December 24, 2011
— andy
Don't forget most of the NFL games are today if you're in the pick 'em league.
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Posted by: Alex at December 24, 2011 06:54 AM (doww8)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 24, 2011 06:54 AM (PddVe)
There's a lot of prayer going on during the games. Mostly by the kicker.
Posted by: huerfano at December 24, 2011 06:55 AM (lXi+d)
Be nice if they beat the Cardinals and stayed in contention, though. Posted by: exdem13 at December 24, 2011 06:57 AM (1GunI)
Posted by: huerfano at December 24, 2011 10:55 AM (lXi+d)
And we fans are saying things that would be decidedly unwelcome in a church setting.
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 24, 2011 06:59 AM (PddVe)
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:00 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:02 AM (piMMO)
I hope it catches on.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:03 AM (piMMO)
Gronk, don't fail me now !!!
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 24, 2011 07:03 AM (Qjh0I)
I will try to ignore the corrupt political process and the destruction of the country for the next few days and hope you can do the same.
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 24, 2011 07:05 AM (i3+c5)
Sorry! I couldn't take the gloating any longer.
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:06 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 24, 2011 07:12 AM (Ho2rs)
PROOF! yet again that Perry is an idiot.
So, what's Newt's excuse?
Yep.
*crickets
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:14 AM (piMMO)
Vic , Merry Christmas
and to the rest of the morons around here... Have a great weekend.
Let's go Cowboys!
Posted by: Yip in Texas at December 24, 2011 07:15 AM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:16 AM (5H6zj)
Is Obama (who is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure) expecting to throw out the first ball?
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at December 24, 2011 07:18 AM (Qxdfp)
Any given Sunday Saturday, girl.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:19 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:21 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:23 AM (5H6zj)
Hard to do that from the golf course.
Posted by: Vic at December 24, 2011 07:24 AM (YdQQY)
heh! The one I never guess right on, it seems, is Michael Bush. This week both he and Jones-Drew are dinged up. I think I have to stick with Jones-Drew.
Good luck in your game this week!
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:24 AM (5H6zj)
Jets and Cowboys winning would be icing on a superb Christmas.
Don't ask for much, but that would be tits.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 24, 2011 07:25 AM (SAMxH)
Thank God for football. I don't think my girls are gonna make it to Santa time. They may have to be hospitalized.
Merry Christmas Morons.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 24, 2011 07:26 AM (JYheX)
Thank God for football. I don't think my girls are gonna make it to Santa time. They may have to be hospitalized.
Everything ok?
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 07:29 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: mike at December 24, 2011 07:29 AM (0hdwM)
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 24, 2011 07:35 AM (Qjh0I)
You too!
I fully expect a moronette to be holding the trophy at the end of the season.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:47 AM (piMMO)
live podcast of the nativity scene?
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at December 24, 2011 07:49 AM (lpWVn)
This company was on F&F this morning. They started a company that lets you record a video and then store it or schedule it for future delivery, Then it occurred to them that the folks who need such a service most are the men and women serving in the armed forces. So, they extended the service, for free, to active duty members of the military.
Right now they are extending the service, for free, to the rest of us, so that we can send messages of gratitude to our brave men and women in the field.
All it requires is a webcam.
I have to imagine that, at Christmas, when you're far, far from home, a video clip of someone saying 'thank you' would be most appreciated.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 07:59 AM (piMMO)
WORD UP!
Posted by: PHILADELPHIA at December 24, 2011 08:04 AM (6DDE+)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 24, 2011 08:06 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: artemis at December 24, 2011 08:15 AM (EL9AK)
Am looking forward to a titanic struggle between the Duluth Eskimos and the Kenosha Maroons
GO MAROONS!
Posted by: Jones at December 24, 2011 08:29 AM (8sCoq)
Heh. That was the first thing I thought.
I successfully made it back from the Target/grocery store run. Target was basically normal Saturday busy but the grocery store was a zoo.
Posted by: alexthechick at December 24, 2011 08:30 AM (Gk3SS)
You are a better woman than I am, Gunga-din. If I need anything on the day before a major holiday, I send my husband!
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 08:31 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: The 4th bestest blogger since Lincoln, FDR and that other guy at December 24, 2011 08:31 AM (YeLNv)
Posted by: Jeremiad was a Bullfrog at December 24, 2011 08:32 AM (qUjY4)
Posted by: Joffen at December 24, 2011 08:34 AM (zLeKL)
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 24, 2011 11:35 AM (Qjh0I)
I'll trade you Tim Hightower. For cheap.
Posted by: NC Ref at December 24, 2011 08:35 AM (/izg2)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone at December 24, 2011 08:37 AM (p8dLH)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Posted by: Josef K. at December 24, 2011 08:38 AM (7+pP9)
No kidding! Yesterday was bad enough, but everyone was cheerful and I did hear lots of Merry Christmas! wishes so maybe I was shopping amongst morons.
Posted by: Retread at December 24, 2011 08:38 AM (ALZZ7)
You all have a Great Christmas, I'm off to fend off bargain hunters.
Posted by: auscolpyr at December 24, 2011 08:39 AM (rjlNJ)
My husband had the bird flipped at him multiple times yesterday.
In Provo, Utah.
I guess swearing is only a sin if it's verbal or something.
I try to be patient around the holidays (including T-day and Easter) because I figure many of the clueless people are folks visiting from out of town. I guess I project a certain friendliness, too, because I tend to get a lot of people asking me questions when I'm at a grocery store or a store like Target, even when there are other people available to ask.
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 08:43 AM (5H6zj)
This whole BEST BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY evah! bullshit and how it is an indicator that the economy is turning around is complete crap.
First, people with little money to spend would definitely navigate to the best sales of the season.
Second, there comes a point when, after scrimping and sacrificing for so long, when people say Fuck it! I'm tired of this, and they go out and charge up their cards again. (Cards that they cannot afford). A little break occurs when they simply can't stand it any longer and they can't deny their desire to give.
Third, I work part-time taking orders from home. Last year at this time of year I had an opportunity to work as many hours as I could stand, and was making an average of about $2.75 more per hour. This year, I can barely pull 10 hours per week and the pay stinks. Same job, same products. Last hour, I took three calls in the course of an hour. Luckily, I can screw around here while waiting for calls to come in.
Fourth, I went to HH Gregg (two stores), Best Buy, Walmart (2 stores), and Ulta yesterday. I had salespeople on me from the moment I walked into the store/department. At HH Gregg, I had two sales people on me at a time. At each location where a purchase was made, I walked into the store and back out with my items in less than 5 minutes.
I repeat..... I made a purchase at Walmart, items all the way back in the store, made it through the checkout line, and was back outside in about 5 minutes time.
At each location I parked less than halfway down the row from the front door.
This is unlike any Christmas I have seen.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 08:43 AM (piMMO)
But mostly, Christmas Cheer.
Posted by: Fritz at December 24, 2011 08:44 AM (FabC8)
But mostly, Christmas Cheer.
If they're those new riot-inducing Jordans, you'd better be packing.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 08:46 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Throat Wobbler Mangrove at December 24, 2011 08:47 AM (Bb3CP)
Don't blame the Jets. Clearly there was something amiss in the universe last week.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 08:49 AM (piMMO)
A day to two ago I read a crack, probably made here by a moron, about there being an expected spike on Christmas Eve because that's when men start their shopping.
Posted by: Retread at December 24, 2011 08:51 AM (ALZZ7)
Posted by: real joe at December 24, 2011 08:53 AM (w7Lv+)
Go Eli!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 08:55 AM (piMMO)
Iran's navy begins drill in international waters
And we've surrendered to Pakistan:
CIA has suspended drone attacks in Pakistan, U.S. officials say
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 24, 2011 08:56 AM (UR5vq)
CIA has suspended drone attacks in Pakistan, U.S. officials say
We'll take it from here.
Posted by: Made in China at December 24, 2011 08:57 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 24, 2011 09:00 AM (TVvXc)
Posted by: Chuckit at December 24, 2011 12:49 PM (Pmzhy)
1) The data that they are referencing is months old.
2) This was discussed here several months ago, and there was some doubts as to its accuracy as a reliable indicator of preferences among the military as a whole.
Posted by: Grey Fox at December 24, 2011 09:03 AM (sEvRn)
Posted by: logprof at December 24, 2011 09:03 AM (ZD2QS)
Posted by: The Terminally Boned at December 24, 2011 09:03 AM (+6ZZN)
Awww Chuckit the bigot is still upset no one else likes his favorite anti-semite.
Posted by: Mitt Romney at December 24, 2011 09:04 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Chuckit at December 24, 2011 12:49 PM (Pmzhy)
Get back under the Rostrum and get to work.
Posted by: Zombie Hitler at December 24, 2011 09:08 AM (DINyY)
Posted by: Jeremiad was a Bullfrog at December 24, 2011 09:10 AM (Abvby)
Posted by: alexthechick at December 24, 2011 09:10 AM (Gk3SS)
Hey 'rons and 'ettes!
I have a question that I posed a few months back about finally pulling the trigger on a smartphone but then my rig fell apart and I had to spend big dollar to put it back together.
So, technology being what it is, I'll ask it again.
iPhone or Droid?
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 09:12 AM (CkHfX)
Posted by: Jeremiad was a Bullfrog at December 24, 2011 09:12 AM (Abvby)
Posted by: dananjcon at December 24, 2011 09:13 AM (ceK0m)
I have neither, but I'm treating myself to a smartphone after Christmas. Whatever, I purchase, it will not be a Droid. I m not getting into bed with Google.
Posted by: Made in China at December 24, 2011 09:15 AM (piMMO)
Wow. I'd interpret it as a reference to the Mayan calendar.
Posted by: AmishDude at December 24, 2011 09:18 AM (WLIcr)
Best Buy is giving away iPhone 4 with 2 year contracts, today.
I just zapped the promo email from my inbox.
Posted by: garrett at December 24, 2011 09:19 AM (DINyY)
I'm using an old enV, which I've really loved (the thing is a brick, it has a keyboard, and the camera interface is great even if the chip is old/slow)... but it's acting flaky so I'm switching to a smart phone next month.
I have friends on Droids who are PC people and who have complained about data connectivity (getting access to their data from their PCs to phone).
My husband has been on an iPhone for four or five years and it's been seamless. The only problem he had was at an old employer who was using some legacy klunky calendaring system, but now he's on Outlook.
I don't like the camera interface (he's now on a 4G, not the 4GS) - produces a lot of out of focus images imho (compared to my enV which rarely does) and the flash is for shit - but I will most likely go iPhone b/c we're Mac people at home.
Get a really good case.
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 09:20 AM (5H6zj)
Wow. I'd interpret it as a reference to the Mayan calendar.
Posted by: AmishDude at December 24, 2011 01:18 PM (WLIcr)
Yeah, I stopped to read it because I thought it might be snark about the Mayans. But now I see that they mean that Obama is the way that the world will end.
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 24, 2011 09:22 AM (TVvXc)
I have neither, but I'm treating myself to a smartphone after Christmas. Whatever, I purchase, it will not be a Droid. I m not getting into bed with Google.
Posted by: Made in China at December 24, 2011 01:15 PM (piMMO)
Not as if Apple and Microsoft are really all that much better. And Blackberry has seemed to lag behind in appeal. Essentially, the companies that you really do not want having anything to do with if you can help it are the only ones making smart phones.
Posted by: buzzion at December 24, 2011 09:23 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Ronster at December 24, 2011 09:26 AM (JGYCE)
Posted by: buzzion at December 24, 2011 09:27 AM (GULKT)
I have neither, but I'm treating myself to a smartphone after Christmas. Whatever, I purchase, it will not be a Droid. I m not getting into bed with Google.
I was originally looking at a Droid but a co-worker bitches that his constantly freezes or re-starts itself. I also read somewhere that they're pretty vulnerable to viruses. And yeah, the whole Google thing.
I've been looking at the 4s 16 gig and it's only $199 with a two year contract with Verizon. My dumbphone is on its last legs anyway.
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 09:28 AM (a5Jjz)
I'm glad I stocked up on pitch while at Target!
Posted by: alexthechick at December 24, 2011 09:28 AM (Gk3SS)
And I love my droid, but 4G phones have crappy battery life. They haven't quite worked that out yet. Google Voice is especially helpful for calling my brother's cell phone in England without paying extortionate rates.
Posted by: Oschisms at December 24, 2011 09:31 AM (GqM5k)
Not better than Google?
Nearly anything is better than Google.
I despise those assholes.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 09:31 AM (piMMO)
I was originally looking at a Droid but a co-worker bitches that his constantly freezes or re-starts itself. I also read somewhere that they're pretty vulnerable to viruses. And yeah, the whole Google thing.
I've been looking at the 4s 16 gig and it's only $199 with a two year contract with Verizon. My dumbphone is on its last legs anyway.
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 01:28 PM (a5Jjz)
I have a Droid Incredible. Have rarely had any problems like that with it. And you can get virus scanners for it too
Posted by: buzzion at December 24, 2011 09:31 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 01:20 PM (5H6zj)
I've heard that polycarbonate is the way to go.
I think I'll go with iPhone. I don't play games and I'd use it mostly for perusing the web and posting my usual dumbassery here.
The 1080p video is intriguing, tho.
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 09:31 AM (a5Jjz)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 09:33 AM (piMMO)
Not better than Google?
Nearly anything is better than Google.
I despise those assholes.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 01:31 PM (piMMO
Oh Google is worse. But its not as if I trust either of those two a whole lot more. Afterall Apple was tracking your every move with its iPhone. Like I said, the only ones making smartphones are the companies that you most likely don't want to be giving your information to.
Posted by: buzzion at December 24, 2011 09:34 AM (GULKT)
So, basically you're saying not to view midget hobo porn on the phone?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 09:36 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Ronster at December 24, 2011 09:37 AM (JGYCE)
So, basically you're saying not to view midget hobo porn on the phone?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 01:36 PM (piMMO
Well lets not get crazy here. Just make sure it doesn't include wrestling in a kiddie pool of ranch dressing.
Posted by: buzzion at December 24, 2011 09:38 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 09:38 AM (piMMO)
Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 24, 2011 01:42 PM (UR5vq)
Leading from behind! You'd think they'd be saying Mahalo. FORE!
Posted by: Preznit Training Pants at December 24, 2011 09:45 AM (jucos)
Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote
Oh good! The secularists are winning!
Posted by: Joe Biden at December 24, 2011 09:45 AM (piMMO)
I finally got a Samsung Galaxy S II (ATT) and love it. For everything except typing, that is...and that isn't as bad as I thought it would be.
I do play games on it. And I'm loving the apps...something at Target didn't have a price, I scanned the bar tag with my Target app and got the price. Could have also scanned it with my Amazon app and seen if it was cheaper there!
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 09:46 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Delta Smelt at December 24, 2011 09:48 AM (B89As)
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 01:46 PM (XdlcF)
What kind of apps do you use? I'd definitely want a weather radar app (since I work outside) but I'm pretty clueless as to what else is out there.
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 09:52 AM (a5Jjz)
I love just plain ol' Weatherbug. I hope they have an app.
Posted by: Joe Biden at December 24, 2011 09:53 AM (piMMO)
Yes, I think that's it. Make sure it's the kind that wraps around the edges a bit. They're more expensive, but supposed to be worth it.
I drop my enV daily and have no case. No doubt I will miss the thing, but I want to have a smart phone.
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 09:57 AM (5H6zj)
Weather, maps, navigation (voice activated), calendaring, to-do list, notepad with password protection so that I could keep a gift list and be sure the kids wouldn't get in it, yellow pages, Amazon Kindle, Amazon mp3 (keep files on the cloud or d/l them), Amazon shopping app, educational stuff for the kids, star map (changes as you face diff. directions), Netflix, and games.
But I've only had it a month, so I'm just getting started! Haven't got a piano keyboard app yet...
I'd suggest poking around the Android Marketplace and iPhone app stores and see if there's stuff you might like that's on one but not the other.
I thought I might need to replace my car stereo this summer and there were some cool replacements that would only work with iPods and iPhones. The stereo got better, so I went with Android.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 10:00 AM (XdlcF)
Get Pandora, which I think is on either platform. It's a free "radio" service that has "stations" that stream. For example, you can go to the Sinatra station and get him and singers like him. There's a Christmas station, an opera station, etc etc. I think for the way I listen to music, it will replace my iPod.
I like Shazaam, which is the one that 'listens' to music (say if you're at a restaurant or somewhere) and tells you want the song/artist is.
The only thing I haven't been happy with with my husband's iPhone on AT&T is a nav system. The one he downloaded is glitchy to the point of useless. I'm on Verizon with my old phone and the VZ Navigator really has saved our bacon a lot of times. I may have to break down and get a Garmin, but the Verizon phone-based system is nice because it can be used for walking etc and it talks to you. Google maps blows on the iPhone as a navigator.
Posted by: Y-not at December 24, 2011 10:02 AM (5H6zj)
Get a really good case.
Yeh, my "case" covers the back and side of my phone. Great, I can still use the touch screen, but I need to get something that opens and closes for certain situations.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 10:04 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 10:05 AM (piMMO)
Merry Christmas! to one and all. I really appreciate having some company to lurk around.
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 24, 2011 10:09 AM (4q5tP)
It also helps when you need to cheat on the music trivia questions on Trivia Night at Applebee's.
Posted by: NC Ref at December 24, 2011 10:12 AM (/izg2)
Hmm. Google Navigation Beta.
What could go wrong?
Really just played around with it for places I already go to. Said "McDonald's" into the phone and it found the nearest one and gave directions.
Giggled at the coolness factor, but haven't tried to get anywhere new yet!
My husband used his new Garmin GPS in Dallas the other day and actually got traffic conditions! (We don't have real traffic 'round here...)
I have the old Garmin in my van. Ain't worth paying for updates when you can get a new unit for the price of 2-3 years of updates. (Assuming you get a new one with free updates.)
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 10:14 AM (XdlcF)
Merry Christmas! to one and all. I really appreciate having some company to lurk around.
Merry Christmas. It's nice to have someone lurking around, peering in the windows.
Wait, that wasn't quite what I meant to say...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 10:17 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 24, 2011 10:24 AM (kqqGm)
Oh, no! I'll look it up. I just didn't know if anyone here knew off the top of their head.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 10:25 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 24, 2011 10:25 AM (piMMO)
But I've only had it a month, so I'm just getting started! Haven't got a piano keyboard app yet...
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 24, 2011 02:00 PM (XdlcF)
You tickle the ivories?
I've heard there's an app for guitar that scrolls chord or tabs in time with any song you want to play along with. I need to find that one.
Posted by: ErikW at December 24, 2011 10:31 AM (a5Jjz)
Just sayin'.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 24, 2011 02:24 PM (kqqGm)
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Posted by: Trimegistus at December 24, 2011 12:06 PM (rCEvh)
No Fannie/Freddie: no mortgage crisis.
No local funding scheme for schools, just by province: no bad inner city schools.
They even are reducing their deficit, even with national health care!
And I don't hear any stories about TSA gropings at airports and train stations.
Do I have stars in my eyes or am I right?
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