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Sara Lorimer
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:27 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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Brian Wickham wrote:
| Quote: | In the US, "zapping" something turns it off or makes it go away. We
zap TV commercials in recorded material by either speeding through
them or by having a device that paused the recording during the
broadcast of the commercial.
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We refer to that as "bloop-blooping," a sound any TiVo owner would
recognize.
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SML |
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Ray Heindl
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:11 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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Brian Wickham <bwickham@NO~SPAM.nyc.rr.com> wrote:
| Quote: | In the US, "zapping" something turns it off or makes it go away. We
zap TV commercials in recorded material by either speeding through
them or by having a device that paused the recording during the
broadcast of the commercial.
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I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through commercials on
a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR recording?
"Skipping" would do nicely.
"Zap" means to mute the audio during commercials, and is only needed
when watching "live" TV (i.e. not recorded at home). I may have been
influenced by an article I read years ago, about how TV advertisers
hated zipping and zapping.
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Ray Heindl
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Brian Wickham
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:33 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:11:48 GMT, Ray Heindl
<vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Brian Wickham <bwickham@NO~SPAM.nyc.rr.com> wrote:
In the US, "zapping" something turns it off or makes it go away. We
zap TV commercials in recorded material by either speeding through
them or by having a device that paused the recording during the
broadcast of the commercial.
I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through commercials on
a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR recording?
"Skipping" would do nicely.
"Zap" means to mute the audio during commercials, and is only needed
when watching "live" TV (i.e. not recorded at home). I may have been
influenced by an article I read years ago, about how TV advertisers
hated zipping and zapping.
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I may be wrong but I think that "zapping" has become a generic term
for eliminating commercials. It started with VCRs and their ability
to fast forward but now covers all methods in all media.
I use "zipping" in some cases myself but I see "zapping" in print
whenever commercial elimination is discussed.
Brian |
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:10 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:36:49 GMT, "Pat Durkin" <durkinpa@peoplepc.com>
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"Murray Arnow" <arnow@iname.com> wrote in message
news:d9eqii$29e$2@e250.ripco.com...
I first heard "zap" used to describe microwave-oven heating at least 25
years
ago.
Well, yeah. Thanks for the confirmation. I had started working in that
office 12 years earlier, so that yields a 25-year life-span, at the very
least. I wonder how soon after the commercial retailing of MW ovens the
term developed.
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MW has long stood for medium wave. It can't be used, willy-nilly, for
'microwave', signals at a very different frequency, to put it mildly. |
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:11 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:16:16 GMT, Brian Wickham <bwickham@NO~SPAM.nyc.rr.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | In the US, "zapping" something turns it off or makes it go away. We
zap TV commercials in recorded material by either speeding through
them or by having a device that paused the recording during the
broadcast of the commercial.
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About 10 years ago there was an anti-litter campaign here with the slogan "Zap
it in the zibi", meaning "put it (Coke can, beer carton, fish&chip wrapper
etc) in the rubbish bin" ("zibi" being short for "zibi can", from Zulu "izibi"
= rubbish).
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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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Charles Riggs wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:36:49 GMT, "Pat Durkin"
durkinpa@peoplepc.com
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"Murray Arnow" <arnow@iname.com> wrote in message
news:d9eqii$29e$2@e250.ripco.com...
I first heard "zap" used to describe microwave-oven heating at
least 25 years ago.
Well, yeah. Thanks for the confirmation. I had started working
in
that office 12 years earlier, so that yields a 25-year life-span,
at
the very least. I wonder how soon after the commercial retailing
of MW ovens the term developed.
MW has long stood for medium wave. It can't be used, willy-nilly,
for
'microwave', signals at a very different frequency, to put it
mildly. |
Quite so. I write "<Greek mu>wave" by hand; but is there an accepted
Romanised abbreviation?
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Mike. |
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Linz
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:37 pm
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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"Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns967EAEF03D3E6amfmssb@207.115.63.158...
| Quote: | Brian Wickham <bwickham@NO~SPAM.nyc.rr.com> wrote:
In the US, "zapping" something turns it off or makes it go away.
We zap TV commercials in recorded material by either speeding
through them or by having a device that paused the recording
during the broadcast of the commercial.
I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through
commercials on a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR
recording? "Skipping" would do nicely.
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I 'razz' through them. And through the opening sequences and closing
credits of things we watch frequently. |
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Ray Heindl
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:13 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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"Linz" <spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | "Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote
I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through
commercials on a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR
recording? "Skipping" would do nicely.
I 'razz' through them. And through the opening sequences and closing
credits of things we watch frequently.
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Does "razz" imply making rude noises while skipping the commercials?
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Ray Heindl
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:32 am
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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Ray Heindl filted:
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"Linz" <spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:
I 'razz' through them. And through the opening sequences and closing
credits of things we watch frequently.
Does "razz" imply making rude noises while skipping the commercials?
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I'm going to try out a new term...the button on the remote control that performs
this function has a suggestive legend...in accordance with this emblem, in the
near future, I shall "fortissimo" the commercials....r |
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Linz
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Zap |
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"Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns967FC37FF2B65amfmssb@207.115.63.158...
| Quote: | "Linz" <spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:
"Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote
I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through
commercials on a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR
recording? "Skipping" would do nicely.
I 'razz' through them. And through the opening sequences and
closing credits of things we watch frequently.
Does "razz" imply making rude noises while skipping the
commercials?
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Sadly, no. I am deficient in the raspberry-blowing technique
necessary. It does, however, describe pretty well the zh noise the
machine makes. |
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Ray Heindl
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:53 am
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"Linz" <spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:
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"Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns967FC37FF2B65amfmssb@207.115.63.158...
"Linz" <spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:
"Ray Heindl" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote
I've always used the term "zipping" for speeding through
commercials on a tape. Is there a term for skipping ads in a DVR
recording? "Skipping" would do nicely.
I 'razz' through them. And through the opening sequences and
closing credits of things we watch frequently.
Does "razz" imply making rude noises while skipping the
commercials?
Sadly, no. I am deficient in the raspberry-blowing technique
necessary. It does, however, describe pretty well the zh noise the
machine makes.
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Are we talking VCR or DVR here? I was under the impression that DVRs
don't make any noise to speak of. Mine doesn't, except when the
weather is hot and the fan comes on.
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Ray Heindl
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sage
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:37 am
Post subject: Re: The UK only has local papers... and TV channels |
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Areff wrote:
| Quote: | Jason Kirk wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:53:08 +0000, Areff wrote:
As a matter of AmE usage, I'd speak of a *station* as being an affiliate
of a national television network, rather than of the *news programming* of
a local station, regardless of the possibilities.
In my experience the only time the identity of the station - as distinct
from the network - really comes into play is with the news programming.
That's generally true today (it wasn't *always* true of course).
If
I was watching Friends I'd say which network you saw it on, but if I was
talking about the local use you'd use the station name instead.
Right. But aren't you sort of agreeing with whatever I said to you in the
previous posting?
I can't determine whether you're British or American or other. Your
name is Jason, rather than, say, Nigel, Trevor, Ringo, Clive, Doc Robin,
Simon, Colin, Hamish, Dafydd, Huw, Graeme, Mick, or Ron, which suggests
you're American.
Nope. Brit. I just happen to work in America.
Lots of you here, taking advantage of the low taxes. Ron's up in Canada,
taking advantage of the high taxes.
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And some of us are in Quebec just being taken advantge of (wrt taxes).
Cheers, Sage |
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