Like three people will....

[rob_gould]

Why did the communist drink herbal tea? Because all proper tea is theft.

Cheers

Ian

Tea-hee  ;D

 

[JohnRoberts]

But I still have a box of cassettes I recorded from vinyl back in the 70s, and a tape player in my car. Come to think of it my car CD player has been acting funny lately, may need to take a trip down memory lane, next car trip.

Car tape players are notorious for eating tapes, but I don't have some other higher use for them, so whatever.

JR

I generally try to ignore senior citizen click bait (I already know I'm old), but we don't see much of that here. Reminded by this I dusted off a box of old cassettes that hadn't been touched this century. I just got back from my once a week shopping trip and played a few old cassettes in my car. It was a real pleasure to listen to a friend's first band album project (back when small bands would release cassette tapes instead of vinyl).

Somewhere in that box of cassettes I have the answering machine tape from when some local oversexed teenage girl misdialed my number thinking she was calling her boyfriend and left me a pornographic message, with her phone number.  I called her back and told to stop calling my number or I'd tell her parents, she tried to work on me during that call, so I hung up (she was definitely underage jail bait, and I was not even tempted to talk with her).  Funny now she is probably married with kids.  :

JR 

 

[ruffrecords]

Funny now she is probably married with kids.  :

JR

Do most people still get married over there?  Over here most couples are simply "partners" these days.

Cheers

ian

 

[JohnRoberts]

Do most people still get married over there?  Over here most couples are simply "partners" these days.

Cheers

ian

The way she was talking on the phone I'm pretty sure about the kids, the married, not so certain. 

i hate to generalize about kids today since a lot of it is pejorative (you know kids today blah blah..) , we have plenty around here who can fill us in with their anecdotal real data.

JR

 

[mjrippe]

The pencil? Sure.

Do they still make the tape?  Not so sure

Actually I meant the Bic Stick pen.  Apparently it is now called Cristal: https://www.shopbic.com/products/stationery/pens/MSBP81DC/  Now to dig up my box of cassettes and see how they fit.

 

[PRR]

> I meant the Bic Stick pen

And I knew everybody here would *know* the tool is a BIC, and a pencil a poor substitute.

Dunno if the cartoonist's memory faded, or was avoiding Trademark (and thereby adding another layer for people who get the joke).

 

[mjrippe]

> I meant the Bic Stick pen

And I knew everybody here would *know* the tool is a BIC, and a pencil a poor substitute.

Dunno if the cartoonist's memory faded, or was avoiding Trademark (and thereby adding another layer for people who get the joke).

Actually, most of the non-technically inclined folks I knew DID use pencils.  You know, the folks who were amazed when you spliced their chewed up cassette of The Doors Greatest Hits...

 

[JohnRoberts]

Actually, most of the non-technically inclined folks I knew DID use pencils.  You know, the folks who were amazed when you spliced their chewed up cassette of The Doors Greatest Hits...

back in the day we used whatever we had handy... Yesterday I used my pinky (just barely) and one end of the brush I used to dust off some old cassettes that had been sitting, tape up for decades to firm up the leader that unwound from my brushing away dust.  :-[

I had to remind myself to eject the tape before parking my car, to keep them and the player healthy and happy.

JR

 

[abbey road d enfer]

And I knew everybody here would *know* the tool is a BIC, and a pencil a poor substitute.

I would think Brits used a Biro instead. 
Don't know why Brits did not account for Bic(h). Maybe because he was not a long-lineage baron.
After all, Biro was only the inventor of the roller pen. Bich was the inventor of the cassette winder.  ;D

 

[PRR]

This may work in this crowd.

 

[abbey road d enfer]

Wouldn't the two small circles be included in the yellow one? Maybe I don't get the meaning of "still alive"...
I believe I'm still alive (undead). You too, BTW.

 

[ruffrecords]

We had a very keen new young maths teacher when I was in the fifth form at secondary school. He introduced us to set theory, intersections, unions and so on. We also had a lively discussion on infinity. I wish there had been more inspirational teachers like him.

Cheers

Ian

 

[abbey road d enfer]

We had a very keen new young maths teacher when I was in the fifth form at secondary school. He introduced us to set theory, intersections, unions and so on. We also had a lively discussion on infinity. I wish there had been more inspirational teachers like him.

OTOH I know many people that have been put off by the subject because the teach would just make it plain boring.
I don't know I managed to grab that, particularly in consideration I was in total dereliction regarding school (because of said teach).

 

[JohnRoberts]

Wouldn't the two small circles be included in the yellow one? Maybe I don't get the meaning of "still alive"...
I believe I'm still alive (undead). You too, BTW.

exactly...  +1

JR

PS: my personal Venn diagram is the universe of girls I find attractive, and universe of girls who find me handsome, not much (any?) overlap there. 

 

[abbey road d enfer]

PS: my personal Venn diagram is the universe of girls I find attractive, and universe of girls who find me handsome, not much (any?) overlap there. 

At our age, we don't want too much overlap, do we?

 

[JohnRoberts]

At our age, we don't want too much overlap, do we?

Overlap in that case would be a good thing... But I may not be open to opportunity.

Today while out in my yard making sawdust with a chainsaw ( a huge old pecan tree fell in a storm on friday), a young lady stopped and asked me directions. She was on east college street looking for old college street. I have only lived here 30 years so I didn't recognize "old college". 

She was looking for a rental of a manufactured home  (If you house has wheels you may be a redneck).  The house number she was looking for (#17) is about two digits short of the real house numbers since the 911 house numbering system came into effect decades ago. She said that she lost cell phone service.

If I was smarter (or dumber) I would invited her inside to use my phone. If she was going to mug me, it would have been a good way to go (she was in the big circle I find attractive), but I was not on my game so suggested she drive somewhere that she got cellphone service.  Maybe that's why I will die single..  :

JR 

 

[Gene Pink]

  Maybe that's why I will die single..  :

If you are looking for a mate at this point of your life, you need a larger 'disirable" circle. Perhaps follow Jimmy Soul's advice from 1963, it really is good advice for anyone. Trophy wives = high maintenance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI02MYwwUzM

Gene

 

[JohnRoberts]

If you are looking for a mate at this point of your life, you need a larger 'disirable" circle. Perhaps follow Jimmy Soul's advice from 1963, it really is good advice for anyone. Trophy wives = high maintenance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI02MYwwUzM

Gene

But I know how to cook (I bet that line is sung differently in live performances). ;D

Ironically, singing that song probably got him more pretty girls than he could handle.


JR

 

[pvision]

I don't think there's anyone left in the world who hasn't seen this but, just in case:

The Hot Crazy Matrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbKYcBdVyk

Not PC, yadda yadda but it is darned funny

Nick Froome

 

[JohnRoberts]

Today is my shopping day so one more opportunity to listen to old cassettes I recorded back in the 70s, but only recently fired up. 

today I heard cuts from Eric Burden and the Animals (there is a man), Frank Zappa (trouble coming), Lothar and the hand people (machines), and more...  (buzz the fuzz).

I look forward to more shopping trips, and hearing songs I haven't even thought about for decades. 8)

JR