[R-390] The Y2K Maintenance Addendum (was: Christmas Wish List)

[Barry]

A section of wise sayings would be good too.

"Don't eat the insides", etc.

Barry - N4BUQ


>
> > How about a glossary with terms like ukkumpukky, etc.?
> >
> > Barry - N4BUQ
> >
>
>
> I was also thinking about that -- and including traditional "folk" terms
and
> possibly some urban (and rural) legend items. There might even be an entry
> for ...
>
> Barrys, Barries -- While a less common name than Tom, Dick or Harry, tend
to
> turn up in clusters of 3 or 4 or more for yet unknown reasons, perhaps
> attracted to exotic items such as the R-390 series.
>
> Black Beauty -- Molded tubular paper capacitor, black with color code
> stripes.  Originally the actual trade name for this style of capacitor
> produced by Sprague.  also see BBOD - black beauties of death.  It is
> rumored that these are known to leak and often physically split open.
>
> Brown Beauty -- same as black beauty, but brown.
>
> Bristo Wrench -- According to the archeologists, "bristo" is a misspelling
> of "Bristol" which appeared in some military manuals.  (also see
> "alinement")
>
> Dead Horse -- R-390(A) topic which is discussed over and over again, even
> though one would think it was resolved long ago.  R-390 people are
> foresquare against cruelty to live, real animals.
>
> GLOD -- acroynym for "gray ladies of doom" -- gray colored equivalent of
> black beauty.
>
> Kielbasa  -- sometimes mentioned (in jest) as a sub for the 3TF7 ballast
> tube, actually a sausage of Polish design.  See Chapter78, pps. 723-985
> where the 205 known workable subs are discussed.
>
> Ukkumpukky -- black gooey stuff found in plug in capacitors and other
> components.  Chemically identical to the stuff found in the La Brea Tar
> Pits.  Do not eat.
>
> YMMV -- original for "your mileage may vary", relating to the disclaimer
re:
> advertised auto gas mileage.  Euphemism for "your results WILL vary", also
> popular as a closing line equiv.to '73's.
>
>
> Actually, the glossary would be helpful to archeologists 100's of years
from
> now who try to interpret 21st century civilization based on some posts
they
> un-earth.  ("Well, you can recall the team from Warsaw, it turns out they
> were just JOKING about Kielbasa.  Good thing we found this Y2.1K manual.")
>
> Barry