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From: Neil Harrington on 16 Jul 2010 17:42 "GMAN" <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote in message news:Dg20o.320817$iG7.4837(a)en-nntp-12.dc1.easynews.com... > In article <5vGdnefFOPeP493RnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, "Neil > Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote: >> >>"John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>news:i1lvnq$qom$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> krishnananda wrote: >>>> In article <i1loqb$36i$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>> John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Scotius wrote: >>>>>> Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are >>>>>> square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! >>>>> It's a mystery that'll never, ever be explained. >>>> >>>> The Nikon 8mm 180-degree fisheye produces a circular image on >>>> rectangular >>>> film, as do other non-full-frame fisheyes. >>>> >>>> But a much more important question is why are hot dogs sold in packs of >>>> 10 but hot dog buns are sold in packs of 8? >>>> >>>> In philosophy this is known as the "Hot Dog Dilemma". >>> >>> Roger that! There is one theory that the average klutzy BBQer will drop >>> two in front of the guests, and have to dispose of them in the garbage >>> instead of putting 'em back on the grill. >> >>Not if he believes in the Five Second Rule. >> >>I think it's a conspiracy between hot dog and bun makers to force >>consumers >>to buy more product. When the buns are used up the consumer has two hot >>dogs >>left over, and has to buy another package of buns. Then when the last two >>hot dogs are used he has six buns left over. And so on. >> >> > Your supposed to save the last two hot dogs for the dog!!!! That reminds me of something from many, many years ago, when I had a weimaraner. My mother told me that she had just watched a dog show on TV, in which the dogs were supposed to cross a large floor with a lot of hot dogs on it, coming directly to their handlers without touching the tasty treats to show how well disciplined they were. The weimaraner, she said, crossed the floor obediently, eyeing the treats but not stopping for any. But as soon as the dog reached its handler (presumably completing the mission as far as the dog was concerned), it turned, ran back and started gobbling up hot dogs.
From: Peter on 16 Jul 2010 21:15 "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message news:2010071608553484492-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... > On 2010-07-16 08:43:04 -0700, "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> > said: > >> >> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:i1lvnq$qom$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> krishnananda wrote: >>>> In article <i1loqb$36i$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>> John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Scotius wrote: >>>>>> Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are >>>>>> square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! >>>>> It's a mystery that'll never, ever be explained. >>>> >>>> The Nikon 8mm 180-degree fisheye produces a circular image on >>>> rectangular >>>> film, as do other non-full-frame fisheyes. >>>> >>>> But a much more important question is why are hot dogs sold in packs of >>>> 10 but hot dog buns are sold in packs of 8? >>>> >>>> In philosophy this is known as the "Hot Dog Dilemma". >>> >>> Roger that! There is one theory that the average klutzy BBQer will drop >>> two in front of the guests, and have to dispose of them in the garbage >>> instead of putting 'em back on the grill. >> >> Not if he believes in the Five Second Rule. >> >> I think it's a conspiracy between hot dog and bun makers to force >> consumers >> to buy more product. When the buns are used up the consumer has two hot >> dogs >> left over, and has to buy another package of buns. Then when the last two >> hot dogs are used he has six buns left over. And so on. > > Matching 8 packs of dogs & buns have been available for years. (Nathan's & > Ball Park) > > So observe the 5 second rule for dropped dogs, and all should be well. > I thought it was a two second rule. Five seconds gives the dog too much time to grab the dog. -- Peter
From: Savageduck on 16 Jul 2010 21:36 On 2010-07-16 18:15:41 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> said: > "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message > news:2010071608553484492-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >> On 2010-07-16 08:43:04 -0700, "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> said: >> >>> >>> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:i1lvnq$qom$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> krishnananda wrote: >>>>> In article <i1loqb$36i$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>>> John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Scotius wrote: >>>>>>> Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are >>>>>>> square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! >>>>>> It's a mystery that'll never, ever be explained. >>>>> >>>>> The Nikon 8mm 180-degree fisheye produces a circular image on rectangular >>>>> film, as do other non-full-frame fisheyes. >>>>> >>>>> But a much more important question is why are hot dogs sold in packs of >>>>> 10 but hot dog buns are sold in packs of 8? >>>>> >>>>> In philosophy this is known as the "Hot Dog Dilemma". >>>> >>>> Roger that! There is one theory that the average klutzy BBQer will drop >>>> two in front of the guests, and have to dispose of them in the garbage >>>> instead of putting 'em back on the grill. >>> >>> Not if he believes in the Five Second Rule. >>> >>> I think it's a conspiracy between hot dog and bun makers to force consumers >>> to buy more product. When the buns are used up the consumer has two hot dogs >>> left over, and has to buy another package of buns. Then when the last two >>> hot dogs are used he has six buns left over. And so on. >> >> Matching 8 packs of dogs & buns have been available for years. >> (Nathan's & Ball Park) >> >> So observe the 5 second rule for dropped dogs, and all should be well. >> > > > I thought it was a two second rule. Five seconds gives the dog too much > time to grab the dog. Intervention in dog on dog violence is usually conducted by use of the "spontaneous rescue juggle." ....but that can take you out of stealth mode too quickly to implement the "5 second rule" action, and the wiener would be forfeited if the "rescue juggle" fails. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: SneakyP on 17 Jul 2010 00:34 ray <ray(a)zianet.com> wrote in news:8a8qf2Fip9U1(a)mid.individual.net: > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:52:04 -0400, Scotius wrote: > >> Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are square? Hmmm? >> Tell me that ya' smarteys! > > 1) the pictures taken by most cameras I'm familiar with are rectangular > rather than round. > > 2) it's a lot easier to make a round lens. > > 3) it's a lot easier to make film and/or sensors rectangular. > Upon further contemplation, it could be because there isn't a curved sensor upon which the image can focus onto (like the inside of one's eye). Besides, printing on a curvilinear surface of the inside of a ball to reproduce the image would be such a pain! -- SneakyP To email me, you know what to do.
From: SneakyP on 17 Jul 2010 01:19
"Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote in news:Y8adnfkZLt7RMd3RnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d(a)giganews.com: > > "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:i1q5el$8qq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Neil Harrington wrote: >>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>> news:2010071608553484492-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>> On 2010-07-16 08:43:04 -0700, "Neil Harrington" >>>> <nobody(a)homehere.net> said: >>>> So observe the 5 second rule for dropped dogs, and all should be >>>> well. >> >> The 'rule' works only in front of children or behind the backs of the >> adults, > > Or in front of adults who will believe anything. Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld > on TV recently addressed the fallacy, which apparently is widely > believed. http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-five-second-rule-minimyth.html You *CANT* forget The Mythbusters scientific* results > >> esp. if said dog is dropped on dirt or leaves. Back on the fire a few >> moments and the leaves get burned off; dirt obscured by flame..... >> >> Happy BBQing this weekend! > > And to you, John! > > *- for various definitions of "scientific" -- SneakyP To email me, you know what to do. |