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Going from Entomology the study of insects to Etymology the study of the origins of words.

Politics from Gk polys- "many" + ticks- "blood sucking parasites".

I can't resist either.

Why did the chicken go half way across the road?

She wanted to lay it on the line.



re Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Chickens not particularly enlightened, I'm thinking it was probably the rooster.

I'm missing only one part: the set screw from the speed changer. This is the 3/32" hex screw that Nick always has trouble finding on the sawdust sessions. He's not the only one. While stripping my Greenie down for the first time I had no luck at all finding that set screw. Then I shone a penli...

Johnson paste wax seems to have been discontinued. It may still be available directly from SC Johnson. Try this link http://www.scjbrands.com/mailorder/ I notice that Shopsmith now sells TreWax clear paste wax (part no. 50649) instead of the Johnson paste wax. I bought a can of the TreWax clear past...

I recently bought a 1959 Greenie. The way tubes were quite rusty but had only minor pitting. Sorry, I didn't take a before picture. To clean them I used a Scotch-Brite heavy duty (green) scour pad that I wet with Evapo-Rust rust remover. I poured a small amount of the Evapo-Rust onto the pad but thi...