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rjones28 11-20-15 10:39 AM


Originally Posted by WalksOn2Wheels (Post 18333231)
In other news: Baby WO2W may finally have a name. After months of agonizing and trying to pick something that wasn't too weird, but not too popular, we landed on a name that has been in the top ten for 2+ decades, and was number 1 for a little over a decade until a couple of years ago. :lol: I'm not sure what's wrong with me. Full name: Jacob Sylvan Whitney. (I'm Jonathan Whitney BTW)

Yeah, it has been mega popular, but looking at some maps it appears that during its longest run at the top, it was mostly northern and midwestern states that used it, not the south/southwest where we are. We thought really hard and couldn't think of a single Jacob we knew growing up and we couldn't think of any families we knew with kids named Jacob. And really, we just love the way the full name sounds. The middle name requires some backstory, but the short version: a band I've known for years released an album called Sylva recently and it's gorgeous and helped me grieve my father's passing. It's of Latin origin and means wood or forest.

Man, naming kids is hard.

:)

rjones28 11-20-15 10:44 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 18333337)
I tie my tie in the manner of the first YouTube video that pops up.

That simple.

rjones28 11-20-15 10:45 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 18333342)
Course, when I went to school in the Olde Country, I tied it one time, then hung it on a door knob every night.

If only you had kept that tie, you wouldn't need YouTube.

rjones28 11-20-15 10:47 AM

The knot depends on the collar.

LAJ 11-20-15 10:51 AM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 18333426)
If only you had kept that tie, you wouldn't need YouTube.

That's correct. I like to live dangerously though, and doing the Google, then the YouTube, 5 minutes before I am supposed to leave, is way more sporting.

BillyD 11-20-15 11:01 AM


Originally Posted by 3alarmer (Post 18333335)
.
...I kept some ties from waaaay back when I wore them to work in an office. I kept them mainly to remind me never to work in an office again. :)

Same here. :lol:

They come in handy for funerals, however.

rpenmanparker 11-20-15 11:05 AM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 18333428)
The knot depends on the collar.

Yes, that is correct. It probably explains why I am the last guy on Earth (it seems) who is still wearing only the long point, button-down collar which is the perfect match for the four-in-hand. Stodgy ain't the half of it.

Lazyass 11-20-15 11:13 AM

I've never known what these addiction threads are for, but just wanted to make a post here. Hello. Space shuttle. 2-4.

BillyD 11-20-15 11:14 AM

Missed!!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...gle-F-6742.jpg

For some reason I recorded a lot of misses this particular day. Just a guess, but it may be that with the abundance of eagles in the area it causes them to rush their attack and just miss. Haste makes waste.

But this particular case is harder to explain. His feet managed to grab the fish enough to lift it out of the water, yet the talons didn't penetrate enough to hold and keep the prey. Methinks he needs to sharpen his weapons before going hunting.

Mumonkan 11-20-15 11:44 AM

we had a bat latched onto the building for an entire day

not a bird, and underwhelming by comparison, but i thought it was cute with its lil bat ears. he was the size of a golfball

https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net...RY-768x768.jpghttps://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net...QY-768x768.jpg

rjones28 11-20-15 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by Lazyass (Post 18333505)
I've never known what these addiction threads are for, but just wanted to make a post here. Hello. Space shuttle. 2-4.

Men's fashion tips.

Mumonkan 11-20-15 12:08 PM


Originally Posted by Lazyass (Post 18333505)
I've never known what these addiction threads are for, but just wanted to make a post here. Hello. Space shuttle. 2-4.

yes.

LAJ 11-20-15 12:14 PM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 18333507)
Missed!!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...gle-F-6742.jpg

For some reason I recorded a lot of misses this particular day. Just a guess, but it may be that with the abundance of eagles in the area it causes them to rush their attack and just miss. Haste makes waste.

But this particular case is harder to explain. His feet managed to grab the fish enough to lift it out of the water, yet the talons didn't penetrate enough to hold and keep the prey. Methinks he needs to sharpen his weapons before going hunting.

That's a shot, [MENTION=29415]BillyD[/MENTION].

Hard to follow that, [MENTION=303015]Mumonkan[/MENTION], but nice try.

Bah Humbug 11-20-15 12:20 PM


Originally Posted by 3alarmer (Post 18331823)
...more evidence. Trust no one.

But, if we also can't trust Garmin...

Bah Humbug 11-20-15 12:36 PM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 18333507)
Missed!!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...gle-F-6742.jpg

For some reason I recorded a lot of misses this particular day. Just a guess, but it may be that with the abundance of eagles in the area it causes them to rush their attack and just miss. Haste makes waste.

But this particular case is harder to explain. His feet managed to grab the fish enough to lift it out of the water, yet the talons didn't penetrate enough to hold and keep the prey. Methinks he needs to sharpen his weapons before going hunting.

Nice shot Billy!

You know what I love? Grocery stores. And delivery food. Man those are awesome.

Trsnrtr 11-20-15 12:42 PM


Originally Posted by Lazyass (Post 18333505)
I've never known what these addiction threads are for, but just wanted to make a post here. Hello. Space shuttle. 2-4.

Sort of let your mind flow and let your thoughts fly from your finger-tips.

seriousness and proper spelling are discouraged.

Trsnrtr 11-20-15 12:42 PM


Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 18333707)
But, if we also can't trust Garmin...

Never trust Garmin.

RPK79 11-20-15 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 18333769)
proper spelling are discouraged.

Proper spelling should always be encouraged.

Trsnrtr 11-20-15 12:47 PM

Aborted my Friday indoor session this AM. Supposed to be a 40 minute FTP repeat but my legs and mind just weren't into it.

I watched the rest of the people complete their tests and I swear the triathletes and TT people just about orgasm during trainer workouts.

Trainers = self-flagellation.

Trsnrtr 11-20-15 12:48 PM


Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 18333775)
Proper spelling should always be encouraged.

If you say sew.

UnfilteredDregs 11-20-15 12:57 PM

Considering we have a reasonably sharp brain-trust within this thread I figure I'd ask here first...

So...I've been fit. I have a custom geometry, that bike will be built over the Spring and hopefully I'll have it for D2R2 2016...

Nevertheless... I have not been able to translate my fit into everyday reasonable ballpark spec's that I can use to evaluate production frames in order to satisfy the various aspects of N+1...

Without further ado, here's my geo...how do I translate this into useful information?:

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...10632874_o.jpg

Doug28450 11-20-15 01:01 PM


Originally Posted by UnfilteredDregs (Post 18333825)
Considering we have a reasonably sharp brain-trust within this thread

Where?

Who?

UnfilteredDregs 11-20-15 01:03 PM


Originally Posted by Doug28450 (Post 18333839)
Where?

Who?

**** :popcorn

Mumonkan 11-20-15 01:05 PM

@UnfilteredDregs : subtract the numbers that are on a frames geo sheet from the ones you have there, fill in the space with combinations of stems / bar reach and seatpost / setback and saddles

i.e. frame says reach is 300, 401-300=100(mm) = 100mm stem

LesterOfPuppets 11-20-15 01:11 PM


Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18333857)
@UnfilteredDregs : subtract the numbers that are on a frames geo sheet from the ones you have there, fill in the space with combinations of stems / bar reach and seatpost / setback and saddles

i.e. frame says reach is 300, 401-300=100(mm) = 100mm stem

...if you wanna run -17° stem on a 73° HTA bike, otherwise you gotta do a little trig to figure out what the horizontal reach of the stem of the angle you'll be using.

But you'll be ballpark close if you ignore all that. Can't be more than a couple mms.


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