Hey KP and Slappy- Lets go play on the monkey bars, looks like there's gonna be a fight here in the sandbox!
Marco
Marco
Should there only be one company making gear?
Since there are such strong feelings regarding audio gear, with one company being right while the others are wrong, would it be easier on our psyche if there were only one company?
For example, one person might love Krell gear while another prefers the Rouge 88. Rather than the two of them fighting or disagreeing about the merits or shortcomings of the other, wouldn't it be easier/better if these conflicts did not exist?
Is it possible that there will ever be a piece of gear on which all audiophiles could agree?
For example, one person might love Krell gear while another prefers the Rouge 88. Rather than the two of them fighting or disagreeing about the merits or shortcomings of the other, wouldn't it be easier/better if these conflicts did not exist?
Is it possible that there will ever be a piece of gear on which all audiophiles could agree?
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Sounds like one of those terrible "Quizno's" subs commercials (don't know if they are nationwide though): In this corner, weighing in at 225lbs., fresh out of doing a dime at Rahway on an aggravated manslaughter charge, we have the current reigning champeen' AN-ARE-KEY!!! And in this corner, weighing in at a scant 165lbs, taking time off from his job as a 'nursie from Perry, NY", the challenger, DAY-VID- NINE-TEA-NINE!!!! OK guys, you know the rules...or maybe you don't...in case not, they are moderated_guide.html>here. Take yer personal disputes off the list! Personally, I'd say life's too short to waste your time scrapping over stereo components with a complete stranger. But, hey, that's just me, who spends all too much time opining here. Ha! Speaking of hypocrisy ; Look who's talking about following the rules, eh?!!! But really Boys and Nursies, can't we just all be a bit more civil to one another? Marco |
Hey Marco! Ill bring the beer and brats! This is gonna be great! NRCHY, Remember, it is not fair to bring the Sons of Silence! They gotta hang back! Hells Angels too! David99, Same goes for you, you have to leave the contaminated hypodermics from junkies at the office, and no getting bent on PCP before the brawl! Where the hell IS Gunbei? He wont wanna miss this! That slant-headed fool is totally MIA. He probably got stuck in a book or something. |
Bring it on!!!! It'l take a helluvalot more than your rag-tag group of candy assed schoolgirls to take down the slapman!! Time to pull out da hammers, Judgement and Damnation, bringin a new definition to the phrase SOLID-STATE One thing Slapp ain't afraid to do is jump in the fray! 100% Nordic blood here! Pumpin the blood of my viking ancestors!!!! >:) |
For those that dont know me,I can 'sometimes' push peoples buttons. For those that do know me,you already know that! This thread was started because I pushed a sensitive button. I am as sensitive about the gear I have as the next 'phile. In the deleted Krell thread that started this thread,I pushed Nrchy's button and then all hell broke loose. It carried over to here. I want to say to Nathan (Nrchy) Im sorry for letting this escalate into what it has. If I had kept my fingers to myself in this thread we wouldnt have had a gang fight in the planning stages. I will make a honest attempt to stop the button pushing (except when candles are glowing) Sorry Nathan and everyone else turned off by this. Hey Slapman,do you have full Viking armor? Do you have one of those horn hats?? I want one,if you have an extra one. I dont think I'd want to mess with you,Slap! |
David checkout http://www.museumreplicas.com |
Museum Replica's is OK...I ordered a helmet as a prop from them once...pretty nice stuff. But selection is a bit limited. As far as helmets go, they ain't got nothing over this place. You will find your horny hat on this page David. Scroll down to the bottom of the selections it's down there. You'll have to order from the UK though, but you'll be all set to join up with the Viking contingent. Albert-Always happy to keep the smiles coming. Life should be more fun eh? I'll put an extra dollop of whipped cream on your slice! Slappy, when you see me comin' you better start runnin'! Better yet, start right now! Those horny helmets David's gettin' are just gonna make for a mighty silly sight when they go flying off'n yer noggin'! You can leave the brats and beer behind as a kind of an offering to the gods. We'll make sure they get'em. Marco |
I was heading over to the Thai joint to pick up some Phad Thai the other day and almost ran off the road going under a highway overpass. There are some large park-and-ride lots that are empty on the weekends, and some group of large armored men (and women?) were pairing off with large swords and shields going at one another in about half a dozen mock-battles. It was quite a sight as they were all wearing a full body of very convincing reproduction fighting armor from head to toe. Big-ass swords and shields too - definitely not toys! I almost thought a film was being made, but there was no trucks or crew to be seen, just the fighting couples! It was dusk and the lights were just coming on out there. Really bizarre! Oh, and Nrchy in armor add's a whole new dimension to that Quizno's match-up I mentioned earlier! Marco |
Nrchy ... have you had AIDS, ebola or syphilus recently ? On the other hand in 13th century britain 1/3 of the population was killed by plague, and in some towns 2/3 of the population. I have had burst appendix and a staph infection in my arm. I'd have been dead twice over if I'd been born 200+ years ago. |
Seandtaylor99... Though Nrchy may not be infected, if you'd asked that question in South Africa, or perhaps Thailand you'd find that the figures are likely close, if not surpass those you quote for 13th century Britain. I'd hazard to guess that many of those infected may eventually prefer to be dead as opposed to living with the results of a compromised immune system and the disease it may bring. I'd also make a guess that if 13th century Britain had the medical resources to combat the plague, and the medical system were similar to our insane version of same here in the good ol U.S.A, most of those people would still be dead because they could not afford to be treated (much as many folks with AIDS in the U.S. cannot afford the meds). Thank you Pharmaceutical corporate greed, and the stranglehold that the powerful (read: wealthy) medical establishment has on our country. Comparing treatable ailments to AIDS or Cancer for which there is still no cure (and most certainly affecting large populations around the world) is ludicrous. Also, in spite of medical advancements that you mention, people are dying all over the world from infections and diseases just as treatable as those you survived. Glad you made it BTW as a burst appendix is a very serious matter. Marco |
I guess my point was that not everyone died during the middle ages, and not everyone is dying of these terrrible diseases today, but for the ones who are affected the result is the same. There are more bad diseases around today than there were then. How is that for a ringing endorsement for medical science! AIDS, so one theory goes is an offshoot of antibiotic resistant syphylus. There are many diseases that have gone underground for a short period to return as stronger strains that are resistant to the ubiquitous antibiotics found today. We haven't cured much really, just made it stronger, while peoples immune systems are worse than their stereo systems!!! Even the meds for AIDS don't cure it, they just drag out the life of the poor unfortunate who has to be treated. I must commiserate with you on the appendix issue though. I had mine out at four years old in Austria. Quite an adventure as I recall. |
Marco ... completely agree. I think it's obscene that we spend so much money on boner pills, statins and diabetes meds when children all around are dieing of easily cured diseases, and when malaria, TB, and AIDs are killing so many. There have been many occasions where I have not purchased audio equipment because I just couldn't live with myself dropping $100 on a cable, knowing that MSF could save many lives with the money. Perhaps audiogon could have a charitable donations section ? Also as a British citizen living in the US I feel in a good position to compare socialized versus privatized medicine. My conclusion is that both systems could work well, and both are utterly screwed up in the UK and US, in the UK by vast layers of incompetent management (thanks Mrs Thatcher !) and in the US by political backhanders and savage greed. Fire all the managers on both sides of the atlantic and let the doctors and nurses run healthcare. Nrchy, I don't think it's the medical SCIENCE that is failing us, but rather the vested interests. Science has shown quite clearly that if we all went vegetarian (or greatly reduced meat), reduced refined carbohydrates to a minimum, and exercise moderately that our national health would be greatly improved. But then there's more money to be made in urban sprawl, SUVs, Big Macs, and the resulting medical care (statins, bypass, chemo etc etc). I am a big believer in taking care of my own health and only go to a doctor as a last resort. That said, when the staph infection had my right forearm swollen to twice its normal size, and I was in some degree of discomfort (British understatement !) I was rather glad for IV antibiotics and painkillers. Tofu and brocolli just wasn't going to cut it on that occasion ! :-) |
People in the middle ages didn't get old enough to contract a multitude of today's diseases. Increasing life span is because of medical science. There has never been a cure for a viral disease, so immunizations are used to "trick" physiology. Small Pox has been erradicated and Polio is on its way because of science and because of financial means. If any of you knew the complexity involved in curing, you may not have the expectations that lead you to insult an institution. Also science costs a lot of money. If one knows in the ins-and-outs of financial mess then one can judge the degree or who is at fault. I know about the patient and mal-practice insurance, which is a chain reaction hell, but there is no easy solution. My point is money is a problem, but the scientists and MD's, in general, have done a hell of a job. |
Think about it; If there were no boners, would AIDS be the epedimic that it is? I don't think so. I'm not saying H.T. Boner and his family are at fault, not at all. I do feel sorry for H.T. Boner's children...the 'little' boners. I guess H.T. was a little boner once himself. Now H.T.'s boner is the reason there are more little Boners suffering the torments of their classmates ridicule. If I were H.T. I would have cut it off at the source and not subjected more children to suffering the legacy of being a little Boner. And then, later in life, just a "Boner". A man can get that fixed you know. The elder Boner could just get the damn thing snipped inside and take the clams outta' his man chowder so they don't go makin' no more lil' Boner's with the missus. That, or I'd have legally changed my name to something less provocative...like Bush perhaps. Marco |
Jax2-I've been threatened to be yanked by AudiogoN a few times.:>) I think I saw somewhere in the rule book that states 'no boner jokes allowed' I guess AudiogoN really went all out and covered all the bases when they became moderated and set up 'the rules' I wonder where this thread is heading next! |
