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Can you say ...... piñata?
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----------------On 12/18/2002 10:01:19 PM m00n wrote:----------------On 12/18/2002 8:45:52 PM JMON wrote:Moon: don't think he meant that they are dead. He lost them in that game of cards -- somebody else has them now!----------------DOH!
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'Twas just a joke! Still have the wife and never had any kids! And I never play cards for large sums of money or humans!
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----------------On 12/18/2002 7:57:19 PM HDBRbuilder wrote:Curmudgeon...I just had to laugh...a BMW R1150GS huh?; Whenever I see one, I am reminded of some of my Canuck buddies who own the GS models...they always lovingly call em their "Gravel Crushers!!"...LOL!...you gotta hear it to really understand the humor in it, though!! LOL! "Let's, uh, hop on our GRAVEL-CRUSHERS and go get some more beer for this evening, while we are still sober, eh?" LOL!----------------
I've never heard that term but it's definitely funny!
I like the "Gravel Crusher", it's kinda fugly unless you like machinery that resembles insects. The suspension is first-rate and the bike handles much better than it would appear to. The fun part is when you blow by (with a full load and saddlebags) some squid on a sportbike while on a tight twisty road. The last time I was at the Deal's Gap area I passed numerous sportbikes in the corners on US129 and the Cherohala Skyway - it drives them absolutely nuts to see a big ugly dirt-bike looking thing out-handle their race replica. I bought the ZZR for those days when only excessive horsepower will do -
Social dilemma:
You are at a business lunch when you are suddenly overcome with an uncontrollable desire to pick your nose. Since this is definitely a no-no, you:
< > 1. Pretend to wave to someone across the room and, with one fluid motion, bury your forefinger in your nostril right up to the fourth joint.
< > 2. Get everyone drunk and organize a nose picking contest with a prize to the one who makes his nose bleed first.
< > 3. Drop your napkin on the floor and when you bend over to pick it up, blow your nose on your sock.
Definitions:
The Kiddie Pick
When you're by yourself and you uninhibitedly twist your forefinger into your nostril with childlike joy and freedom. And the best part is, there's no time limit!
Camouflaged Kiddie Pick
When, in the presence of other people, you wrap your forefinger in a tissue, then thrust it in deep and hold back the smile.
Fake Nose Scratch
When you make believe you've got an itch but you're really trolling the nostril edge for stray boogers.
Making A Meal Out Of It
You do it so furiously, and for so long, you're probably entitled to dessert.
Surprise Pickings
When a sneeze or laugh causes snot to come hurling out of your nose, and you have to gracefully clean it off your shirt.
Autopick
The kind you do in a car, when no one's looking.
Pick Your Brains
Done in private, this is the one where your finger goes in so far, it passes the septum.
Pick And Save
When you have to pick it quickly, just when someone looks away, and then you pocket the snot so they don't catch on to what you did.
Pick And Roll
No explanation needed.
Pick And Flick
Ditto.
Pick And Stick
You wanted it to be a "Pick and Flick," but it stubbornly clings to your fingertip.
Paydirt
The kind where you remove a piece of snot so big, it improves your breathing by 90%.
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This day holds a lot of meaning for me. It was on this day two years ago that I lost my dear wife and children.
I'll never forget that game of cards ....
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I agree with HDBRbuilder: Motorcycle Consumer News is a great magazine and the audio industry could well do with a rag that take's MCN's approach. It would be really refreshing to get honest opinions of audio equipment from a reviewer that isn't worried about losing ad revenue or the editor coming down on him for calling a POS a POS. Will it happen anytime soon ....... nah? I currently subscribe to Stereophile and it's OK but nothing you want to base a purchase on solely, although they do keep up with newer analog stuff. I subscribed to Sound & Vision a while back and thought it absolutely sucked, nothing but boring articles and kiss-up reviews. Didn't renew that subscription. Sound & Vision reminds me of Cycle World magazine - they have never reviewed a product they didn't like (that placed ads with them).
2002 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200
2000 BMW R1150GS
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Paranoia will destroy ya! And your neighbor's dog is sending his instructions telepathically!
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Number 32. The lady lies with her left leg planted firmly on the ground and the right hand waiting .......
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Are audiophile speaker cables REALLY better than zip cord?
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----------------On 12/11/2002 11:55:28 PM prodj101 wrote:I am feeling like shooting the next person that says prod. it obviously says prodj, so get the damn name right.----------------
....... and she slammed the door
In a petulant frenzy!
(A petulant frenzy, this is a petulant frenzy.
I'm petulant, and I'm having a frenzy)
On the sofa she weeps
BOO HOO HOO HOO
She weeps and she weeps
BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO
She weeps and she peeks
Through the curtain .......
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You can get info on Sansui equipment from http://www.classicaudio.com
The other stuff ???
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When I listen to my system...
... I am 15 feet away from the speakers.
... there is padding from the listening chair behind my head
... I sit reclined
... I am sober 98% of the time
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They missed the boat. That promotion idea should have been used for the Mission Impossible movies!
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When the LaScala's pop up (playing organ music?) does Dr. Phibes pop up with them?
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The Rodney Dangerfield of woofers?
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Just had to go check it out and about spit up my Diet Coke when I read their listing's opening propaganda:
"As a pillar of the eBay community, and fellow PowerSeller, Sound Emporium is committed
to upholding and embracing all the core community values that are at the very foundation of eBay.
We are an exceptional Gold PowerSeller whom provides the highest quality customer service and care.
eBay says Sound Emporium maintains a stellar feedback rating of 100% with 229 positives, and 0 negatives.
Our audiophile products are of the highest quality, competitively priced, and include full manufacturer's warranty. "
Unbelievably rude and vacuous e-mail responses from "pillars of the eBay community". If they had sent me those kind of responses and their business was within 100 miles or so of my residence I would have gotten together with some of my more obnoxious biker buds and cruised by for a personal listening session with those imbeciles. Someone should lift up that guy's bangs to check for a scar! And I bet the ambulance-chaser's response was as fake as their representation of their fully warranted products.
Good post Fini, hopefully this will keep other forum members from getting burned by those piles - I mean pillars of the eBay commune.
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----------------On 11/15/2002 6:21:47 PM j-malotky wrote:Remember Microsoft is not a software company, it is a marketing company.Just pray that Microsoft and Bose never merge ...... talk about signs of the apocalypse!
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Here's the money pit!
This mess is wired up a bit unusually (cables behind the racks looks like two octopuses fornicating):
Home theater is via Aragon Soundstage and three Aragon 8008ST amps using Klipschorn mains, Cornwall II center, Heresy surrounds, and a LF-10 sub. Nak DVD, Brand-X (Toshiba) VCR, Rega CD, Aragon tuner, and Linn turntable are the sources.
Straight stereo listening can be done with three methods:
Aragon Soundstage / 8008ST amp / Klipschorns (with above listed sources)
Aragon Soundstage / Palladium II balanced monoblocks / B&W CDM-9NT's (with above listed sources)
McIntosh C-22 / MC-275 / Klipschorns with Nak Dragon CD/DAC, Yamaha PF-800 turntable, and Denon DR-F7 & DR-F6 cassette decks as sources
The Soundstage has both single-ended and balanced outputs, which allows the front channel 8008ST amps to work via single-ended cables and the Palladium II's to connect via balanced cables. The source-switching for the Klipschorns is accomplished via a Niles SAS-1 switching controller. Home theater amp switching is automated via a Mondial RPC-120, the McIntosh amp switching is automated via a Rotel RLC-900. To listen to the B&W's you have to manually switch off the 8008ST's and switch on the Palladium II's. Don't ask how this rig came about, it wasn't planned (no one in their right mind would plan this!) so much as it evolved over the years. The fireplace and sectional sofa in the room screws up listening on the long wall, so speaker and rack placement is somewhat of a compromise for two-channel purposes but works very well with home theater. I just have to remember to not consume alcohol before screwing around with the wiring!
A big thanks goes out to the forum members for providing the info to motivate me get into tubes, I would never have made the leap without the informed opinions and selfless hours of posts by Mobile Homeless, Jazzman, NOS440, Edster00, DeanG, and numerous others (including Fini who keeps it interesting!). I tend to lurk more than post due to time constraints but those out there that do take the time to post should realize that their time and efforts are greatly appreciated.
Overview of right corner: Cornwall II center channel, VPI 16.5 record cleaner, B&W CDM-9NT's, Aragon Palladium II monoblock amps, 1979 Klipsch KC-BR's (only right ones are visible), and equipment racks. The Mobile Fidelity UltrAmp & Linn Kolektor are temporarily unhooked.
Left rack upper section: McIntosh MC-275 Gordon Gow Commemorative amp, Aragon Soundstage pre-pro, Nakamichi DVD-15 player, Aragon 47K phono stage, Aragon 4T2 tuner
Right rack upper section: Linn LP12 turntable, Ittok LVII tonearm, Entre mc cartridge with Van den Hul mods, Nakamichi Dragon CD & controller, McIntosh C-22 preamp (original-not a reissue) in a L52 slant-leg cabinet
Left rack lower section: Aragon 8008ST amplfiers
Right rack lower section: Nakamichi Dragon DAC 96/24, Linn Lingo power supply for LP12, Rega Planet CD player, Denon DR-F7 cassette
Closeup of Linn LP12 turntable and also what no home can do without: "art". Audio Technica tonearm lifter is just visible, this is a lifesaver!
Closeup of Yamaha PF-800 turntable
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cluless,
If you've never heard Tom Lehrer you're in for a treat. Pick up or borrow one of his CD's and be prepared for some modern-sounding semi-sick humor that he wrote back in the late 1950's (1959 I think). The man was very much ahead of his time, plays the piano well, and is very intelligent too! Whenever work gets to be a bee-otch I'll throw on one of his LP's or CD's, it brings a smile to my face in this current politically correct environment.
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How about some Tom Lehrer!
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Opening Remarks (not part of lyrics):
I'd like to take you now on wings of song as it were, and try and help you forget, perhaps, for a while, your drab wretched lives. Here is a song all about springtime in general, and in particular about one of the many delightful pastimes that the becoming of spring affords us all.
Lyrics:
Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes every Sunday a treat for me.
All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Every Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.
When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Everything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.
So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment,
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strych'nine
We feed to a pigeon.
(It just takes a smidgin!)
To poison a pigeon in the park.
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Ebay auction that just ended for a genuine Klipsch coffee mug. Holy @#%$, Batman!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1395664210&rd=1
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What's even more fun is dialing in the VTA on a Rega RB-900. I can remove/replace the arm darn near in the dark, kinda like field-stripping a Colt 1911 45.
It makes VTA adjustment on my Linn Ittok LVII seem easy by comparison, but taking the time to adjust VTA correctly does pay off! -
The left one is for the Dish Network and the right one picks up Direct TV.
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Ah.....I'd like to have an argument, please.
Certainly, Sir. Have you been here before?
No, I haven't. This is my first time.
I see. Well, do you want to have just one argument, or were you thinking of taking a course?
Well, what is the cost?
Well, it's one pound for a five-minute argument but only eight pounds for a course of ten.
Well, I think it would be best if I perhaps started off with just the one and then see how it goes.
Fine. Well, I'll see who's free at the moment. Mr. DeBakey is free but he's a little bit conciliatory. Ah yes, try Mr. Barnard, Room 12.
Thank you.
I like the "Gravel Crusher", it's kinda fugly unless you like machinery that resembles insects. The suspension is first-rate and the bike handles much better than it would appear to. The fun part is when you blow by (with a full load and saddlebags) some squid on a sportbike while on a tight twisty road. The last time I was at the Deal's Gap area I passed numerous sportbikes in the corners on US129 and the Cherohala Skyway - it drives them absolutely nuts to see a big ugly dirt-bike looking thing out-handle their race replica. I bought the ZZR for those days when only excessive horsepower will do 
What happening to odds and mods ????
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