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Uncle-AJ · 22 July 2006, 03:58 AM

Here are a couple of pictures I took tonight. It's funny the things you do when the wife's away.

JJ Irani · 22 July 2006, 04:00 AM

Excellent close-ups, Adrian....you should see the things I do when my wife's away!! On second thoughts....you don't want to know!!

Uncle-AJ · 22 July 2006, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Excellent close-ups, Adrian....you should see the things I do when my wife's away!! On second thoughts....you don't want to know!!

It's alright, I've already spoken to the flock.

JJ Irani · 22 July 2006, 04:05 AM

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It's alright, I've already spoken to the flock.

How come you're so quick-witted?

Uncle-AJ · 22 July 2006, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

How come you're so quick-witted?

The wife's away.

JJ Irani · 22 July 2006, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

The wife's away.

I love ya, you English gentleman!!

C.J. · 22 July 2006, 04:08 AM

Adrian, NASA just called, they would like you to return the Hubble right away

Great shots

Uncle-AJ · 22 July 2006, 04:10 AM

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I love ya, you English gentleman!!

I think I hijacked my own thread.

JJ Irani · 22 July 2006, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

I think I hijacked my own thread.

That's how bloody good some of us are getting at this game!!

22 July 2006, 04:45 AM

WOW!

Earl · 22 July 2006, 06:01 AM

Really nice shots there Adrian ! :o)

colemanitis · 22 July 2006, 01:20 PM

What kind of camera, Adrian?

mailman · 22 July 2006, 06:26 PM

Amazing Adrian.

Uncle-AJ · 22 July 2006, 10:12 PM

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Amazing Adrian.

It's a Nikon D200.

Rockrolex · 22 July 2006, 10:32 PM

Very nice close ups, Adrian. You can almost see the individual gold molecules on the crown.

Prince · 23 July 2006, 12:28 AM

Holy Moley! Those are the most "macro" shots I have ever seen!!! Excellent work, Adrian.

Now if you just had a Blue dial, everything would be copacetic!!!

dman · 23 July 2006, 12:53 AM

WOW!!

Uncle-AJ · 23 July 2006, 01:27 AM

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Now if you just had a Blue dial, everything would be copacetic!!!

I had to do a quick goggle to find out what you meant.

'Copacetic', meaning something is in excellent order or satisfactory, is an obscure American expression with many stories about where it comes from.

Certainly is an obscure word a bit like the guy who's using it.

Prince · 23 July 2006, 03:31 AM

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...Certainly is an obscure word a bit like the guy who's using it.

I resemble that remark!

I'm not really obscure, but I have been known to be opaque and abstruse in my dialogue sometimes. I have a Master's degree in Education, and I enjoy using the tools of that education from time to time.

It’s possible that the word "copacetic" has created more column inches of speculation in the USA than any other apart from OK. It’s rare to the point of invisibility outside North America. People mostly became aware of it in the sixties as a result of the US space program—it’s very much a "Right Stuff" kind of word. But even in the USA, it doesn’t have the circulation it did thirty years ago. Dictionaries are cautious about attributing a source for it. Reasonably so, as there are at least five competing explanations, with no very good evidence for any of them.

One suggestion that’s commonly put forward is that it was originally a word of the African-American community in the USA. The name of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a famous black tap-dancer, singer and actor of the period round the turn of the twentieth century, is commonly linked to this belief about its origin. Indeed, he claimed to have invented it as a shoeshine boy in Richmond. But other blacks, especially Southerners, said later that they had heard it earlier than Mr. Robinson’s day. But he certainly did a lot to popularize the word.

A more frequent explanation is that it derives from one of two Hebrew expressions, hakol b’seder, “all is in order”, or kol b’tzedek, “all with justice”, which it is suggested were introduced into the USA by Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants. Yet other accounts say it derives from a Chinook word copasenee, “everything is satisfactory”, once used on the waterways of Washington State, or from the French coupersetique, from couper, “to strike”, or from the French phrase copain(s) c’est épatant! (“buddy(s), that’s great!”), or, in a hugely strained derivation, from "the cop is on the settee", supposedly a hoodlum term used to describe a policeman who was not actively watching out for crime, and so one who was OK.

In the absence of further evidence, which may now never be forthcoming, none of these suggestions can be definitely disregarded, though most are extremely implausible.

Now, about that dial...

JJ Irani · 23 July 2006, 05:02 AM

A Master's Degree in what? Tosser Education?

Uncle-AJ · 23 July 2006, 05:08 AM

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Now, about that dial...

Well the black one is certainly copacetic.

Prince · 23 July 2006, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

Well the black one is certainly copacetic.

LOL - good one, Adrian. And I agree!

Prince · 23 July 2006, 05:21 AM

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A Master's Degree in what? Tosser Education?

As a matter of fact, I minored in that. That's why I have risen so quickly to the giddy ranks of the top three - ummm, top FOUR - on the much-esteemed Tosser List.

Now about my recent inappropriate move from third to fourth...

JJ Irani · 23 July 2006, 05:25 AM

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Now about my recent inappropriate move from third to fourth...

Just a temporary, minor adjustment....no worries, pal!! You've greased my palms pretty well!!

Prince · 23 July 2006, 05:28 AM

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Just a temporary, minor adjustment....no worries, pal!! You've greased my palms pretty well!!

LOL

EXXXCELLENT!!!

mailman · 23 July 2006, 08:33 PM

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You've greased my palms pretty well!!

That is something that we as a group need to know nothing about.

22 July 2006, 03:58 AM	#1
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	I've been trying out my new macro lens Here are a couple of pictures I took tonight. It's funny the things you do when the wife's away. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

22 July 2006, 04:00 AM	#2
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Excellent close-ups, Adrian....you should see the things I do when my wife's away!! On second thoughts....you don't want to know!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

22 July 2006, 04:08 AM	#7
C.J. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: * Posts: 10,196	Adrian, NASA just called, they would like you to return the Hubble right away Great shots __________________ Me? I'm still looking for Kokomo. I just hope that damn golfer isn't there

22 July 2006, 01:20 PM	#12
colemanitis "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Jeff Location: Florida Watch: PAM 1090 Posts: 3,723	What kind of camera, Adrian? __________________ Member #471

22 July 2006, 10:32 PM	#15
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,967	Very nice close ups, Adrian. You can almost see the individual gold molecules on the crown. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

22 July 2006, 06:01 AM	#11
Earl "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Who Me? Location: Northern Virginia Watch: out Posts: 4,616	Really nice shots there Adrian ! :o)

22 July 2006, 06:26 PM	#13
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	Amazing Adrian.

23 July 2006, 12:28 AM	#16
Prince "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Real Name: Allan Location: St. Augustine, FL Watch: Daytona/Sub/GMT/DJ Posts: 20,323	Holy Moley! Those are the most "macro" shots I have ever seen!!! Excellent work, Adrian. Now if you just had a Blue dial, everything would be copacetic!!! __________________ Member: Rolex Keeper's Society "You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself." - Rick Nelson

23 July 2006, 12:53 AM	#17
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	WOW!! __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

23 July 2006, 05:02 AM	#20
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	A Master's Degree in what? Tosser Education? __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

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