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by Diapason
Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Smilies option
Replies: 9
Views: 1361

Re: Smilies option

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A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.

(http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/smileys.html)
by Diapason
Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:38 pm
Forum: Classical
Topic: Pogorelich at the NCH
Replies: 8
Views: 848

Re: Pogorelich at the NCH

Crackin' review, mcq. I truly wish I'd been there to hear those performances!
by Diapason
Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:09 am
Forum: The Hi-End Bar
Topic: Strange maths
Replies: 19
Views: 1986

Re: Strange maths

All right! You've driven me to it! You only have yourselves to blame!! Q: What's round and yellow and equivalent to the Axiom of Choice? A: Zorn's Lemon! You've out-nerded us all there, Ciaran. "Popular" when I was in college was Q: What's purple and commutes? A: An Abelian grape.
by Diapason
Tue May 25, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Televisions
Replies: 21
Views: 1761

Re: Televisions

Plasmas don't seem to be so popular with the punters for some reason (possibly the old ridiculous comments about gas leaking and that kind of thing) but for my money there's no comparison, it's plasma all the way.

I'll tell you something else, it's amazing how quickly you get used to a 50"...
by Diapason
Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:43 pm
Forum: The Hi-End Bar
Topic: Greetings from New York
Replies: 3
Views: 903

Greetings from New York

Well, I'm stranded here for another week or so. We were meant to fly home last night but that was cancelled, Continental have kindly booked us on another flight in 10 days time. Yes, 10 days. We've also booked an Aer Lingus one-way flight for the 27th as a banker, so one or other should get us home....
by Diapason
Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:42 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: CDs for Sale
Replies: 27
Views: 2890

Re: CDs for Sale

You did well. I assumed you'd have to pay somebody to take them.
by Diapason
Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: Classical
Topic: JS Bach's Organ works by Simon Preston.
Replies: 1
Views: 372

Re: JS Bach's Organ works by Simon Preston.

Thanks for the heads up Sean. Good value there!
by Diapason
Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: Classical
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 10041
Views: 401882

Re: What are you listening to?

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by Diapason
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: The Hi-End Bar
Topic: Recent Viewing
Replies: 161
Views: 24017

Re: Recent Viewing

This whole 3D thing, didn't we go through all this before...? I still haven't seen one of the more recent 3D extravaganzas so I can't comment, but it'll be good to see what happens when it stops being a gimmick and somebody has the vision to use it artistically. I'm thinking of stereo in the early d...
by Diapason
Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Guess tthe LP
Replies: 1403
Views: 71945

Re: Guess tthe LP

Well, I'd never have known the last one, but I could at least spot the "theme"...!