YSaC, Vol. 1480: Owl Stretching Time

2013 March 29

I don’t think we can get a more distilled version of “unclear on the concept” than this:

60 inch tv


phillips projection it is fuzzy in places but works fine other than that it also has no screen

The only question is WHICH Monty Python sketch to channel:

“This Television is dead!”
“No, it’s pining for the fjords.”
“Pining for the fjords? It’s bleeding demised! Bereft of screen, it has joined the electronic choir eternal! It is an EX-TELEVISION!”

Or possibly:

“This IS a television shop, is it not?”
“Finest in the district!”
“What makes you say that?”
“Well it’s so clean.”
“It’s certainly uncontaminated by working televisions.”

Or perhaps:
“It is now 4 PM, and time for BBC America to explode.”

Or even:
“Burma!”
“Why’d you say Burma, then?”
“I panicked.”

That last one doesn’t really have anything to do with the ad. I just like that one.

Edit: In retrospect, it pretty much has to be this one:

Thanks, Kyle!

26 Responses leave one →
  1. 2013 March 29

    The TV isn’t the only thing that’s fuzzy in places.

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  2. 2013 March 29

    ‘Ello, ‘ello, ‘ello. What’s all this then? A television without a screen? You’re bonkers, mate.

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  3. 2013 March 29
    camille permalink

    Usually, when a TV is fuzzy, it’s the images on the screen that are fuzzy. A fuzzy TV with no screen has me wondering what part of it is fuzzy, and whether it’s just got some kind of rare TV mold.

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    • 2013 March 29
      mudslicker permalink

      I think what Sparky meant to say instead of screen was that it had no filter…no filter at all. Just blurts out whatever squirts out of its pixels….

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  4. 2013 March 29

    For sale – perfect man

    A bit fuzzy in spots but nothing a good waxing couldn’t fix, still works good other that he is also fictional. Ten cans of vintage Crisco OBO.

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  5. 2013 March 29

    Oh I don’t know, a few lights, couple of throw pillows…

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    • 2013 March 29
      mudslicker permalink

      ..turn it into a fish tank….

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  6. 2013 March 29
    MissMommyNiceNice permalink

    In my best info commercial voice:
    Have you ever wanted to be on tv? Well now you can! You’ll only look a little fuzzy when you put yourself [i] in [/i] the pictures! Perfect for the budding actor in your life! For just 3 easy payments of $99.99 each, the Super Deluxe Fuzzy Screeninator 5000 can be yours! No more watching boring reruns, now you are the star in your own reality show! Perfect for young children and the elderly! Get yours today!

    Adores: 2
  7. 2013 March 29
    CapnMac permalink

    Those filthy molluscs!

    Adores: 1
  8. 2013 March 29
    penguin permalink

    I want to know why Phillip’s “projection” is fuzzy in some places. Actually, I really don’t.

    Adores: 1
    • 2013 March 29
      CapnMac permalink

      Haunted Raptor undergarments?

      Adores: 1
  9. 2013 March 29
    tigprincess permalink

    I think we’re underestimating Sparky. There is no indication here that this TV is for sale. It merely is. Sparky is celebrating its Zenness.

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    • 2013 March 29
      mudslicker permalink

      You can only celebrate that on Zenith televisions.

      Adores: 6
  10. 2013 March 29

    But wait, that’s not all! Buy this TV with no screen, and I’ll also throw in a free DVR with no hard drive! So in addition to being unable to watch your favorite shows, you can also be unable to record them for later!

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    • 2013 March 29
      Kaziganthi permalink

      Hmmm, it seems to me that a TV with no screen is not a TV at all but rather a box or frame with some now useless electronics thrown in.

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  11. 2013 March 29
    SpaceBug permalink

    So, is Owl Stretching Time akin to Weasel Stomping Day?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k76IGLi6jWI

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    • 2013 March 29
      camille permalink

      [ corey python’s flying circus ] It was one of the alternative titles that the Monty Python guys considered. [ / corey python’s flying circus ]

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  12. 2013 March 29
    mudslicker permalink

    Phillips Projection is IF’s Wilson-Phillips Futuristic Hip-Hop tribute band.

    *spacey, man!*

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    • 2013 March 29
      MissMommyNiceNice permalink

      Are they holograms? I hear that’s popular now.

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      • 2013 March 29
        mudslicker permalink

        Only Carney Wilson.

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  13. 2013 March 29
    Grumpy Grammy permalink

    I’m super confused. If it’s a projection (TV), why does it need a screen? Don’t you just project the image onto the nearest blank space, maybe even the wall? Maybe all sparky has to do is wash the wall and the picture won’t be as fuzzy.

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    • 2013 March 29
      CapnMac permalink

      [tv corey] What Spark’ is trying to convey is that this is a self-contained unit. One of the type that was more popular before thin wide-screen LED, LCD, & plasma formats were commonly available.

      This unit will have a translucent screen (now missing) upon which the tv images is projected from behind using a series of mirrors and lenses (and a quite uniquely-proportioned screen acting as projector–many were just a then-new LED screen; some were the three-lens RGB of the larger projection systems).

      Back when a CRT-equipped set could be 30-36″ deep from front to back to support a mere 36-39″ in diagonal width; a rear-projection tv could offer dimensions in the 60-70″ range with a depth of only 15-18″

      The front face was also quite flat, unlike those on CRT. Being self-contained also meant not having to worry about shadow puppets or the like in the projection stream.

      An important note Spark’ has left out–this is probably not a “digital ready” set, let alone an HD-compatable one.

      So, given the the cost & hassles in finding a digital-to-analog box; the conversion cables; the compatible rear-projection screen; and the gas to drive to Spark’, then the array of electronics salvage joints, and then, finally, the household hazardous waste dump, it would be cheaper to just pick up a second-hand DLP unit of the same size.
      [/corey]

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      • 2013 March 29
        PhantomBanker permalink

        Wow. I think that’s the longest [corey] post I’ve ever seen here. That took a lot of insight and foresight to develop.

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        • 2013 March 29

          That’s Capn for you! He is like Wikipedia and Google with a huge dose BritCom all rolled in to one convenient package. 8)

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  14. 2013 March 30

    TC and SpaceBug, I bet you are glad to be out of the baux for the weekend! Happy Event that May or May not be a Religious One in Your Life! Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, Mrs. Conclusion!

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