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Thank you, 7stars...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 26, 2007 at 10:24 PM
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Thanks, bpitter...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 26, 2007 at 10:23 PM
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happy holidays......
posted by
star4sky5
on December 26, 2007 at 10:00 AM
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Saul, hehehehehehe...,
...you say
so far, that's funny!
posted by
b2008
on December 26, 2007 at 9:59 AM
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It was a good day, Sunny. Happy holidays to you and your family and
friends...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 26, 2007 at 9:55 AM
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So far, bpitter. And happy holidays to you...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 26, 2007 at 9:53 AM
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I'd like to think I'm like that as well, Azur, but around 7 p.m. everyday I
start jonesin' for news or a CSI rerun or something. Inevitably, something asinine gets bracketed in the box and we start sparring (most of the time its just verbal. So far, it has not answered back. I dread that day...)...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 26, 2007 at 9:52 AM
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Hey, sounds like a lot of fun. LOL
I hope you've had a nice Christmas, my friend.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on December 25, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Don't we all?
It doesn't talk back:) - Thank you, Saul, and a Happy Holidays to you, too.
posted by
b2008
on December 25, 2007 at 6:51 PM
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Saul - Merry Christmas
I exercise my right to a dictatorship over my TV. It sits silently in its corner
and is only allowed out at a time of my choosing.
posted by
Azur
on December 25, 2007 at 2:25 PM
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Thanks, twomany. Here's hoping your holiday and new year will be
productive and joyful, my friend...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 24, 2007 at 11:54 PM
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there are plenty of opponents for the treasured sport of the C.P. Kings
I hope this Christmas finds you surrounded by the ones you love .
Myself I'm flying solo tonight. My kids are skiing for a week with their mom.
So i will probably will write a lot tonight.hopefully with good spirit and with love for fellow mankind how it comes out is another story.
May the good lord watch over you and the ones you love in the coming year.
Merry Xmas and have the very best new year you can
twomany aka Stephen
posted by
twomany
on December 24, 2007 at 7:40 PM
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And to you as well, Corbin...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 24, 2007 at 3:55 PM
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saul.......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on December 24, 2007 at 7:38 AM
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I do that when I read during commercials, Wiley...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 23, 2007 at 11:06 PM
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I hear ya, food4thought. Those damned Hardees and Wendy's commercials
make me ill...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 23, 2007 at 11:05 PM
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I thought of that, strat, but vicarious hitting just didn't seem right...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 23, 2007 at 11:01 PM
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saul relative
A great post and explains why I have the mute on all the time. lol
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 23, 2007 at 12:56 PM
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Oh yeah...
Whenever I see the "Lexus for Christmas" ad I want to puke. Instead I yell, "oh, good present, who's going to pay for it?"
posted by
food4thought
on December 22, 2007 at 4:58 PM
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Actually, a foam rubber TV brick is good for the soul.
posted by
strat
on December 22, 2007 at 7:05 AM
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That's why I don't own a gun, I R William. Unlike Elvis, I can't afford to
keep buying replacements for target practice...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 21, 2007 at 11:02 PM
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Saul, I hurt my back recently when I crossed over from idiot boxing to
idiot wrestling. Since that idea proved to be painful, I wanted to try my hand at TV Baseball. My son stopped me before I could knocki CNN into left field and the television out of the ball park. LOL
posted by
I-R-William
on December 21, 2007 at 6:34 PM
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Only if you knock it off its stand, richinstore, onto your foot !!!
posted by
saul_relative
on December 20, 2007 at 10:15 PM
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Thanks, eyeshaveears. Seriously, though, I have never touched my
TV in a hostile manner. I actually follow what these other guys suggested -- use the remote to turn the damned thing off. However, there are times when throwing something at it or smacking it around a bit does cross my mind.
posted by
saul_relative
on December 20, 2007 at 10:14 PM
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saul
interesting way to fight and you don't get hurt physically.
posted by
richinstore
on December 20, 2007 at 9:42 PM
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Saul
You're right, the charges they charge for repair these days, you may as well get a new set with a guarantee. If your set stands up to all that boxing, well that backs up the good old saying "They don't build things like they use to" . Take care.
Bless
posted by
UncharteredSoul
on December 20, 2007 at 2:10 PM
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Glad to be of service, lindo...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 20, 2007 at 12:41 PM
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Thanks, eyeshaveears, but have you taken a TV to the repair shop lately?
Might as well buy a new one. I'm not that enamored with my set... which is apparent by my 'boxing' it.
posted by
saul_relative
on December 20, 2007 at 12:40 PM
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There's an idea, TAPS...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 20, 2007 at 12:37 PM
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Saul
I do it often, Only i did not have a name for it. now thanks to you i can feel good about my daily intake of idiocy.
posted by
lindo
on December 20, 2007 at 11:47 AM
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Saul
I laughed throughout this read, what a way to look at it, "Idiot boxing", the termilogy fits too . . Lets just hope if you do administer a TKO the damage won't be too severe, just a quick trip to the repair shop and not a case of R.I.P to your TV set. A serious but amusing read, thanks. Take care.
Bless
posted by
UncharteredSoul
on December 20, 2007 at 10:45 AM
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Saul_relative
Good, old-fashioned bean bags would be fun.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 20, 2007 at 10:43 AM
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Great idea, Naut. I could use a book to tilt the TV and make it look like
the picture is square. Thanks !!!
posted by
saul_relative
on December 19, 2007 at 7:15 PM
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Saul
I gotta agree with Whacky! And then there are books, you know, those things made of paper with print on it...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 19, 2007 at 12:31 PM
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I couldn't do that, mysteria. I have kids and I need a cheap babysitter.
Not to mention that every now and then there is a good crime drama on (I'm a Law & Order and CSI nut...). But I can whack it a couple times in passing when good ol' George W. gets on there hee-hawing around...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 19, 2007 at 11:34 AM
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LoL...tv insulted me for the last time about 7 years ago and I thru
the flippin' thing out the window! Nonetheless it was an epiphany with truly lasting affect!
posted by
mysteria
on December 18, 2007 at 9:55 PM
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No jousting, Soul Builder. I'm afraid I'll poke a hole in it...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 18, 2007 at 8:47 PM
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Thanks, spinner...
posted by
saul_relative
on December 18, 2007 at 8:46 PM
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Where's the fun in that, Whacky?
posted by
saul_relative
on December 18, 2007 at 8:46 PM
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Happy jousting with the boob tube!!!!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on December 18, 2007 at 7:52 PM
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yhea I have went a few rounds with the boob tube, that was funny God bless
posted by
spinner
on December 18, 2007 at 7:21 PM
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Here's a secret: there is a place on the TV where it says "Power"
Punch it there and it will be down till you can find the remote.
A few roses
from me and you know who =^..^= woof!
posted by
Whacky
on December 18, 2007 at 6:18 PM
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