Happy Towel Day 2017 ! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2017, 08:49:31 am
content: And for those who think that German_EE has finally lost it.......http://www.towelday.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2017, 09:41:11 am
content: Quote from: German_EE on May 25, 2017, 08:49:31 amOn the contrary, German_EE,I believe it's a wake up call to struggling techs, EEs and hobbyists to either book a flight off this planet with -ET Spaceways-or stock up on cheap towels, for the big payoff once a year

author: magetoo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2017, 10:17:06 am
content: Happy Wear the Lilac Day / Glorious Revolution of May 25th to you too, German_EE!I made a .calendar file of all the obscure "nerd holidays" (Pi Approximation Day, Programmer's Day, Yuris Night, and the usual suspects) but it turns out I never really check.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2017, 10:33:31 am
content: Next big world wide event due isPINK RUBBER HOLSTERMultimeter DayJust make sure it's a Cat 4 meter, in case work mates play a HV joke..and it goes south

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2017, 02:48:08 pm
content: QuoteThere are people who can enthusiastically read through an entire novel of this bullshit?

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2017, 06:46:35 pm
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on May 25, 2017, 09:41:11 amI take it as a yearly reminder to get my health check and ensure my cardio system is as healthy as I can make it to save me suffering the same fate that got Douglass.And yeah GK, some of us enjoy a little humour in our escapism. It's not for everyone, however nothing is.

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2017, 10:03:59 pm
content: Reminds me of Mr. Towelie:

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2017, 07:26:24 am
content: "There are people who can enthusiastically read through an entire novel of this bullshit?"Humour is a very individual thing, I like Monty Python but my father used to sit and watch it with a blank look on his face and just not get it. As for Douglas Adams, this is a man who..............Issued instructions on how to fly, throw yourself at the ground and missPublished a trilogy in five partsMade us realise that a common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.Uncovered a fundamental principle of US politics, that anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.Douglas Adams made a lot of people smile, it looks like you aren't one of them, but that's OK.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2017, 08:12:26 am
content: Hasn't there been enough damage done to people's minds by characters like Douglas Adams and all those other weirdos over the decades we've had to tolerate pushed in our faces (who may be closet boozers, dopers, or dropped on kitchen floors as babies.. more than twice)It's ok to point out the obvious such as he "Uncovered a fundamental principle of US politics, that anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." Any 12 year old studying history and politics can work it out and come to that obvious conclusion!but did he point out how long this has been going on and WHY,and a solution to get the right HONEST patriot to be allowed to do the job?It's like the plethora of sore loser Trump bashers, what are they bringing to the suggestion table except lemming style dung flinging at the current PRESIDENT of their nation,who has to pick up the pieces the last guy left him, and sort it out.The 'last guy' that was in office for how long, and what was it he achieved?Towel Day is SHEER BS, just like Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Any X Day that turns a fast dollar..btw Monty Python isn't funny at any perceived level,anyone sitting through such an ordeal with a blank look on their face is a NORMAL person,and should be running for President

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2017, 08:00:26 pm
content: Why, Electro Detective, do you feel the need to be so vituperative about some comedy you don't like and anybody who likes said comedy?You weren't forced to join in; if you don't like the subject you could have just passed quietly by. None of this was "pushed in  face", you chose to pay attention. That you chose to pay attention, and then complain about it, says rather more about you than I think you intended.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2017, 11:18:48 pm
content: LOL, any more Monty Python defenders at EEVblog ? Some mothers do av em I suppose

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 08:17:59 am
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on May 27, 2017, 11:18:48 pmYep, but opinions are like arseholes. We all have them and they're best kept to yourself.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 08:39:17 am
content: I see your point, that even the most bland Clint Eastwood one liners rate better than monty python wankery

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 09:31:34 am
content: Quote from: GK on May 26, 2017, 02:48:08 pmi do! i do! i love the nonsense

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 09:43:39 am
content: Quote from: JPortici on May 28, 2017, 09:31:34 amThanks, I get it nowI forgot how the majority roll

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 10:05:58 am
content: QuoteAs an ex hitchhiker, backbacker, I too have learned the value of the towel. Though I preferred the lighter version a Sarong or Lungi.I have seen them put to many interesting tasks. Straining the pulp out of a mango lassi, carrying rocks and a net for fishing.I'm a big fan of the radio plays, still remember the first night I heard them.So don't knock them cause if you do you're just displaying your own lamentable existence.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2017, 10:16:22 am
content: It's become sadly obvious I'm outnumbered here with no choice but to 'throw in the towel'