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Quote from: Ero-Shan on January 22, 2021, 12:27:40 pmAnd here's some more TEA.Amazingly, I did not own a signal generator from hp (I do not count my 8018 serial data generator as such).It didn't have to be a boat anchor (considering that I'm already overstuffed), so when I saw one offered as part of a bundle (I like bundles - several new things at once!), I just overbid all others.That's the new lot (sorry for the substandard picture):I do like the "Schopf" in the background.
And here's some more TEA.Amazingly, I did not own a signal generator from hp (I do not count my 8018 serial data generator as such).It didn't have to be a boat anchor (considering that I'm already overstuffed), so when I saw one offered as part of a bundle (I like bundles - several new things at once!), I just overbid all others.That's the new lot (sorry for the substandard picture):
Ah a Duracell. Unlucky I got one with an Ever Ready battery in it a couple of years back that hadn't leaked. The battery was circa 37 years old at the time:I was surprised at this!
Quote from: mansaxel on January 22, 2021, 08:17:03 amHaving said that, I mostly bought it as a "directional MD21", with an idea to make a mock news presenter setup for WFH video conferencing. With the supplied desk stand (can be unscrewed into foot and clamp, and it's BSW 3/8" thread, ie. European standard microphone stand thread, so a definitive win there.) I'll only have to construct a setup with a screen behind me playing aircraft carrier accident videos off of Youtube, don a three-piece suit and serious expression, get an external camera selected in Teams, and I'm good to go. Don't forget the carafe of water with a glass on top, and a stack of papers for you to tap and square up on the desk when you're signing off. Also, you need a hooked over earpiece for one ear that you can occasionally put your hand to and say "I'm just being told that...".Also you'll need a prepared item for immediately before you sign off. Something like this:[Rostrum camera] "And finally. A rare bird native only to mid-New York State has been spotted in Malmö. It was seen in the yard of an electronics recycling faculty where it was collecting brightly coloured components that had fallen from items waiting to be recycled. It was identified by Professor Mankell from Uppsala university by its call, which sounds like 'Gå av min gräsmatta!' and this is the first time it has been seen in Sweden.Goodnight."
Having said that, I mostly bought it as a "directional MD21", with an idea to make a mock news presenter setup for WFH video conferencing. With the supplied desk stand (can be unscrewed into foot and clamp, and it's BSW 3/8" thread, ie. European standard microphone stand thread, so a definitive win there.) I'll only have to construct a setup with a screen behind me playing aircraft carrier accident videos off of Youtube, don a three-piece suit and serious expression, get an external camera selected in Teams, and I'm good to go.
We call it "Gartenhäusle".
Quote from: Ero-Shan on January 22, 2021, 02:14:05 pmWe call it "Gartenhäusle".My poor grasp of German coming to the fore here. Is that "-le" a diminutive ending, like "-let" would be in English? So an English semi-translation would be 'Garden-Houselet', a 'little' house in the garden, yes? I've not (consciously) seen "-le" as a diminutive before, although I'd recognise "-chen", as in Kännchen (little pot) and Kätzchen (little cat, kitten) as a diminutive.
I know somehow I'm included in this but your humor (humour) is just too damn high brow for me to get. Now if it included farts or perhaps a Benny Hill like 3x speed comedy scene with a piss stop in the woods I might have gotten it.
Quote from: Cerebus on January 22, 2021, 02:59:11 pmQuote from: Ero-Shan on January 22, 2021, 02:14:05 pmWe call it "Gartenhäusle".My poor grasp of German coming to the fore here. Is that "-le" a diminutive ending, like "-let" would be in English? So an English semi-translation would be 'Garden-Houselet', a 'little' house in the garden, yes? I've not (consciously) seen "-le" as a diminutive before, although I'd recognise "-chen", as in Kännchen (little pot) and Kätzchen (little cat, kitten) as a diminutive.Yes, it is a diminutive.Haus - Häuschen (High German) - Häusle (Swabian German) - Hüüsli (Swiss German)Gartenhäuschen - Gartenhäusle - a little house or a shed in the garden
Quote from: med6753 on January 22, 2021, 02:57:46 pmI know somehow I'm included in this but your humor (humour) is just too damn high brow for me to get. Now if it included farts or perhaps a Benny Hill like 3x speed comedy scene with a piss stop in the woods I might have gotten it. "High brow" is where your joke relies on the listener knowing the cast list of "Tristan and Isolde" before they can get the joke, not merely engaging a degree of subtlety that's short of using a pail of whitewash and a squirting flower. My sense of humour has been accused of many things before, words and phrases like "puerile", "terrible puns", "get your coat", "filthy", "perverted" and "If you come back we're calling the Police" have been used, but never "high brow" until now.
Perhaps, med had this in mind?
Quote from: BU508A on January 22, 2021, 03:07:43 pmQuote from: Cerebus on January 22, 2021, 02:59:11 pmQuote from: Ero-Shan on January 22, 2021, 02:14:05 pmWe call it "Gartenhäusle".My poor grasp of German coming to the fore here. Is that "-le" a diminutive ending, like "-let" would be in English? So an English semi-translation would be 'Garden-Houselet', a 'little' house in the garden, yes? I've not (consciously) seen "-le" as a diminutive before, although I'd recognise "-chen", as in Kännchen (little pot) and Kätzchen (little cat, kitten) as a diminutive.Yes, it is a diminutive.Haus - Häuschen (High German) - Häusle (Swabian German) - Hüüsli (Swiss German)Gartenhäuschen - Gartenhäusle - a little house or a shed in the gardenAhh, High German, so I've been hanging around with posh Germans eh? What do you call the dialect that you learn down the docks? That's probably more fitting for me to adopt.
How do you say it in Texas when a ski lift stops because of a rocket launch?"Houston, we have a lift off!"*duck and run*
Quote from: Cerebus on January 22, 2021, 01:30:46 pmQuote from: mansaxel on January 22, 2021, 08:17:03 amHaving said that, I mostly bought it as a "directional MD21", with an idea to make a mock news presenter setup for WFH video conferencing. With the supplied desk stand (can be unscrewed into foot and clamp, and it's BSW 3/8" thread, ie. European standard microphone stand thread, so a definitive win there.) I'll only have to construct a setup with a screen behind me playing aircraft carrier accident videos off of Youtube, don a three-piece suit and serious expression, get an external camera selected in Teams, and I'm good to go. Don't forget the carafe of water with a glass on top, and a stack of papers for you to tap and square up on the desk when you're signing off. Also, you need a hooked over earpiece for one ear that you can occasionally put your hand to and say "I'm just being told that...".Also you'll need a prepared item for immediately before you sign off. Something like this:[Rostrum camera] "And finally. A rare bird native only to mid-New York State has been spotted in Malmö. It was seen in the yard of an electronics recycling faculty where it was collecting brightly coloured components that had fallen from items waiting to be recycled. It was identified by Professor Mankell from Uppsala university by its call, which sounds like 'Gå av min gräsmatta!' and this is the first time it has been seen in Sweden.Goodnight."I know somehow I'm included in this but your humor (humour) is just too damn high brow for me to get. Now if it included farts or perhaps a Benny Hill like 3x speed comedy scene with a piss stop in the woods I might have gotten it.
What do you mean with "down the docks"? Something similar like pidgin English or the dialect from Newcastle, Geordie?
Quote from: BU508A on January 22, 2021, 03:13:58 pmHow do you say it in Texas when a ski lift stops because of a rocket launch?"Houston, we have a lift off!"*duck and run* I am going to chastise you with the smelliest pun I can find, for that. I don't know what it is yet, but it will be a pungent punishment, I promise.
Quote from: BU508A on January 22, 2021, 03:07:43 pmYes, it is a diminutive. Haus - Häuschen (High German) - Häusle (Swabian German) - Hüüsli (Swiss German) Gartenhäuschen - Gartenhäusle - a little house or a shed in the gardenAhh, High German, so I've been hanging around with posh Germans eh? What do you call the dialect that you learn down the docks? That's probably more fitting for me to adopt.
Yes, it is a diminutive. Haus - Häuschen (High German) - Häusle (Swabian German) - Hüüsli (Swiss German) Gartenhäuschen - Gartenhäusle - a little house or a shed in the garden
I threw my $10 bid at this and someone tried to out bid me. How dare they. So I increased my max bid to an earth shattering $20 and they choked and I got it for $15.50. Now if I wind up with several chunks of inert carbon rather than precision resistors it's obviously my own fault. We'll see and I'll do a full and frank disclosure when I get it, but don't hold your breath. Catskill is about 40 miles away. Let's see how many weeks it takes for USPS to deliver it.
Quote from: Cerebus on January 22, 2021, 03:26:50 pmQuote from: BU508A on January 22, 2021, 03:07:43 pmYes, it is a diminutive. Haus - Häuschen (High German) - Häusle (Swabian German) - Hüüsli (Swiss German) Gartenhäuschen - Gartenhäusle - a little house or a shed in the gardenAhh, High German, so I've been hanging around with posh Germans eh? What do you call the dialect that you learn down the docks? That's probably more fitting for me to adopt. Dave ist nicht hier, Mann...mnem*shameless*