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"what's on the other side?" - (television)
Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase "What's on the other side?" with regards to television channels? Also the phrase "turn it over" comes to mind.
I can see where it may have been born if the TV was compared to a record, which could be turned over or have something different on the other side!
Interestingly, if you think of the tv as a document (which you can do, given "turn it over" etc.) it becomes the ultimate palimpsest (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=palimpsest): a document which is erased and rewritten 25 times a second!
alex
I can see where it may have been born if the TV was compared to a record, which could be turned over or have something different on the other side!
Interestingly, if you think of the tv as a document (which you can do, given "turn it over" etc.) it becomes the ultimate palimpsest (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=palimpsest): a document which is erased and rewritten 25 times a second!
alex
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" with regards to television channels? ) it becomes the ultimate palimpsest (): a document which is erased and rewritten 25 times a second! alex[/nq] Well, first of all I wonder if we'll find this is exclusively BrE.
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[nq:1]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase "What's on the other side?" with regards to television channels? ... over" etc.) it becomes the ultimate palimpsest (): a document which is erased and rewritten 25 times a second! alex[/nq]
Well, first of all I wonder if we'll find this is exclusively BrE.
Second, it has its origins when there were only two channels, BBC and
Well, first of all I wonder if we'll find this is exclusively BrE.
Second, it has its origins when there were only two channels, BBC and
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Alex Hunsley filted:
[nq:1]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase "What's on the other side?" with regards to television channels? ... the TV was compared to a record, which could be turned over or have something different on the other side![/nq]
This makes more sense in a country where there are two channels...it never would have gone over in the US where we started with fou
[nq:1]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase "What's on the other side?" with regards to television channels? ... the TV was compared to a record, which could be turned over or have something different on the other side![/nq]
This makes more sense in a country where there are two channels...it never would have gone over in the US where we started with fou
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[nq:2]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase ... which is erased and rewritten 25 times a second! alex[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, first of all I wonder if we'll find this is exclusively BrE.[/nq]
I believe it has been discussed before in AUE, and my recollection is that it was determined that it was a BrEism.
[nq:1]Second, it has its origins when there were only two channels, BBC a
[nq:1]Well, first of all I wonder if we'll find this is exclusively BrE.[/nq]
I believe it has been discussed before in AUE, and my recollection is that it was determined that it was a BrEism.
[nq:1]Second, it has its origins when there were only two channels, BBC a
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Multi channel TV is still something of a novelty here, only since the introdution of Digital TV.
I've tracked down Gerbil Roulette. It's on a gaming channel called AVAGO (think dropped 'h'). Next broadcast 11 AM tomorrow...
DC
I've tracked down Gerbil Roulette. It's on a gaming channel called AVAGO (think dropped 'h'). Next broadcast 11 AM tomorrow...
DC
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Richard Fontana:
[nq:1]In my home town, New York ... there were zillions of broadcast channels... Channel 2 WCBS Channel 4 WNBC ... ... very important New York market station) Channel 11 WPIX Channel 13 WNET (Newark N.J.) ... Plus several UHF stations ...[/nq]
Incidentally, that pattern of channel numbers arises because of the possibility that strong signals on adjacent channels would inte
[nq:1]In my home town, New York ... there were zillions of broadcast channels... Channel 2 WCBS Channel 4 WNBC ... ... very important New York market station) Channel 11 WPIX Channel 13 WNET (Newark N.J.) ... Plus several UHF stations ...[/nq]
Incidentally, that pattern of channel numbers arises because of the possibility that strong signals on adjacent channels would inte
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[nq:1]In several cities NBC and CBS (in some order) had already taken channels 2 and 4; ABC asked for channel ... (The fourth of the original networks, DuMont, was on channel 5 in New York; I don't know about other places.)[/nq]
I had thought that maybe they were on 4 in Chicago, which would explain why the NBC station (WMAQ) was on 5 (CBS was on 2 and ABC was on 7), but it appears that there
I had thought that maybe they were on 4 in Chicago, which would explain why the NBC station (WMAQ) was on 5 (CBS was on 2 and ABC was on 7), but it appears that there
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[nq:1]Alex Hunsley filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase ... turned over or have something different on the other side![/nq]
[nq:1]This makes more sense in a country where there are two channels...it never would have gone over in the US ... didn't have an "other" side, and even the most rudimentary equipment included a function to scramble the order of tra
[nq:2]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase ... turned over or have something different on the other side![/nq]
[nq:1]This makes more sense in a country where there are two channels...it never would have gone over in the US ... didn't have an "other" side, and even the most rudimentary equipment included a function to scramble the order of tra
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John Dean filted:
[nq:2]within five years music was coming on shiny discs that ... equipment included a function to scramble the order of tracks..[/nq]
[nq:1]I recollect the Goons releasing a 78 record which included the joke of disappearing from one side at the end ... little hole. I wonder how many people will hear that on CD and wonder what the hgell is going on.[/nq]
Makes sense (i
[nq:2]within five years music was coming on shiny discs that ... equipment included a function to scramble the order of tracks..[/nq]
[nq:1]I recollect the Goons releasing a 78 record which included the joke of disappearing from one side at the end ... little hole. I wonder how many people will hear that on CD and wonder what the hgell is going on.[/nq]
Makes sense (i
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[nq:2]In several cities NBC and CBS (in some order) had ... 5 in New York; I don't know about other places.)[/nq]
[nq:1]I had thought that maybe they were on 4 in Chicago, which would explain why the NBC station (WMAQ) was ... but it appears that there was none, although according to http://members.a
[nq:1]I had thought that maybe they were on 4 in Chicago, which would explain why the NBC station (WMAQ) was ... but it appears that there was none, although according to http://members.a
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[nq:1]Anyone have any idea about the origins of the phrase "What's on the other side?" with regards to television channels? ... the TV was compared to a record, which could be turned over or have something different on the other side![/nq]
Well, there you have it.
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Well, there you have it.
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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