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Discovering the joys of ROKU. Abandonment of TV altoghter can't be far behind. I want it now is what it's all about!
I was reading recently that Comcrap's acquisition of/merger with NBC-Universal signals the beginning of the end for broadcast TV funded by commercial advertisement. All content delivery will likely be party to some sort of subscription/service model eventually.
Guess we'll see, huh?
It's all over. Anyone that owns any company might as well just sell out to Comcast and PNC Bank now, because they're gonna own everything anyway.
I remember fifteen years ago when the only way you would know the Comcast name was if you lived in New Kensington and had cable. Now look......
Striving for 500 posts by the end of the decade.... and despite what everyone insists on thinking, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010, dammit!
So just because you are childless it means you have absolutely nothing to do on Christmas day.
I also get that about working over time. This was before I was married. I actually had a boss say this to me. "You can work until 8 tonight because you don't have anybody waiting for you at home"
How about "You might as well work, What ELSE would you be doing?" A few times when I heard that, I considered making a 200 item list and having it ready to hand over next time I was asked that idiotic question, but I didn't want to rock the boat...
I've contemplated taking a picture of my nieces in hanging it in my cubical and pretending they are my children just so I could be left alone. The "When are you having kids?" question is NONE OF ANYBODIES BUSINESS!!!
I guess that would fall under another Pet Peeve: People asking the childless when they are having kids and then even better asking "Why?"
What if someone had a kid that died? What if someone has a medical condition that causes infertility? What if someone had 5 miscarriages? Or What if someone just doesn't want children? AGAIN NONE OF ANYBODIES BUSINESS!!!
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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread « Result #3 Today at 11:37am »
Large families. And fat families. "The ______ Clan" standing in a circle, blocking the entire sidewalk so I have to walk in the street to get around them. They're oblivious. Mom's standing funny. Another obese kid might fall out any second. Chubby bastards are running about and it's all hectic because the group is too big but everyone is determined to form a huge circle and have this emergency meeting. As I walk past in the slush, I hear the topic: Dinner.
You forgot about working on Christmas day: "Hey, can you work for me on Christmas? I *NEED* it off because I have kids- you don't really need it off."
So just because you are childless it means you have absolutely nothing to do on Christmas day.
I also get that about working over time. This was before I was married. I actually had a boss say this to me. "You can work until 8 tonight because you don't have anybody waiting for you at home"
How about "You might as well work, What ELSE would you be doing?" A few times when I heard that, I considered making a 200 item list and having it ready to hand over next time I was asked that idiotic question, but I didn't want to rock the boat...
Striving for 500 posts by the end of the decade.... and despite what everyone insists on thinking, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010, dammit!
Discovering the joys of ROKU. Abandonment of TV altoghter can't be far behind. I want it now is what it's all about!
I was reading recently that Comcrap's acquisition of/merger with NBC-Universal signals the beginning of the end for broadcast TV funded by commercial advertisement. All content delivery will likely be party to some sort of subscription/service model eventually.
Corollary Peeve 1: parents who think reproduction confers upon them special rights and privileges unavailable to non-parents. One nearly-universal stand-out: constantly being late to work and early to leave because Little Squidgy has a recital, has the sniffles, or has to be hand-delivered to the school's front door.
You forgot about working on Christmas day: "Hey, can you work for me on Christmas? I *NEED* it off because I have kids- you don't really need it off."
So just because you are childless it means you have absolutely nothing to do on Christmas day.
I also get that about working over time. This was before I was married. I actually had a boss say this to me. "You can work until 8 tonight because you don't have anybody waiting for you at home"
I laugh when first time parents think that they're the only ones who have ever had a child. I'm sure it'll be the same for me.
Corollary Peeve 1: parents who think reproduction confers upon them special rights and privileges unavailable to non-parents. One nearly-universal stand-out: constantly being late to work and early to leave because Little Squidgy has a recital, has the sniffles, or has to be hand-delivered to the school's front door.
You forgot about working on Christmas day: "Hey, can you work for me on Christmas? I *NEED* it off because I have kids- you don't really need it off."
Striving for 500 posts by the end of the decade.... and despite what everyone insists on thinking, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010, dammit!
Peeve: People who say having a dog or parrot or iguana is "just like" having a child. Until it becomes a criminal charge to leave your "fur-child" home alone for ten minutes, then, no, it's not the same thing.
I laugh when first time parents think that they're the only ones who have ever had a child. I'm sure it'll be the same for me.
Corollary Peeve 1: parents who think reproduction confers upon them special rights and privileges unavailable to non-parents. One nearly-universal stand-out: constantly being late to work and early to leave because Little Squidgy has a recital, has the sniffles, or has to be hand-delivered to the school's front door.
Corollary Peeve 2: people who attribute mystical or spiritual properties to reproduction, or refer to it as a "miracle" - NEWS FLASH: plants, molds, and viruses all reproduce. It's a basic differentiating characteristic, but not the only one, between something that's alive and something that's not. Doesn't qualify as a miracle in my book. There are proteins that reproduce themselves, so is that a miracle? I think not.
Corollary to the Corollary Peeves: the overuse of certain descriptors: awesome, genius, and miraculous/miracle are all in this category. They've been robbed of their meaning by excessive misattribution.
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Re: The Bobby's Project « Result #12 Yesterday at 11:08pm »
I was suffering from a mild inability to stand up. The planet revolved beneath me lazily like Japanese Goldfish in a pond. Or a fat guy circling the buffet at Eat N Park. I was wondering where I could go where it would revolve less and stabilize more and where there would be less ads for the upcoming blockbuster movie by someone I wouldn't give a lift to if they were being pursued by a Vogon Constructor Fleet when I saw the Pale One zig zagging across 51. He was nearly hit by an old woman in an aging Plymouth minivan, but managed to make it across the road and crawl on all fours into Bobbys. The strikers ignored him. I lay in the fluffy snowy and contemplated things. It was a new decade or something. I thought of hitting the bars in Frogville or Porkbelly, but that just seemed like too much work. There was a moaning and scratching from inside the dumpster. Could be Tiny. Or Zoltan. Or my Uncle Smatsy. The Redhead had checked out. Or in. Bobbys beckoned. There was a certain solace in the inexorable. I was swept helplessly along by the tide of history and determined to do my duty.
Peeve: People who say having a dog or parrot or iguana is "just like" having a child. Until it becomes a criminal charge to leave your "fur-child" home alone for ten minutes, then, no, it's not the same thing.
I laugh when first time parents think that they're the only ones who have ever had a child. I'm sure it'll be the same for me.
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Re: Last Movie You Saw and Rate It « Result #16 Yesterday at 9:26pm »
Day of the Dead: 2 out of 10.
Before you get your panties in a bunch, this was NOT the George Romero version. This was a remake I saw on Showtime. Pretty darned poor. An infection hits a small Colorado town, and the military goes in to treat townsfolk and redrect traffic. For some reason, the movie listed Ving Raimes as the lead actor (The best part of the "Dawn" remake was Ving), but he has maybe a dozen lines in the movie, and is on screen for maybe fifteen minutes. The hero of the movie, the hometown military hardass, is freakin' Mena Suvari. With her tiny little sparrow arms, it looks like she's never done one single push-up in her life! Not believable at all as military. There's your stereotypical angry black youth, your hackneyed overweight deejay, and AnnaLynne McCord as a random skank. Not so typical, but utterly stupid, is a vegetarian zombie. Supposedly, he "Retained traits from when he was alive". Yeah, like everyone else was a cannibal when they were alive, as well! This is the type of zombie movie made by people who think that "Resident Evil" is high art. But, it's zombies, so it can't rate a zero. I just can't bring myself to do that.B ut I do think that I need to wash my eyeballs after watching this piece of dreck.
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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread « Result #17 Yesterday at 9:24pm »
Peeve: People who say having a dog or parrot or iguana is "just like" having a child. Until it becomes a criminal charge to leave your "fur-child" home alone for ten minutes, then, no, it's not the same thing.
I'm thinking that the chat threads were part of the insipid posts that are being eradicated. I wouldn't hold your breath for that.
In my first go around the live chats used to have 12-15 participants and were a big part of this board. Unless you were active during the live chat of course the posts would seem insipid.
The live chat is sooo much fun, kinda like a small MST3K riff on the movie. Losing that would just kill any activity on the board. Who do you hope to have come back with limiting new posts? Also, who determines what is insipid, and what is simply comical, off-the-wall horror-based humor? Finally, how can someone apply for the ability to start a thread?
Striving for 500 posts by the end of the decade.... and despite what everyone insists on thinking, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010, dammit!
Striving for 500 posts by the end of the decade.... and despite what everyone insists on thinking, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010, dammit!
Suggestion: Can someone in charge start a thread for the weekly chat? Since we can longer start a thread, it would be nice if someone who can make sure there is one for those of us who like to take part. Thank you.
I'm thinking that the chat threads were part of the insipid posts that are being eradicated. I wouldn't hold your breath for that.
In my first go around the live chats used to have 12-15 participants and were a big part of this board. Unless you were active during the live chat of course the posts would seem insipid.
Paranormal Activity, A The first thing I noticed about this movie is that the lead actress is not your typical Hollywood size 0. So, I started out predisposed to liking this movie. Although there is quite a strong "Blair-Witch-Vibe" to Paranormal Activity, I still liked it. It was certainly better than Blair Witch. They did a great job of building suspense. The movie is pretty scary, though it was a disappointment to me that you never really see anything. I watched it on DVD. There was an alternate ending. It was refreshingly different from the theatrical version, but was not necessarily better. With either ending, I give them props. I just hope this doesn't start a wave of copy-cat movies.
Oh crap, does it have the Blair Witch shaky camera shots?
I can ride the Whirl and Hurl rides at amusement parks until my eyes bleed and bob around in the Atlantic for hours with no stomach distress, but I'll be damned: that stinking Blair Witch movie made me toss my cookies at the Galleria.
Suggestion: Can someone in charge start a thread for the weekly chat? Since we can longer start a thread, it would be nice if someone who can make sure there is one for those of us who like to take part. Thank you.
I'm thinking that the chat threads were part of the insipid posts that are being eradicated. I wouldn't hold your breath for that.
Jennifer's Body B+ This movie was in fact better than I had expected. The storyline and the acting were decent, although rather campy. It was an interesting, but not especially innovative take on demonic possession.
Paranormal Activity, A The first thing I noticed about this movie is that the lead actress is not your typical Hollywood size 0. So, I started out predisposed to liking this movie. Although there is quite a strong "Blair-Witch-Vibe" to Paranormal Activity, I still liked it. It was certainly better than Blair Witch. They did a great job of building suspense. The movie is pretty scary, though it was a disappointment to me that you never really see anything. I watched it on DVD. There was an alternate ending. It was refreshingly different from the theatrical version, but was not necessarily better. With either ending, I give them props. I just hope this doesn't start a wave of copy-cat movies.
i'm surprised that you gave Jennifer's Body a B+. personally i thought that movie was wretched, especially the acting. maybe not Amanda Seyfried so much but, Megan Fox was just bad. i'd give it a D+ myself but if Megan Fox would've just kept her mouth shut i could see it being a grade higher.
on the other hand, i liked Paranormal Activity. i agree about the casting. my favorite part about this movie was the characters. i thought the way they behaved totally sold the movie. for the most part, they acted exactly how i would and they were very easy for me to relate to. i'm not saying i agree with every move they made but i thought their preformance was done very well. i haven't seen the alternate ending yet, so that's something for me to look forward to.
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Re: Dr. Pus update « Result #28 on Jan 4, 2010, 5:43pm »
I'm just reading this for the first time--Doc darlin' I had no idea. You are in my thoughts and prayers and will be put on my church's prayer list. Sendin' the love your way.
peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. (unknown)
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Re: Last Movie You Saw and Rate It « Result #29 on Jan 4, 2010, 4:09pm »
I would rather use the Giant Eagle Redbox thingy, but when we tried to rent The Wrestler, we got a crappy copy that wouldn't play, and then we ordered in On Demand anyway. It was still cheaper than going to the movies, if I may look at the bright side.
I really wanted to see Paranormal Activity. Then I found out it wasn't on Comcast On Demand, as I had thought. Boo, Comcast.
I'm pretty sure it's on FIOS's On Demand. I would like to see it at some point but I'll ad it to my Netflix. I have yet to pay for a $4.99 On Demand movie.
Re: Doing now... « Result #33 on Jan 4, 2010, 12:06pm »
Big Brother representatives are coming over tonight to see if I'm worthy enough to mentor a teen. I'm debating the merits of having this picture on display when they arrive. I feel it'll lighten the atmosphere and be a good conversation piece.
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Re: Last Movie You Saw and Rate It « Result #34 on Jan 4, 2010, 11:56am »
Paranormal Activity, A The first thing I noticed about this movie is that the lead actress is not your typical Hollywood size 0. So, I started out predisposed to liking this movie. Although there is quite a strong "Blair-Witch-Vibe" to Paranormal Activity, I still liked it. It was certainly better than Blair Witch. They did a great job of building suspense. The movie is pretty scary, though it was a disappointment to me that you never really see anything. I watched it on DVD. There was an alternate ending. It was refreshingly different from the theatrical version, but was not necessarily better. With either ending, I give them props. I just hope this doesn't start a wave of copy-cat movies.
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Re: Last Movie You Saw and Rate It « Result #35 on Jan 4, 2010, 11:50am »
Jennifer's Body B+ This movie was in fact better than I had expected. The storyline and the acting were decent, although rather campy. It was an interesting, but not especially innovative take on demonic possession.
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Re: Doing now... « Result #37 on Jan 4, 2010, 9:12am »
I was going to start a thread about haunted house stories because when I was visiting my sister over the holidays we got to talking about this house we used to have in Belle Vernon. It wasn't an old house, it was built in the '60s. And it wasn't really scary to be in. I never wanted to open my eyes at night, though, and I hated being on the stairs, I always felt like there was someone behind me. I was about eight, so everyone told me it was my imagination. BUT I found out- several times as my sister was going to sleep in this house, she felt something sit on the side of her bed. The first few times she brushed it off, but about the fourth time she started to get really scared. She talked to my mom, and she started out "I know this is going to sound crazy and you're not going to believe me, but there is something I have to tell you." And my mom answered her right away "Someone is getting into your bed with you at night." That just blew my sister away because my mom was never the sort to believe in any of that. My mom told her not to worry because the sensation goes away after a few minutes. After they talked about it, it never happened again. I was pretty mad because they always told me there was nothing in the house, even though I felt like there was something there!
Anyway, maybe someone else would start a thread about that, if anyone else has stories. I love to hear ghost stories!
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Re: the BOTCHED tonite!!! « Result #39 on Jan 4, 2010, 8:53am »
Heard about the band secondhand from a girl that I work with.. She was up there meeting some old high school buddies... All she could remember was that there was this dude running around that was called Porno Batman and that the music was too loud...
Well, I saw them at the NYE show at the Hollywood Theatre... I thought they could've been louder..
So, are you guys gonna come back out this way? Or, when the hell is your next show?
Could end up being a disappointing day for Steelers fans.
Can't say I'm real disappointed. I knew it was a long shot (once Houston won, the probability of the Steelers making it became 1 in 16) (yeah, I sat & figured it out, what can I say, I'm a nerd), NTM that we probably weren't going too far even if we made it. Now I can devote full attention to college basketball.
Getting ready to root for the Steelers....and about 5 zillion other teams. Greg Gum Ball & Dan Dierdorf broadcasting. They don't get on my nerves as much as most of the other NFL broadcasters.
Could end up being a disappointing day for Steelers fans.
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