Re: Big Pins

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:07:12 GMT, ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Hactar)
wrote:

>In article <m5l6t35gil8b0kgf0th3up6bq0c7gvglq6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>Bob Ward  <bobward@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:07:11 GMT, ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Hactar)
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <Xns9A5BA88BC9038944818cac31cddd2466d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> >groo  <afcagroo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> Do people do that? We always just call it the bathroom scales.  
>> >
>> >Not normally, but if I want to differentiate it from some other type
of
>> >scale I might refer to it so.
>> 
>> I have seen the traditional doctor's scale referred to as a "beam
>> balance".
>
>I'd probably only say that if I were feeling ornery.  But I'd settle on
>"that scale-like thing with the weights at eye level".  But if there
>were one of those and a bathroom scale in the room, I'm not sure what
>identifying characteristics I'd emphasize.


"The tall one -the sultry ***** with the fire in her eye..."  

Ooops - wrong nurse, wrong movie.