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So I saw Wicked on broadway on sunday, and it being my first Broadway show, I have a question. The usher gave us the playbill and told us not to look at it until the show ended, so I kind of assumed there'd be a plot summary somewhere in it. However, when I actually read the thing I noticed that there's only like 3 pages devoted to the actual play, none of them being a plot summary, and the rest is just ads and reviews for other shows. Is this normal for a playbill?
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Sep 16, 2011 01:48
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gwar3k1 posted:In the UK at least, 99% of our houses are built from brick. When we see houses destroyed in the news or just there in the media from the US, they all appear to be made of nothing more than wood. My understanding is that wood houses are prefereable especially in earthquake-prone areas, ie the west half of the US, and it's less expensive.
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Sep 16, 2011 02:10
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change my name posted:So I saw Wicked on broadway on sunday, and it being my first Broadway show, I have a question. The usher gave us the playbill and told us not to look at it until the show ended, so I kind of assumed there'd be a plot summary somewhere in it. However, when I actually read the thing I noticed that there's only like 3 pages devoted to the actual play, none of them being a plot summary, and the rest is just ads and reviews for other shows. Is this normal for a playbill? I am not a theater-scientist, but I'd guess that he was just letting you know that it's considered impolite to pay attention to the playbill instead of the play.
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Sep 16, 2011 02:29
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I need to ask someone who knows some technical aspects of audio recording. What is the term called when your gain is too high and it's maxxing the recording threshold so that it starts to sound, like, really crappy?
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Sep 16, 2011 02:40
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Probably "clipping", but you might just mean distortion.
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Sep 16, 2011 03:07
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RaoulDuke12 posted:Probably "clipping", but you might just mean distortion. I do mean distortion in fact. Thank you.
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Sep 16, 2011 03:16
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Holy Doughnuts! posted:Why are some many houses in the USA built out of thin wood? Because laying brick is very labor-intensive and thus expensive. It's far cheaper to build a house out of a wooden framework covered with a layer of exterior-grade plywood and then vinyl siding on the outside, and gypsum wallboard on the inside. Laying brick is also a specialized and scarce skill, whereas any mook with a bit of Tool Time knowledge can swing a hammer to put up plywood under the direction of a more knowledgeable crew boss. But the mook can't lay brick without having undergone an extensive training period. Even brick houses anymore are not solid brick--the bricks are a single-layer facade, when they're not self-adhesive plastic imitation brick panels. In a modern brick house, what's holding it up is a wooden framework under the brick facade, same as the vinyl-sided house next door. Nobody lays brick to construct a solid brick house anymore. You can tell whether a house is made of solid brick by how deep the window embrasures are; a solid brick house wall is about a foot or so thick and the window frames have to fit into it, so the windowsills on the inside of the house will be a foot deep. If the windowsills are only as deep as the window frames, then you've got a wood-framed house with brick facade. Fig Newton fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Sep 16, 2011 |
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Sep 16, 2011 03:28
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What's a good product to get the smell of cat urine out of a room? Wood floors, not carpet.
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Sep 16, 2011 03:44
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What is the name of the tune in this video?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kgqF8BFZoU
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Sep 16, 2011 03:52
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cheerfullydrab posted:What's a good product to get the smell of cat urine out of a room? Wood floors, not carpet. Natures Miracle Hardwood Floor Cleaner. Their carpet solution is great, so I assume their hardwood cleaner is just as good.
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Sep 16, 2011 04:03
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cheerfullydrab posted:What's a good product to get the smell of cat urine out of a room? Wood floors, not carpet. Nature's Miracle is good stuff, but if it soaked into the wood you may be better off re-sealing them or replacing the affected section. edit: 2508084  Mak0rz posted:Are gas ovens/stovetops as common in the US as the media implies? I'm Canadian and I must say I have literally never seen a gas oven. All the ones we have here are electric. It really depends on the part of the country you're in. I'm in north Texas (Dallas area) and gas cooktops are somewhat common. Gas ovens less so, when the oven is separate from the cooktop. The house I'm in has a gas cooktop, electric oven, though there's both 120 and 240 circuits under the cooktop (the 240 is covered with a blank plate, but there's a breaker for it in the garage). We also have a gas furnace and gas water heater; apartments tend to be 100% electric in Dallas/Ft. Worth, while the apartments I've been inside of in Austin usually had gas stoves. 
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Sep 16, 2011 04:08
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change my name posted:So I saw Wicked on broadway on sunday, and it being my first Broadway show, I have a question. The usher gave us the playbill and told us not to look at it until the show ended, so I kind of assumed there'd be a plot summary somewhere in it. However, when I actually read the thing I noticed that there's only like 3 pages devoted to the actual play, none of them being a plot summary, and the rest is just ads and reviews for other shows. Is this normal for a playbill? I've seen a fair amount of broadway and off-broadway plays and I usually look at the playbill before the show starts and as far I can tell when I look around, so do a lot of people. I've never heard an usher say that before.
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Sep 16, 2011 04:21
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I also always read theater playbills while waiting around for the play to start.Fists Up posted:Suspension files? Not the files but a tray that lays over top. I'm having a bit of GIS luck with 'tray' since you made me think of that word. e: Bingo! "Hanging Drawer Director" at Staples... what the hell kind of name is that? 
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Sep 16, 2011 05:31
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Trying to find out what commercial this song is from. The song is Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major. The commercial featured a bunch of smiling objects, and at the end showed a happy little Piper Cub. I believe it was a credit card commercial. Help?
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Sep 16, 2011 06:33
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silversiren posted:Trying to find out what commercial this song is from. The song is Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major. The commercial featured a bunch of smiling objects, and at the end showed a happy little Piper Cub. I believe it was a credit card commercial. You're right. It's from American Express (which is what I thought when I read the piece that played in the commercial), and it was called "Don't Take Chances, Take Charge." Here's the commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhHRYJsjgI
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Sep 16, 2011 06:52
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Edit: NM Found it goolgling my username, jesus NM. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Sep 16, 2011 |
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Sep 16, 2011 06:54
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WillieWestwood posted:You're right. It's from American Express (which is what I thought when I read the piece that played in the commercial), and it was called "Don't Take Chances, Take Charge." Here's the commercial Thanks for the quick reply! I needed a good pick-me-up, the little plane always makes me smile.
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Sep 16, 2011 06:55
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change my name posted:So I saw Wicked on broadway on sunday, and it being my first Broadway show, I have a question. The usher gave us the playbill and told us not to look at it until the show ended, so I kind of assumed there'd be a plot summary somewhere in it. I haven't seen "Wicked", but I have designed playbills before that I wish people wouldn't look at before the show, just because sometimes even knowing the names of characters that are going to appear can give away a crucial reveal or fun surprise in the play. quote:However, when I actually read the thing I noticed that there's only like 3 pages devoted to the actual play, none of them being a plot summary, and the rest is just ads and reviews for other shows. Is this normal for a playbill?
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Sep 16, 2011 16:08
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So, are there usually dress codes for professors? Today one of my teachers came in wearing a naruto shirt, cargo pants and vibrams. I go to a really good college so color me confused
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Sep 16, 2011 16:32
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Is he tenured?
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Sep 16, 2011 16:37
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Jeffrey Colon posted:Is he tenured? I have no idea
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Sep 16, 2011 17:01
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What's his field?
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Sep 16, 2011 17:02
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Very Strange Things posted:I haven't seen "Wicked", but I have designed playbills before that I wish people wouldn't look at before the show, just because sometimes even knowing the names of characters that are going to appear can give away a crucial reveal or fun surprise in the play. Huh, I never thought of that. I suppose it's like why they usually put the credits and full cast list at the end of the movie.
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Sep 16, 2011 17:07
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haveblue posted:What's his field? Environmental politics, but still, come on
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Sep 16, 2011 17:08
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change my name posted:Environmental politics, but still, come on If enough students/staff complain, the dept head might give him a talking to. Otherwise, profs can wear whatever they want. Can anyone outside the US/Canada see these videos?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2tWVj6lXw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1nixzYHDus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4bi8N8cPUI I think that first one is Rick Astley, but I'm not trying to troll. If you can see them, what country are you in, and what's the view count for the video?
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Sep 16, 2011 18:37
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UK No Yes - 17m No
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Sep 16, 2011 18:42
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change my name posted:So, are there usually dress codes for professors? Today one of my teachers came in wearing a naruto shirt, cargo pants and vibrams. I go to a really good college so color me confused There is no dress code at most universities. How well a professor dresses directly correlates to how hard they're trying to impress someone. If they're untenured, they're usually going to try as hard as they can to impress the head of their department, so they can get that sweet, sweet tenure. Beyond that, it's pretty much personal preference.
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Sep 16, 2011 18:47
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My friend sent me some money he owed me via Paypal. The money is sitting in my Paypal account right now and I need access to is as soon as possible. Bank deposit takes a few days, so I'm thinking the best option is to use my Paypal debit card and make a withdrawal at an ATM. 1) What would be the most I could withdrawal at an ATM with my Paypal Mastercard? 2) I've been thinking that it would be better to get cash back somewhere. Where can I get a large amount of cash back from a debit card?
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Sep 16, 2011 20:03
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Is there a name for the deep, dramatic voice you hear all the time in Japanese voice-overs? You know the one I'm talking about; it's always very gravelly and overstrained, usually accompanied by various dramatic percussion stings in the background. I figure it's just the Japanese equivalent of the American movie trailer guy, but it appears in Japanese gameshows, videogames, and anywhere else there is a dramatic exposition to be read to the audience.
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Sep 16, 2011 20:30
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Busy Bee posted:My friend sent me some money he owed me via Paypal. The money is sitting in my Paypal account right now and I need access to is as soon as possible. Bank deposit takes a few days, so I'm thinking the best option is to use my Paypal debit card and make a withdrawal at an ATM. The daily withdrawal limit on my US small-business PayPal Mastercard is $400, and I believe it's the same for all US PayPal Mastercards. There is no fee other than the fee charged by the ATM owner. Many locations that offer cash back won't offer more than the price of the purchase; many who will offer more than the purchase price won't offer more than $100. You may be able to get the full amount back by going to multiple places that allow $100 cash-back options. (The advantage to this is that it counts as part of the purchase, not an ATM transaction, so a) it doesn't count against the ATM withdrawal limit and b) it DOES count toward your spending with the card for the purposes of getting a % back at the beginning of next month.)
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Sep 16, 2011 20:32
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Zegnar posted:Anyone have any idea what all this means? So are you going to tell us what it was and why you wanted to know, or what?
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Sep 16, 2011 20:44
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Danger Mahoney posted:Is there a name for the deep, dramatic voice you hear all the time in Japanese voice-overs? You know the one I'm talking about; it's always very gravelly and overstrained, usually accompanied by various dramatic percussion stings in the background. Wakamoto Norio? Watanabe Ken?
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Sep 16, 2011 22:33
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Are there any banks in SoCal that don't charge for checking? I am finding a lot of online banks and I am already part of two, ING and Schwab. I would like a walk in bank for the times I need to deposit cash.
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Sep 16, 2011 23:27
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Cursory search: https://www.cusocal.org/checking
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Sep 16, 2011 23:34
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b0nes posted:Are there any banks in SoCal that don't charge for checking? I am finding a lot of online banks and I am already part of two, ING and Schwab. I would like a walk in bank for the times I need to deposit cash. Check your local banks. Community banks are almost always better than big national ones, as long as you haven't had a poor banking history (chargeoffs), around here at least.
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Sep 17, 2011 00:00
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change my name posted:So, are there usually dress codes for professors? Today one of my teachers came in wearing a naruto shirt, cargo pants and vibrams. I go to a really good college so color me confused I had a teacher in college who routinely wore a Slayer t-shirt. He got tenure before I was even born though and had no fucks to give. Also was a very good teacher.
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Sep 17, 2011 00:17
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kimbo305 posted:If you can see them, what country are you in, and what's the view count for the video? I'm in Australia and had the same results as ibroxmassive.
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Sep 17, 2011 03:03
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marshmallard posted:So are you going to tell us what it was and why you wanted to know, or what? Apologies, I've been super busy just got back to the forum! It turns out to be a European travel guide from the early 17th century, worth about £300.
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Bit of an odd one this, and I think only UK goons can help. In Secondary School up until year ten, we used a series of books in maths which were colour coded by year. Year seven was yellow, year eight was light blue and year nine was red (I think). The main thing I remember, in year seven at least, was that each chapter had a page at the beginning which presented an interesting problem based in that chapter's topic. Specifically, there was a puzzle that went along the lines of "A rich Arab died and left his seven (or something. Can't remember...) Camels to his three sons, which they couldn't equally distribute. One of the sons borrowed a neighbour's camel and split them up with one left over which they gave back to their neighbour. Does anyone remember the books or the exact puzzle and how the hell it works? Hopefully someone can! This is driving me crazy!
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