On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:08:51 PM Dave did opine: > On 7/26/2011 3:21 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 03:14:33 PM Dave did opine: > >> On 7/26/2011 2:48 PM, gene heskett wrote: > >>> Perhaps a BBLB machine? > >> > >> OK.. what is BBLB? I must have not been paying attention at some > >> point (according to my wife this happens frequently). ;-) > >> > >> Dave > > > > Chuckle, Dave, you amaze me. Built By Lowest Bidder. ;-) > > > > That abbreviation has been around since 1951 that I know of, > > proclaimed by a disparaging Zenith tv print adv, pointing a finger at > > an un-identified but obviously Muntz tv, and likely much older than > > that. > > > > Schools today, sigh... > > > > Cheers, gene > > Not to date anything... but I also did a web search and got something > about Big Brother.... ;-) > > That's ok.. my high school electronics teacher was well versed in tube > powered electronics.. My optional project in that class was a tube > based audio amplifier and he often talked about Muntz televisions > although I really don't remember why??
Muntz was a use car peddler that thought he'd make some money with this new-fangled thing called TV. So he designed the cheapest possible tv that still worked. Then he started taking parts out of it, and if it still worked, that part never went back in. > I think he used to repair them. I hope he saw the error of his ways. I got stuck trying to make one of them work well enough you could watch the Texaco Playhouse on it without getting up to re-sync the picture every 2 or 3 minutes. It was hopeless without putting in some of the missing parts. The best thing they were good for was getting people off the couch. Thank God And Greyhound, he only lasted about 18 months, sued into bankruptcy I believe by dealers trying to collect the warranty work due them. > He was > a fond collector of BMW Isetta 3 wheeled cars also. (No kidding) Now that was a cute concept, even almost sensible, but wasn't at all safe in the long run. Too much mechanical monkey business with that front door that carried the steering and such. I might, if I had indoor storage, see if I could find one that hadn't been smunched or rusted & keep it for antique shows, trailering it back & forth . Today, I think the Carrara, also a 3 wheeler that I understand you need to be schooled in driving before they will sell you one, may be both better built and safer. I personally am not at all comfortable on something that looks like a bike, but doesn't roll into the corners. I tried to get used to driving the nephews 4 wheelers around his dairy farm, can't do it, the old biker instinct to steer into the lean can't be gotten away from when you've half a million miles on 2 wheels on your personal log. That, and the thumb throttle, dumbest thing I ever saw. > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) I'm very old-fashioned. I believe that people should marry for life, like pigeons and Catholics. -- Woody Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
