{OT} Oh, Boy! New toy! (NOT a car!)

"Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an Early
>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers on
>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four channels
>> worked.
>>
>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel receivers
>> that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound so it
>> appears
>> to be 4 channels.
>>
>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>
>>
>
> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>
> Natalie
>

Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.

Charles of Schaumburg

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:51:19 -0500, mark_digital© wrote:

> When does your insurance renew? There's going to be a 12% decrease for
> those who renew after March. But if you renew between January and March
> your rate will remain the same. Won't see the decrease until 2008. This
> was all determined back in 2004. Guess the powers that be were partying
> with Kennedy ?


April! April! My Policy renews in April!!!! Wooooo-Hooooo!
I saw that on Channel 22 the other day!

BTW, did you see Lynn tonight? Gee, she didn't have to sneak up on a glass
of water tonight!

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:10:10 -0500, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]
>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an Early
>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers on
>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four channels
>> worked.
>>
>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>> so it appears to be 4 channels.
>>
>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>
>>
>>
> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>
> Natalie


LOL! As I told someone in another group, I can get a bit 'enthusiastic' at
times.

It has an issue with one speaker connection, and I had to redo the WHOLE
room to make a place for it to fit in, and I'm taking a break right now. I
still have one speaker to wire up, but it sounds GREAT! I can't hardly
turn it up above '1' on the volume levels!

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:

> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]g...
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news[email protected]
>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an Early
>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers on
>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four channels
>>> worked.
>>>
>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>>> so it appears
>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>
>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>
>> Natalie
>>
>>
> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>
> Charles of Schaumburg


If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
"Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...

Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start transformer...

"Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>snip<
> April! April! My Policy renews in April!!!! Wooooo-Hooooo!
> I saw that on Channel 22 the other day!
>
> BTW, did you see Lynn tonight? Gee, she didn't have to sneak up on a glass
> of water tonight!
>
>

It took awhile before I understood the joke. I didn't see her. I've been
busy helping my wife bake her first bread in a new breadmachine. I mean, I
was so impressed by what I could see thru the view window I couldn't get out
of the kitchen.
I'm a stickler for accuracy so I change volumns to weights. Unfortunately,
come the warmer months and change in the humidity and I'll be back to square
one. Ever wonder why your favorite pizza joint can't make great pizza ALL
the time? It's the weather!!
I was at my insurance agent's office just two days ago and he never
mentioned this reduction. I learned it through the newspaper. Mine renews
in January. Maybe he wanted to avoid an arguement

"Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>
>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news[email protected]
>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an Early
>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers on
>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four channels
>>>> worked.
>>>>
>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>>>> so it appears
>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>
>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>>
>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>
>
> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>
> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start transformer...
>
>

GAH!

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>>
>>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]
>>>>
>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news[email protected]
>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>> Early
>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers
>>>>> on
>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>> channels
>>>>> worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>>>>> so it appears
>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
>>
>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>
>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>> transformer...
>>
>
> GAH!
>
> Natalie
>

I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning oneself)

Charles of Schaumburg

"n5hsr" ...
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>
>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>> Early
>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>> channels
>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>> sound
>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>
>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>
>>>
>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>> any
>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>
>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>> transformer...
>>>
>>
>> GAH!
>>
>> Natalie
>>
>
> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning oneself)
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
>
Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded phony,
like that one.

I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just too
painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying thing
in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British accents
(Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit to do a
southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary Oldman in "The
Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip once! Kenneth
Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but his then-wife Emma
Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as "Primary Colors". Her
acting was great in both pix, but her American accent is straight from
hunger. At least it was then; she may be better now.

LOL

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
>
> "n5hsr" ...
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>
>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>>> any
>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>> transformer...
>>>>
>>>
>>> GAH!
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>
>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>> oneself)
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
> phony, like that one.
>
> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just too
> painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying thing
> in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British accents
> (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit to do a
> southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary Oldman in "The
> Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip once! Kenneth
> Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but his then-wife
> Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as "Primary Colors".
> Her acting was great in both pix, but her American accent is straight from
> hunger. At least it was then; she may be better now.
>
> LOL
>
> Natalie
>

And I'll bet you're not even going to bat your eyes at me, either!

Charles of Schaumburg

"n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>>
>> "n5hsr" ...
>>>>
>>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>>>>> speakers on
>>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>>>> any
>>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>>> transformer...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GAH!
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>>
>>>
>>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>>> oneself)
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>
>> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
>> phony, like that one.
>>
>> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
>> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just
>> too painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying
>> thing in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British
>> accents (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit to
>> do a southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary Oldman in
>> "The Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip once! Kenneth
>> Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but his then-wife
>> Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as "Primary
>> Colors". Her acting was great in both pix, but her American accent is
>> straight from hunger. At least it was then; she may be better now.
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> Natalie
>>
>
> And I'll bet you're not even going to bat your eyes at me, either!
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
>
FINE

*batting eyes*

Natalie

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:48:12 -0500, mark_digital© wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>>snip<
>> April! April! My Policy renews in April!!!! Wooooo-Hooooo! I saw that
>> on Channel 22 the other day!
>>
>> BTW, did you see Lynn tonight? Gee, she didn't have to sneak up on a
>> glass of water tonight!
>>
>>
>>
> It took awhile before I understood the joke. I didn't see her. I've been
> busy helping my wife bake her first bread in a new breadmachine. I mean, I
> was so impressed by what I could see thru the view window I couldn't get
> out of the kitchen.
> I'm a stickler for accuracy so I change volumns to weights. Unfortunately,
> come the warmer months and change in the humidity and I'll be back to
> square one. Ever wonder why your favorite pizza joint can't make great
> pizza ALL the time? It's the weather!!
> I was at my insurance agent's office just two days ago and he never
> mentioned this reduction. I learned it through the newspaper. Mine renews
> in January. Maybe he wanted to avoid an arguement


That blows. That means you have to wait until Next year for the reduction

Yeah, they said this on 22 the other night, and I couldn't remember when
mine came up, but then I remember when I made my last payment that she
said, "Well, your paid up until April! COOL!

Yeah, and Lynn was *almost* cute! I don't know who does her hair and
makeup on weekends, but they should KEEP that person!

One time I was watching it with my Mom and I went GAAAH! She said, "What"
I told her to look at the TV...SHE went GAAAH! (I think it was around
Halloween, IIRC...

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:58:20 -0500, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> "n5hsr" ...
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>
>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>>>> speakers on
>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>>> any
>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>> transformer...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> GAH!
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>>
>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>> oneself)
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
> phony, like that one.
>
> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just too
> painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying thing
> in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British accents
> (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit to do a
> southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary Oldman in "The
> Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip once! Kenneth
> Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but his then-wife
> Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as "Primary Colors".
> Her acting was great in both pix, but her American accent is straight
> from hunger. At least it was then; she may be better now.
>
> LOL
>
> Natalie


Or Peter Sellers doing an American Accent in Dr. Strangelove...

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:39:00 -0500, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> "n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>>>
>>> "n5hsr" ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>>>>>> speakers on
>>>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of
>>>>>>>>> the speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all
>>>>>>>>> four channels
>>>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there
>>>>>> aren't any
>>>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>>>> transformer...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> GAH!
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>>>> oneself)
>>>>
>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>
>>> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
>>> phony, like that one.
>>>
>>> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
>>> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just
>>> too painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most
>>> annoying thing in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad
>>> British accents (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The
>>> best Brit to do a southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was
>>> Gary Oldman in "The Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him
>>> slip once! Kenneth Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead
>>> Again" but his then-wife Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie,
>>> as well as "Primary Colors". Her acting was great in both pix, but her
>>> American accent is straight from hunger. At least it was then; she may
>>> be better now.
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>>
>> And I'll bet you're not even going to bat your eyes at me, either!
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
> FINE
>
> *batting eyes*
>
> Natalie


NOW, about those Bikini shots...

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:52:41 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news[email protected]

>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an Early
>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers on
>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four channels
>>>> worked.
>>>>
>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>>>> so it appears to be 4 channels.
>>>>
>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!

I thought Computers skipped from Stereo straight to 5.1 Surround.
You'll need something for the center channel and the Sub.

>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>> Natalie
>>
>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>> Charles of Schaumburg

Guys have Geek Fumes. And Gals try putting thick fuzzy seatcovers
on all of the toilets in the world, in a poorly disguised conspiracy
to ensure the lid will not stay up on it's own.

In other words, fuhgeddaboudit, we're on to that one - and we're all
going to Stand Up for our rights to Stand Up...

>If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
>"Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>
>Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start transformer...

Oil burner transformer? Piker.

Hell, you need a 15KV "Franceformer" neon sign transformer - like
this one I keep tripping over. Need to bend up some coathangers,
practice my menacing "Muahahaha!!", clip a 'Killer Cord' to the
primary lugs, and see if it works...

--<< Bruce >>--

"Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>>>
>>> "n5hsr" ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>>>>>> speakers on
>>>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>>>>> any
>>>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>>>> transformer...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> GAH!
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>>>> oneself)
>>>>
>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>
>>> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
>>> phony, like that one.
>>>
>>> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
>>> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just
>>> too painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying
>>> thing in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British
>>> accents (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit
>>> to do a southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary
>>> Oldman in "The Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip
>>> once! Kenneth Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but
>>> his then-wife Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as
>>> "Primary Colors". Her acting was great in both pix, but her American
>>> accent is straight from hunger. At least it was then; she may be better
>>> now.
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>
>> And I'll bet you're not even going to bat your eyes at me, either!
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
> FINE
>
> *batting eyes*
>
> Natalie
>

Oh Natalie, when you bat your eyes at me, I feel week in the knees. . . . .

Fwaping myself preemptively.

Charles

"Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:58:20 -0500, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>
>>
>> "n5hsr" ...
>>>>
>>>> "Hachiroku ????":
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" ...
>>>>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>>>>> Early
>>>>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>>>>> speakers on
>>>>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>>> worked.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>>>>> sound
>>>>>>>> so it appears
>>>>>>>> to be 4 channels.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't
>>>>> any
>>>>> "Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>>>> transformer...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> GAH!
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I expected something more on the lines of "Ah do declah" (fanning
>>> oneself)
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>
>> Oh please - back when I still had a southern accent, it never sounded
>> phony, like that one.
>>
>> I can't even bear to watch that movie with those terrible accents and
>> stereotypes! I *know* it reflects the time it was made, but it's just
>> too
>> painful to watch. A bad southern accent is easily the most annoying
>> thing
>> in the world - second only to Americans doing really bad British accents
>> (Drew Barrymore in "Ever After") or vice versa. The best Brit to do a
>> southern/southwestern-type accent I've ever heard was Gary Oldman in "The
>> Fifth Element" He was dead-on. Never heard him slip once! Kenneth
>> Branaugh (sp?) did a damned good job in "Dead Again" but his then-wife
>> Emma Thompson was terrible in the same movie, as well as "Primary
>> Colors".
>> Her acting was great in both pix, but her American accent is straight
>> from hunger. At least it was then; she may be better now.
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> Natalie
>
>
> Or Peter Sellers doing an American Accent in Dr. Strangelove...
>

Mein Fuhrer, it is a miracle!

And who can forget the picture of Slim Pickens riding the bomb down.

Charles of Schaumburg

"Bruce L. Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:52:41 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]
>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news[email protected]
>
>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>> Early
>>>>> '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some speakers
>>>>> on
>>>>> the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was one of the
>>>>> speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all four
>>>>> channels
>>>>> worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the sound
>>>>> so it appears to be 4 channels.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>
> I thought Computers skipped from Stereo straight to 5.1 Surround.
> You'll need something for the center channel and the Sub.
>
>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>> Natalie
>>>
>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>
> Guys have Geek Fumes. And Gals try putting thick fuzzy seatcovers
> on all of the toilets in the world, in a poorly disguised conspiracy
> to ensure the lid will not stay up on it's own.
>
> In other words, fuhgeddaboudit, we're on to that one - and we're all
> going to Stand Up for our rights to Stand Up...
>
>>If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
>>"Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>
>>Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start transformer...
>>
>
> Oil burner transformer? Piker.
>
> Hell, you need a 15KV "Franceformer" neon sign transformer - like
> this one I keep tripping over. Need to bend up some coathangers,
> practice my menacing "Muahahaha!!", clip a 'Killer Cord' to the
> primary lugs, and see if it works...
>
> --<< Bruce >>--
>

You guys reminded me, I should be working on my straight key setup for
Straight Key Night.

Charles of Schaumburg.

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:21:22 +0000, Bruce L. Bergman wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:52:41 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:56:48 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>>> "Wickeddoll®" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> message news:[email protected]
>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news[email protected]
>
>>>>> Went to my favorite place yesterday...Salvation Army. They had an
>>>>> Early '80's Realistic receiver there for $5. I tried it with some
>>>>> speakers on the shelf and only one side worked, then realized it was
>>>>> one of the speakers that was bad. When I used two good speakers, all
>>>>> four channels worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4 channels. Four discrete channels. It's one of those 4 channel
>>>>> receivers that can use a true 4 channel input, or synthesize the
>>>>> sound so it appears to be 4 channels.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I have a 4 channel sound card, this could be interesting!
>
> I thought Computers skipped from Stereo straight to 5.1 Surround.
> You'll need something for the center channel and the Sub.

I can configure it for 2, 4, 6, 7 or 8 channels.
Shoot, I have 2 more receivers hanging around, and another pair of
speakers. But I've run out of room...



>
>>>> *overwhelmed by geek fumes*
>>>> Natalie
>>>
>>> Then never come by my apartment. The geek fumes are overwhelming.
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>
> Guys have Geek Fumes. And Gals try putting thick fuzzy seatcovers
> on all of the toilets in the world, in a poorly disguised conspiracy to
> ensure the lid will not stay up on it's own.
>
> In other words, fuhgeddaboudit, we're on to that one - and we're all
> going to Stand Up for our rights to Stand Up...
>
>>If she ever saw my cellar she'd have a FIT! But at least there aren't any
>>"Jacob's Ladders" around to give the place 'atmosphere'...
>>
>>Hmmm...wait a minute...what did I do with the Furnace Start
>>transformer...
>
> Oil burner transformer? Piker.

Hey, I'm thinking back to my Electronics Lab days in school. Got something
better?

>
> Hell, you need a 15KV "Franceformer" neon sign transformer - like
> this one I keep tripping over. Need to bend up some coathangers, practice
> my menacing "Muahahaha!!", clip a 'Killer Cord' to the primary lugs, and
> see if it works...

Ah...you do!



>
> --<< Bruce >>--