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rossmum
April 20th, 2007, 05:33 PM
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s310/xbh_rossmum/rign.jpg

My pop made it while he was in Papua New Guinea in WWII, the ring is made out of a nut and the coloured 'stones' are actually bits of coloured plastic (translucent red and opaque white) from toothbrush handles. There are 2 smaller red triangles on the side, and the big red/white one in the middle is his regiment's insignia.

:3

Sorry for the grainy pic, my camera's batteries are dead and there is not ONE fucking AA to be found in this house http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-argh.gif
Leiukemia
April 20th, 2007, 06:13 PM
that's cool, I'd like to see some better pictures though.
rossmum
April 20th, 2007, 06:23 PM
Send me some AA batteries and you will :|

Going scrounging for some now.
k4is3rxkh40s
April 20th, 2007, 06:30 PM
Pretty cool.
Bodzilla
April 20th, 2007, 08:36 PM
lol thats pretty cool hey
Dole
April 21st, 2007, 04:36 PM
What tools did he use to chisel the designs and bore the hole for the plastic?

Edit: Wait a minute, how old is your father? :confused2:
rossmum
April 21st, 2007, 07:21 PM
Father = dad
Maternal grandfather = pop
Paternal grandfather = grandpa

It's what I've been calling him since I was a kid, to avoid confusion mainly and also because mum always called him pop.

As for what tools he used, I have no idea, but it can't have been many.
Emmzee
April 23rd, 2007, 06:10 PM
For some reason i thought this thread was about testicles.
Patrickssj6
April 23rd, 2007, 06:23 PM
For some reason i thought this thread was about testicles.

sry but LMFAO!!!!!:XD:
rossmum
April 24th, 2007, 01:25 AM
I can see why :p
n00b1n8R
April 24th, 2007, 02:00 AM
things like that are just plain special.

so who's marching tomorrow? :cop:
rossmum
April 24th, 2007, 02:19 AM
I'll be at the dawn service, assuming it's not pouring like it was today. Fuck you, water cycle http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-argh.gif
n00b1n8R
April 24th, 2007, 04:52 AM
DID SOME RESIPROCRATION STOP THE DIGGERS IN THE KACODA TRAIL? I THINK NOT.

AUSY AUSY AUSY! (AND NZ'S ;) ) (http://forums.cyberslam.com.au/index.php?showtopic=16733)
rossmum
April 24th, 2007, 05:23 AM
It's precipitation, gosh. :eng101:

I also think not, but the flu is enough to stop me dead in my tracks :|

Also, that's a really fucking good idea. If I can drop in tomorrow, I will... I'll try drag Zilla and Timo in too, if I can :p
n00b1n8R
April 24th, 2007, 06:04 AM
you get timo, but i can handle my bitch just fine thanks ;)