dram

[sluggo]

Dram

–noun
1.Measurements:
- a. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 ounce (3.89 grams)
- b. 1/16 ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr
2. fluid dram
3. a small drink of liquor; 4. a small quantity of anything.

–verb (used without object)
5. Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.
–verb (used with object)
6. Archaic. to ply with drink.
(Dictionary.com)

The dram (archaic spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ℨ) was historically both a coin and a weight. Currently it is both a small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small unit of volume. This unit is called more correctly fluid dram or in contraction also fluidram.
(see also drachma -ed)
The fluid dram is defined as 1⁄8 of a fluid ounce, which means it is exactly equal to
* 3.696 691 195 312 5 mL in the United States and
* 3.551 632 812 500 0 mL in the Commonwealth and Ireland. In the United Kingdom, a teaspoon was formerly defined as 1 fluid dram. Dram is also used informally to mean a small amount of liquid, especially Scotch whisky.
Wiki *a wee flaw in the board here: URLs with parentheses apparently won't embed, so I had to tiny-url it

Previously invoked in another classic Alpha bit o' banter, and archived in the name of a popular Celtic/American reel (actually several now share the name), "Give the Fiddler a Dram"

[Perry]

That fiddler (Gerry Milnes) deserves more than a dram. Thanks for the link Sluggo!

[Stargzer]

Dram
... Wiki *a wee flaw in the board here: URLs with parentheses apparently won't embed, so I had to tiny-url it
...

I've run into that before. It's not so much a flaw in the board as a flaw in the board user. You have to escape the parentheses and other special characters. Try this page from w3schools.com.

Check out the examples below:

Original URL:
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit)

Escaped URL:
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_%28unit%29

When you see a per-cent sign followed by two number in an URL, you're seeing characters that have been escaped.


W3Schools.com is a great site for learning all kinds of Web-related topics.

[sluggo]

What, you want me to think? Sorry, not befitting of my name.

I see I larned something useful thar. Being required to put a code in the code still seems a flaw, but thanks for the user manual -excellent resource there!

[Stargzer]

What, you want me to think? Sorry, not befitting of my name.

Every time I see your avatar I think of Bender ...

In the series, Bender plays the role of a comic anti-hero, and is described by Turanga Leela as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler with an in-your-face attitude" and by himself as possessing a "swarthy Latin charm".

Well, at least the in-your-face attitude! I can't speak to the other descriptions.

I see I larned something useful thar. Being required to put a code in the code still seems a flaw, but thanks for the user manual -excellent resource there!

Yes, a wealth of info there at w3schools.com ...

[sluggo]

...In the series, Bender plays the role of a comic anti-hero, and is described by Turanga Leela as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler with an in-your-face attitude" and by himself as possessing a "swarthy Latin charm".

Ah, you have me all wrong. I don't smoke.

Well I don't know Bender but can I keep him? I'll adapt the 'swarthy Latin charm' line if it's ok with my real comic-hero role model:

[Stargzer]

And here all along I thought from your avatar you were a blockhead instead of a pinhead. You really should pay attention to The O'Reilly Factor!

Zippy de doo dah ...

You'll have to catch Futuramato see Bender in action and why I have the hots for Leela. My Patron Saint is Rube Goldberg, but my idol is Wally from Dilbert.

Ah, you have me all wrong. I don't smoke.

Yeah, I know how that goes. People think I'm Rude, Crude and Lewd, but actually I'm just the opposite: Lewd, Crude and Rude.

"Paging Mr. Griffith!"

[Slava]

When I first saw "Bender" I had a completely different connotation in mind:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostap_Bender

He's extremely popular, and I actually don't think I've ever seen the other reference.

[gailr]

Alas, I'm unfamiliar with any and all of these Bender characters. I do know it takes more than a dram to go on a bender...

[apologies: on topic]
[dram] is useful symbol to know when buying and blending essential oils.
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