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Ether Frenzy posted:How many weeks off does Howard get then? 10? This seems like an entirely reasonable amount of time off. Then again, I'm a geologist. 
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dyn posted:I already hate the death week special. Mitch Hedberg, Farrah Fawcett, Tiny Tim and Ike Turner? Really? I wouldn't listen to them even if they were alive. Time to load up your iPod brother My SIRIUS Canada subscription is up for renewal, and this time when I call to "cancel" to get the best rate, I'm going to hardball them down to the lowest price possible and not really care if I do get cancelled. Joe 30330 fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Aug 2, 2011 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:It really does. Time off from the grind makes everyone more likely to be productive when they are there, and seems like a pretty relatively cheap method to improve morale greatly. This is the reason why I hesitate to leave my current job. My boss is pretty reasonable when it comes to taking time off from work. I could take up to a month off as long as I give her at least a 6 month notice. In 2008, I visited the Philippines and stayed there for 3 weeks. In July I took 1 week off. the following week I took Friday and Monday off. I also has a sick day scheduled the following week after. I work for a non-profit company so the pay is lovely.
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Millstone posted:Time to load up your iPod brother post what the best deal they offer you, mine is up on the 11th. (us sirius, but shouldn't be too different)
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nurall posted:post what the best deal they offer you, mine is up on the 11th. (us sirius, but shouldn't be too different) Well... http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/08/sirius-xm-to-raise-prices-in-2012.html quote:Sirius XM Radio Inc. said it expects to raise its prices next year, now that a federal mandate to freeze subscriber fees has been lifted. 
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Millstone posted:... Is this an age progression photo of Gary? Uncanny.
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Maybe they need to raise prices to pay off the inevitable settlement from Howard's lawsuit. Seriously, who was stupid enough to believe this merger was ever in the interest of the consumer?
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ChubbyEmoBabe posted:Is this an age progression photo of Gary? Uncanny. Jesus Christ, seriously I mean look at those goddamned teeth. Ok so let me get this straight. No Artie or anyone in his chair, less Howard per week but more money and more Robin? SOLD! Come to think of it, does anyone think Howard just might toss someone in the chair now that Artie is gonna do a show with Nick? Give us anyone....put Shuli in there, I don't care.
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Two Kings posted:Maybe they need to raise prices to pay off the inevitable settlement from Howard's lawsuit. Seriously, who was stupid enough to believe this merger was ever in the interest of the consumer? ahahaha, what business venture is? what business is?
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ChubbyEmoBabe posted:Is this an age progression photo of Gary? Uncanny. I was just going to say that! (no really)
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This will all blow up spectacularly before Howard's contract is up. Howard Stern will be doing second tier podcasts on Adam Carolla's ACE Podcasting network, or Kevin Smith's SMODCAST network by the end of next year. Not really, but one can always dream.
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Millstone posted:Well... I have a feeling we're going to see a huge rate hike which is really funny. They're going to lose so many subscribers. Consider what you can get now with Spotify for only $10 a month. I'm cancelling everything but traffic in September.
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Glumwheels posted:I have a feeling we're going to see a huge rate hike which is really funny. They're going to lose so many subscribers. I don't know anyone who actually pays market rate for Sirius. As soon as you breathe "ehhh, I dunno about that", they literally start throwing radios and free poo poo your way.
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Aug 3, 2011 07:00
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"Hi I'm calling about cancelling my subscription/the basketball goal/the Kenmore dryer" "I'm sorry sir, did you want to cancel your subscription?" "Yes/No"
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A Intimate Rimjobs posted:"Hi I'm calling about cancelling my subscription/the basketball goal/the Kenmore dryer" That prank call by Richard is pure genius.
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A Intimate Rimjobs posted:"Hi I'm calling about cancelling my subscription/the basketball goal/the Kenmore dryer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWMbJrRv7mM
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Speaking of Spotify, I found a Baba Booey song on there http://open.spotify.com/track/6Wu16gF2Ca5mVVgx3Lo2o7
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Alright Eric we have to go now... PLAY THE CLIP!!! NOW!!
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"my co....host is saying to play the clip from last night" "tell your cohost to go gently caress himself" haha the best. Ah, the golden era of the Satellite shows..... 
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Did Dominic mention on the show that he was representing the family from the Taconic State Parkway crash? I don't remember hearing about it. He's in the new HBO documentary. Nice dye job. 
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Former Human posted:Did Dominic mention on the show that he was representing the family from the Taconic State Parkway crash? I don't remember hearing about it. I just watched that...it was haunting to say the least. Proof all over the place she was drunk and the family just couldn't come to grips with it. They found undigested vodka in her stomach and they refused to accept it. Dominic, for his part, hired them a PI who took off with their money then randomly showed up with again once the documentary crew got involved. The PI wanted to be paid to be involved in the documentary...which was hoping to shed some light on it. Way to go Dominic! We laugh about him, but he really is a loathsome individual.
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Everyone on the Stern Show posted:We laugh about him, but he really is a loathsome individual. Everyone but Richard that is, that man is a saint. Maybe Fred too.
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The news department ran a story on this, but basically, Robin thinks that "Captain America" should have been less a comic book movie with weapons, explosions, and action, and more a story on race relations. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-quivers/captain-americas-usa_b_915142.html
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Sand Monster posted:The news department ran a story on this, but basically, Robin thinks that "Captain America" should have been less a comic book movie with weapons, explosions, and action, and more a story on race relations. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've read for a while. I'd say some other snarky things about it, but I don't think I could do any better than this comment: quote:I could see why you think the movie is designed to be historically accurate and not a work of fantasy fiction based on a comic book since you did not know the date Pearl Harbor was bombed. I have much more to say about how retarded this is, but I'm gonna bite my tongue. I think we're probably all on the same page here.
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Uhhh, complaining about Captain America picking a multicultural team is a bit crazy. Captain America can pick whomever he wants, he is a captain. Who is going to stop him? Hey Cap, thanks for saving us and going on this dangerous mission, please don't take any minorities with you, the army hates sending minorities into dangerous missions with low chances to return. This seems about as inane as complaining X-Men First Class didn't address the issue with teachers not making enough money. Anytime I think Robin has a valid opinion on movies, I just remember she loved "I Am Number 4".
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Sand Monster posted:The news department ran a story on this, but basically, Robin thinks that "Captain America" should have been less a comic book movie with weapons, explosions, and action, and more a story on race relations. If Captain America's team is as "diverse" as she says, I agree with her. The military simply wasn't that color-blind or open to women in positions of leadership, and it's anachronistic and misleading to say otherwise.
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Transmodiar posted:If Captain America's team is as "diverse" as she says, I agree with her. The military simply wasn't that color-blind or open to women in positions of leadership, and it's anachronistic and misleading to say otherwise. It wasn't the US military for the most part, it was the secret division that dealt with Aliens and hover cars and super science and magic, people who are aware of aliens and magic powers usually don't bat an eye at black people. It was the early rumblings of Shield, the people who handle all that poo poo and knew better. All this is moot because the Marvel universe is not our universe, they have actual living gods walking around it, one of whom Marvel made black without even addressing it in Thor, which is part of the same world as Captain America. Maybe racism wasn't that bad because people teamed up together to fight space monsters early on, who knows, the movie didn't cover it. It also didn't bother to explain evolution, religion or if they are as upset about the ending to LOST as we had been. Plus his "diverse" team has basically just stereotypes anyway. The sneaky hand to hand asian, the brave bold drunk Irish man, the uhh, the black black guy? I think they had a Jewish accountant too. I'm pretty sure this article would have been better if Ralph wrote it, at least he knows something about the source.
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AxeManiac posted:It wasn't the US military for the most part, it was the secret division that dealt with Aliens and hover cars and super science and magic, people who are aware of aliens and magic powers usually don't bat an eye at black people. It was the early rumblings of Shield, the people who handle all that poo poo and knew better. Did you see the movie? It was the US Military for the at least half the movie. Robin is actually quite right about the problems with Captain America. In WWII he was a propaganda tool. In the movie, he remains one. In a world that gives at least lip service to realism America has done no wrong. And in that, Captain America is a propaganda and marketing tool. The movie actually nods towards this by LITERALLY making Captain America a propaganda tool shucking for war bonds. It's not the greatest work of art ever and doesn't pretend to be, but it misses a key part of the Captain America of the current Marvel universe. The current Captain America is less about national bravado and more about principles. The movie showed none of that aspect of the character, and thus should be criticized as a movie that had a shallow character who ignores the realities of the world in which he inhabits. I counted two black guys in the Army. The guy who was rescued and a random black guy I saw in the crowd when Cap marched back into camp when he rescued them. Clearly, the army hasn't be desegregated even in this fictional world.
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burmart posted:Did you see the movie? It was the US Military for the at least half the movie. I'm not sure you saw the movie. Captain America hates just being a propaganda tool, he feels like an idiot doing it - to the point where he fails to show up for an award ceremony in Washington, because he's busy planning an operation with the Howlers in a bunker underneath London. He jumps into the fight despite everyone telling him he can't, and he does it because of the principles he has. If it's not exactly historically accurate, well, what do you expect? It's an action movie based on a super hero. This is like watching Crank and complaining that people's hearts don't work that way, or watching Spider-Man and complaining that it doesn't address gentrification or homelessness in New York City. But this isn't Cinema Discusso so I'll let it drop. To get back on topic: I dumped my Sirius subscription today. When the woman asked me why, I said it was because Howard Stern wasn't funny anymore. Then I said I was recording the conversation and if she said anything to try and convince me to stay on, I'd post it online and make fun of them. I was on hold for about a minute, then she said my subscription was cancelled, thank you and have a good day.
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Let's use the rest of the vacation to talk about our favorite bits and interviews since Howard re-signed. I'll start: Ok now you go
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burmart posted:Did you see the movie? It was the US Military for the at least half the movie. Listen, what do you do for living?
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A Intimate Rimjobs posted:Let's use the rest of the vacation to talk about our favorite bits and interviews since Howard re-signed. I'll start: There was something Fred was doing that was kind of funny... can't think of what it was, though. (I'm being dead serious, here)
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A Intimate Rimjobs posted:Let's use the rest of the vacation to talk about our favorite bits and interviews since Howard re-signed. I'll start: It was that time Richard and Sal were in the studio and...OH WAIT.
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