[quote=SpelingError]Ugh, I got jury duty tomorrow.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane][quote=Yoda]Yeah, we could, we just can't really justify it to ourselves yet.[/quote]Oh come on, man, you were just justifying earlier why you'd like to see it die. ;) (i.e. sound isn't as good)

Just mount that sucker on the kitchen wall and upgrade already. That's what I did. :D[/quote]

[quote=John McClane][quote=Rockatansky]Aw man, I'm awful at small talk. Any pointers are greatly appreciated.[/quote]Unexpected replies will garner better openings to deeper conversation.

So like if someone asks "how are you?" don't just say fine and ask the same thing back. Come up with a go to zany response and it'll throw the person asking off guard.

For instance: when people ask me "what's up?" I reply "Taxes".[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Yeah, we could, we just can't really justify it to ourselves yet.[/quote]

[quote=Austruck][quote=Yoda]At this point I wouldn't mind if my TV went. It's just 42" and we bought it over a decade ago. Sound isn't as good as I'd like and we'd obviously like to get a bigger one, but man, if it isn't reliable. 10+ years and it's basically identical to the day we got it. Might be the single-most reliable electronic device I've ever owned.[/quote]
We do have a larger one (65" for our big living room).. and even that one is now nine years old already and doing great. It's just a Vizio brand (cheap for the time period, but now we could get the same TV for half that price) and still just as good as the day we bought it too.

Could you put the 42" one elsewhere in the house and get a newer/bigger one for that spot? Our issue is that, even if we wanted something slightly bigger or crisper next time, we have nowhere else to put a 65" TV! :D We might have to pawn it off on one of you kids! :D[/quote]

[quote=Rockatansky][quote=John McClane]Reading an article about talking to strangers. It's always cool when you learn you're a pro at the banal. My small talk is grade A.[/quote]
Aw man, I'm awful at small talk. Any pointers are greatly appreciated.[/quote]

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=John McClane]Reading an article about talking to strangers. It's always cool when you learn you're a pro at the banal. My small talk is grade A.[/quote]

I also read that one today. That’s so funny.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]And to this day the best conversations I have ever had have been with strangers I will never ever see again.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]By far the toughest thing I ever had to teach myself, though, was don't ask people what they do for a living at a party.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]Reading an article about talking to strangers. It's always cool when you learn you're a pro at the banal. My small talk is grade A.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]I wonder how many people go looking for furniture with Google images and instantly regret looking for a new stool.[/quote]