Mattphi Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 All good, maing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 **COUGH** Sorry Matt. I didn't give away the wheels, so I'll have to do this: what's up with the rocker panels? or is that some crazy funky reflection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattphi Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 what's up with the rocker panels? or is that some crazy funky reflection It's oxidized. It's weird because that sideskirt is the only place on the car with any type of oxidation. Roof, hood and rear spoiler are minty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdimag Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Anyone ever play Chip's Challenge? old old computer game... Playing something ($0.99 on the android marketplace) called Quell Reflect; reminds me of CC... very fun puzzle game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 hah!! this is really interesting stuff: http://www.daveweinbaum.com/HistFacts.html Interesting facts.. Historical tidbits you didn't know you needed to know! In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the _expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg." ************************************************************** As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October)! Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs mad e from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. ************************************************************** In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit i n the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board." ************************************************************** Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile" In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . therefore, the expression "losing face." ************************************************************** Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in "straight laced". . . wore a tightly tied lace. ************************************************************** Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck." ************************************************************** Early politicians required feedback f rom the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip." ************************************************************** At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts," hence the term "minding your "P's and Q's " ************************************************************** One more: bet you didn't know this! In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the othe rs. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations. However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." (All this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So much wrong although interesting mythical origins - just goes to prove you shouldn't believe everything you receive in email. Just a few examples of etymology of idioms and words with their true origins below: Gossip: From the Oxford English Dictionary (the Bible on English language origins and definitions): O.E. godsibb "godparent," from God + sibb "relative" (see sibling). Extended in M.E. to "any familiar acquaintance" (mid-14c.), especially to woman friends invited to attend a birth, later to "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" (1560s). Sense extended 1811 to "trifling talk, groundless rumor." The verb meaning "to talk idly about the affairs of others" is from 1620s. Lose Face: Be humiliated; lose one's reputation. 'Lose face' began life in English as a translation of the Chinese phrase 'tiu lien'. That phrase may also be expressed in English as 'to suffer public disgrace', i.e. to be unable to show one's face in public. In 1876, the consular official Sir Robert Hart published a series of essays - These from Land of Sinim - Essays on the Chinese question which included this observation: "The country [China] begins to feel that Government consented to arrangements by which China has lost face; the officials have long been conscious that they are becoming ridiculous in the eyes of the people." Hart was well-regarded in both Britain and China. In addition to his baronetcy he was awarded the CMG, KCMG, and GCMG. China honoured him with several high status awards, including the title of grand guardian of the heir apparent, an honour never before (or after) bestowed on a foreigner. 'Save face' comes later. It has no direct equivalent in Chinese and is merely the converse of 'lose face'. The first known record of it in print is in the June 1899 edition of The Harmsworth Magazine: "That will save my face in the City." Brass Monkey: Phrase doesn't exist in the OED (which it would if it was a real concept) and then you have this. As for the rest of them...well read up and learn. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So much wrong although interesting mythical origins - just goes to prove you shouldn't believe everything you receive in email. Just a few examples of etymology of idioms and words with their true origins below: Gossip: From the Oxford English Dictionary (the Bible on English language origins and definitions): O.E. godsibb "godparent," from God + sibb "relative" (see sibling). Extended in M.E. to "any familiar acquaintance" (mid-14c.), especially to woman friends invited to attend a birth, later to "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" (1560s). Sense extended 1811 to "trifling talk, groundless rumor." The verb meaning "to talk idly about the affairs of others" is from 1620s. Lose Face: Be humiliated; lose one's reputation. 'Lose face' began life in English as a translation of the Chinese phrase 'tiu lien'. That phrase may also be expressed in English as 'to suffer public disgrace', i.e. to be unable to show one's face in public. In 1876, the consular official Sir Robert Hart published a series of essays - These from Land of Sinim - Essays on the Chinese question which included this observation: "The country [China] begins to feel that Government consented to arrangements by which China has lost face; the officials have long been conscious that they are becoming ridiculous in the eyes of the people." Hart was well-regarded in both Britain and China. In addition to his baronetcy he was awarded the CMG, KCMG, and GCMG. China honoured him with several high status awards, including the title of grand guardian of the heir apparent, an honour never before (or after) bestowed on a foreigner. 'Save face' comes later. It has no direct equivalent in Chinese and is merely the converse of 'lose face'. The first known record of it in print is in the June 1899 edition of The Harmsworth Magazine: "That will save my face in the City." Brass Monkey: Phrase doesn't exist in the OED (which it would if it was a real concept) and then you have this. As for the rest of them...well read up and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ship Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 O INTERNETZ! Those are entertaining, but spurious OED -"gossip" comes from "godsibb" - e.g., God parent, as in familial conversations. Fun though!-edit- could be worse : you could be the 2nd guy posting late to look smart! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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7 VII 7 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 what 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I can't imagine conversation with him in person would be any more enlightening. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 sooooooooo matt did you get it? t5r! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So what the shit happened with his fairing that everyone keeps talking about? :unsure: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdimag Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I was almost a published photographer (in the washington business journal) was too lazy to take the pictures, but at least my camera is famous now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithwicks Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Anyone ever play Chip's Challenge? old old computer game... Playing something ($0.99 on the android marketplace) called Quell Reflect; reminds me of CC... very fun puzzle game. YES! Just had a flashback to playing that game on the old school computers in middle school. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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