BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 08:02 AM

Joe-

The concept of having two separate voices issuing from the GPS units providing conflicting directions, and arguing between themselves, does raise this thread to a higher level (not above BS however). Of course the ultimate sound clips from Maine would be "You can't git thar from here!" followed by "Don'cha move a gol'darned inch!"

Evidently there are 59 sound clips needed to provide all the navigational instructions from any one person. That is pretty demanding, and might limit participation from some of us who really never get the lyrics to songs sorted out.

It won't be long, I expect, before a voice breaks in while you're cruising along, pointing out the advantages of stopping at Burger-Death, McFuneral, or some other special place of interest. Yes, I realize one can already search for such places as one travels but so far we decide whether to initiate the search.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 11:11 PM

I was reminding my 95-yr-old mother-in-law today about the day when Kendall and Jacqui came to visit, about three years ago. She said, "Are they the people who had that navigation thing in their car, the one they had so much trouble with?" As I recall, they called three times to get directions to our admittedly hard-to-find house.

Come to think of it maybe we'd better NOT hire Kendall and Jacqui as navigator voices - although, perhaps we could some day claim them as "Grammy-winning navigator voices."

But it was fun having them come to visit.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: GUEST,amergin
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 09:18 PM

there is that tom paxton song about the guy lost on the freeway...think that would work just fine...

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 07:57 PM

The Dylan link is certainly an inspiring one!

And, yes, aging porn stars do need work, not to mention aging folkies!

"Hey, big fella, you want to move over into the breakdown lane?"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 05:38 PM

It's a long hard road.

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: GUEST,number 6
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:10 PM

this sounds interesting .... heard about this on the CBC a few weeks ago.

Bob Dylan mumbling GPS directions

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Amos
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:09 PM

HEy, there may be a whole industry here. How about some of them sultry porn stars, when they get a bit on in years but still have the voice-box, doing "Hey, sexy--make a hard right!" or Johhny Cash murmuring "Melt to a stop here, baby."


A

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 03:00 PM

How about just getting intellegent people in them little boxes... The ol' gal in mine tells me to "take the highway"??? Duhhhhhhhh??? Like I was going to drive on the medium strip or the cornfield next to the highway??? Come on folks... Ain't drivin' on the highway a given???

Other than that she's okay... A little mixed up, but okay...

But really, why not a "hillbilly" GPS???

No, better yet... A lexdexic hillbilly GPS...

"No, not that right, Bubba... Yer other right, gol danged it..."

B~

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 01:11 PM

Or when in doubt: "Follow the white van!"

So far our GPS unit has never challenged our decision when we've elected to diverge from it's preferred route, other then a couple of attempts to persuade us to "round the block." It then gives up and mutters "recalculating."

Now as the good Capt. Morse might phrase it: "You lazy lubber, are you asleep? You've missed the channel! Swing wide, round the red nun over there (No, not Sinsull, the other nun). Oh, bugger (or substitute your favorite nautical profanity), now you've done it! Now we're hard aground!"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 12:00 PM

Could we include Jacqui's side of the conversation on that machine, too, Amos?

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Amos
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 11:53 AM

THe other right!!


BTW, turning hard-a-lee depends on the wind, not on the side of the vehicle, and GPS units don't detect wind.

But still, I would love to hear my GPS announce in Kendall's voice "Five degrees poaht ruddah!! Now steady as she goes!! All back one third!! All back TWO THIRDS!!! ALL BACK FULL GAWDAMMIT!!!! aW, SHIT!!"


A

Subject: RE: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: TheSnail
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 09:42 AM

"From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty five leagues."

Subject: BS: GPS Recording Opportunities?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 09:08 AM

Inspired by the current Doonseberry comic series, I've been wondering if they might really be some recording opportunities for folk groups, providing GPS driving instructions for motorists.

For example the nautical singing groups could provide such informative voice clips as "Hard starboard!" or "Hard-a-lee!"

One of my friends, whose name I dare not mention, could contribute "Turn right! No! I mean left!"

For the long distance traveler, a chorus of "Five hundred miles, five hundred miles."

And when construction looms ahead "Detour!"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble