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English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
:D :D :D I'm gonna be 62 in a little over a...

:D :D :D

I'm gonna be 62 in a little over a month. You can do your own math privately. :D (Yoda started this site when he was a teen, but even he is staring at the high end of his thirties!)
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English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
That's "my ma'am," to you, buddy! I'm Yoda's mom!...

That's "my ma'am," to you, buddy! I'm Yoda's mom! :D :D (I think I am not allowed, by law, to leave this site, ever.) :D
Replies: 51
English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
There are contexts in which this isn't a "woke"...

There are contexts in which this isn't a "woke" thing, though your example might not qualify. The "singular they" has been a real thing for centuries. For some reason, we're no longer used to it....
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English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
ALSO... It should read: "This past weekend the...

ALSO... It should read: "This past weekend the film GROSSED ONLY..." The positioning of the word "only" in just about any sentence can change the meaning.
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English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
FEWER! FEWER!!!! Even "Weird Al" knows this!...

FEWER! FEWER!!!!

Even "Weird Al" knows this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGWiTvYZR_w
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English grammar, anyone?
Posted By Austruck
Re: English grammar, anyone?

1 and 3 have obvious errors. I'm not sure where you were headed with 2.
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Granted, I've upgraded various parts of this...

Granted, I've upgraded various parts of this since I bought it four years ago (!!), refurbished (now have 24GB RAM, a bigger SSD drive, a bigger power supply, and a better graphics card), but my...
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
"budget" "upgrading" "improvement" Tell...

"budget"
"upgrading"
"improvement"

Tell me more!
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 106
Mindhunter
Posted By Austruck
I'm mostly the same. I could watch several...

I'm mostly the same. I could watch several documentaries on Jeffrey Dahmer and had no issues, but the dramatized version, Dahmer, starring Evan Peters, really disturbed me. I didn't even make it...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 106
Mindhunter
Posted By Austruck
Ya know, I thought about that double meaning as I...

Ya know, I thought about that double meaning as I typed that, but then figured you guys were all above that sort of humor.

Fool me once... ;)
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 106
Mindhunter
Posted By Austruck
Especially on Netflix. They're kinda the go-to...

Especially on Netflix. They're kinda the go-to streaming service for docs on serial killers and movies about serial killers and dramatizations about serial killers... :D

Honestly, that's probably...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 106
Mindhunter
Posted By Austruck
Re: Mindhunter

Huge bummer, and I don't get why it's an expensive show. The special effects? :D :D
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Model numbers for the TVs?? Unsure offhand. Two...

Model numbers for the TVs?? Unsure offhand. Two are 25" and one is 27" ... which seemed HUGE at the time I bought it.

I have my original Wii still hooked up to the 65" Vizio downstairs and it...
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
I'm glad to see you finding a use for old CRT...

I'm glad to see you finding a use for old CRT TVs. We have three of them here (in various sizes) that are just taking up space. Can't put 'em out to the curb--nobody will take them. Can't just pitch...
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Yup, he played Hammerleg Lead Singer in Popstar:...

Yup, he played Hammerleg Lead Singer in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. :) Good eye!
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Re: The Videogames Tab

Also... Yankovic, not Bowie. Sorry. :D
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
That's a USB turntable that I mostly use just to...

That's a USB turntable that I mostly use just to transfer old vinyl into MP3 format. All my albums from the 1970s/1980s are safely ensconced on a shelf in the living room. I go through bursts where I...
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
I had a somewhat similar issue. I replaced a...

I had a somewhat similar issue. I replaced a wonky 32" TV (it was free) with a Black Friday deal on a 43" TV here in my office. The cool lazy susan I was using to swivel the 32" TV from the couch to...
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Are they expensive to buy used, like on eBay?

Are they expensive to buy used, like on eBay?
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 01-21-23
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New member on a board
Posted By Austruck
Re: New member on a board

Also, a big howdy to the new guy... from one of the really old/original people of the site! <3
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 01-21-23
Replies: 24
New member on a board
Posted By Austruck
Perhaps you were simply referring to the color of...

Perhaps you were simply referring to the color of my avatar. It does have a sort of aqua tint to it. ;)
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 01-21-23
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New member on a board
Posted By Austruck
Trying not to giggle over "aquatint." ...

Trying not to giggle over "aquatint."

Failing. :D :D
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Nope, just that, since everything seems to...

Nope, just that, since everything seems to randomize, you can keep playing infinitely and never have the same experience twice.

I, on the other hand, don't want to have that experience even once....
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The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Re: The Videogames Tab

ynwtf ... Infinite replay value! :) :)

Also, NO THANKS. I'll stick with Animal Crossing. :D
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Any electricians here? I need advice on circuit problem
Posted By Austruck
Re: Any electricians here? I need advice on circuit problem

My husband is an electrical engineer. You can send me a message here and I can go ask him verbally! :)