Vote for the most famous BF bino contributor (1 Viewer)

[newfie ghost]

There are a lot of BF binocular regulars, but who is the most recognized name?

This person must be universally known to old timers and newbies alike. They must have been on BF for a long time and have a significant number of posts.

Now cast your votes.....

 

[edwincjones]

I would vote for the one with the most posts

edj

 

[BrightIdea]

Everyone seems to get pretty excited and appreciative when Henry Link posts.

Does Holger Mlerlitz post here? you see his name held in revere as well.

I tended to have gravitated towards lilcrazy, FrankD, and Steve99's posts.

That Brock character is someone I imagine I'd enjoy sitting back and having a few drinks with.

Tero used to post here a lot... lots of old posts with his name but nothing anymore.

Howard Stern-er-Dennis seems to have his moments of forum posting diarrhea.

Jaymoynihan and Stereotruckdriver seem to have lots of useful input as well.

Koshkin doesnt post here, does he? thats the other forum. He's held in very high regard.

I am forgetting a few, no doubt. No offense meant. This is just off the top of my head.

funny thread, this one.

 

[stephen b]

"famous" or "infamous"

 

[ceasar]

K. C. Foggin has over 97,000 posts and still counting since 2002.

I'll enter her name. And I move that the nominations be closed!:t:

Bob

 

[KC Foggin]

LOL! I believe this is all about bins but thank you ceasar

 

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There are a lot of BF binocular regulars, but who is the most recognized name?

This person must be universally known to old timers and newbies alike. They must have been on BF for a long time and have a significant number of posts.

Now cast your votes.....

That's easy! ME! But it would have to be infamous. Maybe we could have individual awards like the Academy Awards. Brock would win for the most "Long Winded Posts" or "Most posts about his love affair with the EII" and Henry(where is he anyway he hasn't posted in a long time) would win for "Person if he took his binocular apart would most likely get it back together correctly" and Frank for "Person most likely to be bidding against you on a vintage porro on E-bay" and I would win for "Most likely to dump his favorite binocular on E-bay within 2 months for a profit" and you Newfie would win for "Most Prolific Newbie Poster"

 

[FrankD]

Atomic Chicken or Leif.

How is that for a blast or two from the past?

Dennis gets my vote followed closely by Brock if we are talking most widely recognized. Brock skyrocketed to stardom after his monumental "discussion" with Henry on why the E II appears brighter than the SE followed subsequently with his Amish fable.

Dennis continues to prove his status every time he dumps his current favorite and proclaims he has found the new "best" binocular currently available.

 

[[email protected]]

"Brock skyrocketed to stardom after his monumental "discussion" with Henry on why the E II appears brighter than the SE followed subsequently with his Amish fable."

That was Academy Award winning material.

I would also have to nominate Henry for any of his discussions with Dr.EDz. That has got to be the biggest battle of the Ego's I have ever seen. Funny stuff! Where is Henry anyway? Henry you out there? The last time I heard from him he was on the vintage binocular thread talking about submarine binoculars.

 

[David Swain]

Brock skyrocketed to stardom after his monumental "discussion" with Henry on why the E II appears brighter than the SE followed subsequently with his Amish fable.

That was certainly a high (low?) point for Brock, but I'll submit that his circular arguments for the merits of leaded glass in the SEs, as well as his conjectural dating schemes, have had the most widespread impact. He's graciously admitted defeat several times, but the man knows the staying power of repeated narrative!

David

 

[brocknroller]

Well, it's an honor just to be nominated even if I don't win (the Academy made me say that, otherwise they said they would drown me out with music if I went on too long).

Oddly enough I agree with Dennis. Most famous for what? If it's just most famous, that can be pretty superficial. Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton are "just famous" but in their case the term is pejorative, suggesting that they have no particular talents or abilities, they are famous for being famous.

So I think we need some categories to avoid the taint of mink. I have some ideas but I see Gary Sinise in the wings running his finger across his throat, which either means that it's hot back there and he doesn't know how to fan himself, or that I have to cut this short because the Lt. Dan Band is coming on next to play "For the Common Good".

Btw, for those in the eastern part of PA, Gary and his band will be playing at the State Theatre Center For the Arts in Easton, Pa. on Aug. 17.

Before I go, I just want to thank my Aunt Petuna for.... oh, crap, they already started playing....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi-IKyePXno&feature=player_embedded#at=40

 

[mooreorless]

K. C. Foggin has over 97,000 posts and still counting since 2002.

I'll enter her name. And I move that the nominations be closed!:t:

Bob

Bob I second that!:t:

 

[Robert Wallace]

I would like to vote for Brock for his wonderful advertising jingle linking Lagavulin Malt whisky with my family name and illustrious ancestor and for his support for porros.
Also Dennis for making me feel that my binoculars are "past it" and need upgrading, in order for me have any credibility at the birding honey pots.
But most of all to all the regular contributors who give me so much information to consider, that making a satisfactory choice is impossible, so I keep my old kit.
Thank you all for your informative and entertaining contributions.

 

[Mark9473]

Brock skyrocketed to stardom after his monumental "discussion" with Henry on why the E II appears brighter than the SE followed subsequently with his Amish fable.

Do you have a link for that? Sounds like a fun read.

 

[Dorian Gray]

Brock's obviously a bit of a writer, and a man who can write can't be all bad. He's famous to me, at least. I even clicked on his username yesterday to see what he'd been up to! (Answer: complaining about his deep-set eyes and high-bridge nose. Weirdo.)

 

[Sandy Leng]

Although I have only been a member for a short time, I have enjoyed reading the posts on this forum for a few years.

I would like to vote for ELKCUB (Ed). He has got a great knowledge of optics and the research that he did with RENZE on the Swift Audubon was superb.

I also agree that BROCK is brilliant, (Man can he type!)

FRANKD is always willing to help, and you can tell he really loves his Porros.

DENNIS, this forum wouldn't be anything like as good as it is without him. I bet you all secretly love it when he posts!

I could go on and on, but all you regular posters are brilliant. This forum is always a good read, keep it up guys.

Sandy.

 

[David Swain]

Do you have a link for that? Sounds like a fun read.

It's a classic thread, full of all that makes BF great reading. The fun begins on p. 2 where Brock uses some sleight of hand to "demonstrate" why EIIs have better contrast and saturation than SEs; then, based on one of those Allbinos transmission curves, makes his claim on p. 3 that EIIs are brighter than SEs. What follows illustrates what Brock eventually claims to be the ultimate incommensurability of rival claims by "quants" and "intuitives."

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=209889

Enjoy!

David

 

[Mark9473]

Thanks for the link! I gave up on page 7; perhaps something for a rainy day.

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Great idea for a thread guys! I think FrankD, Brock and Dennis are the most entertaining and informative out there on the equipment threads. I may not agree with some of the conclusions of all of the above, but they provide great value (to use a birding term)... I would also cast a vote for mayomayo, as he writes very detailed (and occasionally amusing) posts.
Great to see a positive and light hearted thread on BF, just compare this with any of the rare bird/suppression threads in case you needed the proof....

 

[etudiant]

Thanks for the link! I gave up on page 7; perhaps something for a rainy day.

Clearly not a current UK resident.