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05-31-2021, 11:35 PM
gugi

new SOTD person

Hello guys

We're pleased to announce that Mark/markbignosekelly is going to be our next SOTD person!

He is now joining the noble ranks of the ones battling the forum software with its quirks but he will prevail!

A welcoming round of applause
05-31-2021, 11:45 PM
Gasman

Congrats Mark. You got some big shoes to fill but I think you can handle it. Thanks for standing up and taking the torch!
05-31-2021, 11:57 PM
BobH

Thanks for taking on the job Mark.

Bob
06-01-2021, 12:13 AM
rolodave

Welcome to the SOTD
06-01-2021, 12:15 AM
petercp4e

Congratulations Mark!!
I'm very happy and confident to pass you the torch.
Best of luck!

Pete <:-}
06-01-2021, 12:35 AM
Tathra11

Good on ya Mark.
06-01-2021, 01:58 AM
sharptonn

Couldn't have a finer Gent to run it! Mark is top-shelf! :tu
We had better up our game, Men!
06-01-2021, 02:27 AM
randydance062449

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We here at SRP have gotten lucky once again. :)
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Another first-class person has decided to take on a position that has a high profile in the wet shaving world.
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Thanks Mark! :)
06-01-2021, 04:23 AM
RezDog

Good for you Mark!
06-01-2021, 06:02 AM
Kees

SOTD: the ultimate drooling forum!
Thanks Mark.
I am afraid I'm too impatient to make the perfect picture.
06-01-2021, 07:52 AM
JOB15

Congratulations good on you.
Maybe I can get shave of the month seen as we are both English.. WINK WINK
06-01-2021, 11:07 AM
STF

Congratulations Mark.
I'm so relieved you accepted the job, I was concerned that i might be made to do it :roflmao
06-01-2021, 11:50 AM
markbignosekelly

Thanks gents. SOTD is one of my favourite aspects of SRP, showcasing everyones set ups and photography skills from the simple to works of art puts a little smile on my face every day, and that can't be a bad thing.
I'll try and pick a FSOTD at the same time every day around 6-8 GMT but I am open to bribes....

Thanks again to Pete for all his hard work and thank you to everyone that contributes to the forum your participation in SRP is instrumental in keeping traditional straight razor shaving alive.
06-01-2021, 12:13 PM
outback

Gday, mate. Good to have ya about.
06-01-2021, 12:38 PM
DZEC

Thanks for taking this on Mark.

I imagine it’ll be difficult to scan all those incredible SOTD entries and select one that is at the very top of the pyramid, but I think you will enjoy it.
06-01-2021, 03:43 PM
gssixgun

Thank You Mark for stepping to the plate

I am sure you will do an awesome job, my pm is always on if you have tech questions that I can't answer, and will tell you "ask Ivan" LMAO

but seriously Thanks
06-01-2021, 05:34 PM
markbignosekelly

Just picked the first FSOTD and low and behold it was mine, ooh the power I weld! Mwah ha ha haha!
06-01-2021, 05:44 PM
cudarunner

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Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Just picked the first FSOTD and low and behold it was mine, ooh the power I weld! Mwah ha ha haha!

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Gotta love the perks of the new job!

Seriously, you'll do a great job. Congratulations! :tu
06-02-2021, 01:10 AM
Johntoad57

Very Good Mark! Glad to see you taken this on. Good luck with your new endeavor!
06-02-2021, 01:57 AM
celestino

Congratulations, Mark! :chapeau
06-02-2021, 02:10 AM
Phrank

Well Mark taking over, everyone better get their kit in order...may try to post some more SOTD's, still just so hard to go through and see the hundreds of razors I want and don't need, the old, "Want it, want it, got it, got it, Oh My Gawd!" - which usually happens by the time I hit Sharpton's SOTD.

Next SOTD for me, post a nice razor by something even more rare - an RTX 3060 Graphics card...that'll win for sure!
06-02-2021, 02:42 AM
MikeB52

Top shelf Mark! Thanks for stepping up to keep the SOTD current and running.
Guess we better start taking pictures with the razor parked on the left side of the sink if we want be considered for feature creature status..
Hehehe..
06-02-2021, 04:59 AM
celticcrusader

Congratulations, Mark, thanks for keeping the SOTD alive and kicking.
06-02-2021, 06:03 AM
markbignosekelly

Thanks chaps, your right Phrank, drooling over sotd has been the bane of my bank balance, and let's not get started on the many soaps and creams I now have because of Obie first teir thread :D
06-02-2021, 07:06 AM
Grazor

Good stuff, but if it's you again tomorrow...
It's the thread that I always browse first thing, so glad to hear Mark has taken the reins.
06-02-2021, 10:02 AM
gugi

I think the folks from the Commonwealth could consider putting into work some of those colourful notes featuring the queen's image, although I guess aussies would have to quadruple the amount ;)
06-02-2021, 11:26 PM
Johntoad57

I had forgotten about the Queen's English....
06-02-2021, 11:34 PM
cudarunner

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I think the folks from the Commonwealth could consider putting into work some of those colourful notes featuring the queen's image, although I guess aussies would have to quadruple the amount ;)

Oh God, here we go with 'spanners' 'tyres' etc!Attachment 333015 hehehe

I worked with an Aussie and it took quite a time to figure out what tools etc he wanted.

Off Topic But I am part Scot so-----------------------

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_OQWIi7g9s
06-07-2021, 10:29 PM
bluesman7

Thanks Mark.
06-08-2021, 11:59 AM
STF

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

Oh God, here we go with 'spanners' 'tyres' etc!Attachment 333015 hehehe

I worked with an Aussie and it took quite a time to figure out what tools etc he wanted.

When I first got to Canada from England half of what i said meant nothing to the locals.

My shopping went in the boot, my engine was under the bonnet.

I asked for a spanner and got blank looks, mole grips caused general hilarity and if you need to go don't even think of asking where the loo is unless your not in any hurry. I still don't know what Stilsons are called here.

Am I the only person in N America that has a tow ball on their car?

Asking my wife why she had a strop on or asking why she had the hump would usually make my Canadian wife smile.

I went to Niagara Falls when I first got here and went to a restaurant, sat out on the patio and ordered pizza and chips from the menu. They bought pizza and a packet of crisps. I thought at the time, what do you have to do to get a plate of chips here, draw pictures?

I still have to translate some of the things that are said on Coronation Street for my neighbor and the Full Monty was a complete mystery to some of my American friends.

I can't tell you how many times I went to get something only to be told I don't have enough because the tax was extra. What the hell is that all about, why can't the tax be included in the shelf price like it is in the UK or petrol here?

One last question, Why is 10c smaller than 5c. That's is not the way my head works and even now sometimes makes me look like a tourist when I try to pay with the right change.
06-08-2021, 01:04 PM
DZEC

Had an exchange student from the UK working with me one summer. He rented a room from a nice lady. He left fairly early for work and one day she asked if he would make sure she was up the next morning so she wouldn’t miss an appointment. He replied he would be happy to “knock her up” in morning.

I have a friend who is known as Randy in Canada, but Ralph in England. I guess it’s OK to be Randy in Canada, but it’s frowned on in the UK.
06-08-2021, 02:47 PM
markbignosekelly

Always makes me laugh when I see the name Cory as the word over hear is slang for... ahem... your little fella...
06-08-2021, 05:28 PM
cudarunner

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Originally Posted by STF

When I first got to Canada from England half of what i said meant nothing to the locals.

My shopping went in the boot, my engine was under the bonnet.

I asked for a spanner and got blank looks, mole grips caused general hilarity and if you need to go don't even think of asking where the loo is unless your not in any hurry. I still don't know what Stilsons are called here.

Am I the only person in N America that has a tow ball on their car?

Asking my wife why she had a strop on or asking why she had the hump would usually make my Canadian wife smile.

I went to Niagara Falls when I first got here and went to a restaurant, sat out on the patio and ordered pizza and chips from the menu. They bought pizza and a packet of crisps. I thought at the time, what do you have to do to get a plate of chips here, draw pictures?

I still have to translate some of the things that are said on Coronation Street for my neighbor and the Full Monty was a complete mystery to some of my American friends.

I can't tell you how many times I went to get something only to be told I don't have enough because the tax was extra. What the hell is that all about, why can't the tax be included in the shelf price like it is in the UK or petrol here?

One last question, Why is 10c smaller than 5c. That's is not the way my head works and even now sometimes makes me look like a tourist when I try to pay with the right change.

I believe at least here in the states, it's called a 'Pipe Wrench'--

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I went to Community College (trade school in the UK:shrug:) with a Canadian and he used the term 'American chips' for 'Chips' and 'French Chips' for 'French Fries'. He also wouldn't dip a French Chip in Ketchup, but he would use a squeeze container of ketchup to put a line down the chip and then eat it.

I have no idea about the cc thing. Kind of like diamond paste.

Update: I was just reading an online article about how they used a new formula to figure out how big the ancient Mega sharks were and besides feet and yards the article said that they were as long as a 'cricket pitch'. I had to look that one up.
06-08-2021, 07:06 PM
welshwizard

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Originally Posted by STF

When I first got to Canada from England half of what i said meant nothing to the locals.

My wife arrived from Scotland to teach in B.C. in the late 60s. All kinds of amusment. In the UK, what Canadians call an eraser is referred to as a rubber.
06-08-2021, 07:38 PM
STF

Quote:

Originally Posted by welshwizard

My wife arrived from Scotland to teach in B.C. in the late 60s. All kinds of amusment. In the UK, what Canadians call an eraser is referred to as a rubber.

HaHa I had forgotten that :rofl2:
06-08-2021, 07:45 PM
STF

Quote:

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I believe at least here in the states, it's called a 'Pipe Wrench'--

Attachment 333195

I went to Community College (trade school in the UK:shrug:) with a Canadian and he used the term 'American chips' for 'Chips' and 'French Chips' for 'French Fries'. He also wouldn't dip a French Chip in Ketchup, but he would use a squeeze container of ketchup to put a line down the chip and then eat it.

I have no idea about the cc thing. Kind of like diamond paste.

Update: I was just reading an online article about how they used a new formula to figure out how big the ancient Mega sharks were and besides feet and yards the article said that they were as long as a 'cricket pitch'. I had to look that one up.

I was talking about a 10 cent piece being smaller than a 5 cent piece, it's kind of counter intuitive to me.

Pipe wrench makes sense. So, over here you just call it what it is, a pipe wrench for pipes, do you all get your hair cut at a hair cutters :rofl2:

Actually, while you are helping with what I should call things on N America, I've been looking for a metric screwdriver for ages, should have bought mine from England. What are they called so I can ask for one.
06-09-2021, 11:33 AM
STF

My left-handed hammer finally gave up the ghost, so I need a new one.

I am having a lot of trouble, what are they called here, and where can I get one?
06-09-2021, 01:06 PM
DZEC

Quote:

Originally Posted by STF

My left-handed hammer finally gave up the ghost, so I need a new one.

I am having a lot of trouble, what are they called here, and where can I get one?

Take a look here

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/at-this-...hind-1.5266299
06-09-2021, 01:52 PM
cudarunner

Quote:

Originally Posted by STF

My left-handed hammer finally gave up the ghost, so I need a new one.

I am having a lot of trouble, what are they called here, and where can I get one?

No idea what they are called here but I figured that they'd be in the same isle as the metric screwdrivers-----------:shrug: