Things that are archaic - Page 5

Pete Zicato · 02-21-2011, 06:00 PM

We can't have archaic and eat it too.

Sundae · 02-22-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

SG has been on a tear, hasn't she? Exceptionally entertaining lately.

Thanks Spexx, I felt I did crack out the funny last night.
Long overdue.

Gravdigr · 02-23-2011, 09:59 AM

We got twine.

Do they still have those Emergency Call Boxes on the interstates out west? I'm guessing not.

glatt · 02-23-2011, 10:04 AM

We have a wide variety of string. Some in huge quantities. I've got a roll of twine that's about half gone now, but it was something like a quarter mile long when it was new. But that reminds me, we're getting low on the general purpose kitchen string. Need to buy another spindle of that. String should be bought at general purpose hardware stores. You know, the little mom and pop places. They usually have a great selection.

footfootfoot · 02-23-2011, 10:30 AM

Yes, but do you have a box of "pieces of string too short to save"?

Cloud · 02-23-2011, 01:41 PM

I have string in my toolbox. Occasionally useful.

Gravdigr · 02-24-2011, 04:50 AM

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Well, then, you flog 'em to death with it.

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-03-2011, 12:05 PM

The Society for Creative Anachronism, but that's really kind of the whole point.

bluecuracao · 03-03-2011, 02:34 PM

The other day, we were watching a show from 1981 hosted by the Smothers Brothers called "Young Comedians." Jerry Seinfeld was featured, with a bit about mugshots in post offices.

Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore? I only recall noticing them when I was a kid in the '70s, bored to death while waiting in line with my mother.

Lately it seems the USPS wants post offices to appear more like retail stores, and mugshots don't exactly fit in with that image...

Pete Zicato · 03-03-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore?

Yeah. They do. I saw this one just recently.

bluecuracao · 03-03-2011, 04:44 PM

That is one ugly mug though, I tell ya.

Gravdigr · 03-03-2011, 05:10 PM

Equality

monster · 03-03-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Equality

quoted for shits and grins. ya big baby.

kerosene · 03-03-2011, 06:44 PM

This laptop I am trying to get working is archaic. But I can get to the cellar with it, so that is all that matters.

Undertoad · 03-04-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Why are sound effects people still using the vinyl record player scratch?

As asked by the NT Times.

Then there’s the record-scratch sound, still used frequently in ads and comic scenes to indicate someone’s train of thought going off the rails. Isn’t it weird that we still use that sound? For the most part, the last 20 years’ worth of viewers and listeners have never even heard that sound in real life! (In a 2008 NPR segment, the host asked some teenagers if they could identify the sound. They couldn’t. “I have no idea…. I know I saw it on TV.”)

02-21-2011, 06:00 PM	#61
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	We can't have archaic and eat it too. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-23-2011, 09:59 AM	#63
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	We got twine. Do they still have those Emergency Call Boxes on the interstates out west? I'm guessing not. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-23-2011, 10:30 AM	#65
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02-23-2011, 01:41 PM	#66
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I have string in my toolbox. Occasionally useful. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-03-2011, 12:05 PM	#68
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	The Society for Creative Anachronism, but that's really kind of the whole point. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

02-23-2011, 10:04 AM	#64
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We have a wide variety of string. Some in huge quantities. I've got a roll of twine that's about half gone now, but it was something like a quarter mile long when it was new. But that reminds me, we're getting low on the general purpose kitchen string. Need to buy another spindle of that. String should be bought at general purpose hardware stores. You know, the little mom and pop places. They usually have a great selection.

03-03-2011, 02:34 PM	#69
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	The other day, we were watching a show from 1981 hosted by the Smothers Brothers called "Young Comedians." Jerry Seinfeld was featured, with a bit about mugshots in post offices. Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore? I only recall noticing them when I was a kid in the '70s, bored to death while waiting in line with my mother. Lately it seems the USPS wants post offices to appear more like retail stores, and mugshots don't exactly fit in with that image...

03-03-2011, 04:44 PM	#71
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	That is one ugly mug though, I tell ya.

03-03-2011, 05:10 PM	#72
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Equality __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-03-2011, 06:44 PM	#74
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	This laptop I am trying to get working is archaic. But I can get to the cellar with it, so that is all that matters.

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