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Oh, Murray State, yay! -- nm - Tim Feb 2, 19:15
But seriously folks. I don't know where the other remote is. I'm stuck watching PBS right now. - loosi Feb 2, 19:05 14
- Get off your ass, walk over to the box and change the channel. -- nm - Trish Feb 2, 19:19
- If you're on the internets do you really need a TV? -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 19:13
- clean your home, Woman!!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 19:12 2
  - I haven't used the cable remote in 9 years! -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:14 1
    - LOL -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 19:17
- i once tried chanels using the up diwn buttons, nit so easy when you have 550 chanels -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 19:08 1
  - yeah, apparently I have to go through the channels in a linear fashion. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:09
- most cable boxes have buttons them to change channels without the remote -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 19:07 5
  - you mean, I have to get up and walk to the TV? -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:08 3
    - the butler has the night off? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 19:09
    - whoa, there are buttons! -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:09 1
      - "rick! rick! I found buttons!" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 19:19
  - buttons on them -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 19:07
- PBS is awesome!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:05
MLB: Josh Hamilton Had An Alcohol-Related Relapse Earlier This Week -- (link) - budice Feb 2, 18:58 2
- So... he was seen drinking alcohol. - nubby Feb 2, 19:06 1
  - he really can't drink, though. Like, at all. -- nm - Diva Feb 3, 06:31
Megabus runs from Harrisburg to Toronto! $5! -- nm - Dano Feb 2, 18:57
I'd have fallen for Peppy in a heartbeat. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 18:56 1
- shit, I kinda fell for her watching that. -- nm - kelly Feb 2, 19:15
Taxes filed. Jeopardy edition! This credit in 2010 isn't available for 2011 and reduced the amount I'm getting in a 'refund' by nearly half. -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 18:54 3
- Making Work Pay? -- nm - Tim Feb 2, 19:11 1
  - You didn't answer in the form of a question, but you are correct. -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 19:12
- The GDTC (Gay Dude Tax Credit). Stupid Tea Party. - Mop Feb 2, 19:03
Oh HELL NO! You've got to keep any eye on those tricksy stay at home mom type women! - Stephen Feb 2, 18:45 13
- My Joe Montana signed football is now packed in a box. -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:56 6
  - With your balls? -- nm - Stephen Feb 2, 18:58 5
    - I be there is an Ikea lamp in it's place. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:00 4
      - Decorative throw pillows and stuffed animals. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 19:01 2
        
        A single vase, with sticks in it. -- nm - Roger More Feb 2, 19:04
        
        all topped with a doily. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:03
      - Well, to be fair. I do have the Christmas Story lamp out on display. -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:01
- "It had an ink stain on it" -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:51
- Heh -- nm - TFox Feb 2, 18:50
- Ruxtin thinks you're a rookie -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 18:50 3
  - Ummm, who? - Stephen Feb 2, 19:05 2
    - heh...he's a Final Fantasty champ on a show on FX. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:08 1
      - Fantasy Football champ I mean. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:09
lyc: at staples center for clips vs. nuggets -- nm - budice Feb 2, 18:38
gooooooooooood Person of Interest so far -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 18:28 1
- that was good. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:17
Theoretically, I could ... rearrange the cables, so they bypass the Tivo and just go straight to the TV. - loosi Feb 2, 18:24 28
- Cut the green wire... and... MISSION... ACCOMPLISHED!!!! -- nm - Ethan Hunt Feb 2, 18:58
- I don't understand how you watch TV without a Tivo. - Mop Feb 2, 18:55 13
  - Never had one...ever -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:57 11
    - I'm so sorry. What's it like in 1998? Is Clinton still president? -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 19:02
    - I am the most anti-techie person on ST. But I would give up my microwave before my tivo, no contest. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:02 9
      - Eh, most of my television watching is PBS Shows -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:02 8
        
        Miss Marple, right now. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:05 7
        
        Eh, not my thing. Nova, Nature, American Experience, among other shows is what I like -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:06 6
        
        when you have no Tivo, you watch what they tell you. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:10 5
        
        Isn't there a monthly fee for Tivo? -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:15 4
        
        not if you're smart and buy lifetime. I bought a lifetime subscription 7 years ago for $299. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:16 3
        
        which works out to $3.55 a month, compared to the $20 a month subsription. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:17 2
        
        I think I will stick with my free system. -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 19:18 1
        
        FOr 3.55 a month, I have never watched a commercial I didn't want to for 7 years -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:23
  - yeah, I'm kind of perplexed right now. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:57
- the fat cable from the wall goes into the 'cable in' space in the back of the tv. it should be that simple -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:34 4
  - not quite, I am pretty sure the cable box is involved. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:36 3
    - ok. cable box's 'cable out' goes to the tv's 'cable in'. 1 coaxle cables should do it. but I do not know your setup and why the colored cables must -- nm - delt with....peglegpete Feb 2, 18:39 2
      - I HAVE TV!!! yay!!!! -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:47 1
        
        you knw what's going to be awesome? when I replace the hard drive and try to hook it back up. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:47
- it's not. just match the colors -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 18:29 7
  - but, there are TWO sets of wires with the colors. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:32 6
    - If it's one with three heads and one with two heads, the three heads one is red-green-blue, should match exactly. - Beryllium Feb 2, 18:48 5
      - what kind of Canadian craziness is that? they are all red/yellow/white. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:50 4
        
        RGB is component color. A red/yellow/white cable is usually composite (1 color, 2 audio) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 18:53 3
        
        ... I use HDMI for everything now. Much more simple. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 18:54 2
        
        she'sa bout 12 years behind -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 19:01 1
        
        on a good day. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 19:02
Project Runway spoiler - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:24 2
- Guest Judge! -- nm - Dano Feb 2, 18:48 1
  - He was a bit mystifying. -- nm - mara Feb 2, 19:05
Say, it looks like I may be Vegas-bound at the end of the month! - Dr.Vermin Feb 2, 18:20 6
- People are always there when I have other plans :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 2, 18:33 2
  - ever wonder if they plan it that way? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 19:26
  - probably for the best, you being in the casinos' Black Book and all - encyclopedia pixie Feb 2, 18:40
- Sounds fun. We are going at the end of April -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:26
- let me know if you need some restaurant suggestions -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:25 1
  - Oh definitely. We'll be down there with my parents, too. - Dr.Vermin Feb 2, 18:29
interesting fallout from the DADT/wa same sex marriage, a couple I married last week are asking that I rip up my record of their marriage, she only... - zeitgeist Feb 2, 18:11
Oh, Murray State, no. -- nm - Tim Feb 2, 18:09
Today is my Dad's 72nd Birthday. - Bacon Feb 2, 18:07 3
- Happy Birthday to your dad! -- nm - Stephen Feb 2, 18:37
- Happy birthday to your dad! where is he living now? -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:17 1
  - He has a studio apartment about 3 miles from me. - Bacon Feb 2, 18:21
Okay fingers crossed, tomorrow is the day. - Will Hunting Feb 2, 18:04 19
- Woman! Dilate! -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 18:26 1
  - or have a watercress salad -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:33
- Darn, I was betting on Sunday. About the end of the third quarter. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 2, 18:22
- I hope the birth is fast & easy -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:09 1
  - now...what else could have been fast and easy.... - nm - Beaker Feb 2, 18:29
- yay! -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:08
- They keeping you one more day? -- nm - amoxy Feb 2, 18:05 2
  - Kelly is still there. I am home with her mom so we can let her sleep -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 18:07 1
    - we figured they'd have you on tranqs by now in a padded room -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 18:13
- What if you wake up and it's a repeat of today. Today is the day you get to relive for 100 years??? -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:05 9
  - hey, you are inactive on ika.org. -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 18:11 1
    - Thx and fixed. Probably going to give this account away. Star Wars is my home now -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:31
  - Poor Kelly just keeps hearing "I Got You Babe" every time she wakes up. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 18:07 3
    - (my parents' wedding song, oddly enough.) - kelly Feb 2, 18:09
    - This -- nm - Bacon Feb 2, 18:08 1
      - (Although I change my mind a lot, I'm pretty sure Groundhog Day is my all time favorite movie.) nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 18:10
  - C-section. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 18:06 2
    - All because you don't want the little guy messing up your Superbowl plans? - Bacon Feb 2, 18:08 1
      - Nah, he's just taking his time -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 18:11
I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life. -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 18:03
My TV is broken! by which I mean, the TV is fine. the Tivo is broken. - loosi Feb 2, 17:53 5
- No whining. You were given a lot of good advice plus David gave you a link where you could buy the new version at a good price. - Trish Feb 2, 19:18
- Project Runway is starting! -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:00 1
  - haven't watched this one. No Tim or Heidi. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 18:08
- You should have clicked that link. -- nm - David Feb 2, 17:54 1
  - dammmit. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 17:55
Crash went to Redbox and brought back Blue Valentine. It was very well acted. I hated it. - Trish Feb 2, 17:52 4
- ok. well. i need a favor - Truman Feb 2, 17:54 2
  - ok doke -- nm - Trish Feb 2, 17:59 1
    - Smokey pokey -- nm - tRu Pad Feb 2, 18:02
- watch parks & Rec -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 17:52
New Person of Interest and The Finder tonight makes me happy -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 17:49 1
- We've finally got all caught up with The Finder....Loving it -- nm - J Feb 2, 18:12
I bought some Jerusalem artichokes today. never had them before but saw lots of food shows cooking with them. does anyone have a good recipe for them? - peglegpete Feb 2, 17:48 2
- Sure. Google does, but you've already done that. - Trish Feb 2, 17:55 1
  - thanks. I am leaning towards saute with the fresh garlic & a few mushrooms -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 18:00
One fascinating tidbit from Football Book (Patriots fans take note)... - David Feb 2, 17:45 3
- I remember that from the draft, but not that they regarded Gronk that highly. -- nm - TFox Feb 2, 18:39
- Is Gronk 100%, I thought I heard earlier that he might be questionable -- nm - J Feb 2, 18:16 1
  - He doesn't even have a limp as far as anybody can tell. -- nm - David Feb 2, 18:24
Does anyone know what night that new show Touch is on? - Stephen Feb 2, 17:43 5
- Mondays but it doesn't (officially) air until March 19. -- nm - David Feb 2, 17:46 4
  - Ah, thanks. -- nm - Stephen Feb 2, 17:48 3
    - Did you see this story? - David Feb 2, 17:51 2
      - I did, and mentioned it on the bb's. Total lack of class from Miles IMHO. - Stephen Feb 2, 17:58 1
        
        Right, it's not only petty but also disingenuous. -- nm - David Feb 2, 17:59
aw, tropical cyclone Iggy has dissipated and won't be hitting Perth. all we get is rain. -- nm - mafic Feb 2, 17:36 11
- Iggy Popped? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 2, 17:48
- Tropical cyclone Wiggie will give you a lot more than rain. nm - Dignan Feb 2, 17:46 7
  - I swear the Aussie National Weather Service must have picked that name just to set her up. -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 17:54
  - low, low prices? -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Feb 2, 17:52
  - And I've got a lust for a lot more than just life. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 17:50 4
    - *wink* nm - Cock Feb 2, 17:51 3
      - My conference calls lately have had a distinct lack of Cock. I'm quite frustrated. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 17:55 2
        
        any sign of a Dick? -- nm - loosi Feb 2, 17:56 1
        
        On the conference calls? No. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 2, 17:57
- Rain = power cuts, or at least that's what I heard happens over there. -- nm - Karl_S Feb 2, 17:44 1
  - I live in one of the fancy suburbs, they work to keep my power on. -- nm - mafic Feb 2, 17:59
Northwestern probably has the ugliest basketball floor in the NCAA -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 17:35 3
- Whaddya want it's NU. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 2, 17:45
- Meanwhile, Murray State is down by 9 with about 3 mins to go in the first half -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 17:36 1
  - "Hah hah, your floor can't save you now!" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 17:38
Sorry. I was talking to these ribs. -- nm - Diva Feb 2, 17:33 3
- Holy shit, it has killed so far tonight -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 17:38 1
  - Get your gigolo out of here. -- nm - Diva Feb 2, 17:39
- lol omg you beat me to it. Great first! -- nm - Jovian Feb 2, 17:34

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