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    When you excercise outside how do you handle passerbys?

    What I mean is are you social and wave and strike up a conversation, etc. or do you focus on your activity be it jogging, walking, biking and ignore the world around you? Personally I try to ignore everyone because I am not out there to form a social club but to get some cardio in and it's time...
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    What are you doing right now?

    I am perusing that wild 'n whacky world known as newsgroups. How about you?
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    Grandma's Boy

    I saw this movie a few days ago and felt like it was made for 8th grade boys as most Adam Sandler movies are in my opinion. His movies make Jim Carey's almost seem highbrow. Don't get me wrong I like some of his movies to an extent (actually, I thoroughly enjoyed Click come to think of it), and...
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    Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Inspired by Iamme's blues guitar question. Any Stevie Ray Vaughan fans here? I only really payed attention to him maybe the last two years and I've been awestruck at how good his music is. His guitar playing skills were superb. I can't believe he's been dead for fifteen years now. Another...
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    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    I saw it last night on HBO and thought it was hilarious. The rumble with the newsmen was a classic. Many, many funny lines. Not the best comedy ever but it's good for a lot of laughs. Funnier than Old School and featured a reunion of the cast. What does the ATOT crowd think of it?
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    Saints and Soldiers

    Happened upon this at a little movie rental place by my house. I enjoyed it. The uniforms and weapons looked pretty authentic which is always a bonus. There are some factual innaccuracies which is pretty much the norm for Hollywood but overall I enjoyed it. It's not nonstop action or even...
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    Being Bobby Brown

    For the record I don't get into reality shows but I read a review about this which piqued my interest because I hate Whitney Houston and think Bobby is a dumbass thug. What better motiviation to confirm my feelings when flipping through the channels and seeing it on? Alas, I was surprised...
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    Whatever Ever Happened to...

    What happened to Fausto? Haven't seen him post in weeks. Skoorb seemed to have dropped off the face of the Earth too though I've seen him on more recently than Fausto.
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    A Military Enthusiasts Dream

    Was talking to another AT member and he told me about Patriots Point in S.C. I have never even heard of the place before. Looks incredible. Have any ATOTers visited? What were your impressions? What else is there to do in the area? Here is their website.
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    Black Hawk Down

    I rewatched BHD the other night and wonder why I always forget to add it to the "movies you can watch over and over" and "favorite movies" threads. I could see it every week and probably not get tired of it. I can never watch it without getting sad though, knowing those events actually...
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    WWII Buffs Only - Rommel

    I'm reading a book about called The Battle of El Alamein (BF:1942 players should certainly be familiar with that name - lol) and it's an excellent account of the North Africa theater which is often overlooked. It's no wonder Rommel had earned high regard in his time even by Churchill who...
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    Comic Book to the Big Screen Adaptations

    I hate them. Over time I've discovered that not one single one appeals to me in any way. This includes Batman, The Hulk, X-Men, Cat Woman, Superman, Spider Man, The Punisher, etc. I don't know what it is about this genre but they are all terrible to me. I will not be seeing the newest Batman of...
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    Poison Ivy is the Scourge of the Devil!!

    Anybody know any sure fire methods of drying this sfuff up fast? I've been using Calamine lotion for almost a week now and although it's doing the job it's too damn slow. Sometimes it doesn't itch and other times I feel like using steel wool on my skin. This madness must stop! :)
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    Name Your Favorite Actors of Yesteryear

    We always see the big Hollywood names of today in Off Topic but who do you like from days gone by? Here are a few of my favorites: Errol Flynn Burt Lancaster Jimmy Stewart David Niven James Cagney Humphrey Bogart Anthony Quinn So great and all gone forever. Of course there are...
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    My Nutso Neighbor Strikes Again

    Not quite a month ago I made a thread about my crazy neighbor and his antics. Yesterday I was working in the yard and I heard a very loud sound and couldn't figure out what it was. I walked to the end of my driveway and saw nutjob smashing his OWN truck windshield in with a garden rake. He...
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    Your Worst or Crazy Neighbor Stories

    We've got a very strange guy living across the street from the beginning of our cul-de-sac. I always thought he was a bit off anyway and supposedly, according to my daughter's friend, her parents said he flipped out when he found out his wife was cheating and fired a gun in some business in a...
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    The Interstate and Oncoming Debris

    I seem to be a magnet for falling and flying debris while driving. So far I've seen a ladder flying towards me sparks and all at dusk (actually a cool sight) but I was far enough behind to miss it. I've had a dually blow a tire in front of me and the subsequent debris ended up all over my car...
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    Quigley Down Under

    Bored at work so I am posting another movie thread. I saw this last night too and I forgot how much I loved it. Beautiful scenery, camera work and acting. Since dug777 and Stump are from down under I am particulary intersted in knowing if you two have seen it and what you think.
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    Memphis Belle

    There wasn't much on last night so I watched Memphis Belle again even though it had started forty five minutes earlier. It took no time to remember why I hadn't bothered watching it in years. It's a comical disgrace abundant with inaccuracies and was a vehicle for a bunch of LA pretty boys to...
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    The Military Channel

    Anybody been watching the new Military Channel? It's had some great shows so far and my DVR's been working overtime. Last night was a show on Pearl Harbor and they've had plenty of WWII documentaries on one called "Battlefront" I think it is. It was formerly the Discovery Wings channel.
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    Absurd Things on TV Shows and Movies that Bug You

    One thing that has consistently gotten on my nerves over the years is how they display text or graphics on computer screens in both t.v. shows and the movies. It doesn't matter if the star is using a 3.4 Ghz Pentium IV with 2 gigs of RAM the text will inexplicably scroll left to right slowly...
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    Old Women and Their Health Problems

    I sit near the kitchen area at work and during lunch it's the gathering place of the old timers women club (54+ mostly). I'm constantly subjected to conversations regarding their health problems, sometimes which can get awfully disturbing and nauseating. Please leave the complaints of your...
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    A Whatever Happened to....Thread

    Sometimes users will pop up in your mind that you haven't seen in awhile. What ever happened to MAME? A lot of people didn't care for him but he never bothered me. Last I knew he was in Japan, sending pictures.
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    Tunnel Disaster Show on T.V Last Night

    Anybody else catch that fascinating program last night about the disaster in the tunnel running under the Alps between France and Italy? It was theorized that 38 people died ultimately because somebody tossed a cigarette out of their window and it made its way into a truck's air filter. The...
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    Multiplayer Gamecube Games for my Son

    I bought my son a Gamecube for Christmas. We've had a blast playing the Mario Karts game that was bundled with it and I'd like to know similar games that I can play with my boys and their friends. Stuff that isn't too complicated and offers mindless fun like Mario Karts that four people can...
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    Def Leppard

    Since I have a long commute to work I have a lot of time to think of pretty much everything. I heard a Def Leppard song on the radio and I thought of how many hits they had back in the 80s yet I never hear anybody mention them these days although their songs are still always being played...
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    Anybody else tired of those $&#&^@&^ rebates??

    While looking through the BF deals it seems that the majority of the big ticket items had AR next to them especially the usual suspects of CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Max and Office Depot. Why in hell can't they actually have anything cheap without making you go through the hassle of...
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    Northerners what time does it get dark these days?

    It's been so long since I lived up North I don't remember. Here it starts getting dark about 5:00 p.m. and it's pitch black by 5:25 p.m. What about the rest of you? Edit: "Here" meaning MS.
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    Top 100 Movie Quotes CBS Special Next Year

    CNN Showbiz If Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore's infamous napalm in the morning quote isn't nominated then it's a sham! :D "You smell that? Do you smell that?... Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill...
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    In Awe of Mother Nature

    A few minutes ago some coworkers were standing outside looking into the sky and I was headed that way so I asked them what was up (all puns intended). Then I saw these two different columns of small birds flying South. There are tens of thousands of them in a steady stream. It's incredible. I...
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    Van Finishes what the Germans Didn't

    This guy survives the Battle of the Bulge only to get run over by a freaking van and on Veterans Day. The irony... :( R.I.P.
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    Arafat in Critical Condition

    Looks pretty bad for him. This is not to start something that belongs in P&N only for the curious.
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    Guy Goes on Vacation, Comes Home and Stranger Now Living in His House

    This story is crazy. LOL
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    Castro Kisses the Concrete

    Hilarious since he's not exactly the nicest guy.
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    Genius Shoots at Mouse, Hits G.F.

    Probably uses a flamethrower on roaches... :) Story Here.
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    Audie Murphy: To Hell and Back

    I picked up his autobiography at a used bookstore a few months back and had some other books in que before I got to this one. I've seen the movie of the same name but it's been awhile so I think I will rent it this weekend. His writing style is almost mechanical but you get a feel for how it is...
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    Your Favorite War Movie

    Inspired by the other polls floating around out there today what's your favorite war movie that I have LISTED. I know I am going to leave a few out but I don't want to edit the poll all day plus it's already long enough Edit: I couldn't live with myself if I didn't add Blackhawk Down or...
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    Phil Collins: Underrated Genius :)

    Since I hear his songs all of the time I got to thinking about this. I mean he has countless top hits, soundtracks for movies (Disney's Tarzan for one), has been in a few television appearances (Miami Vice way back when and others I am certain), a solo and a prosperous career with Genesis. Yet...
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    Words People Use That You Hate

    If there is one word I cannot stand it's "ain't." You could be a Nobel Laureate and if you utter "ain't" that knocks instant IQ points off my perception of someone. Also double negatives like "I ain't got none." Some hillbilly at work uses this stuff all of the time and I cringe. I am not...
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    They stole my T.P.

    One of the few things I miss about working for a corporation is at least they could keep the frigging bathrooms supplied with paper towels, t.p. and soap. I like most of my coworkers but some of them can really get under your skin. I work with a small company now and they often are slow in...