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# There is no escape...
(, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 13:43, archived)
# who nose
where it will lead

is this right?
(, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 13:47, archived)
# I thought it was horology pun time. So I thought I would spring into action
with an escapement pun. And hope that some one else would chime in. But people seem slower that a snails. The jokes should fly!!

is horology knowledge better or worse than choo choo train knowledge?
(, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 13:50, archived)
# even for horology
that seems pretty obscure. springs and clockwork maybe, but wtf is an escape?

train knowledge (whatever it's technical name is) and horology are equiv imho
(, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 13:53, archived)
# escape wheel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapement

um chime, obvious, the bonging thing in a mechanical clock. The snail is a sort of snail shaped thing that controls how many bongs you get and the fly is something that regulates the speed of the bongs.

z.about.com/w/experts/Antique-Clocks-3526/2008/04/Rack-snail.jpg
(, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 13:57, archived)