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Whither, when withered, do whitted wags whander? Whut? frank theriault wrote: John, Maybe I was being ironic, and I actually did mean wither. Of course I wasn't, and I did mean whither. I couldn't decide which way it was spelled, so I guessed. I guessed wrong. ...snip
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On 18/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discombobulated: btw, I finally looked up the meaning of discombobulated. I discovered that it basically means the same as confused! Well, now I am really confused because when I noticed that Cotty spelt it as discUmbobulated, I looked it up, and have a look at what it said: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=discumbobulated Read: dental insurance for US residents. lol! This list makes me completely discombobulated... I always thought that it was a word used by that robot in Lost In Space, or am I mistaken here? hmmm, me thinks I sound like a total nutter here - better get my kids some breakfast before they lynch me... Tan, it's just my atroshus speling Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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Hey!! No disparaging remarks about plumbers!! - Original Message - From: gfen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Cotty wrote: Nobody gets up my crack. I didn't know you dropped cameraman infavour of plumbing... -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
Re: OT: Ode to Lacrosse-was:: ok, now I'm cool
Yes but the original version was tougher I believe the Algonquons used it to train for war. frank theriault wrote: John, Oh, I know. And in the US, the outdoor version of lacrosse (what's it called, field lacrosse or grass lacrosse? - no matter) is often played by the fairer sex as well. No matter if played by men or women, the outdoor version is, shall we say, not so much interesting. You have to watch box lacrosse to understand the excitement of the game. Truly, a great game to watch, almost as good as hockey, better than football (american and the rest of the world's), basketball, baseball, archery, ice dancing, biathlon, et al. vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Forbes, being sexist, and clearly defaming the National Sport of Our Great Land, opined: Frank, I'm sorry to say that Lacs is considered a girl's game in the UK. However, it's played by some pretty mean girls. _ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Wouldn't that be down his crack? gfen wrote: On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Cotty wrote: Nobody gets up my crack. I didn't know you dropped cameraman infavour of plumbing...
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On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote: Wouldn't that be down his crack? Somethings are better left unexplored, CottyCrack rates very high on my personal list of such items. -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
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On 19/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote: Wouldn't that be down his crack? Somethings are better left unexplored, CottyCrack rates very high on my personal list of such items. I hereby declare this crack closed. Er, thread. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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On Sat, 2004-04-17 at 16:15, frank theriault wrote: Especially box lacrosse (the indoor game played in a hockey arena - without the ice, of course). That is funny, when there is ice (indoor or outdoor) in the hockey arena here, the game is cancelled:-) -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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- Original Message - From: gfen Subject: Re: OT: Ode to Lacrosse-was:: ok, now I'm cool I always secretly hoped it was curling... -gfen, two days back and already barely on topic. I photographed some curling one time on a Pentax. William Robb
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, William Robb wrote: I photographed some curling one time on a Pentax. The kind with a moustache or the kind with a broom? :) -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:14:04 -0400, you wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? Yes. It's better. It just is. In about a week, or 4000 photos from know, you'll know why. Kiss that poor PZ1p goodbye, it is headed for a lonely life, languishing seldom used in the equipment drawer with all the old soft lenses that seemed like such a bargain at the time, and 4-element 2x teleconverters, and extra 50mm lenses; a camera too good to get rid of but now suddenly requires an expensive consumable which was never before really a factor, just a fact of life. Let's trade pics of our PZ1ps, put them together with the cameras, maybe they won't be so lonely at night. 2.) So, how does this thing work? Good enough, but as with all Pentax cameras, Pentax for some unfathomable reason made it lacking in certain important areas so it is not quite as good as it could have been for the same manufacturing cost. But you'll find out for yourself, the first time it lets you down in flash exposure, or in AF speed, or when the silly AF selector dial gets knocked between detents and thus stops the AF from AFing, or when you go looking for the 100 ISO selection, or the 1/250 flash sync or flash exp comp with your 500 FTZ, or try to view that darn instant review for more than 5 seconds. But you won't be unhappy with it, it has all the basics covered well enough, and the output quality as good as the competition in every respect, and slightly better than the D100 from my own experience. Oh, BTW, the software is truly useless, get something else quick. You will also want Photoshop CS just for the shadow/highlight tool. The bane of digital is blown highlights; keeping them in range can block up the shadows, but the info is there, just needs a little tweaking in the midtones to bring out. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Digital wins hands down - read: instant gratification (I said INSTANT and not SELF before the rude jokes start thanks! vbg) You vaslty underestimate Cotty if you think that's gonna stop him.. (ok, and now I got my first Cotty-crack in, I can safely retire for another year..bwahaha) -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
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On 18/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: Digital wins hands down - read: instant gratification (I said INSTANT and not SELF before the rude jokes start thanks! vbg) You vaslty underestimate Cotty if you think that's gonna stop him.. (ok, and now I got my first Cotty-crack in, I can safely retire for another year..bwahaha) Nobody gets up my crack. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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I didn't know that you drank coffee Tom! lol. For interests sake - why do you say that about particularl comment? I am intrigued, or maybe perplexed, or maybe a bit of both Or maybe I just need some sleep... lol! tan. - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 4:02 AM Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool HEADLINE: Woman in Australia chokes man in US to death via the Internet! (with hot coffee) -- Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? No they are called f-stops not f-sharps! -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
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omg - couldn't help yourself could you?!?! lmao! there's always one in every crowd... unfortunately, at GFM, they'll be plentiful! ;-) tan. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:29 AM Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool On 18/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: Digital wins hands down - read: instant gratification (I said INSTANT and not SELF before the rude jokes start thanks! vbg) You vaslty underestimate Cotty if you think that's gonna stop him.. (ok, and now I got my first Cotty-crack in, I can safely retire for another year..bwahaha) Nobody gets up my crack. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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btw, I finally looked up the meaning of discombobulated. I discovered that it basically means the same as confused! Well, now I am really confused because when I noticed that Cotty spelt it as discUmbobulated, I looked it up, and have a look at what it said: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=discumbobulated Read: dental insurance for US residents. lol! This list makes me completely discombobulated... I always thought that it was a word used by that robot in Lost In Space, or am I mistaken here? hmmm, me thinks I sound like a total nutter here - better get my kids some breakfast before they lynch me... tan. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:29 AM Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool On 18/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: Digital wins hands down - read: instant gratification (I said INSTANT and not SELF before the rude jokes start thanks! vbg) You vaslty underestimate Cotty if you think that's gonna stop him.. (ok, and now I got my first Cotty-crack in, I can safely retire for another year..bwahaha) Nobody gets up my crack. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: OT: Ode to Lacrosse-was:: ok, now I'm cool
- Original Message - From: gfen Subject: Re: OT: Ode to Lacrosse-was:: ok, now I'm cool On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, William Robb wrote: I photographed some curling one time on a Pentax. The kind with a moustache or the kind with a broom? :) I think they had both, now that you ask William Robb
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With less than two outs, and a man on first, a flyball that stays in the infield results in the batter being called immediately out, while the ball is still in the air (ie: before it is caught). This prevents the infielder from dropping the ball on purpose, then getting the easy double play. glad to help, frank PS: Doug, you are indeed cool. But it has nothing to do with the *istD. It's 'cause you're Doug the List Guy. You've been cool all along, you just didn't know it. -f The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ok, now I'm cool Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:14:04 -0400 I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? 2.) So, how does this thing work? 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? 11.) Will my desk now become organized? 12.) Will women now find me attractive? 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
OT: Ode to Lacrosse-was:: ok, now I'm cool
Collin, Say what you will about WNBA or synchronized swimming. Truly, any sport where the participants are marked on the amount of sequins they have on their swimsuits, the amount of hairgel and makeup they wear (I'm talking synch swimming here, not WWF wrestiling, btw), is no sport. But, please, please, please, don't say bad things about lacrosse. Especially box lacrosse (the indoor game played in a hockey arena - without the ice, of course). Lacrosse is kinda like hockey, but more violent. With more goals. And fewer fights. Great entertainment, and those guys have to be strong, in great shape, and tough as hell. Plus, it's officially the National Sport of the Great White North (Canada, for those of you who don't know). Not hockey, as most people think, but lacrosse. Our national sport. True North Strong and Free, baby!! In the spirit of the fine fellowship of the wonderful list, I forgive you for your transgression. I'm assuming that you've never seen a real lacrosse game. vbg with tongue in cheek - but quite serious about the lacrosse stuff cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:58:30 -0400 I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? For you my boy, yes. 2.) So, how does this thing work? Smoke. 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? No. It's not quite as good as sex. Here ... try this Canon... 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? What's a South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? Jack Klugman. 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Go ahead. It's under warranty. 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? I don't see why not. 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? That's the one PS option everyone is asking for. And Benny Hinn can slay you on a moment's notice if needed. 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? Yup. You're now a fake photographer. 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Thirteen, in fact. 11.) Will my desk now become organized? You'll not see any more negatives added to the stack. I promise. Trust me. 12.) Will women now find me attractive? How many (more) women do you want? 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? People often make rhymes with their lips. 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? Sure. Go ahead. 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Who cares. It does. And at least it's not football or some other sad excuse for a sport. Like the WNBA or LaCrosse or synchronized swimming. And in conclusion ... --- be alert for more announcements of this sort -- CUBS WIN _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Ah, sweet irony... All yous 'Murricans on the list, and so far the only two correct answers re: the Infield Fly Rule are from a Brit and a Canuck (ignoring for the moment, the fact that Cotty clearly cheated - at least he tried, and now he knows the rule, so I guess it's all good). Wither the Great American Pastime? vbg cheers, frank PS: could someone explain offside in soccer (sorry, football)? could someone explain cricket (the sport, not the insect)? The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball Oh, go on then, you asked: The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball. If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted. If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball. I love Google. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Frank, I'm sorry to say that Lacs is considered a girl's game in the UK. However, it's played by some pretty mean girls. John On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:15:37 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Collin, Say what you will about WNBA or synchronized swimming. Truly, any sport where the participants are marked on the amount of sequins they have on their swimsuits, the amount of hairgel and makeup they wear (I'm talking synch swimming here, not WWF wrestiling, btw), is no sport. But, please, please, please, don't say bad things about lacrosse. Especially box lacrosse (the indoor game played in a hockey arena - without the ice, of course). Lacrosse is kinda like hockey, but more violent. With more goals. And fewer fights. Great entertainment, and those guys have to be strong, in great shape, and tough as hell. Plus, it's officially the National Sport of the Great White North (Canada, for those of you who don't know). Not hockey, as most people think, but lacrosse. Our national sport. True North Strong and Free, baby!! In the spirit of the fine fellowship of the wonderful list, I forgive you for your transgression. I'm assuming that you've never seen a real lacrosse game. vbg with tongue in cheek - but quite serious about the lacrosse stuff cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:58:30 -0400 I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? For you my boy, yes. 2.) So, how does this thing work? Smoke. 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? No. It's not quite as good as sex. Here ... try this Canon... 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? What's a South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? Jack Klugman. 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Go ahead. It's under warranty. 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? I don't see why not. 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? That's the one PS option everyone is asking for. And Benny Hinn can slay you on a moment's notice if needed. 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? Yup. You're now a fake photographer. 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Thirteen, in fact. 11.) Will my desk now become organized? You'll not see any more negatives added to the stack. I promise. Trust me. 12.) Will women now find me attractive? How many (more) women do you want? 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? People often make rhymes with their lips. 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? Sure. Go ahead. 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Who cares. It does. And at least it's not football or some other sad excuse for a sport. Like the WNBA or LaCrosse or synchronized swimming. And in conclusion ... --- be alert for more announcements of this sort -- CUBS WIN _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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John, Maybe I was being ironic, and I actually did mean wither. Of course I wasn't, and I did mean whither. I couldn't decide which way it was spelled, so I guessed. I guessed wrong. I'm certainly glad you pointed out my error. Thanks! vbg Your knowledge of spelling exceeds your knowledge of lacrosse (or as you Brits so quaintly call it, lacs - you know, I bet it would be a better game if you didn't call it lacs vbg). Nothing serious in this post, so everyone relax... g cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:40:40 +0100 Whether they'll weather your withering or whether whither is what you meant, I wot not. John On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:24:26 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, sweet irony... All yous 'Murricans on the list, and so far the only two correct answers re: the Infield Fly Rule are from a Brit and a Canuck (ignoring for the moment, the fact that Cotty clearly cheated - at least he tried, and now he knows the rule, so I guess it's all good). Wither the Great American Pastime? vbg cheers, frank PS: could someone explain offside in soccer (sorry, football)? could someone explain cricket (the sport, not the insect)? The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball Oh, go on then, you asked: The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball. If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted. If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball. I love Google. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Hi, My British father in law mentioned one time that baseball is a kiddies game called rounders in the UK. I suspect it is cricket for those with a short attention span. No - we have various short games of cricket for that. Normally 20 overs per team, so the game only lasts about 3 hours. The proper game, for the benefit of those who may not know, lasts 5 days. -- Cheers, Bob
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Frank, My knowledge of almost anything exceeds my knowledge of lacrosse, which is, I think, only played in Britain at expensive girls boarding schools, and very viciously at that, or so I'm told. It's only played by girls because it's far too tough for boys. In England, schoolboys prefer to loaf around doing nothing in a green meadow, an activity which is called playing cricket. Cricket was invented by Lord MacCaulay to teach recruits the patience required for a lifetime of doing nothing in the civil service. John On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:52:54 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, Maybe I was being ironic, and I actually did mean wither. Of course I wasn't, and I did mean whither. I couldn't decide which way it was spelled, so I guessed. I guessed wrong. I'm certainly glad you pointed out my error. Thanks! vbg Your knowledge of spelling exceeds your knowledge of lacrosse (or as you Brits so quaintly call it, lacs - you know, I bet it would be a better game if you didn't call it lacs vbg). Nothing serious in this post, so everyone relax... g cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:40:40 +0100 Whether they'll weather your withering or whether whither is what you meant, I wot not. John On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:24:26 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, sweet irony... All yous 'Murricans on the list, and so far the only two correct answers re: the Infield Fly Rule are from a Brit and a Canuck (ignoring for the moment, the fact that Cotty clearly cheated - at least he tried, and now he knows the rule, so I guess it's all good). Wither the Great American Pastime? vbg cheers, frank PS: could someone explain offside in soccer (sorry, football)? could someone explain cricket (the sport, not the insect)? The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball Oh, go on then, you asked: The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball. If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted. If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball. I love Google. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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Hi, Actually, I did play a bit at high school in San Jose. That and sawccer. Bit of track as well. Very unusual to find here in the UK: I have a couple of el-cheapo catcher's mitts and a softball that we throw around a bit. quite common here in London in the parks during summer. I've worked at several places where people organise office picnics and softball games at the weekend. And of course Regent's Park (where the US amabassador lives) and Hyde Park (nearest to the embassy) are often full of marines playing softball. -- Cheers, Bob
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Hi, My knowledge of almost anything exceeds my knowledge of lacrosse, which is, I think, only played in Britain at expensive girls boarding schools, and very viciously at that, or so I'm told. I had a summer job at one such school in 1975, when I was 18. I worked in the gardens of Harrogate Ladies College, mostly trimming hedges by hand, so I developed forearms like Popeye. At the end of the summer I spent 2 days poking the ground of an enormous field with a stick, trying to find the holes where the lacrosse posts go. I learnt to drive around the same place, mainly because my driving instructor was such a lech. Whenever he saw one of the girls he would lean over to me and say Look, Bob Robert. Look at the virgin. -- Cheers, Bob
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Doug - bless you for this merriment! I'd answer the questions, but I could never come up with anything to top what has already been submitted. We could have another contest at GAM - best silly answers to silly questions annsan (leaving the questions in on purpose due to my crazy computer filing system:) ) Doug Brewer wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? 2.) So, how does this thing work? 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? 11.) Will my desk now become organized? 12.) Will women now find me attractive? 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work?
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I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? 2.) So, how does this thing work? 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? 11.) Will my desk now become organized? 12.) Will women now find me attractive? 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work?
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Hi, Luca flipped us, In the eucalyptus, might-a gripped us, but she tipped us OUT 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? When diners who've praised but not tipped us Eat next in this joint in Aegyptus We waiters and cooks Serve them stale rooks In a sauce made from boiled eucalyptus -- Cheers, Bob
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LOL! Norm Doug Brewer wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. snip
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In a message dated 4/16/2004 8:11:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? It's definitely quicker. 2.) So, how does this thing work? The ways and wherefores are beyond us mere mortals. But to operate it, push the button. 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? Only if you photograph the sun. 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? I have no idea. What's the capital of California? Do you know that one? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? It seems I should know this. But that was long ago and far away. 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Sure. But then you'll have made it a film camera. Ergo, it will no longer work as a DSLR. (Or as anything else, for that matter. Maybe a doorstop. Or a bookend.) 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? Maybe if you can play the piano on it if you stick a Muvo in it. 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? God (Goddess) is in everything. So, sure. If you believe in God (Goddess), that is. 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? They probably revoked it long ago. Long, long ago. 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Yes. 11.) Will my desk now become organized? No. 12.) Will women now find me attractive? No. But they may find you funny. Humor has also been known to work. 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? Possibly. 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? Only if they are the kind who carry them around in their rolled up T-shirt shelves. That kind (usually with bulging muscles) always seem willing to share. Seems sort of contradictory, going against stereotype. But there you are. Or possibly they're just dumb. 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Is this a sports reference? THAT'S OT!!! Marnie aka Doe ;-)
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-Original Message- From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12.) Will women now find me attractive? Doug's being modest. He can make young women dance for him on command. tv
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Doug Brewer wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. snip 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? I do believe it was Robin Trower. (BTW, ROTFLMAO!) Best, Stephen
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From: Stephen Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:26 PM Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Doug Brewer wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. snip 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? I do believe it was Robin Trower. Not a bad guess, but it wasn't. Robin Trower joined the band after the record was released and already had become a hit in 1967. Whatever guitar playing there is on AWSoP (I assume we're talking about the original recording) would have been played by one Ray Royer, whom Robin Trower soon was to replace. However, the one question on Whiter Shade of Pale that I for many, many years was trying to get an answer to was: - Who did that great drum playing on Whiter Shade of Pale? In my opinion it is some of the greatest slow tempo rock drum playing there is of that era. I often use it for an example for any drummer to study. Basic, kind of restrained (not flashy) but with a kind of pulsating steady swing to it, which is not that easy to accomplish at such a slow tempo and which - very much overlooked in my opinion - contributed to the overall feeling and success of this late sixties rock classic. If you happen to have this recording in your collection - why don't you give it another listen and concentrate solely on the drum playing. Maybe you'll agree and find the same joy that I have found in it. Early on I learned that, for the recording, the original drummer was replaced by a session drummer, but I knever knew his name. Well finally, through the Procol Harum equivalent of the Pentax net community, I learned that his name is Bill Eyden, a British jazz drummer who also played on three Georgie Fame albums 1966-68, including the hit Yeah, Yeah, as well as with other jazz artists like Sonny Stitt and others around the Ronnie Scott's jazz club scene. Lasse
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On 16/4/04, TACHE-MAN discumbobulated: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. Ok, go on then. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? Yes of course it is. 2.) So, how does this thing work? You open the box, take it out, switch it on. 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? Sort of like, photographic self-abuse? Why not ! :-) 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? Hell, who cares? 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? A very ageing hippy, Robin Trower. 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Yes. 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? You'll be dashing off tunes in no time. Will you have time though with all the self-abuse? 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? If you have opened Photoshop, you have seen God. 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? Depends - will they refund your subs? 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Have a nice guilt trip :-) 11.) Will my desk now become organized? Actually, yes. 12.) Will women now find me attractive? Only if you squeeze the leftovers out of that 'tache. 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? No. Anything rhymes with Benny King. 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? You walk up to them and say 'Hello Bruce (in case they happen to be Australian, can avoid confusion), how'd you fancy giving me your CF cards, and would you like to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy?' 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball Oh, go on then, you asked: The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball. If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted. If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball. I love Google. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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What about Rounders? Norm Rothman, Aric wrote: 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Who cares. It does. And at least it's not football or some other sad excuse for a sport. Like the WNBA or LaCrosse or synchronized swimming. I would hate to see the infield fly rule applied to Curling. Oh, the humanity!
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Doug Brewer wrote: I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? Off and on, now and then, it may or may not be. 2.) So, how does this thing work? It doesn't work. It sits home and eats bonbons while you work to support it. 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? Depends on whether you have a zoom or not. 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? S or D 5.) Who was the guitar player on Whiter Shade of Pale? 6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Sure - it goes in through the front opening where the lens attaches. 7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? No, your mind will be too warped. 8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? No, but you might suffer from food poisoning. At least transform it to Medium Rare before using. 9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? No, they will come and take it away. 10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Are you behind on child support again? 11.) Will my desk now become organized? No no no. You put the photos on the disc, not on the desk! 12.) Will women now find me attractive? No 13.) Does anything rhyme with eucalyptus? Yes 14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? Sure. You can also ask random women for eucalyptus leaves. Neither will get you very far. 15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Quite well.
