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Christmas Photo Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Jimminy Fuller, echostreamer, guruvan (Rob Nelson) and 16 other people liked this
Classy!
- April Buchheit
Yes. Yes he is.
- Dave Roth
I'm sure his uncle daddy is very proud... Bless their hearts.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
wow. just wow.
- Valley
lol
- echostreamer
In all the time I've been an adult, I've never wrapped a single xmas present. I've always done something lame like use a gift bag, etc. Every year Lindsay tells me that she'd really like me to wrap presents - "It's the thought that counts." So this year I wrapped presents. :( They look like something a deranged 4 year old might have done.
ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,, Alex Scrivener, Patrick Jordan and 23 other people liked this
@tad everyone starts out as a deranged gift-wrapper
- Prolific Programmer
from IM
I'm embarrassed to show them to anyone - I guess I'll bring them out just before we open gifts so she and Avynn can have a good laugh.
- Chrimmus Tad
I'm sure she will appreciate the personal touch.
- Spidra Webster
Either way - I KNOW she'll like what's within the wrapping. :)
- Chrimmus Tad
I used to wrap presents all the time. Now I don't give presents. Not giving or receiving presents makes me very zen happy.
- Cristo
I think I may just unwrap them and take them someplace to get properly wrapped.
- Chrimmus Tad
I'm all thumbs when it comes to wrapping gifts, so it takes forever unless I used "cheats" like gift bags. When my wife and I would wrap the kids' presents she could do 5 or 6 in the time I took to do just one (and, yes, I WAS really trying!) Then I worked at Borders books one Christmas as seasonal help, and they put me on--you guessed it--free gift wrapping duty! I had all of the...
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- Mark "DerBingle" J
Don't, Tad. Trust me. She'll be really amused and it'll be endearing. I've purposefully poorly wrapped presents for years because it brings on the 'awwwwwwww' factor in a big way.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Uh. I hope Rochelle misses this thread.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Tad, just get one of your girlfriends to rewrap it. ;)
- Cristo
I like that the local 'gentlemen's clubs' have free gift wrapping while you wait.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
Gift wrapping is a marketable skill.
- imabonehead
This is one of those things men fail to learn because they know a woman will kindly (or impatiently) end up offering to do it for them. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
m9m - As for myself, the ineptitude was no mere affectation... I literally need about 45 minutes to wrap a frickin' CD! My "fine motor skillz" ain't so fine, it would seem.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
I totally have the same disability.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
That a boy Tad!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
One of my favorite columnists (Gene Weingarten, of the WaPo) had a wonderful piece a year or two ago about men and gift-wrapping: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...
- Ladybug Heather
Practice makes perfect....;) My husband has actually been going through this for years....struggling to wrap his gifts....but I love them all, and he actually has gotten better with time!
- Bonnie Foster
My mom could wrap presents professionally for Tiffanys or something. I mean, scary perfection that I have never been able to recreate, even going so far as to 'match up' the pattern on the paper when she folded it over (so you couldn't see the seam she would say). I am thinking of filming her doing it and making it as a how to video. Meanwhile, my father gets by with newspapers or leftover paper bags from grocery stores duct tapes / masking tape / leftover twine. I'm somewhere in the middle.
- Andrew Leyden
I too was once like you, until I got stuck in a Macy's for a long time (waiting on someone), and spent it watching the gift-wrapping people. It turns out that at least for rectangular stuff, gift-wrapping is really pretty straightforward. I kind of enjoy it now even though the Mrs. usually gets the credit for the stuff I wrap.
- Dave Roth
QUICK! Name a Floppy Disk Maker!
Tyson Key liked this
Go go!
- Matthew DeVries
Verbatim
- Dave Roth
Maxell
- Brian Sullivan
3M... had to think.
- Thom Kennon
Elephant Memory Systems.
- Akiva Moskovitz
BSOD: Divide by zero error.
- Roberto Bonini
BASF
- Mike Nencetti
Sony
- Mike Nencetti
fuji?
- Alex Scrivener
FYI - You can't find a disk notcher on Amazon :( For shame!
- Matthew DeVries
hey - does Bernouli (sp?) count?...
- Thom Kennon
3M
- Will Higgins™
It started with a "D" ... um, 'Datium' (that wasn't it - anyone remember?)
- Micah Wittman
"Are floppy disks obsolete? NO WAY!! Floppy disks are still one of the best ways to store and transfer information. Also, millions of older industrial machines, computers, embroidery machines, music devices, cameras and other machines still require floppy discs to operate." http://www.floppydisks.com/items...
- Micah Wittman
TDK
- Mo Kargas
"250 disks are 0.69 ea. Total 197.50" - Hey, free Ground Shipping in the USA! (they're in Orange County)
- Micah Wittman
Anybody remember the IBM Systems 6 - a huge word processor behemouth circa early 80s with this huge dinner plate sized floppies. they probably held all of 256 K. damn, i'm old...
- Thom Kennon
Imation
- Tyson Key
@Thom - Was an Iomega product, so it probably counts. (I guess Zip disks, Sony's HiFD format, and the SuperDisk stuff might count, too)...
- Tyson Key
@Tyson - right, thx. Hey --- my guess is you were about -3 when i was loading those huge 8" floppies into the IBM System 6s @ the lettershop in Brooklyn ; >
- Thom Kennon
Heh, I vaguely remember trying to load software from cassettes on a Commodore 64 that we were given over a decade ago, after it was recovered from a skip - in a functional state, no less; for what it's worth. Sadly, I don't have it anymore, and I'm not too sure about the fate of it.
- Tyson Key
Micah, that page doesn't even sell notchers
- Matthew DeVries
No notchers?! ... 0000 E* FA C3 PA LM *3 44 4F 53 35 2E 30 00 02 01 01 00 ... sorry to have led you atray.
- Micah Wittman
NO! How the hell am I going to use the back side of all those AOL disks without a notcher?!
- Matthew DeVries
OnlyBurger... the only burger you'll ever want. | Durham Catering Co. - http://www.durhamcatering.com/onlybur...
"OnlyBurger is the Triangle’s latest dining innovation, and you don’t even need a reservation. Owned by Brian Bottger (president) and Tom Ferguson (secretary), OnlyBurger will be bringing the goodness to the people. Our concept is this... the best burger, plain and simple. Does it get any better?"
- Dave Roth
from Bookmarklet
Kick-ass burger joint on wheels. In a different place around the area every day.
- Dave Roth
MediaPost Publications Radio Losing Key Demos: Teens Prefer Personal Devices, College Grads Listen Less 06/09/2008 - http://www.mediapost.com/publica...
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"Teenagers are beginning to desert radio in favor of music from personal devices and computers, according to Coleman Insights, which studied teens' listening behavior in a major market. Long observed by media pundits, the trend is finally having a measurable impact on audience size in the teenage demo. Specifically, Coleman found that 84% of the 14-17 cohort listen to music daily on an MP3 player, iPod, or computer, versus 78% for radio. Coleman described these results as evidence of a "tipping point" in audio consumption: "Coleman Insights has for the first time detected greater use of them than of FM radio in a few specific instances." Another Coleman study found the 15-17 cohort favors iPods and MP3 players as primary destinations for listening to music, with 41% choosing the personal devices, compared to just 22% for FM radio. These findings suggest a growing divide between teenagers and older consumers, especially in light of another recent study by Sonoro, a German electronics manufacturer, which found that radio is still more popular than MP3 players and CDs among American consumers overall."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
It is about time. Ever since I got my first iPod back in 2006 I have been a one of the biggest anti-listening to the radio people around.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Ever since I got XM a few years ago, I very rarely listen to FM.
- Dave Roth
Die radio die!
- Andrew C
Personally I don't even want Satellite Radio because you still don't have full control of what you are listening to.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
That's Sir Patrick Stewart to you, Star Trek fans - TV Squad - http://www.tvsquad.com/2009...
vicster is..., ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,, Joe Pierce and 4 other people liked this
"You know him as Captain Jean-Luc Picard or Professor Charles Xavier, but once Queen Elizabeth II is done with him, the bald leading man extraordinaire will arise Sir Patrick Stewart, Knight of the Realm."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
He should run for King. I'd vote for him.
- Dave Roth
6 Deep Fried Turkeys...
Nicholas Kreidberg, pila, Michelle Martinez and 11 other people liked this
we see 3 on tap (in peanut oil). 3 more after these are done. #companyxmaslunchparty
- Carlos Ayala
from email
That's smart to do multiples. Plus the oil probably gets better as you go.
- Dave Roth
I can't wait. Gonna be good.
- Matt Hilton
FIIIIVE GOLDEN BIRDS!
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
Do I have migraines? I've never suffered debilitating headaches before. The past couple of days I've had one. I woke up with it yesterday. It's right in the center of my forehead. Ibuprofen dulls it a little but, but when it wears off it comes back. I woke up with it again this morning. Is this a migraine? I don't seem to be sensitive to bright...
light or sound though. It just hurts.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
:( Hope you feel better. The couple of times I've had what I think were migraines, I was really nauseated in addition to having a severe headache. No idea how they really diagnose them, though.
- LAMB
sorry to hear that Gunny
- VAL D. Zone
I was having headaches like this recently and saw a doctor. I'd urge you to do the same, because I was terrified when I went in, but found out that the headaches were caused by how I sit when I'm on the computer. It could just be a really, really bad tension headache.
- cecily
My migraines are one side of my head or the other, and come with nausea, light/sound sensitivity, etc. Two excedrin (or generic equivalent) usually do the trick.
- Dave Roth
My Migraines are typically behind my right eye with severe sensitivity to light and sound. Some meds help by limiting it or making it manageable (typically in a office with sunglasses on and in ear headphone with nothing playing, but it lowers the noises) but typically I just take something to sleep through it if possible.
- Uncle CW™
Okay, here is a question that will literally start a war in my family: Your holiday lights: multi-colored? all white? all another color?
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I love multi-colored lights. My mom would never let us have them growing up because she doesn't like them. She likes all white lights.
- Mary Carmen
multi-colored definitely. and the old fat bulbs, not those tiny ones you can hardly see. that's what i grew up with - fat multi-colored bulbs.
- Christa
MULTI.
- Derrick
We always had multi-coloured on the Christmas tree, but my mother was adamantly against anything that blinked or twinkled or did anything cool, so that sort of fun was not to be had. Other small indoor trees we had were decorated mostly with all white bulbs, though.
- Katy S
I cant handle anything that twinkles. I like static lights. Christa, those bulbs were also what my aunt had while i was growing up. We were always afraid the tree would burn down because they got so hot!
- Mary Carmen
I have always liked colored lights. Betsy likes white...thus, we have a pre-lit white tree. UNTIL THIS YEAR, when Eliza broke the tie and we had to add colored lights. I win!
- Jason Griffey
LOL, Jason, that is fantastic!
- Mary Carmen
outsiide, i love multi-colored (esp. against teh snow). inside, we have all white, but that's really just cuz they were on sale, and all my ornaments are silvery - so it makes for a very "classic" tree. note: i ain't never "classic".
- jambina
amy, I love you.
- Mary Carmen
I like all white on the tree. and outside whatever coloured - this year I have all blue on the little shrub. last year it as multi-colour.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I'm all white on the tree and multi elsewhere at the moment, but I'm not locked into any particular look.
- Michael W. May
Mary - I don't necessarily want them now, but as a kid I did because we were forbidden to have them. One year we colluded with my dad to get a set of lights for the tree that had 8 modes of action. We didn't tell my mom. When she wasn't looking we'd always switch it from no movement to one of the waves or flickers. She was a bit annoyed with us that year. The only thing that saved us was the fact that it had that one option she likes.
- Katy S
Katy, that is hilarious. My mom would never allow that. I can handle slow twinkling, but omg, some of the settings nowadays are like TECHNO.
- Mary Carmen
umm... at work white or blue to match the circ desk. at home i think multi? i don't remember.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
She also doesn't like it when my dad and I play the Tales From The Crypt album Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas. We tend to crank up Deck The Halls With Parts Of Charlie in honor of my dad's older brother, Charlie. We are not allowed to play it in her presence, so when I'm at their house and she leaves, my dad and I turn it on right away.
- Katy S
Your dad sounds a lot like mine.
- Mary Carmen
He use to be a mortician. Morbid humor is always acceptable. :) Actually, some of the funniest people I've ever met have been funeral directors. True!
- Katy S
oh yeah. oncologists tend to be funny too.
- Mary Carmen
Red and white, though not as the result of any serious discussion.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
I prefer multi-colored, or a string of a single color. No whites-only strings for me.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Blue.
- Patrick Jordan
from BuddyFeed
multicolored on the tree and white outside
- Abigail
On my balcony I have multi-colored, but at the twist of a dial they can be changed from all white to multi-colored or transitioning back and forth (also steady or blinking.) Alas, my apartment complex has several of those humongous inflatable Santas, snowmen, etc. so there is no hope for nuanced Holiday decoration around here.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
black (looking at them though, you can see the red filament, does that make them multi?)
- chaz2b
We always had multi-lights, but I've grown to love all white (or blue). I think they are so elegant, and more natural, which I love. I can't stand "moving" and flashing lights. If I wanted a migraine or a seizure I would find another way to get one thanks. LED ftw!!! <3
- Heather
I have a single strand of multi-colored randomly flashing (literally - the whole string does not flash together) lights on my tree. They were on our tree when i was growing up, but one year my mom declared that we would have white lights only. My MIL is apparently * adamant* about white lights only. I love th C9 bulbs for putting on my house :)
- ~Courtney F.
I like multi-colored lights.
- Laura H.
I recently bought multi-colored lights for my swingin' bachelor pad. It didn't even occur to me to buy all-white. I like lots of color. If I wanted all white, I'd move to a small town in Kansas. http://instantrimshot.com/
- josh neff, geek at large
We have multicolored LED lights and some awesome purple lights that I can't use now because I can't find replacements for the broken bulbs. White on the fake tree, they are built in.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
We have multi on the outside bushes, white on the garland hanging at the top of our bookshelves, & red on the (devil) tree
- Amanda
Colorful lights that move in various different patterns. With all the cool stuff you can do with cheap technology these days, why not?
- Dave Roth
We have all white lights this year, but in the years past we've had a combination of red & white.
- tab thinks you're awesome
Multicolored!!! All white are to light silk tents for weddings and our sorority house for Secret Shindigs.
- Archangel ωαřмaiden
Both. And all-blue, all-purple, etc. I use lights year round in lots of ways now though, they were always my fave thing about Christmas. I made flower lights for my room, those are white: http://pics.livejournal.com/lostlo...
- Lo
its easy I have two little trees that belonged to my parents..........one is in multi and one in white.....so no fights here...........:)....bit growing up it was always multi on the tree
- VAL D. Zone
our tree is strung with all red lights, and i'm a little concerned it might look kind of brothel-ish, but we temper it with white-light strung garland around the windows and doors. i love our house decorated for christmas!
- Nancy Sp♠id
on the tree, all white. no blinky. outside - colors, blinky, whatever you can find. inflatable santa on a motorcycle, whatever.
- Morgan Haley
multicolored outside, white on tree inside, but i like to mix it up. i would alternate on the tree, but it's prelit.
- βℜ∀ñÐi
AWESOME! All my favorite Internet memes are in this pic!
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LOL @Pedo
- rowlikeagirl
pedobear + ceiling cat + hypnotoad = win. lol.
- Bora Mesut PALAS
Don't forget chutulu. :)
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
And the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt.
- Neal Krummell
Find the FUUUUUUUU
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
Hah. The first thing I looked for was good ol' Pedobear. I felt a moment of panic when I could not see him but then bam! There he was. And all is right with the world again.
- Akiva Moskovitz
The narwhal is there, perfect...*with* bort watching! This is a heavily-reddit-inspired pic
- Itachi
ha! I noticed that fuuuu'ing RAGE FACE down there, finally. but what about that white thing pointing inside the room? never seen it before.
- Bora Mesut PALAS
*CUE CSI MIAMI INTRO* YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
I like the "please do not feed the trolls" and evolution fish.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Bora, it's Reddit http://www.reddit.com
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
That is Bort, Bora...the mascot of Reddit. And the two guys I'm assuming are Alexis and Steve (founders of reddit). They got the orange mailbox..edit: nvm, that guy is Caruso
- Itachi
all that i've found is HL,House and gmail-kill me :(
- morose
The guy with the cane and the crowbar is House, I'm pretty sure. Happy to see bacon make an appearance. :)
- Curtiss Grymala
The other guy is Horatio Caine in a classic put on sunglasses moment
- Rasmus Lauridsen
mmmm Bacon
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Wow, I don't know at least 10 of these memes.
- Andrew C
Someone explain to me that frog?
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
and what about the "learn how to (p)eel a banana" brochure?!?
- Lui(gi) ►►
Luigi, it was a popular youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch...)
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
The banana peeling is a guy who made a video about how to peel a banana like a monkey - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Rasmus Lauridsen
The 'More You Know' jingle should be playing on repeat in this post.
- Akiva Moskovitz
@AJ @Rasmus my life will never be the same again! thank you guys, I'm gonna post it right now ;-) lol
- Lui(gi) ►►
I don't know the majority of them. Which would make me feel pretty square except I remember tons of memes that aren't on here.
- Spidra Webster
So does anyone know how to create the creepy reddit stare emote depicted on that guy's head bag? I need to have that one available for an easy cut/paste.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
My favorite is missing. Just damn. :-(
- Dave Roth
I see no cheezburgers or lolcatz. Fail!
- Curtiss Grymala
Curtiss, look at the ceiling cat.
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
At the risk of asking a stupid question... what's an "internet meme"?
- Philippe
Here you go, Philippe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
Got it now! Thanks, AJ!
- Philippe
AJ - Ceiling cat is supposed to be white. I thought the thing sticking its head out of the ceiling was supposed to be the Firefox or something (as it looks more like a fox than a cat). You could be right, though
- Curtiss Grymala
Curtiss, original ceiling cat I think wasn't white.
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
AJ, it's Hypno Toad, a television star in Futurama.
- Raphael, Raphael
Thanks Raphael. Didn't know that. ;)
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
Ceiling cat is on my desktop right now, and he's an orange tabby. And he's staring at me.. he knows.. somehow he knows..
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Great !
- ★ Soner Gönül
Lowepro - SlingShot 200 AW - http://products.lowepro.com/product...
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One of these just arrived at my door -- anybody ever used one of this line?
- Brian Sullivan
from Bookmarklet
I have one but haven't used it in a long time. It's a decent bag that I thought was perfect at first but becomes awkward/stiff especially when you are wearing a heavy coat (most of the year in Rochester). Every museum I went to made me remove it because it sticks far out your back and you can easily knock things over. I switched to a Lowepro Nova and then grew into a Crumpler. That style works better for me.
- Benjamin Golub
@Ben - What Crumpler are you using now?
- John Wang
6 million dollar home with a D700, 50 1.4, 70-300, and filters/caps/random things. I still have plenty of room left.
- Benjamin Golub
I like and use the same Sling bag ... for day to day I also have a Kata Bag ..DR467 digital rucksack .. carrys MBP and DSLR and extra lenses ,, http://www.crunchgear.com/2008...
- johnpiercy
I have an Off Trail 1 that I stuff things in now -- but there was never enough room for travel -- some stuff just wouldn't fit so I need at least one other bag. I guess I will give it a whirl to see how it goes.
- Brian Sullivan
I use the 6 Million as well when shooting. Perfect size for 2 bodies (non-pro size) w/attached lens or a body w/2-3 lenses. Prefer the sling/messenger style bags over backpacks unless I need to fly.
- ronin
nice bag. might have to look one of these up sometime soon. my lowe bag is on my last nerve
- Morgan Haley
i take it you guys don't carry tripods then? at least not in the same bag. externally?
- John Wang
i bungy mine to the outside
- Morgan Haley
I don't own a tripod. With a D700 I never seem to need one :)
- Benjamin Golub
I have a travel tripod but rarely bring it out. When I do it's got its own form-fitting bag w/sling. The Crumpler bags have this small strap on either side that I hang a small Gorillapod (for compact cams) off of though.
- ronin
I use one rarely -- need it for panoramas and group shots that I am going to be in so I have a separate bag. I would like have Benjamin's problem/advantage.
- Brian Sullivan
I borrowed one of these from my brother. I like it a lot better than my CompuBackPack, b/c you can get the camera in/out without removing the bag. It's very comfortable.
- Dave Roth
I ve just bought 100aw... it sucks.. too small.. =( I wish I would go for 200.
- ilgaz erel
hells yeah I've used it! ended up selling because it was too small for my many lenses.
- tabbr
I opted for the Flipside 400; nice interior, and no trouble fitting 7 lenses and body.
- tabbr
Stayton Fire Chief Jack Carriger (accidental high ISO #photography - hate it when I do that) http://staytondailyphoto.com/...
That's better than accidental wrong white balance setting.
- Dave Roth
For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all... - http://butdoesitfloat.com/190819...
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"Acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars 1 and 2."
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
from Bookmarklet
my new hearing aid... very subtle, I get winks from the ladies. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
They should have just used Radar. . . O'Reilley, that is.
- Dave Roth
St Peter's Bakery - http://brightkite.com/objects...
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What's for breakfast this morning mister? :)
- aden
You know that since you posted your whereabouts, the PO is gonna call. :P
- LAMB
no cell signal here in st. pete's
- Jim Addz No Value
Smoooove.
- LAMB
It's the black granite. It's magical.
- Dave Roth
Ah traffic.
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Where you at? :)
- Lois Martin
Aw. This photo made me a little homesick. I didn't expect that.
- cecily
What traffic? Where? All I see are a few cars and a bunch of open asphalt.
- Alex Scrivener
I know this view well. Northbound on the connector?
- Dave Roth
Heading north, but just south of where I used to exit to go to work (Courtland St). I was coming from the north though.
- ÉllbeeÇee
Yep, northbound on the connector. Traffic was lighter when I snapped the pic, Alex. No big delays today, so that was good.
- LAMB
I used to drive (or rather, get driven) up and down this everyday for a few years...
- Itachi
Cheesesteak Crostini – Cocktails and Small Bites - http://www.cocktailsandsmallbites.com/...
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"This is not your average Philly Cheesesteak appetizer. I know….when you read that I was from the Philadelphia area you think of the world famous Pat’s vs. Geno’s cheesesteak war. Maybe you’re wondering if I used “Whiz” or American cheese. Well, the truth is, neither. This is an attempt to take it to another level. Sliced NY strip topped with onions, peppers and brie served on crostini is my twist on an old favorite. I must say however, if you’re visiting the Philadelphia area, the Pat’s vs Geno’s cheesesteak challenge is a fun and delicious way to enjoy the city’s favorite sandwich."
- Michelle Martinez
from Bookmarklet
We'll be taking the challenge again in two weeks. Right now it's Pat's 1/Geno's 0
- Dave Roth
I just made the first payment to pay off my repo'd car, the first step into clearing my credit. I feel all responsible and shit.
Cheryl Jones, Andrew Terry, Mark "DerBingle" J and 32 other people liked this
To counteract this, I'm going to go buy a 42" HDTV tonight. Hopefully I will be able to get a new car within the next 6 months since the repo and my shitty credit were the only things keeping me from it.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
The original repo amount was $6k, I just settled for $2500. That's about 43% of the original amount. It was the fact that I agreed to pay it off within 30 days that got me the discount. I feel so proud of myself right now, and FutureSean will appreciate it when he's driving a brand new car come next Summer. :D
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
That is seriously awesome. I am proud of you being all adult and junk.
- aden
Paying out from under debt is awesome :)
- Jennifer Dittrich
*hug* Yay! :) I kinda know where you're coming from (no repo, just lots of charge-offs and a lien) and I'm so happy for you! :D
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Gack. I lost a beautiful '62 T-Bird to repo that I still ended up paying for. Bleh. Doing the right thing, in spite of what it looks like others are getting away with, er, I mean, doing, is still the right thing. Good show.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Oh I have lots more after the repo, just not as large of amounts. $500 here, $300 there.. They just add up and make my credit absolute crap. I'm tired of getting rejected for things and being laughed out of dealerships. I would like to one day buy a house, and this is my first steps to cleaning up the financial mistakes of my 20's.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
from IM
A great idea would be to not buy anything on credit ever again, so you'll never be in this situation and you'll get more for your $$.
- Dave Roth
I'll never be in this situation again regardless because I won't let it happen. Unfortunately credit is extremely important for buying cars, houses, etc. I need to clear mine and then get like an American Express card I can pay off in full every month to help boost it back up again.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
from IM
You only need credit if you're going to borrow money. Just stop borrowing money. Much simpler and way more satisfying.
- Dave Roth
Borrow money, like a Mortgage? These things are important. I will never have enough money to buy a house outright. Credit is necessary.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
from IM
A mortgage, sure, but that's it. Put 20% down on a 15-year fixed rate mortgage with a payment no more than 25% of your take-home pay. But you don't need a credit score to get a mortgage.
- Dave Roth
Congrats Sean!
- Andrizzle Gizzle
I don't think those figures are going to work for everyone, depending on where you live and the cost of houses.
- Andrizzle Gizzle
Also Dave other things rely on credit, like Cell phone contracts and the like. Not everything uses credit, but they use it to verify you are responsible.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Fix to this issue. Use someone else's SS#.. Just need to go to the local telephone companies dumpster. You will probably find tons of them.
- Uncle CW™
Dave, like Sean said, other things take credit. Most landlords check credit when you rent an apartment.
- Rochelle
LOL, except there's a good chance that whoever's SS# that is may even have worse credit.
- Victor Ganata
I'm not saying that having good credit doesn't make life easier, but there are ways to get things done with no credit score, which is my ultimate goal.
- Dave Roth
Yeah thats the gamble you have to take, but Good News everyone.. there are more for you to try. :)
- Uncle CW™
Dave, I was responding to your comment of "You only need credit if you're going to borrow money" and pointing out that there are situations where you may need credit but aren't borrowing money (like renting an apartment).
- Rochelle
That's a great idea, CW! What's your SS#? :D
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
from IM
+1 congrats!
- .LAG liked that
financing a new car is the biggest scam going. the interest isn't tax deductible and you're upside down on it pretty much from day 1 if you fully finance it.
- Bill Kinney
Must be nice to live in a world where people can buy a brand-new car with cash and pull a 20% down payment right out of their butts. I'm in California, y'all. I make just under six figures a year, and I rent my home with a roommate. By the time I'm able to pay for a car with cash and cull a 20% dp on a home, I'll be 60. No thx, I'll stick to financing and paying out a bit more in the long run.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I'd never buy a new car. Not until I have a $1,000,000 net worth, anyway. The depreciation hit is too significant.
- Dave Roth
I'm still driving the car I bought brand-new in 1984, and still getting +31 MPG. No payments, cheap insurance, and being a diesel, low maintenance and (usually) cheaper fuel.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
I've never bought a new car with cash. Only 5+ year old used cars. the lack of a payment allows me to save money to buy another car down the road. my wife and I are slightly above average income for our area. Realize that regional difference make this more difficult but it is possible. It's very liberating to not have a car payment. do have a mortgage though, that I can't escape yet.
- Bill Kinney
Loser: Literal Video Version - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Dave Roth liked this
The song doesn't make any less sense with the literal lyrics. It's just as good.
- Dave Roth
Let's try another: HAWKWIND OR YES??????
Penguin It's Cold Outside, VAL D. Zone, Morton Fox and 6 other people liked this
HAWKWIND!! MOTORHEAD!! MY FIRST ACID TRIP!! (tmi?)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Hawkwind. It gets the "I spawned Motorhead" prize.
- Jeremy (on vacation)
:-)
- Mary Carmen
Yes! Who the heck is Hawkwind?
- Kenton
Silver Machine. Urban Geurilla
- Ian May
British space-rock, man. :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Hawkwind.
- Vicky
"the man christened Ian [Lemmy] Kilmister is becoming metal's Johnny Cash"
- T. Brent, technopeasant
who? (not The Who) and Yes? Damn, am I really that out of it that I've never heard of Hawkwind?
- Morgan Haley
Morgan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Mary Carmen
HAWKWIND DUH!
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
Yes.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Neither, but I suspect I need to introduce you to my husband. He would LOVE you.
- cecily
:-) Im always happy to meet other music lovers.
- Mary Carmen
I love all kinds of music.
- Ian May
me too, Ian.
- Mary Carmen
Budgie.
- Christopher A Carr
Smuggler..
- Mo Kargas
I'm more of an Iron Man or Captain America fan. Oh wait.. you said HawkWIND.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Thank you for making me lol, Sean.
- Mary Carmen
I used to listen to Hawkwind back in the 70's.
- Ian May
Hawkwind!
- Eph Zero
Sitting in my hotel room waiting to get ready. Watching What Not To Wear and trying to relax...There's no way I'm going to stay unemotional today. Cassie's already cried twice.
mpchekuri, Anna Haro, Nir Ben Yona and 62 other people liked this
How many hours to go? I've got confused with which time zone you're in.
- Mark H
Good luck - hope it's a great day. Would it relax you to have us throw up a few subjects for you to tear us up on?
- Patrick Jordan
Mark, 3 hours from the time he posted.
- Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle. That'll be half past midnight here. I'll still be awake and watching. Not sober. But awake.
- Mark H
Lot's of love to you guys and best wishes for a most awesome life together.
- aden
Don't even try to stay unemotional. I cried when I made the toast at my wedding.
- s t e v e
YAY! Congratulations!
- Yolanda
This is exciting. Good luck!!! Congrats!
- Nurse Katie
:)))
- Micah Wittman
Wow! The big day really is here! :) I'm so happy for you guys. I hope everything goes great. Congratulations!
- Kamilah Gill
Why is this not being streamed?
- Uncle CW™
CW, it is. http://friendfeed.com/itblogg...
- Rochelle
I'm crying right now.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Thanks Rochelle!
- Uncle CW™
Guests are arriving,,,the countdown begins
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
screenshot of video http://friendfeed.com/orchid8...
- Call me Bronco
whoah camera pan!
- Call me Bronco
Hey, Alex! Some dude just married Cassie! You better go check on her! :D
- Steven Perez
Yay! Congrats! You did a great job. :)
- Rochelle
Congrats!
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Woo, Contrats!!
- Joe Pierce
yay! congratulations, Alex and Cassie! :)
- holly
Enjoy your lives together.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
hope it goes/went wonderfully Alex.
- Zee.
congrats - best of happy times!
- barbarars
congratulations!
- Jim Addz No Value
Congrats Alex!
- Jesse Stay
Congrats to both of you!!! <3
- Carmen
Congrats!!!
- Michael Fidler
Congratulations!
- bcultral
Congrats buddy :)
- LANjackal
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- ★ Soner Gönül
best wishes for you...Alex
- urin
Finally got around to using AT&T's "You Suck" app. I think the whole thing is a joke on me. http://yfrog.com/4fillij
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Still strangely satisfying though.
- Dave Roth
Wait...so my kid's public school has a "Holiday Festival" where they sing only Christmas songs. Meanwhile, her dual-language program is doing Las Posadas on the 15th.
Jeff P. Henderson, VAL D. Zone, Mitch and vicster is... liked this
I get that the school is probably 98% Catholic, but there seems to be some misunderstanding about religion and school here.
- Admiral Anika
I also find it odd that the school didn't contact parents to see if they wanted their children participating in religious events. I just got a flyer announcing Las Posadas (asking for a $2 donation, no less!). I think I'm getting annoyed.
- Admiral Anika
Are they Christmas songs? Or Christmas carols? That is to say...are they about Santa/reindeer/gifts/jingling bells/grandmas being run over by members of the animal king or the baby Jesus and his various attendants?
- Soup
They tip toward the religious. My son's class is singing 'Jingle Bells' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'. Kinder sings something like that. Then the rest of the greats do one or two religious songs.
- Admiral Anika
Hmm. That is a bit odd. I can see a bunch of the sugary-sweet carols for kids but once you start hauling out Holy Night and its ilk you're definitely moving into Christmas and away from holiday (never mind the fact that yours is supposedly a holidayS (plural) festival).
- Soup
I find it ironic they feel the need to be 'politically correct' and call it a "Holiday Festival" and then sing ONLY Christmas songs. If it is to be a Christmas festival, then call it what it is. This PC crap about Christmas is really getting ridiculous. On the flip side, I thought public schools were supposed to be all inclusive and not focus on any one religion.
- Jeff P. Henderson
If they're only singing Christmas songs it's a Christmas festival, whether they call it that or not. For a Holiday Festival they would need to be either secular or multi-religious. I think the name should reflect what they're doing. If it doesn't fit, they should re-evaluate one or the other.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Jeff, that was the point of the post. I think maybe the use of 'holiday' is a district directive. The Las Posadas in the dual-language program (Spanish/English) may be thought of as a cultural thing. *MY* issue with Las Posadas is not just the $2 donation, but that it's during our mandatory parent meeting. It all seems so forced on me.
- Admiral Anika
Jingle Bells isn't even a Christmas song. It's a winter song.
- Dave Roth
Life would be so much easier if people just paid attention.
- Admiral Anika
Photog Arrested For Taking Pictures - http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp...
"CHARLESTON, WV - A freelance photographer is outraged after being arrested for taking pictures. The dispute revolves around what exactly happened recently at a Charleston, West Virginia mall. Scott Rensberger says when he took some photos of a child on Santa's lap, a man asked him if he could delete the photos. He says he complied, but then moments later, Rensberger says police officers approached asking why he was taking photos of kids. The argument got heated when police say Rensberger started taking photos of the officers, who then arrested him. Rensberger is now facing battery, resisting arrest and obstructing justice."
- Dave Roth
from Bookmarklet
Hypothetical: Your next door neighbor puts up a webcam and blogs about everyone in the neighborhood (with video). Can you stop it?
Stephen Mack, Helen Sventitsky, Citronella and 10 other people liked this
I am interested to hear what friendfeeders have to say on the topic.
- EricaJoy
I think you should stop him/her. Primarily if your neighbor has made it an everyday habit.
- Sardar Mohkim Khan
I think they could stop the webcam, if they wanted to. I've blogged about my neighbors and they know it. I've never been asked to stop.
- Admiral Anika
@Sardar ...but how? On what grounds?
- EricaJoy
don't think you can
- VAL D. Zone
I am guessing this is a "it depends" situation. It depends on what is being shown and what is being said.
- Brian Sullivan
if they are doing something illegal .. perhaps .. if they are just nosy neighbors perhaps not ..
- johnpiercy
Every evening they put up a new blog post documenting the comings and going of everyone in the neighborhood, based on video footage. The camera can only see the front doors and garages of the homes. Occasionally they note when things happen that are out of the ordinary (new person comes home, new car, etc).
- EricaJoy
from IM
Would the coming and goings be time-stamped? It sounds like a base invasion of privacy. Is this in a SFR or in a HOA?
- Admiral Anika
More or less time stamped. No HOA (shudder) or anything.
- EricaJoy
That's weird. But I don't know if you can stop it.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I remember reading Orwells 1984 in the 60's and thinking how far fetched is that...........well guess what......
- VAL D. Zone
I don't know that the people can stop it, then.
- Admiral Anika
as i said a decade or so ago at PopTech, we don't need to worry about "Big Brother" because technology is going to give us six billion "little brothers". Welcome to the future, kids. ;) [and Val, my point back then was that we were going to experience something akin to the complete reverse of 1984. Orwell was wrong; Huxley was right.]
- Anthony Citrano
*wink*
- VAL D. Zone
I'd take this as a personal invitation to see what kind of crazy (fake) shenanigans I could stage. It would become my mission in life to make it into the blog.
- Dave Roth
I don't think you could force them to stop, but you could ask politely. OR, do the same thing to them.
- Kenton
It may depend on your state law (many states don't allow recordings without permission in situations that are relatively private). However, I'd be very tempted to write a letter, or speak to them in person, about their behavior. As a single woman, I don't think it is very safe for me to have someone announcing whether or not I'm at home, or anyone is visiting me on a regular basis.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Its funny how hypothetical no longer means anything anymore. That being said, this question was a bit of a thought experiment, not something going on in my hood. :) If it were, I'd be Dave, 100% shenanigans at all times.
- EricaJoy
@Jennifer Most laws regarding recordings only apply to audio, I think because when the laws were written, nobody was even thinking about video recordings. So. Video is fair game. So lets imagine you've spoken to the person and they are adamant about continuing the practice. What's your next move?
- EricaJoy
My opinion? You can't stop it. For the most part, while this may feel like a privacy invasion, based on current laws, its not. My personal opinion (not the opinion of my employer) is that privacy is a pure function of how many eyes are watching you. In the past, the eyes watching us were limited to a small circle (neighborhood, coworkers, family). These days each member of that circle...
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- EricaJoy
I guess it wouldn't be much different than the lonely old person sitting there watching out the window all day and night and then writing on a blog about it. This just involves video tape. But there are places were people come and go all the time and could be living in cities where there are cameras recording. Not much we do these days is really private.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Related story on the local news today: http://www.komonews.com/news...
- Rochelle
I will now point a webcam of my mind's eye on EricaJoy's hypotheticals just to keep on eye on them for when they jump from hypo- to hyper-thetical;)
- Micah Wittman
The real question is why would you want to stop them? It sounds like a fun quirky neighbor to me. You could always try a counter offensive and publish personal intel on the neighbor to see if he would stop, but I like the idea of doing crazy things to make the blog. I bet we could even get a couple of clowns to show up at your house or something.
- Davis Freeberg
I would hypothetically stab them off camera.
- Andrizzle Gizzle
I would think video of the property would be illegal, but not of the sidewalk/street?
- Alix Whitmire
from iPhone
Pretty sure I would go on the offensive. Not sure you can stop someone from filming your property. If simply asking them to stop didn't work, I'd simply throw up a Posterous solely about them filming and blogging about the neighbors. I would be very invasive and have oodles of fun with it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
In California, I believe you can legally videotape/photograph anyone in a public place. Recently, however, someone tried to use a webcam to report/prevent crime in the SF Tenderloin, and they were threatened, and eventually driven out of the neighborhood.
- Cristo
I think it could be potentially dangerous if someone else who reads the blog uses the info for illegal means. Single woman home alone, house empty could get robbed. I guess you could get this on tape but then it would be too late so to speak.
- Paulette Garcia Morris
Because this person has taken the approach of reporting on his blog all the comings and goings and other activities in the neighborhood as news, it's possible if he were to be even remotely considered a "journalist" that you may have room for a lawsuit, since you are not a celebrity and your actions are not newsworthy.
- April Russo (app103)
It turns out it wasn't big brother that we had to fear, it's little brother that's hard to stop
- Davis Freeberg
yes, you can stop it because you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in/around your home. a court would back that.
- Marie likes mistletoe
You have a reasonable expectation of privacy within your home. If you had one AROUND your home, every tabloid that posted pics of famous people in their yards would be in deep...
- EricaJoy
If my property had line of sight to the web cam, I'd be investing in some high intensity infra-red generating equipment and use that to jam the web cam video feed. Something like a laser pointer might be enough to do the trick, not sure if you can get an IR one though.
- Ken Gidley
Investors.com - Greens' Real Target: U.S. Economy - http://www.investors.com/NewsAnd...
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"The 16,000 delegates to the two-week-long orgy of self-flagellation known as the Copenhagen Climate Conference want to shrink global output of CO2 not because of hard science, but out of envy. What goes little commented on, however, is the reason for the vehemence of these calls for CO2 sacrifice on the part of the U.S.: a desire to take our economy down. Having decisively lost the great debate between capitalism and socialism, the only way the global warming socialists can do this is by imposing restrictions on U.S. output in response to the ginned-up "emergency" of global warming."
- Dave Roth
from Bookmarklet
yes, its true & global warming goes in cycles - just ice ages
- Mekkar
Do the IPCC have a plan to fix the global warming on Mars? #climategate
'Like' robot (frɐnc) and pitlord liked this
Nah, there's no wealth to be redistributed there.
- Dave Roth
+1 Dave ^^
- pitlord
Yes, they decided not to let any wingnuts on Mars. That wway, there will be no hot air.
- Steven Perez
Amazon.com: Teva Men's Hurricane 3 Outdoor Sandal: Shoes - http://www.amazon.com/Teva-Hu...
rowlikeagirl, Morgan Haley and winckel liked this
This is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for
- Alex Scoble
from Bookmarklet
Why? :)
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
For Jamaica...have you not been paying attention?
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Why would anyone buy Teva? Just to look like a geek?
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
And what would you buy for walking around on a beach? Berkenstocks?
- Alex Scoble
from IM
I *highly* recommend Barbara Shaum for sandals - super comfy and last a life time. I'm a loyal customer: http://cherrypatter.com/2009... :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
beach / city walk / hang out / at home - custom refitting every year. you can't beat it - custom made to each of your feet.
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
a) if I was walking on the beach I'd be barefoot b) if I wanted to wear something I'd wear flip flops.
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
Barbara Shaum's sandals make you wonder why you'd buy Prada... (which has its use also - Prada sports are super comfy but they are not sandals.) :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
So looking like a hippy is better than looking like a geek? Got it.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
!!!!
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Leather flipflops = Hippie
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Reef flip-flops = surfer-cool. And yes, looking like a beachy hippy on the beach is better than looking like a geek on the beach
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
ROFL...disagree
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Let's just put it this way, before I went to college, I have never seen anyone wear Teva, and after college, I have never seen anyone wear it. And only during the four years I spent at Yale, that I've seen nerds (not geeks) wear Teva... Designers who do runway shows use Barbara Shaum also - Versace is a client - but that might not say much...
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Yeah, sticking with sandals...thanks
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Good shoes are meant to last a life time. Your Teva might last a year - My BS has lasted 5 years and still wearable. :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
I only need it for 10 days, ROFL
- Alex Scoble
from IM
I'm just trying to give you to the good stuff. But that's ok. :(
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
A salesman needs to know their audience :)
- Alex Scoble
from IM
I'm not a salesman. :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
these things... once you try it you'll be in love. I'm a geek myself. but i'm weird and crazy. perhaps you are more 'normal'
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
I personally like Chacos more than Teva (and the price is about the same) but my mom has the opposite preference. If you really want to be a hippy AND a geek you should get Keens. I got some for our trip to the Amazon and they were awesome and comfortable (but do make me look like a hippy geek!). You could always go to REI or a similar place and try them all on.
- Shannon Jiménez
I'm a geek and I don't like flip-flops because of the bit that goes in between the toes...I want something for comfort and to keep my feet from getting scorched on the sand...That shape that I linked to is the best for me, so to recommend anything other than that shape just isn't cutting it
- Alex Scoble
from IM
And Keen doesn't make open toed sandals that I saw.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
it's not a flip-flop... it's all custom made - you tell her what you want, she makes it for you - I desiged my own :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
And I'd like to spend less than $50
- Alex Scoble
from IM
ok.... but when you next want something that is actually comfortable, you look her up! #justmytwocents
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
I have flat feet, sandals will never be comfortable for more than 30 minutes
- Alex Scoble
from IM
No, the Keens aren't open toed, but that can be a good thing if you are hiking on a rough surface. The sole is significantly squishier than Tevas and Chacos, which I find more comfortable for walking around a lot.
- Shannon Jiménez
Teva's still rocking the house. Great sandals. I feel like a total jackass when I wear them, but they are very comfortable and extremely functional. Check Zappos.com too (Amazon.com owns them but doesn't PWN them yet.)
- Morgan Haley
My daughter has these (well for little girls). She hates them. She says the top band hurts her toes. How do I adjust it so it doesn't hurt her?
- Admiral Anika
@Anika It could be the material they are made out of, and if it is, there probably isn't anything you can do. I used to have a pair of similar design, but they were soft leather...very comfortable. I would never go for nylon. It would cut my feet.
- April Russo (app103)
if you have the cheapy ones, there's not much you can do. but if you have the ones with the padded soft extra flappy things, put the pad on the part that is hurting her. Or you can put moleskin on the actual strap. it looks kinda ghetto, but it will allow you to keep using the sandals.
- Morgan Haley
It's the part where the 3 bands meet that bug her. Loosening the straps only make for foot sliding. I was wondering if there was some kind of trick to loosening them right.
- Admiral Anika
Not Haircut
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:)
- Derrick
More like "bedhead", I think
- Brett Kelly
This weirded me out a little bit. You look strikingly like Duck Brown http://www.zooomr.com/photos...
- Dave Roth
Fwd: N oluyo bee? - http://meme.yahoo.com/seeming... (via http://friendfeed.com/seeming...)
Brian, junrxu, ~~MiM~~ and 5 other people liked this
WTF? The teacher is laughing.
- Jimminy Fuller
poor thing
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
N'oluyor la orda?
- Sinan AYHAN
Was he doing the Accio Bookbag spell?
- Dave Roth
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