Annie: sorry to hear about your beastie. Never heard of one doing that before.
Retro phone geeks: I suspect Bill is Photoshopping our legs here. I think that if it were real, the dial would not go quite so close to the edges.
Guess what the Word of the Day email is today?
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Yes, it's triskaidekophobia. What else on Friday the 13th? If I'd been thinking that far ahead, I would have ended the thread today.
Tell you what: if we still haven't gotten to the target number by this date next month, it will end then. I hope it doesn't come to that, though (and with Annie back it probably won't).
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Thanks Uli :) Know you've had two sad goodbyes too :( so ditto to you from me :)
@david - I know... but he was also terrified of my brother-in-law's wheelchair. Fell behind the fridge first time he laid eyes on it. The cat - not my brother-in-law... probably didn't need to mention that last bit but this is einstein and you never know...
*send self to corner for uncalled for insult to lovely hosts*
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...with Annie back it probably won't
Oh yes people... *dark gaze round thread* I'm back :) Obviously... there's the limiting factor of no double-posting *melancholic sigh* giving you lot a word in edgeways and whatnot... but I can't have everything :)
As to Bill's phone - seems Samsung have brought some out with the dials - couldn't find a picture of a flip top like that one though *pause for fond memory of anniet's fliptop till it got sat on flipped up and became a flip off* ... I'd be happy to have any of them I think :)
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As to Bill's phone - seems Samsung have brought some out with the dials - couldn't find a picture of a flip top like that one though *pause for fond memory of anniet's fliptop till it got sat on flipped up and became a flip off* ... I'd be happy to have any of them I think :)
First, I suppose I should clarify "Photoshopping our legs." I started with the familiar old phrase "pulling our legs" and changed the verb without much thought to whether it would make sense to anyone else.
Anyway, I know these are real; I've seen them in an actual store (and for that price, I might have bought one). (Maybe I'll add it to my Amazon wish list.)
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Calling all mobile phone designers : I seriously would buy one like Bill's. Not as a 'retro' tagged device but as a sensible device that only does what I want it to do and none of that other crap. Less IS more !
@!Annie : you have illuminating delusions. Now what do I see here in these piles ?
- wants to rule the world, world peace by 1986, mankind resolves all internal contradictions, JFK's killer finally revealed. Standard stuff really ....
- ah this one looks good. Proper respect for post-modern celtic witches, free chrome flaring for all Zimmer frames, introduction of Nobel Prize category for cats, large amounts of money ( tax free ) to all friendly Einstein At Home participants personally known to me.
- various weapons. A medieval mace, don't often see those. Atomic blaster as per Marvin The Martian with accessory Mentos dispenser, nice touch. 105mm sushi artillery with octopus leg trimmer. Funny looking gadget that seems to correct wrong impressions
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Calling all mobile phone designers : I seriously would buy one like Bill's. Not as a 'retro' tagged device but as a sensible device that only does what I want it to do and none of that other crap. Less IS more !
Good morning everyone. :-)
Good morning everyone. :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
Annie: sorry to hear about
Annie: sorry to hear about your beastie. Never heard of one doing that before.
Retro phone geeks: I suspect Bill is Photoshopping our legs here. I think that if it were real, the dial would not go quite so close to the edges.
Guess what the Word of the Day email is today?
.
.
.
Yes, it's triskaidekophobia. What else on Friday the 13th? If I'd been thinking that far ahead, I would have ended the thread today.
Tell you what: if we still haven't gotten to the target number by this date next month, it will end then. I hope it doesn't come to that, though (and with Annie back it probably won't).
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Thanks Uli :) Know you've had
Thanks Uli :) Know you've had two sad goodbyes too :( so ditto to you from me :)
@david - I know... but he was also terrified of my brother-in-law's wheelchair. Fell behind the fridge first time he laid eyes on it. The cat - not my brother-in-law... probably didn't need to mention that last bit but this is einstein and you never know...
*send self to corner for uncalled for insult to lovely hosts*
Oh yes people... *dark gaze round thread* I'm back :) Obviously... there's the limiting factor of no double-posting *melancholic sigh* giving you lot a word in edgeways and whatnot... but I can't have everything :)
As to Bill's phone - seems Samsung have brought some out with the dials - couldn't find a picture of a flip top like that one though *pause for fond memory of anniet's fliptop till it got sat on flipped up and became a flip off* ... I'd be happy to have any of them I think :)
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RE: As to Bill's phone -
First, I suppose I should clarify "Photoshopping our legs." I started with the familiar old phrase "pulling our legs" and changed the verb without much thought to whether it would make sense to anyone else.
Anyway, I know these are real; I've seen them in an actual store (and for that price, I might have bought one). (Maybe I'll add it to my Amazon wish list.)
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
*drag anniet illusions into
*drag anniet illusions into thread* *dump*
*drag anniet delusions into thread* *dump*
*drag lump hammer into thread* ...
I was apparently looking at phone cases...
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Awww .... I've been
Awww .... I've been Photostung .... :-)
Calling all mobile phone designers : I seriously would buy one like Bill's. Not as a 'retro' tagged device but as a sensible device that only does what I want it to do and none of that other crap. Less IS more !
@!Annie : you have illuminating delusions. Now what do I see here in these piles ?
- wants to rule the world, world peace by 1986, mankind resolves all internal contradictions, JFK's killer finally revealed. Standard stuff really ....
- ah this one looks good. Proper respect for post-modern celtic witches, free chrome flaring for all Zimmer frames, introduction of Nobel Prize category for cats, large amounts of money ( tax free ) to all friendly Einstein At Home participants personally known to me.
- various weapons. A medieval mace, don't often see those. Atomic blaster as per Marvin The Martian with accessory Mentos dispenser, nice touch. 105mm sushi artillery with octopus leg trimmer. Funny looking gadget that seems to correct wrong impressions
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Back at the top, and
Back at the top, and WINNING!!!!! :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
RE: Calling all mobile
More or less. ;>)
Howdy, I found the pic of the
Howdy,
I found the pic of the phone online and, I
assumed it was photoshopped )
Bill
RE: Howdy, I found the pic
Yeah putting a rotary dial on a phone that uses tones is pretty silly so yes photoshopped imho!