Eric and Jim

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

Just checking... are the Eric and Jim who have been playing during the
last couple of rounds Eric Cohen and Jim Moskowitz?  Or some other Eric
and/or Jim who have appeared more recently?  (Gotta keep these hidden
archives up to date, you know...)

>> slocking-stone -- n.  One of a set of standard stones used
>> in measuring a person, animal, or object in "stones".
> Nora:  Don'tr the Brits usually say 8 stone, 4 stone and whatnot,
> rather than giving each stone a different name?

I had just imagined this as being a pile of 14-pount slocking-stones that
you keep next to the giant equal-arm balance that you load people onto to
see if the diet is working.

> slocking-stone -- adv. (central U.S. slang)  Extremely.  Only used
> in the expression "He's slocking-stone cold DEAD!"

Wait... "extremely"?  Extremelt dead?  As opposed to slightly dead?

Thanks,
Jean-Joseph