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Bajahowodd
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[*] posted on 1-10-2014 at 05:56 PM


I know, DK. Just tugging your chain a tad. :lol:
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[*] posted on 1-10-2014 at 07:10 PM


Howard, do you know where that "Chain" thing comes from? In case you don't:

Turn of the century coal miners had a special waste car on rails down in the caverns (makes perfect sense, right?). When they had to use it, they would block the wheels with a wedge chained to the honey wagon frame. Old hands would often wait till the newbies climbed up and sat down in the dark to do their business, then they would "Yank the chain" and the car would often go racing down the dark tunnel at a scary speed for an unhappy end.
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[*] posted on 1-11-2014 at 05:55 PM


Interesting, Jorge. Thanks for the education.
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