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General Chat / Re: Your Favorite Youtube Videos

« on: April 26, 2014, 07:28:04 PM »

My daughter's favorite Youtube:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q</a>

She would likely say that the 2nd and 3rd Duck Songs are her 2nd and 3rd favorite YouTube songs respectfully.  On a slightly related note, we just had an interesting discussion on Another Brick in the Wall.  She is seven. 

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General Chat / Re: Your Favorite Youtube Videos

« on: April 26, 2014, 06:53:18 PM »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8X_DPy9KSU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8X_DPy9KSU</a>

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Not at the Dinner Table / My Sister's New Job. Please Help!

« on: April 26, 2014, 03:47:01 PM »

My sister is getting a new job. 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY</a>

In honor of her new job (I don't know exactly when she will start) please join me in celebrating on May 11th and buy her something from http://producten.hema.nl/

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General Chat / Re: Your Favorite Youtube Videos

« on: April 24, 2014, 06:07:13 PM »

I was about to post the video of the guy snapping the SMB theme, but then I was reminded of

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY</a>

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Forum Games / Re: TIL

« on: April 20, 2014, 07:02:02 PM »

TIL, "Dinosaur legs extend directly beneath the body."  I had been using the word dinosaur incorrectly as a generic term referring to ancient reptiles.   I also learned about their patterns in egg laying and nesting.  I hadn't realized a dinosaur egg hunt designed for 3 to 7 year-old kids would have been so interesting. 

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Forum Games / Re: Paraprosdokian

« on: April 20, 2014, 06:53:38 PM »

My brother took being sent to jail really badly.

He refused all offers of food and drink, spat and swore at anyone who came near him, and smeared the walls with his own feces. 

After that we never played Monopoly again. 

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Forum Games / TIL

« on: April 17, 2014, 09:14:39 PM »

Today I Learned that Superstar Saga is on the Wii U Virtual Console.  Now I know one game my daughter and I will be playing this summer.  What did you learn today? 

(I also hope to be playing SM3DW and MK8, but money is tight now so we'll see.) 

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Mario Chat / Re: Favorite Quote in Mario

« on: April 17, 2014, 09:01:59 PM »

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General Chat / Re: New/Returning Members Post Here!

« on: April 17, 2014, 06:02:12 PM »

According to my profile:

Date Registered: 20 August 2002, 12:43:52

Is that my actual registration date/time or when the FF were reworked into the best forum them on the internet? 

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General Chat / Songs w/ Raw Emotional Vocals..

« on: April 11, 2014, 03:49:45 PM »

I'm on another nostalgia kick and listening to minimalist popish songs with raw emotional vocals like...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0</a>

What are some others? 

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Not at the Dinner Table / MH370 and Survivor?

« on: April 05, 2014, 02:42:52 PM »

It wasn't long after I had finished reading Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor that flight MH370 went missing.  My mind quickly put the two together and later when it was suggested that the plane flew South the apparent connection in my mind was even stronger... 

If you haven't read Survivor, don't.  It's much darker than Fight Club and doesn't have its affirming qualities or "happy" ending. 

... while the book isn't really about an airplane, suicide is a main theme and the latest supposed ping locations make it seem like the ending could have been a plan of whomever was controlling MH370 (if anyone).  I'm not going to ruin the  beginning of the book, but it does make me wonder if anyone on flight MH370 had read it. 

Edit:  “The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Day Zero

« on: April 05, 2014, 02:30:11 PM »

This isn't the latest, but it is relevant...



How do you think marijuana and same-sex marriage will change and/or be influenced by the next presidential election?  Abortion?  Minimum wage?  Taxes/cuts? 

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General Chat / Re: The HOPEFUL thread: Be happy here!

« on: April 04, 2014, 02:18:01 PM »

How are the green tea KitKats?  I've considered ordering some green tea chocolate, but the shipping was too much.  Now that one of my brothers lives in Japan I may just ask him to ship me some if they are good. 

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Google Fiber's Next City?

« on: April 04, 2014, 02:03:57 PM »

It looks like I made two mistakes that caused me to not fully consider Google Play.  First, my Google Cloud was full and I had to start paying for space for our family pictures.  Second, I associated Google Play more with games than music.  The free 20,000 song uploads is very attractive, but so was that fact than most of my CD purchases were already "uploaded" (AutoRip) to my Amazon Cloud player. 

I was going to vote for Atlanta, but in light of my new knowledge of Google Play I'm changing to Nashville.  Since I've disabled changing votes that is my (first and) final answer as far as the poll goes. 

Now, how do I get Google Play on my Kindle Fire (another reason I went with Amazon for music)? 

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Google Fiber's Next City?

« on: April 03, 2014, 07:07:25 PM »

I had a private bet with myself on how long it would take for iTunes to be mentionded.  First reply.  I won. 

I considered Google Play and even have an account, but opted for Amazon due to their AutoRip service and free/cheap cloud.  Google has now greatly reduced their cloud prices, but I've already stored hundreds of albums with Amazon.  I have since been intrigued by Neil Young's Pono Player for fidelity, but can't afford it. 

Regardless, I clicked your link and saw that Google had three of my favorite artists recommended (Cinderella, Poison, and Lillian Axe) and are also recommending, "Going to Hell' like Amazon.  Hmm.  I guess both have their tentacles in my brain. 

So, what do you consider the "gaming-heavy states"?