Topic: Asphalt Aardvarks and Silly Questions

Started By: Stavro Arrgolus at 6/2/2008 8:00:23 PM

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fm123	Participant Offline 11/14/09 01:09 PM 6 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I'll take one of each - these will make a great gift! Stavro Arrgolus: --- I knew Rubber Hamsters™ would be a hot Xmas item again someday-
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 11/13/09 11:53 AM 7 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I knew Rubber Hamsters™ would be a hot Xmas item again someday- Chairman Mao's fuzzy little friends. They don't even pretend toys aren't all Chinese anymore. It's right in the name with these. "Zhu Zhu Pets". On the list right after "Wan Wan Biscuits" and just before "Communist Conspiracy Cat Toys". They're shameless these days.
fm123	Participant Offline 11/04/09 06:17 PM 16 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	My parents are on Charter, and they keep raising the price and cutting the number of channels down. The only reason they still use it, is because they haven't upgraded to a digital TV. I don't even watch TV, since I spend most of my free time on the Internet. A BIG thank you goes out to Al Gore Jr. for inventing it!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 11/04/09 12:39 PM 16 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I noticed the site time was still EDT when I added a blog entry and was changing the date/time color from "OrangeRed" back to "FireBrick". I momentarily forgot to change the line back to "EST" and that's when I noticed it. It's no big deal. I think we understand why it was left and he can sort it out when he gets back. After the entry sat for a while, I remembered to leave him a reminder on it in case Wayne actually reads the drivel I write there from time to time. My cable box menu allows blocking of channels and programming a sequence of 'favorites' which will appear in order each time the 'fav' button is pressed, but they still appear on the screen along with the channels I don't have- "This channel is unavailable. Call XXX to order" Cable whores. It's purposeful, insidious marketing. QVC invariably paid a fee to Charter to have their commercial craptacular placed directly between the two largest network affiliates in Boston and Charter's screen menu is set up to make it a minor chore to avoid this nasty little marketing trick. All this is enough to make one want to turn off the bastard TV and spend more time on the internet editing a website or something. ...oh, wait.
Tim P. Ryan	Participant Offline 11/04/09 10:49 AM 16 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Depending on your TV, cable box, VCR, DVR you should be able to 'edit channels', add/delete channels and such as a menu item. My TV has one routine for this, but another to 'fine tune' the program listings, so you may need to look for the one that will let you remove channels so that scan up/down will not hit channels you do not want. Stavro Arrgolus: --- Recently, my bastard cable company put the QVC shopping channel in the lineup right between 2 local news stations. The killer is if you hit 'channel up' of 'channel down' on your remote in order to get the news stations, you'll hit QVC whether you want it or not.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 11/04/09 09:23 AM 16 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Hey, is the web site still on Daylight Savings Time or is it just me? Looks like Wayne needs to set the clock back an hour when he has a chance.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 11/04/09 09:20 AM 16 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	As long as the leg isn't gammy......... Stavro Arrgolus: --- That's the thing that fails when it rains, right? Maybe what I've got isn't so bad. Now if it only cost less than an arm & a leg. Those guys on the lifeboat will love those when they have the Captain cold for supper. peterpuck9: --- Quite right, very silly question....oh, wrong skit, sorry..... No. I have Direct TV so QVC is currently placed in the three digit stratosphere, safely away from the local channels.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 11/04/09 02:40 AM 17 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	That's the thing that fails when it rains, right? Maybe what I've got isn't so bad. Now if it only cost less than an arm & a leg. Those guys on the lifeboat will love those when they have the Captain cold for supper. peterpuck9: --- Quite right, very silly question....oh, wrong skit, sorry..... No. I have Direct TV so QVC is currently placed in the three digit stratosphere, safely away from the local channels.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 11/04/09 02:29 AM 17 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Quite right, very silly question....oh, wrong skit, sorry..... No. I have Direct TV so QVC is currently placed in the three digit stratosphere, safely away from the local channels. Stavro Arrgolus: --- Time for this thread to live up to it's name again. Time to ask a silly question. This one may be too silly, so you may not have an answer for it. Recently, my bastard cable company put the QVC shopping channel in the lineup right between 2 local news stations. The killer is if you hit 'channel up' of 'channel down' on your remote in order to get the news stations, you'll hit QVC whether you want it or not. This is a pain in the ***. Does this sort of thing happen to you?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 11/04/09 02:19 AM 17 days ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Time for this thread to live up to it's name again. Time to ask a silly question. This one may be too silly, so you may not have an answer for it. Recently, my bastard cable company put the QVC shopping channel in the lineup right between 2 local news stations. The killer is if you hit 'channel up' of 'channel down' on your remote in order to get the news stations, you'll hit QVC whether you want it or not. This is a pain in the ***. Does this sort of thing happen to you?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 10/15/09 11:25 PM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	"It's not a balloon! It's an airship! Balloons is for kiddie-vinkies!" They sure are... Falcon?! FALCON??!! They give pregnant women really powerful meds these days, don't they? "Here's a great idea, honey- Let's name him after that guy with Dynomutt in that cartoon I saw in the '70s. Pass the Vicodin."
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 10/14/09 12:03 AM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Congratulations! Welcome to The 3000 Club! :-) Stavro Arrgolus: --- And now, the 3000th post! Hmm...forgotten what it was going to be about now. Was it about Rubber Hamsters™? Nahhh. Cement Civet Cats™? No, my new tagline is about those... Maybe the 50,000th member thingy? No, still 1120 away from that. "Remember to listen to all the new holiday themed Mad Music Shows?" ...wasn't that either. Oh, yes, I remember now. "Big bands are definitely not coming back." And this time, I mean it.
fm123	Participant Offline 10/13/09 03:48 AM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	1985 for me - 15 more for the BIG 2000 !
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 10/13/09 01:34 AM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	And now, the 3000th post! Hmm...forgotten what it was going to be about now. Was it about Rubber Hamsters™? Nahhh. Cement Civet Cats™? No, my new tagline is about those... Maybe the 50,000th member thingy? No, still 1120 away from that. "Remember to listen to all the new holiday themed Mad Music Shows?" ...wasn't that either. Oh, yes, I remember now. "Big bands are definitely not coming back." And this time, I mean it.
macca45	Participant Offline 09/28/09 04:43 PM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I'll second the Caveman show. Alex. btw, What is a Celebrity? a Celebrity is just someone who does not have enough talent to become a star. Stavro Arrgolus: --- "Celebrities Doing Silly Things" is a topic that could use more attention on shows around here. Like celebrities who are famous for other things attempt to sing. When they're not dropping dead left and right, of course. You could start with something from this- www.themadmusicarchive.com/album_details.aspx?AlbumID=7869 And I'd still like a show about cavemen.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/28/09 02:55 AM 1 month ago You must be logged-in to reply
	"Celebrities Doing Silly Things" is a topic that could use more attention on shows around here. I notice that some show topics are repeated quite often. What with Halloween & Xmas fast approaching and all those very familiar tunes of the season around the corner (I hope), maybe we can get in a show or 2 with a topic that hasn't been done to death yet... Like celebrities who are famous for other things attempting to sing. When they're not dropping dead left and right, of course. You could start with something from this- www.themadmusicarchive.com/album_details.aspx?AlbumID=7869 And I'd still like a show about cavemen.
DJ Particle	Artist & D.J. Offline 07/23/09 09:49 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	On AT&T's iPhone plan, I get unlimited data, and with FStream app, I can stream internet radio no problem. Sometimes I listen to Dementia Radio in the car :) peterpuck9: --- I wanted to play a streaming show on my cell phone. I have a Rant which is on the Sprint network. When I tried it, the message came back that it cannot display the resource. So is it possible to do this and, if so, what setting do I need to change on my cell phone? Thanks!
Shmooly	Member Offline 07/23/09 06:28 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Man are you lucky! I have to shut mine off just to get some sleep! And I'm in a WAR ZONE!!!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/23/09 05:51 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I got a cellphone a month or 2 ago. Its just for emergencies. Used that free program thingie, so it doesn't cost anything. Just as well as I have yet to use it. And that's just as well as I have only a vague notion of how to work it.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 07/23/09 12:41 AM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I need guidance from the people here that are more tech/computer literate than me (that is most of you) I wanted to play a streaming show on my cell phone. I have a Rant which is on the Sprint network. When I tried it, the message came back that it cannot display the resource. So is it possible to do this and, if so, what setting do I need to change on my cell phone? Thanks! Pete
karlap	Artist Offline 07/22/09 08:30 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Hey, it works! www.themadmusicarchive.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=360 www.themadmusicarchive.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=6811 www.themadmusicarchive.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=6704 Stavro Arrgolus: --- One way an artist page can link to related artist pages- namely bands, groups, whatever- that have the same individuals in them and have multiple pages to keep track of it all is to add names in the 'members' box on all related artist pages. Doing this will generate an auto-link in the form of a 'see also' box on the page
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/22/09 07:22 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Nope. But there's way too much Charter. Costs way too much. Could be worse- could have Comcast. I'm told their CS is worse, though it's difficult to picture such a horror. Shmooly: --- Wouldn't that just bring too much CHATTER!!!!!!!!!???????
Shmooly	Member Offline 07/22/09 07:18 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Wouldn't that just bring too much CHATTER!!!!!!!!!???????
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/22/09 07:10 PM 3 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Time for a quick thought... One way an artist page can link to related artist pages- namely bands, groups, whatever- that have the same individuals in them and have multiple pages to keep track of it all is to add names in the 'members' box on all related artist pages. Doing this will generate an auto-link in the form of a 'see also' box on the page- like this: www.themadmusicarchive.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=1095 ..provided that all 'member box' entries are precisely the same on all pages. Any variation voids the link. I just wanted to mention all that..and possibly add it to the blog later.
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 05/07/09 02:05 PM 6 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Some people used to schedule chat times and others would show up... but that hasn't happened for a long time.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 05/07/09 02:03 PM 6 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Nothing wrong with the chatroom. It just doesn't get a great deal of use. It could very possibly be full of Rubber Hamsters™- but that's just speculation.
BoogyMan	Suspended Offline 05/07/09 01:34 PM 6 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	is chat going to be problem in here - there is very very very an very good computer program for this -
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 05/07/09 01:01 AM 6 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Too late.......the guy inside the Lost In Space robot died. :-( www.themadmusicarchive.com/thread.aspx?TopicID=3822 MarlinsGirl: --- This Topic should come with a Warning. Terri M.
Dave AuJus	Participant Offline 03/21/09 11:27 AM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	MarlinsGirl: --- This Topic should come with a Warning. Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 03/20/09 05:05 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	A big red label warning "deep dish duck d!ck"? Our sales would plummet. MarlinsGirl: --- This Topic should come with a Warning. Terri M.
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 03/20/09 05:01 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	This Topic should come with a Warning. Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 03/20/09 02:12 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Unlike the Whizzo chocolate company, the Chinese always use additives & preservatives- lead, asbestos, old tires, nuclear waste- that sort of thing. I hear they specialize in lightly toasted orangutan a-holes and deep dish duck d!ck. peterpuck9: --- I hate to think what's in the Chinese version of Crunchy Frog!
fm123	Participant Offline 03/19/09 11:14 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I stuck it on one machine today that has a dual-boot XP and Vista, and it seemed to work fine, so far. Only time will tell. Stavro Arrgolus: --- IE8 is out and is likely full of bugs and security exploits.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 03/19/09 10:37 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I hate to think what's in the Chinese version of Crunchy Frog! Stavro Arrgolus: --- And now, a message from the Department of the Blatantly Obvious IE8 is out and is likely full of bugs and security exploits. This would be a golden opportunity for everyone who hasn't already to give up on it completely and switch to Firefox. With Adblock Plus and NoScript as add ons. Safety first and all that. And remember to feed your asphalt aardvarks only Ram's Bladder Cup with real lark's vomit. That fake stuff they make in China has panda bile in it. Insist on the genuine article.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 03/19/09 04:31 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	And now, a message from the Department of the Blatantly Obvious IE8 is out and is likely full of bugs and security exploits. This would be a golden opportunity for everyone who hasn't already to give up on it completely and switch to Firefox. With Adblock Plus and NoScript as add ons. Safety first and all that. And remember to feed your asphalt aardvarks only Ram's Bladder Cup with real lark's vomit. That fake stuff they make in China has panda bile in it. Insist on the genuine article.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 03/10/09 11:51 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yay!!! Stavro Arrgolus: --- Check...check... Is this thing on? "Rubber Hamsters, Asphalt Aardvarks, blah, blah, blah." Seems to be working.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 03/10/09 07:49 PM 8 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Check...check... Is this thing on? "Rubber Hamsters, Asphalt Aardvarks, blah, blah, blah." Seems to be working.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 11:41 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	"Baby On Board" that's very clever! Now I will mention this thread to my following friends: Ben Dover R.F. Burns Ray D. O'Shack Of course, none of them can sew.
knowtalentagency	Artist & Donator Offline 02/06/09 10:48 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Warped minds think alike. I did this back in the mid-1980s. I made the "Baby On Board" thing for some local radio contest. The only thing that I remember about it is that I didn't win. I wish that I still had that T-shirt! Bob Guest: --- Yes... He was absolutely right. Here's a new twist on an old fad that illustrates that point. (Even made an avatar from it.)
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 02/06/09 09:40 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yes... He was absolutely right. Here's a new twist on an old fad that illustrates that point. (Even made an avatar from it.) Stavro Arrgolus: --- ......Carlin was right. If you nail together 2 things that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 02:14 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	A matching pair would be the answer, all though it may be difficult to find because your machine is a few years old, and they make newer memory modules now. If you weren't 3,000 miles away, I would come over tomorrow and fix it for you. I can pick up some matching sticks here fairly cheap. I'm going off line now, to sleep. Catch you on here later.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 02/06/09 02:04 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yes, much better to buy a matching 1 Gb module. My fault for thinking I had one already. Though I'm quite thankful to know it's that and not the stupid security software. I can at least buy a solution for that. Once the dead car battery is charged yet again and the driveway isn't 3 inches deep in ice. It's always something. Thanks FM.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 01:55 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	When you first turn on your computer, you will need to hit the "Delete" key or it may be another key like a function key (F1 - F12). It all depends on how the manufacture has it set up. Once you get into the BIOS, you can go to the section where you can change the parameters for the memory speed. Don't do this unless you are familiar with this sort of thing. If you make a mistake and save the settings, you may never be able to boot up again. This is where the battery comes in. There is a small, flat round 3-volt lithium battery right on the motherboard that that saves the BIOS settings. If for some reason that battery goes dead or low, you will lose those settings. It usually takes 5 to 10 years for that battery to go, but I've seen some PCs have a low battery in just 3 years.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 02/06/09 01:45 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	My next silly question was going to be "How the hell do you do that? (change BIOS)" I should JFGI. But the first thing that popped into my head was "Batteries?! What batteries?" A long time ago, I was up to speed on this stuff. Operations, radiation treatments- all bad for your brain, apparently.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 01:32 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	It might be the memory if the new stick you added is a different speed, and you didn't go into the BIOS and make any changes when you added it. If the problem first started to appear right after you added the new memory, then it just might be that. If you took out the 1gb stick, you still can run on the two 512mb sticks just fine, then that would be the way I would test it, for sure. I have one machine here that has a similar setup, but using two 256mb sticks and one 512 mb stick. It was crashing when I added the 512mb, and all I did was go into the BIOS and slowed down the speed from 400 to 333. It's been running perfect since then, except for the 3-volt battery that needed replacement recently.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 02/06/09 01:25 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Did both of those things in the past week. "Volume was free of errors" it said. I defrag it quite often. I've no idea about the speed parameters in the BIOS, though. My fault for forgetting I had 2 500s in there before buying a 1 Gb for it. Should just buy a match for the one I bought last summer. Tried reinstalling the software for the burner to make sure it was ok. Found out it came with it already installed. Must have to do with screwy formats or something. fm123: --- Did you run a scandisk and a defrag on your hard drive recently? You can install 2 different size RAM modules, but make sure the speed parameters are set correctly in the BIOS for them. For instance, if you mix a DDR333 with a DDR400, they must be set at the slower speed, otherwise you will experience the blue screen of death! That's a compatibility issue with the type of blank disks you're using or the software that burns it may not be set up correctly.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 01:13 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Did you run a scandisk and a defrag on your hard drive recently? You can install 2 different size RAM modules, but make sure the speed parameters are set correctly in the BIOS for them. For instance, if you mix a DDR333 with a DDR400, they must be set at the slower speed, otherwise you will experience the blue screen of death! That's a compatibility issue with the type of blank disks you're using or the software that burns it may not be set up correctly.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 02/06/09 01:02 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I have trouble believing there's a "Big Butch Lesbian Industrials LLC" somewhere manufacturing Asphalt Aardvarks or anything else. Bondage equipment..maybe. Time for the other part of this thread. Time for a silly question. How do you know your hard drive is about to die? My box is constantly crashing ever since I installed that bastard free 'F-Secure Charter security suite' last summer. I also have 'unbalanced' RAM modules which were installed at the same time (1Gb & 500Mb). The HP site doesn't say you can't install different RAM modules on that board, but still.. While I'm at it, why can't my DVD or CD players play things I burned on the Sony burner I have? Yup. Very silly questions indeed.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 12:44 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Since I've been on the Internet for over 10 years now, I have seen things that I only imagined. Some of the stuff that I thought of would of been a great product to invent and sell, is already online! Anytime I need something, no matter how crazy it sounds, I can usually find it sooner or later. All the lines you have made up, I keep searching for to try to find a photo, a company with that name, or anything related to it. It's a small world out there, and sooner or later someone from the past will find me, too!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 02/06/09 12:36 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Never ceases to amaze. Just when you think you made something up that's thoroughly ridiculous, an example of it pops up somewhere. Whoever thought there were real wooden wombats or giant aardvark "lawn" ornaments or even real rubber hamsters? ..Well, I did, but only after quite a bit of Yukon Jack. Apparently, there's a market for everything. Carlin was right. If you nail together 2 things that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you.
fm123	Participant Offline 02/06/09 12:27 AM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Here's the real Asphalt Aardvark™ Click on thumbnail for a close up.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 01/28/09 08:30 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Rubber aardvarks! Soon there'll be asphalt hamsters, rubber wombats, dogs and cats living together- mass hysteria!
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 01/28/09 07:46 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	They shouldn't have allowed asphalt aardvarks and rubber hamsters to interbreed. fm123: --- For just $4.95, you can be the proud owner of the one and only rubber aardvark!
fm123	Participant Offline 01/28/09 06:26 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I have some nice aardvarks waiting for you at - www.themadmusicarchive.com/readblog.aspx?id=2105 I will be posting new and reworked aardvarks there as soon I get them. For just $4.95, you can be the proud owner of the one and only rubber aardvark! Here's a real aardvark skull - www.fossils-as-art.com/images/aardvark.jpg
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 01/26/09 11:39 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	And Snow Miser's Danny Kaye, Heat Miser's Jackie Gleason and 'Young Santa' from 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' was Glen Campbell. They didn't even have the real people do the voices. They just made the puppets resemble them. That was really reaching. Even in 1970. Just goes to prove if you smoke enough high quality sh..uh, stuff, the whole "Glen Campbell=Santa Claus" thing sounds like a good idea. "Yeah, give John Denver his own variety show. Pass the bong, Twyla." 'Varks do like music. They go for Weird Al and are rather fond of "Midnight Star" and "Don't Wear Those Shoes". Though rap makes them snort and dig their claws into the carpet. Just as well they're still frozen at the end of my driveway.
danny d	Artist Offline 01/26/09 03:15 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	my favorite aardvark sounds like jackie mason,and chases an ant that sounds like dean martin....
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 01/26/09 02:43 PM 9 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Have I got something for all your Ashphalt Aardvarks. Music for Aardvarks--> www.missmelissasaardvarks.com/MMA/About%20Us.htm Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 01/05/09 12:03 AM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	A little more security from these things couldn't hurt. If given access to this, Tim & I could look them up as we find them, confirm that they were attackers and block them before they do any damage. There isn't a great deal of time that at least one of us isn't here, so it would be a sensible thing to do.
fm123	Participant Offline 01/04/09 11:59 PM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	OK, I see it. They can be blocked very easily if Wayne enters that IP address in his .htaccess file. If you had access to it, you could do it yourself. There's a site that has a tool for it - www.htaccesstools.com/block-ips/
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 01/04/09 11:53 PM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	It's right on the top- 124.115.0.100- The last number increases as it goes down the list. I googled it and it's definitely Chinese and is listed as a new type of attacker on other sites. Wayne needs to reappear from wherever for a moment or two and block this thing. Search bots aren't all bad, but at the very least, this one's from China, so it can't be good.
fm123	Participant Offline 01/04/09 11:47 PM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I must of missed that Chinese attack bot. I went to the guest page and I saw a German attack bot, or something like it - static.162.198.46.78.clients.your-server.de
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 01/04/09 11:43 PM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Originally, I was going to ask a 'silly question' about blocking the Chinese attack bot that's on the guest page right now, but I remembered that it could be done. I've already sent a message about it and it's not causing any damage- yet. Hopefully, it can be blocked soon.
fm123	Participant Offline 01/04/09 11:37 PM 10 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	After 26 days and 88 replies, Stavro Arrgolus mentioned in his Editor Blog to bring this thread back, so here it is! Now, I need to think of something to add to it.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 12/09/08 11:50 AM 11 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	It's a popular subject, to be sure- www.themadmusicarchive.com/album_details.aspx?AlbumID=7790 fm123: --- Big Butch Lesbian LLC There is a song with a similar title to that. It is called "The big fat butch lesbian song".
fm123	Participant Offline 12/09/08 11:24 AM 11 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Big Butch Lesbian LLC There is a song with a similar title to that. It is called "The big fat butch lesbian song". The video is here - www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=4279165168&
fm123	Participant Offline 12/09/08 11:19 AM 11 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	These kids like riding on this Concrete Elephant™:
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 12/06/08 01:33 AM 11 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Wow..secret aardvark hot sauce. Wonder what kind of 'varks that stuff is made of? I didn't even know they liked to eat habaneros. Those 'varks must be made of stern stuff so they don't explode when their insides catch fire from eating those organic grenades. Maybe they're made with rebar like the Big Butch Lesbian LLC company's new line of "terrorist resistant" Concrete Elephant™ so popular in India of late. I know if I fed my pair of Asphalt Aardvarks™ habaneros, it would ignite the 'available tar' inside them and also all the Rubber Hamsters™ they've eaten and they'd blow up like...well, let's just say there'd be just a big crater where this little town used to be. And it would burn for months. Ever try to extinguish burning rubber hamsters? It's like trying to put out a tire fire. I suppose the big question should be,"Why is the blue 'vark on the bottle wearing the mask?" Is it because he's really the 'Blue Aardvark' from that cartoon and he's ashamed he could never catch an ant, so he's had to eat habaneros instead? These are the sort of questions I think of at 1:30 in the morning...
fm123	Participant Offline 12/06/08 12:19 AM 11 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Here's a fresh bottle of Secret Aardvark habanero hot sauce. Quite possibly the most addictive substance you can buy in a grocery store.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/21/08 07:21 AM 13 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I have my aardvark avatar- and now for the silly questions. Yes, for once this thread will follow the theme- just once. Silly question: Will I get full editing access to everything I need to edit sometime this week so I can blog about it and then start a 'big page fix' project? -Gonna need Excel spreadsheets of all the current songs & artists in order to start. Will all those lyrics & blogs damaged by the Russian attack a month ago get reloaded soon? I'd like to see the blog entries I lost again. Will we have a big Halloween song contest followed by an even bigger Xmas contest? Can we get the FuMP involved? It all worked out well last year. So I'm just wondering. ...It's 7:30 in the morning now. Time for bed.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/12/08 01:48 AM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Amy: Is that you? Blackadder: Y-y-yes, yes 'tis I, your gorgeous little love bundle. Amy: Oh George, I think you must be the snuggly wuggliest lambkin in the whole of Toyland. Prince George: Yuch! (Blackadder silences him again) Amy: What was that? Blackadder: Am, em. Nothing, there was just a little fly in my throaty. Yuch! Yuchh! ______________ Yes, it is- www.amazon.com/Black-Adder-Complete-Collectors-Set/dp/B00005A1SX/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1221198147&sr=1-7 and it's all sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms rolled into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someones eye! ...Oh, wait. That's a Red Dwarf reference (from Ep. 2 of series 7- 'Stoke Me A Clipper' ...stop me before I sub-reference again!) Each season is available individually, too. I prefer the nasty, smartass, conniving Blackadder of Season 2 and later after they fleshed out the character a bit. It's still the gold standard of "why American sitcoms don't even come close." They were making this when our networks thought Bob Hope specials were still amusing. I know the avatar is from Blackadder II and we're doing a bit from the third season. Just like that picture better.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 09/11/08 11:36 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I don't know Blackadder. Please make 'em stop ;-) Seriously, is this series available on DVD so I can catch up?
fm123	Participant Offline 09/11/08 11:05 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Blackadder: Just stand right here sir. Right. Call for her romantically. Prince George: Right. (shouts) Oy! Come on out here, you rollicking trolloping sauce bottle! Miss Amy Hardwood: George? Prince George: Woof woof! (Amy appears on the balcony. Blackadder grabs the Prince, covering his mouth.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For anyone interested in some nice Blackadder Wallpaper for their desktop, go here - www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/gallery/blackadder_gallery.shtml
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/11/08 04:33 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Prince George: (loudly) "Harold the Horny Hunter had an enormous horn..." Blackadder: Shh, yes yes. It is absolutely excellent sir, however, might I suggest an alternative? (hands the Prince a poem) Prince George: "Lovely little dumpling How in love I am Let me be your shepardkins You can be my lamb" Well, I think we'll be very lucky if she doesn't just come out onto the balcony and vomit over us, but still, let's give it a whirl.
fm123	Participant Offline 09/11/08 11:54 AM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Prince George: Right. So what do you think? "Harold the Horny Hunter" should do the trick. Blackadder: Just remind me of it, sir?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 10:29 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Prince George: All right, so what's the plan? Shin up the drain and ask her if she'll take delivery of a consignment of German sausage? Blackadder: No sir, as we rehearsed, poetry first, sausage later.
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 09/10/08 09:48 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Or Baldrick's turnip shaped thingie.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 07:44 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Maybe he was out of thingie shaped turnips. ...full circle..
fm123	Participant Offline 09/10/08 07:39 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Q: Do Wooden Wombats ever wake up with morning wood? A: No, because their designer made them without a thingie.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 04:15 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	You might be able to tell if a it's a witch if you throw it into the pond. In the event of a water landing, its *** can be used as a flotation device. Ack! Futurama references now!
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 09/10/08 03:52 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	One could conclude then that wombats are indeed witches. And why do wombats float? Because they're made of wood.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 02:40 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	And why do wombats float? Because they're made of wood. ...Not really a joke- not in this context, anyway. Now that I look at it, the wombat in the picture kind of looks like...a pig.
fm123	Participant Offline 09/10/08 12:35 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Some Wombat Jokes: Why did the wombat cross the road? He didn't want to dig a tunnel. What goes down but never comes up? A wombat hole. Why did the wombat stop training humans to feed him? Because his wife was a famous cook and she was coming to stay. Why did the wombat run across the road in terror? Because his aunty lipstick-kiss had just arrived! Why do all wombats dig holes? Because they know what is good for them when the relatives are coming!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 05:10 AM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I would think porcine music would be far superior to the crap on the radio today.
Adam	Participant Offline 09/10/08 04:50 AM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Never try to teach a pig to sing... it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/10/08 03:18 AM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	You can put lipstick on a wooden wombat and it's still a wooden wombat.
Dino Flintstone	Participant Offline 09/08/08 09:55 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Then again I would say she is built better than a Heathkit - www.heathkit.com/
fm123	Participant Offline 09/08/08 06:18 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yep, Heath - www.hersheys.com/products/details/heath.asp It was my favorite candy bar growing up. Real tasty, just like Sarah.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 09/08/08 05:35 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Heath!? Great wads of crap! Wouldn't surprise me at all if she was related to... We'd be in for some real 'conservatism'! CRAP! Crap!...crap!...crap! "Noo Edward Heath and Wilson, they have nae made a hit They're ruinin' this country, mair than just a bit If they keep on the way they're goin', we'll all be in the sh*t So ya be'er get yer feet in yer wellies!" ...Billy Connolly thought so, too.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 09/08/08 02:06 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Actually, her maiden name is Heath. At least it's not Maudling! I just woke up and turned on the news...on the television that isn't screwed up. So...Michael has a sister living in Alaska. Who knew? I wonder if she knows Teddy Salad.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 08/30/08 10:51 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Blackadder: You have a beautiful and charming daughter, sir. Hardwood: Indeed I do. I love her more than any pig, and that's saying something! Blackadder: It certainly is. Hardwood: And let me tell you, I'd no more place her in the hands of an unworthy man than I'd place my John Thomas in the hands of a lunatic with a pair of scissors! Quite a bit of phallic humor in this series.
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 08/30/08 10:01 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I suppose then that makes it his lucky Willie.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 08/30/08 09:07 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Baldrick: ...a great big thingy! It was terrific. Edmund: Size is no guarantee of quality, Baldrick. Most horses are very well endowed, but that does not necessarily make them sensitive lovers. _______________ Rum (Tom Baker): "You have a woman's bottom!" ...Different episode. The series is full of that sort of thing. This could go on and on.
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 08/30/08 07:04 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Of course, in your case you have a thingy shaped like a turnip.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 08/29/08 09:06 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Hmm? References to Silly Walks and eating deceased relatives is verboten, but the Douglas Adams thing- Shada, 'Bandraginus' vs. 'Santraginus' V and that whole "Belgium" thing is ok? Aw, Belgium! I could use a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster about now. How about Blackadder references? "...because there's nothing more likely to stop an inheritance than a thingy-shaped turnip." >>..as long as he isn't going into a pet shop to complain about a dead parrot. ...or selling albatross and seagull-cicles...
pdx-dj1	Participant Offline 08/29/08 08:58 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Oh, speaking of politically incorrect old cartoons, my all-time favorite was "Linus the Lion Hearted." If someone ever released that on DVD I would be so there...!!!
pdx-dj1	Participant Offline 08/29/08 08:49 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Stavro Said: "Wonder if 4 in the morning is too early to be making "Dirk Gently" references?" It's *never* too early to be making Dirk Gently references. ..as long as he isn't going into a pet shop to complain about a dead parrot. ...or selling albatross and seagull-cicles...
fm123	Participant Offline 08/29/08 08:10 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	WOW! Our next VP?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 08/29/08 03:49 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Hope you're kidding. You bought and watched the whole series and forgot? It made a hell an of impression on me- should be a little too obvious by now. But then I'm too lazy to go out and get the new DVDs myself... Michael as in Palin. The Alaska and Teddy Salad thing is a reference to the Mr. Neutron episode (41) and that Vice President selection business. He thinks selecting her will snag him the disenchanted female Clinton supporters. It's madness. Makes me glad to be an Independent. Wonder if the DVD collection you bought includes the 2 Fliegender Zirkus episodes. Love those. "Norbert Schultz, chairman of thirty-two companies and a brilliant fiscal theoretician, but one glimpse of a bit of tail and you can forget it... Blonde or brunette, if it goes, he'll chase it... Bang Bang Bang!" Yeah, just try doing that sort of thing today- or even 20 years ago. Thames fired Benny Hill for that. >>Who's Michael?
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 08/29/08 03:16 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Stavro Arrgolus--> I just woke up and turned on the news...on the television that isn't screwed up. So...Michael has a sister living in Alaska. Who knew? I wonder if she knows Teddy Salad. Who's Michael? Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 08/29/08 01:16 PM 14 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I just woke up and turned on the news...on the television that isn't screwed up. So...Michael has a sister living in Alaska. Who knew? I wonder if she knows Teddy Salad. (from the blog:) Time to bring the nomenclature into the new century as well. "Arrgolus" is the family name of the ancient progenitor vampire in my Sims 2 game. It's also a very obscure and indirect Doctor Who reference. "Stavro", as I mentioned in the past, is an old HHGttG reference going back to 1992 when Douglas Adams wrote "Mostly Harmless." Technically, it goes back to the point where Arthur Dent meets Agrajag. Well, whatever. Tired of the numbers.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/13/08 04:24 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I guess it's true on every planet. Calvin asks Hobbes the meaning of existence and the 'tiger' says "We're here to devour each other alive". In these parts...mmm, Provincetown, for example, people can't seem to get enough of Uranus, so 'brown spots' and 'black holes' are always on the menu...Not that there's anything wrong with that. In fact, in this state, it's encouraged. It seems those spots, red or brown, get sucked up all the time. The 'interconnectedness of all things' strikes again. Wonder if 4 in the morning is too early to be making "Dirk Gently" references?
fm123	Participant Offline 07/13/08 01:21 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	NEWS FLASH: Jupiter's Third Red Spot Destroyed - www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/24453169.html Uranus' Second Brown Spot Destroyed - (Sorry no link as of yet)
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 07/10/08 10:27 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	You bet, and oh the memories...I don't think asphalt is kosher as it is not blessed or salted but it could be!!! What ever happened to the really great cartoons? In 1970 I too was 10 and I remember us watching cartoons and even my dad was cracking up - today when I have time to watch (which is rare) the quality is so lacking and just plain insulting. Give me the good old ones and I'll take the heat for the "so called" inappropriateness later.
fm123	Participant Offline 07/10/08 01:06 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	That cartoon sure brings back memories. I was 10 years old back in 1970, and I got a kick out of watching that Animated Aardvark on TV.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/09/08 10:21 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I remember that one. Seeing it brings it all back- including the familiar 'feel' of the Chuck Jones-like DePatie/Freleng style. What really gets me is that this cartoon is 38 years old. I forgot how much Byner actually could sound like Jackie Mason. This is another one you'd be shot for making these days. A 'vark with a Jewish accent getting stomped all the time? And a blue one at that? Oh yeah, that's not too obvious. You'd be sitting around all day just counting the lawsuits. I wonder if asphalt is kosher? I'm reasonably sure ants aren't.
Captain Wayne	Site Owner Offline 07/09/08 01:44 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yep! fm123: --- Anyone remember a cartoon called "The Ant and The Aardvark? www.tv.com/the-ant-and-the-aardvark/show/21072/summary.html
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 07/06/08 11:15 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Oh! I remember that cartoon...
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 07/06/08 08:03 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I also remember The Ant and the Aardvark. Thanks for cartoon history, Adam. Terri M.
Adam	Participant Offline 07/06/08 07:27 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I remember that cartoon very well, from my childhood. Although, in retrospect, it seems obvious that it was never intended for kids. Let's face it, kids back then might recognize that the ant's voice was an impression of Dean Martin, but there is no way any kid would have been able to know that the aardvark's voice was an impression of Jackie Mason. Heck, some adults didn't even know it, and probably some that recognized the voice thought it was really one or the other or both of them doing the voice-over themselves. Really it was John Byner doing both voices.
fm123	Participant Offline 07/06/08 12:37 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Belly Button Brush - That's truly for the person who has everything! The next thing to find is Aardvark chow. What the hell do those aardvarks eat besides ants? Anyone remember a cartoon called "The Ant and The Aardvark? www.tv.com/the-ant-and-the-aardvark/show/21072/summary.html Here's the world's largest aardvark: You can ride it like a horse!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/05/08 11:20 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	And what's that other one? Yes, "trunk curls" instead of "sit ups". You could see a bit of belly button fluff doing those. I remember when Queeg made Rimmer do them. "Help, Lister! It's Queeg! He's making me fit!" He was no help- "Yeah, man! Fight that flab!" What a smeghead.
Tim P. Ryan	Participant Offline 07/05/08 10:40 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Okay, who on Red Dwarf would have the most problem with Belly Button Fluff? The Cat? Oh, he would hate seeing any on him, he's so neat and clean and spiffy. Lister? Naw, I think he would bring out his collection to frustrate Hollogram guy.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 07/05/08 09:51 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Wow. Shmooly would love one of those. Carlin was right. You really can buy anything if you look around long enough. That bit is here: www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=30868 There's more of the regionalism thing. They call it belly button "fluff" and not "lint" in Britain, apparently. Didn't know that. The subject never came up on Python or The Young Ones or Red Dwarf. Alexei Sayle never mentioned it. Not once. You learn something new every day...
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 07/05/08 08:51 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I found something for all you BBL lovers out there. www.boysstuff.co.uk/product.asp?id=15020&random=307048977&cid=40&subcat=&scid= a Belly Button Brush Terri M.
fm123	Participant Offline 07/02/08 11:35 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I just found pictures of an Asphalt Aardvark www.linkinn.com/_What_s_this_animal_called_1 Beautiful animals, aren't they? Especially the baby aardvark.
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 07/02/08 11:12 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Thanks for the info - I was wondering what those giant things were in my yard, so I have Concrete Elephants instead of Varks, maybe if I don't feed them they will just go away!!! I would prefer the Varks as it is easier to find them food - our market sells "Rubber Hamsters" but not Baboon Chow, Oh well you can't get everything up here...
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/29/08 12:18 AM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	In the '80s, Big Butch Lesbian (or BBL) Industrials LLC of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tried making 'varks out of concrete to go along with the ever popular Concrete Elephant™ made famous in that Blackadder II episode and which sells so well in India. They found the asphalt to be cheaper- especially when mixed with shredded old tires. You can have imposing 2 ton lawn ornaments and be environmentally conscious at the same time. ...and they won't even put anyone's eye out like those damn Lawn Jarts. As for what they eat, there's been much discussion of that in the past hereabouts, but basically, it's best to feed your 'vark belly button lint, "available tar" and, of course, Rubber Hamsters™ which, as you might have heard, are found in the pet food aisle in the general vicinity of the Purina® Dead Baboon Chow. This sort of thing (among other weirdness) was discussed at length here: www.themadmusicarchive.com/thread.aspx?TopicID=1715
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 06/28/08 11:56 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Nice Varks Terri, at my new home it is - Yes we have no Varks! Unless you would consider a "Concrete Vark" as similar animal or I could dress up a cow (a small one). BTW - what do you feed AA's except for Asphalt?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/28/08 02:28 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	That first one looks like the one I'm sitting on now. In August, my 'varks mysteriously vanish from my driveway and shortly thereafter, even more asphalt lawn ornaments appear. Now small 'varks line my walkway, they flank my flagpole and back garden stairs and now there's one on top of the shed. The rocky suckers are out of control. They all manage to get back in position to get frozen over again in November, though. Mischievous ornaments, those Asphalt Aardvarks.
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 06/28/08 01:48 PM 16 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I just found pictures of an Asphalt Aardvark www.linkinn.com/_What_s_this_animal_called_1 Terri M.
danny d	Artist Offline 06/06/08 08:06 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	verrry interesting!
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 06/06/08 04:03 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	peterpuck9 "is that another chicken joke??!!" For all you kids out there, that's a Laugh-In reference. I kinda figured that out by Danny d's avatar. Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/06/08 02:33 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yes it is. And that's the truth. ppppppttttt!
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 06/06/08 01:46 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	"is that another chicken joke??!!" For all you kids out there, that's a Laugh-In reference.
danny d	Artist Offline 06/05/08 12:22 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	is that another chicken joke??!!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/05/08 12:47 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	At 8 o'clock, it exploded. Now the faces are all red and the backgrounds are green. Dr. Bernofsky couldn't fix this mess.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 06/05/08 12:40 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Would it give you more room if you got the penguin off your telly?
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/05/08 12:32 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Oh, yasss..... You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person! I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur-king, you and all your silly English kannnnnnniggets! PPPPPPPPPTTTTTTT!! ...Now that I think about it, I can move an even older, slightly smaller pair of Pioneer speakers from another room if the torn woofer fails completely. At least for now. The TV is 13 and about to bite the big one and a wider screen will eat up the small amount of room in that spot. Can't move it anywhere else, so the speakers will have to be smaller. The damn TV comes 1st...unless I want to see everything from the screen I'm looking at now.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 06/04/08 10:52 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	LOL. At least I won't get blamed for starting the MP references this time.
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 06/04/08 10:29 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	That was terribly gross but you are right it does look like a furry green Pac - Man. Ok, I'll do it....Your Mother was a Hamster and your Father smelled of Elderberries!!! Run Away, Run Away.....ARGH!
jmanforever	Member Offline 06/03/08 08:12 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	If you need some replacement woofers to fit in your existing old cabinets, check out the selection from Parts Express. www.partsexpress.com/ click on the "Speakers" link on the left of the page, and go from there. I have done a lot of business with these folks over the last 15 years or so, and they are good to deal with. You can order on-line, or call them on the phone. They are an electronics wholesale company, but they are happy to deal with audio hobbyists as well. By the way, among many other brands, they sell original Pioneer replacement woofers.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 05:19 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	The original bit looked like a furry green Pac-Man. This looks like a guy has been eating peas out of there. Which is just as well. I've seen that 'varks like a good pea every now and then. (groan)
fm123	Participant Offline 06/03/08 05:07 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I used the width and height tags to resize the image down to a 100x100 Avatar for your viewing pleasure!
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 05:01 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	That's pretty big...and slightly nauseating. I'll bet an entire Asphalt Aardvark™ could get lodged in there.
MarlinsGirl	Participant Offline 06/03/08 04:41 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Starvo--> Amusing belly button lint avatars would be a bit of a challenge, I think. Well now I wouldn't say that. Terri M.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 04:29 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Kawaii! I particularly like the hamster in the uniform singing the 'Cops' theme. Versatile little vermin, aren't they?
fm123	Participant Offline 06/03/08 04:19 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	A rubber Hamster sings Happy Birthday:
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 03:24 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	This will have to do for now. The Rubber Hamster™ (and only the rubber variety- I want to emphasize that) is known to bounce several feet vertically when thrown at a solid floor surface, but as seen in the avatar, they don't bounce nearly as well on grass...but then, who does? Big Butch Lesbian (or BBL) Industrials LLC of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who manufactures them, took a playful attitude with the marketing in the '60s...."Super much happy fun is being had at the parties! Throw Rubber Hamster™ at the floor and laugh at surprised friends as Rubber Hamster™ bounces off heads and into drinks or bongs!" "Liven the dull party when throwing Rubber Hamster™ at walls when no girl's panties there to be thrown. Rubber Hamster™ coming right at face is making stoned guys freak out! Oh, no! Million sunny happy laughs!" And their patter just goes on relentlessly from there. Lotta opium in Malaysia, apparently.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 03:06 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I use the 'vark avatar when things turn exclusively aardvark related. I got the notion from using the Graham Chapman 'colonel' picture when things get all Pythonesque- which will happen soon enough, I expect. I've got to look for a 'happy inanimate-looking hamster' picture I can use when rubber hamsters become the subject. Amusing belly button lint avatars would be a bit of a challenge, I think.
fm123	Participant Offline 06/03/08 11:25 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I like your new aardvark avatar! Maybe I'll make some out of these pictures: -or-
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/03/08 01:39 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Yup. FuMP is for 'varks, too. Oddly enough, we're No. 1 on Google only when asphalt aardvarks- plural- is entered. The 'rubber hamster' thing is still solid, though. Gotta connect the damn annoyance box to the stereo. It'll really bring the shows to life. When I bought this one, it made no sense to be surrounded by giant speakers and not use them for computer sounds as well. Use good quality cables for the hookup, too or it'll sound like crap. I learned that the hard way.
peterpuck9	Participant Offline 06/03/08 01:22 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	My speakers on my stereo are only a couple years old, but I mainly listen to music on these little crappy speakers on my computer. I have to reconfigure something in my life, I guess. Oh yeah, Asphalt Aaarvark FuMP, Asphalt Aaarvark FuMP.
Adam	Participant Offline 06/03/08 01:13 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	"I blew a speaker in my car, that sucked. Yeah he was a motivational speaker. It left a bad taste in my mouth, but now I feel a lot more positive about myself." - Doug Stanhope One of the first jokes I ever heard him tell in person. Damn he's funny!
fm123	Participant Offline 06/03/08 12:40 AM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	When my speakers finally gave in many years ago, I went out and bought Pyle woofers to replace them. I only needed the 10" ones, so they weren't very expensive at that time. The cones are made out of polyethylene, so they will last a very long time, even under high temperature environments. The tweeters are still working, but I would sure like to replace them with some good Titanium ones. Maybe they ought to make the cones of woofers out of aardvark skin, tweeters out of rubber hamster poop, and mid range's out of belly button lint! Anyway, go here www.pyleaudio.com/ and look up what you need.
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 06/02/08 11:57 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Thanks for the warning - I will heed that and take a look at the Sony, also looking at the Sanyo and Onkiyo but Pioneer to me was a reconized name, it used to be one of the best. Live and Learn. All I know is that everything has gotten smaller and if you are looking for surround sound everything is in the front and up on the wall instead of on the ground or in cabinets...Oops! Showing my age....hahaha.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/02/08 11:52 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Pioneer. That's what I have now. Their speakers did last 20 years, but the design, controls and function of the receiver is convoluted at best. My receiver is a few years old and I've burned out a couple Pioneer sets in a quarter century. I don't know what the design is like now, but if it's functional simplicity you want, in a word...don't. Get a Sony or something high-end. The volume control counts backwards on my display! And Pioneer never gives you enough inputs in the back. If you're ok with this sort of thing, then by all means, but...Hope things are different now, but I only get Pioneer to keep all my components the same. Maybe others have had a better experience with it. Just a friendly warning...
grapevine-girl	Participant Offline 06/02/08 11:34 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Stavro - I'm in the same boat as you but my speakers are newer but not by much. I'm contemplating Pioneer Theater System (not the top of the line) to go with my new flat panel. If you just want to listen go into a store but you should be able to listen to the speaker quality without someone bothering you right away. Then you have a choice and stick with it. Good luck. Wendy
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/02/08 11:24 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Nope. I touched the foam lightly and it fell apart. Big hole there now. Everything has to be up off the floor or the cat...well, you know how it is with cats & speakers. The setup dominates the living room. I sit in a large swivel chair which can point south to the crumbling speakers & the dying TV and then swivel west to the increasingly obsolete computer and the entire mess is surrounded by the massive speaker cabinets. "Unsightly", they've been called. "Don't look at them, then", I'd say. You get the idea. If there's stuff to be had with more power that can save a bit of space for a bigger TV that doesn't take 10 minutes for the picture to stay on, it's worth looking into.
Bob Guest	Artist Offline 06/02/08 10:43 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Dave had a great idea about reconing a speaker that has worked for you in the past. But sometimes the damage isn't bad enough to justify pulling out the cone. If the damage is only limited to rips and tears (no matter how large) you can usually repair it with model airplane glue. A set of speakers I tried this with back in the 70s still works great today. If you're going to buy speakers (and I'm assuming you're getting them primarily for the computer) you might try those monster sized sets that are being marketed lately.... The ones with the woofer that sits under the desk. I plugged a friend's set into my computer a while back and was surprised at the power they delivered. It was actually too much for the room I'm currently using.
Tim P. Ryan	Participant Offline 06/02/08 10:40 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	I got some Boston 7" speakers to replace the old 10" speakers and like the sound and the increased self space.
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/02/08 09:30 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	Thanks, Dave. I knew I'd have to deal with a store and all the high pressure salesmanship hell I've heard about eventually. Since these speakers weren't of the best quality to begin with, I was thinking more of replacing than repairing. The old TV that sits between them is about to die also and a new LCD wide screen set won't fit in that spot with everything there, so I was contemplating smaller speaker cabinets, but are there any brands left that don't suck? I'll just have to get off my *** and go look. Mmm...a quandary, this is...
Dave AuJus	Participant Offline 06/02/08 09:07 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	1) If you really want the "Old" sound you were getting, you could always have your old speakers re-coned. This is much cheaper than buying replacement speakers. 2) Modern speakers and cabinets, even though smaller, do produce good sound. 3) The best thing to do is go to a stereo store and compare speakers by listening to them. This is the best way to buy new speakers. If your ears can't hear the difference between $100 speakers and $500 speakers, then why buy the $500 ones? Hope this helps, : ) Dave
Stavro Arrgolus	Editor Offline 06/02/08 08:00 PM 17 months ago You must be logged-in to reply
	A year and a half ago, I started a similar thread to ask silly questions about how things worked hereabouts. I made the topic name vague enough so it could be interpreted to be about anything and not just questions or things relating to inanimate animals. With just under 300 posts, I think it worked out rather well. Now I understand (maybe a little too well) how the site works, but I still have silly questions about other things. Oh, one can google this stuff, but getting a good answer is something else. So here's the silly question... A while back, I hooked up my new (at the time- this was 4 years ago) computer to my old stereo and got decent sound out of it- until today when I noticed my gigantic ancient speakers had woofers that were disintegrating from age like everything else around the house, including me. These things are only 21, though. The moving bit on the edge of the woofer (I'm sure there's a proper name for it) crumbles to dust when touched. That's got to be bad. I haven't bought speakers since 1988 and the things I googled all looked like crap...made in China, no doubt. The silly question is: What sort of decent replacement surround sound speakers can I buy that are comparable to what I have now and don't sound like cats snagging brushed nylon? I can't believe these tiny crappy looking things I've been looking at can possibly sound as good. There. I hope that's a silly enough question. If it's not, I'm sure all this will become Pythonesque before too long. Perhaps the French will be catapulting asphalt aardvarks at King Arthur in a while. "Fetchez le..." Wonder what's French for 'aardvark'.....