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  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL Phyllis from "The Office" would pay bills and do Christmas shopping online from the office computers in the background.

    So basically exactly what everyone else does at work
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    caco_ethes wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL Phyllis from "The Office" would pay bills and do Christmas shopping online from the office computers in the background.

    So basically exactly what everyone else does at work

    I MFP. No time for shopping. Oh wait. I've spent 352 bucks from my desk today. Oops.

    Ooh, what’dja get?
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    I don’t know what ANY of those words mean
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,570 Member
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    81Katz wrote: »
    Snapple fact #1378

    The brain is the only organ in the human body without pain receptors.

    Well fms.

    True, that's why some people are able to be woken up from anesthesia in the middle of brain surgery to let the surgeons poke around and see if they are touching critical areas like speech and language. Crazy.
  • PaperDoll_
    PaperDoll_ Posts: 32,845 Member
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    That anyone making $32,400 or more annually is considered to be within the “top 1%” of global income.
  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
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    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    Nice! I'm a PS fan myself (mainly because that's what I got in the divorce). I especially like the D3 - it's the only one I've played semi-obsessively when time permits
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL Margrethe II, the queen of Denmark, felt compelled to draw illustrations for The Lord of the Rings in the 70s and sent them to Tolkien himself. He noted her style was quite similar to his own. Her drawings were used as a basis for the illustrations in the Danish translation of the books.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    May I suggest:

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  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    May I suggest:

    xs0z4qr2m45y.jpg

    Now those I could probably fit in my budget. LOL
  • xFunctionalStrengthx
    xFunctionalStrengthx Posts: 4,928 Member
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    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    I wouldn't let mine have a gaming system because I knew what would happen:

    Get addicted to it, disregard all rules, not do homework, start failing grades, and such.


    After years of begging and pleading, I finally caved when my parents came over with one my step brother had given to see if we wanted it. I set rules in place. What happened? Sure as *kitten*, exactly what I predicted. Had no support from the wife, since she was more interested in being his best friend than his mom...

    Ironically, they had issues with their nephew doing the same thing as my son did. Coincidence?



  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
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    More just reminisced about Apple as a startup. Forgot how amazing Gates and Jobs were together back in the day.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL that a teenager fooled an entire school and its officials by pretending to be the State Senator. He was chauffeured, given a tour, and spoke to the high school students about being involved in politics. They only found out when the real Senator showed up the next month.
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,523 Member
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    TIL that there is only 387.6mg of sodium in 1g of salt
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    TIL that ‘saltwater pool’ is a bit of a misnomer. They have just as much chlorine as chlorinated pools, but what’s different is the delivery system.

    Regular chlorine contains FACs (free available chlorine) and CACs (combined available chlorine). FACs are the unused chlorine while CACs are FACs that have combined with biological material like sweat and urine and are therefore no longer free to sanitize the water. CACs are responsible for the chlorine smell in pools. The stronger the smell, the less free available chlorine there is to clean the water.

    So-called saltwater pools use a different method of chlorination that maximizes FACs, and therefore cleanliness, and eliminates CACs more effectively, thus reducing the odor. The amount of salt is usually slightly lower than the human threshold to taste, which is why it can be difficult to tell if you’re in a traditional or a ‘saltwater’ pool sometimes.
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

    So you learned about chlorine too??
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

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  • xFunctionalStrengthx
    xFunctionalStrengthx Posts: 4,928 Member
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    denny_mac wrote: »
    caco_ethes wrote: »
    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

    So you learned about chlorine too??

    there may have been some bleach involved if that's what you're getting at

    Dangit, you beat me to the gene pool. Hopefully you mixed it strong enough!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL The bias and slanted media coverage of the 2005 Michael Jackson molestation trial has been referred to as "One of the Most Shameful Episodes In Journalistic History". The media would extensively cover the seedy accusations but completely unreported witnesses crumbling under cross examination.
  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
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    More was reminded again, that if you are not watching all the "interesting" people at Walmart, you are probably one of them.

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