why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

FantasticMrFox · 10-01-2015, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by ZoeB

One of which is directly relevant to the topic of these forums

You're a Velveeta salesperson?!

Originally posted by ZoeB

Maybe I'm just not awesome enough to participate in this thread anymore? Although, I notice that the fox seems to be posting about as often as me...

The fox's semester started, he is preparing his dissertation and yesterday he spent the whole day rock climbing and taking pictures of it with ... never mind, just some random camera.

But that reminds me, I should get a job ...

Jean Poitiers · 10-01-2015, 03:56 AM

Originally posted by savoche

You have to wonder if our current king John of Poitires would do better than John I did back in the days

Hey, smarty-pants ... we won this one earlier.

In French, it's referred to as the "Battle of Poitiers" ... but Wiki in English calls it the "Battle of Tours" ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours

Jean Poitiers · 10-01-2015, 04:00 AM

Originally posted by savoche

You have to wonder if our current king John of Poitires would do better than John I did back in the days

Long live King John of Poitiers !!! *

* (Rinse and repeat, as always)

You Tube

ZoeB · 10-01-2015, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

The fox's semester started, he is preparing his dissertation and yesterday he spent the whole day rock climbing and taking pictures of it with ... never mind, just some random camera.

Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu.

FantasticMrFox · 10-01-2015, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by ZoeB

Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu.

Oh, that must suck. For us yesterday near Crieff the weather was better than in the summer - we climbed in the glaring sun at 21°C. In late September. In Scotland

I'll add a couple of pictures later.

**THoog** · 10-01-2015, 07:02 AM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

glaring sun

What is this 'sun' thing you speak of? We've had heavy overcast or clouds and rain for eleven straight days, and NOW there's a hurricane moving up the coast. Some claimed to have seen the sun for a few minutes yesterday, but they were immediately labeled liars and braggarts.

RoxnDox · 10-01-2015, 07:48 AM

Originally posted by ZoeB

Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu.

Weather report for Tromso looks pretty decent - mild temps, a bit of liquid sunshine, no wind. Is the boat's engine stalled and the propellors not spinning?

I thought you were working on building a multidimensional transfrobbulator assembly so you can keep up with this thread whilst doing other, more mundane activities like eating, sleeping, that sort of thing... Rocket science, that's so yesterday... <grin>

ZoeB · 10-01-2015, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Weather report for Tromso looks pretty decent - mild temps, a bit of liquid sunshine, no wind. Is the boat's engine stalled and the propellors not spinning?

I thought you were working on building a multidimensional transfrobbulator assembly so you can keep up with this thread whilst doing other, more mundane activities like eating, sleeping, that sort of thing... Rocket science, that's so yesterday... <grin>

What alternate dimension are you reading the weather forecast for? We're in autumn storm season! Bus shelters are being blown down, and on tuesday they had to close one of the bridges!

Parallax · 10-01-2015, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by ZoeB

............ Bus shelters are being blown down, and on tuesday they had to close one of the bridges!

That sounds like the gentle zephyrs we get around here. We had a storm a month or so back that had sustained winds in excess of 60kts with gusts over 70.
Windy enough to blow a dog off a chain.

Parallax · 10-01-2015, 09:19 AM

As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html

Of course, it is 4 years older than this one.

**savoche** · 10-01-2015, 09:27 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html

Of course, it is 4 years older than this one.

...and at the rate @noelcmn and @WPRESTO keep going in that thread I'm not sure it's possible to ever catch up

Jean Poitiers · 10-01-2015, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html

Of course, it is 4 years older than this one.

Well, I wasn't going to mention that, because I post there often ... a lot less than I used to do.

The best way to neutralize that thread would be to somehow block WPRESTO's and noelcmn's Internet access.

Any good "hackers" here ...

robtcorl · 10-01-2015, 09:32 AM

not to worry, we'll ketchup.

**THoog** · 10-01-2015, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html

Of course, it is 4 years older than this one.

What? This aggression will not stand!

Originally posted by savoche

...and at the rate @noelcmn and @WPRESTO keep going in that thread I'm not sure it's possible to ever catch up

They've only got ~22,000 posts in six years, and we're closing in on 20,000 for the 2nd Hocirversary festivities. We could easily pass them by Christmas...

**savoche** · 10-01-2015, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

That sounds like the gentle zephyrs we get around here. We had a storm a month or so back that had sustained winds in excess of 60kts with gusts over 70.
Windy enough to blow a dog off a chain.

70 kts? About the same as Zoe is experiencing these days, then - 30-35 m/s. The bus shelters up there are quite tough

10-01-2015, 07:02 AM	#19431
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox glaring sun What is this 'sun' thing you speak of? We've had heavy overcast or clouds and rain for eleven straight days, and NOW there's a hurricane moving up the coast. Some claimed to have seen the sun for a few minutes yesterday, but they were immediately labeled liars and braggarts. Last edited by THoog; 10-01-2015 at 07:20 AM.

10-01-2015, 09:19 AM	#19435
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Sad News to Report As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html Of course, it is 4 years older than this one.

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10-01-2015, 03:43 AM	#19426
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Originally posted by ZoeB One of which is directly relevant to the topic of these forums You're a Velveeta salesperson?! Originally posted by ZoeB Maybe I'm just not awesome enough to participate in this thread anymore? Although, I notice that the fox seems to be posting about as often as me... The fox's semester started, he is preparing his dissertation and yesterday he spent the whole day rock climbing and taking pictures of it with ... never mind, just some random camera. But that reminds me, I should get a job ...

10-01-2015, 03:56 AM	#19427
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by savoche You have to wonder if our current king John of Poitires would do better than John I did back in the days Hey, smarty-pants ... we won this one earlier. In French, it's referred to as the "Battle of Poitiers" ... but Wiki in English calls it the "Battle of Tours" ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours

10-01-2015, 04:24 AM	#19429
ZoeB Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tromsø, Norway Posts: 886	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox The fox's semester started, he is preparing his dissertation and yesterday he spent the whole day rock climbing and taking pictures of it with ... never mind, just some random camera. Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu.

10-01-2015, 04:48 AM	#19430
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Originally posted by ZoeB Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu. Oh, that must suck. For us yesterday near Crieff the weather was better than in the summer - we climbed in the glaring sun at 21°C. In late September. In Scotland I'll add a couple of pictures later.

10-01-2015, 07:48 AM	#19432
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Originally posted by ZoeB Rock climbing? lucky bastard. Setting foot outside right now is kind of like what I imagine being caught in the propellers of a boat would be like, so climbing (really any outdoor activity aside from commuting to uni) is kind of off the menu. Weather report for Tromso looks pretty decent - mild temps, a bit of liquid sunshine, no wind. Is the boat's engine stalled and the propellors not spinning? I thought you were working on building a multidimensional transfrobbulator assembly so you can keep up with this thread whilst doing other, more mundane activities like eating, sleeping, that sort of thing... Rocket science, that's so yesterday... <grin>

10-01-2015, 08:36 AM	#19433
ZoeB Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tromsø, Norway Posts: 886	Originally posted by RoxnDox Weather report for Tromso looks pretty decent - mild temps, a bit of liquid sunshine, no wind. Is the boat's engine stalled and the propellors not spinning? I thought you were working on building a multidimensional transfrobbulator assembly so you can keep up with this thread whilst doing other, more mundane activities like eating, sleeping, that sort of thing... Rocket science, that's so yesterday... <grin> What alternate dimension are you reading the weather forecast for? We're in autumn storm season! Bus shelters are being blown down, and on tuesday they had to close one of the bridges!

10-01-2015, 08:41 AM	#19434
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by ZoeB ............ Bus shelters are being blown down, and on tuesday they had to close one of the bridges! That sounds like the gentle zephyrs we get around here. We had a storm a month or so back that had sustained winds in excess of 60kts with gusts over 70. Windy enough to blow a dog off a chain.

10-01-2015, 09:27 AM	#19436
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Parallax As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html Of course, it is 4 years older than this one. ...and at the rate @noelcmn and @WPRESTO keep going in that thread I'm not sure it's possible to ever catch up

10-01-2015, 09:29 AM	#19437
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Parallax As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html Of course, it is 4 years older than this one. Well, I wasn't going to mention that, because I post there often ... a lot less than I used to do. The best way to neutralize that thread would be to somehow block WPRESTO's and noelcmn's Internet access. Any good "hackers" here ...

10-01-2015, 09:32 AM	#19438
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	not to worry, we'll ketchup.

10-01-2015, 09:33 AM	#19439
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by Parallax As it turns out, there is a thread on the forum that has a higher post count than this one. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/26-mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/77...uick-game.html Of course, it is 4 years older than this one. What? This aggression will not stand! Originally posted by savoche ...and at the rate @noelcmn and @WPRESTO keep going in that thread I'm not sure it's possible to ever catch up They've only got ~22,000 posts in six years, and we're closing in on 20,000 for the 2nd Hocirversary festivities. We could easily pass them by Christmas...

10-01-2015, 09:33 AM	#19440
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Parallax That sounds like the gentle zephyrs we get around here. We had a storm a month or so back that had sustained winds in excess of 60kts with gusts over 70. Windy enough to blow a dog off a chain. 70 kts? About the same as Zoe is experiencing these days, then - 30-35 m/s. The bus shelters up there are quite tough