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  • in reply to: Mr. and Mrs. ( or Mr.and Mr. or Ms. andMs. ) #1912629
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    Nah, Mrs Old Shape is pretty much perfect. She took some finding though, I had to discard two other wives and countless other encounters.
    I got to the stage where I did not accept 2nd best, so I hunted until I found the perfect woman.
    ..My mother when I’m ill
    ..A chef in the kitchen
    ..A lady in public
    ..A whore in the bedroom (Or wherever).
    And to top the cake off….my wife HATES shopping, be it for food or clothing.

    So, even if Michelle Pfiffereereffer slithered onto me in that Cat suit, I wouldn’t risk the present Mrs Old shape for a 4 hour session.

    in reply to: New camera advice #448267
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    It’s weird how so many people slate Tamron lenses and yet my 28-300 (the most commonly slated lens) gets me perfectly acceptable, sharp, clear results, and it gives me them consistently. It’s also given fellow forum member Adam Spalding consistently good results when he borrowed it for his recent travels in the US. One thing I have noticed about the basic Canon 75-300 is it can suffer from quite dramatic chromatic abberation, which is something I don’t see to anything like the same degree on the Tamron. The Canon is perhaps a tad sharper than the Tamron but it does suffer in other ways. The 28-300 actually spends most of its time on my EOS 10 film SLR where it performs admirably and I have to say, I find the build quality to be very reasonable and solid. Ahh well… All interesting stuff!

    Paul

    I must have had a Friday afternoon one!

    in reply to: Old Ringway 1970's/90's #466792
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    Steve rowell wrote……………..

    In that case then…………………………………..:D
    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3454765422_778b681757.jpg?v=0

    I had the honour to fly back from Spain in one (To Manc.). It was 1973ish, our holiday company “Clarksons” and their airline Court Line went bust. We got an extra week in Spain at no cost (In same hotel/room), they gave us some spending money and we flew back in a CV990. There were two CV990’s in convoy on the way back, IIRC the 2nd one landed about 15 mins behind us. Any fellow Ringway spotters remember that Saturday? Oh, and we flew out on a Court line 1-11 (The Pink one).

    in reply to: General Discussion #341188
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    Finding out that the leaking hose on my car was actually the steel pipe which passes between Engine and Fan. It was leaking where one of the branch pipes was welded onto it. The chances of finding one at the scrappy are nil, so I made one out of 15mm and 22mm copper pipe. 3 bends, a T joint at an odd angle to the mane plane and a step down from 22mm to 15mm. All soldered. It’s also held on by a copper “P” clip meant for plumbing LoL! It fits, but I don’t know if it leaks yet as I’ve no Anti-freeze to put in the mix. It looks a reet Heath-Robinson affair but I don’t care, the car is 20 years old……artistic integrity can take a hike!
    Oh, and I do know that the copper may now attract the iron molecules from the engine block (The Steel pipe wouldn’t have done) but as I said, at 20 years old it don’t matter.

    in reply to: What made you smile today? #1912751
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    Finding out that the leaking hose on my car was actually the steel pipe which passes between Engine and Fan. It was leaking where one of the branch pipes was welded onto it. The chances of finding one at the scrappy are nil, so I made one out of 15mm and 22mm copper pipe. 3 bends, a T joint at an odd angle to the mane plane and a step down from 22mm to 15mm. All soldered. It’s also held on by a copper “P” clip meant for plumbing LoL! It fits, but I don’t know if it leaks yet as I’ve no Anti-freeze to put in the mix. It looks a reet Heath-Robinson affair but I don’t care, the car is 20 years old……artistic integrity can take a hike!
    Oh, and I do know that the copper may now attract the iron molecules from the engine block (The Steel pipe wouldn’t have done) but as I said, at 20 years old it don’t matter.

    in reply to: General Discussion #341262
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    Today, a walk on the local beach, icey wind blowing the cobwebs off before work tomorrow, then my lad winning a pocketful of Black Jacks/Fruit salads in one of those arcade games…the crane things that NEVER pick up. I tell him every time that all the arcade games are a con-trick, especially the crane things.
    He beamed like a Cheshire cat when it actually did grab!
    (I didn’t go into the actual details of it being a foul-hook LoL)

    in reply to: What made you smile today? #1912794
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    Today, a walk on the local beach, icey wind blowing the cobwebs off before work tomorrow, then my lad winning a pocketful of Black Jacks/Fruit salads in one of those arcade games…the crane things that NEVER pick up. I tell him every time that all the arcade games are a con-trick, especially the crane things.
    He beamed like a Cheshire cat when it actually did grab!
    (I didn’t go into the actual details of it being a foul-hook LoL)

    in reply to: General Discussion #341272
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    The greatest dancing couple of all time
    http://www.skatelog.com/photos/movies/shall-we-dance-poster-242x368.jpg

    No debate there!
    Fred Austerlitz sounded more like a stormtrooper, so he changed it.
    I was watching a prog. the other week about how they perfected the dancing/bouncing canes in the film “Puttin on The Ritz”. Very powerful jet blasts of air, nozzles secreted in the floor.

    Winston at work proclaims “He’s the only white fella looked cool dancin”

    in reply to: The Last Film You Saw….. 3D!!!! #1912804
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    The greatest dancing couple of all time
    http://www.skatelog.com/photos/movies/shall-we-dance-poster-242x368.jpg

    No debate there!
    Fred Austerlitz sounded more like a stormtrooper, so he changed it.
    I was watching a prog. the other week about how they perfected the dancing/bouncing canes in the film “Puttin on The Ritz”. Very powerful jet blasts of air, nozzles secreted in the floor.

    Winston at work proclaims “He’s the only white fella looked cool dancin”

    in reply to: General Discussion #341277
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    Clive Anderson hasn’t got a show at the moment but I’d rate him twenty times more watchable than Ross.

    Moggy

    …but only as a quizmaster in “Who’s line..” or a guest on R4 6:30pm slots or similar.
    Clive was absolutely awful when he tried being the chat show host, I doubt he could do film critique either.

    in reply to: Top Gear sexist…never!!! #1912807
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    Clive Anderson hasn’t got a show at the moment but I’d rate him twenty times more watchable than Ross.

    Moggy

    …but only as a quizmaster in “Who’s line..” or a guest on R4 6:30pm slots or similar.
    Clive was absolutely awful when he tried being the chat show host, I doubt he could do film critique either.

    in reply to: General Discussion #341311
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    I’ve actually ………..is actually how we are meant to write our words, we just changed it to suite people’s preference.
    Sorry for my dork entry … 😮

    Did the study look into the different voicebox shapes of people speaking different languages and accents? There are some languages (Welsh for example) which can never be truly spoken (Purist speaking) unless the voicebox was trained / shaped during its growth.
    Facial shapes is another, prime example is the curled lip of the Scots (Bill Shankley is a prime example). And I’m sure you can’t speak Texan unless your mouth is 5 feet wide.

    in reply to: British/American Accents. #1912833
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    I’ve actually ………..is actually how we are meant to write our words, we just changed it to suite people’s preference.
    Sorry for my dork entry … 😮

    Did the study look into the different voicebox shapes of people speaking different languages and accents? There are some languages (Welsh for example) which can never be truly spoken (Purist speaking) unless the voicebox was trained / shaped during its growth.
    Facial shapes is another, prime example is the curled lip of the Scots (Bill Shankley is a prime example). And I’m sure you can’t speak Texan unless your mouth is 5 feet wide.

    in reply to: General Discussion #341345
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    Sorry to disagree but I think the only person who finds Russell Brand funny is Russell Brand and I’m not alone in that sentiment. I find Jonathon Ross Patronising and extremely childish which is a pity for a man who is so well educated. He seldom speaks with the sense he obviously has

    As for Brand, I’m not a great fan but I happened to be listening to R2 Sat. night over several weeks. It was background stuff whilst I was doing some serious DIY. Tolerable and occasionally very entertaining.

    Nobody said Ross was the best! I said he was worth the money – he draws massive viewing and listening figures. I like his shows, be it the chat, the radio or the film reviews. He is ridiculled for his sexual inuendo….yet the same people accept sexual inuendo from the gay boys such as Norton. Ross is infinately superior to Norton and a darn sight better then any other chat show hosts at the moment.

    in reply to: Top Gear sexist…never!!! #1912845
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    Sorry to disagree but I think the only person who finds Russell Brand funny is Russell Brand and I’m not alone in that sentiment. I find Jonathon Ross Patronising and extremely childish which is a pity for a man who is so well educated. He seldom speaks with the sense he obviously has

    As for Brand, I’m not a great fan but I happened to be listening to R2 Sat. night over several weeks. It was background stuff whilst I was doing some serious DIY. Tolerable and occasionally very entertaining.

    Nobody said Ross was the best! I said he was worth the money – he draws massive viewing and listening figures. I like his shows, be it the chat, the radio or the film reviews. He is ridiculled for his sexual inuendo….yet the same people accept sexual inuendo from the gay boys such as Norton. Ross is infinately superior to Norton and a darn sight better then any other chat show hosts at the moment.

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