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jeff061 · 07-19-2012, 10:07 AM

Problem is I was an idiot and decided to present on something I want to sell rather than something I'm actually very familiar with

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So 2 days of reading tech documents in, hopefully I'm good to go.

molson · 07-19-2012, 10:07 AM

Throw in a couple of random funny youtube clips that don't have to do with anything.

JediKooter · 07-19-2012, 10:36 AM

Show them the internet dating thread from here.

cartman · 07-19-2012, 10:47 AM

I think I might have relayed this story on here before. Back in 2005 I had to travel to Warsaw to give a presentation for our company's product at Microsoft's unveiling of Microsoft Operation Manager. It was two 2-hour presentations. For the first presentation, I had a translator, and it was like the UN. People that needed an English-Polish translation had headphones that piped in the translator. Crowd interaction was really good.

The next day, I didn't have a translator. As I was giving the presentation, the crowd sat there stone faced and silent. I figured no one was understanding a word I said. A little bit later, I kept tripping over pronouncing a word, I think it was 'virtualization'. I told the crowd "I apologize for speaking English like President Bush". The previously stone faced and silent crowd burst into laughter. I then realized that they understood English, but just had to concentrate to do the translating themselves.

sterlingice · 07-19-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

I think I might have relayed this story on here before. Back in 2005 I had to travel to Warsaw to give a presentation for our company's product at Microsoft's unveiling of Microsoft Operation Manager. It was two 2-hour presentations. For the first presentation, I had a translator, and it was like the UN. People that needed an English-Polish translation had headphones that piped in the translator. Crowd interaction was really good.

The next day, I didn't have a translator. As I was giving the presentation, the crowd sat there stone faced and silent. I figured no one was understanding a word I said. A little bit later, I kept tripping over pronouncing a word, I think it was 'virtualization'. I told the crowd "I apologize for speaking English like President Bush". The previously stone faced and silent crowd burst into laughter. I then realized that they understood English, but just had to concentrate to do the translating themselves.

Awesome!

SI

britrock88 · 07-19-2012, 01:02 PM

I knew there was a good reason I never opened the Obama thread, though now I'm a little curious...

DaddyTorgo · 07-19-2012, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Well that was some fever. Between 5:30 when I woke up first and 9:30 when I actually got up, I sweated through everything. Literally. My pajama-shorts felt like they had just come out of the wash. Soaked my sheets and everything. My hands were actually wrinkley (like when you were a kid and you were in the bath too long) from all the sweating.

Between yesterday when I was sick and this morning (just now) when I weighed myself, I lost 3lbs. That's a lot of sweat.

Definitely still sick BTW. Went to work and lasted all of one hour before I realized the fever was coming back. Got up to pour out my cup of tea and head home and promptly fainted. Flat out.

Luckily my coworker was there to get me back into my seat at my desk, but then I proceeded to faint again WHILE HE WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE TALKING TO ME.

Crazy shit.

Went over to my parent's (lucky they live like a mile from my office) and slept all day so far. Guess I won't be going in to the office till Monday. Hopefully I can break this fever tomorrow and be better for the weeekend.

JediKooter · 07-19-2012, 06:01 PM

Dude must be hot.

Oh, I hope you feel better soon DT!

molson · 07-19-2012, 06:05 PM

Fainting from a fever seems serious.

Logan · 07-19-2012, 06:21 PM

I would seek some medical attention, seriously. Feel better.

Suicane75 · 07-19-2012, 06:25 PM

You'd be ok if you worked in a pillow store, or a marshmallow factory.

The dude who played Marla Gibbs husband on 227. I always liked him in everything I saw him in.

RainMaker · 07-19-2012, 07:21 PM

Yeah, fainting doesn't seem like something I'd take lightly. Might want to stop by the doctor's office and make sure everything is alright.

DaddyTorgo · 07-19-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Fainting from a fever seems serious.

I have postural hypotension (light-headedness when I stand up) due to low blood pressure, so I attribute the fainting to that combined with the fever really coming back and hitting hard at that time.

Fever wasn't anything insane, only like 101.8. And blood pressure is right where it has been. If I don't feel a lot better by some point tomorrow (which would be day...3?) I'll prolly at least call the doc.

Passacaglia · 07-19-2012, 11:00 PM

Speaking of fevers, we were worried that one of our babies (one month old today) had a fever, so we called our pediatrician. With our 2-year old, we'd managed to avoid having to take his temperature rectally, but our new pediatrician wanted us to. Surprisingly, he handled it really well (and didn't have a fever).

terpkristin · 07-20-2012, 07:43 PM

So anyone who is bored enough to follow me on Twitter/FB probably saw that the other day I saw a neurosurgeon who sounded rather optimistic about my prognosis for a lumbar spinal fusion, and now I'm seriously considering it. That said, Googl'ing it and then finding videos of the surgery on YouTube was probably not smart. Much better to stick with the patient stories..

/tk

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-20-2012, 07:54 PM

Lumbar spinal fusion? Sounds like a job for Dr. Nick!

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-20-2012, 07:55 PM

And DT... if you're passing out while sick, take advantage of Romneycare & go see a medical professional.

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-20-2012, 08:01 PM

This afternoon I put a coat of paint on my garage floor. It's supposed to have a satin finish. Looks flat to me. It also didn't go on in one uniform color despite two gallons that are the same color being mixed together with a mixer on a drill for several minutes.

I knew I should have gone with a basic oil-base floor paint instead of the expensive soap & water clean up epoxy ($9 more per gallon)

I think these two go back to Lowes.

DaddyTorgo · 07-20-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

And DT... if you're passing out while sick, take advantage of Romneycare & go see a medical professional.

Yeah - I think the fever is gone now, but if it comes back I will be calling my doc.

I just never get sick.

mauchow · 07-20-2012, 09:15 PM

Eff this ear infection. If I have another bad night's rest I'm gonna be pissed. Two nights in a row is enough for me. A third... well, that's just mean especially with the weekend here.

Antibiotic ain't doing diddly. Drops seem to make it worse sometimes... Ibuprofen is the only thing that lessens the pain.

DaddyTorgo · 07-20-2012, 09:18 PM

Why has no cable/satellite/whatever provider developed a technology whereby you can send a notification of an upcoming program that you think a friend on the same service might be interested in to them??

Seems like a great idea...

PilotMan · 07-20-2012, 09:46 PM

It's not an image, therefore it must be a thought. And the thought is, cute or not, doesn't it seem a little bit over the top?

sabotai · 07-20-2012, 09:50 PM

Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla is the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted.

Poli · 07-20-2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla is the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted.

Spinach?

Swaggs · 07-20-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

It's not an image, therefore it must be a thought. And the thought is, cute or not, doesn't it seem a little bit over the top?

It would have been really funny if, after doing all that jumping around and "stretching," she had been ridiculously awful.

britrock88 · 07-20-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

...doesn't it seem a little bit over the top?

I'm sorry, I didn't get to this part for a while becausGUUUUHHHHH.

So winsome! I'm so smitten!

Passacaglia · 07-20-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I just never get sick while conscious.

Fixed.

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-20-2012, 11:09 PM

A sign my mom is getting older.

Tonight she spent quite a bit of time on the phone telling me how good the chicken noodle soup at Boston Market is, and how surprising it is that it's a side item. "It's like a whole meal! You can save the rest of your food for leftovers!"

The whole time I am thinking "really? boston market. you're talking about boston market like it's disneyland. really?"

DaddyTorgo · 07-20-2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

A sign my mom is getting older.

Tonight she spent quite a bit of time on the phone telling me how good the chicken noodle soup at Boston Market is, and how surprising it is that it's a side item. "It's like a whole meal! You can save the rest of your food for leftovers!"

The whole time I am thinking "really? boston market. you're talking about boston market like it's disneyland. really?"

Boston Market is still around? There aren't anymore of them here in Boston, so I figured they went belly-up.

thesloppy · 07-20-2012, 11:23 PM

My grandad fucking loved Boston Market's chicken. He too thought the sun rose and set on that place. To the point that he was thinking about buying a franchise at one point, and he'd probably stab you with a fork if you said anything bad about them. Maybe they've got some kind of secret old people juice they inject into all their stuff.

muns · 07-20-2012, 11:24 PM

Sounds exactly like my girlfriend who is all of 27.

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

A sign my mom is getting older.

Tonight she spent quite a bit of time on the phone telling me how good the chicken noodle soup at Boston Market is, and how surprising it is that it's a side item. "It's like a whole meal! You can save the rest of your food for leftovers!"

The whole time I am thinking "really? boston market. you're talking about boston market like it's disneyland. really?"

sterlingice · 07-21-2012, 10:57 AM

That's ok- I know a lot of people who act that way about Panera, too.

SI

Lathum · 07-21-2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

That's ok- I know a lot of people who act that way about Panera, too.

SI

I think that is a night and day comparison on many levels.

sterlingice · 07-21-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I think that is a night and day comparison on many levels.

See, another one

(sorry- it was just too much of a layup)

SI

Izulde · 07-21-2012, 10:49 PM

Very cool to see a UNLV golf alumnus (Adam Scott) leading the British Open.

Grover · 07-22-2012, 08:17 AM

I love Joy Division.

rowech · 07-22-2012, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

That's ok- I know a lot of people who act that way about Panera, too.

SI

Panera's got some good stuff. Their Strawberry Poppyseed Salad they have during the summer is fantastic.

TCY Junkie · 07-22-2012, 12:46 PM

If a guy got in my car with a gun and told me to drive, I would run into a tree going about 40...... Is that too fast?

stevew · 07-22-2012, 12:52 PM

Was grilling all day at a family reunion and I got so sunburned. Still much better fate than being forced to converse with people I don't know at all.

QuikSand · 07-22-2012, 04:24 PM

Can someone please get real Tim Hortons coffee into K-cups and delivered to my house? How hard is this? That stuff is so good, it must have nicotine in it or something.

terpkristin · 07-22-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

Can someone please get real Tim Hortons coffee into K-cups and delivered to my house? How hard is this? That stuff is so good, it must have nicotine in it or something.

Could always get the K-cup filter and "make your own." I do that with my own coffee all the time.

/tk

QuikSand · 07-22-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

Could always get the K-cup filter and "make your own." I do that with my own coffee all the time.

/tk

That's what I was drinking as I wrote that... Just not the same for me. I'm an ugly American dammit, I didn't buy the thing so I could scoop and clean it myself, I bought it so I could fill up some damned landfills!!! NOW GET ME SOME OF THAT NICOTINE COFFEE!!!

cuervo72 · 07-22-2012, 09:44 PM

Not sure if Quik doesn't want to get his hands dirty, or if they're just too big to handle and clean the filter.

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-22-2012, 10:16 PM

JediKooter · 07-23-2012, 11:00 AM

FUUUUCKKKK!!!!! I left my rather expensive jacket in the hotel room I stayed at in Reno. I AM AN IDIOT!!

sterlingice · 07-23-2012, 11:14 AM

Was it a Raiders Starter jacket

SI

DaddyTorgo · 07-23-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

FUUUUCKKKK!!!!! I left my rather expensive jacket in the hotel room I stayed at in Reno. I AM AN IDIOT!!

Was it a halfway decent hotel? Call them right away and let them know...they should take care of it for you and get it back to you.

JediKooter · 07-23-2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Was it a Raiders Starter jacket

SI

Absolutely NOT!

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Was it a halfway decent hotel? Call them right away and let them know...they should take care of it for you and get it back to you.

It was the Peppermill in Reno. Pretty nice place actually. I called their Lost & Found number and only got voicemail. Tried using their online lost & found claim form and every time you try to submit it, it errors out.

DaddyTorgo · 07-23-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

Absolutely NOT!

It was the Peppermill in Reno. Pretty nice place actually. I called their Lost & Found number and only got voicemail. Tried using their online lost & found claim form and every time you try to submit it, it errors out.

Call the front desk dude.

Logan · 07-23-2012, 01:00 PM

Yeah you should have a good chance of getting a jacket back, compared to something small and attractive to a "look what I found" type like an iPod, camera, etc.

07-19-2012, 10:07 AM	#9001
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Problem is I was an idiot and decided to present on something I want to sell rather than something I'm actually very familiar with . So 2 days of reading tech documents in, hopefully I'm good to go. __________________

07-19-2012, 10:36 AM	#9003
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07-19-2012, 10:47 AM	#9004
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I think I might have relayed this story on here before. Back in 2005 I had to travel to Warsaw to give a presentation for our company's product at Microsoft's unveiling of Microsoft Operation Manager. It was two 2-hour presentations. For the first presentation, I had a translator, and it was like the UN. People that needed an English-Polish translation had headphones that piped in the translator. Crowd interaction was really good. The next day, I didn't have a translator. As I was giving the presentation, the crowd sat there stone faced and silent. I figured no one was understanding a word I said. A little bit later, I kept tripping over pronouncing a word, I think it was 'virtualization'. I told the crowd "I apologize for speaking English like President Bush". The previously stone faced and silent crowd burst into laughter. I then realized that they understood English, but just had to concentrate to do the translating themselves. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

07-19-2012, 06:01 PM	#9008
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Dude must be hot. Oh, I hope you feel better soon DT! __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

07-20-2012, 07:43 PM	#9015
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	So anyone who is bored enough to follow me on Twitter/FB probably saw that the other day I saw a neurosurgeon who sounded rather optimistic about my prognosis for a lumbar spinal fusion, and now I'm seriously considering it. That said, Googl'ing it and then finding videos of the surgery on YouTube was probably not smart. Much better to stick with the patient stories.. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

07-19-2012, 10:07 AM	#9002
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Throw in a couple of random funny youtube clips that don't have to do with anything.

07-19-2012, 01:02 PM	#9006
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	I knew there was a good reason I never opened the Obama thread, though now I'm a little curious...

07-19-2012, 06:05 PM	#9009
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Fainting from a fever seems serious.

07-19-2012, 06:21 PM	#9010
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I would seek some medical attention, seriously. Feel better.

07-19-2012, 06:25 PM	#9011
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	You'd be ok if you worked in a pillow store, or a marshmallow factory. The dude who played Marla Gibbs husband on 227. I always liked him in everything I saw him in.

07-19-2012, 07:21 PM	#9012
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Yeah, fainting doesn't seem like something I'd take lightly. Might want to stop by the doctor's office and make sure everything is alright.

07-19-2012, 11:00 PM	#9014
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Speaking of fevers, we were worried that one of our babies (one month old today) had a fever, so we called our pediatrician. With our 2-year old, we'd managed to avoid having to take his temperature rectally, but our new pediatrician wanted us to. Surprisingly, he handled it really well (and didn't have a fever).

07-20-2012, 07:54 PM	#9016
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Lumbar spinal fusion? Sounds like a job for Dr. Nick!

07-20-2012, 07:55 PM	#9017
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	And DT... if you're passing out while sick, take advantage of Romneycare & go see a medical professional.

07-20-2012, 08:01 PM	#9018
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	This afternoon I put a coat of paint on my garage floor. It's supposed to have a satin finish. Looks flat to me. It also didn't go on in one uniform color despite two gallons that are the same color being mixed together with a mixer on a drill for several minutes. I knew I should have gone with a basic oil-base floor paint instead of the expensive soap & water clean up epoxy ($9 more per gallon) I think these two go back to Lowes.

07-20-2012, 09:15 PM	#9020
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Eff this ear infection. If I have another bad night's rest I'm gonna be pissed. Two nights in a row is enough for me. A third... well, that's just mean especially with the weekend here. Antibiotic ain't doing diddly. Drops seem to make it worse sometimes... Ibuprofen is the only thing that lessens the pain.

07-20-2012, 09:18 PM	#9021
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Why has no cable/satellite/whatever provider developed a technology whereby you can send a notification of an upcoming program that you think a friend on the same service might be interested in to them?? Seems like a great idea...

07-20-2012, 09:46 PM	#9022
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	It's not an image, therefore it must be a thought. And the thought is, cute or not, doesn't it seem a little bit over the top? __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

07-20-2012, 09:50 PM	#9023
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla is the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted.

07-20-2012, 11:09 PM	#9028
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	A sign my mom is getting older. Tonight she spent quite a bit of time on the phone telling me how good the chicken noodle soup at Boston Market is, and how surprising it is that it's a side item. "It's like a whole meal! You can save the rest of your food for leftovers!" The whole time I am thinking "really? boston market. you're talking about boston market like it's disneyland. really?"

07-20-2012, 11:23 PM	#9030
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	My grandad fucking loved Boston Market's chicken. He too thought the sun rose and set on that place. To the point that he was thinking about buying a franchise at one point, and he'd probably stab you with a fork if you said anything bad about them. Maybe they've got some kind of secret old people juice they inject into all their stuff. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM. Last edited by thesloppy : 07-20-2012 at 11:24 PM.

07-21-2012, 10:57 AM	#9032
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	That's ok- I know a lot of people who act that way about Panera, too. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

07-21-2012, 10:49 PM	#9035
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07-22-2012, 08:17 AM	#9036
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07-22-2012, 12:46 PM	#9038
TCY Junkie College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TX	If a guy got in my car with a gun and told me to drive, I would run into a tree going about 40...... Is that too fast? __________________ I try to open things I probably have no chance of opening.

07-22-2012, 12:52 PM	#9039
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Was grilling all day at a family reunion and I got so sunburned. Still much better fate than being forced to converse with people I don't know at all.

07-22-2012, 04:24 PM	#9040
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Can someone please get real Tim Hortons coffee into K-cups and delivered to my house? How hard is this? That stuff is so good, it must have nicotine in it or something.

07-22-2012, 09:44 PM	#9043
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Not sure if Quik doesn't want to get his hands dirty, or if they're just too big to handle and clean the filter. __________________ null

07-22-2012, 10:16 PM	#9044
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005

07-23-2012, 11:00 AM	#9045
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	FUUUUCKKKK!!!!! I left my rather expensive jacket in the hotel room I stayed at in Reno. I AM AN IDIOT!! __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

07-23-2012, 11:14 AM	#9046
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Was it a Raiders Starter jacket SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

07-23-2012, 01:00 PM	#9050
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Yeah you should have a good chance of getting a jacket back, compared to something small and attractive to a "look what I found" type like an iPod, camera, etc.

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