CanadianGuitarist

Cut and paste from Regional Differences. I have no idea why I posted it there. Wait, yes I do. Regardless: I actually remember my exact anger, in forum form, about a year ago, to which Treble's aforementioned inquiry pertains. Diamond Shreddies was a funny, and clever, campaign. It was also great marketing, as it got people talking. But nothing ever, EVER, proved to me the idiocy of the general public the way a satirical ad did. (This is fun to do in a voice like Tim Allen talking as a woman) "What, how dumb do they think we are! They're not new, I'm not gonna buy them now - what are they, trying to scam us? Well, I'll never buy Shreddies again if that's how they think of their customers!"

Which model? Each series is excellent in its own right, but from what I understand, the later in the alphabet the model, the better the standard definition engine.

I'll do a vote.

Sorry to rain on your parade, Czech: Your winner winner chicken dinner idea is good in principle. The Masters Tournament has had a similar one since 1952, but have had to pay some past winners to attend. All of these are close, so I'm not explaining nothin': Venk, Kinetic, Agent, Treble.

Also, the more I think about it, Venk had his game face on during the course of the ciabatta discussion. Clever response to Czech's correction, and his assessment of "real person's bun" was one of the heartiest laughs TSM has got from me in a while.

Nothin' to see here.

That's tied into response time, yeah - LCD's take longer to respond, so the pixels won't turn the correct colour with the same speed as say, a scrambling quarterback, so it leads to a kind of black shadow around him. Good rule of thumb is 8ms is the benchmark with LCD, but the lower the better. Most LCD's are at 8, but there's plenty of 6 and 5's out there.

I think I've mentioned this before, but the most response my Facebook status ever got was the same sentiment as LotC's quote. AoO, Treble's Freddy/Eddy curiosity is misplaced; they were mascots for Shreddies, not a fast-food joint. Also, Jonathan Torrens was on Street Cents?

Even 18 months later, I'm still a little surprised how few people drank their cereal milk; growing up, the idea of not drinking it never once occurred to me.

Remember Jordan Crumb? He swore up and down in Grade Ten history one time that it was runoff from Coke syrup, or something to that effect. He also argued about Quebec in that same class, and brought up Pierre and Jacques, the Quebecers, to prove his point.

Mike, sorry if this is too elementary, but I didn't see you mention anything of the sort: I'm assuming we're starting from scratch, that being the difference between LCD and plasma. I feel that though both have benefits and disadvantages, the plusses of plasma outweigh LCD if the circumstance calls for it, and the problems (or potential problems) of plasma tend to get blown out of proportion. The biggest deciding factor is typically sunlight. The glass screen of a plasma (compared to moulded plastic with an LCD) is extremely conducive to sunlight, and will emit an incredible amount of glare. If you get a lot of sunlight in a room (a light bulb or CFL bulb won't have much effect), go with LCD. The second drawback to plasma is the possibility of burn-in; anything left idle on the screen will burn into the phosphors and the image will retain, even when a channel/source is changed. I mentioned how it gets blown out of proportion, and it's entirely true. The amount of gamers I spoke to when I was in retail electronics who swore up and down not to play a video game on a plasma for even a second was staggering. It varies depending on your contrast and brightness settings on the set, but burn-in typically takes two to six consistent hours. Incidentally, burn-in can also be washed away via a blue or snowy screen. Having said that, when I bought a tv for football season last year, I went with LCD, basically on the grounds that I fell asleep in front of the TV a lot. Benefits of plasma over LCD include * Better colour reproduction. * Wider viewing angle(almost all plasmas offer 178 degree angles, though LCD's have made great improvement in that area). * Quicker response time (typically 8ms, give or take on LCD, compared to less than 1ms with plasma). Benefits of LCD over plasma include * Lighter * Much less power consumption * Emit far less heat You're in great shape, spec and price-wise, with either of those two sets. I don't generally recommend/discourage brands, but I've never heard of Sceptre....I've also never known Costco to sell crap, either. Ultimately, you've got it narrowed down to two very good-sounding sets, so have a look, ask yourself the two questions above, and enjoy. I'm jealous, you bastard.

I know this sounds a little silly, but I just can't grasp 'ravioli' as a legitimate food, even with the nice-sounding preparation above. It just strikes me as a Chef Boyardee food, or something that would be in a buffet at the end of the night.

For how long? Maybe, maybe one year after this? Antropov and Ponikarovsky are going to be enigmas come trade time - they're both bargains (2.5 mil, give or take, for 20-goal guys), but they wouldn't score 20 goals anywhere else - who else would stubbornly give them twenty minutes a night for six years?

Raycroft had to go. He made Vesa Toskala seem competent. He fucked me on ProLine last week too. 6-1 lifetime (at that point) against the Jackets. Only game I got wrong that night. That's what I get for hinging my finances on Raycroft. He really Barret Jackmaned his Calder, didn't he?

Good news, Bob: Dickhead Al Strachan says Luongo will return Thursday. The roundtable discussion at that point was a pretty grim 180 after all of two games - will Sundin's arrival prevent the Canucks from the playoffs?

Ravens over Titans: Yeah, they lost to the then-unbeaten Titans once already this year, but Tennessee scored 10 if its 13 points in that game in the fourth quarter. That ain't happenin' today. Chargers over Steelers: Just for the sake of being bold. Panthers over Cardinals: Let's take every single head-to-head factor out of the equation. The Cardinals suck in the East. That's strong enough to trump any other intangible. Giants over Eagles: The return of Jacobs is enough. I know the Giants weren't rolling over and playing dead, but Week 11 was a much different game to Week 16. Giants get the win.

Unquestionably the biggest one-and-done in recent history, provided Jim Carey no longer counts as recent? Theodore got a so-so Hab team into the playoffs in '02. Columbus, while competitive this year, will not get into the playoffs.

Crunchiest pussy I've ever eaten.

"That was Bobby McFerrin's new one Gettin' worried, need some money"

I'd forgotten how much I liked ginger snaps until I had them with a glass of milk earlier this week.

This, times a million. I'm still impressed at how the Eagles turned it around after a dumbfounding eight days in November, but they have to hit the wall sooner or later. This is it. Brandon Jacobs, even with the three-headed monster that is the New York Giants rush, is a pleasure to watch. Rest of my picks to follow.

Place your bets, gentlemen: What's Grabovski fined for shoving a linesman last night?

God, yes. I still see far too many "is saying", etc.

And the B's are going to be hungry after two tough losses. Sorry, CC. Gonna get worse before it gets better.