graywolf wrote: > Graywolf got a new pet, a television. There it was sitting in the thrift > store looking all sad and abandoned, so he paid $15 + tax to spring it. > It sulked at first shutting itself off after less than an hour, and > graywolf thought he was going to have to turn it out on the streets. But > a thorough cleaning, wasn't filthy but 25 years of dust on its circuit > boards mostly came off and a night to get used to its new home, and it > seems to be working nicely. > > Like any new pet graywolf is going to have to buy it some things, a > remote, and a longer cable as the one he has is not long enough to > tether it to the splitter and he has to change back and forth between it > and the modem in the mean time. And later a VCR so graywolf can watch > movies from the local public library. Maybe an upgrade in cable service. > This could be a very expensive pet. > > OH? The breed? Magnavox 27in stereo console. By its tag it was born > early in 1983 and cost $539.97 ($849.95 list). Does that make it an > antique, or just an old TV? > > One would think the thing would take up a lot of space, but actually > instead of taking up space it provides a table to place things like the > DVD player and the Epson printer on. > > Anyway as the subject line implies graywolf buying a TV is a very rare > occurrence, it has only happened twice in 63 years. > >
Well, you've bought exactly twice as many as I have in almost twice the time (I've bought 1 TV, a 27" new in 2001. I have another but it was a handmedown 14" that will be handed down again eventually). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
