MrEarl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) How a little town in Georgia handles speedersmake sure to catch the beginning Edited February 12, 2011 by MrEarl (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 LOL.... OOOOhhhhh Yyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhh Baby. Go get um. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK YOUNG Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 My Grandfather's Soap recipe as passed on by my mom.Heat 10 gallons of waterPut in 1 pound box of 20 Mule Team Borax stir well.Put in 5 boxes of Soap Chips, stir until all soap chips are thoroughly dissolved.Next put in 3 tablespoons of Salts of Tartar.Stir well together.Let cool and put in 4 1/2 oz. of artificial oil of sasafrass and 5oz. of concreated ammoinia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 IF you could find "real" oil of sasafrass and non-concentrated ammoninia (ammonia?), what the amounts be?Rosemary DeCamp . . . "Queen of the 20 Mule Team Borax" wagon train. Back when Ronald Reagan was still young and lanky. Enjoy!NTX54657 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You mean this.... Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I thought this thread was about......<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JYtE_eUeMw4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Sorry 'bout that Bobalou, we seem to have gotten a little bit off threadnow back to our regularly scheduled SPAM <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="960" height="750" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JvDS-ffK1AU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 That cartoonish version is sacrilegious.<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/anwy2MPT5RE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 But you need the 20 Mule Team Borax to Clean the Spam Hands and Pans. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Well I'll just be spamned. I haven't seen that one in a long time. But I kinda like the twist the cartoon puts on it with the cook getting toasted. eeerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 As if I don't spend enough time on this forum, you guys start posting videos that I can't turn off? Then it makes me want to relive other things via YouTube. Thanks a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 ...plus, I believe this thread was originally started specifically NOT to stay on topic. Veer away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 ...plus, I believe this thread was originally started specifically NOT to stay on topic. Veer away.Someone's paying attention....I was just being ironical :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 . . . more stuff on YouTUBE than you can shake 18 Spam Keys at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 . . . more stuff on YouTUBE than you can shake 18 Spam Keys at!Speaking of Spam....I think that is the shortest post you have ever made :eek:j/k..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Speaking of Spam....I think that is the shortest post you have ever made :eek:j/k.....You may be right Bob...ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 You may be right Bob...ROFLMAOand that was definitely the shortest reply.:eek: ;););) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) Who listens to old vinyl these days?.....or should I ask, who has never stopped listening to vinyl? We went to a rather large 3 story antique shop in Raleigh NC when we visited my daughter last week end and there was two rooms full of old vinyl at great prices. 1,2,3,4 bucks. Being on a budget these days I could only bring home 5-6 albums. In my opinion, there is so much lost in todays MP3 world when it comes to crisp clear sound. Even if there is an occasional needle skip every once in awhile. I was just wondering who else out there still listens and what do you listen to and through. I listen through a vintage Pioneer system I've had since the good ol days, an SX-1250 Pioneer amp/receiver, Pioneer turn table and Pioneer CS 99A 100 watt speakers. AND to keep this Buick related, here is a little gem I found as an example of what I listen to...scroll down for a back cover shot you might be able to read...and hark, are those Buick eagle feathers<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a57s8ZQ3q_g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u7iWRXH1crw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rlWEAqZS1Sc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Edited March 5, 2011 by MrEarl (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I have more or less stopped listening, but I still have gear and vinyl...not much in terms of quality equipment, but it generally does the trick. I did replace my turntable in the last decade or so after the old one gave out. If I could make space physically to set things up, I would consider getting one of the new USB turntables to convert some of that old music so I can burn to CDs for the truck or actually start using an MP3 player on the walk to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I concur, some of the digital-converted files just seem flatter than a Flat Top Buick's roof. It's because they've done "small files" so they'll fit and be quicker to download from the various places these files end up and where they go. That's where the crispness and little sound details (including ambience) gets lost, I suspect. But then you hear the digitally-remastered versions from the record companies and it's all there, by observation, even on satellite radio.Back in the middle 1960s, when the "new age" of improved turntables and cartridges was in play, the issue of wear on the grooves of vinyl records was brought-up. The newer versions of that time used "tracking weights" of ounces and had "low mass" electronics so that they'd more faithfully follow the contours of the sides of the grooves without damaging them as the older "higher-inertia needles" did. And then there was the maintenance item of washing the records (with approved brushes!) to keep the grooves clean and crackle-free. In the days of the harder-compound records, it was not unusual for the exposed needle of a hand-crank Victrola to end up with shavings around the point from records you'd been playing.Antique stores can be some of the best sources for interesting records! Never know what you might find, as Mr. Earl discovered.Envision . . . A high-class palatial home, with a drive-thru "breeze-way" driveway to the detached garage (with a Riviera and Wildcat convertible in it). The man of the house returns home after a day at the office, to find his wife dressed nicely (remember how June Cleaver used to dress to do housework?), greeting him at the front door, as the 6 foot wide Motorola console stereo has some slow-dance popular music of 1966 (back when "Stereo" was "STEREO"!) playing in the adjacent living room, as she takes his hat and briefcase from him and takes him in for a slow dance to relax from the day's stresses. On the expansive coffee table, is the silver service, with something under the tray's covered dish, next to awaiting beverage glasses . . . Casserolle d'SPAM.Ah . . . the 1960s were some great times, even if we might not have been old enough to fully realize that. Great songs, great architecture, great cars, and great friends of the future!Enjoy!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I was given to understand that the MP3 format was specifically designed for headphones / ear buds, so the necessary characteristics of the required sound is different than for that of a stereo system with two or more speakers that aren't in / on your ear. Of course, I may be misinformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 When I asked an associate who appeared to be more knowlegeable in those things than I thought I was, he replied that all of the music software should yield the same sound (although a then-recent article in a computer magazine, testing the various software, noted definite differences in sound quality), as "digital" was "all 1s and 0s". Yet when another associate cut me a CD of some music he'd purchased online, it was definitely lacking in sound quality and ambience, even worse than AM radio.Downloading music, like photographs, works faster (and apparentlly more user-friendly, as a result) with smaller files . . . which means less sound quality, which the earbuds might mask somewhat. Be that as it may . . . . . . Now returning to your regularly-scheduled SPAM commercial!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 ...and the Spam continues MP3 is just a compression format that removes a lot of needless data from a file. First off it removes all the data that has frequencies that we just can't hear...the really highs and lows. Then it removes some of the meat in the middle but only enough that you really don't notice the difference. Think of it like setting your screen colours from thousands to 256 but not as noticeable.It truly is a shallow and almost hollow sound depending on the bitrate compared to vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 The problem ultimately is that people can hear the difference. So, either too much was stripped out, thinking it didn't matter, a trade-off was made for size or other reasons, or assumptions were made about human hearing that don't pan out...while it is believed we can't hear certain frequencies, perhaps those frequencies (particularly the lows) set up harmonics that we can hear...or perhaps our hearing is more complex than believed - like the sense of smell affects taste, perhaps something like "feeling" sound waves has an impact on how we hear.No facts there...just more Spam.Hmm...I guess I missed Spamalot playing here...sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Ultimately its about what you are using to listen with...Crappy Wallyworld earbuds you would never hear the difference. A quality sound system in a designed sound room and it would be night and day....MP3's are for ear buds and for maybe car stereos.Ahhh yessssss......MP3 The SPAM of music quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 As we've determined on another nearby thread, most of us are of a "certain age". Making conservative assumptions about our hearing is probably not far off. I've been grumbling to myself lately about the Alpine stereo in the family Bimbox ('95 BMW 525iT). The high notes are garbled and "ringy". Imagine my disappointment when I went to a live concert recently and discovered that it's not the stereo that's worn out. The high notes sung by a very accomplished classical soprano also sounded to me to be garbled and ringy. Heavy sigh. Please pass the Spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Rob, perhaps things need some "deposit removal", just like decarboning an engine? Unfortunately, getting the wax out is not as much fun as blowing the carbon out. Might be some other health items which might be causing your issues, too?Back when cassette tapes first came out, the good brand of recorder/players had a top end frequency range to 10K hz and a lower range of 100 hz, which encompases most of the sound frequencies we can hear. Must of what we like to listen to is "boosted" from what it really accurate, especially in our own sound systems. Acoustic Research (AR, in the late 1960s-early 1970s) speakers used to get a poor performance rating from the general public as they sounded weak in the lower frequencies compared to Pioneer (more "rock music" oriented) speakers, but when you got used to listening to the ARs, they really did sound as good as a live performance with no coloration of the program material being reproduced.The other day, some work associates were playing ringtones which some young 'uns had found on the Internet for download. Seems these particular "tones" were high enough that older, even middle-aged, people couldn't hear them yet the kids could. As a result, the kids were using them for text notifications on their cell phones, while in class. I was surprised! I haven't figured out just why they couldn't be heard as they didn't seem to be all of that high of a frequency.Does "high-frequency" SPAM have less calories? Or just calories you don't know about until you feel them?Respectfully,NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 High frequency SPAM is just like empty calories, they are there but of no use to some....maybe thats why the kids like them.....high frequencies that is SPAM anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Rob, I think the term.."turn it up louder" comes to mind..However, it is a known fact, especially in men that the hearing loss in the 2500 - 5000hZ range as men age is documented. It is also a coincidental fact that most women speak in that range, so either nature is a cruel jokester or we men really tune out, by nature. As for the Vinyl...I truly think that there is a difference as y'all have stated in the thread thus far. Yep..maybe The Who or Bob Seger or Pink Floyd turned up loud wasn't a good idea in the long run, but man it was fun at the time....dude..I'm getting hungry..you going to eat all that Spam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I like pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 I like pie. If anyone doesn't know that by now they must live under a rock. The current discussion is about vinyl. Do you like vinyl pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I like vinyl. Mp3's are fine...they skip less than a record player mounted under the dash. I'm half deef anyway. Blackberry cobbler is my favorite, although possibly not officially pie. A la mode, of course.Ahhh, bringing it back to pie. (Always) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My Cat's breath smells like cat food........oh yea, almost forgot SPAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My Cat's breath smells like cat food........oh yea, almost forgot SPAM!Ralphie,You are a legend in my mind. I almost said that earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ....hehehe there's always one in the room that gets that one It goes perfectly with SPAM.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What about iPad-2 SPAM?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What about iPad-2 SPAM??Now I am able to NOT see flashplayer twice as fast!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (iPad-2 = iPad, Version 2)Flashplayer has selectible speeds? "WOT" is too fast??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Do you like vinyl pie?No, turns my teeth black and is awfull chewy.... :eek:Remindes me of this... Dandy Dave!YouTube - Charlie Chaplin eating his shoe - The Gold Rush (High Quality) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (iPad-2 = iPad, Version 2)Flashplayer has selectible speeds? "WOT" is too fast???Apple products don't support Flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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