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  • #46
    Quoth Elspeth View Post
    Hehe

    It was a hell of a game, especially the last 10 minutes. Still can't figure out how Hassil's goal went in. *grumble grumble why couldn't he have been thrown out*

    It happened so fast, couldn't see it. And it was right in front of our goal.
    Sadly I fell asleep during the game due to being that tired. I really wanted to watch it along with the LA Galaxy vs Toronto FC game via Match Day Live. Thank the heavens I caught the highlights on the MLS weekly review show. The ending indeed was quite shocking from the highlights shown.
    New England Patirots... FIVE TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!
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    • #47
      Quoth Jetfire View Post
      Is his name Zack? or Jack?

      (Hope I got the right URL; going off memory of the show since I can't watch the video at work. )
      It was Zack the Lego Maniac (link to commercial).
      "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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      • #48
        Quoth Jetfire View Post
        Is his name Zack? or Jack?

        (Hope I got the right URL; going off memory of the show since I can't watch the video at work. )
        His name is Zack. And he does not like it when I call him one but he is totally a lego maniac.

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        • #49
          Quoth Demolition Man View Post
          Sadly I fell asleep during the game due to being that tired. I really wanted to watch it along with the LA Galaxy vs Toronto FC game via Match Day Live. Thank the heavens I caught the highlights on the MLS weekly review show. The ending indeed was quite shocking from the highlights shown.
          Is Match Day Live through MLS? Or am I thinking of the thing from Directv?

          if it is MLS, then you can watch the game still, or I think you can. Hubby has the one from MLS and I think he said he could do that.
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          • #50
            Quoth Ironclad Alibi View Post
            It was Zack the Lego Maniac (link to commercial).
            No, it's Jack

            (I know it's both. The first link I posted had the Nostalgia Critic 'confused' about which Ack was the Lego Maniac because of the 2 commercials.

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            • #51
              Quoth Jetfire View Post
              No, it's Jack

              (I know it's both. The first link I posted had the Nostalgia Critic 'confused' about which Ack was the Lego Maniac because of the 2 commercials.
              Yes, it was both. As Lego.wiki.com explains it:

              The LEGO Maniac is an iconic LEGO character used by the LEGO theme in instructions and commercials. In commercials, the character was shown building things and playing with them, accompanied by a song about their LEGO mania (nearly the same in every case, except that they had a few variations for different themes). LEGO originally had their LEGO Maniac named Zach/Zack, but when an imitator made their "sets" under the name of Zaks, LEGO changed the name to Jack to avoid unintentionally advertising for this fake. They changed it back to Zach later. Zach has been played by three different people.
              "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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              • #52
                Quoth Elspeth View Post
                Is Match Day Live through MLS? Or am I thinking of the thing from Directv?
                Match Day Live = Online season league pass for watching out of market games that are only on regional networks.

                Direct Kick = Same as Match Day Live except on DirecTV, Dish, and cable companies.

                if it is MLS, then you can watch the game still, or I think you can. Hubby has the one from MLS and I think he said he could do that.
                Yeah I know I could watch the game on demand via Match Day Live but since the highlights were already on the MLS YouTube page (via the weekly highlight show) I saw the important parts in a few minutes.
                New England Patirots... FIVE TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!
                New England Revolution... Will win MLS Cup one day.

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                • #53
                  Quoth Demolition Man View Post
                  Already had my first loony of the day....

                  You Should Do That Elsewhere


                  Mrs. Loony: That's no excuse. In fact that's terrible service. Its clear you aren't in charge of this garage sale. I want to speak to the manager of this sale.



                  WHAT?

                  It's a damn garage sale! *facepalm

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                  • #54
                    Quoth Mytical View Post
                    Just a note..they still sell vhs/dvd combos . Which can be used to transfer all those old good VHS tapes to DVD's.
                    Indeed! Just be sure to get one that *specifically* mentions that it can record DVD's/has a burner (most that I have seen do NOT record DVD's, so read carefully). Just as importantly, note down what type of blank DVD's it uses (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW are the most common ones), and buy blanks that match the type given. Go ahead and splurge on the "name brand" ones...these days, a spindle of 100 of the "good discs" will run you about two bucks more than the generic/store brand ones that tend to die easily...No real need to get ReWritables, either (+ or - RW), because standard ones are so cheap these days.
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                    • #55
                      I hate the vultures.... I will never fall pray to them again. Although I really did want to get rid of that old riding lawnmower. but being older, I now know that While I want $125 for it.... your cheap ass is trying to offer me $50.... Next time I will get a number and call them in a day if it hasn't sold but damn did I have a bunch of people wanting it after it sold ($75).

                      I can also understand asking for proof that a VHS works, of course at $3, I have spent more on shotgun targets. I hate when my mom has garage sales, they always start peeling back the tarps I have over my tools OR trying to move the chair barricade to the equipment side of our barn. We had a piano to sell and I guess my mom put some people off for refusing to let them stroll into our house unescorted, she only told the truth that her son (me) would likely pull a firearm on anyone unknown going through our things. I mean seriously ARE PEOPLE RETARDED who lets random strangers into their houses with no supervision. I mean, not like I would miss my laptop, tv, money, etc etc.
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                      • #56
                        Quoth Dips View Post
                        I'm just stunned that someone would be so unclear on the concept of a garage sale that he would suggest you purchase stock to sell.

                        That "stock" in a garage sale is stuff you already have but no longer want. Usually sold for much less than you'd originally paid for it.

                        Nobody's going to buy stock to sell because it defeats the purpose of a garage sale which is getting *rid* of excess stuff.

                        Not to mention you'd lose money buying stuff you couldn't mark up.
                        ??? Buying stock to sell at the next garage sale happens all the time.

                        But VHS? Yeah, it still boggles me. This is 2011.

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                        • #57
                          And the trick to vultures is to put up a sign with a price for waaaay more then you are happy to accept. That way, they spew their crazy, you 'agree' to the price and everyone is happy.

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                          • #58
                            I'm wondering why someone would think they know a lot about how technology works just because they have an outrageously expensive laptop?
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                            • #59
                              Quoth underemployeed View Post
                              While I want $125 for it.... your cheap ass is trying to offer me $50.... Next time I will get a number and call them in a day if it hasn't sold but damn did I have a bunch of people wanting it after it sold ($75).
                              I had an old suitcase full of about 100 antique corkscrews; a consignment that the owner abandoned, I don't even remember who dumped it on me. At the last yard sale, my mom put it out and let some old guy take the entire lot (plus suitcase, which itself was worth quite a bit) for $20 Of course I didn't discover this until I was tearing the storeroom apart hunting for the thing to start listing it all. Had I been able to do so I would have gotten $20 minimum per corkscrew.
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                              • #60
                                Quoth d962831 View Post
                                I'm wondering why someone would think they know a lot about how technology works just because they have an outrageously expensive laptop?
                                Simple. They think they know so much, simply because they just *had* to buy it when it first came out...and then had to spend a crapload of time and/or money ironing the bugs out. Sort of like my boss and his first iPhone. He absolutely had to have one, paid well over list for it (and got nailed on a service plan)...and then got stuck dealing with shitty service, and dropped calls

                                I don't know about you, but I can't help but laugh at schmucks like that. At least they're good for a laugh, and after seeing the mistakes they make...I know what *not* to do
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