I think If we were to meet, we would have fun. I love to watch him play. I like the way he reacts with his band. There is so much more than just an entertainer, but a really shy and likeable guy. How I respect how he has remained the person he is. I hope that does not sound to far out there. I would like to be a friend of his and the old farts in his band. You Guys are the best.
I wish you were coming to Interlocken, Mi. They have a great camp ground good for partying. Not that you old guy still party. Maybe some day MJ |
I think If we were to meet, we would have fun. I love to watch him play. I like the way he reacts with his band. There is so much more than just an entertainer, but a really shy and likeable guy. How I respect how he has remained the person he is. I hope that does not sound to far out there. I would like to be a friend of his and the old farts in his band. You Guys are the best.
I wish you were coming to Interlocken, Mi. They have a great camp ground good for partying. Not that you old guy still party. Maybe some day MJ |
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John Fowles You are of course as young as you feel |
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John Fowles You are of course as young as you feel |
I can't see that mary's post is rude. The thrust of it is positive and a lazy term (that is debatably offensive), doesn't change
the context much IMO. As someone who has a history/reputation for rudeness I would like to register my concern. My quals to comment on said subject = Master of Rudeness with associate Diploma in Lavatory Humour. (Sydney Univ.) Rudeness is generally considered less to be about the words used and more about the context the words are used in. In this example mary makes it clear she would love to meet and party with them - that is hardly derogatory. With this in mind, to me it softens the descriptors significantly. I think if we are talking rude, we could consider jumping all over a first time poster not the friendliest , most encouraging welcome to the board either. |
agreed, Steve.
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Not quite OK Steve and Sheryl whist I respect your opinions and regret that in retrospect I did come over as less than welcoming to a newbie quite the opposite of my usual reaction I can fairly claim. However in thinking it over I really was offended that a newcomer should come in here and start accusing great musicians that I am pleased to call my friends of being "old farts" I suspect that Rick Haynes would readily agree that it is not an unfair description of him,after all I personsally saw Rick with Gord and Red in Montreal's Place Des Arts back in 1968. I suggest we let bygones be bygones and look forwards to more thought provoking topics initiated by our new member
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Not quite OK Steve and Sheryl whist I respect your opinions and regret that in retrospect I did come over as less than welcoming to a newbie quite the opposite of my usual reaction I can fairly claim. However in thinking it over I really was offended that a newcomer should come in here and start accusing great musicians that I am pleased to call my friends of being "old farts" I suspect that Rick Haynes would readily agree that it is not an unfair description of him,after all I personsally saw Rick with Gord and Red in Montreal's Place Des Arts back in 1968. I suggest we let bygones be bygones and look forwards to more thought provoking topics initiated by our new member
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'old farts' is not always used as an insult but can be considered a term of affection. :)
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I myself have been called an old fart. I choose to believe it was meant as a term of endearment. As an old fart that is my perogative.....lol
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I myself have been called an old fart. I choose to believe it was meant as a term of endearment. As an old fart that is my perogative.....lol
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Whilst I was still in England for many years I was a member of the Rotary Club of Sherborne
This august club chartered in 1936 and comprised quite a number of older stalwarts yes warts and all. the club had traditionally always met in Mondays at lunchtime but by 1996 a growing number of us younger members were finding it difficult to make the lunchtime meeting obligation. After much discussion and canvassing it was decided to form a new "daughter" club to meet on Monday evenings. most of the younger members of the original club agreed to join and in 1997 we founded the Rotary Club of Sherborne castles the "castles" was obviously appended for differentiation and was in hono(u)r of the fact that Sherborne is blessed with not one but two Castles:- the "Old" cstle in ruins http://www.villagevacations.co.uk/sholdcas.jpg built by Roger de Caen between 1122 and 1139 and dismantled in 1645 after a siege by Fairfax during the English Civil War and the "New" castle built by Sir Walter Raliegh (Raw-lee) http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowl...ne_castles.jpg A Westland Apache licence built in the nearby town of Yeovil flying over the two castles Inevitably the old club members came to be referred to as the OF's nominally meaning "old fellows" of course! John Fowles I am determined to have the last word here so try this... http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/media96174.gif [ April 11, 2006, 11:08: Message edited by: johnfowles ] |
Whilst I was still in England for many years I was a member of the Rotary Club of Sherborne
This august club chartered in 1936 and comprised quite a number of older stalwarts yes warts and all. the club had traditionally always met in Mondays at lunchtime but by 1996 a growing number of us younger members were finding it difficult to make the lunchtime meeting obligation. After much discussion and canvassing it was decided to form a new "daughter" club to meet on Monday evenings. most of the younger members of the original club agreed to join and in 1997 we founded the Rotary Club of Sherborne castles the "castles" was obviously appended for differentiation and was in hono(u)r of the fact that Sherborne is blessed with not one but two Castles:- the "Old" cstle in ruins http://www.villagevacations.co.uk/sholdcas.jpg built by Roger de Caen between 1122 and 1139 and dismantled in 1645 after a siege by Fairfax during the English Civil War and the "New" castle built by Sir Walter Raliegh (Raw-lee) http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowl...ne_castles.jpg A Westland Apache licence built in the nearby town of Yeovil flying over the two castles Inevitably the old club members came to be referred to as the OF's nominally meaning "old fellows" of course! John Fowles I am determined to have the last word here so try this... http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/media96174.gif [ April 11, 2006, 11:08: Message edited by: johnfowles ] |
As a devotee of Sir Walter Ralegh (his preferred spelling of his name), I love the photo of his castle. Altho I have visited it, I have never seen it from the air. Great shot.
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Welcome to the Newbie but I have to say,that term is really not appropriate in any sense.
Older people are to be respected and revered for they've experienced more in this life than those of us that are younger have. They can also offer a greater view on life itself. While I'm glad you're a fellow Lightfoot fan Mary,in being one,you should show quite a bit more respect for Gordon's friends. They're not just his band after all. These are guys he's spent decades with,sharing the good and the bad. First time anyone calls me by that term,they will regret it. ( No,no violence. :rolleyes: ) [ April 11, 2006, 16:49: Message edited by: Borderstone ] |
Non Australians (and especially Jedi Master Fowles), are likely to be interested in this as it pertains to the use of words that may or may not be considered to be offensive.
In Australia there were, (I think still are) active groups of "Old Bastards". These are groups of older men who get together for company , a beer , banter and fellowship , but primarily to raise money for charity. When you first meet someone from the group the standard greeting if you are a member is "How are You Going You Old Bastard ? ". Here is a few snippets on the subject. Like mate, the term bastard itself is not distinctly Australian. What is, though, is our tendency to use it with considerably frequency, and to mean different things by it depending on the context. A characteristic distinctive of Australian English is the way we use words and phrases that could possibly be considered to be offensive in an inoffensive or even affectionate way. http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1272/bastards9bb.jpg This is remarkably relevant as it deals with the reaction in Toronto to what is not considered necessarily to be an offensive term. For example, after a hard day's yakka (yakka is Aust. slang for work), in Toronto putting up tents in 1998, one of the authors waltzed over to a group of hard nosed working class Canadians who were enjoying a few beers of their own. He then asked matter of factly whether or not he could "buy a beer off you bastards". One Canadian in particular responded with a glare that would have caused Ned Kelly to think twice and said very slowly in a thick Newfoundland accent, "Them there are fighting words here in Canada". Luckily the situation was diffused, money changed hands, and beer was consumed. Needless to say, the author was glad to be back in Australia, where, within months of arrival, he was pleased to hear one middle aged bloke spot his mate on the street of a small town, break into a warm grin offer his hand and say loudly, "You've had a hair cut y'old bastard!". Great to be home! The above sourced from: http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/bastard.htm [ April 11, 2006, 19:10: Message edited by: Sydney Steve ] |
Mr. Fowles,
While I truly admire your pursuit of knowledge and the desire to impart your discoveries, I do have a question : Is there a possibility that the photos you post might first be put in a smaller format so that the reader may decide (if they are interested in the topic) whether or not to enlarge the image ? To be honest, by the time my arthritic index finger scrolls though the image, I've forgotten why I was looking at it to begin with. I solicit your trust that the following is true : I am not criticizing, merely suggesting. RMD |
Mr. Fowles,
While I truly admire your pursuit of knowledge and the desire to impart your discoveries, I do have a question : Is there a possibility that the photos you post might first be put in a smaller format so that the reader may decide (if they are interested in the topic) whether or not to enlarge the image ? To be honest, by the time my arthritic index finger scrolls though the image, I've forgotten why I was looking at it to begin with. I solicit your trust that the following is true : I am not criticizing, merely suggesting. RMD |
I'm sidin with Sir John on this one.When Your as old as dirt,I can see the lighthearted offense that may have been derived,and the likewise returned.Hammer on Sir John.......
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Your most constructive criticism is therefore accepted and I will:- 1.Endeavour to remember to make thumbnail picture links wherever possible (sometimes I might well not have time to make a thumb or feel that showing the full sized image would be essential to make the narrative more understandable and 2. Include that point in the tutorial I am working on (amongst many others) to cover picture resizing and corfid picture displaying John Fowles (the next picture I hope to display wil be a replacement for my proposed 'corfid member's favourite lyrics selection" CD cover, where I anticipate that everybody would want to see the ful-sized picture straight away. The picture file I have used already is not of optimum fomat or clarity |
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Your most constructive criticism is therefore accepted and I will:- 1.Endeavour to remember to make thumbnail picture links wherever possible (sometimes I might well not have time to make a thumb or feel that showing the full sized image would be essential to make the narrative more understandable and 2. Include that point in the tutorial I am working on (amongst many others) to cover picture resizing and corfid picture displaying John Fowles (the next picture I hope to display wil be a replacement for my proposed 'corfid member's favourite lyrics selection" CD cover, where I anticipate that everybody would want to see the ful-sized picture straight away. The picture file I have used already is not of optimum fomat or clarity |
If you go that route John,Me and Char will probably be missing out on things..I like it the way it is..
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I vote for Reminder's idea. I have dial up and it is hard to get large pictures to download, I have no choice but to have dial up. I have trouble getting Bill's recordings sometime because it freezes my computer up. Also the large pictures will do the same thing.
Brian - not to worry I will take you by the hand and help you with the thumbnails. Remember you are only 18 and you can learn. Another Old Fart. |
huh? what will I miss?...
goodness knows I don't want to miss anything at CORFID again..... I have cable so this computer of mine is pretty fast...no probs for me opening big images but I know several other members do have probs.. something between thumbnail and humungous would probably work! Char |
huh? what will I miss?...
goodness knows I don't want to miss anything at CORFID again..... I have cable so this computer of mine is pretty fast...no probs for me opening big images but I know several other members do have probs.. something between thumbnail and humungous would probably work! Char |
Let's just drop the subject.
To Mr. Fowles : It was just a suggestion. The status quo is tolerable, so don't change a thing. As you were. RMD |
Let's just drop the subject.
To Mr. Fowles : It was just a suggestion. The status quo is tolerable, so don't change a thing. As you were. RMD |
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scrolling to see all of both text and picture. This is in fact a factor that I shall be stressing in my tutorial. But nevertheless it is a good point to include in that tutorial instructions on resizing the picture and also making thumbnails plus the fairly complicated UBB code to be used to show a thumb that when clicked opens the full picture John Fowles |
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scrolling to see all of both text and picture. This is in fact a factor that I shall be stressing in my tutorial. But nevertheless it is a good point to include in that tutorial instructions on resizing the picture and also making thumbnails plus the fairly complicated UBB code to be used to show a thumb that when clicked opens the full picture John Fowles |
It would probably make sense to ask Florian to put a link on the home page to a picture posting site, for people like me, who can't seem to remember how to do it here.
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I have just posted a new topic on a new British market Ford that I found in today's Motoring Telegraph bulletin.Then another article at:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...C-mot_12042006 caught my eye when I read "It would be tempting to imagine that anyone other than a ridiculous toff or an [/i]old fart[/i/] like me would look out of place in a car like this" In it the writer James May describes cultual and ethnic car driving stereotypes. (he drives an old Bentley T2) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...08/mrmay08.jpg Integrated transport: James May and his multi-culti Bentley T2 John Fowles |
I have just posted a new topic on a new British market Ford that I found in today's Motoring Telegraph bulletin.Then another article at:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...C-mot_12042006 caught my eye when I read "It would be tempting to imagine that anyone other than a ridiculous toff or an [/i]old fart[/i/] like me would look out of place in a car like this" In it the writer James May describes cultual and ethnic car driving stereotypes. (he drives an old Bentley T2) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...08/mrmay08.jpg Integrated transport: James May and his multi-culti Bentley T2 John Fowles |
As a suggestion, small (but not necessarily thumbnail) images are okay even on dialup if the width and height are modest (say 250 x 250 max), the resolution is low (72 dpi is fine), and there aren't too many of them. Wider pictures are annoying even on high speed for those of us who like to use modest sized windows and have many windows displayed. So if you run at 800x600, or at 1024x768 but don't like to have all your windows maximized, the wide photographs become a pain in the neck to view (see below).
On dialup, many modest sized pictures can add up, so we should all think about that as we add to a thread. One possibility (for those who are technically capable) is to have a small or modest sized picture inline, and also include a link to a larger one. Of course, this is more work for the person posting, but it's something we can do to keep some pictures in the threads, but also try to keep the page load time (and width) to something reasonable. This thread, for example, is at least 100 pixels wider than 800 as a result of the widest image (728px) to which must be added all the space at the left and the right PLUS the margins and scroll area of the window. Just my 2 cents. |
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