Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?KillerB wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.Derek T. wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?KillerB wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?Derek T. wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?KillerB wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.Derek T. wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.KillerB wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?Derek T. wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.KillerB wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.Derek T. wrote:[quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
Time Tunnels
Re: Psychedelia achieved
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Re: Psychedelia achieved
Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?[/quote]It's not reducing much, is it?Derek T. wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.KillerB wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?Derek T. wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?KillerB wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?Derek T. wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.KillerB wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.Derek T. wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?KillerB wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.Derek T. wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.KillerB wrote:[quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
Port is basically a red drink
Re: Psychedelia achieved
Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?[/quote]It's not reducing much, is it?[/quote]No. That's why I cheated just to find out where the break point is, but my cheating caused some reverse tunneling and wasn't a true representation of the natural process. I suppose we will just have to keep going.KillerB wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.Derek T. wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?KillerB wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?Derek T. wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?KillerB wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.Derek T. wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.KillerB wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?Derek T. wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.KillerB wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.Derek T. wrote:[quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
- Posts: 2425
- Joined: 22:09 Wed 20 Jun 2007
- Location: Sky Blue City, England
Re: Psychedelia achieved
Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?[/quote]It's not reducing much, is it?[/quote]No. That's why I cheated just to find out where the break point is, but my cheating caused some reverse tunneling and wasn't a true representation of the natural process. I suppose we will just have to keep going.[/quote]Got it now - it kills the inner post. Zeberdee time.Derek T. wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.KillerB wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?Derek T. wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?KillerB wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?Derek T. wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.KillerB wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.Derek T. wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?KillerB wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.Derek T. wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.KillerB wrote:[quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
Port is basically a red drink
Re: Psychedelia achieved
Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?[/quote]It's not reducing much, is it?[/quote]No. That's why I cheated just to find out where the break point is, but my cheating caused some reverse tunneling and wasn't a true representation of the natural process. I suppose we will just have to keep going.[/quote]Got it now - it kills the inner post. Zeberdee time.[/quote]Night night John-boy.KillerB wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.Derek T. wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?KillerB wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?Derek T. wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?KillerB wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.Derek T. wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.KillerB wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?Derek T. wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.KillerB wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.Derek T. wrote:[quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Good split. You really have worthwhile nothing to do.
Good split. You really have worthwhile nothing to do.
Re: Psychedelia achieved
For what little it’s worth, using the current ThePortForumRed style on my Mac screen, it still works with another eleven nested quotations. A whole case though, a dozen, is one too many.
Re: Psychedelia achieved
Have we ever had a thread that has had to be split for going off-topic only to find that the offspring thread subsequently drifts off of the off-topic topic and itself needs to be split from the topic that wasn't the original topic?[/quote]Not that I remember but this has now reached the desired Time-tunnel level and need go no further. I say "need go no further", not "should not go any further". A few more will do no harm (as the Medics say).[/quote]I think the optimum Time Tunnel happens later when the original quote becomes an empty box. That is the state of drunkenness we reached the last time we did this. I think where we are now is almost enough for novice Time Tunnelers to witness.[/quote]You may be right. I think it will be when "Tastings" can no longer fit. This Terra Feita is nice.[/quote]Or perhaps donation? Shall we split?[/quote]No, I've still got a glass of Terra Feita to get through. Oh, hang on. You mean the thread. Probably best to stop Julian moaning about thread-wrecking.[/quote]Now split and all appropriate linkage created. Now, where were we? Oh yes, have we got enough quotes yet?[/quote]Maybe on this one, maybe one more.[/quote]Ah, the buggers are reducing the font size in the central quote. We must have a few more to go before their cleverness runs out. Do you have enough Port to see this through?[/quote]Running out and the Ipcress File is over, losing relevant sound effects. Do we have to get down to Font size 6?[/quote]Back on track. Cheating over.[/quote]Thank you - I hate cheating. Hi Conky.[/quote]Hi Conky. If you are drinking port please tell us which one?[/quote]It's not reducing much, is it?[/quote]No. That's why I cheated just to find out where the break point is, but my cheating caused some reverse tunneling and wasn't a true representation of the natural process. I suppose we will just have to keep going.[/quote]Got it now - it kills the inner post. Zeberdee time.[/quote]Night night John-boy.[/quote]DRT wrote:Fairness and equality is what this site is about.KillerB wrote:You're right. It is only fair, isn't it?Derek T. wrote:Well, he just needs to see it properly then, doesn't he?KillerB wrote:Ah, yes, I remember it well. I can confirm that Jdaw is aware of the phenomenon in PMs but I'm not sure it has been acheived in a thread. Has it?Derek T. wrote:We went through this one evening, it got sort of psychedelic after about ten posts.KillerB wrote:I don't think you've even explained it to me.Derek T. wrote:Have we explained the Time-Tunnel effect to jdaw1 yet?KillerB wrote:Excellent. Note space-saving measures taken here to display my pleasure with this arrangement.Derek T. wrote:Very kind. I shall hold them in trust for the port drinkers of New York.KillerB wrote:[quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="KillerB"][quote="Derek T."][quote="jdaw1"][quote="Derek T."]They are my donation to future New York-based Blind Tastings. We now have a set on each side of the pond.
This reference to " The Waltons " cannot be considered as meaningless as It influenced a portion of T.V. viewers world wide , and therefore should be stricken from the present thread . . .
Re: Time Tunnels
Luc: if you want to play, then you have to play by the rules. There shouldn’t be a newline after the closing [/quote]. Examine carefully all the other quotations.
Re: Time Tunnels
Blame Smith woodhouse 1994