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Moro: Alternate spelling for delicious in my dictionary

ArgentCorvid — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:36:50 -0800

What are my options for a reliable source of Blood Oranges? My local grocery store just got in their first shipment of Moro oranges for the year last weekend. I'm not sure if they are more available in warmer areas of the country, but they ONLY have them for about a month or two in the dead of winter. I like them because they are a little smaller (to make a handy breakfast), plus they taste oh so much better and are easier to peel than the crap "Jumbo Navel" oranges we typically get around here. The reactions of other people trying to figure out WTF I am eating are also somewhat amusing.

So, are there any sources on the intertubes I should know about?
Preservation methods? (Although I'm not sure just making marmalade out of them is going be enough, maybe you can convince me?)

Where do artists find the cool wood and stone that they use for projects

Mesach — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:40:20 -0800

Where can I find locations to buy wood or stone from foreign countries, things not naturally available in the US Say I was an artist and I wanted to work with a particular type of wood or stone that comes from a region outside the USA, How would I go about finding what types of wood/stone comes from where, and then how could I buy it.

Is there a source of chunks of wood like teak that people use for interesting things, NOT typical lumber, but things like slabs of wood for a coffee table or bench, that is natural.

I have seen people make interesting things with blocks of stone from Indonesia that is really white, but I don't think that it is marble or granite, but I do not know what it is, and I would like to get my hands on some, even if its just a block of it, for an interesting desk paper weight or something.

How do I buy a smaller amount than bulk of an item I can only find sold in bulk?

kalessin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:14:26 -0800

Help me figure out the best approach to getting a smaller quantity of network cable type (cat6 outdoor, uv rating only - aerial run) that is apparently only available in bulk. I can totally afford the $150 - $200 that a whole 1000 feet (305 m) of cable would cost to purchase and ship, but I can't afford the space it'd take up (looks like 3 foot or 1m wide and 3 foot or 1m diameter reel), nor do I think I'd be able to get it to proper storage even if I could (down a flight of stairs, etc).

What's a good option here?

So far I've thought of:
- Trying to buy some from a local supply company (if I could find one)
- Trying to buy some from a local electrician that does network cabling
- Trying to put together some sort of buyer's collective
- Just buy the whole reel and keep it somewhere inappropriate
- Just buy the whole reel, use what I want, and throw away the rest
- Just buy the whole reel, use what I want and try to give away the rest

Any better ideas?

Lifelike anatomical model of a flaccid penis?

By The Grace of God — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:22:46 -0800

I'm looking for a lifelike anatomical model of a flaccid penis. The anatomical model of an erect penis was easy to find (condom training model). The flaccid, not so much. I'm not sure what even to search for, and the urology models I am finding are dissectible and not lifelike enough.

By lifelike, I mean lifelike to sight and touch. Just a penis, please, not something you can open up to see how the urology etc works, would be best.

These models are for a kit for sex education for learning disabled people.

Feel free to post multiple options, as the educator I am supporting would like choice.

Many thanks! I'm in the UK, by the way.

I Need Cylindrical Mooing Objects - and More!

By The Grace of God — Wed, 24 May 2006 07:04:50 -0800

Does anybody know where I can get an appreciable quantity of moo boxes in the UK? Bonus problem: We would like them to make other noises besides moo, although we do want some that moo.