BS: The Mother of all BS threads

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 12:11 PM

Okay, I see what it was. It's an ad that's at the top of the first page on the forum. Good. I was afraid the machine had got a virus on it or something. Once again, bye for now.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:55 AM

Nor that time.

(shrug) Okay, I guess I won't worry about it further. I am now truly signing off. Bye.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:54 AM

Tried again. That time it didn't happen.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:54 AM

Okay...

It did happen again. Just for a second or two. It looks like a little box for starting up a video, and there's some guy in a suit in the picture, but I'm not sure who he is.

Weird.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:52 AM

What in the world???????

When I hit "submit" on that last post, a tiny little picture of some man momentarily appeared in the middle of the screen. It was about the size of a medium-sized postage stamp and it was there for a second, then the page refreshed and it was gone. It was like a little "pop-up", but I have never seen this happen before while on Mudcat.

I'm going to send THIS post now, and see if it happens again...

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:49 AM

I can't possibly make it to the Getaway this time, but I've enjoyed your jokes about Chongo.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:54 AM

Why does our Retired Librarian go to such lengths to disavow any recognition of beat-era language? Could it be his Inner Bohemian trying to get out. Someone should lay a bongo on that cat, man, and see what kind of lick he can lay down when he really gets the groove.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:36 AM

If the pique fits, it gets wearing.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:02 AM

Of course not. Why would he, if the pique fit?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:01 AM

I don't think he'd throw a fit of pique.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 11:39 PM

Make the scene? Shakespeare, Clifford Odetts, Pirandello? Brecht, Jonson, Greene, Marlowe, Moliere, Sophocles, Sartre, Williams? One of the Russians, perhaps? I think LH would make a very good scene.

Or do you mean "make the scene" as in throwing a tantrum in a grocery store?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 11:24 PM

YEah. With three days to use, I should spend two of them driving up to Orillia to pick up Chongo? Nahhhh. I pass. I'd love to see LH at the Getaway, though!! But he has to come because he wants to make the scene, man.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 10:39 PM

Hey, you'd be travelling through family territory! My Dad's family had a house in Salladasburg, near Williamsport. It's beautiful around there.

So make Chongo ride on the roof. Or in the trunk. Enjoy the view, and about now you should be getting into some lovely fall colors.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 10:22 PM

Gawd, Still, can you kmagine driving 580 miles with Chongo et al lurking just behind the curtain? The drive would be over 100 miles both ways.

Here's what would be involved:

5.        Turn right at MD-2 N/Solomons Island Rd                
4.9 mi
6.        Exit onto MD-665 W/Aris T Allen Blvd toward US-50/US-301
Continue to follow MD-665 W
1.1 mi
7.        Take the I-97 N/U.A. 50 W/US-301 S ramp to Washington/Baltimore                
1.1 mi
8.        Keep right at the fork to continue toward I-97 N and merge onto I-97 N                
17.8 mi
9.        Merge onto I-695 W                
20.9 mi
10.        Slight right at I-83 N (signs for Timonium/York Pa)
Entering Pennsylvania
65.8 mi
11.        Take exit 43 toward Capitol/2nd St                
0.6 mi
12.        Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-83/I-81                
154 ft
13.        Turn right at Paxton St                
0.3 mi
14.        Turn left at S Cameron St                
2.6 mi
15.        Continue onto US-22 W                
13.7 mi
16.        Exit onto US-11 N/US-15 N toward Williamsport/Selinsgrove                
32.7 mi
17.        Take the ramp to US-522 S/Selinsgrove/Shamokin Dam                
0.4 mi
18.        Merge onto US-11 N/US-15 N/Susquehanna Trail
Continue to follow US-15 N
35.5 mi
19.        Turn left to stay on US-15 N                
36 ft
20.        Take the ramp onto I-180 W/US-220 S                
1.9 mi
21.        Slight right at US-15 N
Entering New York
74.1 mi
22.        Take the ramp onto I-86 W                
23.3 mi
23.        Continue onto NY-15 N                
0.6 mi
24.        Continue onto I-390 N                
38.0 mi
25.        Take exit 7 for NY-408/Geneseo toward NY-63                
0.4 mi
26.        Turn right at NY-408 N/Mt Morris Geneseo Rd
Continue to follow Mt Morris Geneseo Rd
1.1 mi
27.        Continue onto NY-63 N                
2.4 mi
28.        Turn left at NY-63 N/Genesee St
Continue to follow NY-63 N
25.4 mi
29.        Slight left at Main St                
0.3 mi
30.        Turn right at Oak St                
1.1 mi
31.        Slight right onto the ramp to I-90 W
Toll road
0.3 mi
32.        Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-90 W and merge onto I-90 W
Toll road
30.5 mi
33.        Take exit 50 to merge onto I-290 W toward Niagara Falls
Partial toll road
9.8 mi
34.        Take the exit onto I-190 N
Partial toll road
Entering Canada (Ontario)
15.1 mi
35.        Continue onto ON-405 W
Partial toll road
5.9 mi
36.        ON-405 W turns slightly right and becomes Queen Elizabeth Way E                
38.3 mi
37.        Take exit 100 for ON-403/ON-407 E toward Hamiliton/Brantford                
0.8 mi
38.        Keep left at the fork, follow signs for ON-407 E and merge onto ON-407 E
Toll road
14.0 mi
39.        Take exit 24 to merge onto ON-403 E toward Toronto
Partial toll road
11.0 mi
40.        Continue onto ON-401 E                
8.1 mi
41.        Take exit 359 to merge onto ON-400 N toward Barrie                
52.2 mi
42.        Continue onto ON-11 N                
16.6 mi
43.        Take exit 131A to merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy/ON-12 S                
2.1 mi
44.        Turn left at West Street S                
0.6 mi
45.        Take the 2nd left onto Norweld Dr                
0.2 mi
        
Orillia, ON
Canada


So you see, it is a delightful proposition but not very pragmatic.

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 08:57 PM

Why doesn't one of you run up to Orilla and pick up Little Hawk and take him along to the Getaway? I doubt anyone has a vehicle large enough for the rest of the Orilla residents who inhabit space at Mudcat, but I suspect you'd all enjoy meeting the primordial source of Chongo, Shane, etc.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 08:15 PM

In any case, good Rapaire I will pick you up with pleasure at the Getaway and hope to hear you singing often, and lustily to boot!


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 03:41 PM

. Is it obscure to give something the name given it by the people who were there first?

No, but speaking in tongues is obscure, for sure, to them as dunno 'em; and calling a mountain after the name of huarache soup is really misleading...

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 01:18 PM

Eiseley, I apologize for not recognizing the momentous accomplishment you bagged a few posts back.


37473

Nice spinner!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 11:05 AM

Again with the wild referents, Rapaire!

Amos, Book 4:

12 "Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
       and because I will do this to you,
       prepare to meet your God, O Israel."

13 He who forms the mountains,
       creates the wind,
       and reveals his thoughts to man,
       he who turns dawn to darkness,
       and treads the high places of the earth—
       the LORD God Almighty is his name.


Note that Rapaire is not even mentioned in there.

As for honoring the name of the place with its original name, that's a fine and high-minded justification, but it is equally true that you are being obscure intentionally under the guise of that excuse. This makes you look knowledgeable and wise, I suppose, or at least rude.

Have you considered putting in raised beds and domesticating your crop of wild referents?


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 10:56 AM

LH, I went to the Crazy Horse Monument yesterday and waved to you from the end of his arm! Just so you know....

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 10:07 AM

Sorry, creature. I meant Amos 4:12, of course. I was checking to see if you were on your toes.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: C-flat
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 09:20 AM

I've got absolutely nothing to add to this thread that could be considered witty, enlightening or thought provoking but, having seen this monster-thread grow over the years, I thought I should perhaps add yet another number to this unwieldly beast!

Erm... that's all I have to say....

C-flat

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 14 Sep 10 - 09:11 AM

What version of the Bible are you using, Rapaire? Somewhere you've added at least three chapters to the book of Amos.

Eiseley

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:46 PM

Was there a big number? I rarely notice any more. Sorry, Eiseley. The competition was slim.   :)

Amos, did you only now get an HD TV? Isn't it amazing? I bought one during the summer (I thought I was the last one in the US to get one), and I'm tempted to start watching sports programs just because they look so amazing. :)   (Not really. . . )

Oh, well. At least I'm not fooling with a "smart phone."

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:20 PM

WHEEEEEEE!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:18 PM

Here it goes . . .

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:18 PM

Oh so close . . .

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 10:47 PM

Amos, when you pick me up for Getaway, reflect upon Amos 12:4. Is it obscure to give something the name given it by the people who were there first?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 10:43 PM

I just found a genuine HD channel on my new TV. My gawd!! I could count the wrinkles in the batter's elbow!! Why I would want to do so is beyond me, but being able to is a hoot.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 08:09 PM

An ultrasound emitter at the valve would induce nano-scale cavitation and femto-second bursts of coherent light, known as sonoluminescence. Might be worth exploring.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 04:49 PM

SRS... engineering can be beautiful too. I wonder what art could be produced by introducing cavitation at the valve although that might mess up the light transmission downstream of the valve. Be neat to try it. I wonder if a modified needle valve could be used offset from the centroid of the flow to achieve such cavitation... perhaps a concentric set of needles allowing laminar flow at the centre and at the circumference. Hmmmm... lots of problems with that, but it would be worth a shot.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 04:39 PM

That is an impressive piece of home engineering! Wish he sold blueprints!


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 04:15 PM

Here's a nifty science project for our MOAB nerds:

Dave's Laminar Water Jet project.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 04:02 PM

Even a heel has to give tongue once in a while!!


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:05 AM

Oh, shoe now!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 11:00 AM

I think Rapaire means the Paha Sapa: The Black Hills (Pahá Sápa in Lakota, Moˀȯhta-voˀhonáaeva in Cheyenne) are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. ...


His policy of Tantalus obscurus absurdum (teasing people by being ridiculously hard to understand) only grows doubly noisome when compounded by misspellings. Paha Sopa is a Mexican breakfast soup containing shaved espadrilles, not at all what he meant.

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 10:23 AM

They're partial to integrated oscillatory patterns. It makes them feel very special.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 09:57 AM

You know, I'm sort of tired of her naked bungee jumping. The neighbors have complained, you know, but not too much.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Sep 10 - 01:37 AM

MOM was fine. I think she understands that there is no bungee jumping from the porch into the abyss of the space below the line. The drop isn't enough, she'd just hit the dirt with her face.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 10:44 PM

Geez, Amos, gimme a break. I'm in a motel in Hot Springs, SD, in the Paha Sopa.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 10:13 PM

Woe, the low-fallen arcg of Mom!
Now unfleet of lowered foot, stumbling
Down and down
To the sense of sin's center. How
Can this be so?
Is she not Mom??

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 04:44 PM

Well, Ms Eiseley, although the referent is obscure, the sentiment doth warm the heart, and so many thanks!


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 04:13 PM

Amos, I could have said best original poet, and that's correct also. But then Rapaire would have thought I was subtly praising plagiarism.

Eiseley

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 12:43 PM

Well, if Rapaire won't send you his fesses, how about his toupŽe? A sharp aroma of overheated synthetic fiber would warm other animals when he was in the area...

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 11:40 AM

I bought my peppers the night before the call about the funeral stuff, so I have to roast them today. So last call for singed stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 11:35 AM

Both of those animals have uses, Amos.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 11:01 AM

I imagine such souls--full of judgmental venom and icy confusions and fear-filled falsehoods--end up something like a lump of coal, perhaps living in the brain of a toad or the belly of a porcupine, incapable of more than fitful snuffling and defecating.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 10:28 PM

Shucks, I've also shot books. Nailed ol' Huck Finn right between the eyes, I think. Ask Gaila.

As fer them hay-burning, cattle-shooting, spiteful, bile-rising children of dump dogs, why, they'll feel scorching soon enough. Gonna be good and hot, too, unless they find themselves all the way down in the ice, ending up as Dante described it down there. As for the YL, you'll likely meet her again in a place of fair weather and sunshine.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Eiseley
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 09:00 PM

Hmm, Rapaire has scorched a few books in his time, I mean burned. No! I mean stabbed and skewered with a sword. I know, I was there watching at the time. Not only that, but he was urging young children to do likewise. I think it was for Banned Books Week, and I believe there wad a copy of Sears Subject Headings, or maybe the Idaho Code of Law.

Stilly, maybe you could skewer and the scorch some of those BSers you were mentioning. Give 'em a taste of what it'll be like to burn.

Eiseley

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 05:32 PM

Can you persuade Rapaire to shipp you a pair of fesses de bibliotheque Πla l'Idahoe? I'd like to see them porperly scorched.


A