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  • bigbob
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    • Sep 2007
    • 10471

    #16816
    Re: Off Topic 2013

    Originally posted by DookieMowf
    I've noticed lately when I am watching tv, my screen with turn black for a few seconds off and on. Weird thing is, I've never had it happen when I am gaming. Could it be my HDMI cable on the TV, or could it be my DTV box? Any ideas why it would only be when watching TV, but not when I am playing games? That's what makes me think nothing is wrong with the TV.
    Is the screen actually shutting off or is HDMI showing up in one of the corners?

    Our TV kept shutting off and coming back on randomly, so I took the batteries out of the TV remote and it quit doing it.
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    • AUChase
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jul 2008
      • 19403

      #16817
      Re: Off Topic 2013

      I'm trying to decide what I want for lunch today... hmm.

      I may just grill something tonight and eat a sandwich.

      That would mean I have to venture in to a grocery store on a Sunday... oh joy.

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      • kehlis
        Moderator
        • Jul 2008
        • 27738

        #16818
        Re: Off Topic 2013

        Alright, conspiracy theory time.

        And I preface this story by admitting I haven't seen this stuff with my own eyes but it was my friend who told me he saw this stuff and he really has no reason to lie to me about it since it doesn't affect him in any way.

        I recently bought a townhouse so this is in a pretty populated area and it's right off the interstate so I'm not really talking about being in the back woods or anything but there is a huge field in the back that is heavily wooded and this goes back quite a ways.

        There is a wetland pretty close to me and I've seen quite a few deer since moving in which I've enjoyed but my friend is an avid hunter and he wanted to scope it out so one day he brought his dog and decided to check for tracks and deer marks on trees. I was at work and had no idea he was doing this.

        So I saw him on Friday night and he told me that after getting pretty deep into the woods he came accross some extremely disturbing things.

        On two consecutive trees there were large white bed sheets tied into figure eights. On the third tree there was a hanging cookie monster doll (wtf?).

        A short while later he said there was a ****ing chicken coup with roosters that were outside of the coup and they were angry roosters who started going after his dog.

        Now this certainly sounds outlandish but I don't think you can even make up a story that involves the cookie monster and a chicken coup.


        I put this here in OT because I have some theories none of which we should probably be getting into any sort of a discussion about here but if anyone has any idea about what could be going on here please let me know whether it be here or via PM if necessary.

        Just to get it out of the way my theories involve either an illegal fighting scheme that we shouldn't be talking about or some sort of a "group" who might be worshiping a diety of evil nature which is also something we obviously don't want to be talking about.

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        • dickey1331
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          • Sep 2009
          • 14285

          #16819
          Off Topic 2013

          That's very strange. I think it's a rooster fighting type thing.
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          • BunnyHardaway
            Banned
            • Nov 2004
            • 15195

            #16820
            Re: Off Topic 2013

            Welp, couldn't come up with the money in time, so no school for me.

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            • l3ulvl
              Hall Of Fame
              • Dec 2009
              • 17230

              #16821
              Re: Off Topic 2013

              Originally posted by DookieMowf
              I've noticed lately when I am watching tv, my screen with turn black for a few seconds off and on. Weird thing is, I've never had it happen when I am gaming. Could it be my HDMI cable on the TV, or could it be my DTV box? Any ideas why it would only be when watching TV, but not when I am playing games? That's what makes me think nothing is wrong with the TV.
              Mine does the same thing, but only when I watch through the antenna input. It sucks when I'm watching a show and something important his happening, then TV just shuts off for about 5 seconds and back on.
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              • Brandwin
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2002
                • 30621

                #16822
                Re: Off Topic 2013

                Originally posted by l3ulvl
                Mine does the same thing, but only when I watch through the antenna input. It sucks when I'm watching a show and something important his happening, then TV just shuts off for about 5 seconds and back on.
                Weird. I am going to change the hdmi cable with my 360 and see what the deal is.

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                • PadresFan
                  Underrated
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 1147

                  #16823
                  Re: Off Topic 2013

                  General sports gaming question for everyone...

                  When playing any sports video game, which stadium/field/ballpark/arena do you enjoy most playing in when playing as the away team?

                  I thought about this when I read in year 2 of a Madden franchise, you can play at Levi Field which I thought was cool and looking forward to playing in as the away team.

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                  • Bellsprout
                    Hard Times.
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 25652

                    #16824
                    Re: Off Topic 2013

                    I really, really, really like hitting in Fenway Park in The Show. I see the ball well there, for whatever reason.

                    I hate day games in Cleveland's stadium (Progressive Field?). There's some sort of sunlight glare on the trees by the batter's eye, which happens to be right where the pitcher releases the ball and it makes the ball invisible to me for some reason.
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                    A lot of you guys seem pretty cool, but you have wieners.

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                    • Husker_OS
                      Champs
                      • Jun 2003
                      • 21459

                      #16825
                      Re: Off Topic 2013

                      Originally posted by DookieMowf
                      I've noticed lately when I am watching tv, my screen with turn black for a few seconds off and on. Weird thing is, I've never had it happen when I am gaming. Could it be my HDMI cable on the TV, or could it be my DTV box? Any ideas why it would only be when watching TV, but not when I am playing games? That's what makes me think nothing is wrong with the TV.

                      My bedroom TV does that. Instead of pixelating it just goes black for about 2 seconds. It's the cable/satellite reception.

                      The bedroom TV has a 240hz refresh rate so I've always assumed it's the technology of the TV that keeps it from ever pixelating.
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                      • AUChase
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 19403

                        #16826
                        Re: Off Topic 2013

                        I just encountered the most annoying retail employee imaginable in Gamestop. I haven't been in there in months either.

                        I walked in and didn't make eye contact.

                        "Helllooooo {weird voice}"

                        Me: Hey

                        "How are you doing today ?"

                        me: I'm okay (typically say I'm good, how about you in this situation).

                        "Can I help you find anything:

                        me: nope, I've got it.. thanks.


                        Then she brings a laundry list of new games coming out to me. I had all ready picked up FIFA 13 at this point and I followed her to the counter.

                        She started talking about FIFA 14 on the xbox one and I said,

                        "I noticed you guys are pretty pro-xbox. I'll get it one day on the PS4."

                        Then she tried getting me to reserve it and I said no, I'll probably just go through Amazon when I do buy it in the future.

                        Then she mentioned Grand Theft Auto 5 and I said, "Yeah I cancelled my pre order a few months ago. I'm getting it at Best Buy".

                        I just wanted to say, "Lady.. this is exactly why I get my **** from Amazon. They don't ask me about my life story all the way down to the brand of tooth paste I used this *** **** morning".

                        I know GS employees always talk alot, but this girl was annoying.

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                        • Bellsprout
                          Hard Times.
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 25652

                          #16827
                          Re: Off Topic 2013

                          That sounds like pretty much every time I've gone to Gamestop and it's why I hate going to Gamestop.
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                          Originally posted by l3ulvl
                          A lot of you guys seem pretty cool, but you have wieners.

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                          • kingkilla56
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jun 2009
                            • 19395

                            #16828
                            Re: Off Topic 2013

                            Chase arent you a car salesman? I figured you could appreciate that kind of thing.
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                            • SPTO
                              binging
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 68046

                              #16829
                              Re: Off Topic 2013

                              Originally posted by AUChase
                              I just encountered the most annoying retail employee imaginable in Gamestop. I haven't been in there in months either.

                              I walked in and didn't make eye contact.

                              "Helllooooo {weird voice}"

                              Me: Hey

                              "How are you doing today ?"

                              me: I'm okay (typically say I'm good, how about you in this situation).

                              "Can I help you find anything:

                              me: nope, I've got it.. thanks.


                              Then she brings a laundry list of new games coming out to me. I had all ready picked up FIFA 13 at this point and I followed her to the counter.

                              She started talking about FIFA 14 on the xbox one and I said,

                              "I noticed you guys are pretty pro-xbox. I'll get it one day on the PS4."

                              Then she tried getting me to reserve it and I said no, I'll probably just go through Amazon when I do buy it in the future.

                              Then she mentioned Grand Theft Auto 5 and I said, "Yeah I cancelled my pre order a few months ago. I'm getting it at Best Buy".

                              I just wanted to say, "Lady.. this is exactly why I get my **** from Amazon. They don't ask me about my life story all the way down to the brand of tooth paste I used this *** **** morning".

                              I know GS employees always talk alot, but this girl was annoying.
                              I'm usually pretty nice to the sales people but when I know i'm getting the hard sales push I just mumble and walk as far away as possible as I can.

                              Usually works in my instance
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                              • AUChase
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jul 2008
                                • 19403

                                #16830
                                Re: Off Topic 2013

                                Originally posted by kingkilla56
                                Chase arent you a car salesman? I figured you could appreciate that kind of thing.
                                If you're good, you can tell when someone needs that kind of attention or just wants to be left alone.

                                It should be easy to tell by the tone of someone's voice and the way they walk how much help they really need. She obviously struggles with it.

                                I'm sure she's just a very nice, weird person trying to do a good job.. doesn't make it any less annoying.

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