"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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Pinkie - Breakfast up, eh?
Mrs. P - Now, put that model aeroplane away and wash your hands. You look
a bit
peaky, if I may say so. Have you been on that newsgroup again?
Pinkie - They just don't understand - I have to make them understand, it's
my
mission. It's all about acoustical transparency. They just don't see that
in
2004 everything is perfect from mic to speaker. It's all perfect. Perfect.
Mrs. P - That man with the frogs, you mean? Has he been annoying you
again?
Pinkie - Everything has been solved. Amplifiers all sound the same. It's
all
acoustically transparent from start to finish. From start to finish -
acoustically transparent.
Mrs. P - You've got some egg on your face, just under your left nostril.
No the
other side - that's your right nostril. There. That's better.
Pinkie - Jim's got the right idea - data, data, data - everything is data.
Mrs. P - Ooh look! There's a robin on the lawn. My God - there's a cat
after
it!
Pinkie - In the intimacy of our own home, dearest, you may call me "My
Hero"!
Mrs. P - Ah that's better, the cat's gone away.
Pinkie - They just don't understand me - my passion, my leadership
qualities,
my importance in the scheme of things. If they'd been there when I won the
Second World War single handed with my Spitfire they'd know they were
dealing
with a real man. They're wimps, all wimps.
Mrs. P - wash your hands and I'll come and help you with the crossword
when
I've done the washing up.
(to be continued.)


Andy, that was a hoot and right on the money - if you meant to infer Pinky's
Spitfire was only about 6 inches long, that is! (He plays with 'model
planes' apparently!! :-) The amusing thing is that one or two of us have
imbued him (offlist) in the past with a 'fat, psychotic wife' and, I have to
say, it's kinda ****ed up my enjoyment of the PF 'The Wall' DVDV that I've
got!! :-)

Anyway, I think I'm about done with the clown and it would be good (but not
*vital*....) to know that one or two others have also finally got fed up
with his never-ending bull****. The very idea that valves and vinyl have no
place in an 'audio' newsgroup simply beggars belief. The suggestion that
anyone in the UK who enjoys/uses either or both should **** off to a
predominently US-centric group to discuss valves is the kind of towering
arrogance that, frankly, saddens me to see go unchallenged here for so much
of the time. Best of all is that the suggestion that valve (and/or vinyl)
users perform some public Act Of Contrition and 'admit their heresy' and all
will be forgiven and they will be 'permitted' to discuss either topic if the
'follow the rules'!!! Fekkin' priceless!!!

Every hobbyist group or organisation has got a **** like Pinky - when I got
into pistol shooting a few years ago, there was a dip**** called 'Prof' (wot
else?) who could yap anyone off the table with his 'knowledge' - muzzle
velocities, trajectories, terminal velocities, muzzle energy, terminal
energy, copper units of pressure, bullet weights, etc. etc. Guess what? -
He wouldn't have been able to hit the side of a barn if he was standing
inside it! (I don't know how many times I have been reminded of that ****!)

There are 3 things mentioned in the Charter for this group as 'off limits':

Measurements vs. 'listening' arguments.

Valves vs. solid state arguments.

Analogue vs. 'digital' arguments.


Guess who's got nothing else in his 'armoury'....??

Guess who *never* makes an original/interesting statement or posts anything
other than 'replies'....??

Need I say more?

;-)