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General Category / The Dead Pool / Re: She smurfed away
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on: November 17, 2012, 12:41:33 AM
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I love that THIS is what inspired you to break your 5-month silence.
I haven't posted because I've been really busy and the Cubs sucked a Roseanne-sized asshole this year, but at least I made you go through the effort of looking up when the last time I posted was. Good God, has it really been that long? I guess that explains why it's been below freezing at night. |
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General Category / Boobtube / Re: Satellite in Chicago
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on: July 30, 2012, 05:02:16 PM
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I guess they kissed and made up because those channels all came back after about 10 days. I was going through withdrawal not having MTV 1-4 and Nick 1-10.
People here are pissed because Crime Warner is dropping NFL Network and the RedZone channel. Nice timing on that.
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General Category / Boobtube / Re: Satellite in Chicago
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on: July 08, 2012, 03:50:48 AM
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I've had DirecTV in the city for about 10 years. Snow build-up on the dish has been a problem just one time. It takes a lot of wet, heavy snow in a short time for it to accumulate on the dish.
Spray some Pam on the dish when there's heavy snow in the forecast. Keeps the snow from sticking (unless your dish is too horizontal, which is another matter). Usually I have problems with other things being too horizontal. That is followed by wanting to spray something, but her name's not Pam. |
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General Category / Boobtube / Re: Satellite in Chicago
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on: July 03, 2012, 04:19:37 AM
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I've had DirecTV in the city for about 10 years. Snow build-up on the dish has been a problem just one time. It takes a lot of wet, heavy snow in a short time for it to accumulate on the dish. I get occasional signal problems in heavy rain and snow -- maybe 5 times a year. When I had cable, it would go out randomly that often per month. It's a bit more of an issue with HD because of the higher bandwidth, but the downtime compared to cable is minimal. DTV also generally has good customer service.
Thanks for the input. We've gotten as much as 9" here since I've had it (yeah, I know, big f-ing deal) and it didn't cause a signal problem. I was always surprised how high of a percentage of the Chicago city had cable vs. satellite until I realized that big-ass buildings probably make it tough to get a signal. I've been away for a while. It appears God/Allah/BO is conspiring toward guiding his hand in the direction of satellite, as the one tree that concerned me in the southwest corner of his yard was blown down Saturday by the heavy winds. |
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General Category / Boobtube / Satellite in Chicago
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on: June 30, 2012, 03:30:26 AM
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My step-dad still lives in the burbs (Glen Ellyn to be exact) and he's thinking about switching from CommiCast to DirecTV.
His biggest hang-up is the possibility of a shitload of snow building up on the dish, since you guys get a lot more winter weather than I do, so I was curious about you guys' thoughts/experiences on the subject.
Where I live has Time Warner as the lone cable option, which is fucking dreadful, so most people who have the means do a dish.
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General Category / The Dead Pool / Re: G'Dead Mate
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on: February 09, 2012, 06:20:54 AM
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Supposedly Muhammad Ali is going to change his name again to bring attention to Parkinson's Disease. His new name will be Sheikh Muhammad.
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General Category / The Dead Pool / Re: NoPa
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on: January 23, 2012, 07:25:21 PM
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1. Zsa Zsa Gabor
2. Etta James
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Joe Paterno
5. John Madden
6. William Perry
7. Muhammad Ali
8. Roger Ebert
9. Ariel Sharon
10. Bob Huggins
And it's not even February yet...
Have you considered putting that list in a spreadsheet or something? Something. |
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General Category / The Dead Pool / Re: NoPa
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on: January 22, 2012, 03:32:32 PM
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1. Zsa Zsa Gabor
2. Etta James
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Joe Paterno
5. John Madden
6. William Perry
7. Muhammad Ali
8. Roger Ebert
9. Ariel Sharon
10. Bob Huggins
And it's not even February yet...
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General Category / The Dead Pool / Re: Dead Pool 2012: Everyone Dies, Everyone Wins
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on: December 21, 2011, 09:11:36 PM
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Well, not really, once bonus/penalty points are accounted for. I figure it's the same rules as the past two years, unless even if there are objections from the peanut gallery Gil. Namely: a) Rank your picks 1-10 and be awarded points by ranking
b) Add one bonus point for each decade under 90
c) Deduct one penalty point for each person other than yourself who picked the same person
d) Each correct pick would be guaranteed a minimum of 1 point, regardless of deductions
e) 5 point penalty for late picks (picks in after the start of 2011, but before the announcement of everyone else's picks sometime in January)
Email me your submissions by Jan 1. PM me if you need the email address again. No complaints on the rules. How about bonus points for anyone who picks Gil Marion Barber? Fix'd. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Trade Sean Marshall?
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on: December 21, 2011, 05:17:49 PM
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I don't get it. Why would Theo and Jed not give Marshall a multi-year contract? Marshall IS a reliever and you just never know how that market is going to play out. Besides, relievers are known for being very consistent from year to year so there's really no risk at locking them up for 3 or even 4 years!
What is the regime doing!!!?
You don't post nearly enough. This is fantastic. Erections have been keeping me pretty busy, lately. The Cubs did get Wood in the deal. |
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