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Scoobz0202 · 03-15-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Wish I'd seen that Melo was out for Syracuse before submitting my bracket. I realize it was my own fault for not paying attention, but work's been a bit nuts. :\
/tk

I even knew about it but between studying for finals and being lazy I didn't think until today, "Oh shit, I probably should not have kept 'Cuse in the Elite Eight."

sabotai · 03-15-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Rich and/or famous are a couple of popular choices in situations like that.

Don't think I want to be famous. Rich, on the other hand......would advertising be the way to go for that?

terpkristin · 03-15-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

I even knew about it but between studying for finals and being lazy I didn't think until today, "Oh shit, I probably should not have kept 'Cuse in the Elite Eight."

I believe I have them in my Final Four.

Totally my own fault, but still annoying.

/tk

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-15-2012, 06:53 PM

got an email from my daughter's mother a few weeks ago. she wrote nothing. just forwarded a bill from the school for a deposit on the dorm. i wrote my daughter about it & she just said "Oh... yeah the deposit is due sadly. I'm sorry!"

Sent her half the deposit, even though I really can't afford it.

Haven't heard anything since.

She did, however, contact my sister & ask if she can live with her over the summer if her mom sells their house & moves in with her boyfriend.

She's also on the borderline of flunking out of college.

I'm so damn close to telling her that as an adult, if she wants money... get a damn job.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-15-2012, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

Don't think I want to be famous. Rich, on the other hand......would advertising be the way to go for that?

Definitely not.

(Much to my chagrin)

RainMaker · 03-15-2012, 07:20 PM

I'm in a weird position. It's 84 degrees here and I feel like I should crank on the A/C for a bit. On the other hand I feel like a complete loser for turning on the A/C in March in Chicago.

Chief Rum · 03-15-2012, 07:26 PM

Get over it, loser!

Lathum · 03-15-2012, 07:54 PM

I went back to school at 32, graduated at 35, was one of the best decidions I ever made in my life.

DaddyTorgo · 03-15-2012, 10:41 PM

I need to call overseas tonight (ideally).

Apparently I don't have overseas calling on my cellphone (WTF??)

And you can only add credits in $10 increments to Google Voice.

Grrrr.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 10:46 PM

Skype?

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-15-2012, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Skype?

SI

I think you can only add $10 in credit there too right?

I would rather do pay-by-the-minute, because I really feel like I'm going to try to call this guy and just get his VM again.

sterlingice · 03-15-2012, 10:51 PM

No idea- I was just throwing it out there as a brainstorming alternative

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-15-2012, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

No idea- I was just throwing it out there as a brainstorming alternative

SI

Yeah - I checked. You have to buy $10 worth of credits there too.

And I know I'd basically never use $10 worth of credits, so it'd be like paying $10 to make one phonecall, which is just silly. Maybe I'll just wait and try to reach him next week.

stevew · 03-15-2012, 11:14 PM

what's your rate on Sprint? I doubt it's 10 dollars.

DaddyTorgo · 03-15-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

what's your rate on Sprint? I doubt it's 10 dollars.

For some reason it won't let me dial it on my cellphone.

I guess I don't have an international plan or something?

stevew · 03-16-2012, 05:05 PM

Chocolate Creme Twinkees sound way better than they taste.

B & B · 03-16-2012, 06:04 PM

If I drank a beer everytime I saw the Bud Light Pitbull commercial, Id be passed out by now.

As it stands, Im putting a March Madness ban on Bud light and all A-B products until they can justify their advertising budget with more than that stale spot and the wee-go dog.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-16-2012, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B & B

If I drank a beer everytime I saw the Bud Light Pitbull commercial, Id be passed out by now.

I have to question the wisdom of that spot in the day games too. The Atlanta ratings showed that about 60% of the audience for the day session yesterday was over the age of 35 and that P50+ outnumbered P18-34 for most of the day as well.

Basically they're running a spot where it seems likely that at least half the audience has no idea WTF a pitbull is (unless it's the Michael Vick kind).

JediKooter · 03-16-2012, 06:26 PM

This Pit Bull?

sterlingice · 03-16-2012, 06:27 PM

Some of us under 35 are too nerdy to even know that there was such a thing as a pitbull until you mentioned it

SI

MJ4H · 03-16-2012, 07:59 PM

Where can I get some cheap, lengthy HDMI cables without ordering online?

stevew · 03-16-2012, 08:09 PM

Big Lots generally has cheap ass HDMI

spleen1015 · 03-16-2012, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

Where can I get some cheap, lengthy HDMI cables without ordering online?

Your neighbor's tv.

MJ4H · 03-16-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Big lots

Excellent. I shall try that.

ColtCrazy · 03-16-2012, 08:21 PM

I seriously thought a pit bull was something you made by mixing Bud Light with something else. I had to look it up (yep, I'm over 35)

Although I have heard the music in the background. I heard it originally in Europe, loved the original but that wasn't by Pitbull. I assume he used that music as his own background?

spleen1015 · 03-16-2012, 11:10 PM

Any Las Vegas strip club recommendations?

k0ruptr · 03-16-2012, 11:20 PM

Treasures. Only treasures. My buddy Greg is a promoter if you wanna go that route

. 530 863 7711 tell him Caylan sent ya.

mckerney · 03-17-2012, 01:00 AM

I am so sick of the Irish. The way they're always in your face with their green beer and their cheesy proverbs. And their whiny music. They're always "shamrock this!" and, "shamrock that!" And oh my god, the public urination. It's not just on St. Patrick's Day.

Grover · 03-17-2012, 06:47 PM

and HBO has canceled Luck.

stevew · 03-18-2012, 02:27 AM

Apparently the Hunger Games is tracking for an insane opening weekend. Like 130m+.

Julio Riddols · 03-18-2012, 09:39 AM

I guess neighborhood watch signs are something to be wary of if you're a black teen with skittles and tea on your person.

DaddyTorgo · 03-18-2012, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Apparently the Hunger Games is tracking for an insane opening weekend. Like 130m+.

What am I missing about this movie? It looks like your typical "tweenager saves the world" fare. Is that really all it takes these days?

sterlingice · 03-18-2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

What am I missing about this movie? It looks like your typical "tweenager saves the world" fare. Is that really all it takes these days?

The commercials make me think of The Running Man except replace Arnold with a Teenager and with no Jesse Ventura.

There's gotta be more to it than that, I assume

SI

Matthean · 03-18-2012, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

The commercials make me think of The Running Man except replace Arnold with a Teenager and with no Jesse Ventura.

There's gotta be more to it than that, I assume

SI

Nice sized following due to a well received book series. The book series has sold over 2.6 million copies. Spent 100 weeks on the best seller list and the author is now the best selling author on the Kindle. Initial reports are they are staying true to the series so it has a solid chance of being good. I know next to nothing about the actual series, but I do know it's worth at least checking into and maybe seeing at some point.

Coffee Warlord · 03-18-2012, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

The commercials make me think of The Running Man except replace Arnold with a Teenager and with no Jesse Ventura.

There's gotta be more to it than that, I assume

SI

Not really. Running Man with a teenager is pretty much the best summary of the first book (the only one I read) there is. The book was...okay. Not horrible, nothing spectacular. It didn't inspire me to run out and buy the next two (I borrowed the first from a coworker), but it wasn't bad.

spleen1015 · 03-18-2012, 10:48 AM

The books are a great series of books. The 2nd and 3rd books are very good. The 1st book is 10 times better than very good.

Matthean · 03-18-2012, 10:53 AM

Also note the series is obviously defined as a young adult series so it doesn't have to have the highest ceiling in terms of depth either.

stevew · 03-18-2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

What am I missing about this movie? It looks like your typical "tweenager saves the world" fare. Is that really all it takes these days?

It's similarly popular to Twilight except without emo vampires and it features a really good cast of actors.

Grover · 03-18-2012, 01:07 PM

In short: post-apocalyptic world where the population is divided into sections. Every year a boy and girl from each section is chosen to participate in the Hunger Games, fights to the death. The winner is showered with rewards such as food.

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-18-2012, 01:14 PM

Why is the standard number pad on a computer basically upside-down from that on a telephone?

DanGarion · 03-18-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

Why is the standard number pad on a computer basically upside-down from that on a telephone?

calculator - Google Search

And

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question641.htm

sterlingice · 03-18-2012, 01:25 PM

And why again are we still using QWERTY keyboards when it was basically created to prevent typewriter jams?

SI

DanGarion · 03-18-2012, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

And why again are we still using QWERTY keyboards when it was basically created to prevent typewriter jams?

SI

Because it's better than the Dvorak?

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-18-2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

calculator - Google Search

And

HowStuffWorks "Why are telephone and calculator keypads arranged differently?"

I did not know that...

All I know is that when going back & forth I frequently look at what I type, or the number i misdial & utter an expletive.

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-18-2012, 02:48 PM

Get the following offer from the dealer I bought my car from:

Free BATTERY CHECK & INSTALLATION
with purchase of a new battery

So if I purchase a new battery they will check my battery for free? SWEET!

spleen1015 · 03-18-2012, 03:39 PM

Thinking about getting MLB.tv Premium.

bhlloy · 03-18-2012, 04:18 PM

If anyone on the board happens to be a CA tax guru and doesn't mind taking 5 minutes to explain a basic concept to me, I'd be very grateful.

Lathum · 03-19-2012, 04:13 PM

The only thing I hate being more than sick is using my time off when I am sick. My company doesn't have sick days, it is all earned time, which I actually like. The problem is I refuse to use any of my time if I am sick since I would rather us it for vacation.

Hence I just spent my lunch choking down half a bowl of soup then sleeping in my car.

Scoobz0202 · 03-19-2012, 04:26 PM

80 degrees outside. Just murdered my entrance test for Nursing school. Final grades posted for the previous quarter and got my first 4-point since returning to school. Turned in my application for the Nursing program and was told I'm pretty much a lock in a really competitive program.

Days like this don't happen too often, but god damn does it feel good.

sterlingice · 03-19-2012, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum

The only thing I hate being more than sick is using my time off when I am sick. My company doesn't have sick days, it is all earned time, which I actually like. The problem is I refuse to use any of my time if I am sick since I would rather us it for vacation.

Hence I just spent my lunch choking down half a bowl of soup then sleeping in my car.

Yeah, I hate presentee-ism. You don't have a right to make everyone else at your work sick so I definitely like when PTO and vacation are separated out.

SI

03-15-2012, 07:26 PM	#7507
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Get over it, loser! __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-15-2012, 10:46 PM	#7510
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Skype? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-15-2012, 10:51 PM	#7512
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	No idea- I was just throwing it out there as a brainstorming alternative SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-16-2012, 06:04 PM	#7517
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	If I drank a beer everytime I saw the Bud Light Pitbull commercial, Id be passed out by now. As it stands, Im putting a March Madness ban on Bud light and all A-B products until they can justify their advertising budget with more than that stale spot and the wee-go dog. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

03-16-2012, 06:27 PM	#7520
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Some of us under 35 are too nerdy to even know that there was such a thing as a pitbull until you mentioned it SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-15-2012, 06:53 PM	#7504
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	got an email from my daughter's mother a few weeks ago. she wrote nothing. just forwarded a bill from the school for a deposit on the dorm. i wrote my daughter about it & she just said "Oh... yeah the deposit is due sadly. I'm sorry!" Sent her half the deposit, even though I really can't afford it. Haven't heard anything since. She did, however, contact my sister & ask if she can live with her over the summer if her mom sells their house & moves in with her boyfriend. She's also on the borderline of flunking out of college. I'm so damn close to telling her that as an adult, if she wants money... get a damn job.

03-15-2012, 07:20 PM	#7506
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I'm in a weird position. It's 84 degrees here and I feel like I should crank on the A/C for a bit. On the other hand I feel like a complete loser for turning on the A/C in March in Chicago.

03-15-2012, 07:54 PM	#7508
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I went back to school at 32, graduated at 35, was one of the best decidions I ever made in my life.

03-15-2012, 10:41 PM	#7509
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I need to call overseas tonight (ideally). Apparently I don't have overseas calling on my cellphone (WTF??) And you can only add credits in $10 increments to Google Voice. Grrrr.

03-15-2012, 11:14 PM	#7514
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	what's your rate on Sprint? I doubt it's 10 dollars.

03-16-2012, 05:05 PM	#7516
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Chocolate Creme Twinkees sound way better than they taste.

03-16-2012, 07:59 PM	#7521
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Where can I get some cheap, lengthy HDMI cables without ordering online?

03-16-2012, 08:09 PM	#7522
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Big Lots generally has cheap ass HDMI Last edited by stevew : 03-16-2012 at 08:11 PM.

03-16-2012, 08:21 PM	#7525
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	I seriously thought a pit bull was something you made by mixing Bud Light with something else. I had to look it up (yep, I'm over 35) Although I have heard the music in the background. I heard it originally in Europe, loved the original but that wasn't by Pitbull. I assume he used that music as his own background? __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

03-16-2012, 11:10 PM	#7526
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Any Las Vegas strip club recommendations? Last edited by spleen1015 : 03-16-2012 at 11:10 PM.

03-16-2012, 11:20 PM	#7527
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	Treasures. Only treasures. My buddy Greg is a promoter if you wanna go that route . 530 863 7711 tell him Caylan sent ya. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

03-17-2012, 01:00 AM	#7528
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I am so sick of the Irish. The way they're always in your face with their green beer and their cheesy proverbs. And their whiny music. They're always "shamrock this!" and, "shamrock that!" And oh my god, the public urination. It's not just on St. Patrick's Day.

03-17-2012, 06:47 PM	#7529
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	and HBO has canceled Luck. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

03-18-2012, 02:27 AM	#7530
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Apparently the Hunger Games is tracking for an insane opening weekend. Like 130m+.

03-18-2012, 09:39 AM	#7531
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	I guess neighborhood watch signs are something to be wary of if you're a black teen with skittles and tea on your person. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

03-18-2012, 10:48 AM	#7536
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	The books are a great series of books. The 2nd and 3rd books are very good. The 1st book is 10 times better than very good.

03-18-2012, 10:53 AM	#7537
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Also note the series is obviously defined as a young adult series so it doesn't have to have the highest ceiling in terms of depth either. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

03-18-2012, 01:07 PM	#7539
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	In short: post-apocalyptic world where the population is divided into sections. Every year a boy and girl from each section is chosen to participate in the Hunger Games, fights to the death. The winner is showered with rewards such as food. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

03-18-2012, 01:14 PM	#7540
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Why is the standard number pad on a computer basically upside-down from that on a telephone?

03-18-2012, 01:25 PM	#7542
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	And why again are we still using QWERTY keyboards when it was basically created to prevent typewriter jams? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-18-2012, 02:48 PM	#7545
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Get the following offer from the dealer I bought my car from: Free BATTERY CHECK & INSTALLATION with purchase of a new battery So if I purchase a new battery they will check my battery for free? SWEET!

03-18-2012, 03:39 PM	#7546
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Thinking about getting MLB.tv Premium.

03-18-2012, 04:18 PM	#7547
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	If anyone on the board happens to be a CA tax guru and doesn't mind taking 5 minutes to explain a basic concept to me, I'd be very grateful.

03-19-2012, 04:13 PM	#7548
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The only thing I hate being more than sick is using my time off when I am sick. My company doesn't have sick days, it is all earned time, which I actually like. The problem is I refuse to use any of my time if I am sick since I would rather us it for vacation. Hence I just spent my lunch choking down half a bowl of soup then sleeping in my car.

03-19-2012, 04:26 PM	#7549
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	80 degrees outside. Just murdered my entrance test for Nursing school. Final grades posted for the previous quarter and got my first 4-point since returning to school. Turned in my application for the Nursing program and was told I'm pretty much a lock in a really competitive program. Days like this don't happen too often, but god damn does it feel good.

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