Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Tony Moss 

On 06/02/2012 20:17, Richard Mallett wrote:

On 06/02/2012 19:30, Maureen Salmi wrote:

Good morning,

Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for 
wearing huge clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can 
see photos on his Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.


My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.

Maureen


Yes, I can see how that would have been really funny to those who knew 
him.  Now, Tony, how did you get that screen grab from a video clip ?



Hi Richard et al,
  Making a 'Screen Grab' from YouTube is easy 
on a Mac!...and perhaps on a PC too??


First of all I < PAUSED > the video at the critical point, then held 
down keys Ctrl/Shift <4> before dragging a selection box around my 
chosen screen area to yield a crisp 164 KB .png file.  A clever 
'clock-back-in-time' gag now that I understand its relevance Brit-side.


On second thoughts I think Mike is right!...Of course It's a rather odd 
vertical dial...double clever!


Tony M.
---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread David Bell 
If you are running Windows, there's a slick free utility out there: Gadwin 
Print Screen. 
Hit PrintScreen and it let's you capture just what part of the screen you want, 
either to clipboard or to a file, in several formats. 

Dave

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 6, 2012, at 3:58 PM, "Roger Bailey"  wrote:

> Pause the video, press "print screen" to copy the screen to your clipboard, 
> paste it into your document, email or photo program, and crop the clip as 
> required.
> 
> Roger Bailey
> 
> --
> From: "Richard Mallett" <100114@compuserve.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 12:17 PM
> To: "Maureen Salmi" 
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial
> 
>> On 06/02/2012 19:30, Maureen Salmi wrote:
>>> Good morning,
>>> 
>>> Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for wearing 
>>> huge clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can see photos on 
>>> his Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.
>>> 
>>> My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.
>>> 
>>> Maureen
>> 
>> Yes, I can see how that would have been really funny to those who knew him.  
>> Now, Tony, how did you get that screen grab from a video clip ?
>> 
>> -- 
>> --
>> Richard Mallett
>> Eaton Bray, Dunstable
>> South Beds. UK
>> 
>> 
>> ---
>> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
> ---
> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
> 
---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Richard Mallett 

On 06/02/2012 23:58, Roger Bailey wrote:
Pause the video, press "print screen" to copy the screen to your 
clipboard, paste it into your document, email or photo program, and 
crop the clip as required.


Roger Bailey


Thanks for that.  I guess that means being very precise with the 
'trigger finger' :-)


--
--
Richard Mallett
Eaton Bray, Dunstable
South Beds. UK


---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Roger Bailey 
Pause the video, press "print screen" to copy the screen to your clipboard, 
paste it into your document, email or photo program, and crop the clip as 
required.


Roger Bailey

--
From: "Richard Mallett" <100114@compuserve.com>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 12:17 PM
To: "Maureen Salmi" 
Cc: 
Subject: Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial


On 06/02/2012 19:30, Maureen Salmi wrote:

Good morning,

Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for wearing 
huge clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can see photos on 
his Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.


My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.

Maureen


Yes, I can see how that would have been really funny to those who knew 
him.  Now, Tony, how did you get that screen grab from a video clip ?


--
--
Richard Mallett
Eaton Bray, Dunstable
South Beds. UK


---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial


---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

RE: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Schechner, Sara 
Oh, now that I have checked for images of Flavor Flav, I see his propensity to 
wear large clocks and that crazy horned helmet.  It is pretty funny.  --S

From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On 
Behalf Of Maureen Salmi
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:31 PM
To: Tony Moss
Cc: sundial@uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

Good morning,

Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for wearing huge 
clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can see photos on his 
Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.

My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.

Maureen
---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Mike Shaw 
Isn’t that a vertical direct south dial designed for use during Summer Time?

Mike Shaw
53º 22'N 03º02'W
www.wiz.to/sundials


-
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4792 - Release Date: 02/06/12
---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Richard Mallett 

On 06/02/2012 19:30, Maureen Salmi wrote:

Good morning,

Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for 
wearing huge clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can see 
photos on his Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.


My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.

Maureen


Yes, I can see how that would have been really funny to those who knew 
him.  Now, Tony, how did you get that screen grab from a video clip ?


--
--
Richard Mallett
Eaton Bray, Dunstable
South Beds. UK


---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Maureen Salmi 
Good morning,

Nice screenshot!  This is rapper Flavor Flav, who was famous for wearing huge 
clocks around his neck in the 80's and 90's.  You can see photos on his 
Wikipedia page. This is a pretty funny gag.

My daughter identified Flavor Flav; I had no idea.

Maureen



On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Tony Moss  wrote:

> On 06/02/2012 17:13, J. Tallman wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All,
>>  
>> I’m not sure how many of you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, but I thought 
>> I’d write to tell you that there was a “sundial” reference in one of the ads 
>> – did you see it?
>>  
>> For those of you who don’t know, the Super Bowl is a big American cultural 
>> event built around a championship football game (not soccer) and for many, 
>> the commercials are the biggest reason to watch. Since hundreds of millions 
>> of viewers watch the game every year, the commercials can cost up to 3-4 
>> million dollars for a 30 second ad spot and are frequently talked about the 
>> next day, even more than the game itself!
>>  
>> So here is the commercial with the “sundial” reference…and for those of you 
>> who are familiar with enough American pop culture to recognize the character 
>> with the “dial” you might get a chuckle. The rest of you who don’t get the 
>> inside joke will probably be left scratching your head…but the ad is fun and 
>> I am sure most of you will at least recognize the king:
>>  
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcf01QTcO6E&feature=player_embedded
>>  
>>  
>> Best,
>>  
>> Jim Tallman
>> www.artisanindustrials.com
>> jtall...@artisanindustrials.com
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> ---
>> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
>> 
> HI all,
>  It looks more like a 'none-dial' to me.  Screen grab attached.
> Sara is right about Elton J. but he might have changed out of his everyday 
> clothes and shoes for the event.
> 
> Tony Moss
> 
> ---
> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
> 

---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

RE: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Schechner, Sara 
I recognized the king as Elton John; the singer, Melanie Amaro, I'm told is a 
winner of X-Factor, a reality singing show.  But I also do not know who the 
dial-chested fellow was. Pray tell.

So much for my grasp of modern pop culture!  Ask me about sundials and pop 
culture a few centuries ago

Sara

From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On 
Behalf Of Richard Mallett
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:13 PM
To: J. Tallman
Cc: Sundial Mailing List
Subject: Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

On 06/02/2012 17:13, J. Tallman wrote:
Hello All,

I'm not sure how many of you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, but I thought 
I'd write to tell you that there was a "sundial" reference in one of the ads - 
did you see it?

For those of you who don't know, the Super Bowl is a big American cultural 
event built around a championship football game (not soccer) and for many, the 
commercials are the biggest reason to watch. Since hundreds of millions of 
viewers watch the game every year, the commercials can cost up to 3-4 million 
dollars for a 30 second ad spot and are frequently talked about the next day, 
even more than the game itself!

So here is the commercial with the "sundial" reference...and for those of you 
who are familiar with enough American pop culture to recognize the character 
with the "dial" you might get a chuckle. The rest of you who don't get the 
inside joke will probably be left scratching your head...but the ad is fun and 
I am sure most of you will at least recognize the king:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcf01QTcO6E&feature=player_embedded


Best,

Jim Tallman
www.artisanindustrials.com
jtall...@artisanindustrials.com





---

https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial



The character at the end wasn't on long enough for me to recognise him.  I 
guess the king was Reg Dwight from Pinner, judging by the glasses.  Don't know 
the girl - not Aretha Franklin, who recorded 'Respect' in my young day.



--

--

Richard Mallett

Eaton Bray, Dunstable

South Beds. UK
---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: "Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread Richard Mallett 

On 06/02/2012 17:13, J. Tallman wrote:


Hello All,

I'm not sure how many of you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, but I 
thought I'd write to tell you that there was a "sundial" reference in 
one of the ads -- did you see it?


For those of you who don't know, the Super Bowl is a big American 
cultural event built around a championship football game (not soccer) 
and for many, the commercials are the biggest reason to watch. Since 
hundreds of millions of viewers watch the game every year, the 
commercials can cost up to 3-4 million dollars for a 30 second ad spot 
and are frequently talked about the next day, even more than the game 
itself!


So here is the commercial with the "sundial" reference...and for those 
of you who are familiar with enough American pop culture to recognize 
the character with the "dial" you might get a chuckle. The rest of you 
who don't get the inside joke will probably be left scratching your 
head...but the ad is fun and I am sure most of you will at least 
recognize the king:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcf01QTcO6E&feature=player_embedded

Best,

Jim Tallman

www.artisanindustrials.com 

jtall...@artisanindustrials.com 



---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial



The character at the end wasn't on long enough for me to recognise him.  
I guess the king was Reg Dwight from Pinner, judging by the glasses.  
Don't know the girl - not Aretha Franklin, who recorded 'Respect' in my 
young day.


--
--
Richard Mallett
Eaton Bray, Dunstable
South Beds. UK

---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

"Sundial" reference in Super Bowl commercial

2012-02-06 Thread J. Tallman 
Hello All,

 

I'm not sure how many of you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, but I thought
I'd write to tell you that there was a "sundial" reference in one of the ads
- did you see it?

 

For those of you who don't know, the Super Bowl is a big American cultural
event built around a championship football game (not soccer) and for many,
the commercials are the biggest reason to watch. Since hundreds of millions
of viewers watch the game every year, the commercials can cost up to 3-4
million dollars for a 30 second ad spot and are frequently talked about the
next day, even more than the game itself!

 

So here is the commercial with the "sundial" reference.and for those of you
who are familiar with enough American pop culture to recognize the character
with the "dial" you might get a chuckle. The rest of you who don't get the
inside joke will probably be left scratching your head.but the ad is fun and
I am sure most of you will at least recognize the king:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcf01QTcO6E&feature=player_embedded

 

 

Best,

 

Jim Tallman

www.artisanindustrials.com  

jtall...@artisanindustrials.com

 

---
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial