Zeeppo's Knitting Blog: The World Tour's Latest Stop

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

The World Tour's Latest Stop - New Button Gizmo Things

The World Tour moved along today with another failure. The Tuesday lunch time group to meets at the Barnes and Nobles in Down Town Pittsburgh was not there today. I talked with the staff and none of them knew about the group. Well another email to the people at Pittsburgh Knitting telling them they need to take someone off their schedule. Grumble, Grumble, Grumble

By the way I am wondering how many people are attending regular knitting groups. I am up to attending nine groups a week. Well not really but my wife says I do. Still, knitting is cheaper than golf. If you are married to a golfer you know what I mean. And I get o dress better than a golfer.

If you are attending a good group let me know. Especially if it is in the Pittsburgh area.

On other subjects I need an excuse to get some html for some more of those flag button pictures. So here are some more countries that have visited this blog. And well a couple that have not. By the way if you have any of the aqua flag buttons send them my way. I have tried to down load them but cannot. I have not bee able to find the original source for them.

Anyway just after Turkey is now Estonia, ESTONIA. If someone from Estonia is reading this let me know. By the way Estonia is kicking France’s tokus. As the only American that loves France I am disappointed. But you go Estonia.

Also Germany is beating up on France. Alright I know there are several jokes in that first statement. I will not go there. I am a mature citizen of the world. Still, Das Gut.

Italy is now tied with France. One of my wife’s fantasies is to attend cooking school in Tuscany. So I am not sure how I feel about the country my wife wants to run away to. Well nice pasta and I know you have nothing to do with pizza.

Also tied with France is the Netherlands. They just showed up in the last couple days and now they are ready to pass up France.

Also catching up with the French is Austria. Thanks for the Governor of Kalifornia.

Also neck and neck with the French is Norway. Welcome I can’t think of anything to funny to say about Norway.

Some of you may recognize this flag. It is my home just because I found it out there. We do have a really cool flag.

This is a button for Ghana. Well no one has visited for Ghana. Still they also have a really cool Flag. Go Black Stars.

Well Rule Britannia.

Everyone be safe out there and keep your stick on the ice.

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Clown, Knitting and Army Terms

Ap Bag - Apparatus Bag
{An over the shoulder bag made to carry juggling equipment}

Apprentice - Apprentice Clown
{An Apprentice Clown is the lowest official rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is a completely student rank. The rank color for this rank is yellow.}

Apy Bag - Apprentice Bag
{An over the should bag made to carry equipment used by Apprentice and Junior Clowns. It is smaller than an Apparatus bag.

Army - The Salvation Army

The Barry - The Barry Scarf
{An 116 foot long garter stich scarf. When he was orginaly made it was a 90 foot long practice scarf. When it was measured it's increased legnth warrented a name. He was name for Barry Manilow in keeping with Brigade naming tradition.}

Cadet - Cadet Clown
{A Cadet Clown is the lowest rank in the Clown Brigade. It is also a Probationary rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. The rank color for Cadet is Kelly Green.}

Chicken Knitting
The name of the Brigade's knitting group the meets in the Chic fil A at the Water Front in homestead.}

Chopper - Chopper Stick
{This is a Devil Stick that is make by The Clown Brigade for our use. They tend to favor flower sticks. Although a couple dedesign are faster than tradition Dube Devil Sticks}

CC - Clown Cave
{The Office of The Steel City Clown Brigade on Pittsburgh's South Side}

CK - Clown Knitter
{A clown that knits or a person that knitts thing clowns use.}

Brigade - Clown Troupe
{There are other Brigades in the Army, I just don't talk about them much}

Corps - Church
{or two or more divisions}

Cult or Cult Meeting - The Cult
{A very freindly knittig group that at meet at 7:30PM every other friday at the Boarders in the South Hills of Pittsburgh

DS - Devil Stick
{A Devil stick is a name some time used to reffer to an entire class of juggling battons. In the most specific use of this term it is a stick that a narrow in the middle and bevels up to either end. the Brian Dube company makes the most popular form of this jugglin Batton.}

EZ - Elisabeth Zimmerman
{Knitting Demigod}

Ermey - The Ermey or Drill Sergeant
{This is a more traditional flower Stick or devil Stick made by the Brigade. It has fringe that is three inches long. The heads can be weighted to make the stick faster. It is named after R. Lee Ermy because he frequntly played a Drill Sergeant.}

Flower Stick
{A flower stick is a juggling batton with a shaft and two heads on either end. The heads provide the wiehgt that allow this stick to be turned on two receiving sticks. The term Flower Stick appears to have originated in the United Kingdom. This type is ofter called devil sticks even though this is technically incorrect. There and many brand of Flower Stick. The brigade makes several types for their own use.}

HL - Hauling Lumber
{Juggling Clubs}

Hive - Bee Hive Former Coffee Shop

Sadly our once polular meeting place has become a bar. It is no longer a nice place to knit.
JC - Junior Clown
{A Junior Clown is the rank above Apprentice in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is the lowest rank that a clown can be a full Sergeant. The rank color for this Royal Blue.}

The Judy - The Judy Scarf
{an 102 foot long clown scarf named after Judy Garland}

Kojack - the Kojack
{This is a Devil stick made by the Brigade. It is basically a flower stick with no fringe on the ends. the heads have extra weigh added to them to make the stick fast. Because it is 'bald' is named for Kojack}

PR - Public Relations

Pro - Proficiency
{In our Brigade this is like a merit badge foir various training areas. When you earn enough Proficiencies you rise a level in rank}

The Marley - The Marley Scarf
{The Clown Brigade's long scarf project for 2008. He will be knit from 200 skeins of yarn turned into icord. The Marley is name for Bob Marley.}

MC or Master - Master Clown
{The highest clown rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is a full teaching rank. Thank rank color for this rank is Purple.}

Officers - Ministers in The Army

Oliver - Oliver the Computer Squirrel
{A squirrel that lives in my computer. He fixes things and operates that magical parts of my computer.}
Quareters - Officer's Home

SC - Standard Clown
{Standard Clown is the rank above Junior Clown. The color for this rank is red.}

Smurf Suit - Salvation Army Uniform

STBP - Standard Three Ball Pattern
{The Basic Juggling Pattern sometimes called 3 ball cascade.}

SSCP - Standard Six Club Pattern
{The Basic Juggling Pattern for two people juggling clubs.}

YH - Yarn Harlot

Vec - Vectoring
{Bouncing Balls off the Floor or Walls}

xballs - Excercise Balls
{A wieghted juggling ball used for practice}

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

The World Tour's Latest Stop - New Button Gizmo Things

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