J Herbin - Lie de Thé

[LizEF]

10 minutes ago, yazeh said:

French have an expression, which is not very polite

(Compared to what a Russian sailor might say, I'll bet it's very polite. )

[Mercian]

Just now, LizEF said:

(Compared to what a Russian sailor might say, I'll bet it's very polite. )

 

This ↑ post wins

[yazeh]

Just now, Mercian said:

 

This ↑ post wins

Yes, it does. Russians have the most imaginative when it comes to cussing  

[LizEF]

4 minutes ago, Mercian said:

This ↑ post wins

Thank you.  (You may wish to return to the bottom of page 1 - we've been replying so fast that I fear my reply to you there was lost in the exchange.)

[Mercian]

10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Please enjoy your чай без чая (tea without tea).

 

спасибо!

 

I did enjoy it 😊

[LizEF]

5 minutes ago, Mercian said:

спасибо!

 

I did enjoy it 😊

[Mercian]

5 hours ago, yazeh said:

Lie in French is the residue, lees or dregs deposited in teapots. I'm hoping our tea drinking members can give us the correct term

 

Personally, I would say 'lees' for the stuff that remains in the bottom of the teapot after one has drunk all of the vital elixir that it once contained.

'Dregs' sounds like things that are much less pleasant.

 

But the usage preference between these two terms is - like the differences in usage between 'brewed', 'stewed', and 'mashed' - also the subject of geographically-defined custom and disputation, even within just England.

 

With respect to the ink that you reviewed here, I have seen a few people say that it is rather like Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz, so I may be buying some of the Herbin when I have exhausted my bottle of the Pelikan

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, Mercian said:

 

I do admit to being 'with' your mother when it comes to putting milk in to Darjeeling!

 Same here, though I rarely drink tea these days

 

[yazeh]

7 hours ago, Mr.Rene said:

Greetings!

Writing sampler looks like old text or old letter.....I love the ink color...

Regards.

Thanks! It has the vintage quality to it  

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, Mercian said:

 

Well we have Kazakhstan on our side, and quite a few people in India too.

 

And on your side you only have Everyone Else in the Whole World, so our victory in this argument is undoubtedly, er, 'certain'...

I won't argue with, er, that

4 hours ago, Mercian said:

 

 

 

They probably picked it up from holidaying Brits.
We - infamously - are wont to 'cuss enough to strip the paint off Heaven's gate'

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

  You're most welcome!  Please enjoy your чай без чая (tea without tea).

@Mercian look how she's cussing in Cyrillic for all we know 

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, yazeh said:

@Mercian look how she's cussing in Cyrillic for all we know 

[InesF]

14 hours ago, yazeh said:

No doubt! Anyway, this time it's an alter-ego of professor Eenees ( @InesF) a priestess of some sort who was trying to read into future with scientific-ish method, that got doused to spear cat & mouse 

 

14 hours ago, LizEF said:

Let's hope the professor appreciates your method of sparing both mouse and kitty!

Professor Eeenesss approves! 👍

Thank you both for taking care and for the nice cross-references. Indeed, magic can escalate quickly and can heat up. Be it an ice bucket or a water test or an emergency shower in the lab, all those are helpful! 👍 (the last already practically experienced in the past)

 

I like to add: if there is Lie de Thé there is Lie de Hope!

 

Thank you, @yazeh, for your comprehensive ink review! I have to admit, I like the hue of this ink - and it is again the subtle grey undertone that makes it pop out of other pale brown inks. Very interesting! 

 

As far as I can interpret, there was a honest attempt at sharing the water test equally!  Well done, @yazeh. Mouse may have the advantage, as water (or tea) had to be filled into the cup anyways. But, as we can see from the painting, mouse is well and cat observes carefully - looks like with scientific curiosity and interest¹.

 

Looking forward to how cat and mouse will deal with next ink review!  

 

 

 

^{1) isn't it so that cats (be it Klaws or be it Smokes) do strange things that turn out later being done for pure scientific interest only? What would you say, @LizEF and @yazeh? 2)}

^{2) interesting what this forum software does with member references in uppercase mode ... 🤭 ... science is everywhere!}  

[yazeh]

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

Professor Eeenesss approves! 👍

 

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

Thank you both for taking care and for the nice cross-references. Indeed, magic can escalate quickly and can heat up. Be it an ice bucket or a water test or an emergency shower in the lab, all those are helpful! 👍 (the last already practically experienced in the past)

  

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

I like to add: if there is Lie de Thé there is Lie de Hope!

I'm wondering if that's the spellcheck correction

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

Thank you, @yazeh, for your comprehensive ink review! I have to admit, I like the hue of this ink - and it is again the subtle grey undertone that makes it pop out of other pale brown inks. Very interesting! 

Glad you like it

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

As far as I can interpret, there was a honest attempt at sharing the water test equally!  Well done, @yazeh. Mouse may have the advantage, as water (or tea) had to be filled into the cup anyways. But, as we can see from the painting, mouse is well and cat observes carefully - looks like with scientific curiosity and interest¹.

Indeed. The tea is finished and Mousy is reading into the tea leaves

2 hours ago, InesF said:

Looking forward to how cat and mouse will deal with next ink review!  

I pay attention now. If the ink is waterproof cat can have a go

2 hours ago, InesF said:

^{1) isn't it so that cats (be it Klaws or be it Smokes) do strange things that turn out later being done for pure scientific interest only? What would you say, @LizEF and @yazeh? 2)}

Until there's not universal translator, so until then we can assume that cats actions are solely in their own interest

2 hours ago, InesF said:

^{2) interesting what this forum software does with member references in uppercase mode ... 🤭 ... science is everywhere!}  

 

[LizEF]

6 hours ago, InesF said:

an emergency shower in the lab, all those are helpful! 👍 (the last already practically experienced in the past)

Glad the shower was there, then!  I was always extra careful when I went into the lab as I did not ever want to have to use one of those showers - they were placed at intervals in the hallways, next to the eyewash sinks.

 

6 hours ago, InesF said:

^{1) isn't it so that cats (be it Klaws or be it Smokes) do strange things that turn out later being done for pure scientific interest only? What would you say, @LizEF and @yazeh? 2)}

^{2) interesting what this forum software does with member references in uppercase mode ... 🤭 ... science is everywhere!}  

1) You know what they say, "pure scientific interest killed the cat."

2) That is indeed interesting!  (We call it "superscript", FYI.)  "Uppercase mode" would be akin to "all caps" or "caps lock": THIS IS UPPERCASE MODE / ALL CAPS.

[TSherbs]

Thanks for the review. I have a bottle, and when I use it I want to like it more than I do. And then....meh. The problem is likely me.

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, TSherbs said:

Thanks for the review.

A pleasure!

1 hour ago, TSherbs said:

I have a bottle, and when I use it I want to like it more than I do. And then....meh. The problem is likely me.

I have too many brown inks myself. Some I like more, some less. It's probably me too  

[InesF]

On 11/14/2024 at 5:02 PM, LizEF said:

1) You know what they say, "pure scientific interest killed the cat."

, although, I hope not.    Because, the cat is halve alive, halve dead - it's undecided as of now. 🧑‍🔬🤷‍♀️

 

On 11/14/2024 at 5:02 PM, LizEF said:

2) That is indeed interesting!  (We call it "superscript", FYI.)  "Uppercase mode" would be akin to "all caps" or "caps lock": THIS IS UPPERCASE MODE / ALL CAPS.

Oh, yes, of course! I try to live up to my reputation as a confused professor - and sometimes I get carried away. 🧑‍🔬🤷‍♀️