Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Post for Vance Bradley

["Dale" <heinzind@cadvision.com>]

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From: VBra676539@aol.com <VBra676539@aol.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Post for Vance Bradley


>
>In a message dated 7/19/00 9:32:16 PM, SFreihof@aol.com writes:
>
><< In a message dated 7/19/00 2:03:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>VBra676539@aol.com writes:
>
><< Anyhow, I will give Pete another call and prod him a skosh. >>
>
>Sorry, this is kind of off topic, but I can't find the word "skosh" in the
>dictionary. I know what it means, but I've never seen it spelled so I'm
>curious why I can't find it.  Is it some kind of idiom?
>
>Stan
> >>
>
>Hey, it can't be off topic! It's one of the most important and flexible
forms
>of measurement around. As in .... no, no, that ain't tight enough. Give her
a
>skosh more with that there crescent wrench, bub. Or .... ease up just a
>skosh, sport, you're bustin' my back here .... and so on. This is valuable
>information for the young and/or inexperienced psubber (or hot rodder, or
>astronaut, or neurosurgeon, come to that).  It's our responsibility, nay,
our
>duty I say, to pass these valuable tidbits along. And just wait until some
>one asks about the C.H., R.C.H., and T.R.C.H. measurements. They never were
>PC, but we all ought to know how far that is. I mean, a TRCH? Now that's so
>close that it takes an expert to see it. Right?
>
>Vance
>

Well you learn something everyday.. I never knew neurosurgeons used a
skosh!!!!!!
dale..