| POLL: "Do YOU want to be the TF?" |
 Yes, I do want to be the TF! | 111 40.8% |
| No | 83 30.5% |
| ANOTHER udderly useless poll, sir. OP, I'm going in so that I can put you on my IGNORE list. | 78 28.7% |
neilwood32 Cream of the Crop  6,231 posts Likes: 5 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Sitting atop the castle, Edinburgh, Scotland More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:33 | #4336 WMS wrote in post #9030238  While a sphere might be perfection Oblate spheroids seem to be more stable. Which is why they are the most common heavenly body... Wayne That might be true but probably not while resideing at the waist! Having a camera makes you no more a photographer than having a hammer and some nails makes you a carpenter - Claude Adams
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:39 | #4337 Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9030236 "Friar" is Southern U.S. slang for the dude that sticks the chips (can't bring myself to call them "fries") into the oil.  No, it is not. The word you are looking for is "frier," as in "one who fries."
LOG IN TO REPLY |
FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:40 | #4338 20droger wrote in post #9032251 No, it is not. The word you are looking for is "frier," as in "one who fries." "Friar," on the other hand, is from an old Italian word meaning "brother," and is the term for a member of a mendicant religious order, especially the Franciscans. Oh I LOVE Franciscan Fries!! Jay
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:40 | #4339 WMS wrote in post #9030238 While a sphere might be perfection Oblate spheroids seem to be more stable. Which is why they are the most common heavenly body... Wayne So, you're saying I am unstable?
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:42 | #4340 FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9032259 Oh I LOVE Franciscan Fries!! Especially with just a little Malt Vinegar! <Leaving Now> Those would be the ones one eats in San Francisco. Of course, you probably have them flown in.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:43 | #4341 I'm fat, and I don't care. After all, a waist is a terrible thing to mind.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
krepta I swear I'm Ken Rockwell!  8,482 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Irvine, CA More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:44 | #4342 20droger wrote in post #9032262 So, you're saying I am unstable? Maybe he's only saying you are not heavenly. Alex | flickr
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Oh, and Wayne. Most heavenly bodies are oblate because they rotate, not because of inherent stability. A sphere is inherently more stable than either an oblate or a prolate spheroid, because a sphere, sans rotation, is in perfect equilibrium.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
20droger Cream of the Crop 14,685 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2006 More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:48 | #4344 He may think that if he wishes, as his opinion on such things is moot.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
krepta I swear I'm Ken Rockwell! 8,482 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Irvine, CA More info | Nov 17, 2009 15:54 | #4345 20droger wrote in post #9032303 He may think that if he wishes, as his opinion on such things is moot. Mrs. 20droger thinks I am [heavenly] and that's all that matters.
Alex | flickr
LOG IN TO REPLY |
Cuypers1807 Intact?  1,840 posts Likes: 414 Joined May 2008 Location: Equally far from everything! More info | 20droger wrote in post #9032303 He may think that if he wishes, as his opinion on such things is moot. Mrs. 20droger thinks I am and that's all that matters.
Joby
LOG IN TO REPLY |
stsva Cream of the Crop  More info | Nov 17, 2009 19:51 | #4347 Is the donkey a possible replacement for sheep? Some Canon stuff and a little bit of Yongnuo.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
StealthyNinja Cream of the Crop 14,387 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Mythical Tasmania (the one with lots of tall buildings in the semi-tropics, A.K.A. Hong Kong) More info | Nov 17, 2009 21:20 | #4348  Permanent ban20droger wrote in post #9032251 No, it is not. The word you are looking for is "frier," as in "one who fries." "Friar," on the other hand, is from an old Italian word meaning "brother," and is the term for a member of a mendicant religious order, especially the Franciscans. Dude, you took me way too seriously there. I'm well aware of the true meaning of the words.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
Cdeming "ït" didn't fall off  1,968 posts Joined Jul 2008 Location: Chicago-ish More info | Nov 17, 2009 21:54 | #4349 Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9034058 It's like when people point out "How can a Ninja be 'stealthy' when he wears all red" (or a dress). LOL  And rides a pink unicorn...
LOG IN TO REPLY |
krepta I swear I'm Ken Rockwell! 8,482 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Irvine, CA More info | Nov 17, 2009 22:10 | #4350 Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9034058 It's like when people point out "How can a Ninja be 'stealthy' when he wears all red" (or a dress). I feel that the red outfit blends in perfectly with the blood of your kills! Alex | flickr
LOG IN TO REPLY |
 | x 1600 |
| y 1600 |
| Log in Not a member yet?
Register to forums
Registered members may log in to forums and access all the features: full search, image upload, follow forums, own gear list and ratings, likes, more forums, private messaging, thread follow, notifications, own gallery, all settings, view hosted photos, own reviews, see more and do more... and all is free. Don't be a stranger - register now and start posting!
|
| ||
| Latest registered member was a spammer, and banned as such! 1859 guests, 118 members online Simultaneous users record so far is 15,144, that happened on Nov 22, 2018 | |||
Just pronounce the word "frier" like a Southern dude...