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TUBA--An alcoholic drink of the Philippines made from the sap of the fruit branch of the coconut tree. "When fresh, it is a very pleasant beverage, but after it ferments is mildly intoxicating and in lager portions makes the drinker stupid and sleepy."
(Lifted from the published diary of William Corbusier, an Army surgeon between 1868 and 1904.)

1895King wrote:TUBA--An alcoholic drink of the Philippines made from the sap of the fruit branch of the coconut tree. "When fresh, it is a very pleasant beverage, but after it ferments is mildly intoxicating and in lager portions makes the drinker stupid and sleepy."
(Lifted from the published diary of William Corbusier, an Army surgeon between 1868 and 1904.)

"Lager portions" -- very appropriate!

That's twice in 2 days I've messed up posts; Thursday I wrote "wife" for "wide: in a post on antique tractors, but as I told those guys, I never was good at proofreading my own writing.

Happy New Year to all.

[quote="1895King"] I never was good at proofreading my own writing.

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Yep, same here It seems that as you "know" what you said, it is what you "read".

Ken - who sometimes leaves or inserts a mistake to see if the spilling police are on duty.

Ken Herrick wrote:Ken - who sometimes leaves or inserts a mistake to see if the spilling police are on duty.

As long as you don't spill a tuba...

HNY!

Another definition is Trans Umbilical Breast Augmentation (and you can look for your own pictures).

A while back I posted a long list of non-tuba tubas - places, drinks, medical procedures, etc...