Rope has lower bending stiffness than a rod?

Hi, Del,

Have you by any chance just got back from the pub? (No offence intended).

John

Thash mell chequer ishnt as clever ash what she stinks he is (hic).

I'm smertinly not under the affluence. ( no infense unattended swotsomever )

D_e^l

My mistake !

I can only offer an unreserved withdrawal of my unseemly allegation, and humbly crave your forgiveness .

()

John

Where do you guys find the funky emoticons... eh?...eh?..go on...tell Del.

I promise I won't myself out of the bag!

Confession time - just 'tween you 'n' me .

I found myself a nice chat-site (not telling you where - I stumbled on it while searching for info. about an exotic vegetable - but some of them are quite strange ).

Registered and contributed - then did lots of "right click - Save as...", 'cos it was a fun site to chat on, but they also had a load of "brilliant" smilies.

Some of the ones I've hoarded get treated to a little massage (Jasc Paintshop + Animation Shop) before they're ready to be unleashed, but that's about it. My dark & dirty secret exposed.

Guess I can expect a visit from the web cops any time now.

(Sorry to anyone who's tracked me back from xxxxxxxxxxx, but I have had a good time with you guys & hope I've given you a laugh)

Have also found some very nice ones right here on CR4 - but I save them in a 'special place for use elsewhere, thereby avoiding treading on any toes.

Think I'm just about done, now, so it's off to the pub for a wee doch an dorus.

(my personal favorite),

John

Hello Del,

I "collect" emoticons (Never from smiley Central, because that website has lots of GIF Bugs)

I Right Click/Save interesting pics to my own PC, rename them as required, and keep them in folders under "My Pictures", and enjoy animated ones too.

I use Google Images search, type in what I want, and let the Search Engine locate what I need - and Right click/Save to my PC what I like the look of.

So....my Pics collection here runs now at around 300GB of interesting Pics, any of which I can easily now upload to a Forum,or use elsewhere.

If I wanted a pic of an elephant, type in "elephant" into the Search box, if you want an animated elephant, try "elephant ani" (without quote marks, of course)

You ask about emoticons, so here's the drill for obtaining some:

In "Google Images Search for" type "emoticons" (without the quote marks.)

If you want animated emoticons, type "emoticons ani" into the search box.

Most of the Forum sites I got my emoticons from, are now "Register before Entry", and if the pic is animated, ensure you click on "see Fullsize Image" this ensures that the pic is properly animated, so when you Save it to your PC, the pic remains animated, not just a fixed thumbnail pic as located by Google Image Search.

You should soon get the idea - and don't limit yourself to emoticons.

So.........here's a nice animated pic of a Stirling Engine, "liberated" from somewhere else, saved to my PC, renamed so I can locate it, and uploaded here, so you can see it in full working glory - it does not animate when I insert it into the Edit box, but when I "Preview Comment" it does animate.

As you should find: When searching for a pic, you come across others which may prove useful later, I grab those as I go, because next time, they may not be there.

Have fun......

I had a pool cue made fom Indian rope trick rope amd it worked well for years, until one day it reverted to rope. I later found the swami who stiffened the rope and died and the magic went out of all his works

That is such a sad, sad story, aurizon.

I feel you have earned

along with some new cues

Go to: http://www.michaeljscues.com

Cheers....

Link did not work for me....

Cheers Sparky...

Nice full reply!

Del

Thank's, "Del the cat" I was looking for a "Word Of The Week".

Yes, it's floposity.

Brilliant. I hope I never come down with a case of floposity.

floposity - isn't that a synonym for brewers' droop?

Don't know about the synonym but every morning, when straight out of bed, I use my flopopositor to relief myself.

When somebody, by sheer magyck, has put some rigidity into it, it cannot be used to relief yourself. Very upsetting

...maybe to "relieve" someone else?

Sorry but I have not the slightest idea what you are talking about

Then you must be father to a "Grudge Baby", somebody had it in for you......

Not many things I am sure about these days but she is defenitely mine, of that I am sure

Its a very old English joke.....

I tried to look it up on google but the link was pointed at something wrong. I did not bother to seek any further as I thought this was the gist of it.

Was it wrong?

No offense, but you would need to be born in the UK to see the joke......I should hold myself back a bit more, sorry!