FastFreddy2

I don't think there needs to be a shoot-out. The video of the scene is there, as with accurate scripted lines from the scene. As well as doing intellectually clever work, in my past I've also done a reasonable amount of 'low grade' menial/manual work. One of those jobs some 30 years ago, was working as a cleaner in a large blue-chip company. (A back door route, to bigger and better things.) While working with skilled men in a production environment, I used to hear that "Badges" phrase several times every working day for around 3 months, until I got moved off the shop floor and into the offices to do the job I was really after. Until yesterday, I had no idea where the Blazing Saddles 'nod' came from. We're never too old to learn. (Though retaining it might be a challenge. )

Looking at this Forum it might look like we haven't had many new members here for a while, though with sharper eyes might also notice we've had a few new ones very recently? Post 'upgrade', applicants won't literally be fast-tracked, but the procedure is slicker (potentially faster) than it may have been previously. If you have applied and not heard back, or tempted to join and haven't because it might be difficult to join, NOW is a good time to use the upgrade application procedure.

Hello, and ....... Welcome.

Blazing Saddles is closer.

Word for word from the filum. Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW YOU ANY STINKING BADGES!

Nope. Click on the first 'clicky' on the post. The ACTUAL film clip is shown. That phrase isn't used.

Well, the rules is ..... Name a filum, show a quote .... they have to be from the same film, not from a book! The link I have included, is from the film. That phrase isn't used, but it is in Blazing Saddles. (Second link added after you posted.)

I missed this ..... You have actually quoted Blazing Saddles ... In Sierra Madre .... >> clicky << Blazing Saddles .... >> clicky <<

There's a name I wouldn't recognise at any time ... These pictures contain -exactly- the sort of drama I love and try to emulate.

Barbara Stanwyck could wrap me around her little finger anytime ... And Fred MacMurry, an actor who might put a twinkle in the eye of any woman. While on the subject of actor and actresses meeting an early demise, my 'notable' would be Kay Kendall.

Sussed? >> giddy <<

Shame about the predictive text .... Have a good one. I'm off to get dirty. (Working. )

I am in that his films were made in a 'classic' period of original drama. Otherwise, "Google is your friend" is very useful. I'm finding it just as surreal, you are able to make up-to-the-minute posts, probably some 5-7000 miles away. I've mentioned before, that 30-40 years ago when foreign holidays for the general populace kicked off, it wan't unusual for postcards from abroad to arrive AFTER the holiday makers got home. And now, comments probably only seconds after they were typed!

If someone like his character shows up, I would not be crying, I would be leaving. With regard to Bogart, Bacall and South America, check out the final scenes of Dark Passage.

I am far from 'well-read' on anything. But I recall Bogart had a friend for many years called Lauren Bacall? Top Class eye-candy, even by todays standards.

I have slightly more experience. I have used the larger of the two at a range, and it was a wholly unpleasant experience. In fact I declined the second half of the trigger pulls on offer. My father apparently did better in the early years of the last 'great' war, winning a competition on the day (at Bisley.) I too have been there, but did not manage similar success, but I was more than twice his age, with eyesight to match.

Your writer wasn't breaking new ground with the terminology it would seem. From >> here << It was 1940's slang, though this isn't where I found the reference originally. (Rapper lyrics.) G G-man - FBI Gams - Legs Gas - Great time Gat - Gatling gun Gay -Fun Filled Geezer - Old person Get a load of - Take a look Get lost - Buzz off/go Away/dissapear Get under your skin - Bothersome Glitterati - People in the spotlight/glitz Go belly up - Fail Gobbledygook - Nonsense Goof - Error Gorilla - Bully/Bodyguard Grandstand - Brag/show off Gravy - Cinch Greenback - Dollar Grill - Interrogate Gumshoe - Private Investigator I would say that might depend on the grade of eye-candy. If you are pleasantly distracted, laugh. If not, should we send tissues?

Today, I had cause to start lifting floorboards in what is supposed to be our lounge. I have to lay a cable, that I now doubt will be needed (another story not unrelated a CU installation.) To install the cable discreetly, I needed access to the underfloor void. The 'clever' attempt I did over the weekend failed, because inches before the cable I may need to replace goes downward, it crosses a joist. Grrrr.... As the floorboards have to come anyway for a major plumbing change anyway, I though I might as well lift whole boards now. I found the boards had been "lifted" before. Radiators were repositioned by a previous owners employed plumber. It became obvious to me today, either a crowbar or screwdriver/chisel had been used to break the tongues and/or grooves from the boards when previously 'torn' up. They are in a sorry state. Even the joists did not escape being damaged. I have collected a small bag of broken wood from under the boards, and cardboard corners from the replacement radiators. Not only were the boards lifted in a careless/cavalier manner, there is no obvious sign of the voids being cleared of fire kindling. Why clear out rubbish, when you can leave it on the job? There are many places throughout the house I have found similar problems, and got a price for replacement boards a few years ago, to be cut to the same dimensions as the ones I have here. The price was ridiculously high. Mine are the same as the B+Q boards sold at 'sensible' money, but around an inch slimmer. I found out recently the answer is a table router. I can cut the standard board to leave the pre-cut tongue, but I need to cut a groove on the opposite side. I had thought a plunge router carried along the edge of the board (with a guide either side) but it seems the answer is a table router with a fence. (Thank you You Tube.) I don't own a router, and I don't own a table ... Something else to add to the shopping list.

I've found almost anything I have ever listened to on vinyl, tape or CD, somewhere on You Tube. The reason I use Y.T. is the associations provided when looking/listening to something I like. It's a bit like ..... "If you like this, you might also like ..... " And I think it's based on people having listened to (whatever I'm listening to) also listened to whatever Y.T. is suggesting? Bit like dropping yourself into group and you can see what everyone else liked, that liked the music you are listening to. I've found no end of new and interesting stuff this way. And because the Y.T. music can be downloaded, it can be used. It can't be distributed, nor sold on legally, but it's there to listen to. Some nights, I've gotten completely lost in listening. I don't have your wide interest though.

You have that right. (I had not heard of the term until today either.) Although not a gang member myself, I'd suggest a machine pistol is a 'spray and pray' weapon, and as such is about as accurate as a Gatling gun.

I hope your man's "gat" looks less like this ..... And more like this ..... I am genuinely surprised, even a well travelled photographer would know the slang word for a machine pistol. A lot of time listening to rap music perhaps?

Or my suggestion; make sure you look poor and be as well armed as the kidnappers. "Mi nombre es Miguel" ... innit.

Welcome to the slippery slope of jeans/leggings/trouser buying. I think travelling to your current location is significantly more daring than anything you are likely to do with the internet and a c/c. Well done. I look forward to reading a report on the outcome.

The final instalment of the M+S shiny leggings. I'm within easy travelling distance of 3 M+S stores. I've said a couple of times the 12L went out-of-stock online very quickly. Although I have looked in my 3 local stores several times, and 2 London stores too, I've yet to find another 12L after the first pair with the snapping thread problem. There is some residual stock floating about in stores, but availability is a bit hit and miss. I found a 14R in store, and bought that having first checked it didn't have the snapping thread problem. I got one of the last 10 pairs of 12R online, which was also the last size in stock. Having tried on the 14R once and decided they came up a bit big, I found myself buying a second pair to reference the first. As I said earlier, M+S sizing is flexible. The second pair were shorter, and smaller around the waist. The first pair were more of a 14 Long when compared to the second pair. Photo's ... The first pair of 14's were labelled as a Medium, but fitted as a Long. They are turned up in the photo. The 12R's were short. I could either have the waistband on my waist, or the ankle hem on my ankle, I could not have both. They were very tight on my legs, which was quite pleasant. The second pair of 14R's, fitted very well on length and overall fit. Not as tight as the 12's obviously, but then not as 'sticky' on my legs either. Of all the pairs I've tried, these are the keepers. I may try some others, but the review/adventure with the M+S product, is concluded. While these are not PVC shiny, they are still the shiniest garment tried for this review. They are possibly the best fitting too. While wearing them, it was possible to forget I had something on my legs. They are surprisingly comfortable to wear. The photo's - taking of. These are done in an upstairs bedroom, in an area that doesn't measure greater than 6'x6'. There is a window 2 feet away on the right, and I use a large reflector on the left. (These are always cropped out.) Lighting is natural. Best lighting would be bright hazy or bright sun through thin continuous cloud cover. Direct sunlight is no good. Heavy clouds, no good. On the day the last three images were created, there was sunshine with broken cloud .... Nightmare. The camera has a timer, set to 10 seconds, then 'click'. Since doing these, I found there's another setting, 10 second wait then click, another second click, another second, then click. That would have been useful to know. I can't count the times I got to 11 seconds and finally got the right position, after I'd heard the 'click' of course. With the 10 seconds AND 3 click option... Much fewer misses. Not that it could stop the light levels changing at 7 or 8 seconds. Grrrr. This time around, both focussing and exposure were set manually. With clouds moving away, or eventually getting too thick, exposures were again, very hit and miss. The central photo in the set above, has had to have the brightness boosted so more detail is visible, because it was taken as the cloud cover darkened. I have priced up a remote for my camera, and one of these should make life simpler when doing this type of shot. I also need more room, and an even bigger reflector. I used to keep a large sheet of polystyrene for just that sort of job. I must try to remember to buy ....

I doubt anyone sells clothing made of PolyVinyl Chloride these days, as there are much better materials to be had. The two advantages the material had were ... 1: Cheap. 2: Fairly robust compared to rubber. I have twice seen expensive rubber dresses split after being used, not very many times. (I nearly cried both times, but we got the first one repaired, the owner of the second had two, so ,,,,.) Leather stretches, and is expensive. Rubber is cheaper, but damages easily and doesn't last. PVC comes in 'shiny' and looks like treated rubber. As I've mentioned, shiny is very sensual. Rubber and leather have smells that can produce additional eroticism. PVC and other less expensive materials don't seem to have any odour, at least not one I've noticed. I flatter myself that I can tell the difference between PVC/rubber/leather materials accurately, even from a picture, provided there is enough detail to make a determination. Rubber is usually shiny-ish. It's only truly shiny when it has product on it, (like oil) that then makes it produce a reflectant surface, 'wet look' without the water. Seams are often/should be glued. Overlapping joins are a dead give away. Leather is now almost impossible to spot against 'faux' as the man made product is so realistic. I know two adults on separate occasions who parted with good money, buying PU jackets sprayed with "Eau de Leather". Not long ago (weeks) I picked up a pair of leather trousers believing them to be 'faux' until I saw the price. Leather vs rubber vs PVC is an easier thing to spot. PVC cloth feels stiff, and used to be a soft shiny coating given to a base cloth. To prevent the coating being stretched too much and then breaking the coating, the material didn't lend itself to being that flexible. Todays coated materials, like the ones used for the samples shown on this thread, are very stretchy. Not many carry the same level of 'shine' however. Garments fit significantly better than PVC would, especially if you were trying to shape it around a womans chest, for example. In PVC, the garment would need many panels to get a smooth shape. While promo photo's always made the garments look well fitting, I think these had garment shaped people selected to model them. I had 3 outfits made with a newer slightly more flexible material back in the early 1980's, by an outfit called Midnight Lady over in Luton. No longer trading, though their signature(d) iconic title appears on a web site with their name, now located in the wilds of Yarmouth. PVC samples: Both are shiny, but 'stiff', most ably demonstrated by the skirt shown above. Modern variants in high street shops are referred to as 'coated materials' or PU. The truly high shine associated with PVC, is difficult if not impossible to find in high street shops, hence my interest in the M+S product.