Richard Clark wrote:


If I were to deconstruct further, I would offer the query:
"How current is semi?"

1 decade.


If we reach back beyond the currency of semi (say 3 or more decades);
then I would have offered Art:
"Keep a tight ass hole."
and it would have still come from the same culture.

Now, at the risk of having to "explain" to a generation that demands
facts and references, and then shows so little inclination to actually
apply them (this does not mean you by the way as you have been
adventurous enough to probably have made connections anyway); then my
short answer would be:
"You've guessed wrong." (which is a far more commonplace outcome
by virtue of this preponderance of guessing, presuming, and supposing
instead of testing, analyzing, and examining).

5 points to the one who can name the source to the ancient (nearly 40
year old) quote offered. 5 extra points if you can provide the
context (fictional character) who employs it. And 10 points bonus if
you can name (fictional character) who it is applied to.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC


Hmm, I'd say about 61 years +-1 on the quote, and I couldn't guess who
used it 40 years ago.

And blunt is now a drug reference if you haven't kept up.

So who was it that recycled the combat advice?

tom
K0TAR

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:09:17 -0600, Tom Ring
wrote:

Hmm, I'd say about 61 years +-1 on the quote, and I couldn't guess who
used it 40 years ago.

R. Crumb

And blunt is now a drug reference if you haven't kept up.

Whoosh, over your head.

So who was it that recycled the combat advice?

Combat? I suppose you are fishing for the point award answers.
In Order:
Mr. Natural,
Flakey Foont.

As Mr. Natural would offer:
"If you have to ask,
you're not really with it."

To close out this round of Cultural Awareness, a question from Dr.
Naturlich:
"What does Do Wa Diddy mean?"

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Richard Clark wrote:

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:09:17 -0600, Tom Ring
wrote:


Hmm, I'd say about 61 years +-1 on the quote, and I couldn't guess who
used it 40 years ago.


R. Crumb


And blunt is now a drug reference if you haven't kept up.


Whoosh, over your head.


Nope, I got that, just got more than that.


So who was it that recycled the combat advice?


Combat? I suppose you are fishing for the point award answers.
In Order:
Mr. Natural,
Flakey Foont.

Yes, combat - advice given to troops going to fight on the islands of
the Pacific. And I must have forgotten the re-use by Crumb; I used to
have all of them, way back when. I liked the Fabulous Furry Freak
Brothers better.


As Mr. Natural would offer:
"If you have to ask,
you're not really with it."

To close out this round of Cultural Awareness, a question from Dr.
Naturlich:
"What does Do Wa Diddy mean?"

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

On 30/03/2005 10:34 AM, Tom Ring wrote:
Richard Clark wrote:

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:09:17 -0600, Tom Ring
wrote:
[...]
Combat? I suppose you are fishing for the point award answers.
In Order:
Mr. Natural,
Flakey Foont.

Yes, combat - advice given to troops going to fight on the islands of
the Pacific. And I must have forgotten the re-use by Crumb; I used to
have all of them, way back when. I liked the Fabulous Furry Freak
Brothers better.

I simply cannot resist:

"Antennas will get you through times of no propagation better than
propagation will get you through times of no antennas."

I'll admit that I've lost the plot to this thread. Although, I've
picked up some interesting pointers on antenna design with respect to
electrical length. I really need to pick up a copy of the Terman book,
if only to read up on some of the references I've seen here.

At least it will give me a reason to use my erstwhile maths skills for
good, instead of for evil.

clvrmnky wrote:

Yes, combat - advice given to troops going to fight on the islands of
the Pacific. And I must have forgotten the re-use by Crumb; I used to
have all of them, way back when. I liked the Fabulous Furry Freak
Brothers better.

I simply cannot resist:

"Antennas will get you through times of no propagation better than
propagation will get you through times of no antennas."


I was going to use the original of that one, but decided I shouldn't. I
like your version a lot.

tom
K0TAR