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[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Guys!... I did start this thread in Equipments for a reason. But I should have known. Give a thousand monkeys a thousand typewriters... Hmmm. Maybe I got overly creative with the thread title.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Steve,

There is not much to say on the topic except "Oh, that's good news!" as no-one knows anything about them yet. We are just filling up a thread that cannot really be added to anymore at a serious level.

Once we know some specs or technical data the thread will take off with good input.

Thank you for letting us know about the news but what else can really be said?

Sorry if we stuffed up your thread but but what else do you want us to say?

[fringe_dweller]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

Guys!... I did start this thread in Equipments for a reason. But I should have known. Give a thousand monkeys a thousand typewriters...

Hey! My pet monkey resents that statement! heheh sorry mate

[asimov (John)]

Care for a peanut anyone? There the curried one's.......no? ok..

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I have just googled everywhere and nothing is available. Not even in the GS site.

Actually the GS site is fairly useless. It doesn't even list all of it's own models. There are only 2 dobs in their own site!!!!

Have a look http://www.gs-telescope.com/

[asimov (John)]

You will find nothing on this subject googling..I've been doing this for weeks with no result. We'll just have to wait for something to eventuate I guess.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Must be trying to keep it a secret!

That GS site is useless though. You would think that a company would want to advertise their products!!!

They have hardly anything in any page.

[asimov (John)]

They probably think they don't have to bother advertising due to their sales?

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

Hey! My pet monkey resents that statement! heheh sorry mate

No worries guys, I really don't mind the clowns! When I was posting the first message I was thinking whether it should go in General Chat or Equipments.

I said to myself, this really belongs in Equipment, but then again if it gets a lot of nutty responses, then the moderators are liable to shoot it down.

Then I thought: surely iceinspace has come of age; its members are mature, well-mannered folk, who pursue the nobler things in life, like astronomy, the arts and sciences, and are more than happy to engage in the occasional intellectual discourse. Surely they would not resort to cheap jokes in the absence of anything useful to add to the discussion.


Actually the sort of responses I would have liked to see might go something like this:

"Don't bother waiting for the GSO Dob. You can build a high quality 18" truss Dob for under $2000. This is how: step 1 ..., step 2 ..., step 3..."

[dhumpie]

Ha! Ha! Looks like I need to get a new car and maybe a new house to accomodate the new GS 16" dob.....goodness the wife will freak

Darren

[fringe_dweller]

Steve, seeing as you seem to be taking our attempts at humour as some sort of personal attack - I apologise. Those thousand monkeys with typewriters actually seem to also write 99% of the TV programs/advertising/newspapers/magazines that we see as well as creating the internet as well. btw that quote was originally made by someone who didnt like the internet i would think, giving everyday joes a chance to have a voice ect. I thought this was Ice in Space forums - not the NASA or some university or other forums. Also I don't understand your alarm- every time someone posts to your thread it gets bumped up in the headlines creating more publicity for this oh so very serious thread - any publicity is good publicity as they say. One mans monkey business is another mans humour - and as Rupert Murdoch says, todays news is tomorrows fish and chip wrapping. I am sorry the necessary level of intellectual stimulation was compromised. Humour is vital part of my day, and also a vital part of myself and my friends approach to AMATEUR astronomy.
Yours in all seriousness
Kearn

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Wow, Kearn! Sorry, you got me all wrong. I guess the attempted humour + sarcasm in my previous post did not come through clearly enough. I thought the big LOL character at the end of the paragraph would have been enough of a clue. Sorry, if anyone else took my post the wrong way. I actually googled for a :pompous: emoticon to link in place of the in my last post (just to make the tone absolutely clear) but could not find any.

Edit: The "thousand monkeys" comment was meant to be joke. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Edit 2: I do not expect that anyone can build a usable 18" Dob for under $2000, so that was another feeble attempt at a joke.

PS. Kearn, you're not trolling me, are you?

[fringe_dweller]

Yes I noticed the emoticons - but I also noticed the possible implication or insinuation that we or i was a "monkey" "clown" and a "nut" and now "troll" possibly - i havent seen anyone calling you names? I had to look up trolling - LOL - believe me, my original posts were not deeply thought out attempts at social engineering - just of the cuff remarks.
I have a deep aversion to stuffiness sometimes - that is my only crime
Kearn

[ving (David)]

[cahullian]

16" binos would be a wonder to see (through) I'm writing santa a letter tonight.please,please,please,please ,please,please,please, I wan't 16" telescope. I have been a good boy. I have.....haven't I????

[asimov (John)]

Actually, I'm sorry about coming in late last night with my 'curried peanut' joke, or whatever, but I did think that janos would take it in reasonable spirit, so I say to you Steve, I applaud you for taking it in the fashion that it was intended..just a bit of fun to relieve some tension. We aussies need to vent with a few quips/sarcasm/totally stupid statements at times, at least I do! Just to break the monotony from being serious for days on end. As fringe_dweller said, humor is a vital part of his day...it's a NECESSITY for me as well. And now, I'm going to the movies...lol Over at david pretorius's thread, to watch some DSO movies! With my curried peanuts!

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Sorry again, everyone. I did not mean to offend anyone, and I certainly did not for a moment take any of your jokes as personal attacks.

My message about the "well-mannered", "mature" members and "intellectual discourses" was 100% sarcasm. I was trying to join the "clowns", and crack a joke (and nothing more), but failed miserably. Sorry.

My monkeys & clowns comments were meant to be in the tone of the "welcome to the nuthouse" greeting often used by others to greet new members; just a light hearted joke, not anything sinister like childish name-calling.

And clowns are great. The experts like Ken keep me coming back much more often than I otherwise would. I wish I had half his clowning skills.

And sorry to Kearn for the trolling question; it was just in case, to preempt any possible 'gotya's.

PS. Geez, you know you're in trouble when you have to explain yourself.

[asimov (John)]

Don't worry Steve! It's pretty hard to offend Kearn. Like water off a ducks back, right Kearn?

[asimov (John)]

Cahullian....Until you find neptune & uranus in your 8" dob, no...Santa will not be coming to your house this year!

[fringe_dweller]

I was going to say originally 'weeellll, i have never been so insulted in all my life!' - but then i remembered that I have - plenty of times

yes John its like water of a sponge's, i mean a ducks back - are you calling me a duck mate!!??

No worries Steve, glad to hear we are all friends here again - and i apologise again.

Kearn - PhD in semantics, and Black Belt in the ancient martial art of 'having the last word'