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[stevew]

Clearance food at Target is always weird.

[MrBug708]

My sister on law has become the newest member of Amway. She is already upset that I won't support her dreams of retiring in 2-5 years

[hollmt]

Originally Posted by stevew

Clearance food at Target is always weird.

Clearance food is always weird.

[digamma]

I have a potentially fun google fu task I've been coming up empty on. This is a still from a commercial I'm told is a Hepatitis commercial. The guy is a dead ringer for a buddy and we've been all over him about it, but none of us can find the actual commercial clip. If the collective FOFC powers can find it, you'll have my eternal thanks and wishes of good will and whatever else I can offer...

Edit: The commercial supposedly aired (at least) in Austin, TX.

[Butter]

Harvoni on Vimeo

[Butter]

Key was knowing the drug name.

[digamma]

Many, many thanks.

[Suicane75]

I just had someone refer to an ice cream cake they got as white and chocolate.

"Vanilla"? I asked.

"I guess so", they replied.

I'm at a loss as how to continue the conversation.

[cartman]

That commercial for the Chevy Traverse bugs me for a huge continuity error. The one lady sees her whole family inside, and acts surprised. They show some other families, then cut back to her, and the mom is magically in the car where she wasn't before, and the lady acts surprised again. What, was the mom hiding in the cargo area and climbed up to that seat once everyone else got out of the car?

[NobodyHere]

[Edward64]

If that's for real, that is fantastic.

[PilotMan]

You know the producer in back is dying with laughter.

[Shkspr]

Originally Posted by cartman

That commercial for the Chevy Traverse bugs me for a huge continuity error. The one lady sees her whole family inside, and acts surprised. They show some other families, then cut back to her, and the mom is magically in the car where she wasn't before, and the lady acts surprised again. What, was the mom hiding in the cargo area and climbed up to that seat once everyone else got out of the car?

Husband: "Wow, that's a pretty roomy cargo area if it can fit your mother-"

Wife: (hits husband)

[thesloppy]

I hate ALL of those Chevy ads.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

If that's for real, that is fantastic.

Legit (apparently)

http://www.fox5atlanta.com/weather/b...recast-on-ktvu

[GoldenCrest Games]

I miss Jared Lorenzen

Chubby guys need hope too.

[ColtCrazy]

Originally Posted by GoldenCrest Games

I miss Jared Lorenzen

Chubby guys need hope too.

Keep him with you always...

https://throwboytees.com/

[NobodyHere]

I just saved $88 by switching to Progressive!

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I hate ALL of those Chevy ads.

I mean, they had to close down a motherfucking freeway for another of their fucking turd commercials?

[NobodyHere]

I suppose it's better than having Chris Christie shut down your highway.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I hate ALL of those Chevy ads.

That entire series of parodies is worth watching though.

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I mean, they had to close down a motherfucking freeway for another of their fucking turd commercials?

You will get absolutely no argument from me on the worst fucking set of commercials on TV, but I believe that’s a bus lane onto the carpool connector to 110. So at best they delayed a bunch of crazy people on an LA bus for a few hours.

Still, fuck those adverts though. Seriously.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

I don’t want to corrupt the NFL thread with this. WTF?

Rae Carruth apologizes for death of pregnant girlfriend, seeks custody of 18-year-old son

Rae Carruth no longer seeks custody of son Chancellor Lee Adams

Carruth wrote that including in the first letter his desire to re-enter Chancellor's life was a mistake and admitted that was too optimistic even though he still wants to "make amends with Chancellor and try to be the father that I should have been from day one.''

"I now understand that any notions of me one day being welcome to Sunday dinner is totally out of the question," Carruth wrote in the second letter that was postmarked Feb. 21. "And lastly, I didn't foresee the media and general public being unanimous in its belief that I shouldn't be allowed to ever have anything to do with Chancellor."　

[miami_fan]

This is why some PR people take jobs on behalf of horrible people. I do give him credit for writing the letters though. Now is not the time to make the TV interview circuit.

[NobodyHere]

Vatican to launch new exorcism training course amid soaring demand | Fox News

I bet the soaring demand is among left leaning people who want the White House exorcised.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'm pretty sure that I had only forgotten that "Shock The Monkey" was covered by Coal Chamber + Ozzy.

I'm pretty sure that I never realized the song was also covered by Don Ho.

[booradley]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I hate ALL of those Chevy ads.

This and the bird photobomb really made my morning. Thanks for the gold, guys!

[NobodyHere]

Random legal question about restraining orders that I'm asking for a friend.

Let's say a girl goes to a party. An ex boyfriend she has a legal restraining order against also shows up. This party is hosted by a mutual friend. Does the ex boyfriend automatically have to leave? Does it matter who showed up first? What happens if they encounter each other at the grocery store?

Okay I'm not asking for a friend. But I heard a couple people gossiping about this at work and the questions popped into my head.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Let's say a girl goes to a party. An ex boyfriend she has a legal restraining order against also shows up. This party is hosted by a mutual friend. Does the ex boyfriend automatically have to leave? Does it matter who showed up first? What happens if they encounter each other at the grocery store?

Best I can tell, the rules vary pretty widely by state. Some states have as many as five different types of restraining orders, each with their own rules.

[Coffee Warlord]

Fun times.

Accepted an offer on the house last monday. Great price. Home inspection occured on Wednesday...waiting, waiting, waiting wai...ting.

Finally their lawyer sends a letter at like 5pm this evening to my lawyer, asking for an extension on the inspection deadling, because apparently they didn't receive the report until the weekend, and needed to review it.

Probably just paranoia, but I'm terrified he's going to come back with this absurd laundry list.

[stevew]

I dunno why I'm so entertained by Forged in Fire

[Suicane75]

I've about had it with new age packaging. Top and bottom flaps, that's good enough. Now we got these effing 4, and god forbid, 6 sided boxes where ya got tear all 4 corners just to break it the hell down. It aggravates me.

Hangnails are never fun, but they're so much worse when they're on your wiping hand.

I'm tired of rain.

[Suicane75]

Can you still buy those 80's style big ass satellite dishes? Do they do anything modern cable/satellite services don't? Are they legal?

Nicole Aniston has had quite an impressive and interesting career arc for a porn star.

I bought myself two actual adult magazines for Christmas, just because I thought it would be nice to have something physical to leaf through in certain instances. The last time I bought one was probably 15 years ago and it shocked me how little they'd changed, right down to the phone sex ads and deals for videos. The entire ad section seemed to be stuck in a time loop where it's still 1990.

[miami_fan]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/us/fa...rnd/index.html

[stevew]

Chocolate donuts are almost always underwhelming

[B & B]

So I run across a friend who is getting things together for his daughters 7th birthday party and she wanted cupcakes instead of a regular birthday cake.

Alright.

He tells me hes on the way to pick them up and that he ordered 30 for the party. Says there will be 20-25 kids there, ok.


Then he tells me how much he paid for them.

$125

FOR
CUP
CAKES

I don't have kids and everyone on this board is 'getting old' but perhaps Im more out of touch with things than ever before.

[Shkspr]

That is outrageous. 30 cupcakes should go for no more than $75.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Can you still buy those 80's style big ass satellite dishes? Do they do anything modern cable/satellite services don't? Are they legal?

Yep, they are still available and still legal. Those dishes were for receiving C Band transmissions, while DirecTV and dish use Ku, which needs a much smaller dish. The thing that would probably set you back would be the digital receiver, but tbh I haven't looked at them in a while and no clue on the cost.

These sites have listings for broadcasts on C Band.

FTA Listings - What's On Free Satellite TV
http://www.global-cm.net/US%20CBAND.pdf

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by stevew

Chocolate donuts are almost always underwhelming

Nothing is as good as a regular Krispy Kreme fresh out of the conveyor belt/oven.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Fellas, if you're going to spend all of your time playing video games, and I know you do, don't download the Tinder App on your phone and ignore your woman. Or, if you do, make sure you've prepared your whole life for the consequences.

She found a dating app on her boyfriend’s phone. Then she bought a samurai sword. - The Washington Post

[ISiddiqui]

That is like the greatest article ever. I'm not surprised they were in Oregon.

[molson]

I had read a news story about that, but the boyfriend's quotes bring it to an entirely different level.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by molson

but the boyfriend's quotes bring it to an entirely different level.

He arguable deserves to get stabbed again for those quotes.

[INDalltheway]

Those two psychos seem perfect for each other.

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by cartman

Yep, they are still available and still legal. Those dishes were for receiving C Band transmissions, while DirecTV and dish use Ku, which needs a much smaller dish. The thing that would probably set you back would be the digital receiver, but tbh I haven't looked at them in a while and no clue on the cost.

These sites have listings for broadcasts on C Band.

FTA Listings - What's On Free Satellite TV
http://www.global-cm.net/US%20CBAND.pdf

Well I'll be damned.

[Ironhead]

My wife and I have been rewatching Star Trek: TNG all way from start to finish. We are currently in the first half of Season 5. While the show is excellent I do have a gripe - everyone that the Enterprise encounters from Starfleet or the Federation kind of sucks. The characters from these organizations that we see outside of the Enterprise crew are petty, scheming and manipulative. They never seem to embody the ideals that we are supposed to believe these organizations and humanity are based on in the 24th century. I realize it is purely for dramatic reasons but it seems to be an oversight that we rarely see non-Enterprise members of these organizations that have redeeming qualities. It is to the point where when I see someone from Starfleet or the Federation I just automatically assume they are the villain of the episode.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Ironhead

My wife and I have been rewatching Star Trek: TNG all way from start to finish. We are currently in the first half of Season 5. While the show is excellent I do have a gripe - everyone that the Enterprise encounters from Starfleet or the Federation kind of sucks. The characters from these organizations that we see outside of the Enterprise crew are petty, scheming and manipulative. They never seem to embody the ideals that we are supposed to believe these organizations and humality are based on in the 24th century. I realize it is purely for dramatic reasons but it seems to be an oversight that we rarely see non-Enterprise members of these organizations that have redeeming qualities. It is to the point where when I see someone from Starfleet or the Federation I just automatically assume they are the villain of the episode.

Agreed. A very valid complaint. The only exception that comes to mind is when Ronny Cox takes over as captain of the Enterprise while Picard is off on that mission against the Cardassians. Cox’s character is a bit of a hard ass and asshole, but he’s not wrong and ends up being really competent. I remember that because it was such a departure from every other non-Enterprise Star Fleet person.

[korme]

Has anyone ever answered “no” to the netflix question: are you still watching?

[Barkeep49]

If anyone has personal experience with the foster adoption I would love to chat.

[cuervo72]

Didn't realize Al Roker was gaining weight again.