tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post730684903974782268..comments2024-03-29T09:39:50.604+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Patrimonial PinsFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-47872493516097803972017-05-31T22:48:59.203+01:002017-05-31T22:48:59.203+01:00No, Mrs Sims, we had the three of them very close ...No, Mrs Sims, we had the three of them very close together. The sons came later.Fr John Hunwickehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-39200028454538003212017-05-31T20:40:12.366+01:002017-05-31T20:40:12.366+01:00Father, do you have triplet daughters?Father, do you have triplet daughters?Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976537787708670241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-84589572227253254982017-05-31T19:36:00.309+01:002017-05-31T19:36:00.309+01:00One would hope that Ordinariate sacristans would n...One would hope that Ordinariate sacristans would never stoop to use such an undignified makeshift. Anything that needs a safety-pin before it can be worn should not be used until it has been repaired. Generations of terrifying Anglo-Catholic ladies (whom it is unwise to cross) have made this quite clear to Father.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533152787340723191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-54815274861681582242017-05-31T09:18:48.823+01:002017-05-31T09:18:48.823+01:00This side of the water, "Nappy Pins" had...This side of the water, "Nappy Pins" had a little metal attachment which one clicked into place thus rendering it impossible for the pin to open accidentally. Also, they tended to have a curve. What we call "safety pins" do not have these distinctive features.Fr John Hunwickehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-42766239846844338532017-05-31T00:19:46.357+01:002017-05-31T00:19:46.357+01:00Ah, but nappy pins were curved to prevent you from...Ah, but nappy pins were curved to prevent you from sticking them right through the fabric into the belly of the baby. CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042550309690689027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-75991106908650750802017-05-30T22:44:34.694+01:002017-05-30T22:44:34.694+01:00As part of the generation of bathetic baby boomers...As part of the generation of bathetic baby boomers that the Catholic Church has not yet been able to excrete (we have been like a brick in the kidneys of the Body of Christ) there are aught but a few things ABS can point to and think - <i>well, at least we did that right.</i><br /><br />Many baby boomers used cloth diapers (ABS and The Bride included) , some of us went to England to help preserveMick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-41062986540067795842017-05-30T21:52:17.145+01:002017-05-30T21:52:17.145+01:00Yup. Here in the UK also... and plenty of us who h...Yup. Here in the UK also... and plenty of us who have not yet attained the venerable three score and ten still use them!Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-87911273589160100942017-05-30T14:30:46.737+01:002017-05-30T14:30:46.737+01:00Fr. Hunwicke,
You may be pleased to learn tha...Fr. Hunwicke,<br /><br /> You may be pleased to learn that the British usage is encroaching on the North American continent, after a sort. The use of cloth diapers is on the rise among the 'crunchy' set, though they are no longer secured by metal pins but rather by a plastic-and-rubber device called a <b>snappy</b> (trade name "Snappi"). They are also usually enclosed by a KaeseEshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163030641791132729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-52135646730790618562017-05-30T13:54:52.211+01:002017-05-30T13:54:52.211+01:00Father, "nappy pins" survive to this day...Father, "nappy pins" survive to this day in the U.S.A. as "safety pins". They are a must for everyone and tightening a maniple is a worthy example! Every sacristy should have them.Deo volentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682807064797769708noreply@blogger.com