The Off Topic Thread

[Zpete]

No one knows the answers to these questions. However, if you can figure it out, you will win the Nobel Prize.

RG-58

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RG-58/U is a specific type of coaxial cable often used low-power signal and RF connections. The cable has a characteristic impedance of either 50 or 52 Ω. "RG" was originally a unit indicator for bulk RF cable in the U.S. military's Joint Electronics Type Designation System.

Most two-way radio communication systems, such as marine SSB, marine VHF, amateur, police, fire, WLAN Antennas etc., are designed to work with 50 Ω cable.

RG-58 cable is often used as a generic carrier of signals in laboratories, combined with BNC connectors that are common on test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes. However, interconnecting equipment with multiple coax cables can lead to ground loops, which may pick-up 50-60 Hz fields from the AC mains.

RG-58 was once widely used in "Thin" Ethernet (10BASE2), where it provides a maximum segment length of 185 meters. However, it has been almost completely replaced by Category 5 cable (unshielded twisted pair)/Category 5e cable (unshielded twisted pair) and Wi-Fi in networking applications.

RG-58 cable can be used for moderately high frequencies. Its signal attenuation depends on the frequency, e.g. from 0.11 dB/m at 50 MHz to 1.4 dB/m at 2 GHz.[1]

Thanks mate, we really needed to know all that....... rite..........

[zzdocxx]

Indeed, no idea what it means though.

[thithi]

Neither

[BIGTOE3]

SO, JUST BE CAREFUL…MANY A SLIP!

To lighten things up.

Sewing on a button

Angus Broon, of Glasgow, comes to the little lady of the house

exclaiming, "Maggie, cud ya be sewin on a wee button that's come

off of me fly? I can't button me pants."

"Oh Angus, I've got me hands in the dishpan, go up the stairs and

see if Mrs. MacDonald could be helpin ya with it."

About 5 minutes later, there's a terrible crash, a bang, a bit of

yelling and the sound of a body falling down the stairs.

Walking back in the door with a blackened eye and a bloody nose

comes Angus. The little lady looks at him and says, "My god, what

happened to ya? Did you ask her like I told you?"

"Aye," says Angus. "I asked her to sew on the wee button, an she

did, everything was goin' fine but when she bent doon to bite off

the wee thread, Mr. MacDonald walked in."

BT

[Jim's_a_Thai_Fox]

Is it just me or is pineapple a really good laxative?

When ingested. Obviously... you weirdos.

[thithi]

hah?

Watching Dancing with The Stars on BBC

Get that fat lady out!

[AlexLah]

Did you try to stuff it up the "other side" Jim?

[Zpete]

DOWN AND DIRTY:

A police officer in Saanich, B.C., Canada, was dispatched to a parking lot to investigate a report of "suspicious persons."

When he arrived there was no one to be seen, but he could hear noises in a trash dumpster.

He looked inside to find a couple "intertwined" among the trash and "oblivious to his presence."

The 30-year-old woman and her 26-year-old companion were ordered out.

The man was arrested on an unrelated warrant, and the woman was told to go home.

..............So she shrugged and got back into the dumpster.

(Victoria Times Colonist)

[BIGTOE3]

The Day the Penis asked for a Raise

I, the Penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons:

My work is of a physical nature.

I work at great depths.

I plunge headfirst into everything I do.

I do not get weekends or public holidays off.

I work in a damp environment.

I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation.

I work in high temperatures.

My work exposes me to contagious diseases.

Sincerely,

P. Niss

The Response

Dear P. Niss:

After assessing your request, and considering the arguments you have raised,the administration

rejects your request for the following reasons:

You do not work 8 hours straight.

You fall asleep after brief work periods.

You do not always follow the orders of the management team.

You do not stay in your designated area and are often seen visiting other

locations.

You need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working.

You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.

You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such as wearing the Correct protective clothing.

You will retire well before you are 65.

You are rarely able to work double shifts.

You sometimes leave your designated work area before you have completed the assigned task.

And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly entering and exiting the workplace area carrying two suspicious-looking bags.

Sincerely, V. Gina

BT

[chavy]

Did you try to stuff it up the "other side" Jim?

Whoops !!

[BIGTOE3]

The Crowded Train and The Poodle

> >

> >

> >

> > BRITISH HUMOUR

> >

> > The train was quite crowded, and a U. S. Marine walked the entire

> length

> > looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well

> dressed,

> > middle-aged, French woman's poodle.

> >

> > The war-weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?'

> >

> >

> > The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular

> > 'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat.'

> >

> > The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was

> > under that dog.

> >

> > 'Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very tired.'

> >

> > She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant!'

>

> >

> > This time the Marine didn't say a word; he just picked up the little

> > dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.

> >

> > The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honour! This American

> > should be put in his place!'

> >

> >

> >

> > An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up, 'Sir, you Americans seem

> > to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing.

> >

> > You hold the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong

> > side of the road.

> >

> > And now, sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window

> >

> >

> >

> >

BT

[chavy]

How ya doing BT? Are you coming to the Crossbar on Saturday evening?

[BIGTOE3]

How ya doing BT? Are you coming to the Crossbar on Saturday evening?

Sorry Chavey can not make it as back in Sunny Scotland ( it has rained here for 8 days grrrr) until September ( at present)

Hope you all have a great night tell the boys and Brian I was asking for them.

BT

KidsAreQuick

____________________________________

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America ..

MARIA: Here it is.

TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?

CLASS: Maria.

____________________________________

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

__________________________________________

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'

TEACHER: No, that's wrong

GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

________________________________ ____________

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD: H I J K L M N O.

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

__________________________________

TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.

WINNIE: Me!

__________________________________________

TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?

GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

_______________________________________

TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'

MILLIE: I is..

TEACHER: No, Millie....... Always say, 'I am.'

MILLIE: All right........ 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

______________ ___________________

TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherrytree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.

______________________________________

TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

______________________________

TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?

CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.

___________________________________

TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

HAROLD: A teacher

__________________________________

BT

[thithi]

boring

the off topic thread has never been in the 2nd page before

how boring it is

[AlexLah]

Well you could make it more popular by posting a picture of your bum?

[thithi]

nahhh it aint interesting ....

[BIGTOE3]

nahhh it aint interesting ....

Oh I don't know about that.

Life is boring here in Scotland too - perhaps a World boring day just like the recession

BT - GLAD YOUR ALL STILL ALIVE.

[AlexLah]

This is totally cool!!!!!!!!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ba_1242699891

[thithi]

gave me headache!!!

[AlexLah]

Jeeeeeez, headache, stuffed ears and nose, sick from a bit of cold weather and a chick that plays guitar.

What's wrong with the youth's nowadays, no resistance at all.

Must be the fluoride in the water.

When the next pizzup?

[chavy]

Jeeeeeez, headache, stuffed ears and nose, sick from a bit of cold weather and a chick that plays guitar.

What's wrong with the youth's nowadays, no resistance at all.

Must be the fluoride in the water.

When the next pizzup?

Is there a doctor in the house?

[thithi]

mai mee

yeh when is the next piss up?

[mmushr00m]

I have noticed something very worrying and am wondering if I am the only one to notice.

This is the worrying trend of Univ girls to change from those super tight univ uniforms, tops and skirts, to the looser blouses and knee length (or longer) loose skirts.

[thithi]

yeh i have those in the clothes... wearing it 3 times a week.

[AlexLah]

It might offer more easy acces?

[thithi]

LOL talueng

actually easier

[Shotime]

Besides having to read these two (LaLa & TiTi), I lost a star. Why?

[thithi]

who is lala?

[AlexLah]

I dunno

What I do know is that I miss Bush, at least you could make some fun at him. This Oboemoe guy is sooooooooo boooooooooooooring.

Obviously went to a pizzup party before

[Shotime]

Alex is LaLa, and you can't call anyone boring.