Taste

1 posts ยท Dec 3 2002

From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@s...>

Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 03:53:23 -0500

Subject: Taste

Mr.Kochte,

You mean you can't tell me by flavour and texture (detected with the teeth,
lips or tongue) the composition of a figurine or model blindfolded?

Occupational hazard of scratchbuilding and needing a third arm and hand.

You mean you can't tell the taste of brake fluid, antifreeze from the rad,
antifreeze from the windshield wipers, or transmission fluid and oil one from
the other?

Occupational hazard of owning old cars that tend to leave fluids behind and
correct diagnosis can save $$$. I still remember the witch doctor look my
friends gave me one night when a buddy's car went up in a smokescreen, we
stopped, I detected liquid residue under the
hood, slightly yellow/greenish but fairly
transparent, and I tasted it and pronounced it rad fluid due to the sweet
taste and fishy smell. They just about crossed themselves and invoked divine
protection....

You mean you can't identify the entire acrylic
and oil-based paint lines (down to individual
colour codes) by taste from the end of the paintbrush using spit pointing?

...and you call yourself a painter!

Sheesh. Taste is a real handy sense. Though I'm still waiting for FireNewt Red
in a lovely raspberry flavour....

Tomb