The Original Old Farts Club

[SubmarineGirl]

The Four Gentlemen” (四君子 junzi) in Chinese brush painting refer to four plants: plum (梅 mei), orchid (兰 lan), bamboo (竹 zhu), and chrysanthemum (菊 ju). Those four plants have become the basis of Chinese art because of their beauty and characters.


I reckon so!
Learn something every day around here.

Good guess tho, better than what I had

 

[SubmarineGirl]

I was sure that @Unca Walt would chime in and know…

my guess is he is researching his memory bank and typing up a three page document on the subject

 

[pute]

Wait for it......

 

[Unca Walt]

Walt, do you know what this says. I think it’s maybe Chinese but not sure. Mr Subbie picked it up from goodwill for a buck and thought it might be political or maybe Olympics…
plese help if you can read it
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The guy whose book I am editing has my old "dictionary". The letters are very stylistic (as opposed to grade-school exactitude).

So the upper right is possibly a really skewed symbol for "man" spoken: "run/ren"

For the left hand symbol... Try as I may, I cannot make out anything at all -- it looks like (a wild guess) it might be "great" spoken "wei" <

The only other thing is the number one -- It is just like ours, but sideways. So my brilliant dechipering using what I learned in 1959 comes up with "Kewl Guy -- He's Numba One!"

SOOPER UNCA TRIVIA: Our "Arabic" numbering system comes from China. TINS.

一 二 三 四 五 <-- Ummm... didja notice sumpin' familiar about 1,2,3,4, and 5?

Guess whut Ten is in Chinese... +

 

[pute]

Right on cue! Ha ha!

 

[Unca Walt]

Right on cue! Ha ha!

I had to rush to meet the challenge. [/Clouseau]

 

[pute]

I had to rush to meet the challenge. [/Clouseau]

Love it!

 

[joeb631a]

The Four Gentlemen” (四君子 junzi) in Chinese brush painting refer to four plants: plum (梅 mei), orchid (兰 lan), bamboo (竹 zhu), and chrysanthemum (菊 ju). Those four plants have become the basis of Chinese art because of their beauty and characters.


I reckon so!
Learn something every day around here.

after reading your post I now want egg roll and pork fried rice and egg foo young

 

[SubmarineGirl]

after reading your post I now want egg roll and pork fried rice and egg foo young

Me too

 

[joeb631a]

Me too

Lunch seems too far and second breakfast has no fried rice at the moment

 

[SubmarineGirl]

The guy whose book I am editing has my old "dictionary". The letters are very stylistic (as opposed to grade-school exactitude).

So the upper right is possibly a really skewed symbol for "man" spoken: "run/ren" View attachment 346101

For the left hand symbol... Try as I may, I cannot make out anything at all -- it looks like (a wild guess) it might be "great" spoken "wei" <
View attachment 346102

The only other thing is the number one -- It is just like ours, but sideways. So my brilliant dechipering using what I learned in 1959 comes up with "Kewl Guy -- He's Numba One!"

SOOPER UNCA TRIVIA: Our "Arabic" numbering system comes from China. TINS.

一 二 三 四 五 <-- Ummm... didja notice sumpin' familiar about 1,2,3,4, and 5?

Guess whut Ten is in Chinese... +

Lemme know if you come up with anything more. Thanks Unca

 

[SubmarineGirl]

I’m at the dermatologist I have just enough time to hit up the Chinese food place before picking up Maryjane from the groomer to get some rice and egg rolls

 

[Hippie420]

Here's one for ya Subbie.

This is the Japanese symbol for woman.

https://www.kanshudo.com/kanji/女
Here's the Japanese symbol for noise.

https://www.kanshudo.com/kanji/姦
Hey, don't shoot the messenger!

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Now I’m waiting at the doggo parlor for MJ. Of course got her the matching leash to go with her cute collar. Just saw this. I wonder how many buy this to smoke.

 

[pute]

We have a groomer come to the house. Much easier and Zoie doesn't get near as stressed. The groomer gets a nice bud as part of her tip. She takes real good care of Zoie as a result.

Never have seen that Subby. I give Zoie CBC for joint and hip pain.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

It says it’s cat nip. I grow that for my cats. They love it fresh

 

[SubmarineGirl]

We have a groomer come to the house. Much easier and Zoie doesn't get near as stressed. The groomer gets a nice bud as part of her tip. She takes real good care of Zoie as a result.

Never have seen that Subby. I give Zoie CBC for joint and hip pain.

Would like to find one that comes to the house. The barking in here is crazy and I’m sure my MJ is stressed over it

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

It says it’s cat nip. I grow that for my cats. They love it fresh

I grew some this year for Melissa and she rolled in it, but lost interest relatively fast.

Back in the late 60's a friend bought a lid that turned out to be Catnip, but swears he got off on it.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Here is an interesting link to the National Library of Medicine on the human effects of Napetalactone, the most active terpene in Catnip, and the one that turns cats on.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9720633/

 

[Hippie420]

The yard is DONE! Got the Frankendeere out and got it all done. If a lawn tractor could smile, she'd be grinning ear to ear. She's a good old workhorse and got rewarded with a oil change. Wouldn't surprise me if that Kohler engine outlasted that Kawasaki engine in the Million Dollar Deere.

Please remind me in a couple of weeks that I'm done, mmmk?