Random Daily Banter

[BoldonLad]

I wonder if 'footage' will live on as a language fossil for video. It's quite fun asking young people about stuff like that. (I've had one or two interesting ones when youngsters haven't realised where 'flid' comes from.) I remember doing an audio recording for BBC Bristol when I was in my teens, and the editing was still on magnetic tape, and splices were exactly that, using scalpel blades to cut the tape and sticky tape to hold it together afterwards.

I am sure in years to come, words like "footage" will provide "interesting" topics, rather like "threshold" may do now.

My teenage grandchildren look at me blankly, if I use words/terms like "record player", "walkman", "cassette", "record". "45", "LP", even "CD" and "DVD" cause a rolling of the eyes.

 

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[Rusty Nails]

I am sure in years to come, words like "footage" will provide "interesting" topics, rather like "threshold" may do now.

My teenage grandchildren look at me blankly, if I use words/terms like "record player", "walkman", "cassette", "record". "45", "LP", even "CD" and "DVD" cause a rolling of the eyes.

About a year ago when my granddaughter was five we were talking about things I did when I was five and she said “Grandad, did you used to live in the black and white days?”

 

[BoldonLad]

About a year ago when my granddaughter was five we were talking about things I did when I was five and she said “Grandad, did you used to live in the black and white days?”

Yes, I recall a similar conversation with Son No2, when he was about 5 or 6 and we were visiting Edinburgh Castle.

After wandering through various rooms and areas of "interest",

he asked me "where did they have the TV?",

I replied "They didn't have TV in those days",

his response "what! not even black and white TV!".

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Is that in order of enjoyment?

I have to have the wine before the Brexit discussions!

 

[briantrumpet]

Yes, I recall a similar conversation with Son No2, when he was about 5 or 6 and we were visiting Edinburgh Castle.

After wandering through various rooms and areas of "interest",

he asked me "where did they have the TV?",

I replied "They didn't have TV in those days",

his response "what! not even black and white TV!".

My brother and I learned to watch snooker on B&W TV (we didn't have colour till we were well into our teens). Our parents thought we were making it up, but I guess out eyes just got used to the different shades of grey. Once, when we were watching, Mum asked a question along the lines of "Which one is the pink?" and in unison we both said "It's the one behind the blue!!", as if it was the most obvious thing ever. True story. Thanks for listening.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Not bread, but, was visiting one of grandson's (14yo) a few days ago. He disappeared off for a hair cut. Came back looking exactly the same to me, but, £35 lighter.

Almost as shocking as your £7.75 loaf.

I think he may need a pocket money increase 🙂

£35 on a haircut! I started cutting my own during covid and not been back a barber's since. When I did used to go I was paying £10.

 

[briantrumpet]

£35 on a haircut! I started cutting my own during covid and not been back a barber's since. When I did used to go I was paying £10.

Pretty much ditto. A quick strim (5 mins) once a week for 0£. I think I'd been paying £8 once a month to a lovely local lady, but as she mostly used the clippers, I reckoned I could do an almost-as-good a job, and not have to remember the appointments.

 

[Pblakeney]

My brother and I learned to watch snooker on B&W TV (we didn't have colour till we were well into our teens). Our parents thought we were making it up, but I guess out eyes just got used to the different shades of grey. Once, when we were watching, Mum asked a question along the lines of "Which one is the pink?" and in unison we both said "It's the one behind the blue!!", as if it was the most obvious thing ever. True story. Thanks for listening.

Ted Lowe commenting on the BBC - "...and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.".

 

[Ian H]

My brother and I learned to watch snooker on B&W TV (we didn't have colour till we were well into our teens). Our parents thought we were making it up, but I guess out eyes just got used to the different shades of grey. Once, when we were watching, Mum asked a question along the lines of "Which one is the pink?" and in unison we both said "It's the one behind the blue!!", as if it was the most obvious thing ever. True story. Thanks for listening.

When my sister told me this I didn't believe her, but it is true: you could buy a self-adhesive piece of clear plastic to convert your B&W TV to colour. It was tinted from blue at the top, fading to a flesh colour, then green at the bottom.

Obviously it wouldn't work for snooker.

 

[briantrumpet]

When my sister told me this I didn't believe her, but it is true: you could buy a self-adhesive piece of clear plastic to convert your B&W TV to colour. It was tinted from blue at the top, fading to a flesh colour, then green at the bottom.

Obviously it wouldn't work for snooker.

What, not even if you watched the snooker while doing a handstand?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

When my sister told me this I didn't believe her, but it is true: you could buy a self-adhesive piece of clear plastic to convert your B&W TV to colour. It was tinted from blue at the top, fading to a flesh colour, then green at the bottom.

Obviously it wouldn't work for snooker.

I remember seeing the opposite being on sale for photographers years ago, where you could get a filter for your viewfinder, so that everything would be turned black and white, to help you imagine what your final image would be like when shooting B&W.

I never had said filter, but even now, can invert my vision from colour to black and white (complete with grain) when imagining things, so when it comes to the snooker balls, I can well believe it @briantrumpet

That said, I also worked in a darkroom for about 4 years of my life, so...

 

[Psamathe]

Ted Lowe commenting on the BBC - "...and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.".

But what he said was quiote true. The pink was next to the green, true whatever type of TV you were watching on, same if present at the event. Jus tbecause people watching on B&W TVs couldn't tell where the green one was does not make his statement untrue.

Ian

 

[Pblakeney]

But what he said was quiote true. The pink was next to the green, true whatever type of TV you were watching on, same if present at the event. Jus tbecause people watching on B&W TVs couldn't tell where the green one was does not make his statement untrue.

Ian

True, but utterly pointless. 😂

 

[matticus]

I have to say, this seems to be a thread for all the same boring tripe we discuss on non-bike threads back over there.
Except we can feel edgy.

I know there are no real rules here

woo-hoo!