View Full Version : Balderdash and Piffle - (something trivial)
The Vinyl Adventure
29-06-2010, 21:01
Oooo, how much?
DanJennings
29-06-2010, 21:02
oooh and about some TT madness too as well, marvellous.
although I must admit, I haven't reconnected my TT since I had my house painted a few weeks ago :o
DanJennings
29-06-2010, 21:03
er. a little bit too much, but it was payday and I got overexcited. £320
I fooking hate midges, the evil little b@st@rds! Fook off and stop biting me you little w@nkers!
The Vinyl Adventure
02-07-2010, 22:40
Do you know what really grinds my gears??
People call people by thier name in the accent of the country they come from... For eg when an english news reporter says fabio capello in an italien accent... Eeeeegh it makes me cringe!
Yer, that does my tits in too, especially when one has the right accent to carry it off properly!
But what rips my knitting even more, silly stilted accents aside, is professional BBC TV presenters, and such like, getting the pronunciation completely wrong of foreign words, instead of researching it properly first before they say it on air!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
The classics are usually during cookery programmes, where 'Bruschetta' (crusty Italian bread topped with fresh tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil) is pronounced as 'Brushetta', instead of 'Bruskaetta', or 'Focaccia' (flat oven-baked Italian bread), as 'Focca-see-a' instead of 'Fo-ca-cha'!!
Ordinary people can of course be forgiven for such mistakes, but professional TV presenters should do their bloody research properly before they go on air!
[Rant over] :)
Marco.
Do you know what really grinds my gears??
!
You've been watching Family Guy...
The Vinyl Adventure
03-07-2010, 09:26
You've been watching Family Guy...
I was wondering if anyone was gonna pick me up on that... I thought about starting a new thread called "you know what really grinds my gears" But I though 2 threads of mostly a load of bollocks would be ott
I was wondering if anyone was gonna pick me up on that... I thought about starting a new thread called "you know what really grinds my gears" But I though 2 threads of mostly a load of bollocks would be ott
Sadly but probably true - but good to see your Hi-fi crisis seems to be over
The Vinyl Adventure
03-07-2010, 10:14
Cheers, yeah, sorted now... And in fact I would be at home listening to it if I wasn't in a que for a god damn phone....
Got here about an hour ago, try said the delivery would be here in a few mins... It hasn't turned up, but I have been in a cue for so long I don't want to leave... This is rediculas... It's a god damn phone... I am a fucking moron!!
Cheers, yeah, sorted now... And in fact I would be at home listening to it if I wasn't in a que for a god damn phone....
Got here about an hour ago, try said the delivery would be here in a few mins... It hasn't turned up, but I have been in a cue for so long I don't want to leave... This is rediculas... It's a god damn phone... I am a fucking moron!!
My moby is 7 years old and still going strong. I used to sell them but when I left the industry I didn't want anything more to do with them so all this i-phone business has passed me by, except for when I saw the TV ad for the original i-phone and thought 'Christ they will sell a sh*tload of them':)
The Vinyl Adventure
03-07-2010, 10:35
Yeah, you weren't wrong... The thing is, I'd quite like the new one... But if they had said you will be queuing for 2 hours I would have laughed at them! Yet I'm sat here... In a cue ... Waiting for 2 hours... I think I must have been hypnotised or something... This is the last iPhone I'm getting! I'm not doing this nonsence again ... Roll in the htc evo4 I say!
Yeah, you weren't wrong... The thing is, I'd quite like the new one... But if they had said you will be queuing for 2 hours I would have laughed at them! Yet I'm sat here... In a cue ... Waiting for 2 hours... I think I must have been hypnotised or something... This is the last iPhone I'm getting! I'm not doing this nonsence again ... Roll in the htc evo4 I say!
Well good luck with your queing - I've got to spend the afternoon moving a whole rooms full of junk into the attic. Never been in the attic before (only lived here 12 years) so hoping I will find some valuable treasure.
The Vinyl Adventure
03-07-2010, 10:48
Ooo sounds exiting! Let me know if you find any old cameras!
And make sure to get someone to hold that ladder! ;)
Ooo sounds exiting! Let me know if you find any old cameras!
And make sure to get someone to hold that ladder! ;)
Bob Hope of that! - you didn't see the people I bought the house off....
You know what really grinds my gears?
When 'someone else' has used the kettle and for no good reason has switched it off at the wall socket.
There you are - early morning got to get out to work and you fill the kettle and switch it on and go and shave and whatever and then you come back and pour cold water all over the tea bag so the whole thing is bolloxed and now there's no time left so you have to leave without a cup of tea and you are pissed off for the rest of the day.
Thet's what really grinds my gears.
Tom?
The Vinyl Adventure
03-07-2010, 21:40
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You know what really Grinds my Gears
You get a new PC (for nothing admittedly - off a mate who is rich and binning it) and then when you try to plug in your active speakers there is no sound no matter which of the many holes you stuff the thingamajig into - so you call him and he says 'oh yeah it's got a soundcard so you will need to run an optical link into your AV amp and play back through that.' So you go looking for the half dozen or so optical leads that you KNOW you have somewhere but you don't find them although you do find the baseball cap you got awarded like 15 years ago when you were working in a call centre and you'd really rather forget that thanks all the same - so then you give up and think - 'bollox why do I need sound on the PC anyway' but then you realise 'oh yeah cause without it I can't hear the u=tube links on AOS...'
That's what really grinds my gears.
Tom?
Techno Commander
04-07-2010, 00:44
There you are - early morning got to get out to work and you fill the kettle and switch it on and go and shave and whatever and then you come back and pour cold water all over the tea bag so the whole thing is bolloxed and now there's no time left so you have to leave without a cup of tea and you are pissed off for the rest of the day.
Tom?
That is a real pisser.:steam:
The Vinyl Adventure
05-07-2010, 22:26
Limping is shit!!
I hurt my ankle today, not badly, I didn't feel it when I did it... It hurts no the less, and I have a compulsion to limp... But it doesn't hurt any less limping... I can make my self walk normally but it doesn't get worse... So why am I limping?
The Grand Wazoo
05-07-2010, 22:32
Put a pebble in your shoe Hamish, then you won't feel so guilty about limping!
I always thought a pebble in your shoe was the ultimate birth control - guaranteed to make you limp... (boom, boom :doh:)
The Red Arrows just flew over my house. Actually, I guess it wasn't deliberately arranged for them to fly over my house, it just happened to be underneath them as they passed by. Still, lovely to see them, whatever.
Put a pebble in your shoe Hamish, then you won't feel so guilty about limping!
Are you kidding, Chris?? He has enough trouble walking in his high-heels without that!!
Marco.
I don't want to add any more crap to your For Sale thread, so using this one instead - people, leave Hamish's FS thread for what it is, please! ;)
In the words of John Mason (Sean Connery) in The Rock (one of the best films ever, if you disagree, you're wrong...) "Personally, I think you're a fucking idiot" - but actually, who the heck are we to tell you what to do? And, most importantly, the pair of you are thinking of starting a family, which is the most rewarding thing in the world, but boy, if you think you need a holiday now, just you wait, sunny Jim! ;) All joking aside, though, [Dad mode on again!] cherish the time that you have with Hannah and spoil the hell out of her before you become a family - you will love it when a little Gill comes along, but it will change your lives forever, and it is important to appreciate and enjoy each other, which will get you through the sleepless nights, the frustrations and worries - all of which await you when you enter parenthood! [Dad mode off]
And anyway, the little blighters have far less chance of destroying the Adams than they do a valve amp, so best get shot quick! I'd have it in a heartbeat, but I'm a dad... :)
All joking aside, though, [Dad mode on again!] cherish the time that you have with Hannah and spoil the hell out of her before you become a family - you will love it when a little Gill comes along
If they have a girl, they could name her Gill!
Joe, you do crack me up! :)
The Vinyl Adventure
20-07-2010, 18:36
What happens if pinocchio says "my nose is about to get longer"
Goldilocks sits on his face? :lol:
" Tell me lies tell me sweet little lies "
Went down to London this week to see an old pal who emigrated down there a couple of years back. After an extended pub crawl around some classic 'Boozers' in the town we went back to his local in Tulse Hill and met a couple of his drinking buddies.
Chatting to one of them turns out that many years ago he had done an MSc at the same University I attended (Keele). So making conversation I asked him where he had lived at the time. @
'In the flat over the curry house at the bottom of the bank' he says.
'Ah' says I, 'I know that flat - went there after the pub one night. I remember it well 'cause the bloke who lived there had some impressive concrete 'speakers.'
'Wait a minute' says he 'I had some concrete speakers when I lived there!'
So turns out we were there at the same time and knew each other quite well although we now (20 years on) both look very different to how we did then (no more long hair for one:).
He's still into his hi-fi and tells me he is now using arrays of Jordan drivers built into the ceiling corners of his living room, using the corner as a horn. Next time I'm down he's invited me round for a listen
A random meeting in a London pub - what are the odds, eh?
The Vinyl Adventure
25-07-2010, 11:27
That's brilliant! I love it when things like that happen!
I always say though, life would be a lot more odd without coincidence!
Have you read the Jasper Fforde books about "Thursday Next" (that's the name of the protagonist) ... One of her enemies uses unlikely coincidence to do people harm. So her uncle mycroft ... Who happens to be dead, but it doesn't matter because he went rogue whilst working for the chronoguard (time travelers who make sure the time line is maintained) ... Builds her an entropy detector (he is also an inventor, and possibly the source of all life on earth) - it's basically a jar with 2 types of seeds in it... If she shakes the jar and the seeds become less mixed up and separate them selves into halves of the jar ... Then she knows her enemy is near by!
Good books, very amusing!
There is a cat called the 'Unitary Authority of Warrington Cat' because they moved the county boundaries. He is more commonly called 'The Cat formerly known as Cheshire'.
So yeah... Speakers in the ceiling with the room as a horn... Sounds unusual... But I guess if he had concrete speakers 20 years ago, he was on a path to unusual!
That's brilliant! I love it when things like that happen!
I always say though, life would be a lot more odd without coincidence!
Have you read the Jasper Fforde books about "Thursday Next" (that's the name of the protagonist) ... One of her enemies uses unlikely coincidence to do people harm. So her uncle mycroft ... Who happens to be dead, but it doesn't matter because he went rogue whilst working for the chronoguard (time travelers who make sure the time line is maintained) ... Builds her an entropy detector (he is also an inventor, and possibly the source of all life on earth) - it's basically a jar with 2 types of seeds in it... If she shakes the jar and the seeds become less mixed up and separate them selves into halves of the jar ... Then she knows her enemy is near by!
Good books, very amusing!
There is a cat called the 'Unitary Authority of Warrington Cat' because they moved the county boundaries. He is more commonly called 'The Cat formerly known as Cheshire'.
So yeah... Speakers in the ceiling with the room as a horn... Sounds unusual... But I guess if he had concrete speakers 20 years ago, he was on a path to unusual!
We were both pretty freaked out by the 'coincidence level' required for it to happen:) Very smart bloke he's just completed a Phd and he's got a few bob -so I suspect his system is pretty awsome
The Vinyl Adventure
25-07-2010, 11:59
I was once queuing up to get on a waterslide in a water park in the algarve in Portugal, I recognised a voice from behind me and it was a chap calle Peter who was a few years above me at school.
I guess it is even more odd when there is a 20 year gap and you only realise you have met before because of a pair of concrete speakers!
You should get him on here to tell is about his living room/hifi ... I have never heard of anything like that!
I'll mention it to him. Probably find out he's already a member!:)
The Vinyl Adventure
25-07-2010, 13:16
i was thinking that! :)
The Vinyl Adventure
25-07-2010, 13:17
check this out...
me run through some iphone apps to make me look fat and old
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/32b95c92.jpg
aquapiranha
25-07-2010, 14:30
Blummin' eck!
I was once queuing up to get on a waterslide in a water park in the algarve in Portugal, I recognised a voice from behind me and it was a chap calle Peter who was a few years above me at school.!
I bumped into an old boss in the Algarve! I was browsing in a leather shop (don't even think about it Marco! :eyebrows:) when I heard "hello Alex" and there he was. I also bumped into an old teacher in King's Lynn, which isn't quite so glamorous (and no, she wasn't in a sex shop when I bumped into her!)
I bumped into an old boss in the Algarve! I was browsing in a leather shop (don't even think about it Marco! )
Were you in for a mask or pants, dahling? http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1459/evilgrin0036.gif (http://img844.imageshack.us/i/evilgrin0036.gif/) http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1459/evilgrin0036.gif (http://img844.imageshack.us/i/evilgrin0036.gif/)
Marco.
Neither - it was a cat suit... It was when I heard "bring out the gimp" that I fled! :eek:
The Vinyl Adventure
26-07-2010, 16:45
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DanJennings
10-08-2010, 18:29
This is brilliant:
quitting a job with style
http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/
Techno Commander
10-08-2010, 21:00
How excellent.
And she is.:eyebrows:
The Vinyl Adventure
10-08-2010, 21:03
That is very funny!
This is brilliant:
quitting a job with style
http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/
Yes she is fine but what is that 'speaker behind her..?
Answers on a postcard
Techno Commander
10-08-2010, 21:32
There's a speaker there?? :scratch:
I was lookin at the shorts.:stalks:
There's a speaker there?? :scratch:
I was lookin at the shorts.:stalks:
Get a hold of yourself, that man!
No, not literally...:lol:
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 19:29
Balderdash? Piffle? This thread needs to be kept alive!
Thought you might like to read some of my favourite quotes from Vivian Stanshalls album 'Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'
"I don't know what I want, but I want it NOW!"
"Mercifully, Henry hit him with the soft end of the pistol."
"God's turban & tutu, do I need a dare of the hog!"
"Like the shock of fondling a raw sausage, blindfold, at a gay party ..."
"Do you know what a palmist once said to me? She said: WILL YOU LET GO!"
"If I had all the money I've spent on drink.............. I'd spend it on drink."
"That was inedible muck, and there wasn't enough of it."
"A pale sun poked impudent marmalade fingers through the grizzled lattice glass, and sent the shadows scurrying, like convent girls menaced by a tramp."
............oh & this one:
"She noted that the gnomes were a length more obviously masculine than hitherto, and now knew why Gerald had squandered so much pocket-money on Plasticene".
The Vinyl Adventure
06-09-2010, 19:55
What is this album... I have seen it mentioned a few times... Most amusing... and good work for keeping the thread up and running! :)
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 20:08
Viv Stanshall was in the Bonzo Dog Band. He stood in for John Peel every now & then on the late Peel's late show & did parodies of Radio 4 drama programmes. The album is a rewrite of some of those sketches stitched together into an album full of wonderful English nonsense - thus fully qualified as first class B&P.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F7P0HDFJL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/3W3xqrFA6sxLTFWZPdvvQr
The Vinyl Adventure
06-09-2010, 20:55
Added to my list of important tasks for the morning
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 21:10
Very wise!
Hubert was unusual. In his adolescence, during the summer, in a northerly direction parallel to the Earthly axis, he would throw himself naked onto the lawn, and with that loathsome bluey Roman clock face tattooed about his private parts, think about Jean Harlow very hard, and from the shadow cast, tell the time with remarkable accuracy.
Our friends have just had a baby boy and named him Hubert. Don't think there is any connection (they're a Polish couple, I doubt they'd know Sir Henry) but it was coincidence enough for a post in B & P! :)
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 21:41
Well, there is the mention of a Polish person in Sir Henry:
Earth, having sipped its cold manna, merely "pssst... pssst..." and crisped beneath pom-toed fastidious feet. Worms and wigglies slumbered deep, and stirred not a bit, as didn't dead Mr. Cumberpatch who, like all Rawlinsons or favoured servants, was buried upright in the Victory Garden.
"No sense in wasting space", said Henry, "bags of calcium and goodness in the buggers. You should've seen my sprouts when Baron Tostoff, the ruined Pole, kicked it."
Interesting! I doubt there was any connection to Tostoff, though - I think it was a natural conception, no need for IVF and test-tubes to make baby Hubert as far as I know! :lol: One doesn't like to as such questions though, does one?
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 22:05
No, quite!
Well, not unless you're very good friends and you've all been imbibing generously in the juice of the zarzleberry bush.
Rare Bird
06-09-2010, 22:11
Salt & Vinager pots..how come only us blokes re-fill em up?
I filled one up this very evening! (that was in reference to Andre's post, not the other conversation! :D)
I thought zarzelberry may have been googleable - but no, zero results returned... Did you make it up Chris? Do tell... (wonders if he will regret that question...)
(I thought a Googlewhack was a search on a single word that gave no results, and hence Zarzelberry was one - however on searching further, a googlewhack is a search for two words that produces precisely one result... )
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 23:11
I filled one up this very evening! (that was in reference to Andre's post, not the other conversation! :D)
hahaha!
Yes, the Zarzleberry bush (pronounced in a West Country accent) is my very own creation!
And now it is there for Google to find it. I wonder how long that will take?
The Grand Wazoo
06-09-2010, 23:30
And now it is there for Google to find it. I wonder how long that will take?
Well the Yahoo Slurp Spider is looking at this thread now!
Come on Google, keep up!
The Vinyl Adventure
07-09-2010, 08:38
Dave gormans google whack adventure is worth read/watch ... Most amusing
A google whack is 2 words recognised by google as being in the English dictionary (underlined in the top right corner - although that doesn't seem to happen on a iPhone) that between them find one result .... Loads of fun, but very frustrating when you get down to 2 or 3
The Vinyl Adventure
07-09-2010, 20:50
Took my downstairs bath out this evening
First go at plumbing an it doesn't leak either... No Paul I didn't have the right tools, I used an adjustable spanner and on of those things that looks like a claw
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/7050a751.jpg
It's where the dogs sleep now
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/1238f9c0.jpg
Be gone old bath and stuff
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/0dcc7329.jpg
I win... I know it looks crap still but the dogs needed more room for a bigger bed
I have a question though, obviously I turned the water off, but now it's on, it's really spluttery .... Does that mean anything?
Reid Malenfant
07-09-2010, 20:55
I have a question though, obviously I turned the water off, but now it's on, it's really spluttery .... Does that mean anything?
You probably have air trapped between the the stopped pipe ends & the water in the system ;) If you very carefully undo the caps until a little water leaks out & then tighten them up again it should cure the problem.
Btw, i'm not a plumber :eyebrows:
The Grand Wazoo
08-09-2010, 23:08
hahaha!
Yes, the Zarzleberry bush (pronounced in a West Country accent) is my very own creation!
And now it is there for Google to find it. I wonder how long that will take?
Here we go, fame at last! And they've only just revised the Oxford English Dictionary, dammit!
http://a.imageshack.us/img831/2156/zarzleberry.jpg
Damn, I misspelt it in the "flute" thread, I've just corrected it! Congrats Chris, you must be so proud!
The Grand Wazoo
08-09-2010, 23:19
Like a new Dad!
My wife & I have been using that for years - it's obvious really, to anyone who's had too much & become 'zarzled'!
My dad used to make "sobble" - a kind of mince and wild mushroom stew, so named because of the noise it made simmering... I'd rather get zarzled though!
The Grand Wazoo
08-09-2010, 23:30
Did you ever see that 60's film 'How To Murder Your Wife'?
.........featuring the gloppitta gloppitta machine.
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Don't think I did - sounds fun though, I'll check ebay. No, none there. Bet Amazon will have one though.
The Grand Wazoo
08-09-2010, 23:39
Gloppitta gloppitta alert at 3 minutes(ish)
Just been in the corner shop getting a couple of beers.
Youth behind me gets to the till, brandishes some plastic and I am not lying these were his exact words:
'You take card innit?'
Now I have got nothing against slang and vernacular, use it all the time. But is this not a bit much? Whatever happened to:
'Good evening shopkeep! Might I be so bold as to make enquiries as to if, in the event that I decide to purchase some of these marvellous comestibles from your esteemed establishment, it might be both possible and permissable to pay for same via the use of my Visa Debit facility?'
'You take card innit?' is more economical, granted...but...???
The Grand Wazoo
11-09-2010, 23:27
Just wanted to get something off my chest and Hamish' B&P corner is always a good place to do that (even if we don't see much of Hamish nowadays).
Have you ever come across such a purposeless, waste of syllables, bollocksful, mind-numbingly stupid phrase as 'in store'?
http://www.laura-ashley.com.au/resources/internal/file_views/1295/1_instoreLIGHTINGTOWELS.jpg
For crying out loud.......I almost never see a sentence with that in it that could convey its meaning without the phrase!
You see it on a sign outside a shop. It tells you that the thing they're selling in the shop is..............wait for it............in the shop!!
It's much, much worse when it's one word - 'instore'.
Advertising people, please, please, please stop it & stop it now. (Oh yes, & it helps to be able to spell the name of the client properly as well).
http://friendsofirony.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/9d8c5994-3553-4ee7-b30e-b4c0c64d04c6.jpg
(I've also noticed Hamish being conspicuous by his absence - hope you're ok bud, guessing all the work stuff is keeping you busy and away from the forum - hope its all good.)
(I've also noticed Hamish being conspicuous by his absence - hope you're ok bud, guessing all the work stuff is keeping you busy and away from the forum - hope its all good.)
Me three
Rare Bird
12-09-2010, 11:55
My wife is driving me nuts binding on about holidays all the time.. :(
My wife is driving me nuts binding on about holidays all the time.. :(
Just give in and get it over with - you know it makes sense:)
Rare Bird
12-09-2010, 12:43
Just give in and get it over with - you know it makes sense:)
I do, i just get it again when we come back :unfair:
The Vinyl Adventure
12-09-2010, 15:18
I'm good cheers, just v busy with one thing and another, to tired in the evenings to do much other than than listen to the hifi or watch bad tv... Il have some exiting work to show off once I have finished all these endless long days ...
The Vinyl Adventure
12-09-2010, 15:36
I think the "in store" thing is subliminal... If you just read the sign with the offer you mind just sorta ignores it ... The "in store" bit is suposed to be a mental catalyst
I'm good cheers, just v busy with one thing and another, to tired in the evenings to do much other than than listen to the hifi or watch bad tv... Il have some exiting work to show off once I have finished all these endless long days ...
It's nice to know you're missed though, eh! ;)
Marco.
The Vinyl Adventure
12-09-2010, 16:48
Bah, couldn't give a toss :upyours:
... I don't mean it... Yes it is indeed, infact I was begining to wonder if anyone had even noticed my lack of pointless input ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
12-09-2010, 16:50
As a side line, it's these bloody speakers... I'm that happy with them, I have to a point actually lost interest in hifi as a hobby... It's just the choons for me now :)
Nice place to be, mate - I honestly hope it lasts! :)
I'm largely in the same zone myself, but I can't resist making a few little tweaks, mainly with cables and internal component upgrades :eyebrows:
The core components in my system, though, will likely remain for many years.
Marco.
Rare Bird
12-09-2010, 17:21
I was begining to wonder if anyone had even noticed my lack of pointless input ;)
I noticed :lolsign:
The Vinyl Adventure
12-09-2010, 17:25
I guess it figures that this (and the "what are you listening to right now") is the only thread I now post in
I've just been reminded, (courtesy of a dirty great fingerprint) that unlike vinyl, CDs play from the inside (middle) out - but you all knew that, didn't you?
As my little girl says, "up fall down" (instead of "upside down - although for a two-year old her language skills are usually amazing - but then I would say that... :))
Bah, couldn't give a toss :upyours:
... I don't mean it... Yes it is indeed, infact I was begining to wonder if anyone had even noticed my lack of pointless input ;)
I had noticed you had been quiet of late, but put it down to the fact that you were probably busy doing other things. Welcome 'back'. :)
Nice place to be, mate - I honestly hope it lasts! :)
I'm largely in the same zone myself, but I can't resist making a few little tweaks, mainly with cables and internal component upgrades :eyebrows:
The core components in my system, though, will likely remain for many years.
Marco.
Agreed! I think I've been in this situation for at least twenty years. A mixture of inertia, having initially chosen well, and not willing to spend large amounts of money to make any serious up-grades.
May sound smug - but I really am 'at peace' with my system, for all it's shortcomings. It now allows me to enjoy my record collection, rather than worrying about improvements. But that's not to say I'm not interested in the latest components and I still like to 'tinker' with cartridges.
Regards
Rare Bird
08-10-2010, 09:19
Salt & Vinager pots..how come only us blokes re-fill em up?
Exactly 2 months & 2 Days from the above, guess what! I Had to fill the salt pot up again. :(
I suppose it's like myself that has absolutly no intentions in doing any Ironing of cloths, i'll put a straight out of the wash creased 'T' shirt on before even dream of an Iron. I'm one of those super stringent house cleaner uppers & cheif cook 'n' pot washers, but Ironings a no no :)
I suppose i just better get used to a life of Salt & vinager pot filling
The only chore I LIKE doing is the ironing, because the rule is that I wear headphones and listen to music whilst doing it, whilst Sue watches Eastnation Streetadale or whatever the cr@p is!
I'm left handed and got out of doing any ironing for over 10 years after moving in with 'er indoors by telling her I needed a left handed ironing board, unfortunately she eventually mentioned this to someone at work...been in the doghouse ever since.....:rolleyes:.
The Grand Wazoo
08-10-2010, 23:09
OK, so here's some balderdash & piffle.
What I am about to disclose is something that probably no-one else on God's great Earth knows other than me. And now, I'm going to let you all into my secret.
On the title track of Al Stewart's album, 'Year of the Cat' (vinyl copy), during the 6th verse where the lyrics go:
Well morning comes and you're still with her
And the bus and the tourists are gone
And you've thrown away your choice and lost your ticket
So you have to stay on
......the words "and lost your ticket" last for exactly and precisely one revolution of the record.
So there you go. You are now the privileged custodian of that vitally important piece of information - treat it with the respect it deserves.
I feel honoured and privileged that you decided to share that with us Chris. I hope you feel cleansed now that you have got that off your chest.
The Grand Wazoo
08-10-2010, 23:30
I feel honoured and privileged that you decided to share that with us Chris. I hope you feel cleansed now that you have got that off your chest.
Abso-bleedin-lutely, I've been keeping that to myself since I was about 16 years old. It felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders!
I became aware of this mind numbing fact when my sister's copy of the album acquired a certain extra element in its grooves (known to those in the inner circle as 'a bit of shite') that made the stylus jump just at the crucial point of the lyric - after the word ticket. It created a locked groove and good old Al was heard to repeat himself ad infinitum. The weird thing was that there wasn't click or bang through the speakers, just yer man wibbling away to himself about how his lady had lost her ticket.
I now own that album & after the jolly old Moth RCM got set to work, the end of the song was soon restored to its full glory!
I found an album recently where the run-out groove repeated itself (a bass-guitar riff, if I remember rightly) ad infinitum, but I can't remember what album or artist it was. Which must qualify me for nomination for "most useless post of the day" even though the day is only 38 minutes long...
I found an album recently where the run-out groove repeated itself (a bass-guitar riff, if I remember rightly) ad infinitum, but I can't remember what album or artist it was. Which must qualify me for nomination for "most useless post of the day" even though the day is only 38 minutes long...
Reminds me of the dripping tap at the end of 'Alans Psychedelic Breakfast', last track, and therefore a locked (LP) groove, on Side 2 of Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother' (at 5:08 in part 2)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51U8PcIZL6L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
".... marmalade, I like marmalade... "
enCoZtVC_BM .... 0zP507GNNxs
The number of times, during my student days after a good night's session in the student's union bar, or after smoking 'da holy herb', I would put this on - only to fall asleep and awake some time later to the sound of that dripping tap. Amazing I didn't wear out either the record or the stylus!
Rare Bird
09-10-2010, 09:15
Top notch album..
Oh my goodness - its 10/10/10 - how did that happen - it doesn't seem a year and a month and a day since it was 09/09/09! ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
09-10-2010, 23:53
I had noticed you had been quiet of late, but put it down to the fact that you were probably busy doing other things. Welcome 'back'. :)
I'm always here in spirit, if not in nonsense text :)
Cheers though, it's nice to have been noted that my attendance is lessening :)
This is my hifi forum home, don't ya know?!
I'm at where I'm at through this places influence, if not directly, it's helped me get my audio nirvana ... And that's no mean feat!
Oh my goodness - its 10/10/10 - how did that happen - it doesn't seem a year and a month and a day since it was 09/09/09! ;)
What are you going to do once we reach 12/12/12? Oh silly me - the world is supposed to be ending midnight 31 December 2012!
Get busy playing those tunes, you have only 26 months left!
Regards
Great idea for a thread Barry - "Music to watch the end of the world by" :eyebrows:
But, by my sundial 12/12/12 comes before 31/12/12, so every one round mine for a party on the 12th! ;)
Just been outside, looking at the stars, on a lovely clear autumn night. Infinity scares the bejesus out of me. I mean, how can something never end?
Still, it does prove what I've always thought - I AM the centre of the universe... ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
11-10-2010, 22:28
I agree, how can you be anything else? :)
The Grand Wazoo
11-10-2010, 22:31
I've been watching the programme on the TV tonight about all this stuff - folks frantically scribbling formulae all over blackboards & footage of long tunnels with 2 km steel vacuum tubes inside. So when they work out how the universe was created, what are we going to do? Make a new one & f**k that up too?
And another thing. Why is it than when I go to bed with an itchy bum that I wake up the next morning with a smelly finger?
I've been watching the programme on the TV tonight about all this stuff - folks frantically scribbling formulae all over blackboards & footage of long tunnels with 2 km steel vacuum tubes inside. So when they work out how the universe was created, what are we going to do? Make a new one & f**k that up too?
They probably will! But where fireworks are banned! ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
11-10-2010, 22:38
Im pretty much certain the universe is gonna fuck it's self up before anyone works out how it all started ... But I seem to have put a halt to one thread with my ideas so ill be quiet :)
Rare Bird
11-10-2010, 23:12
Ok Something thats hacking me off, when someone says an old amp is ''a bit long in the tooth now''! Whats that suppose to mean?
The Vinyl Adventure
11-10-2010, 23:24
A bit warm?
The Grand Wazoo
11-10-2010, 23:27
Long in the tooth
Meaning:
Old, especially of horses or people.
Origin:
Horses's teeth, unlike humans', continue to grow with age. They also wear down with use, but the changes in the characteristics of the teeth over time make it possible to make a rough estimate of a horse's age by examining them.
So, Andre, when your seller says that, what he really means is that if you look inside, you'll see it's ready for the knacker's yard
Rare Bird
14-10-2010, 15:26
Is it me or is all we seem to do on our days off is cook & wash the pots! (if your a chief cook & pot washer like me) i suppose i just answered my own question
Stratmangler
14-10-2010, 15:33
But I seem to have put a halt to one thread with my ideas so ill be quiet :)
We're all bored with it - don't flatter yourself:)
Hi Chris,
Long in the tooth
Meaning:
Old, especially of horses or people.
Origin:
Horses's teeth, unlike humans', continue to grow with age. They also wear down with use, but the changes in the characteristics of the teeth over time make it possible to make a rough estimate of a horse's age by examining them.
So, Andre, when your seller says that, what he really means is that if you look inside, you'll see it's ready for the knacker's yard
Factually what you say is correct, however, in the context of what Andre is referring to, I'd say it's more likely to mean 'old fashioned' or 'past its best', than knackered.
Of course, one man's 'old fashioned' is another's 'audio nirvana', especially the way the best vintage equipment is often voiced compared to its modern counterparts ;)
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
14-10-2010, 17:20
Hi Chris,
Factually what you say is correct, however, in the context of what Andre is referring to, I'd say it's more likely to mean 'old fashioned' or 'past its best', than knackered.
Of course, one man's 'old fashioned' is another's 'audio nirvana', especially the way the best vintage equipment is often voiced compared to its modern counterparts ;)
Marco.
Marco,
You know I have plenty of time for old gear - I took this to be the Ebay seller's version of Estate Agent-speak. You know the kind of thing, where phrases like:
"Internal Viewing Recommended" really means Looks like a bombsite on the outside.
or
"Studio" means you can wash the dishes, watch the telly, and answer the front door all at the same time without getting up from the toilet.
"A range of kitchen cupboards" means every single one is of a different style and they range from dirty to hanging off.
"Colourful history" means the house has witnessed unspeakable acts of violence leading to the permanent and terrifying haunting by a wide range of headless ghouls.
The Vinyl Adventure
14-10-2010, 17:32
We're all bored with it - don't flatter yourself:)
Shuv it! ;)
I'm gonna do it even more now!
I'm well used to people getting bored o what I say... I'm a audiophile with a job mostly in computers and have "ideals" that I like to share with people ... I'm supprised I have any mates at all really ...
Marco,
You know I have plenty of time for old gear - I took this to be the Ebay seller's version of Estate Agent-speak. You know the kind of thing, where phrases like:
"Internal Viewing Recommended" really means Looks like a bombsite on the outside.
or
"Studio" means you can wash the dishes, watch the telly, and answer the front door all at the same time without getting up from the toilet.
"A range of kitchen cupboards" means every single one is of a different style and they range from dirty to hanging off.
"Colourful history" means the house has witnessed unspeakable acts of violence leading to the permanent and terrifying haunting by a wide range of headless ghouls.
Oh, I'm sure there's definitely an element of that in it, too! :)
Marco.
Isn't a spoonful of cold baked beans before you empty them into the saucepan the most wonderful thing?
TopBalcony
15-10-2010, 18:59
Isn't a spoonful of cold baked beans before you empty them into the saucepan the most wonderful thing?
oh yes! but isn't the heated version always a disappointment.
Well that depends what it's with... Sausages, chips and fried eggs with beans... Heart attack on a plate, but yum yum!
Why does eating lots of bananas make your jobbies hard?
Marco.
Why does eating lots of bananas make your jobbies hard?
Marco.
Too much potassium? "In a flame test, potassium and its compounds emit a lilac colour" try lighting your turds and let us know what colour the flame is! :lol:
That sounds feasible.... It's the way that they have the tendency to snap in half on their way out, though, that particularly bugs me.
Marco.
Why does eating lots of bananas make your jobbies hard?
Marco.
Drinking red wine can harden the stools; making them hard to pass. :(
I want a pet monkey. Is it legal?
Ignore that - legal or not, looks like it would be cruel to have one, they need a lot of care and are expensive and difficult to care for, and they are not easily domesticated. I already have too many of those in my life! :lol:
Techno Commander
16-10-2010, 22:28
Legal ot not, they would trash the house.
Possibly not as much as a raccoon though.
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Not sure if this is the best place to post this or not, but here goes. Living in Ipswich, Suffolk, I think we are under a flightpath towards/from what I guess is Stansted, though it could equally be Luton, Heathrow or even Gatwick, or maybe all or some of the above. Anyway, the point is that I am well used to seeing commercial planes flying over at night, and am aware that they always have a flashing "strobe" light to them as I trace them across the night sky. Just seen three in a row, and I am sure you've all seen the same. Sometimes we have the police helicopter out (this is Ipswich! :lol:) and that is very identifiable - noisy, slow, searchlight often.
Well last night my missus and I were in the garden around 9.30 I guess, and she said "what's that?" - and we watched a very bright orange light move much quicker than normal across the sky, in a similar direction to normal, but at a much faster speed. It was a constant speed, in a flat trajectory, and the orange light (a globe of light) was at a constant brightness, with no flickering or strobing at all. It didn't do anything peculiar like stop or suddenly speed off, but it was probably faster than a commercial flight by 2 times.
Any ideas? My only thought was that it was a fighter jet (British or Amercian) and the constant orange glow was the afterburners, but I would have expected to see some variance in the brightness or intesity, and there was certainly no noise which again I would have expected. It was a UFO buy definition, but I don't for one minute believe it was aliens - it definitely wasn't a meteor or shooting star because it travelled just like an aircraft, in a linear manner, at the "right" height, just much faster, and with the orange glowing light...?
The Vinyl Adventure
17-10-2010, 21:53
It was probably a chineese lantern, probably closer than it looked, in the wind...
We have seen loads of them, there is a shop that sells them in Malvern I think...
The Vinyl Adventure
17-10-2010, 21:55
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The Vinyl Adventure
17-10-2010, 21:58
Type Chinese lantern into YouTube ... There is loads of crap footage
Rare Bird
17-10-2010, 22:02
Wasnt the International Space Station (ISS) was it! comes over ours at around that time
It was probably a chineese lantern, probably closer than it looked, in the wind...
We have seen loads of them, there is a shop that sells them in Malvern I think...
Thanks Hamish.
Could well have been a Chinese Lantern, never heard of them before! But yes, if it was closer than we thought, it would have been like that. I still feel it was much higher, though, and the fact that we watched it for 5-10 minutes makes me think it was higher. Dunno, probably never will!
Wasnt the International Space Station (ISS) was it! comes over ours at around that time
That's a possibility too - Mike (I think) posted a link to a site sometime ago, listing the timer you could see it, but I always drank too much and missed it! :lol: Would be typical if I had seen it by accident, months later, without realising it! :lol:
Rare Bird
17-10-2010, 22:18
It was Frank
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6898
It was Frank
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6898
Yep, that was it, thanks Andre (Mike got "stuck in" though, which is what confused me.) But interestingly, nothing doing at all in the evening - all sightings yesterday would have been early morning (5.15 - 6.05am) or early evening (6.20 - 6.37pm) so that rues out any of the space stations...
Rare Bird
20-10-2010, 13:29
Why does this country make you feel your life needs to hurry up & be over?
The Vinyl Adventure
20-10-2010, 14:04
is that rhetorical?
Rare Bird
20-10-2010, 14:44
Why the hell do we bother working?
The Vinyl Adventure
20-10-2010, 15:13
I do my job because I enjoy it... Didn't see the point in doing something I didn't like
michaelhigh
27-10-2010, 19:45
Hamish, this is the best idea I've seen for a thread for ages!
Well done - tea & crumpets all round.
I'll have mind sent over the pond by the Concorde, thank you... Oh, I forgot. No more Concorde, darn.:lol:
Stuart Maconie and I are the only people in the entire universe who loath that film - sorry!
PS I'm also the only sole surviror of two people, again in the entire universe, that loath Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' :sofa:
Regards
Not as long as I have ears to hate the bloody wretch, you ain't! I do quite prefer Queen II, something of a minor rarity in the States. It's always more expensive than an average CD when it is unearthed, that and the S/T LP...
Works for me!
1986 - 3 years after I was born, 3 years before hannah was!
I have found the best way to deal with the loss of a good pair of trousers is by the same ones again..
I suspect the only thing that I have owned from new for that long is perhaps my green coloured leather school satchel.. Although I don't use that these days ... ...
The trouser deal doen't work after gaining years and the midsection to prove your age, so... watch out for the middleage spread!:lol:
cheers neil!
get some of that day nurse in ya ;)
He should get himself into her! (hehe)
my dad used to collect books of maps and information including local bylaws etc of all the villages and towns he could get his hands on...
i think thats what got me started on this sort of thing... it is very odd the humbleing feeling you get from handling old books... there is something about them that gives off a much greater feeling of treasure...
The only thing more worthwhile than an old book is speaking to an elderly person. Age is wisdom to be passed down for the betterment of mankind. I need fresh input such as this every day.
You're welcome mate. I've enjoyed myself more during my evening at 'your place' than I have for ages!
I shall have to visit more often!
By the way - one more piece of frippery and nonsense (as referenced over there on Spinnin' Today just now).
When I was 13, I had a German teacher called Ziggy. She was not related to any of the Stardust family (including Alvin & his offspring).
Actually, it's two bits of frippery & nonsense:
I once saw a kids toy in a shop window in Brighton.
It was called Alvin the Aardvark...........
http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/1083135600/_i/2893457/1.jpg
There was a garage rock band from St. Louis, MO in the 60's called the Aardvarks, always thought that was a mildly funny name.
I reckon you just did it for attention
He did it to boost his post count...
I really like the film school of rock! It never fails to put a massive smile on my face from start to finish.. I think jack black is one of those like him or hate him type people... I find him really bloody funny!
I took my son, mother (who was hip, by the way...) and niece to see this. Very inspiring for rock musicians...
On a slightly different note, can you belive this person plays meg in family guy
http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mila_kunis_l152.jpg
Mila Kunis from That 70's Show... lookin' plenty good.
Reid Malenfant
27-10-2010, 20:30
STOP ffs, look Michael, there is a multi quote icon that you can hit on each post you want to quote from & it'll all go into one post. When you have clicked the last one you want to quote from click the quote button & they'll all be on one single post :eyebrows:
Sorry mate, but all these new posts just aren't needed, you could fit it all into a single one ;)
What was that about increasing post counts :scratch:
:peace:
WTF? Looks like someone up above sorted things :eyebrows:
Why have all my socks got holes in them? Oh crikey, I'm nearly at 4,200 posts! ;)
No matter, it's the time of year to wear your tights instead - and word has it you have quite a collection! :eyebrows:
Marco.
This might just be the most profound thing I have ever found on the internet: Looking up on Wikipedia for "vinyl"
The etymology of vinyl is the Latin vinum = "wine", because of its relationship with alcohol (in its original sense of ethyl alcohol).
The Grand Wazoo
01-11-2010, 00:07
Heard something on Radio 4 the other day about the decline of literate graffiti.
The thing that stuck was this inspired comment:
There are 10 different kinds of people - Those who can read binary & those who can't.
Love it!
Did my first ever pumpkin today. Unfortunately Avatar was having none of the Witch costume mummy bought her, so no seasonal updated picture. She was also petrified of the two Trick or Treat visitors we had. Still, on the plus side, I'm scoffing all the Maltesers that didn't get handed out to the local urchins! ;)
Did my first ever pumpkin today. Unfortunately Avatar was having none of the Witch costume mummy bought her, so no seasonal updated picture. She was also petrified of the two Trick or Treat visitors we had. Still, on the plus side, I'm scoffing all the Maltesers that didn't get handed out to the local urchins! ;)
Saw a Vampire in the local kebab shop earlier on.
He was only about four and had his nan with him. Still managed to extort a lollipop from the owner, though...
Techno Commander
01-11-2010, 00:38
Still, on the plus side, I'm scoffing all the Maltesers that didn't get handed out to the local urchins! ;)
Every cloud has a silver lining. :)
DanJennings
02-11-2010, 18:47
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp125/pogoyen/72293_461551891104_601996104_5893590_5320167_n.jpg
Rare Bird
03-11-2010, 21:14
Lying T**ts that Text you saying 'Phone me cos my credits run out'
:steam:
Rare Bird
07-11-2010, 15:36
Young un's sitting in the pub all evening listerning to music from a mobile phone!
:steam:
The Grand Wazoo
17-11-2010, 12:16
I was in an airport yesterday evening (well, 2 actually) & I was interested to find that at Marrakech airport, they are thoughtful enough to provide travellers with a 'Camel Smoking Area'.
Sadly I didn't take a photograph of the sign announcing it's existence.
The Grand Wazoo
17-11-2010, 12:17
Sadly I didn't take a photograph of the sign announcing it's existence.
..........but I'm relieved to find that Zurich airport provides a Camel Smoking Lounge.............
http://mangacake.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2008-10-06-zurich-airport-camel-smoking-lounge.jpg
Techno Commander
17-11-2010, 12:51
Even stranger, is the pornography shop at Vienna Airport. :stalks:
It is amazing how many "suits" you spot with non descript, brown paper carrier bags tucked under their arms.:lol:
The Grand Wazoo
17-11-2010, 12:54
Didn't see any Camels either smoking or being smoked. Loads of stinkin' fags though (in the English sense).
The Vinyl Adventure
17-11-2010, 16:50
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp125/pogoyen/72293_461551891104_601996104_5893590_5320167_n.jpg
genius
The Vinyl Adventure
17-11-2010, 16:52
"tobacco seriously damages your health"
i would have thought smoking a camel would be more dangerous ... at very least it would be messy
The Vinyl Adventure
18-11-2010, 22:22
My dinner
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/930bd32a.jpg
Nice T-bone - where are you eating out, or did Hannah rustle up that bad boy for you? ;)
Marco.
The Vinyl Adventure
18-11-2010, 23:25
Place called the "honey bee" ... It's a wonderful place!
That is a 32oz t-bone ... And I ate it!
The Grand Wazoo
18-11-2010, 23:41
You've got to love the flavour of a good T-bone.
Sometimes I think we in the UK have forgotten about the flavour of a good steak and that nowadays, tenderness is the only measure by which one is judged.
Fat & bones are the things that give meat real flavour......& I'll take that over 'melt in the mouth' any day.
Nice one, Hamish - hope you enjoyed it :)
I completely agree, Chris. The only thing that fillet is good for is Beef Wellington or Tournedos Rossini, otherwise I'm a ribeye (or T-bone) man. Sirloin is sometimes ok, too. All beef, however, must have a nice 'marbling' of fat running through it to ensure that there's flavour when cooked.
But whatever it is, it has to be hung and matured, and bought from a proper butcher - none of yer day glow-dyed red coloured tasteless cardboard posing as meat (clueless numpties think that this is an indicator of quality :rolleyes:) that most supermarkets sell! :spew:
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
19-11-2010, 01:05
Marco,
One day I'll give you my '24 hour steak' recipe.
Now that's proper scoff - plan it & start to cook it on Friday night, & eat it on Saturday night
Sounds interesting, Chris :)
We should really do more recipe swapping here on the food thread. That section of the forum isn't really used enough.
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
19-11-2010, 01:14
OK, I'll stick the recipe on there.
I'll need to make some notes first - it's complicated!
Actually, I may need to make the dish first - just in the interests of accuracy, you understand!
..............now then, what time does the butchers open?
:eyebrows:
Go for it - I'm salivating already at the thought of it!
Marco.
The Vinyl Adventure
19-11-2010, 09:18
Fillet has its place, as long as it's not at a stupidly over inflated price, it's the only cut I'll eat rare, and with a nice sauce that melt in the mouth texture is good news... But I do know what you mean if you want good beefy taste a tbone is the way to go for me - medium - but just medium and forget the sauce... Well maybe a bit of mustard ... ... I'm hungry again...
The Grand Wazoo
19-11-2010, 19:30
YIKES!!!!
Don't go to Google Images & type 'Sound of Art' by mistake instead of 'Art of Sound' or you might get this..............
http://www.undo.net/Pressrelease/foto/1216224147b.jpg
Sound of Art. Music and Visual Arts
http://www.undo.net/cgi-bin/undo/pressrelease/pressrelease.pl?id=1216224147
Stratmangler
19-11-2010, 19:33
Marco:eek::doh:
Whathave you been up to now ?
:lolsign:
I want to do rude things to Pixie Lott. Sorry, as you were, back to the meat conversation...
The Grand Wazoo
20-11-2010, 00:25
Meat? Meat?..................
..............ah, yes, I see what you mean!
I think he wants to show Pixie his sausage!
Marco.
DanJennings
20-11-2010, 07:39
I want to do rude things to Pixie Lott. Sorry, as you were, back to the meat conversation...
I think he wants to show Pixie his sausage!
Marco.
infer from this picture what you will...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xIf2bgdLZq8/S8WQsBY68UI/AAAAAAAAH90/2EAxX8L5LHU/s1600/pixie-lott-milk-ad.bmp
DanJennings
20-11-2010, 12:08
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DanJennings
22-11-2010, 18:59
http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/family-plan.png
brilliant
The Grand Wazoo
24-11-2010, 00:25
http://images.travelpod.com/users/katandhel/1.1233111360.crazy-signs.jpg
Techno Commander
24-11-2010, 12:27
Seeing as the book of faces is being discussed. :)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg116/sillystuff99/silly/Iffacebookexisted.jpg?t=1290601641
Andy, that is pure genius - fantastic!
The Grand Wazoo
24-11-2010, 13:08
I was taking a look at www.engrish.com
You should too.
I particularly liked the 'Seven omnipotence fattiness whipping apparatus' - Need only 10 minutes the waist is makovered!!
.........oh & this:
http://www.engrish.com//wp-content/uploads/2010/09/burns-the-clothes-board.jpg
The text over on bottom right is:
Four Big Merits
Artistic Reliable Is Practical
The All Steelfoot Rest Spurts Models
Four Altitude Mixture Controls
Entire Cotton and Kapow (?) Cotton Print
Techno Commander
24-11-2010, 18:50
If you get home and discover you have the wrong books, its probably because you went to the............................
http://files.myopera.com/SouthernCross/blog/wongfook.jpg
Mark Grant
24-11-2010, 19:24
http://www.adturds.co.uk/
Adturds- Adverts that are S*it
""This blog is written by two people who hate bad adverts. They have worked in media and PR for years and collaborated on several publications and websites.""
Reid Malenfant
24-11-2010, 20:58
Seeing as the book of faces is being discussed. :)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg116/sillystuff99/silly/Iffacebookexisted.jpg?t=1290601641
That is just class 3054 3055 3055
Just brilliant, nice one Andy 3056 Nearly pissed myself laughing at it every time i have seen it..
Rare Bird
26-11-2010, 22:23
Never could i now be arsed to use vinyl, getting up every 20 mins! yer joking arnt yer.
I can't even be arsed to take a CD outta it's case these days..must have had a giant burst of energy today.
Anyone the same?
Go to Google Maps - get directions. Write Japan as your start point, China as your destination. Go to 43rd point on your route. :)
Go to Google Maps - get directions. Write Japan as your start point, China as your destination. Go to 43rd point on your route. :)
As in http://www.geekosystem.com/google-maps-japan-china/
Regards
Rare Bird
04-12-2010, 13:30
Lying B******s with pathetic excuses so they don't have to come into work
The Grand Wazoo
07-12-2010, 00:34
Music palindromes:
Nada Surf - 'If I Had a Hi-Fi'
The Grateful Dead - 'Aoxomoxoa'
Abba - 'SOS'
Vitamin Party - 'Racecar' (also a palindromic chorus: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama")
DanJennings
07-12-2010, 19:48
Music palindromes:
Nada Surf - 'If I Had a Hi-Fi'
The Grateful Dead - 'Aoxomoxoa'
Abba - 'SOS'
Vitamin Party - 'Racecar' (also a palindromic chorus: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama")
MC Paul Barman did a series of palindromes in the middle of his song 'Bleeding Brain Grow' nerdy fun
Ma, origami magi roam.
Eve,
Mika, RZA, Evil JD. Nasir is Osiris and J-Live, AZ, Rakim,
Cormega, Cage, Mr. O.C.:
I’m anomie. I, mon ami.
Are all women crap at loading dishwashers or is it just mine?
The Grand Wazoo
07-12-2010, 20:32
Are all women crap at loading dishwashers or is it just mine?
As bad as her husband? Well, she can't be that bad.
I'm willin' to bet she doesn't put the Wedgewood on your turntable!
Ah yes, Chris - good point, I forgot about that little excursion! :doh:
The Grand Wazoo
16-12-2010, 00:22
An anagram of Balderdash is:
He Dabs Lard (on his Technics platter?)
Stratmangler
16-12-2010, 00:33
An anagram of Balderdash is:
He Dabs Lard (on his Technics platter?)
So is ladder bash
Rare Bird
16-12-2010, 01:59
Music palindromes:
Rush '2112' ...couldnt resist it :)
Beechwoods
16-12-2010, 18:18
Music palindromes:
Nada Surf - 'If I Had a Hi-Fi'
The Grateful Dead - 'Aoxomoxoa'
Abba - 'SOS'
Vitamin Party - 'Racecar' (also a palindromic chorus: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama")
Osymyso did an album of them called Welcome To The Palindrome :)
Reid Malenfant
16-12-2010, 18:20
Fluke did an album called Oto ;)
I'm sure there must be loads more :scratch:
Beechwoods
16-12-2010, 19:20
Not one of Osymyso's palindromic releases, but one of the best :)
HELofmbpDM0
Fluke did an album called Oto ;)
I'm sure there must be loads more :scratch:
Very nice it is too, and 'risotto' the remix, but no palindrome...
Black Carrot do a song called 'Onomatopoeia', which disappointingly sounds nothing like the title... :)
Shot on a 300 quid mobile 'phone - really amazing how technology has advanced in the last decade - I bet outside broadcast cameras costing thousands would have been needed for this quality of picture not that many years ago...
http://vimeo.com/groups/worldhd/videos/17877625
The Grand Wazoo
21-12-2010, 23:40
Why do fresh green beans always make your teeth squeak when you bite them?
Why do fresh green beans always make your teeth squeak when you bite them?
God I hate that! And why does my hair squeak if I shampoo it twice? Squeaky clean for sure, but almost as bad as nails on a blackboard :shudder:
Techno Commander
22-12-2010, 00:22
why does my hair squeak if I shampoo it twice?
Because you are shampooing it twice.:)
Once is plenty enough.
The Vinyl Adventure
22-12-2010, 00:23
Having 2 whippets means that a leaded walk just won't do anything... They are actually pretty lazy dogs considering they are known for speed ... But they do need a good run once a day at least ...
They are also very friendly ... Or at least our 2 are...
Anytime they meet anothe dog they bound over and say hello ... It's always fine as long ad the owner of the other dog react correctly.
There is a chap who walks his dog in the same park as me, ours go off the lead as soon as we get to the park and he seems to do the same ... The problem is that because are so fast it makes other people a little nervous if they run in thier direction... I understand that, but this one other dog owner, a chap about my age panics and picks his dog off the floor and shouts at me to restrain my animals ...
In my books there is no excuse for owning a dog and not knowing that that sort of behaviour instills fear into a dog ...
Imagine having a baby and instilling a fear of all other humans in it ... It would be boarder line abuse ...
I have met 2 people who have reacted like that to our dogs ... With every other dog/owner that they meet, ours are very well behaved, playful at worst ... So I'm sure ours arent in the wrong ... So what's wrong with these 2 owners .... How do they manage to get away with being so lacking of understanding of dog behavior
Having 2 whippets means that a leaded walk just won't do anything... They are actually pretty lazy dogs considering they are known for speed ... But they do need a good run once a day at least ...
They are also very friendly ... Or at least our 2 are...
Anytime they meet anothe dog they bound over and say hello ... It's always fine as long ad the owner of the other dog react correctly.
There is a chap who walks his dog in the same park as me, ours go off the lead as soon as we get to the park and he seems to do the same ... The problem is that because are so fast it makes other people a little nervous if they run in thier direction... I understand that, but this one other dog owner, a chap about my age panics and picks his dog off the floor and shouts at me to restrain my animals ...
In my books there is no excuse for owning a dog and not knowing that that sort of behaviour instills fear into a dog ...
Imagine having a baby and instilling a fear of all other humans in it ... It would be boarder line abuse ...
I have met 2 people who have reacted like that to our dogs ... With every other dog/owner that they meet, ours are very well behaved, playful at worst ... So I'm sure ours arent in the wrong ... So what's wrong with these 2 owners .... How do they manage to get away with being so lacking of understanding of dog behavior
'Killer Whippets from Hell'!!!...I'm not sure I can think of a less aggressive dog, there are idiots everywhere...unfortunately ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
24-12-2010, 12:31
So why have I learnt in 5000 posts of aos?
Basically 3 things
1. Trust only my own ears!
2. Don't fight other peoples battles ... In fact don't even fight your own ... It's just not worth the trouble!
3. I need to get out more!
Cheers everyone, it's been emotional, here's to another 5000 ... I'm gonna try and spread the next ones over a longer period of time I think ... Shouldn't be to hard with a shrimp on the way...
Happy Xmas everyone!
Rare Bird
24-12-2010, 12:52
So what have i done within my 6000+ posts!
My prime objective from day to day being a prog evangelist, i do just that, drive into everyone the message that all other moosik is inferior :)
As a side job i amuse misen in windin peeps up :lolsign:
So merry Christmas & a progressive new year. :)
ps: Hamish..the most stupid mistake you can ever make is listern to anyones advice regarding hifi :lolsign:
The Vinyl Adventure
24-12-2010, 13:32
Ironically the advice to not listen to anyones advice regarding hifi is actually the best bit of advice regarding hifi advice ... Somewhat of a paradox ...
Rare Bird
24-12-2010, 13:56
It's very true, also very true that people generally talk shyte from day to day & wouldnt know a good sounding stereo if it fell in their lap. :lol:
Rare Bird
24-12-2010, 22:46
Shouldn't be to hard with a shrimp on the way...
Happy Xmas everyone!
Congratulations are in order Hamish & Hannah
The Vinyl Adventure
24-12-2010, 22:56
Yup, all being well I'll be a dad come summer! :)
Stratmangler
24-12-2010, 23:21
Congratulations are in order Hamish & Hannah
Aye, congratulations to you both.
The Vinyl Adventure
24-12-2010, 23:22
Cheers matey! :)
The Grand Wazoo
24-12-2010, 23:23
Congratulations Hamish & Hannah.
Hamish, I believe I said before that I reckon you'll make a great Dad!
The Vinyl Adventure
24-12-2010, 23:35
Thank you Chris, that's nice to hear in these times of generally shitting my self :)
The Grand Wazoo
24-12-2010, 23:42
Don't worry mate - years ago a good friend & I sat up late talking about this stuff & he said to me that his wife wanted kids but he didn't think that the time was right.
I told him that there's never a right time to have kids as you can always find a reason not to have them. But you look for those reasons because becoming a parent seems to be the biggest watershed in your life & you're afraid to move into it.
It's happened to everyone who ever became a parent since year dot.
To shit yerself about it is normal..........it's part of what makes it so fantastic when they arrive!
The Vinyl Adventure
25-12-2010, 00:11
Cheers Chris, I'm sure I'll be fine, just going through the motions I think ... ... ...
It's funny, one of my good mates has just had a kid ... Literally about a week ago!
He was shitting him self loads more than me - he hasn't been with his lady as long as me an Hannah have been together and started doubting all sorts of things ... He hit the booze and the rest and spent the last six months coming out drinking with me and Hannah quite a lot... We spent much of the time counciling him and talking him through most of his emotions ...
Now obviolusly I'm yet to experience a pregnancy longer than I currently have, so I'm no expert on these matters, but talking someone through the situation, especially considering someone who has viewed the situation often quite negatively has proved quite cathartic ... Whatever I feel now, I just feel "well at least i don't feel how he did"...
Thankfully he has now had his daughter and now says things like "it's the best feeling ever" and "those first few moments with her have changed my life" ... All stuff that we told him would happen of course!
It supprises me how little emotional intelegency people have ... I have a bloody good idea that A: it's going to be absolutely amazing ... And B: I currently have no idea of just how amazing it is going to be!! ...
It's quite funny actually, I'm reading a book about pregnancy designed for men ... There are loads of comments from men about there emotional responses ... They most as well just be stuff I have written for the most part ... ... At least I'm normal I guess :)
Rare Bird
25-12-2010, 00:49
Thank you Chris, that's nice to hear in these times of generally shitting my self :)
Don't worry i ended up delivering both mine at home :eek:
The Vinyl Adventure
25-12-2010, 01:42
Blimey ...
Congrats Hamish and your good lady, i shit myself whan we found out as well, it was more the fact of telling our parents, we were due to get wed in August of the following year which worked out the same month as our first (Aime'e) was due, so the wedding was brought forward to FEB with the wedding dress being let out to fit nearer the time, we went on and had another three as well all within 5 years, there are all very close to each other and we enjoy being a big family, the money dosn't come in to it you just cope, a bit of a downer is that Aime'e is allergic to peanuts which has been a major issue over the years and still is, she's 19 now and we still worry all the time when she is out and about, all part of being a parent though,
Best wishes for you, Hannah and the shrimp for the future
Avatar's best ever drawing - not bad for 27 months old!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs066.snc6/167694_1642737782893_1070281720_1741183_8137162_n. jpg
There was a link from the Telegraph page that Nick linked to in his "You What!?" page that I just had to click... O.M.G. - this is what is just so great about our eccentric nation!
Christmas road test: Packard-engined Bentley (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/8194036/Christmas-road-test-Packard-engined-Bentley.html)
Avatar's best ever drawing - not bad for 27 months old!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs066.snc6/167694_1642737782893_1070281720_1741183_8137162_n. jpg
Awesome, Alex - that's really good! :)
Is it a portrait of you? :eyebrows: ;)
Marco.
Is it a portrait of you? :eyebrows: ;)
Too much hair and not fat enough for me - must be Mummy! :lol:
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2010, 19:16
Better than my drawings and I'm 27 years!
Went with the missus to see her Nana who had a severe stroke 2 months ago, and has just been moved into an old people's home. Avatar wouldn't sit still, so we had to walk round "cell block H" several times. F*** me, I've made my wife promise me that if I ever get to that stage that she smothers me with a pillow first - one of the most depressing 2 hours of my life - and this is a "good" £800 a week BUPA home...
Rare Bird
02-01-2011, 13:06
Why is it impossible to listern to music while the wife is in! They are totally ignorant beyond belief when your trying to listern, why do they feel the need to put the washing machine on & hoover up etc! :steam:
Why is it impossible to listern to music while the wife is in! They are totally ignorant beyond belief when your trying to listern, why do they feel the need to put the washing machine on & hoover up etc! :steam:
That's why I live alone! Lots of women never seem to be able to settle they have to be constantly pottering around all day until finally they go in the bath or something and you can get an hour's peace.
It's all about our prehistoric ancestors IMHO - the blokes had to go out on the hunt 2-3 days at a time - high intensity activity - so when they came back they sat about doing nothing and conserving energy for the next hunt. The women stayed back at the cave looking after the fire and the kids so were adapted to continuous low intensity work. That's my theory anyway:)
Rare Bird
02-01-2011, 13:53
O yeh i came to the realisation years ago that you can't have an hobby like this unless you live alone.
The Grand Wazoo
02-01-2011, 13:57
Never had that problem myself.
We both like music & when the big system's running, we listen to it together, mostly.
Rare Bird
02-01-2011, 14:00
Your lucky Chris my wife has zero intrest in sitting down to listern to music. I can't imagine a life not being intrested in music, it must be such an empty existence for these people!
Saying that i can't stick television maybe they think the same about me.
O yeh i came to the realisation years ago that you can't have an hobby like this unless you live alone.
Actually did live with a girl for almost 5 years with no problem on that front at all, she liked music and would sit and listen with me or make herself scarce if she thought I wanted a bit of time alone...damned if I know now why I finished it with her....:doh:
No probs with hoovering or washing or general pottering about either! In fact she wouldn't do any house work at all. Something to do with feminism I think...
The Grand Wazoo
03-01-2011, 23:19
Think about this for a minute:
We've just entered a new decade - this is something that we all agree on, is it not?
I spent the latter half of 1999 telling people that the New Year would not see in a new millennium and they all told me I was wrong. The rest of the world, driven on by the media celebrated a new millennium and a good time was had by all.
So, it's official then - a decade is eleven years.
The Vinyl Adventure
04-01-2011, 00:05
It's my birthday in a few days ... Il be 28 ... But im already in my 28th year ... In a few days it will be my 29th ...
For the same reason this is the 21st centry not the 20th
The Grand Wazoo
04-01-2011, 00:55
Yes it is the 21st Century, but on the morning of the 1st January 2000 we hadn't entered the new millennium because we hadn't completed the 2000th year.
The Vinyl Adventure
04-01-2011, 01:14
Yeah... But that wouldn't sit well with daft people would it ...
And anyway the whole year 2000 thing was the big thing what with the "millennium bug" ... They couldn't even name that right though could they ... ...
Stratmangler
04-01-2011, 02:43
Yeah... But that wouldn't sit well with daft people would it ...
My son understands that he was born in the last year of the 20th Century, and he's only 10 years of age.
Daft people are usually much older.......;)
Come on then, who's the biggest daftee on here? Who's head is full of the most stale air?
I could put a good case for a few, including myself! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Stuart Maconie and I are the only people in the entire universe who loath that film - sorry!
PS I'm also the only sole surviror of two people, again in the entire universe, that loath Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' :sofa:
Regards
Just reading old threads-Have to say,I f***ing hate it too!!Was number 1 when I was born apparently too:doh:
Rare Bird
06-01-2011, 11:11
Just reading old threads-Have to say,I f***ing hate it too!!Was number 1 when I was born apparently too:doh:
I detest the word classic within music cos that usually involves all the shyte i hate.
If a quiz is quizzical, then what is a test?
:)
I detest the word classic within music cos that usually involves all the shyte i hate.
'Gonna write a classic...Gonna write it in an attic'...etc.
Says it all really ;)
Anything described as a 'classic', or even worse an 'anthem' is usually popularist, shite, music for the hard of thinking...:doh:
Reid Malenfant
10-01-2011, 14:29
If a quiz is quizzical, then what is a test?
:)
stressful :eyebrows:
The Vinyl Adventure
10-01-2011, 15:57
If a quiz is quizzical, then what is a test?
:)
Testing ...
That little test is a load of balls mate
'Gonna write a classic...Gonna write it in an attic'...etc.
Says it all really ;)
Anything described as a 'classic', or even worse an 'anthem' is usually popularist, shite, music for the hard of thinking...:doh:
Robbie Williams-Angels.........Chav anthem,weddings,funerals,anything where tracksuits and Stella mix with hoopy earings and close family...
The Vinyl Adventure
13-01-2011, 17:02
i have spent a potion of today working with, via email, a chap by the name of "Pablo S. Bentiez" ... if i was south american .. that is the name i would want!!
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