Can I just throw this one in?

[Hecate]

On a tin of corned beef..now don't start on me, there's nothing wrong with corned beef hash that's not why we're here..

Anyway, on the tin it reads - "Caution. When opened this tin contains sharp edges."

Funny, I thought it contained corned beef. Otherwise I want my money back, tbh. It may have sharp edges, but it doesn't contain them.

Right?

Hold me...

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

you're right, of course.

[MarsLady]

Whilst you're there... do I say eldest son or oldest son?

[WowOoo]

He he hee! Would 'opened ...tin HAS sharp edges' be better?
Some of the stuff on food packaging makes me crack up these days. At least they try to warn you..

[Iklboo]

Write to company complaining you were looking forward to eating your sharp edges and were most disappointed when you opened it to find it contained corned beef

[AMumInScotland]

Hmmm... can anything contain its edges... quite an existential question, that....

[Farb]

Oh I need to know that too Mars

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

I think (and I'm sure that someone will correct me when I am wrong)

That he is your eldest son.

If he were the oldest son, he would be the oldest son in the world, ever. And as people older than him are someone's son, he is just your eldest.

I think.

[EffiePerine]

I think eldest and elder as in senior

oldest if you are talking specifically about age

so elder statesman
older cheese

[Farb]

Oh thank you Squonk

[QueenTaLcY]

perhaps it is in reference to those horrible bits of bone/crunchy things you find in it?

[EffiePerine]

American English but makes sense:

www.bartleby.com/68/45/2145.html

[Farb]

My eldest child is the oldest child in that room.

correct?

[Hecate]

I may just do that Ik.

I would prefer to see
"Caution, once you open this tin you must be careful because it has got sharp bits and you might cut yourself. However, if you are so stupid that you actually require this information, please pass this tin to a more intelligent person and they will do it for you, because you will probably be unable to figure out how to work the can opener anyway."

[tearinghairout]

Yes. Elder or eldest is out of two, older as in older than. So my elder son is older than my younger son. Yes?

[tearinghairout]

".. an older and more intelligent person. Perhaps an elder."

[Hecate]

Ignored on my own thread while you talk about something totally unrelated. I'm shocked. Truly I am.

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

[Hecate]

Uncalled for. I'm sure violence is against MN policy.

[MarsLady]

So when I talk/write about him (and the others) I should say...

my eldest son is doing this. Or my oldest child is doing that!

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

Mars.... Ever wondered if that's why we use ds1?

[Hecate]

Wait Squonk, come back, at least you're paying attention to meeeeeeeeeeee...

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

what's it worth?

[Hecate]

Cup of tea?

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

go on then


corned beef butty?

[Hecate]

Deal.