Notices
S. California Chapter Join Chapter, Leader:

October All Topic

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:26 PM
  #331  
william_04_x's Avatar
william_04_x
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,139
Likes: 209
Club FTE Silver Member

The new Moto RAZR, which was announced today, has a Kevlar back panel and Gorilla glass front. Will it be bullet proof? Nope, but it has

(insert deep voice with reverb)Kevlar.
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:28 PM
  #332  
A/Ox4's Avatar
A/Ox4
9 ECHO 1
15 Year Member
Liked
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 12,467
Likes: 58
From: Missouri
Club FTE Silver Member

Motorolla also has a waterproof phone.
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:28 PM
  #333  
bpounds's Avatar
bpounds
Hotshot
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 17,398
Likes: 317
From: Whittier, CA
Originally Posted by barthel
Apparently it was that an IPhone 4S cannot stand up to a .50BMG round.
Or, for that matter, a pellet gun.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for using enough gun, plus a bit more.
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:35 PM
  #334  
SteveBricks's Avatar
SteveBricks
Thread Starter
|
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 42,085
Likes: 6
From: Lakewood, Ca.
FTE Emeritus
Originally Posted by william_04_x
The new Moto RAZR, which was announced today, has a Kevlar back panel and Gorilla glass front. Will it be bullet proof? Nope, but it has

(insert deep voice with reverb)Kevlar.
Does that mean yours is up for sale?
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:37 PM
  #335  
SteveBricks's Avatar
SteveBricks
Thread Starter
|
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 42,085
Likes: 6
From: Lakewood, Ca.
FTE Emeritus
Originally Posted by A/Ox4
Motorolla also has a waterproof phone.
Handy to have in a submarine aqccident
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:43 PM
  #336  
A/Ox4's Avatar
A/Ox4
9 ECHO 1
15 Year Member
Liked
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 12,467
Likes: 58
From: Missouri
Club FTE Silver Member

Originally Posted by SteveBricks
Handy to have in a submarine aqccident
That happens to me all too often ..
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:57 PM
  #337  
orng1's Avatar
orng1
Postmaster
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 4,158
Likes: 0
From: Paramount, Ca
When did it change to spanish?
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 07:17 PM
  #338  
SteveBricks's Avatar
SteveBricks
Thread Starter
|
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 42,085
Likes: 6
From: Lakewood, Ca.
FTE Emeritus
Que?

That guy's gone
 
FTE Stories

Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts

story-0

Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies

 Joe Kucinski
story-1

AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make

 Brett Foote
story-2

Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-3

Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home

 Verdad Gallardo
story-4

10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?

 Brett Foote
story-6

2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-7

10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!

 Joe Kucinski
story-8

Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026

 Brett Foote
story-9

5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time

 Joe Kucinski
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 07:25 PM
  #339  
orng1's Avatar
orng1
Postmaster
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 4,158
Likes: 0
From: Paramount, Ca
Cool, well just for us spanish speakers huh Steve?
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 07:32 PM
  #340  
SteveBricks's Avatar
SteveBricks
Thread Starter
|
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 42,085
Likes: 6
From: Lakewood, Ca.
FTE Emeritus
Speak for yourself. I'm extremely limited.

Paco esta bien, pero Luisa tiene catarro.
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 07:33 PM
  #341  
A/Ox4's Avatar
A/Ox4
9 ECHO 1
15 Year Member
Liked
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 12,467
Likes: 58
From: Missouri
Club FTE Silver Member

I know very little Spanish, and in my locale and job, thats an issue. I was taught the following phrase usually works pretty well:

"Where-o does it hurt-o?"
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:29 PM
  #342  
wpnaes's Avatar
wpnaes
FTE Chapter Leader
15 Year Member
Photogenic
Liked
Loved
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 30,591
Likes: 1,236
From: N. IL
Spanish is a kissin' cousin to french, so I'm in.

¿por qué no seas tranquilo?

Carry one of those medical phrase books with you en espanol. More impressive than -o's.
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:31 PM
  #343  
SteveBricks's Avatar
SteveBricks
Thread Starter
|
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 42,085
Likes: 6
From: Lakewood, Ca.
FTE Emeritus
I'm always calm

How'd you get that upside-down question mark?
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:32 PM
  #344  
A/Ox4's Avatar
A/Ox4
9 ECHO 1
15 Year Member
Liked
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 12,467
Likes: 58
From: Missouri
Club FTE Silver Member

Originally Posted by SteveBricks
I'm always calm

How'd you get that upside-down question mark?
Copy and paste.

Look up ASCII characters.

☺ White Smiley
☻ Black Smiley
♥ Black heart
♦ Diamond
♣ Clove (Clover/Puppyfeet)
♠ Spade
• Black dot
◘ Black square with circle cutout
○ White circle
◙ Black square with black circle
♂ Male Symbol
♀ Female Symbol
♪ Eighth Note (Eigth)
♫ Musical Double Eighth Note
☼ Sun
► Play (Forward) or Solid right arrow
◄ Rewind (Backward) or Solid left arrow
↕ Up and down arrows
‼ Double Exclamation Mark
¶ Pilcrow (Paragraph Sign)
§ The section sign
▬ Long and Thick Minus Sign
↨ Up & down arrows
↑ Up arrow
↓ Down arrow
⌂ A house shaped pentagon
Ç A "C" with a cedilla
ü A u with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
é Acute accent over e
â "a" with a circumflex over it
ä An "a" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
à An "a" with a grave accent over it
å An a with a circle or dot over it
ç A "c" with a circumflex
ê "e" with a circumflex on it
ë An "e" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
è An "e" with a grave accent over it
ï An "i" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
î An i with a circumflex over it
ì An "i" with a grave accent
Ä An "A" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
Å A capitol "A" with a circle or dot over it (Angstrom)
É A capitol "E" with an acute accent over it
æ The lower case vowel (grapheme) of the a and e squished together
Æ Capitol AE combined into one letter
ô A "o" with a circumflex over it
ö An "o" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
ò An "o" with a mark over it called a grave mark
û A u with a circumflex over it
ù A u with a grave accent over it
ÿ A "y" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
Ö A "O" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
Ü A "U" with a umlaut (or diaeresis) over it
¢ The "cents" or "cent" sign for currency
£ The "pound sign" for currency
¥ The "Yen" sign for currency (Japanese/Chinese) Written in Japanese as 円
₧ Pts Points of Pints sign
ƒ Forte: A curvy or italic F (italicized)
á An a with a acute accent
í An i with a acute accent
ó An o with a acute accent
ú A u with an acute accent over it
ñ A n with a tilde ~ over it to make the Spanish enye
Ñ A capital n with a tilde ~ over it to make the Spanish enye
ª The feminine superscript A
º The degrees or degree symbol
¿ Upside down question mark used in Spanish
½ One half symbol
¼ One quarter symbol O
¡ An upside down exclamation mark (looks like an "i" that sits lower than usual)
« Double arrow pointing left
» Double arrow pointing right
░ Light shaded block
▒ Medium shaded block
▓ Dark shaded block
│ Line
┤Shape
╡Special Line
╢ You can make words with these
╖ Or shapes
╕ Or Mazes!

























╥ (Could also be Pi, see 227)













α The Greek letter "Alpha"
ß A German letter, Eszett, scharfes S, sharp S
Γ
π The symbol for the mathematical Pi in ascii
Σ Greek mathematical symbol for sum
σ Symbol for sum Symbol for sum
µ Mu
τ Tau
Φ Phi a variation of Phi
Θ Theta, the 8th letter of Greek alphabet
Ω Omega (24th letter of Greek alphabet)
δ The symbol for delta
∞ The symbol or character for infinity (Infiniti)
φ Phi (21st letter of Greek alphabet)
ε A backwards 3 or curved E - German Epsilon
∩ Upside down U
≡ Equal sign with 3 lines
± Plus and minus (Plus or minus) sign, Plus-minus Symbol
≥ Greater than or equal to symbol
≤ Less than or equal to sign
⌠ Ceil (mathematical symbol)
⌡ Floor (mathematical symbol)
÷ Divide or Division Symbol
≈ Curvy or wavy equal sign =
° Degree or degrees code
∙ Medium height period Medium height period
· Dot higher than usual
√ Square Root Symbol (A check mark)
ⁿ Superscript N
² Squared symbol, superscript 2 via ascii
■ Black box or square



I think you get the idea...
 
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:42 PM
  #345  
wpnaes's Avatar
wpnaes
FTE Chapter Leader
15 Year Member
Photogenic
Liked
Loved
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 30,591
Likes: 1,236
From: N. IL
Originally Posted by SteveBricks
I'm always calm

That's a phrase I use on a crying 5 yr old freaking after bumping a knee or dripping red stuff from a booboo.

Usually a kiss and some spanish/french gibberish makes the tears go away. Remember when life was that simple?

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ just copy paste'em.
 



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:15 AM.

story-0
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies

Slideshow: Top 10 Ford truck tragedies.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-18 19:34:33


VIEW MORE
story-1
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make

And it might be even better than that.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-18 19:26:42


VIEW MORE
story-2
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!

Slideshow: Does lowering an F-150 Lobo RUIN the ride quality?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-05-18 19:20:37


VIEW MORE
story-3
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home

Slideshow: Ford's bizarre fishing-themed Explorer concept has resurfaced after spending decades largely forgotten.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-12 18:07:46


VIEW MORE
story-4
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!

Slideshow: The 10 best Ford truck engines we miss the most.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 13:09:47


VIEW MORE
story-5
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?

Slideshow: first look at the 810 hp 2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road!

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-12 12:50:07


VIEW MORE
story-6
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!

Slideshow: Everything You Need to Know about the 2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package!

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-05-07 17:51:06


VIEW MORE
story-7
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!

Slideshow: 10 most surprising Ford truck options/features in 2026.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:17:22


VIEW MORE
story-8
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026

Slideshow: Here are the top 10 Fords coming to Mecum Indy 2026.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:49:49


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time

Slideshow: The 5 best and 5 worst Ford truck wheels of all time

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 16:49:01


VIEW MORE