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Got bored and did a google.
Found this list. May try some.
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474 things to do when you are bored (http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~jimg/reading/bored.html)
Did you actually read the list?
that is hysterical!
good one!http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
ai4ep
09-16-2005, 01:02 AM
Hey I have already tried a few of those ideas.
I bet you are not surprised are ya ?
AI4EP (Robert)
Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Sep. 15 2005,18:02)]Hey I have already tried a few of those ideas.
I bet you are not surprised are ya ?
AI4EP (Robert)
I will neither confirm nor deny that I am not a stranger to more than a few of the said articles on the list.
not publicly anyways.hahahahahaha!!!
as for being surprised.I do not surprise easily.
do you get on hf much?if so where?
I live in ga. and have talked to al. on more than one occasion. just curious.I also work second shift so I am a night owl(not a wise owl or a wise a$$)just kidding.
but I am usually up scanning the bands between 80-20
until about 3 or 4 am. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
ai4ep
09-16-2005, 04:09 AM
You actually ADMIT that you talk to Alabama ?
Why punish yourself...surely you CAN do better !!
Alabama is easy to talk to...hard part is getting me to answer you.
Why restrict yourself ?
Put that antenna up another 10 - 15 feet...there is a whole world waiting to hear from you.
Turn that RF POWER knob all the way to the RIGHT and see how far you CAN talk.
Me ? I am the one with the echo mike and 5 tone roger beep on 75/80 meters. Well, really there are 2 of us, but I am the weaker of the three.
kd7msc
09-16-2005, 04:37 AM
Play word association on qrz.com:D
KG4CGC
09-16-2005, 04:42 AM
Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Sep. 16 2005,00:37)]Play word association on qrz.com:D
The purpose of WAG is to test the IKonBoard and see if we can break it. Not really but we have uncovered some weaknesses. Notice the guy who started it does post there.
KB3KCJ
09-16-2005, 12:23 PM
Put the FT2800M on two meter scan from one of the band to the either until I go to sleep, or watch a golf match http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
KF0RT
09-16-2005, 12:38 PM
I sometimes hang out on http://www.boreme.com.
73, Rob
I tried all 474 and I'm STILL bored!
Enjoyed driving the speed limit... in my garage, however.
k4mya
09-16-2005, 04:51 PM
read post on QRZ http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
ai4ep
09-16-2005, 04:53 PM
When I drive highway 24 from Moulton to Decatur, I drive 55 and have a contest to see how many other vehicles pass me. I have a seperate contest to see how many 18-wheelers pass me.
I always have more pass me going FROM Moulton to Decatur, than the other direction. Either they are afraid that what they are going to Decatur FOR will sell out b 4 they get there, or they are just in a hurry to get OUT of Moulton ( which IS understandable !! )
Has any one else ever tried this stunt between two towns or am I all alone ?
ai4ep
09-16-2005, 05:00 PM
one more thing to do when you are really bored ---
Hook up the ole CB and listen to truckers tell their life stories to each other.
NEVER will you hear one admit that he did any thing wrong, it is ALWAYS another person ( co - worker, family member, spouce, etc ) that did something wrong in a situation. The one TELLING the story on cb 19 never verbally admits doing any thing wrong, it is always some one else.
Now, if there is a HERO in the story, it IS the one with the microphone in their hand.
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Oh one more thing to do when you are bored involving radio is to listen to conversations on 2 meter repeaters. But dont listen too long if you are driving, or you may fall asleep.
Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Sep. 15 2005,21:09)]You actually ADMIT that you talk to Alabama ?
Why punish yourself...surely you CAN do better !!
Alabama is easy to talk to...hard part is getting me to answer you.
Why restrict yourself ?
Put that antenna up another 10 - 15 feet...there is a whole world waiting to hear from you.
Turn that RF POWER knob all the way to the RIGHT and see how far you CAN talk.
Me ? I am the one with the echo mike and 5 tone roger beep on 75/80 meters. Well, really there are 2 of us, but I am the weaker of the three.
well actually I am new to the whole hf spectrum.
I am still doing alot of listening.
all I have is a Kenwood ts120s and a dipole-(3actually cut for different bands)-about 35-40 feet up strung between 2 trees.a ranger 2960(hybrid-2950 chassis with a 2970 control head) with an a-99 about 35 feet up an oaktree,and my ft2800m with a generic dual-band vertical about 70ish feet in the same oaktree.
I am running out of space for antennas.not complaining but i think i could use about 3 more.
my back yard looks like a small antenna farm. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I do pretty good considering my lack of equipment.
w5ljm
09-17-2005, 05:29 AM
Reply to POLLS on qrz.com. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
w5klb
09-17-2005, 05:56 AM
Check fuses for shorts.
kd7msc
09-17-2005, 05:59 AM
look for a needle in a hay stack
KG4CGC
09-17-2005, 06:04 AM
do google image searches.
kd7msc
09-17-2005, 07:00 AM
hunt snipe
KG4CGC
09-17-2005, 07:02 AM
make a snipe pie
kd7msc
09-17-2005, 07:13 AM
send qsl cards to nearby drive thru resturants
KG6YTZ
09-17-2005, 07:13 AM
Jump off curbs... without a parachute
KG4CGC
09-17-2005, 07:15 AM
pee off the deck
kd7msc
09-17-2005, 07:38 AM
sit in front of my house and point a hair drier at passing cars
KG4CGC
09-17-2005, 07:42 AM
rearrange furniture for the blind.
kd7msc
09-17-2005, 07:47 AM
go to clothing store
take clothes into fitting room
yell to attendant that you are out of toilet paper
KI6ADA
09-17-2005, 07:51 AM
listen to local ragchew on 2 meter. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
KG4CGC
09-17-2005, 07:52 AM
Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Sep. 17 2005,03:47)]go to clothing store
take clothes into fitting room
yell to attendant that you are out of toilet paper
ROTFLMAOSMP! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
How about at the grocery store, when you're at the cashier, ask if they think whether or not you have a proportional amount of toilet paper for the amount of food you have.
w5ljm
09-17-2005, 03:36 PM
Listen to the silence of 1.25 meters.
AB9JV
09-18-2005, 01:00 AM
I still remember this poem from when I was a kid:
Nothing to do, nothing to do.
Put some mustard in your shoe.
Drive a nail through your foot,
light a match and eat some soot.
Draw a picture on the wall,
track some mud down the hall.
Now curl up in mommies lap,
close your eyes and take a nap.
Pretty weird huh? Has anyone ever heard that one before?
KF0RT
09-18-2005, 01:17 AM
Quote[/b] (KG4CGC @ Sep. 17 2005,01:15)]pee off the deck
I'm thinking of peeing ON the deck. (It has me a mite "pissed" at the moment).
Anyone for a deck rebuilding project?
73, Rob
w4rot
09-18-2005, 02:58 AM
Bored???
No way
I have all these pencils here and some of them need sharpening!
w4rot
KI6ADA
09-18-2005, 06:09 AM
flick boogers http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
KG6YTZ
09-18-2005, 07:59 AM
Print out downloaded PDF manuals for rigs you don't own. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
K6UEY
09-18-2005, 12:32 PM
I seldom get bored,just too many things to do in life to get bored. I read through the postings and only 2 people mentioned going to QRZ when they get bored. I think that is what I would do,some of the postings can have you rolling on the floor with laughter at the idiocy of the #postings .
Going to have to ask Fred one of these days if he advertises QRZ in the Pre-School Bulletin. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
w5ljm
09-18-2005, 08:04 PM
Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 17 2005,17:09)]flick boogers http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Do you know the difference between boogers and broccoli? >>>>>
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Kids won't eat broccoli. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
KG6YTZ
09-18-2005, 10:23 PM
Think of new entries for goofy list threads. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
You know, somewhere in my dusty archives, I think I have a list of things to do in an elevator. Gotta see if I can dig that out...
w5klb
09-18-2005, 11:01 PM
Chase a "clear air" funnel.
KI6ADA
09-19-2005, 12:20 AM
Quote[/b] (w5ljm @ Sep. 18 2005,13:04)]Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 17 2005,17:09)]flick boogers http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Do you know the difference between boogers and broccoli? >>>>>
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Kids won't eat broccoli. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Laughing http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif Have a great day. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
KG4CGC
09-19-2005, 01:29 AM
Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 18 2005,20:20)]Quote[/b] (w5ljm @ Sep. 18 2005,13:04)]Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 17 2005,17:09)]flick boogers
Do you know the difference between boogers and broccoli? >>>>>
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Kids won't eat broccoli. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Laughing #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif #Have a great day. #
So just market booger flavored broccoli. Who will they hire to be taste testers?
Quote[/b] (KG4CGC @ Sep. 17 2005,19:29)]Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 18 2005,20:20)]Quote[/b] (w5ljm @ Sep. 18 2005,13:04)]Quote[/b] (KI6ADA @ Sep. 17 2005,17:09)]flick boogers
Do you know the difference between boogers and broccoli? >>>>>
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Kids won't eat broccoli. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Laughing #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif ##Have a great day. #
So just market booger flavored broccoli. Who will they hire to be taste testers?
Taste schmaste....... if it's finger food, they'll eat it!
Find a stupid post on page one at this site and just have a big ol time.
The Original Geek Squad (http://www.qrz.com/ib-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=SF;f=17)
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 04:01 AM
find and try every way there is to skin a cat
just kidding
w5klb
09-20-2005, 04:18 AM
Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Sep. 19 2005,21:01)]find and try every way there is to skin a cat
just kidding
"Skin a cat"? Which model ? D-6, D-7, D-8? How about a D-10? People who work on Dozers are often called "Cat Skinners". Oh... your taking about a the four legged kind. Nevermind. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 04:49 AM
talk to the voices in my head :0
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 04:57 AM
watch the MASH marathon on tv
KG4CGC
09-20-2005, 05:22 AM
Where are they running MASH marathon?
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 05:27 AM
Quote[/b] (KG4CGC @ Sep. 19 2005,22:22)]Where are they running MASH marathon?
not today http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 05:44 AM
hook your radio too your bed springs and see how far you get out. also try lightbulb dummy load. you may be suprised
KA9VQF
09-20-2005, 06:04 AM
When my friend and mentor W0BCJ was still alive he worked another ham that was using one of those uncovered steel spring full sized bed springs that was leaning against the wall in the second story attic of his house.
He had been using this bed spring for many years. A storm had blown his tower with the tri-bander on it down one spring so he set the bed spring up for temporary work while the insurance beat around the bush for over a year before finally deciding they really did have to pay for a new tower and antenna. These fellows worked primarily CW.
When I had my CB shop I sold, amongst other things, a little dummy load made in a PL259 connector. There was a resistor and a 2-D cell flashlight bulb in there that were then covered with a red plastic end cap. I faithfully used one of these dummy loads whenever I was testing a radio. I was truly surprised one late summer evening when a fellow a few miles away answered my testing. We discovered that we could work each other just fine using only these dummy loads.
I bought a non reactive dummy load that I still have and use today.
KG6YTZ
09-20-2005, 06:13 AM
Sort your dryer lint by color and material
Rewrite the dialogue in the comic strips
Practice blinking
KG4CGC
09-20-2005, 06:36 AM
look for faces in ceiling and floor patterns
kd7msc
09-20-2005, 06:38 AM
talk to the faces you found in the ceiling
KG4CGC
09-20-2005, 06:54 AM
here's one for college students, fart in a bong
w5klb
09-20-2005, 07:15 AM
Quote[/b] (KG4CGC @ Sep. 19 2005,23:54)]here's one for college students, fart in a bong
<hack> <cough> Charles, <gag> <cough> you're a sick <cough> <hack> puppy. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
KG4CGC
09-20-2005, 07:46 AM
Don't look at me. We didn't have bongs in community college.
w5klb
09-20-2005, 08:04 AM
Quote[/b] (KG4CGC @ Sep. 20 2005,00:46)]Don't look at me. We didn't have bongs in community college.
"Ear" http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
w4ass
10-10-2005, 01:14 AM
HAVE 3 KIDS AGE 6,8,AND 11 , ULL NEVER BE BOARD , LOL
73'S BOB
KI4LTG
kd7msc
10-10-2005, 01:53 AM
Quote[/b] (ki4ltg @ Oct. 09 2005,18:14)]HAVE 3 KIDS AGE 6,8,AND 11 , ULL NEVER BE BOARD , LOL
# 73'S BOB
KI4LTG
Making more. Honey cable is out what should we do?
I only have a 12 year old girl. She keeps us busy.
73, Sean
W2ILP
10-10-2005, 02:16 AM
Start threads on QRZ.
w2ilp (Infinite Loony Passtime)
w4ass
10-10-2005, 03:37 AM
Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Oct. 09 2005,21:53)]Quote[/b] (ki4ltg @ Oct. 09 2005,18:14)]HAVE 3 KIDS AGE 6,8,AND 11 , ULL NEVER BE BOARD , LOL
# 73'S BOB
KI4LTG
Making more. Honey cable is out what should we do?
I only have a 12 year old girl. She keeps us busy.
73, Sean
wow 12yo girl i bet, must be pulling ur hair out , my 11yo is a boy and got to keep a eye on him at all times , lol so im not board
73's to all bob
KI4LTG