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1: Inmate Central, Best Wishes for a great 4th of July Independence Day (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-07-04, 01:15:03 (105.225.192.230)
To all who qualify, may the day be enjoyable, memorable and free of stress. .......
2: Tweakers' Asylum, DIY Speaker Stands (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-06-30, 01:56:57 (105.225.192.230)
Trying my hand at DIY speaker stands for a pair of Monitor Audio BR2 standmount speakers... Pillar sections on each stand can be mass-loaded with sand or lead shot (sand initially to keep down cost .......
3: Computer Audio Asylum, Trying something different... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-05-21, 12:51:05 (105.227.130.179)
I have two desktop system and the older unit (Core i7-3700) is configured with an Asus HDAV 1.3 PCIe sound card feeding a Corsair SP-2500 2.1 powered speaker set. The newer unit (Core i7-5820) was "bu .......
4: Inmate Central, Alfetta & Giulietta models too... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-03-24, 03:02:15 (105.227.130.21)
Back in the late 1970s/early 1980s, I had two Alfas - the first, a 1978 Alfetta 1800; the second, a 1983 Giulietta 2000. Both cars had the De Dion rear-end as shown in the picture - with the gearbox a .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: Missing wife? Correct aim and fire again! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-03-24, 02:28:20 (105.227.130.21)
.. .......
6: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: PS Audio Sprout vs classic Harman Kardon pm650 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-24, 08:41:21 (105.228.110.245)
In January, I had to take in my main rig pre-amp after a thunderstorm and while at the local distributor, I spotted a PS Audio Sprout on demo driving a pair Sonus Faber Chameleons. The source was some .......
7: Inmate Central, The Blue Train (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-05, 11:47:21 (105.227.6.219)
In late 1979, I was transferred from Cape Town to Johannesburg and had to investigate the permutations for the re-location. This re-location process included two major components: one, moving myself p .......
8: Inmate Central, Class 15F 4-8-2 locomotive (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-05, 10:59:05 (105.227.6.219)
Does this qualify for "Locomotive of the Day"? .......
9: Inmate Central, Blue Train (c 1952) with Class 15F 4-8-2 locomotive (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-05, 10:57:27 (105.227.6.219)
The Blue Train runs between Cape Town and Pretoria with a stop in Johannesburg. First started back in the 1920s, the Blue Train has become well-known around the globe for offering 5-Star rail accommod .......
10: Inmate Central, All the best from Jhbg! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-04, 21:42:43 (105.184.35.124)
Safe passage through the cutlery-infested world of medicine! .......
11: Inmate Central, Concerto for Cacophone & Orchestra? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2016-02-04, 21:41:15 (105.184.35.124)
You know - that one instrument that is the essential ingredient of any cacophony... .......
12: Inmate Central, Good Lord! Buffalo Bilbo - Hobbit of the Panhandle! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-12-29, 22:12:05 (105.227.131.91)
. .......
13: Inmate Central, Merry Christmas from a hot Johannesburg... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-12-24, 22:33:07 (105.226.67.35)
... where the mercury has been sitting the mid-30 deg C range for too long. Have a truly great Christmas and... Please try to refrain from shooting down sleighs pulled by reindeer and piloted by some .......
14: Inmate Central, "If you think that's bad, you should see what the other end is doing..." (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-12-15, 10:52:11 (105.225.194.116)
Or, "Tell that snake-charmer to stop playing that syncopated rhythm!" .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: (2 weeks before) Black Friday buy (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-11-28, 22:58:52 (105.228.109.82)
SWMBO started dropping hints that "all her friends had tablets" and that - without her very own tablet - she was beginning to feel "left out of things". Having tried the once-successful ploy of dressi .......
16: Inmate Central, Neighbour/Mate came home with a new(-ish) car... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-11-22, 05:29:02 (105.228.109.82)
A 2014-build BackDraft Racing Cobra body & chassis with a 379 cu in (6.2 ltr) V8 (of indeterminate origin but believed to be a Ford Boss unit) bored out to 427 cu in (7.0 ltr). Gearbox is a manual tra .......
17: Inmate Central, Re: We have approximately 70,000 thoughts per day. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-11-22, 05:04:59 (105.228.109.82)
One missing word can severely impact the meaning... Should read "We EACH have approximately 70,000 thoughts per day." Having said that, I can think of some countries where the lack of the word "EACH" .......
18: Inmate Central, Some philosophical ruminations... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-09-09, 02:07:55 (105.229.89.43)
It was Charles Saatchi who came up with this philosophical gem: "Perfect Health is merely the slowest way to die" My recent experiences have resulted in some corollaries to this: "Cancer is Nature's w .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: Plan B!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-09-05, 02:28:10 (105.229.89.43)
What puts things into perspective about situations like this are when you - at almost 70 years of age and with a good life behind you - sit in a chemotherapy treatment room and see youngsters in their .......
20: Inmate Central, Plan B!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-09-04, 04:10:12 (105.228.19.44)
Plan A turned out to not be an option - cancer has decided to go walk-about and has taken up residence in the peritoneum (a location that does not show up adequately under a PET scan). Looking back wi .......
21: Inmate Central, Tomorrow's surgical procedure (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-08-31, 05:35:11 (105.226.67.54)
Well, the day is almost upon me... In June 2014, I was diagnosed with cancer of the lower esophagus and, since then, have had 9 weeks of chemotherapy followed by a break followed by 6 weeks of radiati .......
22: Inmate Central, Niceland (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-08-30, 02:18:04 (105.226.67.54)
. .......
23: Inmate Central, Which leaves you with zip, nada? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-08-22, 02:01:28 (105.228.19.211)
Ya got male! :) .......
24: Inmate Central, E-Mail address lost when system bombed... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-08-21, 04:09:53 (105.228.19.211)
... during automated Windows10 upgrade... :( If you still have my email address, would you drop me a line? Dave .......
25: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks for the support! Back home now, sore and moving slowly. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-08-20, 05:16:54 (105.228.19.211)
Glad to hear that you're out and on the mend and here's wishing that all body parts are soon back in full working order... My sojourn in hospital begins on Tuesday, 1st September - 8-10 hours on the t .......
26: Inmate Central, Saddened by the news... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-06-30, 11:47:32 (105.227.5.129)
... of Mikee's passing which I only caught thanks to an e-mail from JimK as I've sorta cut myself off for personal reasons. Mikee was one of the really good ones from planet Earth and he will be misse .......
27: Inmate Central, I can relate to taking the dog for a walk, but.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2015-04-19, 03:42:16 (105.184.251.229)
... from an aircraft at 10,000ft? (Small wonder the pooch was fitted with a muzzle) :) .......
28: Inmate Central, June 1969: Joined Burroughs and 'met' first computer... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-08-28, 23:11:53 (105.224.211.244)
... which was a Burroughs B500 running at a local service bureau. The central processor chassis was the size of one of those Suzuki SUVs and had a maximum RAM capacity (non-volatile magnetic core memo .......
29: Inmate Central, "My wife, she has a slight drinking problem"?? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-08-17, 12:46:23 (105.229.31.145)
. .......
30: Inmate Central, Gratuitous cuteness anyone? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-07-20, 12:26:37 (105.229.226.51)
Anyone who posts "Aw!" will be shot at dawn! (But it really is kinda cute, isn't it?) .......
31: Inmate Central, Sadly, James Garner RIP at age 86 - he will be missed (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-07-20, 12:20:19 (105.229.226.51)
Particularly for his laconic style and well-developed characters. Cheers Jim! Enjoy the next life! .......
32: Inmate Central, Hi Murray... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-07-13, 00:21:02 (105.184.67.207)
Audio media files account for just over 2TB (first rips were to MP3 but found SQ inadequate, so second round was to FLAC - much better) Kept the MP3s for car playback. The Ears clan girls all survive .......
33: Inmate Central, It would seem that I've gone a bit overboard... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-07-12, 23:50:28 (105.184.67.207)
After >40 years in IT, I have learned various lessons regarding backup copies of data... Current desktop system drive configuration: a. System Drive: 1 x SATA6G 256GB SSD b. Office Drive: 1 x SATA6G 7 .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: Charly (the movie) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-06-27, 09:59:18 (105.224.210.84)
"Charly" was one of those rare cases where the movie came pretty close to the book ("Flowers for Algernon") in terms of quality - although it has not aged all that well. Cliff Roberson's performance i .......
35: Inmate Central, Sad to hear - "Flowers for Algernon" a brilliant work (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-06-19, 08:48:52 (105.184.102.93)
. .......
36: Inmate Central, One for Bruce? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-05-18, 03:35:51 (105.224.211.69)
Some gratuitous cuteness for a friend... .......
37: Inmate Central, Weight-loss? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-05-14, 07:33:36 (105.229.226.196)
It sounds like you're fading away, old son... Me too - down, in six months, from 93Kg (204lbs) to 76Kg (168lbs) - a loss of 17Kg (36lbs), while the waist has shrunk from a 46" to a 40"... All thanks t .......
38: Inmate Central, RE: El Five-O (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-05-08, 14:37:45 (105.227.5.183)
That would amount to approximately 46% discount in tough economic times.... You're more likely to get "El Twelve-O" in this day and age... .......
39: Inmate Central, RE: "crossovers arrived yesterday" I'll wait until tomorrow when they're less cross (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-05-08, 09:01:56 (105.184.120.205)
. .......
40: Inmate Central, Soon-to-be-Ex-Home... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-05-07, 01:11:45 (105.229.55.175)
With both daughters now out of the house, it's time to downsize so house is on the market and we'll be moving out after a 10+ year sojourn... These past 10 years have seen a lot of work done - p .......
41: Inmate Central, RE: fishermen untangle whale caught in fishing net....see how the whale responds (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-04-14, 11:46:31 (105.229.53.6)
Good to see that this planet is still populated by some that are still "human"... .......
42: Inmate Central, Knife collecting - set a target, got there and stopped... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-04-14, 09:23:50 (105.229.53.6)
Hi TE, I had a similar experience some years back when I discovered the local knifemakers' guild and their wares at one their annual shows. After drooling all over the knives on show, I decided to st .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: Sleep, the finele frontier (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-03-26, 08:59:18 (105.224.209.82)
Really glad to hear that you're home again and once again among loved ones. Now, you really need to avoid anything that is likely to send you back to that place of doctors and nurses and bedpans... PS .......
44: Inmate Central, Hairy Houdini? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-03-19, 08:32:16 (105.224.209.7)
. .......
45: Inmate Central, RE: Effects of power "quality" on audio reproduction (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-03-15, 01:53:06 (105.226.3.202)
The question posed in the post (paraphrased in the Subject line) is somewhat different to the issues raised in the URL link. The subject is quite specific to impacts of vagaries in mains supply on aud .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: "Maintenance is not trivial" - The man is given to understatement... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-19, 09:56:11 (105.227.5.159)
The challenge is that what can be defined as "maintenance" can also be split into two distinct and separate categories: 1) "Table Maintenance" (for system-common data that is not salesman-specific) 2) .......
47: Inmate Central, Sales Force Automation Software - Some thoughts... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-17, 22:52:10 (105.227.5.159)
Implementations of Sales Force Automation (aka SFA) software (e.g. Siebel and the like) is usually done at the instigation of "management" and "sold" to the salesforce as being a tool to make the live .......
48: Inmate Central, Military Humour - Fact or Fiction? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-16, 22:08:59 (105.227.5.159)
These crossed my e-desk today... Fly me to the moon And let me play among the stars Bags under my eyes from flying all night? I knew I shouldn't have flipped the bird at the colonel" A .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: the shirt is cool - but the beard is about to get hot... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-15, 05:10:26 (105.227.5.159)
. .......
50: Inmate Central, Not the floors - the squeaking came from his knees... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-12, 01:43:27 (105.228.248.209)
... after kneeling to install the door... .......
51: Inmate Central, Thanks all - much appreciated (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-06, 10:54:23 (105.229.31.100)
. .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: Happy Birthday (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-02-05, 00:53:49 (105.224.210.24)
You're two days early, mate - the bidet falls on 6th Feb - but thanks for the thought - that's what counts anyway! Tomorrow (its the 5th here right now) is number 68 - just 12 months until the "good y .......
53: Inmate Central, Chortles and sniggers.... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-30, 05:05:57 (105.224.209.129)
. .......
54: Inmate Central, When the server says "Come again soon"... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-30, 01:12:25 (105.224.209.129)
... that is not what she meant. .......
55: Inmate Central, From whence loudspeakers came... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-30, 00:58:15 (105.224.209.129)
And most of you believed that they were an audio phenomenon... Some others from the same source: :-) .......
56: Inmate Central, Dimmers on a separate circuit? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-17, 23:21:18 (105.224.211.80)
I've come across dimmers that buzz - sonically and electrically - and they can be a real headache in a listening room. Most commercially-available dimmers use some form of thyristor to achieve dimming .......
57: Inmate Central, Hippo Bidet! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-15, 00:10:09 (105.184.8.106)
Many clappy happy returns... .......
58: Inmate Central, Porkville Smoked Johnsons? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-15, 00:03:46 (105.184.8.106)
The original post contained an error in word order... .......
59: Inmate Central, Ya got mail, lunkhead! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-10, 21:04:39 (105.227.5.243)
Mail message includes VCard to help you re-build your Contact List. .......
60: Inmate Central, A new line to get laid? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2014-01-03, 23:55:12 (105.224.211.124)
He: Hi sweetie, may I place your feet in a bowl of warm water and an icepack on the back of your neck? She: Are you outta your mind? He (dropping his drawers): Right - tonight's the night for sex!!! : .......
61: Inmate Central, While you're still able to type, there is always a chance... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-23, 21:37:21 (105.227.7.22)
... to take action... Saddened to hear of your umpteenth hospitalisation but - at least - you're home for the festive season. At one point, I thought you were either trying for a world record in hospi .......
62: Inmate Central, Not really... A peptic ulcer can do that... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-16, 13:11:07 (105.227.7.158)
So, I am not yet in the holiday spirit and - worse yet - the holiday spirit is not yet in me. I will splurge on Saturday and have my first drink in 6 weeks - two beers should do it nicely - but will t .......
63: Inmate Central, I surrender!! That is enough to make a gay lifestyle seem a viable option... :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-15, 13:02:15 (105.227.7.158)
. .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: uh..gender? Who cares? I don't!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-15, 08:03:11 (105.227.7.158)
. .......
65: Inmate Central, Sign language interpreter at Mandela's Memorial Service - new evidence... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-15, 06:29:04 (105.227.7.158)
:-) .......
66: Inmate Central, Snow in Egypt? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-14, 12:03:29 (105.227.7.158)
Snow has fallen in Egypt for the first time in 100 years. .......
67: Inmate Central, My condolences - a kitty is a special friend and... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-14, 10:20:38 (105.227.7.158)
... losing such a special friend is never easy. Please convey my sympathy to your good lady. Dave .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: "buil dout"? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-14, 00:31:30 (105.229.53.81)
Bill Doubt is probably a bit dicey... Bill Dup is a bit closer to the reality of adding an extra floor but the slow leak of information and pics adds another possible interpretation to "Bill Dup" Bill .......
69: Inmate Central, Okay... So I was dared to do this.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-14, 00:02:09 (105.229.53.81)
Don’t you just hate it?? ...get all dressed up ...hot to trot!!!...then you catch yourself in a mirror and REALISE...forgot the lipstick... .......
70: Inmate Central, Automated audio casework sculpture (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-12, 23:07:53 (105.229.54.1)
Unfortunately the YouTube clip does not provide for old style forum embedding, but this new video clip from JRDG is worth a watch. While some may yell "BLING!!!", I rather like JRDG's house styling... .......
71: Inmate Central, If I'd put as much effort into making money as I put into audio... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-10, 23:37:03 (105.236.99.182)
... I'd probably be a rather wealthy but morose individual who died as a result of perforated stomach ulcers at the ripe old age of 45.... No regrets! (in the words of Scott Walker) .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Jim Hall RIP (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-10, 23:32:17 (105.236.99.182)
Sorry to hear Jim's passing - he was also a big influence on my jazz appreciation over the years from his collaboration on "Take Ten" with Paul Desmond to one of his later projects "Concierto" with De .......
73: General Asylum, Someone who really understands The Law of Diminishing Returns? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-08, 23:43:44 (105.236.99.182)
. .......
74: Inmate Central, Central has become, regrettably, Outside. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-06, 05:04:29 (105.184.8.53)
+1 .......
75: Inmate Central, Pity! It WAS a good story... :-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-06, 05:02:23 (105.184.8.53)
. .......
76: Inmate Central, Cellphones and driving? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-06, 01:13:27 (105.184.8.53)
They found his mobile phone still in his hands and his head in the back seat. Isn't texting fun? .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: If there is a heaven, Nelson Mandela just went there. One of the great men of the 20th century. nt (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-12-06, 00:13:27 (105.184.8.53)
While given his age, his passing was to be expected, it still comes as a shock if not a surprise. Mandela was one of the very few who have made the transition from revolutionary to statesman by skippi .......
78: Inmate Central, RE: No turkey here today - and one possible reason... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-28, 21:28:34 (105.227.4.116)
:-) .......
79: Inmate Central, A great Turkey Day to all Yanks and... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-27, 21:12:53 (105.229.226.162)
... to those from Oz: Show a little mercy to those Poms on the cricket field... .......
80: Inmate Central, Much better idea is to get a water bed and.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-22, 02:16:58 (105.229.54.213)
... hook up the water bed via pipes to your central heating.... Then hang a hammock above this giant hot water bottle... :-) .......
81: Inmate Central, Oh shit Mikee! Its time the powers that be picked on someone else.. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-18, 20:18:56 (105.226.3.252)
Also, the name should be changed from dialysis to survivalysis - make it a damned side more positive-sounding... Will keep fingers crossed... Dave .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: Weirdest Computer Thing Yet (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-18, 06:44:54 (105.228.248.16)
It sounds like someone has used some form of remote access to hack into your laptop and bugger around with it. Change your passwords as soon as you can - all of them!!! It's either that or you've been .......
83: Inmate Central, Oh, I don't know... When I snapped some dude's fingers... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-18, 02:03:19 (105.229.52.175)
... the sound was quite satisfactorily loud and definitely came from the fingers which never touched the palm at any time - then or since... :-) .......
84: Inmate Central, Bloody awful - not even a mother could love that, never mind... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-18, 02:01:05 (105.229.52.175)
... any self-respecting male. Still, as a contraceptive, it should be extremely effective.... .......
85: Inmate Central, My own experiences from the late 1980s... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-15, 07:22:26 (105.227.4.66)
Back in the late 1980s, Burroughs used to have a software development centre just off the 101 as you entered Camarillo from the South. International subsidiaries used to send their people to take part .......
86: Inmate Central, Hotels (Ho-Tels? Hot Els?) Some observations... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-15, 06:33:02 (105.224.210.170)
My elder daughter is currently in the USA for a 2 week stay. The base reason for the trip is that she will be the maid of honour at the upcoming marriage of one of her close friends from college days. .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: like something out of Hollywood: Iceberg twice the size of Atlanta on it's way into major shipping lanes... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-15, 06:01:07 (105.224.210.170)
Hey Soxie, you lot should go snaffle that berg and dump it next to Ayers Rock to see how long it lasts (plus the run-off would help with irrigation in the area)... .......
88: Inmate Central, More evidence that doctors can't all be bad... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-11, 09:08:52 (105.224.211.106)
... just sometimes not quite as cooperative as we might want... .......
89: Inmate Central, Evidence that doctors can't all be bad... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-11-11, 09:05:11 (105.224.211.106)
... this bunch have got it right! .......
90: Inmate Central, ... followed by a 1 hour headstand under a cold shower? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-30, 22:35:59 (105.229.31.35)
. .......
91: Inmate Central, They're all 6 letters long except 2 of them... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-25, 23:24:49 (105.229.55.142)
. .......
92: Inmate Central, Enjoyed that one even if it was a bit "too true" for comfort... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-21, 07:27:30 (105.227.6.168)
. .......
93: Inmate Central, Gives new meaning to "Roll Over Beethoven" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-21, 07:26:29 (105.227.6.168)
. .......
94: Inmate Central, This is one of those cases where Spoonerism provides fun... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-20, 04:30:08 (105.227.6.168)
Wall Street Bankers = Ball Street Wankers? :-) .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: Are you sure Fi Fi wasn't in the bowl for Angel to eat? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-19, 03:01:41 (105.227.6.147)
You, sir, are one sick puppy... (or the puppy sick is what got eaten) (or whatever) .......
96: Inmate Central, Tiggers are wonderful things... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-19, 03:00:16 (105.227.6.147)
... as someone once put it... .......
97: Inmate Central, Update: On-the-spot DNN reporter reports (what else?) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-18, 22:06:15 (105.227.6.147)
Given that the culprit was a chronic misogynist, his up-skirt photography fetish had been limited to that occasional Scot-in-a-kilt passing through Nashville en route to places down the road apiece. .......
98: Inmate Central, Ever come across the ultimate recording... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-17, 14:35:46 (105.224.208.111)
... only to find it impossible to source from anywhere? About 10 years ago, Hifi Choice, with one issue, handed out a sampler CD from a little-known Italian audiophile label named "Edelweiss". The CD .......
99: Inmate Central, Operability is one thing, need is another... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-17, 05:49:29 (105.224.208.111)
Rewording of OP: At last a tablet with which I might be able to operate! (Sorry - couldn't resist...) :-) .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: Low cost tablet (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-17, 03:50:19 (105.224.208.111)
You need to get in touch with Moses - last I heard he had two tablets although, to be honest, they're not exactly the latest technology... .......
101: Inmate Central, I hesitate to ask where you plan to insert that smiley face... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 13:41:51 (105.227.6.129)
:-) .......
102: Inmate Central, Bonce is bo(u)ncing back... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 13:40:32 (105.227.6.129)
Scars of the two 40mm right-angle cuts have just about healed but the excision point is still scabbed over - although shrinking nicely. The horizontal cut merges well with the frown lines but the vert .......
103: Inmate Central, Another video clip for HD display on big TV (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 00:54:27 (105.227.6.129)
This one features a WWII Spitfire doing a very low fly-past and the effects thereof on the vocabulary of the presenter: PS: Thanks to all for instructions and assistance - what confused me is tha .......
104: Inmate Central, Here what I tried and its result (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 00:51:15 (105.227.6.129)
The clip was located in YouTube Clicked on "Share" Selected "Old Embed Code" option Copied all to clipboard Pasted into AA dialogue panel's body Here: Now where's the clip? .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Embedding YouTube clips - a simple mechanism please? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 00:48:47 (105.227.6.129)
Tried your suggested: Click Share>Embed>check "use old embed code" > cut and paste And still got nothing in preview mode WTFAIDW Dave .......
106: Inmate Central, Solution: Fit vacuum nozzles to the cat flap (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 00:35:44 (105.227.6.129)
.. .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: "There's no "Share" link in the header nor in the footer " (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-08, 00:34:29 (105.227.6.129)
Okay - I was expecting to find the "Share" link in the AA dialogue panel... Ta muchly .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: Click Share)Embed)check "use old embed code" ) cut and paste (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-07, 08:55:12 (105.227.6.129)
Thanks for that but where do I find the "Share" to click? There's no "Share" link in the header nor in the footer options so it's quite well concealed... Dave .......
109: Inmate Central, Embedding YouTube clips - a simple mechanism please? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-07, 07:21:41 (105.224.208.152)
Hi All, The sample in FAQ for embedding video clips does not seem to work with YouTube clips. Can anyone provide a link to an idiot's guide? Dave .......
110: Inmate Central, Hopi Bidet Mikee!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-06, 21:55:01 (105.227.6.243)
Hippos not being indigenous to North America, have modified the salutation. I trust this finds you in good shape and that you're in a state in which you can enjoy the day and all it should bring. Have .......
111: General Asylum, I admire you for thinking of those that stay... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-05, 06:38:50 (105.227.6.243)
... as it is too easy to get totally absorbed in one's own situation. I also have to admire your approach - the dark humour bit - as it would be the way in which I would like to believe I would handle .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: "I've not been able to finish one of his books." ADD? :-) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-05, 06:19:11 (105.227.6.243)
Not being able to finish a book after taking the trouble to pick it up, open it and start reading smacks of a lack of commitment... :-) Still, that's a lot better than not being able to start one his/ .......
113: Inmate Central, Stephen Coonts is another goddie in this genre (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-05, 06:16:31 (105.227.6.243)
For those who enjoy a naval slant on things, 'Flight of the Intruder' i an excellent kick-off. Excellent character development and good plot structures. Larry Bond and Richard Herman also worth a read .......
114: Inmate Central, If its a choice, then go for the SSD (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-10-05, 00:48:02 (105.227.6.243)
What an SSD brings to a PC is very fast access to disk which has benefits in the following areas: a) Boot-up from cold time (depending on config, this can be as low as ~20 seconds) b) Shut-down time ( .......
115: Inmate Central, Switch the string/lighter fluid for Primer Cord? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-09-16, 22:19:38 (105.227.5.168)
Should be a bit more interesting to watch (from a distance)... .......
116: General Asylum, Want to perk up your Honda Accord? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-07-22, 02:03:49 (105.228.187.46)
Honda Accord seem a wee bit sluggish? Want to create a hairy monster of a Q-Car? Try a 27litre V12 like this one: Rolls Royce Merlin .......
117: Inmate Central, Want to perk up your Honda Accord? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-07-22, 02:03:49 (105.228.187.46)
Honda Accord seem a wee bit sluggish? Want to create a hairy monster of a Q-Car? Try a 27litre V12 like this one: Rolls Royce Merlin .......
118: Inmate Central, Best wishes to da Yanks for da 4th of July (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-07-04, 23:24:54 (105.228.187.46)
As Little Napoloeon so eloquently put it: "I moves a moshun..." (and having moved, writes on?) Anyway, enjoy your independence and make the most of it before Hilary Rodham Clinton ascends to the thron .......
119: Inmate Central, After eating one of those, this dude was puking out the window... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-06-24, 10:25:15 (105.228.187.46)
"Hey dude, whatchadoin?" "Putting the dog out, man!" Which about sums up my reaction and also brings to mind a scene from an early Tom Hanks move called "Bachelor Party" where a hot dog was prepared u .......
120: Inmate Central, Yeah - it's a cool & subtle way to call someone an asshole... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-06-16, 23:50:15 (105.228.187.46)
... without using those exact words. .......
121: Inmate Central, I want one of those hatchways... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-06-16, 23:47:51 (105.228.187.46)
... that make unpleasant women disappear! In fact, if I could come up with a design that would allow mass production and a reasonable end-user purchase price, I could make a fortune and retire properl .......
122: Inmate Central, Reminds me of another version... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-06-10, 23:36:03 (105.228.187.46)
Dude arrives in Hell to be met by an old buddy who shows him around - gold-paved streets, penthouses, golf courses, swimming pools surrounded by scantily-clad blondes, etc. After the quick whistle-sto .......
123: Inmate Central, Don't bother to wrap it - I'll eat it here? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-06-03, 22:48:21 (105.227.94.113)
. .......
124: Inmate Central, A whole udder point of view? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-05-20, 23:58:33 (105.227.94.113)
. .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: Another "caption this" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-05-13, 22:42:55 (105.228.16.16)
Two banjos, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and squeal like a pig? .......
126: Inmate Central, You will note, however, that "sex" is not specifically precluded from permissible topics... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-04-07, 03:34:06 (105.226.36.63)
Not including "sex" in the list of inadmissible topics of discussion is probably understandable as - given the average age of Centralians - talking about sex is all that's left to us (except where Alz .......
127: Inmate Central, I think some confusion arose around "no pawn" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-04-07, 03:29:45 (105.226.36.63)
An understandable and forgivable typo... (particularly if the culprit was equipped with three testicles) .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: "civil and family-friendly discourse about off-audio topics" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-04-07, 03:27:00 (105.226.36.63)
These do, of course, include nice tasteful pictures of bare-breasted servers delivering tall frosted glasses of a certain frothy beverage though.... In addition, the caveat of "NSFW" does not automati .......
129: Inmate Central, Some observations & some questions... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-15, 00:06:00 (105.228.185.122)
Firstly, a post dated 14 March about a new job starting on 01 April talks about "two more days"... Does one assume that there is a gap of two weeks before end of current employment and start of next? .......
130: Inmate Central, Question: (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-13, 13:20:42 (105.228.184.132)
If one overtook the dude kneeling on the pillion of his scooter, would one be "passing water"? .......
131: Inmate Central, JERKY!!! In various stages of preparation! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-11, 10:24:46 (105.227.94.88)
. .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: Related link (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-06, 13:35:29 (105.227.94.88)
The problem, as far as I can tell, lies in the marginal tax rate gap between "earners" and "profit takers" - with the former being hit with a 35% marginal rate and the latter only paying an overall 20 .......
133: Inmate Central, Here's another one... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-05, 09:15:00 (105.227.94.88)
Nick Hanauer's talk at TED which would appear to have been quietly buried.. Same topic (Wealth Equality) but from a slightly different perspective (and the man discusses a potential solution and does .......
134: Inmate Central, Interesting clip... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-03-04, 12:02:58 (105.227.94.88)
Hi All, First, I apologise for cross-posting from another forum, but you folk might just find this relevant... .......
135: Inmate Central, A mobile fire hydrant? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-02-20, 07:29:11 (105.228.187.35)
. .......
136: Inmate Central, Downsizing of dwelling is always a pain... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-02-17, 00:21:05 (105.228.185.215)
We face a similar prospect as both daughters will probably move out at the end of the year, leaving us with a place that will be far too large for our needs and far too costly to run on a pension inco .......
137: Inmate Central, Just be thankful you only had mice and not asses - shutting up assholes ain't easy! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-02-10, 20:37:06 (105.225.112.135)
. .......
138: Inmate Central, Hippo Bidet? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-02-06, 11:07:01 (105.224.54.96)
Hi All, Thanks for the wishes (and a letter-bomb to Timbo for letting on) :-) 67 and all's well - in two year's time it'll be a special year (evil leer time) Your aging lurker .......
139: Inmate Central, Casting Pearls Before Swine? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-02-02, 22:18:05 (105.224.55.136)
. .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: Australia Day! Moving on/ dropping things - your thoughts (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-01-26, 01:30:37 (41.242.163.16)
Hey Timbo, Ditch the guilt bit - NOW! You've done your bit and it appears that your "baby" has left the pram/cot and no longer needs nappies and bottles. The time has come to let go or else you may f .......
141: Inmate Central, Caption Time Again (Probably NSFW) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-01-18, 21:55:54 (41.242.146.162)
"I May Have Lost My Virginity, But I Still Have The Box It Came In" .......
142: Digital Drive, RE: BDA-1 replaced a Theta GenVa - very happy (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-01-08, 03:28:25 (41.242.148.69)
In 2007, Theta Digital was bought by ATI Amplifier Technologies, Inc - a SoCal-based company (see link below). In a little over 5 years, there has been little or no attempt to integrate the products o .......
143: Digital Drive, BDA-1 replaced a Theta GenVa - very happy (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2013-01-07, 05:53:18 (41.242.151.45)
My old Theta DSPro GenVa died after giving sterling service and was - sadly - unrepairable here in S. Africa, so had to find a replacement. Given a limited local selection, my options were: 1) Bel Can .......
144: Inmate Central, Outback feedback (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-12-22, 12:35:14 (41.242.149.14)
Hi Neil, I think you're going to be very happy with that vehicle - a mate bought the 2012 2.5 boxer diesel version earlier this year after losing two cars - one diesel Renault to a petrol fill-up and .......
145: Inmate Central, About the stuffing in the Christmas turkey.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-12-13, 03:48:18 (41.242.164.169)
... now you know!! .......
146: Inmate Central, Something that crossed the e-desk today... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-12-13, 02:03:03 (41.242.164.169)
Ho Ho Ho...? .......
147: Inmate Central, Time for a few "Aww's" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-12-10, 22:58:27 (41.242.164.169)
These crossed my electronic desk and I immediately thought of this place... The yellow-eyed grey kitty in the third picture looks a lot like our "Dickens"... .......
148: Inmate Central, Soup? On Tap? Wow! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-12-03, 23:00:02 (41.242.149.244)
Don't tell anyone or they'll all want that... .......
149: Inmate Central, Mary, aware that she'd really put her foot in it this time.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-11-17, 10:02:14 (41.242.164.23)
. .......
150: Inmate Central, A Merino-Point Siamese - very popular in Oz and NZ.... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-11-08, 21:04:49 (41.242.148.237)
:-) .......
151: Inmate Central, It's great to see you posting again... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-11-07, 06:58:10 (41.242.158.44)
... you really should take more care. Dave .......
152: Inmate Central, The original version was garbled to give that line... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-10-31, 13:13:42 (41.242.156.72)
Originally, a somewhat constipated Moses took ten tablets and went into the mountains... .......
153: Inmate Central, No thanks - it gives me no pleasure... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-10-25, 08:04:16 (41.242.152.154)
. .......
154: Inmate Central, Another Korea-limiting move? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-10-24, 07:56:46 (41.242.152.154)
. .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: Get off that stupid pole and grab me a beer. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-10-05, 11:47:02 (41.242.157.217)
These days, women are less interested in a good Pole and more interested in a blank Czech.... .......
156: Inmate Central, Well, the good Lord did give me two hands and one mouth... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-09-18, 09:06:26 (41.242.150.86)
. .......
157: Inmate Central, Alligator: "Bloody car crossings!!" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-09-10, 10:33:26 (41.242.153.104)
. .......
158: Inmate Central, You Texas white-boys will never learn to break dance... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-09-08, 09:01:23 (41.242.153.104)
. .......
159: Inmate Central, They all said that Meat Loaf released "Bat Out Of Hell".... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-09-06, 08:15:14 (41.242.153.104)
. .......
160: Inmate Central, It is perfectably acceptable to be paranoid when... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-31, 00:04:47 (41.242.169.14)
... the whole world IS out to get you... So, in your case, relax and fart! The concerns and wishes regarding your upcoming procedure are not in any way impacted by your disclosure as we all still actu .......
161: Inmate Central, E-mail-triggered visit to AA-IC and ... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-29, 09:32:56 (41.242.169.14)
... Mikee, This is one really saddening report of grossly-abused hospitality... But, as has been noted elsewhere, the truly disturbing news is your impending return to the world of nurses and doctors .......
162: Inmate Central, I wuz here too... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-24, 22:32:42 (41.242.147.130)
Similar to driver, I originally joined under a different moniker in 1999 and then, in 2002, took "a leave of absence" and when I came back, I had to change monikers when opening a new account in 2004. .......
163: Inmate Central, Extreme case... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-20, 10:24:55 (41.242.147.130)
A few years, we hosted an international user conference at the Victoria Falls and some of the braver lads than I tried white water rafting on the Zambezi River in the gorge below the main falls. One d .......
164: Inmate Central, MM: Next you'll be wanting the local sperm bank to deploy ATMs... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-15, 23:04:07 (41.242.147.130)
... and that conjours up some mental images too weird to pursue... Glad to see you're still "sat & fassy" .......
165: Inmate Central, ... and Mars-da autos too... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-11, 05:12:43 (41.242.147.130)
. .......
166: Inmate Central, STOP PRESS! Curiosity rover pulled over for speeding by Martian cop! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-09, 13:21:09 (41.242.147.130)
. .......
167: Inmate Central, Using "Australians" and "pretty" in the same sentence? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-08, 10:09:17 (41.242.147.130)
How does that compute? :-) .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: What are you in prison for? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-08, 10:07:35 (41.242.147.130)
This place is f*cked up - the criminals get to roam free while the good guys barricade themselves in self-designed prisons surrounded by steel bars, razor wire, electric fences and with armed security .......
169: Inmate Central, The first picture shows an "Aloe" that is now a "Goodbye" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-08, 04:41:49 (41.242.147.130)
. .......
170: Inmate Central, RE: Nice wall (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-08, 04:39:34 (41.242.147.130)
You wrote: "It looks rather fortress-like. Are the wires at the top electrified or some sort of razor wire?" All of the above! :-) .......
171: Inmate Central, Cold snap in Johannesburg (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-08-07, 02:05:40 (41.242.147.130)
Okay, okay - so we don't get the hugely sub-zero temperatures experienced in North America/Canada, but we aren't really used to cold weather either, so when it does sneak up on us we act surprised and .......
172: Inmate Central, Hostile? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-07-23, 12:38:46 (41.242.147.130)
. .......
173: Video Asylum, VLC works for me too... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-06-01, 09:14:24 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
174: General Asylum, Can't say as I do... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-05-25, 09:14:36 (198.54.202.226)
Particularly as the commonly accepted image of a soprano consists of a rather large wench with huge lungs (selected more for vocal prowess than pulchritude). Having said that, there are the occasional .......
175: Inmate Central, Hippo Bidet old friend (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-05-25, 08:49:00 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
176: General Asylum, Me too... But for different reasons... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-05-20, 03:02:31 (198.54.202.226)
Here in the Johannesburg area we have a summer rainfall climate dominated by particularly vicious thunderstorms - usually in the late afternoon. This is further exacerbated by our house being built on .......
177: Inmate Central, CNN Exclusive! Photo evidence of stolen toilet bowls in North Korean military exercise! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-25, 00:19:11 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
178: Inmate Central, Here's wishing all works out well... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-24, 23:43:26 (198.54.202.226)
Expunged question marks help one move on - one just needs to be aware the the process of expunging one set of question marks can often generate other question marks, so be prepared for it. One other a .......
179: Inmate Central, Thanks for that - much appreciated (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-15, 14:19:49 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: I have a freind who works for the USPS... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-15, 09:11:34 (198.54.202.234)
Thanks mate! Dave .......
181: Inmate Central, Can anyone assist? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-14, 21:40:05 (198.54.202.226)
I have just received a second e-mail from "USPS" (US Postal Service) on the same subject and both of them are just "not quite right somehow". Under normal circumstances, I would just delete, but I am .......
182: Inmate Central, An oldie, but a goodie... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-09, 22:31:01 (198.54.202.226)
How to give your pet a pill CAT 1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply .......
183: Inmate Central, Reluctance, on the other hand, is a different kettle of fish altogether..... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-09, 22:23:15 (198.54.202.234)
Persuasion is indicated - as reluctance is not quite as definitive as resistance... .......
184: Inmate Central, For a very different, other sort of "Wilt story"... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-03-07, 22:01:58 (198.54.202.234)
... Try these... If you don't believe me, ask JimK .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: "they are laying eggs under your skin!" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-02-18, 10:31:42 (198.54.202.234)
Even if they aren't actually laying their eggs under your skin, they're very definitely getting under it (your skin, that is). Simple cure: Hire a crop-spraying aircraft, load up the tanks with insect .......
186: Inmate Central, Really sorry to hear the news... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-02-18, 10:26:06 (198.54.202.234)
...and please accept and convey to the rest of the family (including Hamish) my sincere condolences for your loss. Kitties despite (or maybe because of) their independent nature have a habit of wormin .......
187: Inmate Central, While googling Mr Welk, I came across.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-02-01, 23:03:15 (198.54.202.226)
... mention of the dude below and the song in particular - "Last Date".. Back in the early 1960s while at boarding school in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the weekly music radio highlight was .......
188: Inmate Central, Them's not horses... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-02-01, 22:26:46 (198.54.202.226)
... but them's maybe whorses (a whorse of a different colour) .......
189: Inmate Central, Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 - May 17, 1992) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-02-01, 22:23:49 (198.54.202.234)
Aahhh... Underground music is back in favour again? .......
190: Inmate Central, @Badman: About that 6.5" woofer.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-12, 21:27:03 (198.54.202.226)
... that causes a storm in a teacup? (Although, to be fair, this is more like a 6.5" 'yipper'...) .......
191: Inmate Central, WMD? Attention Dubya!! You were not misinformed! You just... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-12, 21:20:37 (198.54.202.226)
... misheard... Supposedly WMC, but in the hands of the girls in this family. definitely WMD (i.e. Weapons of Maths Destruction) .......
192: Inmate Central, WTF is a Tweet F +1? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-07, 08:29:52 (198.54.202.234)
I tawt I taw a what? .......
193: Inmate Central, Nope! It's this one... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-06, 13:00:43 (198.54.202.226)
... dang! missing link discovered on the internet! .......
194: Inmate Central, From around the same period... came this cover: (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-05, 11:06:24 (198.54.202.234)
And a cover it was - in both senses of the word. The album cover above and the title track was a cover by a hit from Vince Guaraldi .......
195: Inmate Central, You need to put out a contract on whoever gave him the drums... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-05, 05:37:29 (198.54.202.226)
... or, just be grateful that they didn't give him a set of bagpipes instead... .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: "What am I going to do at the weekend?" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-05, 05:34:29 (198.54.202.234)
Hi John, I guess the answer lies in just how public-spirited you're feeling right now: 1) You could volunteer to re-plant the fallen trees... 2) Or, consider re-planting some fallen women... 3) Or, yo .......
197: Inmate Central, A nice pair of headphones.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2012-01-05, 05:23:07 (198.54.202.226)
... - you plug one into each ear and listen for the fall-of-shot? .......
198: Inmate Central, A Festive Season greeting from the Dark Continent (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-12-24, 03:02:22 (198.54.202.226)
To all Centralians (which, I am coming to believe, is a contracted form of "central aliens"), May your festive season be: a) Truly festive b) Held in the company of those whose company you really enjo .......
199: Inmate Central, The brothers pay ohmage to their deity (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-12-17, 09:31:18 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
200: Inmate Central, So that's why...... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-12-06, 13:29:02 (198.54.202.226)
nt .......
201: Inmate Central, Evidentiary Record? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-11-18, 22:23:07 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
202: Inmate Central, Come again? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-11-18, 22:18:04 (198.54.202.234)
"Sex was designed as a duet - solo performances are to be discouraged..." Itinerant white stick and cute Labrador salesman .......
203: Inmate Central, Mr Boroski is 100% on the money! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-11-16, 23:26:14 (198.54.202.226)
When changing OS levels, it is always safer to do a full install after reformating your system drive (and, in the long run, it's less hassle too). Starting from a "known state" (i.e. clean formated dr .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: Windoze upgrade question. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-11-15, 21:07:18 (198.54.202.234)
G'Day James! I trust you are well? In March/April of this year, I did the dirty deed and upgraded to Win7 and Office 2010 from Win/XP and Office 2003. Win7 is an absolute pleasure to use - more intuit .......
205: Inmate Central, I haven't even landed and the smorgasbord is laid out (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-10-30, 04:35:18 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
206: Inmate Central, Just when you thought it was safe to go mountain biking.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-10-12, 10:22:11 (198.54.202.234)
Last night's TV news featured a news item about some dude on a mountain bike who got taken out by a haartebeest (an African antelope or buck) - see link to video clip below. Today's newpapers featured .......
207: Inmate Central, Another one of those YouTube "Hitler reacts..." clips (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-10-11, 11:33:56 (198.54.202.226)
Isn't it amazing how fast these things hit the streets? .......
208: Inmate Central, RWC 2011 - Aus beat SA 11:9 - Congrats to Ozzies (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-10-08, 23:50:56 (198.54.202.234)
A very tight game with 3 penalties each a drop-goal to SA and a Try to Aus gave Aus the 2-point advantage. To Sox, Timbo, etc: Congrats and best of luck for the next round. Time to buy the Sunday pap .......
209: Inmate Central, How about "Lucky"? (From both name and situational value) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-24, 23:49:37 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
210: Inmate Central, Not so much a self-driven decision process.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-21, 11:52:19 (198.54.202.234)
.... more like an "adhere to company policy re compulsory retirement at age 65" process. That was back at the end of this past February. On 6 March, was called back by ex-MD on contract for 6 months a .......
211: General Asylum, Mois? Non! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-19, 04:50:38 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
212: Inmate Central, Saturday Gratuitous Feline Cuteness (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-17, 10:36:18 (198.54.202.226)
These crossed my electronic desk and I immediately thought of Central.... I thought they should be shared with you lot... ::: TOPIC:: .......
213: General Asylum, RE: PS Audio Power Plant Premier vs. Quintet (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-17, 00:37:31 (198.54.202.234)
As shown in the diagram above, I've had a PS Audio Quintet feeding my audio rig. This has been in place for a few years now and I also went through a phase of lust after a PPP. Perusing the PS Audio P .......
214: Inmate Central, Welcome back and commiserations re the travails of water... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-15, 08:37:45 (198.54.202.234)
... be it in the basement or in the bod... Take care old son - there are many who rallied to the flag on hearing the news. I hereby make you a gift of some positive vibes! .......
215: Inmate Central, He should have outsourced his responsibilities... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-09-07, 01:14:09 (198.54.202.234)
... or bought longer-life batteries and an industrial strength vibrator... or just told his lawyer to tell her to go f*ck herself for a change! What would be interesting to see is if a reverse role su .......
216: Inmate Central, RE: Captions? i.e. Plural? You mean "one each"? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-31, 07:51:07 (198.54.202.234)
Harking back to an earlier thread on limericks, how's this fit? There once was a young woman from Gnizes Who had breasts of differing sizes The one was so small As to be nothing at all But the other .......
217: Inmate Central, These things could become the ATMs of the sperm bank... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-30, 23:15:12 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
218: Inmate Central, A Porking Meter? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-30, 23:07:28 (198.54.202.234)
Where is Cool Hand Luke when he is needed? .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Only little men row the boat or else its... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-27, 13:36:59 (198.54.202.234)
A big Johnson? (Well, maybe an Evinruder?) .......
220: Inmate Central, But, ribald limericks aside, my favourite has always been... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-26, 13:49:48 (198.54.202.226)
There was a young man from Algiers From whom limericks flowed like tears The first lines were bright The second all right But the last lines always seemed to have a few too many words in them :-) ::: .......
221: Inmate Central, And another... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-26, 13:47:01 (198.54.202.226)
On the bridge stood the Bishop of Buckingham Dreaming of tits and suckingham And watching the stunts Of the cunts in the punts And the tricks of the pricks that were fuckingham .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: "pics from my iPhone" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-25, 23:51:23 (198.54.202.226)
Will, This is the key aspect - the quality of the source image (both in terms of the image resolution and the quality of the optics of the "camera"). For mobile phone-cams, the optics are not the best .......
223: Inmate Central, RE: "DevilEars mentioned a while back that JPG crushes his bandwidth" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-25, 23:27:42 (198.54.202.234)
I did? To be honest, I don't remember mentioning that in the context of digicam image files... JPEG compressed images contain a header component in which is stored the image size and compression level .......
224: Inmate Central, The unkindest cut of all? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-17, 03:28:36 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
225: Outside Asylum, I should eat it sideways, but old habits die hard... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-14, 04:42:52 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
226: Inmate Central, Turnabout: Travel Advisory Warning to SA travellers to UK... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-11, 11:11:16 (198.54.202.234)
After all the crap over the years about the hazards of travel to South Africa by European and US travellers, the latest warning to South African travellers planning to visit the UK comes as some comic .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: 19 TB? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-10, 05:26:12 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Jim, The 19TB grew all on its own... :-) I started out with 2 x 1TB and 2 x 1.5TB disks for a total of 5TB - all in-built in the chassis. Then the media files started to accumulate via friends with .......
228: Inmate Central, When times are tough.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-06, 00:01:36 (198.54.202.234)
... and funnies like that surface, I am always reminded of one particular sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus: [Month Python - from the album Live At Drury Lane, 1974] The Scene: Four well-dresse .......
229: Inmate Central, Something to keep me busy in retirement... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-05, 03:23:02 (198.54.202.226)
While supposedly retired, there has been a fair amount of contract work thrown my way and the old PC was getting distinctly long in the tooth, so decided to rejuvenate things... Wiring is, unfortun .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: Meet "Bandit". Looks like we've been adopted (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-05, 02:53:09 (198.54.202.226)
Congrats on the new arrival (who appears a wee bit unimpressed by being on candid camera...) Cute white flash on the chest that breaks the black like an exclamation point. .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: Are those eyes blue? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-05, 02:50:40 (198.54.202.226)
Eyes were blue when he arrived but have begun to change colour - first to a pale green and now more yellow than anything else. Still cute though.... :-) .......
232: Inmate Central, Meet Dickens (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-08-04, 23:17:56 (198.54.202.226)
After Bill-the-Burmese departed for kitty-heaven, MrsEars was reluctant to get involved with another kitty, but persistent pressure from the daughters prevailed and, when the younger daughter was told .......
233: Inmate Central, I've heard of undescended testes, but not an undescended backside (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-07-23, 01:53:03 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
234: Inmate Central, Nostalgia Attack! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-06-29, 02:42:06 (198.54.202.234)
On Sunday last, we had some old friends (accent on the old) and the conversation drifted as is the wont to the good old days when radio ruled and TV was still a rumour. Here in South Africa, choice of .......
235: Inmate Central, EEK! LIPS! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-06-16, 04:20:25 (198.54.202.234)
Here's all I could manage before camera battery quit on me and my feet froze (temp here at 10h30pm last night was ~5 deg C). Shots have have been cropped scaled to minimise bandwidth impact (14 x 2M .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: Err, Jim! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-06-15, 22:47:06 (198.54.202.226)
And to err is human, so to forgive has to be divine - like these: Yodel lay hee hee hee.... .......
237: Inmate Central, Someone switched off the moon.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-06-15, 13:13:22 (198.54.202.234)
Here in Johannesburg it's a perfectly clear night with the moon almost directly overhead as at 10pm and totally obscured by this planet of ours. The only challenge to any extended observations is the .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: Hi gang. Wanted to let everyone know my Dad passed away last Saturday (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-06-09, 12:48:30 (198.54.202.226)
Hey Grover, My sincere condolences on your loss. It's good that you have such positive memories of a man who obviously made his mark in this world and left a legacy of a family to carry on the name an .......
239: Inmate Central, If you think that was bad... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-03-12, 23:01:47 (198.54.202.226)
Paddy and Sean are working on a building site, with Paddy up on the scaffolding and Sean pushing a wheelbarrow of cement. Paddy: "Sean, move that fookin' 'barrow!" Sean: "Why?" Paddy: "'Cos I want to .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: "He faced a significant health problem" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-03-12, 22:54:42 (198.54.202.226)
Damn! I sincerely hope his full attention to getting well was/is/will be successful as I, too, miss his contributions. Bill, if you are lurking without intent, be aware of the vibes of support flowing .......
241: Inmate Central, He of the oversized feet? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-03-11, 22:36:28 (198.54.202.226)
When last did anyone here hear from Bill? (aka "feets_too_big") .......
242: Inmate Central, They called the first version "iPad"... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-03-11, 22:26:31 (198.54.202.234)
... maybe they should call this second version the "iTampon" so that the model names define the target market? (Sorry - couldn't resist...) .......
243: Inmate Central, First day of retirement is here... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-28, 22:11:44 (198.54.202.226)
Well, after 41 years and 9 months with the company, I am now officially no longer a full-time employee - it all came to a close at 5pm yesterday, the 28th February. As a new pensioner, I guess there w .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: Younger daughter's design (one of 10 finalists)... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-13, 00:28:44 (198.54.202.234)
The picture posted is daughter's design. Thurday night's session was to select the overall winner from 10 "winners" (aka "finalists"). The overall winner award went to a rather spectacular knotted gol .......
245: Inmate Central, Younger daughter's design (one of 10 finalists)... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-10, 07:32:18 (198.54.202.226)
... for the 2010 De Beers Shining Light competition. The final judging takes place tonight. Thumbs are crossed... .......
246: Inmate Central, Attn: MM (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-07, 21:53:52 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Mike, Thanks for the wishes via Facebook - much appreciated. I don't get to Facebook that often any more (the novelty has worn off). A good day was had by all and now there are just under 3 weeks l .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: Do you belong to DC or DB plan?.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-02, 08:58:05 (198.54.202.234)
DC as from ~15 years back - before that DB So, it's not a "pension" per se - just a lump sum payout that has to be paid into an income generation investment "package". Unfortunately, the projected inc .......
248: Inmate Central, 26 days and counting... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2011-02-02, 07:47:25 (198.54.202.226)
Well folks, my retirement date appproacheth at the speed of light and damned if I don't feel more and more twitchy at the prospect... At the end of February I will have accumulated the grand total of .......
249: Digital Drive, RE: What happened to your Theta DSPro GenVa? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-25, 02:52:45 (198.54.202.226)
A few years back the left channel started to distort and exhibited a level drop of ~6dB. Powering the DAC off/on would make the problem go away for a while. I took it in to an ex-Theta tech who worked .......
250: Inmate Central, To all Centralians - Season's Greetings and may you have a piece occasionally... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-25, 01:50:54 (198.54.202.226)
... while you're still young enough to: a) Realise just what it is b) Remember what to do with it c) Have the energy reserves to complete the process d) Wipe your mouth afterwards e) Have the courtesy .......
251: Inmate Central, When "Prisoners" says "Breaking News" one imagines.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-25, 01:43:30 (198.54.202.234)
... a mass escape from some maximum security penitentiary and not an anecdote about some fat old geezer with a white beard and wearing red while carting a bottomless bag of goodies having hassles with .......
252: General Asylum, Problem solved! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 05:44:19 (198.54.202.234)
Alzheimer's successfuly banished... .......
253: General Asylum, REVIEW: Bryston BDA-1 DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 05:42:41 (196.25.255.246)
Model: BDA-1 Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $2250 Description: External full-width upsampling DAC Manufacturer URL: Bryston Model Picture: View Review by DevillEars .......
254: Digital Drive, REVIEW: Bryston BDA-1 DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 05:42:41 (196.25.255.246)
Model: BDA-1 Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $2250 Description: External full-width upsampling DAC Manufacturer URL: Bryston Model Picture: View Review by DevillEars .......
255: General Asylum, ROD!! How to reset password? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 05:38:10 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Rod, Alzheimer's may just be attacking me... :-) Having used the "Remember Me" setting I've not had to use my password for years and have forgotten the bloody thing!... :-( I've checked the FAQ sec .......
256: Inmate Central, RE: "I am getting into the chicken business" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 04:35:37 (198.54.202.234)
To get laid? Or just for the breasts & thighs? .......
257: Inmate Central, A message to the Adam of Christmas... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-24, 03:45:46 (198.54.202.226)
To the person that drinks his own private label beer, have an extremely merry Christmas and may you and yours enjoy a tremendous 2011. This message emanates from the Dark Continent where the missionar .......
258: Digital Drive, RE: Burson HA160D vs Wyred4sound DAC2 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-12-14, 21:51:08 (198.54.202.234)
You should probably - at this price-point anyway - consider adding two more DACs to the list: a) Bel Canto DAC-2 b) Bryston BDA-1 Both are in the vicinity of $2k. Like a number of others here, the Bur .......
259: Inmate Central, Err... I think it was actually Liberace... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-30, 22:36:04 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: "embracing nature is fundamental" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-26, 09:37:29 (198.54.202.226)
One just has to take care not to embrace nature too enthusiastically - if the spouse is watching! .......
261: Inmate Central, Some ways to make turkey more appealing? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-25, 22:28:41 (198.54.202.234)
First consider adding an element of titivation: Then add some substance to the TITivation: By now your audience will be a bit more receptive to turkey and probably be willing to drink a toast .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Here is my recipe for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-25, 22:13:12 (198.54.202.234)
Or... Buy large Texas steak; trace the outline of a turkey on the steak; trim off any excess "non-turkey-looking" bits; chargrill the "turkey"; serve with mushrooms, chips and two fried eggs.... Much .......
263: Inmate Central, Thermite? Something like Marmite, but with chilli? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-25, 22:09:02 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
264: Inmate Central, A hedge that definitely needed trimming! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-25, 06:56:37 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
265: Inmate Central, Positive waves from the Dark Continent! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-18, 13:18:14 (198.54.202.226)
Let's hope the lad breezes through the procedure and comes out the other side totally unscathed! .......
266: Inmate Central, Re: "What the hell am I going to do with this monster?" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-11, 21:47:43 (198.54.202.226)
Get a 12megapixel digicam and see how long 500GB lasts... Worse still, start saving video files to HDD... In this day and age 1TB no longer goes that far. (says he with less than 3.5 mths to retiremen .......
267: Inmate Central, Something that crossed the e-desk today... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-11-01, 08:32:59 (198.54.202.226)
An Aussie walks into the bedroom with a sheep on a leash and says... "Honey, this is the cow I make love to when you have a headache." The wife, lying in the bed reading a book, looks up and says .......
268: Digital Drive, RE: These prices are out of whack relative to each other, compared to US. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-10-20, 11:28:56 (198.54.202.226)
The anomalies in the pricing have to be due to differing markup po;icies between the three local importers. To illustrate, here are some interesting calculations that take the local price quoted to me .......
269: Digital Drive, A couple of other candidates to consider.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-10-19, 09:28:16 (198.54.202.226)
After some web surfing... a) Bryston BDA-1 (R17,250 or ~$2,100) b) Wyred4Sound DAC2 (~R20,000 or ~$2,900) The Bryston has some plus points: - Full-width component so fits in with rest of system - 8 x .......
270: Digital Drive, Bel Canto e.One DAC 2.5 - Anyone got one? Views? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-10-19, 00:30:58 (198.54.202.234)
Hi, A well-loved Theta DSPro GenVa has finally shuffled off this mortal coil and I need to replace it. The local set of options is limited here in South Africa and I've started to look at the Bel Cant .......
271: Inmate Central, I prefer .357 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-25, 00:17:55 (198.54.202.226)
:-) .......
272: Inmate Central, Glad to hear that Marty Feldman's character has not created havoc (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-20, 07:55:18 (198.54.202.226)
and that you're in one pieece... .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: "she has named Frank" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-19, 23:05:02 (198.54.202.234)
Time to get another one and name it "Ernest"? As that very old one goes: "Should a married couple be frank and earnest - or should one be a woman?" PS: Gorgeous kitty! PPS: Since our Bill passed, wife .......
274: Inmate Central, One from the latter 1960s.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-18, 07:36:12 (198.54.202.234)
I wonder if the release date 69 has any significance?... .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: Some of you may remember.... another guitar instrumental (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 13:23:33 (198.54.202.226)
from Mason Williams... "Classical Gas" .......
276: Inmate Central, Some of you may remember.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 13:19:36 (198.54.202.226)
... an instrumental track on the Simon & Garfunkel album "The Sounds of Silence" called "Anji"... It was originally written and performed by a Brit blues guitarist named Davy Graham. Here is the origi .......
277: Inmate Central, No-one like her? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 12:45:58 (198.54.202.234)
Sarah... My favourite track from "Answer" - "Time" .......
278: Inmate Central, Another version of "Waters of March"? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 12:42:00 (198.54.202.234)
Holly Cole - from her 2007 album .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: Margo Timmins: Another great song... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 11:13:58 (198.54.202.234)
"Bea's Song" from Lay It Down .......
280: Inmate Central, One of my all-time favourite songs by a great singer (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 11:10:25 (198.54.202.226)
:-) .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: Female vocal Friday - Contribution provided! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-17, 09:08:51 (198.54.202.234)
FRANCOISE HARDY! YUM! .......
282: Inmate Central, I have just moved... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-16, 10:03:55 (198.54.202.226)
I now no longer reside in Johannesburg, USA and have taken up residence in Johannesburg, South Africa... (I have no idea how that occurred) :-) .......
283: Inmate Central, RE: Another In Trutina (plus ...) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-15, 23:51:28 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Rick, The YouTube file is ~50MB and my comms link is slow... Pls email audio only. Ta .......
284: Inmate Central, Every now and then along comes a performance.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-15, 14:27:12 (198.54.202.234)
... that strikes a chord and grabs your total attention.... I've had a long and chequered association with Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" and been mostly disappointed with either the performances or the .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: "Justice and Liberty"? Sure its not "Bonnie & Clyde"? :-) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-05, 01:20:40 (198.54.202.226)
Well, Jim, I guess we've all - at some time in our lives - experienced something similar. You find an ideal neighbourhood, move in and enjoy the setting for a period of time, then - whammo - into thi .......
286: Inmate Central, I trust all went off according to Hoyle... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-09-05, 01:03:25 (198.54.202.234)
... and a great time was had by all! It is always good to hear that like-minded folk can still get together to shoot the breeze about things they have in common. Sorry it was impossible for me to join .......
287: Inmate Central, That's "Lieutenant Dish" to you!!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-30, 09:03:29 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
288: Inmate Central, Another e-desk crosser... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-30, 08:30:54 (198.54.202.234)
MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE NICKNAMES • If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. • If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionat .......
289: General Asylum, RE: Discard the first two syllables and act on the third? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-12, 12:44:22 (198.54.202.234)
Actually, that should read "Discard the first three syllables and act on the fourth"..... .......
290: General Asylum, Discard the first two syllables and act on the third? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-12, 12:31:37 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
291: Inmate Central, Another e-desk crossing... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-12, 12:14:27 (198.54.202.234)
Lovemaking Tips For Seniors 1. Wear your glasses to make sure your partner is actually in the bed. 2. Set timer for 3 minutes, in case you doze off in the middle. 3. Set the mood with lighting.. .......
292: Inmate Central, This one crossed my e-desk today... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-10, 09:02:14 (198.54.202.234)
MY EX-WIFE THE PILOT My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year. Yesterday aftern .......
293: Inmate Central, Weird little hedgehogs? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-08, 07:18:16 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
294: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Classé Audio CP-500 Preamplifier (SS) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-08-08, 01:19:40 (198.54.202.226)
Hi Lummy, You wrote: "Okay, does anyone have the CP-500's internal phono board? Good. Now I hand over the microphone to you!" I've had a CP-500 for >6 years now (with optional phono boards installed) .......
295: Inmate Central, Could it be a conflict of supporters? nt (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-07-01, 09:50:17 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: Computer assistant - another perspective? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-07-01, 09:33:38 (198.54.202.234)
:-) .......
297: Inmate Central, I could quite happily become an Argentinean supporter... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-07-01, 09:29:44 (198.54.202.226)
Maybe the World Cup should be a 38D? .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: "A good zoom lens I presume?" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-25, 23:11:38 (198.54.202.226)
Nothing spectacular - a Panasonic Lumix with an 18x (28-524mm) zoom - ideal camera for that type of trip though... .......
299: Inmate Central, A much-needed weekend away! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-24, 10:22:53 (198.54.202.234)
Hi folks, We managed to get away for the weekend thanks to an invite from an old friend to join him and his wife at their timeshare just outside the Kruger National Park. The slideshow below shows som .......
300: Inmate Central, Goodbye Billy - you'll be sorely missed... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-18, 10:03:34 (198.54.202.234)
Billy - chocolate-brown Burmese - arrived one morning ten or so years ago. We advertised a "found kitty" via posters and his 'owners' eventually arrived to collect him. The next morning he was bac .......
301: General Asylum, ... and why it appeals to those with Catholic tastes? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-09, 10:33:49 (198.54.202.234)
:-) .......
302: Inmate Central, Keep your hands off the WWW! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-09, 10:28:05 (198.54.202.234)
"Hand" = "Mitt" "Intermittent" minus "mitt" equals "Interent" Switch two letters ("en" to "ne") and... Voila! "Internet" Reverse logic? "Internet" + "mitt" + some juggling = "intermittent" Bottom line .......
303: Inmate Central, #2 Daughter does well... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-05, 10:49:34 (198.54.202.234)
My younger daughter, Caitlin, now at university studying Jewellery Design, entered a competition run by The Diamond Trading Company (DTC - a division of De Beers). The competition - The Shining Light .......
304: Inmate Central, Change to read ("At least I have Job. At least I have Job....")... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-05, 08:22:06 (198.54.202.226)
... and then be patient! .......
305: Inmate Central, ... to tape, then open another one? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-05-05, 08:18:02 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
306: Inmate Central, Advised to use graphite groin protection, the language barrier created a challenge... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-18, 09:14:21 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
307: Digital Drive, A lot will depend on.. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-11, 04:43:20 (198.54.202.234)
... for just how long you plan on sticking with the new CDP/DAC combo. The Esoteric range is almost what one could described as having been "over-engineered" - particularly in the area of the CD repla .......
308: Inmate Central, One memorable ice cream parlour in Blowing Rock, NC (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-11, 04:15:47 (198.54.202.234)
Some 10 years back, while escorting a client, we were taking a drive up to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and - at the vociferous recommendation of one of our US colleagues - made a point of stopping for i .......
309: Digital Drive, RE: Theta or Meridian (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-11, 01:37:46 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Hall, Unfortunately, the question as posed will elicit responses that state that one is better than the other - all based on the personal preferences of the responder and NOT based on your preferen .......
310: Digital Drive, Anyone know of a source of used Theta spares? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-10, 02:42:48 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Folks, My Theta DSPro GenVa has developed a fault in the analog output stage and I am looking to source a replacement analog output board - preferably at as a low a cost as possible (times they are .......
311: Inmate Central, Damn!! That is really saddening news... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-06, 10:23:35 (198.54.202.234)
It also brings the total of cancer-related 'acquaintance-departures' in the last 2 years to 5... Bruce will be sorely missed by all of us - his slightly whacky sense of humour coupled with his always- .......
312: General Asylum, Main system - slideshow (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-04-01, 10:58:24 (198.54.202.226)
Hmm... Let's see if this slideshow will post... We have a liftoff!! :-) .......
313: Inmate Central, Sorry to hear about your loss... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-31, 23:45:38 (198.54.202.234)
... and, having been through a similar experience a couple of years back with my father's death - I can empathise. PS: Please leave the Virgin Islands in the condition in which you find them! Dave ::: .......
314: Inmate Central, How woofers are excited..... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-26, 13:34:59 (198.54.202.226)
First we examine the unusual behaviour of the woofer under discussion: Then we scout around to try to spot just what is making this woofer behave like this: And all is revealed... .......
315: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks for an interesting & intriguing review (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-26, 09:41:16 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Pinkus, I've been keeping an eye out for a personal review of the Ayre 'XR-Series' after reading the - very positive - HiFi+ reviews. What first attracted my attention was the incredible CNC-milled .......
316: Inmate Central, BRUCE!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-25, 12:56:44 (198.54.202.234)
It's really good to see you back here again! I've had my fingers and legs crossed for you - and it's really made driving damned difficult! :-) Keep coming back, old son! Dave .......
317: Inmate Central, Some one-liners that trotted across my desk today... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-25, 10:53:01 (198.54.202.226)
Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine. A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Dijon vu – the same mustard as before.. Practice safe eating – always use condiments. Shotgun we .......
318: Inmate Central, Come again? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-25, 10:51:17 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
319: Inmate Central, Why, oh why, did I ever let myself be weaned? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-16, 10:33:04 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
320: Inmate Central, A great song from later in her career... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-09, 13:08:30 (198.54.202.226)
... Carole King singing "City Streets" from the album of the same name: One of the all-time great singer-songwriters! .......
321: Inmate Central, About this gallon of varnish and painting clouds.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-08, 07:46:52 (198.54.202.234)
.... while seeking dairy products... This is where I have to admit to never having seriously considered trying to apply coats of varnish to cumulo-nimbus thunderheads - the problems were patently obvi .......
322: Inmate Central, There's another factor now that wasn't as much of an issue back then... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-06, 09:16:35 (198.54.202.234)
... and that lies in the numbers of sicko types around today and the constant worry any parent has for their kids when out of the house. So, I guess we're also a bit to blame by being reluctant to cha .......
323: Inmate Central, Imagination was our entertainment back then (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-06, 01:44:27 (198.54.202.226)
As comparative youngster of 64, and having grown up in Southern Rhodesia just below the centre of the African continent, the availability of 'things to entertain us' was virtually zero - particularly .......
324: Inmate Central, Sometimes its worth it spend a wee bit more... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-03, 13:06:57 (198.54.202.226)
I found this out when, 12 years ago I bought the cheapest laser I could find (a 5ppm mono unit from HP called the LaserJet 5L). It worked well from a printing perspective, but there some issues around .......
325: Inmate Central, Timbo, try this one... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-03-01, 09:20:23 (198.54.202.234)
... taken from the soundtrack of "The Brave One" starring Jodie Foster. This was the first song by Sarah McLachlan that I registered as being her behind the mike. This happened after seeing the m .......
326: Inmate Central, The reason for asking... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-28, 21:21:37 (198.54.202.226)
... is the local record company (Sony I think) is really pushing the new Katherine Jenkins albums via the local radio stations - particularly Classic fm - and the poor bloody radio show hosts are havi .......
327: Inmate Central, Which version do you prefer? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-28, 09:58:53 (198.54.202.226)
The original (Sarah McLachlan): Or the 2009 cover (Katherine Jenkins): And I was referring to the 'version' and not the 'virgin'! .......
328: Inmate Central, Ping! Revjac!! Time to give away your age... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-28, 00:13:14 (198.54.202.226)
I don't know how this number found it's way from Canada to Rhodesia back in the early 1960s, but it did! The Beau Marks' "Clap Your Hands" .......
329: Inmate Central, How to counteract road rage... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-27, 23:57:47 (198.54.202.234)
Here are two clips from YouTube - one by Suzanne Ciani and the other by Bradley Joseph - that help to take one's mind off the frustrations of driving in heavy traffic. Enjoy! .......
330: Inmate Central, .. and something from around here ... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-27, 06:43:02 (198.54.202.226)
This song was used as the main theme for a local movie production of "Jock of the Bushveld" and performed by Johnny Clegg & Savuka (follow on group from Juluka, who did "Scatterlings of Africa" as use .......
331: Inmate Central, Something for fellow old farts... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-27, 05:08:02 (198.54.202.234)
Back at school in Rhodesia, we used to be allowed out of boarding school on Sunday afternoons and pop across to the Catholic Club which used to show movies (all else was closed on Sundays). One song t .......
332: Inmate Central, Yup! JACJ? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-24, 09:36:30 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
333: General Asylum, RE: Wigwam Bakeoff (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-20, 00:47:28 (198.54.202.226)
That is a really cool concept and one that's been crawling around in my head for a few years now - an audio expo comprised solely of personal systems manned by their proud owners. In this type of expo .......
334: Inmate Central, The future in a politically-correct world? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-19, 13:05:00 (198.54.202.234)
A camel walks into a bar... Camel: "Gimme a Scotch on the rocks!" Bartender: "One lump or two?" The bartender is now serving 5 to 10 at Riker's for malicious insensitivity... .......
335: Inmate Central, Another option for those still stuck in the snow... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-18, 13:18:49 (198.54.202.234)
Harness dem squirrelly mufus! .......
336: Inmate Central, Smoking pipes! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-17, 10:15:47 (198.54.202.226)
Photographs taken by Clark Little - brilliant stuff! .......
337: Inmate Central, Thanks Brian - A great public service announcement! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-16, 22:39:04 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: SCMS compliance results in ripped file being deleted after burn to CD (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-15, 12:54:49 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Bill, You wrote: "If I record/copy a track to the HD on the Yamaha it is erased if I burn a CD with that track? Is that correct?" Yes - unless you select "analog copy" option instead of "digital mo .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: Yamaha CDR-HD1500 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-15, 12:29:26 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Bill (mine is the CDR-HD1300 with a 120GB HDD), Taking your queries one-at-a-time: a) Record some vinyl and/or CD tracks in uncompressed/lossless format and then be able to play them back easily f .......
340: Inmate Central, Nope! It was "Boris Munni" (nt) + Ouch! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-13, 03:36:12 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
341: Inmate Central, An oldie, but a goodie... (re white stuff) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-08, 11:19:21 (198.54.202.226)
THE DIARY OF AN ENGLISHMAN LIVING IN THE HIGHLANDS "Our First Winter" DEC 20th It's starting to snow. The first of the season and the first we've seen for years. The wife and I took out our hot todd .......
342: Inmate Central, RE: Address book replication (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-07, 05:51:16 (198.54.202.234)
Hi, If you have a Nokia cellular phone, you can use the facility provided by the Nokia PC Suite to replicate your Outlook Contact List to your 'phone, then reverse the process to update your contact l .......
343: General Asylum, Ping! Rod! Remember Me cookie does not work properly (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-07, 05:44:43 (198.54.202.234)
I'm finding that I have to login every day, despite having ticked the option box for "Remember Me" every time. This is something recent (a week or two) and was not a problem prior to that. Also, other .......
344: Asylum Feedback/Support, Ping! Rod! Remember Me cookie does not work properly (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-07, 05:44:43 (198.54.202.234)
I'm finding that I have to login every day, despite having ticked the option box for "Remember Me" every time. This is something recent (a week or two) and was not a problem prior to that. Also, other .......
345: Water Cooler, My theory, by Anne Elk... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-03, 09:01:39 (198.54.202.234)
Working as I have for >40 years for a US-based multinational, it has been impossible not to notice a few things over the years... Since WWII, the US economy has seen almost 50 years of virtually conti .......
346: Water Cooler, Here's another one.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-02, 08:21:03 (198.54.202.226)
... that qualifies under that subject line: .......
347: Inmate Central, When the goldfish appear to be levitating around the room... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-02-01, 08:33:43 (198.54.202.234)
... it's probably a bit on the high side... As far as an optimum percentage is concerned, I'd suggest trial and error as it tends to vary from person to person depending on allergy sensitivity level. .......
348: Water Cooler, Howdy, ex-stranger! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-30, 23:45:26 (198.54.202.234)
Nice to see you overcome obstacles and return to the fray! For a moment there I thought you'd given up - something not at all like you. Anyway, you have my permission to locate the 'enema' and smite h .......
349: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: why are class D amps considered "bright" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-30, 01:37:57 (198.54.202.226)
As stated in the post above: "While every audio product on the market has its adherents and those on the other side, I'm not aware of any grand consensus that holds all digital amps are lean and brigh .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: "2 matching screws" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-30, 00:25:20 (198.54.202.226)
This took Google and I about 55 seconds... Sara and Bruna Gontijo, 23, won the Body Doubles International Twins Search and the title "most beautiful pair of matching screws in the world." After thei .......
351: Inmate Central, Glad to see you're still full of it... :-) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-30, 00:15:34 (198.54.202.226)
And also allowing some it to overflow into posts. I guess its time to start manufacturing little wax effigies of certain medical people and then shoving long needles into strategic portions of the ana .......
352: Inmate Central, Damn! I was hoping he was out of the woods... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-29, 07:19:38 (198.54.202.226)
... and on the way to full recovery... Mikee, please pass on wishes to Bruce and, if you speak to Diane, pass on support from Darkest Africa. I hear you about not burdening the poor lad with e-mail ov .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: "Very cute girl singing here" = Maggie Reilly (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-28, 12:53:08 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
354: Inmate Central, 1973 and Michael Gordon Oldfield... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-28, 10:08:58 (198.54.202.234)
... released "Tubular Bells". This album, more than any other (except maybe for "Time Out" back in 1962) caused a major shift in my musical tastes. His most recent material has not quite had the impac .......
355: Inmate Central, 1971? I was 25, had been married a year and... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-28, 09:54:31 (198.54.202.226)
... was grabbed by two of Rod Stewart's numbers - one in 1971 ("Maggie May") and one in 1972 ("You Wear It Well"). I'd not really been a Small Faces fan, but these two singles caught my ear and starte .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: A little juvenile humor to start the day... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-27, 08:44:46 (198.54.202.234)
Two nuns riding their bicycles down a cobblestone road... 1st nun: "Have you ever come this way before?" 2nd nun: "No - it must the knobbly road!" Bada Bing! .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: "put your wife and dog locked in the trunk of your car for an hour" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-27, 08:42:36 (198.54.202.234)
After the hour, if you want peace and quiet, just let the dog out and close the trunk lid again.... .......
358: Inmate Central, Why books like 'Hondo', 'Sackett', 'Catlow' are popular with Boy Scouts... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-27, 08:40:28 (198.54.202.226)
VIVE L'AMOUR (Scout Song) Let every good fellow, now join in our song, Vive la compagnie! Success to each other, and pass it along, Vive la compagnie! Chorus: Vive la, vive la, Vive l'amour. Vive la .......
359: Water Cooler, Missing out on things like.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-25, 08:48:28 (198.54.202.234)
...this? :-) .......
360: Inmate Central, RE: "allergic rhinitis" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-25, 08:00:46 (198.54.202.234)
Rhinitis (n): Inflamation of the rhino? as in: I guess I could wind up allergic to that sort of inflamed rhino... .......
361: Inmate Central, Pachyderm? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-25, 07:56:39 (198.54.202.226)
If I were as thin-skinned as some seem to believe, I would not have invited the comments, ribbing, etc. that the post was bound to elicit. My mate, Sox, is well-known for his predilection to have a st .......
362: Inmate Central, Smoke Break? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-24, 01:32:38 (198.54.202.234)
With ever-increasing focus and discrimination on us poor smokers, the options in terms of location and opportunity for a good puff are shrinking from day to day. In many countries, anti-smoking legisl .......
363: Water Cooler, Is there any family resemblance? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-24, 00:36:00 (198.54.202.226)
.......
364: General Asylum, New server? Cross between an apple and a nun? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-24, 00:16:45 (198.54.202.226)
And you get a computer that won't go down on you.... And - with a serious bit of luck - will look something like this: .......
365: General Asylum, When it nails grow too long? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-24, 00:09:46 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
366: Inmate Central, When your TV size approaches your waist measurement.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-22, 07:56:04 (198.54.202.226)
... it's time to order more ribs, potatoes, etc.... (gloat) PS: Enjoy! (The ribs, of course...) .......
367: Inmate Central, New series started tonight - "Flash Forward" - seems intriguing... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-19, 11:54:29 (198.54.202.234)
I gather we are a wee bit late in getting this one, so am interested if anyone here has been watching and, if so, what they think. .......
368: Inmate Central, Public holidays and things.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-18, 22:19:42 (198.54.202.234)
South Africa has 12 public holidays per year: 01) New Year's Day [1 January] 02) Human Rights Day [21 March] 03) Good Friday [2 April] 04) Family Day (ex Easter Monday) [5 April] 05) Freedom Day [27 .......
369: Inmate Central, Shows how naive they were back before WW2 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-18, 21:59:56 (198.54.202.226)
CAPTIONS: THE SHADOW KNOWS! He: "Now if she was 'SEXXI' she would be sexy!" She: "I'd like to take that microphone and shove it up his ass!" The notion that any wife would look so lovingly at a hus .......
370: Speaker Asylum, RE: Anyone Remember The Tannoy D 50's ? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-17, 01:01:59 (198.54.202.234)
Hi, The model reference 'D50' seems to be an alternate designation for Tannoy's Profile Plus 635 (as used in the UK market). The use of 'D50' seems to have been restricted for markets outside the UK. .......
371: General Asylum, One possible outcome of this could see audio vanish from CES... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-10, 01:37:58 (198.54.202.226)
... as audio manufacturers switch their focus to more audio-friendly exhibitions such as RMAF and leave CES to the gadget-mongers. From feedback by attendees, the high-end audio manufacturers have wou .......
372: Inmate Central, Something to add a little spice to the day? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-09, 12:22:52 (198.54.202.226)
Megan Fox (I guess she does anyway...) :-) .......
373: Inmate Central, New Definition Series? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-09, 02:50:19 (198.54.202.226)
The new "Definition Series" from Tannoy also looks quite interesting... The "replacement" for the D700 would appear to be the DC-10T: Luvverly!!! .......
374: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Favorite Rack Shelf Materials? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-08, 09:07:02 (198.54.202.226)
One option for rack shelves is 30mm woodgrain formica roll-edge kitchen counter topping. A simple DIY rack can be made using two side-pieces and a user-selected shelf-count and then using threaded bra .......
375: Inmate Central, HPD = High-Performance Dual... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-08, 06:50:23 (198.54.202.226)
... and replaced the Monitor Gold series. You're right - another graphotypical orrer... .......
376: Inmate Central, BTW Canuck Audio Mart have a pair of D700s for sale (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-08, 06:46:51 (198.54.202.226)
Apparently these are located in Hamilton, Ontario and they want $2,250 for a pair in American Cherry that look to be in mint condition (externally anyway): D700s don't seem to pop up too often on th .......
377: Radio Road, Latest and greatest radio? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-08, 04:52:56 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
378: Inmate Central, GOOGLES must be worn? Computer age has arrived! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-08, 00:26:12 (198.54.202.226)
Congratulations, old son - I know you've had an eye out for a pair of Tannoys for quite some time, so enjoy them! The enclosure design looks vaguely like a Tannoy Arden equivalent that has been adapte .......
379: Book Boulevard, Book collection numbers ~5,000 (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-06, 09:55:51 (196.25.255.246)
This fact was brought home with some force when we last moved house... 8 rooms in the house have filled bookshelves! Wife, self and both daughters are avid readers with tastes that overlap in many are .......
380: Book Boulevard, SciFi from the Golden Age? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-06, 09:45:59 (196.25.255.194)
Is there anyone else here with a passion for the SciFi that was published between 1930 and 1960? For any fans of Astounding/Analog authors from this period, check out BAEN Books (see link below) as th .......
381: Book Boulevard, Stieg Larrson anyone? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-06, 09:39:19 (198.54.202.194)
~2 years ago, I stumbled across a new book by an author of whom I'd never heard. The author's name was Stieg Larrson The title of the book? The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo After a thoroughly enjoyabl .......
382: Book Boulevard, Re: Louis L'Amour-Any other dedicated readers (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-06, 09:27:19 (196.25.255.246)
My favourite L'Amour books? Hmmm... Top four in no order, but based on frequency of re-reading: - Dark Canyon - Silver Canyon - Flint - Reilly's Luck plus: - The Sackett novels - The Last of the Breed .......
383: Inmate Central, Congratulations on reaching that milestone... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-04, 01:33:08 (198.54.202.234)
...and may your next 40 be even better... 40 years is actually a long time in any context - well done! PS: We managed to struggle through our 39th in Nov09, so you're almost a year ahead of us. But wa .......
384: Inmate Central, You realise, of course, that now that you're on to me... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-03, 22:52:30 (198.54.202.234)
... I'll just have to kill you? :-) .......
385: Inmate Central, One of my favourite Sarah McLachlan tracks... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-01, 12:34:21 (198.54.202.226)
"Time" from Afterglow: .......
386: Inmate Central, Favourite CJ track: "Bea's Song" from Lay It Down (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-01, 11:33:19 (198.54.202.234)
With Margo at her sensual best: Plus the YouTube clip: ... and the lyrics: Speed river at my feet running low and flat I'm sitting here burning daylight, Thinking about the past And that distanc .......
387: Inmate Central, Somewhat belated wishes for 2010 when viewed as a "New Year" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2010-01-01, 03:10:26 (198.54.202.234)
A "New Year"? Why on Earth do we need a NEW year? Can any of us actually afford a new year, or would a secondhand, slightly-used year suffice? Is this not just another human extravagance or another de .......
388: Speaker Asylum, A thought for the day... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-26, 23:16:27 (198.54.202.226)
:-) .......
389: Vinyl Asylum, Merry Vinyl Christmas & a Happy LP New Year... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-24, 02:55:22 (198.54.202.234)
Beware of lamps and LPs as they can take these: and turn them into these: Have a great festive season one and all! Dave .......
390: Inmate Central, Season's Greetings to one and all at Central (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-23, 12:06:53 (198.54.202.234)
May you all have a truly magic Christmas and may 2010 bring you all you could desire. Dave .......
391: Inmate Central, 32 is too young to die... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-20, 13:04:02 (198.54.202.226)
Brittany Murphy succumbed to cardiac arrest this morning. She was only 32... Very sad when someone that young passes. .......
392: Inmate Central, RE: Teats? Nope! A decent rack! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-13, 23:05:10 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
393: Inmate Central, Ta for the bulletin! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-13, 00:10:43 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
394: Inmate Central, RE: Red Neck Santa - JPG File=Faster Load (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-12, 12:25:14 (198.54.202.226)
If you have access to Microsoft Picture Manager (MPM), you can 'export' an image file and select the file format for exporting. So, if you save the BMP file to disk, you can then open it again using M .......
395: Inmate Central, All I want for Christmas is .... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-12, 11:35:29 (198.54.202.226)
... her two front.... .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: Red Neck Santa - JPG File=Faster Load (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-12, 11:31:08 (198.54.202.226)
Hey double-dude, BMP files are large and take bandwidth to load. Converting the BMP to JPG results in a smaller file and faster load. Ears - the bandwidth-limited one .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: Bruce is OK but in the hospital again. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-12, 00:42:35 (198.54.202.226)
Hi Mikee, Thanks for the heads-up - please pass him my wishes for a rapid and complete recovery. .......
398: Inmate Central, One recent movie that should to the geriatrics of Central... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-07, 09:08:21 (198.54.202.226)
... is "The Boat That Rocked". (US release title: "Pirate Radio") The film is set in 1966 in a UK where the official radio broadcaster (BBC) only broadcast 45 minutes of rock music per day. To fill th .......
399: Inmate Central, Its that time of the year again... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-07, 08:39:14 (198.54.202.226)
... and this evening I commence a very well-earned 5-week annual vacation - returning to the salt mines on 12th Jan. Summer is alive and well, the pool temperature is just right, I have a few minor 't .......
400: Inmate Central, For those that have read Keith Laumer... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-12-03, 07:57:20 (198.54.202.226)
... and, in particular, his stories about Bolo combat units: One continental siege unit of the Dinochrome Brigade! (much better than that wimpy Lada shown earlier!) .......
401: Inmate Central, Ping! Feets! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-23, 12:00:12 (198.54.202.226)
The elder daughter was browsing through a mail-order movie DVD catalogue and spotted a DVD I'd been praising for years, so she ordered a copy and presented me with it this evening. I've just finished .......
402: Inmate Central, Currently on my 5th VW in 40 years... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-21, 05:57:22 (198.54.202.234)
First car was a used VW Beetle that I managed to drive into a wall and slash my face on the windscreen shards (my own fault - not that of the car). Next came a new VW Beetle (1500c version) which gave .......
403: General Asylum, And there was poor old misguided me... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-15, 02:53:08 (198.54.202.226)
... believing that they were only available in packs of twenty... .......
404: Inmate Central, Alternate caption: "Whose idea was it to play the mouse-organ?" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-15, 02:41:01 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
405: Inmate Central, Quotes from a great movie... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-11, 23:35:11 (198.54.202.234)
"Witness for the Prosecution" (1957) starred Charles Laughton at his ascerbic best as an English barrister - ably supported by Marlene Dietrich and Elsa Lanchester (Laughton's wife in real life). Jane .......
406: Inmate Central, Do you think Jim'd make a slight detour and infect my wife? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-11-11, 07:38:21 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
407: Inmate Central, Circumcising a gascan? What will they think of next? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-25, 08:50:02 (198.54.202.234)
Unless of course, this was a practise run for a Bobbitt-style sneak attack.... :-) .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: "Baxter Flo-Gard 6201" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-25, 08:47:39 (198.54.202.234)
It would seem that Bruce has given up on stereo and reverted to mono... The 6201 (on the left above) is very obviously a mono boom-box, while the 6301 (on the right) is a true stereo ghetto-blaster. T .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: "Just added a little a" - as in "australia"? :-) nt (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-24, 04:27:10 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
410: Inmate Central, Limited-selection jukebox? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-24, 04:25:12 (198.54.202.234)
Now where do I insert the coin? .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: "a good margarita sounds awfully darned good" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-24, 04:23:19 (198.54.202.226)
But then a nice and gorgeous "bad Margarita" (or similar cutie from South of the Border) - preferably in a nurse's outfit - could also have some attractions... :-) (evil grin) .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Attencione, attencione! Madames, Monsieurs, Poofsters and Machos, perros y gatos, and écureuils (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-23, 12:00:43 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Mikee, Please pass on best wishes for a speedy and total recovery and also inform the lad that stray bugs should not be offered hospitality by geriatric old farts like us. In the meantime, also tel .......
413: General Asylum, Common "Band" - Live vs Recording? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-13, 23:12:24 (198.54.202.234)
There are a number of factors that influence preferences here: a) Is the band likely to come back soon? (In S Africa a valid issue) b) Venue - sports stadium or club or...? c) Cost of entry vs cost of .......
414: Inmate Central, A Corvettini? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-13, 09:51:18 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
415: Vinyl Asylum, Two labels not listed that should be included... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-10, 01:04:24 (198.54.202.226)
1) Stockfisch (German Direct-to-Metal-Master recordings) 2) Jeton (German Direct-to-Metal-Master recordings) Both have limited catalogues, but what they do have are really excellent. Stand-out example .......
416: Inmate Central, I cannot tell a lie.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-10, 00:20:22 (198.54.202.234)
... t'was not I! Although 'pudgy', 6ft I am not (Also I have various alibis!) In my youth however... .......
417: Inmate Central, Nope - not as yet... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-08, 11:38:59 (198.54.202.226)
Can you advise how it was sent and to which address (street or PO Box)? Ta Ears .......
418: Inmate Central, MHROTD, old son... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-10-07, 08:27:43 (198.54.202.226)
Which translates into: M any H appy R eturns O f T he D ay Whichever way you read it, have a great day - and many more!! Ears .......
419: General Asylum, NO! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-29, 08:56:08 (198.54.202.226)
nt .......
420: Inmate Central, Did someone ask after me? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-29, 08:53:46 (198.54.202.226)
Firstly, I am alive... Secondly, work pressures have kept me away from here... Thirdly, er... (have to get back to work...) :-( .......
421: Inmate Central, 13th Commandment: "Thou shalt not convert duvets into hovercraft!!" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-12, 05:10:28 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
422: Inmate Central, For one horrible moment I thought you'd written... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-12, 05:07:03 (198.54.202.226)
..."suspend my membership in the gay club"... You know, Bruce, you really should consider contacting one Robert Zimmerman Esq. and offering your services as a stand-in lyricist for some of his more, s .......
423: Inmate Central, Merry Bidet to Soxie! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-10, 08:45:38 (198.54.202.226)
That's 21 for the how many-eth time? (gloat .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: "he should start sending out carrier pigeons" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-10, 08:38:32 (198.54.202.226)
The pigeons I can afford, its the cost of a carrier that's beyond my means... :-) .......
425: General Asylum, RE: "higher tracking force requirement " (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-09-01, 08:16:46 (198.54.202.234)
Hi, The high tracking force is one reason why I clean the stylus regularly and also use a carbon fibre brush to clean each LP side before playing. Stylus cleaning is done in "dry mode" only using a tw .......
426: General Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Ortofon Kontrapunkt h Phono Cartridge (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-31, 13:37:53 (198.54.202.234)
Hi Stor, I added another 3 hours this evening to bring the total usage up to ~31 hours and its still a very "quiet" cartridge on some rather old albums (that go back >30 years to the mid-1970s). Huber .......
427: General Asylum, REVIEW: Ortofon Kontrapunkt h Phono Cartridge (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-30, 12:43:18 (198.54.202.246)
Model: Kontrapunkt h Category: Phono Cartridge Suggested Retail Price: $1000 Description: MC carridge Manufacturer URL: Ortofon Model Picture: View Review by DevillEars on August 30, .......
428: Inmate Central, 22 hours on the clock... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-30, 05:43:53 (198.54.202.234)
... and this cartridge is really opening up the soundstage... Back to listen some more... .......
429: Inmate Central, Recent times and their challenges... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-29, 14:05:20 (198.54.202.226)
Hi All, A few weeks back I had a Hercules II power supply fitted to the LP12 to replace a Valhalla that had gone to Gottadammerung. Two weeks later I was out of town for two days and one night and, in .......
430: Inmate Central, MrsEars sends her thanks for the HDBD wishes... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-29, 12:18:14 (198.54.202.226)
... and so do I! Things have been somewhat hectic here - hence the loud silence from this part of the world. Our "division" at work is now reduced to just one individual (mois!) and the workload has n .......
431: Vinyl Asylum, Two turntable-related casualties in (1 month... :-( (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-27, 09:34:53 (198.54.202.226)
First to fail was the Valhalla PS on the LP12 - kablooey! Replaced it with a Hercules II A week later, the fuse on the Hercules II blew (no other damage) Another week and, while replacing fuse, manage .......
432: Vinyl Asylum, Monday Night Spin? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-10, 13:15:25 (198.54.202.226)
Buckingham Nicks (1973) - Polydor album retrieved from storage and cleaned this afternoon. An old friend back in the circle again! .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: What would the shrinks say? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-08-07, 10:40:27 (198.54.202.226)
Brian, do not eat two plates of bean soup before going to sleep? :-) .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: whereabouts is that place? CAPE TOWN! :-). (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-28, 22:46:41 (198.54.202.234)
For scuba diving, I'd suggest that there are better alternatives up the East Coast (water is warmer and clearer) in northern Natal (Sudwana Bay area) and into Mozambique (e.g. Bazaruto). Cape Town is .......
435: General Asylum, And the $64,000 question goes to Frihed89! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-28, 13:55:34 (198.54.202.234)
Check link below! .......
436: Inmate Central, I'm not!!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-28, 13:53:14 (198.54.202.226)
At least, I think so... .......
437: Inmate Central, I'm just glad to hear that you're home and on the mend... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-28, 13:52:25 (198.54.202.234)
... and able to find the strength/fortitude/energy/etc to make a showing here on Central. Welcome back! .......
438: Inmate Central, Some eye candy? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-28, 07:54:54 (198.54.202.226)
The old home town.... .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: Welcome back, Bruce...Seconded (thirded?) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-27, 13:57:51 (198.54.202.234)
Glad that you've been released from custody (you must have mended enough for them to let you out) and have been able to return to familiar (familial?) surroundings. Get back on your old leggies again .......
440: Inmate Central, Welcome back, old son! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-27, 11:30:19 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
441: Inmate Central, To all - my thanks! It turned out great... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-26, 14:16:31 (198.54.202.226)
... with the weather playing ball too... We had ~30 people here (mostly the non-club-goers) and one of her lifelong friends who shares the same birthdate and also turned 21 was here to lend moral supp .......
442: Inmate Central, Hello stranger! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-26, 14:06:44 (198.54.202.226)
Good to see you here. I take it you and yours are well? .......
443: Inmate Central, Youngest turns 21 today... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-26, 00:30:27 (198.54.202.226)
... and wife has arranged for 30+ guests... Spare a thought for poor little old me? .......
444: Speaker Asylum, Wood floors? Spikes? Solution? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-24, 13:04:04 (198.54.202.226)
Try this: Nylon bar-stock 3" diameter, cut into 1" disks and machined to a conical recess 1/4" deep at "apex". Nylon offers another benefit over and above protecting your wood floor - it offers a .......
445: Inmate Central, Is there a bwooky in the house? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-23, 14:44:08 (198.54.202.234)
Any news on the lad? .......
446: Inmate Central, As long as you don't start scratching someone else's... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-21, 13:00:18 (198.54.202.234)
:-) .......
447: Inmate Central, Managed to get through - he sounds positive, if weak. (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-21, 12:51:58 (198.54.202.234)
Keep up the support, lads! That's one gude dude! .......
448: Inmate Central, Thanks, oh flying rodent - much obliged for the tip... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-21, 12:50:05 (198.54.202.234)
... and link. Damn! This shouldn't have been allowed to happen! :-( .......
449: Inmate Central, Jeez, I'm really sorry to hear that - Bwookie is one of the good guys... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-21, 12:30:53 (198.54.202.226)
... that none of us would like to lose. I just tried to ring the lad, but the line was busy, so I guess others have had the same idea. Thanks Mikee for convincing the lad to allow you to let us know. .......
450: Inmate Central, There is another alternative with 4 months to winter... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-18, 00:55:22 (198.54.202.226)
... and that is to peel and slice a number of peaches, place the slices in preserve jars and fill up the jars with brandy. Put the full jars away on shelves for 3 months, then decant them (in batches) .......
451: Inmate Central, Sex was intended as a duet and not a solo performance (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-17, 09:28:08 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
452: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Looking for a preamp (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-15, 11:08:44 (198.54.202.234)
What about a used Classe' CP-50 from their last range or perhaps an earlier DR-5? A CP-50 (no phono stage) recently went for $600 on A'gon and there is a DR-5 with phono stage currently on offer at $8 .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: "tip your waitresses" - addressed below in another thread? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-08, 23:51:36 (198.54.202.226)
:-) .......
454: Inmate Central, Actually, it is the summer refuge of Mr & Mrs Claus.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-08, 08:23:58 (198.54.202.226)
... when they need a break from reindeer and elves and things... .......
455: Inmate Central, Aahhh!!! My Silver Bullet Band has turned up! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-08, 08:20:59 (198.54.202.234)
. .......
456: Inmate Central, Getting together to celebrate independence? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-07-03, 09:08:27 (198.54.202.226)
To all celebrating the 4th of July: ENJOY!!! Happy day! .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: "I did exit my bed on the wrong side today" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-30, 10:18:31 (198.54.202.234)
And then kissed the car goodbye and climbed into the missus? (Sorry - couldn't resist an opportunity to toss that line into the mix...) .......
458: Inmate Central, Firing Squid? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-27, 00:21:00 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
459: Inmate Central, A movie so bad it's quite fun to watch? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-25, 10:37:52 (198.54.202.226)
Back in the 1990s, I received this DVD as a gift and my first reaction was "that person doesn't really like me, does he?" It took me a few months to get desperate enough to open the case and load the .......
460: Inmate Central, One from the history books... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-24, 10:55:45 (198.54.202.234)
A rare live audio clip of Fotheringay performing "The Ballad of Ned Kelly". Lead vocal by Trevor Lucas with Sandy Denny singing backing vocal. Interesting intro banter... .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: "a damn good steak dinner" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-22, 08:53:48 (198.54.202.226)
One rule for dining out: "Only go out to restaurants who serve dishes you can't/wouldn't prepare at home!" So, if steak is your preference for this celebration, rather go to the local meat market and .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: "95% of my bonus will be going straight into savings" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-22, 08:15:16 (198.54.202.226)
Good thinking, Batman! (These are not the best times for profligate spending - judicious saving today can prevent copious tears tomorrow!) .......
463: Inmate Central, I hope to heaven that they don't.... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-18, 08:43:01 (198.54.202.226)
... allow shrubbery to grow around the entrances to the tunnels that this "train" has enter..... The imagery would be too much! .......
464: Inmate Central, Something to brighten BWK's day (he seems to need it of late) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-17, 13:43:26 (198.54.202.234)
.. .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: ? - Grills & Broys (Broyys?) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-12, 00:14:13 (198.54.202.226)
. .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: Strange activity from a compact fluorescent bulb... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-10, 23:42:46 (198.54.202.234)
The inbuilt 'starter' is faulty - toss it and replace it. The inbuilt 'starter' on a compact fluorescent bulb is housed in the large base and fulfils the same function as the plug-in 'starter' on a no .......
467: Inmate Central, Broys? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-10, 23:36:11 (198.54.202.226)
. DevillEars .......
468: Inmate Central, Prequel and sequel coming up... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-09, 23:21:43 (198.54.202.226)
Prequel: Sequel: :-) DevillEars .......
469: Speaker Asylum, Contact Electric Boat Co in Groton - defence cuts have forced them to reduce prices... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-07, 03:33:15 (198.54.202.234)
:-) DevillEars .......
470: Inmate Central, Merry Birthday, Todd! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-06, 13:17:26 (198.54.202.234)
Another year, another notch in the belt (in or out?) All the very best! DevillEars .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: "Apathy is a serious problem" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-06, 02:41:25 (198.54.202.226)
Another poster from 1965 at UCT: Banner: UCT Apathetic Students Society Message: The next 5 meetings of this society have been cancelled due to lack of interest :-) DevillEars .......
472: Vinyl Asylum, That recording of Beethoven's PC#5 is still my favourite... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-06, 01:20:15 (198.54.202.226)
... although I only have it on CD - but now that its been re-released by SC I will place an order - thanks for the heads-up! DevillEars .......
473: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Very professional job - I am constantly in awe... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-06, 01:10:02 (198.54.202.226)
... of those, like you, that have both the craftmanship and the tenacity to tackle and complete projects like yours, and produce works of art such as you have. My congratulations to you and may you en .......
474: Inmate Central, While on the subject of signs & posters... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-06, 00:47:09 (198.54.202.226)
... one that has always stuck in my mind dates back to 1965 when I was at University of Cape Town (first year). The "students union" (why it was called that still escapes me >40 years later) comprised .......
475: Inmate Central, RE: "Is Peter D. related to you?" - not that I'm aware of... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-05, 09:00:11 (198.54.202.226)
. DevillEars .......
476: Inmate Central, Ping! Soxie/Timbo - something you may enjoy... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-05, 08:12:34 (198.54.202.234)
For those of you unfamiliar with Southern Hemisphere Winter sports and their tournaments, the Super14 is a rugby tournament that has been running every year since 1996. Teams hail from Australia, New .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: That's positively 'phonographic' ?? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-06-01, 11:46:36 (198.54.202.226)
. DevillEars .......
478: Speaker Asylum, Drive units or full speaker 'system'? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-31, 02:43:08 (198.54.202.226)
Assuming you are referring to full speaker 'system' rather than drive units, another factor needs to be taken into consideration - voicing! Most manufacturers tend to 'voice' their speakers for their .......
479: Inmate Central, Thanks to Brian & JS Bach for opening up communications channels... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-31, 01:33:48 (198.54.202.234)
... Brian for Skype access and JSB for photographic "evidence". Both of these helped us "In-Absentia Ribfesters" to feel a part of the proceedings. And let us not forget "Mine Hosts" - Barbara & Mike .......
480: Inmate Central, STOP PRESS! - Two views - one on the property and one outside (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-31, 01:10:51 (198.54.202.226)
The first shot (courtesy of JS Bach) was taken on the property at Mikee's place yesterday: The second shot (courtesy SAPMC*) was taken in the street outside Mikee's where a protest had been organise .......
481: Inmate Central, Interesting antique Pennsylvanian TV set... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-31, 01:01:28 (198.54.202.234)
... just a slightly blurred picture there... DevillEars .......
482: Inmate Central, PS: A word of warning to Mikee... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 09:38:55 (198.54.202.226)
Beware of those that drink too much and order in more pizza: DevillEars .......
483: Inmate Central, I may not be there in body (not enough room) but... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 09:35:47 (198.54.202.226)
... consider me present in spirit if nothing else. As the sun sinks in the West and day gives way to night and while huge quantities of ribs and hooch are noshed and quaffed (respectively, I hope), ma .......
484: Inmate Central, G'day Soxie... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 02:48:31 (198.54.202.226)
About to leave for a local country pub with the girls... No water yet - so everyone is a bit touchy. Decided to get out of the house and have a pub-style lunch plus a beer or two, so will also be wett .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: Skype? (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 01:30:06 (198.54.202.234)
Hey Soxie, You on Skype? Pls drop e-mail with Skype details if you are... DevillEars .......
486: Inmate Central, Missing him? Correct your aim and fire again! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 00:39:49 (198.54.202.226)
. DevillEars .......
487: Inmate Central, RE: Square pizza - so that drunk Ribfesters don't try them on the turntable... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 00:27:59 (198.54.202.234)
... which would clog up MM's stylus (or at least the stylus on the cartridge)... DevillEars .......
488: Inmate Central, Thanks for sharing - us remote types feel a bit out-of-things... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-30, 00:25:11 (198.54.202.226)
... being, as we are, too far away to nip in for a snort, a rib and a listen... To those that can and do make it, enjoy! To Dave for sharing, ta very much! DevillEars .......
489: Inmate Central, And no chance of a hand-stand in the shower either... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-29, 09:13:57 (198.54.202.226)
... makes life a bitch! DevillEars .......
490: Inmate Central, Still no fershlugginer water!!! :-( (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-29, 07:32:45 (198.54.202.234)
What really burns my ass is the water utility's website that claims that they were awarded,,, Hold your breath... "The Best Infrastructure Maintenance Award at the Kamoso Awards in the national catego .......
491: Inmate Central, Then, along came Victor Borge... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-28, 14:21:05 (198.54.202.226)
... and gave us "Five-nic-nine-ing" DevillEars .......
492: Inmate Central, The pronunciation is right but the spelling is wrong! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-28, 14:19:33 (198.54.202.226)
Princess layer? Anyone applying for the position? Bruce? DevillEars .......
493: Inmate Central, You begin to worry me, old son... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-28, 14:16:20 (198.54.202.226)
... this "mental tacking to take advantange of some imagined thought breeze" is most unlike you.... DevillEars .......
494: Inmate Central, Phaquing Water Utility!!!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-28, 14:12:46 (198.54.202.234)
Unplanned water supply cut this morning, with a sign put up this afternoon saying water reconnection due at 5pm... Its now after 11pm and there's still no fornicating water! Cold front hit this aftern .......
495: Inmate Central, Interesting outfit with interesting filling... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-27, 13:37:30 (198.54.202.226)
... or should that read "filly"? DevillEars .......
496: General Asylum, Strange happenings on General Asylum & Speaker Asylum (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-23, 04:07:42 (198.54.202.226)
When accessing either of these two forums via links on either home page or other forum headers, the link takes me to the top of the forum for a few seconds, then suddenly pages doan to the a "Post a M .......
497: Asylum Feedback/Support, Strange happenings on General Asylum & Speaker Asylum (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-23, 04:07:42 (198.54.202.226)
When accessing either of these two forums via links on either home page or other forum headers, the link takes me to the top of the forum for a few seconds, then suddenly pages doan to the a "Post a M .......
498: Inmate Central, Have instructed the local witch-doctors to start doing what they do best and... (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-20, 23:31:26 (198.54.202.226)
... roll the bones to ensure that Diane gets all the help she needs from the Dark Continent/Dark Side/etc. Seriously - will light a candle on 22nd (ie tomorrow) DevillEars .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: "get my Palmdale-class starship up and running" (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-20, 23:26:21 (198.54.202.234)
Well, Bruce, you always were an "Enterprising" fellow.... And just to get you motivated, take ten and discard one. This leaves you with nine. Now separate off two and focus on the remainder: . . . . . .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: "comprise mostly of Geritol drinking old geezers " (0.00)
Posted by DevillEars on 2009-05-20, 23:08:10 (198.54.202.226)
Well, if its just Geritol then things can't be that bad. Now, if it was "Viagra-popping old geezers with Alzheimer's" then hopefully the lag between popping the Viagra and the desired reaction wouldn' .......
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