tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post7596480145168364168..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: Morris MugKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-20816082592319605902010-08-14T07:19:42.095+12:002010-08-14T07:19:42.095+12:00Yes YP. He probably chopped his own firewood from...Yes YP. He probably chopped his own firewood from trees felled on his own property. He also received so many compliments about his fine beard, he cut off some of his hair and painstakingly wove it into a fake beard so that people might borrow it and enjoy his 'beard' for themselves.<br /><br />He was also an active socialist and social reformer.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-83659429401696981362010-08-13T22:40:02.676+12:002010-08-13T22:40:02.676+12:00William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) wa...William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an inspirational English textile designer. If you hadn't heard of him you are a complete philistine! He did not drink Guinness from his mugs. They were reserved for tea. His Guinness was always poured into glasses - the habit of most other civilised drinkers. He wore green silk underpants and a green string vest in the wintertime. His firewood was never dumped on his driveway.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-13213516426714174182010-08-13T08:04:10.068+12:002010-08-13T08:04:10.068+12:00Thank you 'Joe'. But your comment is spam...Thank you 'Joe'. But your comment is spam, really. *Smacks hand*.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-69554220790346943782010-08-13T07:46:13.853+12:002010-08-13T07:46:13.853+12:00GB. I'm not really a beer connysewer but it s...GB. I'm not really a beer connysewer but it says on the label 'serve extra cold' and I'd thought I'd do as I was told for once.<br /><br />Robert - thank you. Englishman William Morris was a central figure in the Arts and Crafts movement back in the mid to late 1800's. This mug features one of his textile designs.<br /><br />'Pyodums' means 'a lack of knowledge of old art movements and their main adherents'. From the words 'pyro' meaning 'old', 'past' or lit. 'burnt' (fr. Latin 'pyros' meaning 'fire') and 'dum' meaning 'dumb' or 'lacking in information', or lit. 'unable to hear the banging of a drum' (fr. celtic 'drume' meaning 'skinned percussion instrument')Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-31580822732742279582010-08-13T05:32:13.997+12:002010-08-13T05:32:13.997+12:00Very pretty. What makes a mug a Morris mug? It l...Very pretty. What makes a mug a Morris mug? It looks like an ordinary mug to me! Forgive my American stupidity.<br /><br />WV is <i>pyodums</i> (short, obviously, for pyodumbs)rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-49814080294148164552010-08-13T01:57:46.409+12:002010-08-13T01:57:46.409+12:00By that I take it you mean should Guinness be drun...By that I take it you mean should Guinness be drunk ice cold and not whether you should have christened your mug with Guinness <i>per se</i>. Which is a perfectly acceptable use for a mug (even though, personally, I'd prefer a handle/tankard).<br /><br />My reaction is 'absolutely not!' Guinness should be drunk at about 9 deg c (about 45 f) ('room temperature' in a cold draughty cottage and not 'room temperature' in a modern centrally heated house). Up until recently many Irish pubs had two taps for Guinness: one chilled; one not. You could order a ‘warm’ pint, ‘cold’, or even ‘half and half’. This tendency for ice-cold beers is a modern traversty.<br /><br />Well I was just in the mood for saying something other than "No. You were perfectly right!" in answer to your question.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com