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Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

04/27/2004 12:34:58 AM · #1

faidoi

Pentax K10D

04/27/2004 01:01:30 AM · #2

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 01:07:57 AM · #3

I might be able to join in tomorrow ...

tolovemoon

Canon EOS Rebel SL1

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

04/27/2004 01:10:44 AM · #4

Originally posted by faidoi:

Thats awesome!
you want to see something funny?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

04/27/2004 04:15:53 PM · #5

c'mon, there HAS to be more football fans out there. Let's see 'em!

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

04/27/2004 04:19:29 PM · #6

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/27/2004 04:20:47 PM · #7

That's an awesome shot. THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Tallbloke

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

04/27/2004 04:33:55 PM · #8

I dont know

You Yanks

Football is played with your FEET hense the name "Football"

sigh

Steve

rich

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/27/2004 04:36:42 PM · #9

Originally posted by Tallbloke:

I dont know

You Yanks

Football is played with your FEET hense the name "Football"

sigh

Steve

Every once in a while we kick the thing just to keep the term technically sound... :-)

EL-ROI

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

04/27/2004 04:43:07 PM · #10

Football is played with your feet here in America.

We carry the ball and run on our feet.

Now my question is: What's up with Handball???

Message edited by author 2004-04-27 16:43:26.

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/27/2004 04:45:30 PM · #11

Hey, you asked for it!

Message edited by author 2004-04-27 16:46:33.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/27/2004 05:16:03 PM · #12

We Americans like to call things by names that don't make sense, hence there is skin diving when we still have clothes on (albeit not much) and american cheese (do americans produce cheese or is that still cattle?) Basically we talk too much so at some point we ran out of words for stuff...
Anyway, alansfreed, those is some KICKA** pics, ma man. Obviously, bein' a Raider fan, I don't care much for Titans, but hell, FOOTball is FOOTball, right?

Or is it?

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

04/27/2004 05:29:48 PM · #13

Originally posted by mattstorrar:

Anyway, alansfreed, those is some KICKA** pics, ma man. Obviously, bein' a Raider fan, I don't care much for Titans, but hell, FOOTball is FOOTball, right?

Thanks for the kind words! Being a Steelers fan, I don't care much for the Titans either! :)

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

04/27/2004 05:31:31 PM · #14

Originally posted by mattstorrar:

we do have funny words. Why is the plural of mouse mice, but the plural of house is houses?

04/27/2004 05:51:18 PM · #15

for that matter why did we name our computer clicker a mouse when it plainly looks more like a vagina with a tampon string comin' out of it?

why didn't we call it a tampina?

moodville

Nikon D100

04/27/2004 06:49:28 PM · #16

Originally posted by mattstorrar:

for that matter why did we name our computer clicker a mouse when it plainly looks more like a vagina with a tampon string comin' out of it?

why didn't we call it a tampina?

You must have a very different looking mouse to mine.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 07:33:22 PM · #17

Originally posted by hsteg:

Originally posted by mattstorrar:
We Americans like to call things by names that don't make sense, hence there is skin diving when we still have clothes on (albeit not much) and american cheese (do americans produce cheese or is that still cattle?) Basically we talk too much so at some point we ran out of words for stuff...
Anyway, alansfreed, those is some KICKA** pics, ma man. Obviously, bein' a Raider fan, I don't care much for Titans, but hell, FOOTball is FOOTball, right?

Or is it?

we do have funny words. Why is the plural of mouse mice, but the plural of house is houses?

Some "classics:"
â�¢ You get olive oil from sqeezing olives, and peanut oil from pressing peanuts ... where the heck do they get all that baby oil from?
â�¢ Why do we drive on a parkway and park in our driveways?
â�¢ If a fortification is a large fort, is ratification a large rat?

Not to mention the words which can have two entirely opposite meanings, e.g. "Sanction" means both to authorize and to officially prohibit.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 07:38:12 PM · #18

Originally posted by moodville:

Originally posted by mattstorrar:
for that matter why did we name our computer clicker a mouse when it plainly looks more like a vagina with a tampon string comin' out of it?

why didn't we call it a tampina?

You must have a very different looking mouse to mine.

Check out the PC mice with two front buttons and a thumbwheel.

You'd think though, as much computing as guys have been doing I haven't heard of all that practice improving anyone's technique any ...

Niten

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/27/2004 07:49:22 PM · #19

moodville

Nikon D100

04/27/2004 07:54:55 PM · #20

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by moodville:

Originally posted by mattstorrar:
for that matter why did we name our computer clicker a mouse when it plainly looks more like a vagina with a tampon string comin' out of it?

why didn't we call it a tampina?

You must have a very different looking mouse to mine.

Check out the PC mice with two front buttons and a thumbwheel.

You'd think though, as much computing as guys have been doing I haven't heard of all that practice improving anyone's technique any ...

Oh my! My computer innocence is no longer. I wont be able to look at my mouse in the same way again. :(

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

04/27/2004 07:57:01 PM · #21

My first (and only time, so far) photographing football:

Message edited by author 2004-04-27 19:57:45.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 08:10:10 PM · #22

Originally posted by moodville:

Oh my! My computer innocence is no longer. I wont be able to look at my mouse in the same way again. :(

Sorry :(

If it's any consolation, at least you don't have to go into CompUSA and ask them which they recommend as the best joystick ...

Jesuispeure

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

04/27/2004 08:44:26 PM · #23

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by hsteg:

Originally posted by mattstorrar:
We Americans like to call things by names that don't make sense, hence there is skin diving when we still have clothes on (albeit not much) and american cheese (do americans produce cheese or is that still cattle?) Basically we talk too much so at some point we ran out of words for stuff...
Anyway, alansfreed, those is some KICKA** pics, ma man. Obviously, bein' a Raider fan, I don't care much for Titans, but hell, FOOTball is FOOTball, right?

Or is it?

we do have funny words. Why is the plural of mouse mice, but the plural of house is houses?

Some "classics:"
â�¢ You get olive oil from sqeezing olives, and peanut oil from pressing peanuts ... where the heck do they get all that baby oil from?
â�¢ Why do we drive on a parkway and park in our driveways?
â�¢ If a fortification is a large fort, is ratification a large rat?

Not to mention the words which can have two entirely opposite meanings, e.g. "Sanction" means both to authorize and to officially prohibit.

I never knew how ridiculous the English language is until I started teaching it to Japanese middle schoolers. An example from class this morning- the letter "C" is redundant and confusing. We already have an "S" and a "K". My students want the letter to be a "shi" sound. I told them I'd get right on that.

Oh, and being a Broncos fan, I am morally obligated to hate the Raiders, but it's still a cool photo!

Koriyama

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

04/27/2004 09:18:25 PM · #24

The term 'football' covers a lot of sports. It's a generic term. Specific games are specified with qualifiers like 'rugby football', 'American football', 'Australian Rules football' and so on, although for the life of me, I can't see where there are any 'rules' in the last one.

Our beloved 'football' (I'm Scottish, so I use this for the FIFA-run one) is qualified with 'association'. Now, actually it's the yanks who've got it right this time, I'm afraid. In England in the late 19th century, the word 'association' developed a slang version, 'soccer', which, if you say 'association' fast enough, sounds more or less right.

Much as I try to defend my own country's usage, I have to admit defeat on this one. Mind you, most of my Japanese students can be teased easily when their newspapers cover the 'JFA's soccer' events.