anomaly.

OK let me spell it out really simply.

Until the 21st century, it was normal for canals & lakes to freeze over each winter.

Understood?

Dude, I'd understood it before. No need for a conversation about how many beans we have if we add two beans to two other beans, Baldrick.

I still think it's an anomaly that its stuck around. It's not as though there's a great tradition of telemark in Scotland is there? Until recently there was much more snow.

Golf? It's not an anomaly - the world is full of these localised traditions.

Hugely popular winter sports in a temperate climate = anomaly.

Golf in Scotland = not anomalous.

You said earlier you got it but this suggests you still don't. It was pretty much the norm for the canals to freeze through the winter months temperate climate or not. It is only in relatively recent times it stopped being the norm and by then the sport of speed skating had become a national obsession.

It's a bit like arguing it is odd that cricket is so popular in a country where it rains so much.

Well if two generations at least is recent then I stand corrected. Look I live somewhere colder where the analogous traditional activities have all but died out together with the ice. Curling is the example I have in mind. If it wasnt lottery funded we wouldnt be remotely successful and even fewer people would do it. Hence, I find it at least interesting that people who live somewhere a bit warmer are mad keen on a winter sport.

Cricket is a 5 day game because of where it was developed. Not sure where that analogy is going.

Has curling died out as a participation sport in Scotland? When I was young it was very popular - the park near my grans had an outdoor curling rink they would flood in Winter and I remember curling stones outside the front doors of houses on their council estate.

I think it is one of those popular every 4 years sports. I've not, in fairness, visited the Highlands all that often in winter, nor have I gone ice skating recently so seen if it is something you could possibly do there. But I don't know anyone who does it, it is never on the Jocksport TV show or local sports news.

So I think it's up there with track cycling in terms of participation.

masjer

Weren't there some great jokes about curling on here a while ago?
I'll see if I can remember any...........................

tailwindhome

The KFC twitter account only follows 11 other accounts

The 5 Spice girls & 6 guys named Herb

TheBigBean

What "in the army" means.

capt_slog

^^
Well?

TheBigBean

A fan of BTS (a Korean pop group).

Pross

TheBigBean said:

A fan of BTS (a Korean pop group).

Doubt that was what Status Quo were singing about then.

focuszing723

Clearing the daft draft.

focuszing723

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNK-cOtxSs

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briantrumpet

focuszing723 said:

Clearing the daft draft.

Best way I've found is to save a full stop as a draft to delete any auto-saved nonsense BR has decided to, then it doesn't really matter if you forget to delete it next time you post in the thread. Saves filling the threads with daft "Clearing the daft draft" nonsense.