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  1. JDub02

    Anyone looking for a good deal on an iPod?

    or Hazards of riding a motorcycle #143 ... I was on my way to work this morning when all of a sudden, I felt a tug on my headphones and my music stopped. Then I heard the sound of plastic and metal bouncing on asphalt. There went my iPod. I pulled over and did some quick recon. No luck...
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    anyone else find this funny?

    I just picked up Assassin's Creed 2 and I'm really liking it so far. I'm just past the point where you meet Ezio's uncle. Ezio doesn't recognize him and inquires about his identity when the uncle responds .... It's-a me .. Mario. I instantly thought of start-up of Super Mario 64 and...
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    Favorite Christmas Album?

    At the moment, I have to give it to Family Force 5 "Christmas Pageant". Their versions of Carol of the Bells and T'was the Night Before Christmas are great. Best song might have to go to August Burns Red for Carol of the Bells. Nothing says Christmas like hardcore music. :) What Christmas...
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    Then/Now: A Christmas Story edition

    I found it interesting to see where everyone from A Christmas Story wound up. Guess which one wound up in porn. :hmm: Fox News Then/Now slideshow
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    up close and personal with a funny car

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1234929/Cheating-death-The-moment-British-photographer-narrowly-escapes-crushed-runaway-drag-race-car.html That was close :eek: The guy needs to check his shorts.
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    VBA in MS Office - how do I get input from a dialog w/ radio buttons?

    I have all of about 2 days experience with VB. I'm trying to create a macro for my admin at work to automatically fill in an e-mail with standard text that she uses when e-mailing out some of our paperwork. I have it working right now with prompts to fill in the text that changes using the...
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    Nor'easter 2009 - How many of y'all are under water?

    Any NC and VA coastal residents here? This evening's high tide is supposed to be coming close to Hurricane Isabel. 50-60 mph winds. My town has declared a state of emergency (we're on the chesapeake). One of the two roads out of town is closed because it's under water. I've heard that the...
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    Is it just me or does Sony have some of the best commercials on TV?

    I'm finding the latest batch of PS3 commercials to be quite funny. Just saw one last night where a chick is complaining that her BF hasn't hooked up his new PS3 to the internet and is going back and forth with the Sony product rep. So, to whatever ad agency came up with those .. Well done...
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    any way to turn off signatures?

    nevermind. where's the delete?
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    if an old computer has a license sticker (key) on it, does that mean it has the license?

    The situation I'm in is that I bought an upgrade copy of Win7 intending on using it for my laptop which came with Vista. Last weekend, I ended up making a deal with my father-in-law to sell him my laptop and I'm putting together a new PC. So now my Win7 license is no good since I'm not...
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    grammar nazi's ... how do you punctuate a "logic" statement?

    I'm reviewing a document at work. While I'm normally astute when it comes to grammar, this particular sentence structure has me a bit perplexed. Let's say you have 3 items A, B, and C. How do you express the following in a sentence without using parentheses? (A and B) or C A and (B or...
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    how much better is an i5 750 over a PII X4 945

    I plan on ordering parts for a computer build tonight. I'm stuck staring at 3 possibilities: C2Q Q8400 PII X4 945 i5 750 I've pretty much eliminated the C2Q because the AMD chip will/should give me equal or better performance for less money. What I'm trying to figure out is if the...
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    Critique my non-gaming system

    final update posting my final build and my thoughts now that it's built for anyone who is looking for the same information. WD Caviar Black 750 GB $ 79 $ 15 MIR OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2) DDR3 $ 97 $ 20 MIR AMD Phenom II X3 720BE $115 Gigabyte...
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    worst transmisison ever

    i'm going to factor in application. i'd like to nominate 2. first is the 4+3 manual+auto that chevy put in corvettes in the mid 80's. i think that this is truly the world's worst transmission. in a truck, it might be right at home, but i've never driven a vehicle, including older trucks...
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    so my brother tells me about Zombieland ...

    I asked, "is it awesome?" To which he replied, "yeah, it's pretty awesome." Would anyone care to confirm or refute his assessment?
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    is the 50mm f/1.4 AF-S worth the $$ over the f/1.8 AF

    My wife has a D40 and she's starting to get into photography has a hobby. She currently has the 18-55 kit zoom and the 55-200 VR zoom. Neither are fast enough for lower light or portraits. It seems like the 50mm f/1.8 AF lens is a no-brainer at ~$130. Only it won't auto-focus on a D40...
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    House electrical questions

    do what the rest of us do ... snip the ground prong off. :D but since i now own this thread, the discussion is about bacon and waffles. or i warped. op \/
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    Lots of Rush Limbaugh hate around here ...

    *Moved from Off Topic by Off Topic Moderator FoBoT* Seeing all of the Limbaugh haters in the St. Louis Rams thread caused me to think about this article by Andrew Klavan that appeared in the LA Times on 3/29/09. So, who's willing to actually take the Limbaugh Challenge rather than be a...
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    is Wolfenstein worth it?

    I really liked the demo, but it came off as Call of Duty 2 with paranormal activity. Just wondering if anyone has it and if there's anything in the game that makes it work buying. From what I'm seeing, it looks like a weekend rental to beat it, then never worry about it again. Thoughts?
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    Does anyone else miss Myron Cope?

    No one could disparage the Cleve Brownies and the Cincy Bungles quite the way Myron could or get quite as excited about dem Stillers going in for a touchdown. Nor could anyone express such a broad range of emotion with a yoi!, double yoi!, or a mmm-ha! On top of that, he gave the city of...
  21. JDub02

    PSA: Got old, yellowed headlights?

    UPDATE: After and Before pic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The headlights on my 97 Dodge truck were getting pretty hazed and yellow making it harder to see at night. My local Advance Auto had the Turtle Wax headlight restoration kit...
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    Tonight's Episode of Sons of Anarchy[09-08-2009]...

    I'm really looking forward to this new season. SOA was my favorite show last year. I wonder what the fallout is going to be from Donna's murder ....
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    decommisioned a server at work a few months ago and now there's no video

    We have an old HP server in our office that was replaced a few months ago. Recently, some folks in the office realized that not all of the files copied over due to some permissions problems. So we fired the server back up to recover the files, but we were not able to ping it. I plugged it...
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    close encounter with an ugly spider

    this past weekend, after much nagging from the wife, i decided i would be a good husband and wash and detail her car. i proceeded to gather the necessary supplies from the garage. hose - check, nozzle - check, car wash - check, wheel cleaner - check, bucket and wash mitt - ........ i pick up...
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    anyone ever deal with anorexia in a friend/family member?

    i'm starting to get really worried about my wife. - runs ~4 miles/day - 5'6" 115 lbs - consumes ~1000 calories/day (can be anywhere from 600 - 1400 calories, but averages around 1000) - very thin, but she thinks she's "fat" this has been going on for about a year. she's lost about...
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    ATOT Effect needed: Face of Fox43

    please watch this video to vote for my friend who's in a contest for the face of our local Fox station. important: you have to watch the entire video for the vote to count. Link edit: she's currently 12th and down by 4000 votes. :( Thanks for your help.
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    paying income tax for your work cell phone?

    Link I don't keep a log of my work cell. I haven't noticed anything regarding the cell on my pay stub. The moment I have to pay income tax on my work cell is the moment that either 1) I give it back or 2) it becomes my new personal cell phone and I get rid of my personal account.
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    Men vs. Wild

    During Deadliest Catch, I saw a commercial for the new Men vs. Wild. Bear Grylls is not going solo this time (not counting his camera crew). Should be interesting. Oh, and the other guy is Will Ferrell ... should be hysterical. "Bear, f*** these...
  29. JDub02

    when purchasing snacks from a vending machine ..

    just wondering if anyone else factors in cost per ounce of snack when deciding what to get out of the vending machine. i walked past the vending machine and eyed up a bag of sourdough pretzels for a ripoff price of $0.80 for a 1.8 oz package. i about caved because of my love of sourdough...
  30. JDub02

    what a great day so far

    The sun is shining, Chick-Fil-A gave me a free sample sandwich at lunch, and I just picked up 2 ZZ Top and Aerosmith tickets for $20 ($30 after all of the stupid "fees"). Looking forward to seeing both bands. Should be a fun concert.
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    My bad

    Link <- white guy with blue eyes. My bad. :(
  32. JDub02

    Am I the meanest, prettiest, baddest mo-fo, low-down, around this town?

    Sho'Nuff! The Shogun of Harlem! Anyone else find this movie to be a guilty pleasure?
  33. JDub02

    I :heart; my PSP

    A few years ago, right after getting my Xbox 360, I traded someone my original Xbox and a bunch of games for a PSP with a non-functional copy of Madden. I never bothered getting any games for it and it sat in my closet. Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I was on a business trip and started...
  34. JDub02

    grilling != bbq

    As we enter the wonderful season of outdoor cooking known as summer, I would like to set the record straight on the various outdoor cooking methods and appliances. First, let's define the terms: Grilling - cooking meat quickly over a high direct heat. The meats that are grilled are...
  35. JDub02

    My cousin is about to wrestle for the PA state championship

    The PIAA tournament is on now. 1 more match then his (135 lbs). The online streaming sucks, though. Really poor framerate. Live stream Go Joe!! Just thought I'd share.
  36. JDub02

    Got offered to be a porn star today

    They told me I was going to be the next big thing in the porn industry. :confused: :laugh: --- Sigh, it's too early in the morning for bad parody threads. Zim Hosein Off Topic Moderator.
  37. JDub02

    business in Schenectady, NY ... anything to do up there

    For whatever reason, my boss thinks that I should leave the sunny South and take a trip to the North in the middle of February. So I'm heading to the Albany/Schenectady area in New York. What do you Yanks do in the winter other than shovel snow? I could follow standard business protocol and...
  38. JDub02

    PSA: Homemade tomato sauce >>>>>> sauce from the store

    I took an evening class yesterday at a local culinary school and we made gnocchi with tomato sauce. Both were very simple. I can't believe what I've been missing out on by popping the lid on a Prego when I want pasta. It was a very simple tomato sauce. It only took about 30 minutes start to...
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    I'm starting to understand how people get suckered into the Nigerian scams

    My wife and I are starting to get tired of apartment life, so we're looking for a house to rent in the local area. My wife came across one on Craigslist that sounded too good to be true. Nice house, nice area, and rent about 40% below market value. So my wife sends an e-mail and gets the...
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    Finished Gears2 single player last night

    What an amazing game! Well, at least from a single player perspective. I haven't jumped into multiplayer yet. But from a single player perspective, I don't know how it can get much better. The story and cutscenese were incredible and the gameplay actually felt like I was advancing the...