What Would You Pay For...

magic452 · 08-18-11, 12:29 AM

Good lord where did you find that.

I remember watching those test patterns by the hour during the early days of TV. "Our programing has experienced some difficulty. Please stand by."

Magic

08-18-11, 02:56 AM

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*sigh* And just when I think you're starting to grow up.

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And Anthony even posted in a thread that he had been placed on his ignore list anyway.

The magic ignore list
You should know I will always take the mickey out of a bull excrement merchant.
For example Haplo having me on his ignore list doesn't stop me from writing that he doesn't know scripture when he goes into "christian" mode

Feuer Frei! · 08-18-11, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

You should know I will always take the mickey out of a bull excrement merchant.

It does make for some entertaining reading on occasions.

Whether right or wrong.

Penguin · 08-18-11, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by magic452

Good lord where did you find that.

I remember watching those test patterns by the hour during the early days of TV. "Our programing has experienced some difficulty. Please stand by."

Magic

Technically speaking, the Indian head with "please stand by" written on it, was not a test pattern, as the writing covered important details.

Here is a link to a test pattern page: http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/ It mainly covers European cards, as the Amercians were the first who to broadcast 24/7, here we used them much longer mostly during the night break.
Here are some from the bw era: http://www.tv-testbild.com/html/bw.htm
and from the color era: http://www.tv-testbild.com/html/color.htm

Speaking of stand-by cards, these were pretty cool:

(I love test cards

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Anthony W. · 08-18-11, 05:57 AM

The engine didn't run... He had a new one. He didn't want to bother with fixing the old one or have it laying around the hangar taking up space. I got it. Simple.

Hell, I could go pull a 454 Big Block out of the junkyard across town and they wouldn't charge me for it so long as I got it dismounted myself.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-18-11, 07:17 AM

You could ask GoldenRivet - I believe he has or had a Piper Cub so is probably more in-the-know than the rest of us.

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magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Good lord where did you find that. I remember watching those test patterns by the hour during the early days of TV. "Our programing has experienced some difficulty. Please stand by." Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

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Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The engine didn't run... He had a new one. He didn't want to bother with fixing the old one or have it laying around the hangar taking up space. I got it. Simple. Hell, I could go pull a 454 Big Block out of the junkyard across town and they wouldn't charge me for it so long as I got it dismounted myself. __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	You could ask GoldenRivet - I believe he has or had a Piper Cub so is probably more in-the-know than the rest of us. __________________