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    For you tennis players

    I just returned from a tennis tournament. Fairly frequently, when the person serving is getting the two tennis balls they are going to use for a point, they ask for three, study them for a bit, and then send one of them back to the ball boys. What are they looking for? Or is it simply to...
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    ****Official American Idol 2007****

    Will you be watching through to the end or just for the bad singers?
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    What is a "nother?"

    I hear this all the time. Did someone just stick the word "whole" inside the word "another" and come up with this? Any ideas?
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    Excel Bubble Charts

    Does anyone know how to label the bubbles on a bubble chart in Excel? I am looking to identify each bubble with its own name, not with the name of the series. Excel help has been no help. I sure could use some help. :beer:
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    Please delete

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    Website for Internet Company Ratings

    I have been to a site that provides ratings and other information on internet companies, but I don't remember its name. Does anyone know of a good site?
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    Bo Schembechler has passed away

    Sad News From the Detroit News: Former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler died Friday at Providence Hospital in Southfield. He was 77. Schembechler was taping of a television show at WXYZ-TV and was taken by ambulance to Providence. The coaching legend fell ill at the...
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    Does anyone else find the Citi ads annoying?

    It's almost like they tried to find the most irritating ad campaign they could come up with. I suppose they achieved part of their goal--I remember the ad. But do they really want me to remember it because it is so bad?
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    compuwiz1 must really be bored

    Or was this a quest?
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    Updating a recurring appointment in Outlook

    Does anyone know if this can be done? I would like to change the time of future occurances of a recurring meeting without changing past information. There should be a way to do this, but I can't find it in Microsoft's help. Suggestions?
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    When writing a letter, why do we start with Dear?

    This doesn't make much sense to me. Why use the term Dear? I would think we would reserve that for people important to us. I'm not sure there is a good alternative, though.
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    Do you give some ATOTers a break?

    It seems that some posters can't get away with their opinions without getting significant grief. This seems to happen more to frequent posters. Yet other ATOTers can post similar thoughts and not get a rise out of anyone. So, do you look at the name of the poster before you attack? Or do...
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    Extra large people on planes

    I heard from my mother about a flight she recently took from Chicago to Portland. She was seated next to a person she described as being about 350 pounds. She was unable to get a different seat because the plane was full. Her flight was very uncomfortable since the person overlapped the...
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    Has anyone ever found a good toaster?

    The lever won't stay down. I've repaired it several times, but it's beyond help this time. Toaster reviews are loaded with negative opinions--no one seems happy with their toaster. Have any of you found a good one?
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    Wasps everywhere

    Is it just me, or is this a banner year for wasps? I found and sprayed three nests today that weren't there a week ago. And these wasps are getting aggressive, too.
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    Violets everywhere, and my neighbor likes them

    My neighbor decided several years ago that he likes wild violets. He found some and planted them in a row along his driveway. It took a while, but now there are violets all over the neighborhood. I can't keep them out of my grass or my gardens. The only herbicide that works on them takes...
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    Do you and your significant other....

    ever fight by e-mail? One of the guys I work with has been arguing with his wife by e-mail. I wonder if this is at all common. I suppose it keeps things from getting physical, but it seems strange to me.
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    Do you have an avatar

    If so, why? Maybe I should make this clearer. If your avatar is obviously male or female, is it different from your real sex?
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    Does anyone know...

    wear that black wristband with the strings that go around a couple of their fingers? I haven't figured out what it does, besides looking a bit strange.
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    Why does the post office care...

    if someone puts something in my mailbox? I bought it. I installed it. I maintain it. Yet they seem to feel that only US mail can be put inside it? Why is that?
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    Snow!

    It started snowing here about 2 1/2 hours ago. We've gotten 3" already and it's supposed to keep snowing for another 12 hours. I wonder what that's going to look like. :Q
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    This is ridiculous

    One of the local drugstores is advertising Cadbury Easter Eggs as of today. Of course, they're on sale. Somehow it doesn't seem right to me. The new year isn't a day old, we haven't had Valentine's Day. Isn't this rushing things a bit? Sorry to rant.
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    Do spiders die when they are sucked up by a vacuum cleaner?

    I know it's a strange question, but I wonder if anyone has checked. If they don't die immediately, do they find their way back out? Shop vacs don't have much of a barrier to the escape route.
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    So why is it...

    misspelled foul language, but not the correctly spelled version? I'm not complaining, but I'm curious.
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    Would anyone like this?

    My wife ordered a couple of new magazines. One of them arrived about a week ago, with the November issue. The December issue arrived two days later. Then the other magazine sent their November issue and quickly followed it with their December and January issues. While the magazines are for...
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    How many of you...

    in the signature of another ATOT member? Did you think it was funny?
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    If you died on the moon...

    Would it just dehydrate? I don't think it would decompose. What do you think?
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    OK. I'm stuffed.

    Just thought I'd check in on ATOT. Happy Thanksgiving!
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    I'm curious

    How did they get to be the cool thing to do? Anyone have any ideas?
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    Pappasitos shrimp brochette

    I've been looking for the recipe ever since I had these during a trip to Houston. Does anyone know how to make them?
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    Mitsubishi wd-62628

    No one in my area seems to carry this 62" DLP HDTV. The local Sears is willing to get one in, but only if I pay for it--it's mine if they bring it to the store. So, I'm curious. Has anyone seen one of these TVs? If so, how do they compare to Samsung's similar products?
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    Christmas hits the malls

    I just returned from a local mall. Santa was there, having his picture taken with kids. Some of the stores are playing Christmas music. Sigh. I guess Halloween is over, but isn't this a bit early?
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    Dell 2001FP won't display 1600 x 1200

    I have a IBM Thinkpad T40 with a 32 MB Radeon 7500 and I connected my new 2001FP using DVI. When I select 1600 x 1200 x 32, it places the monitor in 1280 x 1024 and requires me to scroll to see the whole desktop. I have updated the video drivers and installed the 2001FP drivers from the Dell...