Fed up with the hyperbole of the referendum?

[Benchwayze]

Your socks are occult when you can't find them? Maybe. All occult means is hidden. So they could be!

 

[RogerS]

My socks are holey 8)

 

[RobinBHM]

Im having a cull of holey socks as just bought nice new hole free ones. They dont make em like they used to, maybe socks are now made to some eu ISO-sock1000 standard.

 

[Jacob]

Your socks are occult when you can't find them? Maybe. All occult means is hidden. So they could be!

"The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science."

Are my socks paranormal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult

It's got a non-spooky meaning in astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation

but the nutters have been working on it
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavats ... ph_058.htm

 

[RogerS]

Im having a cull of holey socks as just bought nice new hole free ones. They dont make em like they used to, maybe socks are now made to some eu ISO-sock1000 standard.

That's why all mine are the same colour!

 

[Jake]

Im having a cull of holey socks as just bought nice new hole free ones. They dont make em like they used to, maybe socks are now made to some eu ISO-sock1000 standard.

I think they are made to a Chinese/Vietnamese/Bangladeshi/whoever has the least regulation and least care for workers, environment, supplier sources ... standard. Welcome to free unregulated enterprise. In fact, the sock could be a perfect model for how well unregulated private sector activity produces what the consumer wants.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Or they could be made in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, wherever, to the highest standards because I have paid good money for them to be made to top specifications ... because I can have them made how I want and where I choose to have them made?

 

[Jake]

Or they could be made in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, wherever, to the highest standards because I have paid good money for them to be made to top specifications ... because I can have them made how I want and where I choose to have them made?

Could you let me know where you buy your socks? Serious question as they are all so dire in what used to be the obvious place(s).

 

[Phil Pascoe]

It doesn't matter where they come from as long as they are oversized to go over the ulcer dressings - and they last twice as long when you've only one leg.

 

[Benchwayze]

Your socks are occult when you can't find them? Maybe. All occult means is hidden. So they could be!

"The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science."

Are my socks paranormal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult

It's got a non-spooky meaning in astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation

but the nutters have been working on it
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavats ... ph_058.htm

Yes Jacob. What you said; what I said. 'Occult' means 'hidden';.
As discussed with Colin Wilson on a number of occasions, THE occult refers to the paranormal.

I had an occultation last night. I 'hid' my eyes and went to sleep! Although my spell-check insists there's no such word as occultation; even though it's in all of my astronomy books. (I.e. astronomy and not astrology... 8) )

 

[RogerS]

Your socks are occult when you can't find them? Maybe. All occult means is hidden. So they could be!

"The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science."

Are my socks paranormal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult

It's got a non-spooky meaning in astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation

but the nutters have been working on it
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavats ... ph_058.htm

Yes Jacob. What you said; what I said. 'Occult' means 'hidden';.
As discussed with Colin Wilson on a number of occasions, THE occult refers to the paranormal.

I had an occultation last night. I 'hid' my eyes and went to sleep! Although my spell-check insists there's no such word as occultation; even though it's in all of my astronomy books. (I.e. astronomy and not astrology... 8) )

100% spot on, John.

 

[Jacob]

.......
"The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science."

Are my socks paranormal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult

It's got a non-spooky meaning in astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation

but the nutters have been working on it
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavats ... ph_058.htm

Yes Jacob. What you said; what I said. 'Occult' means 'hidden';.
As discussed with Colin Wilson on a number of occasions, THE occult refers to the paranormal.

I had an occultation last night. I 'hid' my eyes and went to sleep! Although my spell-check insists there's no such word as occultation; even though it's in all of my astronomy books. (I.e. astronomy and not astrology... 8) )

100% spot on, John.

What, you mean you people use the word "occult" when normal people say "hidden"?
Are some sort of cult?

 

[RogerS]

......

Yes Jacob. What you said; what I said. 'Occult' means 'hidden';.
As discussed with Colin Wilson on a number of occasions, THE occult refers to the paranormal.

I had an occultation last night. I 'hid' my eyes and went to sleep! Although my spell-check insists there's no such word as occultation; even though it's in all of my astronomy books. (I.e. astronomy and not astrology... 8) )

100% spot on, John.

What, you mean you people use the word "occult" when normal people say "hidden"?
Are some sort of cult?

Whatever, Jacob.

Frankly, your constant trolling is getting very wearisome. You do it on every single thread.

 

[Benchwayze]

We people?

Jacob, all I did was remark that the word occult is another word for hidden. Can't say I use it myself in that sense; not normally at least!

You're not a fool Jacob, and I might enjoy discussion with you as long as I understand the subject; and you could resist behaving like an immature, irritating know-all.

Is that un-hidden enough for you?

Regards

John