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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Williams on June 12, 2011, 02:57:59 pm

Title: The Sunday question
Post by: Neil Williams on June 12, 2011, 02:57:59 pm
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Paul Simpson on June 12, 2011, 03:05:43 pm
Because they keep saying to each other "after ewe"  ;D ;D ;D
Get it.....................I know it was rubbish!

Maybe they do but the wool is continuosly growing ???
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: derek west on June 12, 2011, 03:05:58 pm
there genetically modified now neil, most of them are polyprop. ;D
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: MAX Carpets on June 12, 2011, 03:06:25 pm
Neil, are you saying you shrink wool????
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Mike Halliday on June 12, 2011, 03:10:45 pm
wool in its natural form while still on the cow is coated in lanolin which offers the wool a water proof protector.
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Fintan_Coll on June 12, 2011, 03:17:29 pm
Wool on a cow  :o :o :o. I surely must take a closer look at the next cow I see. :) ;D
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Neil Williams on June 12, 2011, 03:17:48 pm
Quote from: Mike Halliday on June 12, 2011, 03:10:45 pm
wool in its natural form while still on the cow

What sort of farms do you have up there ;D

Justin, only when I boil wash them but i guess that wouldn't do the 'live' version must good either ;)
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Nigel_W on June 12, 2011, 03:19:43 pm
Because the sheeps skin is not woven from jute or sisal etc. ;D

Nigel
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: garry22 on June 12, 2011, 05:24:24 pm
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there genetically modified now neil, most of them are polyprop. 

Quality
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: markpowell on June 12, 2011, 06:58:24 pm
its not the wool that shrinks, its the backing
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Helen on June 12, 2011, 09:41:34 pm
Quote from: markpowell on June 12, 2011, 06:58:24 pm
its not the wool that shrinks, its the backing

so if the wool is still on the sheep does it mean that it's skin and bones slowly shrink away ???
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: markpowell on June 13, 2011, 09:22:43 am
yea
Title: Re: The Sunday question
Post by: Jim_77 on June 13, 2011, 10:53:42 am
It's Monday now, topic closed!

Now where's that topic about no-shows from customers... great start to the week for me >:(