I e3xperienced something really funny today. I showed one of the groups of Ukrainian women my flat today and there was an instant comment about my sofa - "This is not IKEA ...."
Two guys at work, one says to his mate " so, did you go to that zoo at the weekend? " - second guy " wish I hadn't bothered, loads of empty cages, loads, eventually I found one with just a tiny dog in it, so I walked around some more, still all empty cages until I found that tiny dog again". First guy " so what type was it? " - second guy " it was a Shih-tzu! ".
Anyone sent for a long weight/wait as an apprentice ?
Others include button hole, tartan paint, sky hook and a rubber hammer for tapping glass.
Around the Motorola factory in the early 1970's it was the RF (radio frequency) wrench.
Every radio we sold back then mentioned FM on the label, as in Handie Talkie FM Radio. The letters "FM" stood for what made it work, F%$#in Magic.
Send them to the auto parts store to get a set of muffler bearings, fruit valves and overhead floor mats ..... for your 1989 Delorean DMC 13, of course.
In Black and White Photography, yellow filters were used to dramatically increase contrast between clouds and sky for pictorial effects, I guess blue filters would make all but disappear in a regular picture.
Of course, fully overcast means nothing can be seen through them.
Red filter has an even more dramatic effect
Notice enhanced contrast and apparent sharpness.
Of course, fully overcast means nothing can be seen through them.
Red filter has an even more dramatic effect
Notice enhanced contrast and apparent sharpness.
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Here's a real one...
I was in the VHS tape duplication industry for 20 years as an engineer.
Our facility was a high volume duplicator that had both "Real Time" and "High Speed" tape duplication equipment.
Occasionally I had to provide technical support for the sales staff.
Once a potential new customer called with this question....... first he explained "We put on live events, with several thousand attendees, and we record the show live on 20 VCRs, so we can have tapes of the show ready to sell, as soon as the show is over. We always sell out quickly and really need more tapes but don't want to mess around with more VCRs."
Nothing unusual so far but then the question comes..... "So, how fast are your High Speed recorders anyway, and, like, how many copies do we get before we finish recording the show?"
Long pause on his end as he realized .....
I said, "Well Sir, it doesn't quite work like that.... not yet anyway. He just hung up, never to be heard from again.
I was in the VHS tape duplication industry for 20 years as an engineer.
Our facility was a high volume duplicator that had both "Real Time" and "High Speed" tape duplication equipment.
Occasionally I had to provide technical support for the sales staff.
Once a potential new customer called with this question....... first he explained "We put on live events, with several thousand attendees, and we record the show live on 20 VCRs, so we can have tapes of the show ready to sell, as soon as the show is over. We always sell out quickly and really need more tapes but don't want to mess around with more VCRs."
Nothing unusual so far but then the question comes..... "So, how fast are your High Speed recorders anyway, and, like, how many copies do we get before we finish recording the show?"
Long pause on his end as he realized .....
I said, "Well Sir, it doesn't quite work like that.... not yet anyway. He just hung up, never to be heard from again.