New Word of the Day

[tuscarora dave]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixyk5Xjk1ZE]PF flyers shoes commercial - YouTube[/video]

 

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A "new word of the day" for 09.04.2012:

Redolent

Definition:
1. Fragrant; aromatic; having a pleasant smell
2. Suggestive; reminiscent

-Dave’s and VT’s recent references to PDQ and PF Flyers, respectively, brushed aside
a few cobwebs from my memory-bank, and allowed me to entertain:

The redolency of Bosco chocolate syrup, Buster Brown shoes/shoestores,
and US Keds...from my long-ago prepubescence.

Thanks guys!!! :dblthumb2:



Kedso the Clown Keds Commercial - YouTube

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-aCP3SVu-Q]Bosco Chocolate Syrup Commercial (1950s) - YouTube[/video]




Bob

 

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A "new word of the day" for 09.04.2012:

Redolent

Definition:
1. Fragrant; aromatic; having a pleasant smell
2. Suggestive; reminiscent

The redolence of the Five and Dime store with its enchanting cornucopia of dry goods, fragrances, popcorn cart, and lunch counter, was the highlight of going in to town on Saturdays.

There were plenty of family operated businesses that supplied all of the needs of the community...be it Grannies plug tobacco, or Paw-Paws seeds and gardening requirements.
Stick candies on the counter in clear glass containers. 6/12 oz. Co-Colas on ice, in tin tubs ,as you walked in the door.

The smell of leather shoes and Brogans mixed in the air with the scents of pesticides/insecticides, and soaps.

The smell of roasted, and, or boiled peanuts, and of chilli for the must have hot dogs, instantly caused hunger pangs.

Oh well, before I ramble to long, just want to say that I miss the smell of aged wooden buildings with their hardwood floors, myriads of products (each eminating their own fragrance), the old hands in bibbed over-alls and straw hats, the ladies in their dresses (no pants), and kids of all sizes - wide-eyed and eager to spend a few pennies.

 

[FUNX650]

A "new word of the day" for 09.05.2012:

Freebie.....(also: freebee; freeby)

Definition:
1. Free, without charge.
2. An article or service given free
3. A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admission
4. Informally: Comp; pass


-Remember the 'free maps' you once could obtain at filling stations?

-Freebie Marketing: Although similar to the Trojon Horse marketing-business-model,
it is quaintly refered to, and known as:
The "razor and blades" marketing-business-model

This is a business model wherein one item is sold at a low price, or given away for free,
in order to increase sales of a complementary good, such as supplies.

(Freebie Marketing shouldn’t be confused with 'free sample marketing',
which doesn’t depend on complementarity products/services.)


-Examples of Freebie Marketing:
-Mobile phones and service contracts/ringtones
-Printers and ink cartridges
-Software and game-consoles/games.
-And the best 'proverbial example' is:

"Give 'em the razor; sell 'em the blades"~ (credited to King Camp Gillette…
the inventor of the disposable safety razor and founder of Gillette Safety Razor Company.)


-All my life I’ve heard this adage:
"There is no such thing as a free lunch".

Nonetheless…I must say:
I have been a recipient of a few goodies---with no strings
attached---from several AGO members.
Again I feel compelled to say: Thank You!! for your generosity.


-Also: Now I’m starting to wonder (and getting a little anxious)
what the free item will be, come next AGO-holiday-sale.



Bob

 

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For 09.06.2012's "new word of the day":

Aleatory

Definition:
1. Dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome
2. Of or characterized by gambling; game of chance
3. Unpredictable; not capable of being foretold


-The following has been a topic discussed on several occasions on the AGO forum:

Paint thickness gauges (EPTG's)...

...Wherein, without the employment by a Detailer, of said EPTG,
(especially when 'paint-correction' is to be performed),
a Detailer may, indeed, be aleatoric.



Bob

 

[Vegas Transplant]

A "new word of the day" for 09.05.2012:

Freebie.....(also: freebee; freeby)

Definition:
1. Free, without charge.
2. An article or service given free
3. A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admission
4. Informally: Comp; pass


-Remember the 'free maps' you once could obtain at filling stations?

-Freebie Marketing: Although similar to the Trojon Horse marketing-business-model,
it is quaintly refered to, and known as:
The "razor and blades" marketing-business-model

This is a business model wherein one item is sold at a low price, or given away for free,
in order to increase sales of a complementary good, such as supplies.

(Freebie Marketing shouldn’t be confused with 'free sample marketing',
which doesn’t depend on complementarity products/services.)


-Examples of Freebie Marketing:
-Mobile phones and service contracts/ringtones
-Printers and ink cartridges
-Software and game-consoles/games.
-And the best 'proverbial example' is:

"Give 'em the razor; sell 'em the blades"~ (credited to King Camp Gillette…
the inventor of the disposable safety razor and founder of Gillette Safety Razor Company.)


-All my life I’ve heard this adage:
"There is no such thing as a free lunch".

Nonetheless…I must say:
I have been a recipient of a few goodies---with no strings
attached---from several AGO members.
Again I feel compelled to say: Thank You!! for your generosity.


-Also: Now I’m starting to wonder (and getting a little anxious)
what the free item will be, come next AGO-holiday-sale.



Bob

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Freebie, or discount marketing, which insures that the unsuspecting newbie must return to the source for additional products in order to ensure better performance of the macine/products previously purchased. The point being that 5.5" pads are more adequate at refining the finish than the 6.5" pads.

Since most of us like the free shipping aspect of ordering from AG, most orders are in an amount above the necessary, at hand needs.

 

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A "new word of the day" for 09.07.2012:

Dissimulate

Definition:
-To disguise
-Falsification, misrepresentation
-Indirection
-Pretending, pretense
-Bluff: "four-flush"...(As in poker)
-Flock of birds


-Often a used car dealership will have their in-house Detailer apply glazes,
usually as a dissimulative action, in order to:
Misrepresent the true nature of a vehicle's paint-condition.


-In the following thread:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/55032-came-out-after-work-last-night.html

One of AGO's forum members discovered the "end-results" from
what appeared to be: dissimulators of the aerial persuasion.


Have a great weekend, one and all!!



Bob

 

[Vegas Transplant]

For 08.30.2012's "new word of the day" I'd like to tender:

Encomium

Definition:
1. Warm, glowing praise.
2. A formal expression of tribute
3. Laudation; extolment
4. Congratulations
5. Approval; commendation

A "new word of the day" for 09.07.2012:

Dissimulate

Definition:
-To disguise
-Falsification, misrepresentation
-Indirection
-Pretending, pretense
-Bluff: "four-flush"...(As in poker)
-Flock of birds


Have a great weekend, one and all!!



Bob

Aleatory

Definition:
1. Dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome
2. Of or characterized by gambling; game of chance
3. Unpredictable; not capable of being foretold

My attempt:

There are detailers from all ends of the spectrum advertising and showing their work on the forums. Production detailers, enthusiasts, hobbiest, exotic, classic, motorcycle, boat, rv, aeronautical, and detailers of commercial vehicles.

Dissimulated encomia from long time forum members is the norm when viewing show and shine pics where the obvious lack of attention to oft missed aspects of detailing is on public view. Not being judgemental, as I have customesr that wants their wells cleaned but not glossed, rather referring to parts of the vehicle where overspray of tire shine boldly shows parts that were obviously missed (lower front valences). Or, engine compartments where cleaning was attempted, then abandoned; leaving the heavily applied engine dressing to dissimulate the partially cleaned area.

17 minutes to head out the door. Wishing all a Great Day!!!

Happy detailing...:autowash:

 

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Contentment:

1. satisfaction: a feeling of calm satisfaction
2. some thing that makes somebody contented: a circumstance, or a feature or characteristic of something, that gives rise to satisfaction.

The contentment expressed by the OP is realized by most detailing enthusiasts.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/55146-rainy-morning.html#post735827

 

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Soap Box Time: infuenced by this thread,* http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/55156-business-idea.html *

What is Human Trafficking?
Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

UNODC=United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime.

*Nine Vietnamese women, ages 18 to 28, believed to be prostitutes were arrested

*....Police near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Quotes from the linked article from the linked article.

Viet Nam is primarily a source country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and children are trafficked to the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C), Cambodia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Macau for sexual exploitation. Vietnamese women are trafficked to the P.R.C., Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea via fraudulent or misrepresented marriages for commercial exploitation or forced labor. Vietnam is also a source country for men and women who migrate willingly and legally for work in the construction, fishing, or manufacturing sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, P.R.C., Thailand, and the Middle East but subsequently face conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Vietnam is a destination country for Cambodian children trafficked to urban centers for forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Vietnam has an internal trafficking problem with women and children from rural areas trafficked to urban centers for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Vietnam is increasingly a destination for child sex tourism, with perpetrators from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the P.R.C., Taiwan, the UK, Australia, Europe, and the U.S. In 2007, an Australian non-governmental organization (NGO) uncovered 80 cases of commercial sexual exploitation of children by foreign tourists in the Sa Pa tourist area of Vietnam alone.[1]
The Government of Vietnam does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government stepped up prosecutions and strengthened cross-border cooperation on sex trafficking with Cambodia, China, and Thailand to rescue victims and arrest traffickers. At the same time, there were some cases in which Vietnamese workers on contracts brokered by recruiters linked to state-licensed companies were exploited and, in its intervention, the government may have focused on upholding its image of Vietnam as an attractive source of guest workers, to the detriment of investigating complaints of trafficking. Vietnam collaborated with law enforcement from Cambodia, the P.R.C, and Laos to rescue victims and arrest traffickers suspected of sex trafficking.

As Paul Harvey used to say..."And now you know the rest of the story".

 

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Soap Box Time: infuenced by this thread,* http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/55156-business-idea.html *

UNODC=United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime.



Quotes from the linked article from the linked article.

Quote:
Originally Posted by UNODC
What is Human Trafficking?
Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

UNODC=United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime.


Quote:
Originally Posted by USA TODAY
*Nine Vietnamese women, ages 18 to 28, believed to be prostitutes were arrested

Quote:
Originally Posted by USA TODAY
*....Police near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Quotes from the linked article from the linked article.

Quote:
Originally Posted by WIKIPEDIA
Viet Nam is primarily a source country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and children are trafficked to the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C), Cambodia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Macau for sexual exploitation. Vietnamese women are trafficked to the P.R.C., Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea via fraudulent or misrepresented marriages for commercial exploitation or forced labor. Vietnam is also a source country for men and women who migrate willingly and legally for work in the construction, fishing, or manufacturing sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, P.R.C., Thailand, and the Middle East but subsequently face conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Vietnam is a destination country for Cambodian children trafficked to urban centers for forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Vietnam has an internal trafficking problem with women and children from rural areas trafficked to urban centers for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Vietnam is increasingly a destination for child sex tourism, with perpetrators from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the P.R.C., Taiwan, the UK, Australia, Europe, and the U.S. In 2007, an Australian non-governmental organization (NGO) uncovered 80 cases of commercial sexual exploitation of children by foreign tourists in the Sa Pa tourist area of Vietnam alone.[1]
The Government of Vietnam does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government stepped up prosecutions and strengthened cross-border cooperation on sex trafficking with Cambodia, China, and Thailand to rescue victims and arrest traffickers. At the same time, there were some cases in which Vietnamese workers on contracts brokered by recruiters linked to state-licensed companies were exploited and, in its intervention, the government may have focused on upholding its image of Vietnam as an attractive source of guest workers, to the detriment of investigating complaints of trafficking. Vietnam collaborated with law enforcement from Cambodia, the P.R.C, and Laos to rescue victims and arrest traffickers suspected of sex trafficking.

I believe it's absolutely horrific...sinful...that this type of "Business" flourishes!!



Bob

 

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For 09.10.2012's "new word of the day:

Demarcation

Definition:
1. The act of establishing limits or boundaries
2. A separation; a distinction


-What is the: "line of demarcation" ...that "seperates" an avid-detailing week-end warrior; and/or,
an avid-detailing enthusiast from being a: 'Professional Detailer'?

IMO...It often boils down to the old adage:
"The proof is in the pudding"



Bob

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Just hard to wrap my head around the "owning" of another human being aspect in 2012.
Don't get me wrong. I've seen in on major blvd's of America, and on the hiways and byways of the trucking industry... Truck Drivers Fight Against Human Trafficking | AskTheTrucker

It's not like working in the coal mines or cotton spinning plants and being paid in company script, and living in company housing. Nor is it like share cropping on a tenement farm. At least in these situations one can walk away...to a degree.

The STREETS and the young'uns have a couple of sayings:
- M.O.B.
-C.R.E.A.M.

Wonder what the mantra is for those who propagate this industry?

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Just an opinion...a rambling, if you will:

IMO, there are enthusiasts that are highly regarded on this forum for their knowledge and abilities. Most possess the best tools available for the industry, and because of their knowlege and expertise, they rarely, if ever, cross the demarcation separating professional from hack.

On the other hand, I've witnessed threads where posters (for hire detailers), sand out aluminum rims of friends' vehicles, with only Mothers' mag polish, and a Wally World foam cone to attempt restoration.


I have pondered since finding AGO, what marketing ploy, what level of trust, must these people use/violate, on the unsuspecting public.

In the early part of the year, I took the time to view every website I saw that was linked to a poster. I was amazed at the number of individuals that offerred windshield correction as a service. The reason of my amazement was due to their post history; they didn't own the basic tools needed for windhield reconditioning, and the price stated for the job was not indicative for the hours needed to complete such service.

My two cents.


Happy detailing...:autowash:

 

[FUNX650]

Wonder what the mantra is for those who propagate this industry?[/COLOR]

Perhaps:

P. B. O. M. B. ??

Propogated(Pimped) Beeotches Out...Made Bank

(Not to be confused with:
P-Bomb/Montezuma's Revenge)

:dunno:

Bob

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Makes sense.


Of all travels to the bordertowns, years ago, I escaped the dreaded MR.
But I was only there for 1/2 to 3/4 days, and alcohol may have been a factor.

 

[FUNX650]

A "new word of the day" for 09.11.2012:

Demur…….(dee-mûr)

Definition:
1. To voice opposition; object
2. To delay.
3. Show reluctance
4. Hesitation; misgiving
5. Take exception to
6. (Law) A formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
7. (Note: Not to be confused with demure…meaning modest; shy)


-When given the price for the paint correction of his vehicle,
the customer, at first demurred, then proceeded to inform me that
there was a guy up the street from him that had given him
an estimate that was less than half of my price-point.

-Instead of being demure, I stood my ground and asked him:
"Would you rather your vehicle receive the proper paint correction
that I have been proven to perform…Or have it hacked-up"?!?!

-After a moment or two (of what I sensed was his deep-in-the-thought-process)
he no longer was demurrable…"OK", he stated…"you may do the detailing-job,
with my acceptance of your quoted price-point."

-"Thank you, Sir…You will not be disappointed", I reassured him.

-He then waved back at me as he walked out the door to get into his ride home.



Bob

 

[Vegas Transplant]

^^^
Classic response!
classic:

1.top quality: generally considered to be of the highest quality or lasting value.

Before, in my previous existence, that prospect would be tearing out of my drive, as I was tearing up with anger.

 

[Vegas Transplant]

I'll take another stab!.

Alko recently took a trip to the Isle(s) after taking a trip down the aisle.


https://autogeekonline.net/posts/728329/

 

[FUNX650]

I'll take another stab!.

Alko recently took a trip to the Isle(s) after taking a trip down the aisle.


https://autogeekonline.net/posts/728329/

-My RSVP probably got lost in the mail...So I wasn't there, to witness their wedding-event.

-As such, I wasn't able to be present to present my wedding present to them.

-OH Well...I guess I must never mind...Am I losing my mind?!?!



Bob