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QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) Are you telling me the xbox360 had 0 bugs when it was released... and they already said the problem will be able to be fixed with online updates so its not a big deal. No. I'm just saying there are stupid people all over the country waiting in line for days on end to get a machine that isn't even 100% glitch free. The morons paying $1500+ on Ebay are even worse. I'll wait a year or so to let them work all the glitches out and drop the price.

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QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Nov 15, 2006 -> 12:52 PM) Personally, I don't think she did anything wrong. Obviously men who sleep with high school students should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law... But when its the other way around, I see nothing wrong with it. Well, except for that whole statatory rape law... You honestly believe it's ok for a 35-year-old adult to have sex with a 15-year-old child?

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 15, 2006 -> 11:35 AM) Jas, I could have pretty much made that same post word for word. I was under the impression the new GTA would come out for PS3 1st, like it has in the past. If it's released at the same time with the 360, a new X-Box is almost a no-brainier for me. That's what I'm reading.

QUOTE(bmags @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 04:36 PM) oh movies too good call! I would like to see a list of dvd's out in december. Here's one site I found.

My list is mostly DVD box sets of old sitcoms. Maybe a couple of PS2 games and a couple of Stephen King books. My parents are extremely difficult to buy for. They pretty much have everything they need and don't really have any hobbies. I might get the new Microsoft Flight Simulator for my dad. My mom will probably end up with another sweater.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 12:05 PM) So, all my Christmas shopping is done (and has been for about two weeks). But I still haven't made my christmas list for the family. I have no idea what I want. I will say, though, that the presents I'm giving this year are possibly the coolest ones I've ever given. So, I'm very excited about that. Is that part of being an adult? More excited to see people open the gifts you give than to open your own? I've always liked giving gifts almost as much as getting them. Especially since my family has a "tradition" of wrapping one present 10 times (and in several boxes) with an entire roll of scotch tape so it literally takes 10 minutes to unwrap it. Most of the time you can't see the floor after we're done unwrapping. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) This year is so much more exciting for me with it being Madison's first year of "getting" Christmas. I am having so much fun trying to find stuff for her, all though I still really like to get stuff too :0) If she's like most kids, she'll be more interested in the boxes than the toys themselves.

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 07:50 AM) I think people are overestimating the interest in the market for the PS3. The number of "brow-beaten" moms and dads buying will be a lot less with that $600 price tag. Two-three hundred bucks for a system is easier to drop down for the average parent than $600. Especially with many stores eliminating lay-away. Also, I predict that the secondary market could be tougher in the turnaround than many of you who are looking for the fast buck, think. Have you looked on Ebay lately? People are already bidding on these things.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:01 PM) Take it out of your check. It happened once to a co-worker a couple years ago. Welcome to my world! It's been 2 years since I have received any kind of raise (or has anyone else I work with for that matter), we found out today our health insurance costs have gone up $15 a month and they are buying two lines from a competitor (this was 2 years in the making though). Yeah, I can't say I was all that motivated to work after meeting this morning (free lunch or no free lunch). I think it's why I can relate to Office Space so much. Peter's quote when he's talking to the Bobs about lack of motivation really sums it up. I can't imagine working for more than a year with no raises. Every single job I've ever had, retail or otherwise, I've gotten a yearly raise. QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) I think non-smokers should get discounts on Health Benefits...likewise for Gym frequenters. I know that's not the end-all of health, but my unscientific guess would be that smokers and sedentary individuals have a higher rate of visiting their health care provider than the previously mentioned. thoughts? (I know that's a major hijack, but steff brings up a good point) My company gives discounts for being tobacco-free. We just have to sign a paper that says we haven't used any tobacco products in the past 12 months. If I could afford health insurance, I'd take advantage of it. QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) What do your companies do when you use up all your sick days and have to take off? We're allowed to use vacation days as well. We can also "borrow" days from the next year. I'm currently earning days but won't actually get them until July. I can borrow them before if I use up all my days from this year. Hasn't been a problem yet.

I've never seen his act other than a few bits and pieces on Youtube. I did like him in Employee of the Month though.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:27 AM) A normal year of work is 2,080 hours. Taking an extra three sick days is 24 hours. You just gave yourself a whopping 1.1% raise. Sadly, that's not far off from my actual raise earlier this year. My supervisor said I deserved more but the company has standard percentage. Meanwhile they are about to announce that they are spending 90 million dollars to aquire a company in Florida. I need to start taking more days off...

I get 7 holidays, 18 vacation days and 5 sick days each year. I also get to work from home 1 day a week. I also get paid salary. So I can work 7 hours one day and 9 the next if I need to leave early or whatever. As long as we are putting in our 40 hours a week in some way, it's not a big deal.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Nov 12, 2006 -> 12:00 AM) Nice pics! Two summers ago my cat had kittens in my closet, and those pics reminded me of those great times having 5 kittens living in my room. We got her when we were camping of all places. My mom and wife were walking around and a lady had a basket full of free kittens. So she convinced me that we need another one. We picked her because she was the most feisty. All the other ones were perfectly happy to sit in the basket. She climbed right out every time we put her in. We knew she'd make a good playmate for the bigger cat.

I guess this is a good place to add these. The newest addition to our family: Shes about 11 weeks old now but these were taken when she was about 6 weeks. Our other cat who is about 2 years old likes her because now she has a playmate. Our third cat is about 11 or 12 and out of the "playing stage". She gets a little testy when the younger ones try to play with her.

It's amazing how many morons Dateline finds with that "To Catch a Predator" series. I've watched it a few times and they have been catching guys that have watched previous shows and know about the show, yet still go through with it. There was one that even asked the decoy online if she was part of it? The decoy just played dumb and acted like she didn't know what he was talking about. So the dumbass came to the house and got arrested...

QUOTE(juddling @ Nov 6, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) Another good episode last night......setting up a few good ones to come. Nice to see a few of the Heroes sart to cross paths and Micah realize what he can do. I was totally expecting Micah to have some sort of powers. That didn't suprise me at all. I really didn't think last night's show was all that great. They really didn't advance many of the storylines all that much at all. Now they introduce a guy that can burn things by touching them?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 3, 2006 -> 01:59 PM) Gap jeans are extremely comfortable and if you shop correctly, just as affordable as department store brand....and they look much cooler. I fell off the fashion train when I had my third kid. Now I just buy whatever is cheap and comfortable. $25 gets me a pair of Lee Dungaree carpenter jeans. They're comfy and give me a nifty little pocket to store my cell phone in. I also must admit that for a long time when I was younger I refused to wear jeans because they just didn't fit me right. Then they started making "baggy" style jeans and those fit me ok. They don't make those anymore but the carpenters seem to do the trick.

Do men even shop at Gap? I buy my pants at Sears or Kohls.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 31, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) voter registration is the #1 way to get jury duty...#2 is living in the same place for an extended period of time. i was called once when I was 18, and I've moved 4 times in the last 8 years and haven't been called since. Guess it's really luck of the draw. My wife has been called in twice and doesn't even have a driver's license.

I had a subscription to Game Informer through EB Games only because they offered to give me a discount on the stuff I was buying. It has since expired. So now I don't have any magazine subscriptions. Which is really sad considering I work for a magazine fulfillment company...

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 31, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) I have never been called to Jury Duty. True Story. Neither have I. I'm also not a registered voter. I don't know if that makes a difference or not but I've heard it does.

QUOTE(farmteam @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) I have (a relatively easy) one for you guys: Two guys are found dead in a cabin on a mountain. There was no sign of foul play, but they didn't die of natural causes either (i.e. it was an untimely death). How'd the die? There's a very good chance I just screwed up the telling of that riddle. Avalanche?

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 12:12 PM) The person slept on a waterbed and was drowned. I believe that is the correct answer but it doesn't seem possible to me. The water would've more than likely drained onto the floor as the liners on those things usually aren't completely sealed. I just got a hole in my mattress a few weeks ago and I found it because the water was dripping onto my floor.

My in-laws all have/had Tauruses and it seems like they've all had twice as much trouble with them comapared to any car I've ever owned. It seemed like every other week one of them had their car in the shop for something. One finally had to get rid of his because it died on him.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 25, 2006 -> 07:27 AM) As for the video game, which is the real topic, this little bit has made me think I might actually buy a video game!!! LOL!!! That looks like fun! What is it for? Can you get it for the computer, or it for a system? Check here.