Re: "Stemming gold to make ends meet..."
Actually we had a long discussion about this word as recently as
February 2006 (after catmanRon had heard a detailed explanation at a gold mine while vacationing in Northern Queensland)
see:-
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread...light=stemming
this also includes what might well be Gord's take on why he used the expression
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"Sir" John Fowles Bt
Honorary Curator Bootleg Museum 
(where Sir does not signify that I am a fully benighted Knight just a Bt which signifies a humble Baronet -?? read the wiki!)
I meant no one no harm Once inside we found a curious moonbeam Doing dances on the floor
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