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QUOTE(The Critic @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 12:09 PM) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! God, I'm so retarded!!!! When I read the question, I thought it said name the Beatles' first and last ALBUMS!!!! WHAT A DORK!!!!! ....now what are their first and last names????...... I was going to mention that but I didn't want to embarass you.

QUOTE(mreye @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 10:33 AM) Wow. Just wow. I want to be married. The married people I know want to be married. Maybe you're hanging with the wrong people. I know plenty of married couples at my church that have been together forever. We just had a couple renew their vows to celebrate their 60th anniversary. If you really stop and think about it, getting married only makes everything legal. My wife and I have been together for 12 years but only been married for 6. I have an aunt that has lived with a guy for 20+ years but have never gotten married. It makes things a lot easier should anything happen to either person but also a lot messier should things go wrong. My wife and I have often joked that we should get divorced because I got a much bigger tax refund when I claimed head of household with 2 dependants rather than married filing jointly.

1) Name the Beatles' first and last names. (Consider this first one a warmup. If you can't answer this one without thinking, save yourself some time and move on to something else right now.) 2) Finish this line: "Lions, and tigers, and bears .... " (2 words) 3) "Hey kids, what time is it?" (4 words) 4) What do M&M's do? 5) What helps build strong bodies twelve ways? 6) Before he was Mohammed Ali, before he was The Greatest, we knew him as.... (2 words) 7) "You'll wonder where the yellow went .... " (7 words) 8) Before he was the Skipper's little buddy, Bob Denver was Dobie's best friend (2 words and an initial) 9) "M-I-C .... see ya real soon .... K-E-Y .... " (5 words and 5 letters) 10) A "streaker" is someone who might run across campus how? 11) "Brylcream: .... " (5 words) 12) Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone .... (2 words) 13) "I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder who .... " (6 words) 14) "War, uh-huh, huh, yeah, what is it good for? .... " (2 words) 15) Where have all the flowers gone? 16) Superman, "disguised as Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and .... " (3 words) 17) Who came from the University of Alabama to become one of the greatest QB's in NFL history and appeared in a TV commercial wearing women's pantyhose? (And do you know his nickname?) 18) "I'm Popeye the sailor man, I'm Popeye the sailor man, I'm strong to the finish .... " (5 words) 19) Who played Peter Pan before all these other imitators? 20) In "The Graduate," Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) was advised about his future and told to consider one thing. What? 21) In 1962, a dejected politician, having lost a race for governor, announced his retirement and chastised the press saying, "You won't have .... to kick around any more." (2 words) He lied! 22) "Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive. He stood 6' 6", weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip and everybody knew you didn't give no lip to .... " (2 words) 23) Where did Fats Domino find his thrill? (3 words) 24) "Good night, Mrs. Calabash .... " (3 words) 25) "Good night, Chet .... " (3 words) 26) "Liar, liar .... " (3 words) And it's not a Jim Carrey movie! 27) "When it's least expected, you're elected. You're the star today! Smile! .... " (4 words) 28) Who put the bop in the bop shu-bop shu-bop? What follows? (7 words) No cheating! Answers. The first time I did it I got 20 right. Not bad considering it all happened before I was born.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 07:09 AM) Ouga Chaka ouga! .... OK old timers, without googling, what song does that open? I'm only 27 and know the answer. I was also able to pass a "Baby Boomer" quiz. I had to listen to the oldies station on road trips with my parents a lot when I was younger.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Dec 7, 2005 -> 10:52 PM) What a concept...smokers actually have to go outside to smoke! What is this world coming to. Then can you explain the ban on smoking in a baseball stadium where people are already outside? I understand the Sox don't allow people to smoke in the seats but does this mean everyone will literally have to go to the parking lot to smoke?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 08:51 AM) Having been through the expenses of a wedding, I am surprised no one has mentioned how much cheaper it is... It's cheaper to get married at a church? I guess it depends on where you go. My wife and I looked at one that wanted $400 for just a couple of hours. It was a tiny little church too. The one we settled on was 3 times as big, had rooms for all the women to get dressed, had a gym so we could take pictures before the wedding, and only asked for a donation. If you wanted to go really cheap you could be like my parents who got married at the courthouse on my dad's lunchhour. They're still together some 30+ years later.

This is not going to go over well...

It's large, it's dry, it's easier to find a minister, preacher, etc... to perform the ceremony.

Mmm Bop - Hanson MMM MMM MMM - Crash Test Dummies

QUOTE(Yoda @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 04:13 PM) He went here, http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index.html but that obviously didn’t help because no one answered him. The thing is that he paid with a money order but he lost the receipt for it. Otherwise things would have been different. How long ago was it? If it has been 60 days or less you can still use the link I posted. I've sent them emails about their shipping calculator not calculating shipping costs properly and got a response (albeit not the one I wanted and it seemed pretty canned anyway) a couple of times. I've also forwarded them phishing emails I've gotten and got a response as well.

QUOTE(Yoda @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 03:51 PM) Does that even help? I remember my dad bought some CD’s, all of them worth around $25, and he never received them. He contacted Ebay to report the seller and he never received a reply from them. Did he use this?

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 03:56 PM) Is that truly what you beleive? Man wrote the Bible? Not the Holy Spirit? God through the Holy Spirit wrote the Bible through man. Correct me if I am wrong please. I believe it's impossible to prove a belief right/wrong. It's like trying to prove a certain musician is the best ever.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:54 PM) I've seen the banana many times, but it's funnier when it isn't HUGE and pixelized with really bad music. Sorry, I didn't even watch the video. I just assumed it was the Family Guy clip...

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 11:47 AM) So in '85, Microsoft was ahead of Nintendo? OK, since Sony and Microsoft entered the market and Nintendo insisted on sticking with the cartridge-based N64. :finger Then they screwed up even more when they made the GC use those tiny little discs while everyone else was watching DVD's on their XBOX and PS2. I just don't see the Revolution changing the trend...

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:11 PM) I have a friend that got hit on 17th, on his way to the Duke game. Luckily he came out of it A LOT better than they expected. I hit the back end of a pickup truck with a Chevy Lumina. I swerved just before I hit it so basically the front drivers side went underneath the bed of the truck. It ended up crushing the corner of the roof where I was sitting and the part of the frame that runs up along the side of the windshield. They towed it to a body shop so the adjuster could determine that it was totaled. When I went to get my stereo out of it (I was not letting that go with the car) the guys at the body shop just looked at me and said "You walked away from this!?" Just had a few scratches on my face...

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:34 PM) Well, I got annoyed pretty fast. You guys don't have the dancing banana smilie. Might make more sense then.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) Ditto. And I doubt I would ever leave negative feedback. I've had reasons to (nothing major).. but sometimes it's just better to say nothing at all. I left neutral once. I paid for something and then waited 3 weeks to receive it. I emailed the seller a couple of times and his response was that he kept "forgetting" to take it to the post office. I finally got it and it was in good condition so that was my only complaint. The only time I've left negative is when a buyer refused to pay and ignored numerous emails and a dispute set up through ebay. After I did it he left me one saying he paid and I try to make him pay twice. :rolly

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) Report his ass to Ebay, that's in violation of their TOS. Contacting members about an auction item they haven't bid on/won is a violation but emailing about feedback?

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:24 PM) Hmm.. I was thinking praise to fast payment, etc, would come first. You can always mention the fast payment when you leave the feedback. I sold a GI Joe figure one time and when the buyer got it he found a tiny little crack that I had overlooked and wanted a refund. I didn't have a problem with it and went ahead with the refund and we both agree on positive feedback in the end. If things would have gotten ugly I wouldn't have wanted to leave positive feedback beforehand. As a buyer I leave feedback as soon as I get the item.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) Summation of argument. Either way I think we are a few years from this solution as of right now. By the time they get this into general use I probably won't have a need for it. My dogs are almost 8 and both being pure-bred aren't expected to live much past 10 or 12 years old. We probably won't be getting anymore afterwards either.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 12:12 PM) Protocol on leaving feedback.. Seller first when payment is made.. or buyer first when item is received? As a seller, I usually wait for the person to receive the item and leave their feedback saying they got it and are satisfied with it. Then you know the transaction is complete.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) Thats what they said about Gamecube, and that system did just fine. Nintendo still has a bigtime grip on the market in Japan, the US is sort of an afterthought. There will be plenty of people like me that are waiting for what Nintendo has to offer next. I hope they come out with a Pikmin sequel when they launch the next console. Nintendo may have a good grip on the handheld market since they were the first to do it but they have always been behind Sony and Microsoft as far as consoles go.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 10:54 AM) I am not sure about all dogs or most dogs, but the ones I have had the leg narrows and then the paw is bigger. I am not sure about smaller dogs. Sorry for the gross picture but it's what I found. IMO, the paw is not much bigger than the leg and any kind of "braclet" would have to be awful tight to stay on. end

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 10:31 AM) Huh? The pet's front legs get narrower as it goes down and then you have a paw to stop it from going any further. It doesn't have to be too tight or too loose. It will never slide off. From what I remember the paw is almost the same size as the leg. It's not like a human where your wrist is smaller than your hand...

The ankle thing is unrealistic not because the dog would chew it but simply because it would never stay on! Take a good look at any dogs legs/feet. Unless the thing was tight enough to cut off circulation, it would simply slide right off. I also agree that a collar isn't the best idea in the world. As I said before, I've gone through a handful already because they always break. The implated chip is a requirement before adopting a pet at our local humane society. If they could possibly combine this ideas and make a transmitter that can be implanted like the chip that would be great. I just don't know if they can make the electronics of a transmitter that small yet...