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slag1    [slag] Show IPA noun, verb, slagged, slag·ging.noun1.Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.2.the scoria from a volcano.3.waste left over after the re-sorting of coal.
You said … “Make up your mind. One day this comic strip is funny, and for the next month it isn’t.”-You should only read it on the days when its funny … just a suggestion.
The wikipedia entry for slag offers several possible uses for that ship’s cargo. Some slag had a high iron content, so it could be reprocessed to extract more iron. It also had a high phosphorous content, making it a good fertilizer. It could be mixed with Portland cement to make a concrete that resisted the effects of salt water. One English company also used it to make decorative agate glass, in which the slag made it look as though moss was growing on the glass.
Reprocessing doesn’t seem likely for 1912 England (they had better sources of iron ore) and the company that made agate glass doesn’t appear to have needed huge amounts of it. So it’s a toss-up between fertilizer and concrete production (which would be useful in a coastal port).
Steve Bartholomew almost 13 years ago
Let’s face it, all women want baloney. Always worked for me.
V-Beast almost 13 years ago
Fickleloaf.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
I prefer hard salami, medium-siced, thank you. Or else.
Hugh B. Hayve almost 13 years ago
I don’t mind the baloney, it’s the bulls#%t that I can’t stand.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
I’ve always preferred liverwurst myself.
Larry Miller Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Mmmm, thick, juicy baloney steak.
Larry Miller Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Ick, baloney!this will only work while you can see the minutes.
drbob456x almost 13 years ago
slag1    [slag] Show IPA noun, verb, slagged, slag·ging.noun1.Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.2.the scoria from a volcano.3.waste left over after the re-sorting of coal.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
The Luckies ad is obviously before WWII, when “Luckies Green went to War” and gave up the green ink for the war effort. Clicky
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
It isn’t the thickness or the weight … its the motion.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
You said … “Make up your mind. One day this comic strip is funny, and for the next month it isn’t.”-You should only read it on the days when its funny … just a suggestion.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
It may be thick, but its not very big around.
Linguist almost 13 years ago
Baloney, bologna, thick or thin, fresh or fried, whole or holed. so many choices, so many voices… I’ll have the ham,please.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 13 years ago
sliced thick, battered, and fried.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 13 years ago
…i like bunnies…
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
Thick baloney is fine but I prefer mortadella.
prrdh almost 13 years ago
Port Hope is filled with the odor of audacity.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
Teresa – I believe the "Poodle for Dinner " illustration is by Charles Burns.
Thehag almost 13 years ago
I remember doing that. Fold, take a bite, open, look through the hole, giggle.
RonBerg13 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Really laying it on thick here…
*Space Madness at The Station* almost 13 years ago
Always lay it on thick honey, then prepare to thin it out some.
Bill Thompson almost 13 years ago
The wikipedia entry for slag offers several possible uses for that ship’s cargo. Some slag had a high iron content, so it could be reprocessed to extract more iron. It also had a high phosphorous content, making it a good fertilizer. It could be mixed with Portland cement to make a concrete that resisted the effects of salt water. One English company also used it to make decorative agate glass, in which the slag made it look as though moss was growing on the glass.
Reprocessing doesn’t seem likely for 1912 England (they had better sources of iron ore) and the company that made agate glass doesn’t appear to have needed huge amounts of it. So it’s a toss-up between fertilizer and concrete production (which would be useful in a coastal port).
Linguist almost 13 years ago
It’s been a sad week. We are so much poorer for the loss of some great talent. Tempis fugit.