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Title: Christmas Gift Ideas
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Published: Dec 16, 2005
Author: self
Post Date: 2005-12-16 23:01:19 by robin
Keywords: Christmas, Ideas, Gift
Views: 895
Comments: 39
Okay, for the last minute shoppers of this forum, how about some Christmas ideas. That's CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holidays. Here's an idea from me only for those w/o small children at home anymore. I saw a group of co-workers playing with these at work today. The loser is literally shocked by the remote he is holding, whenever the winner scores a hit. WARNING : People with heart problems and epilepsy are not advised to use electric shock products. If you are unsure please seek advice from your doctor.
Shocking Tanks - Radio Controlled Electric Shock Tanks
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#12. To: robin (#0)
Happy Yule, Robin, and should the giants bring chaos to your Christ-mas, as you call it, Thor shall cause his hammer to cave in their skulls. I got a couple of people (my wife and my dad) Sirius radio receivers with a year's worth of free (free to them, paid for by me) programming. Both Sirius and XM Radio are down to $29 ($39 with $10 rebate) for the receivers, and the service is about $13 a month. I got my Sirius receiver about 6 months ago, and have been addicted to it ever since. Disclosure: I do own 100 shares of Sirius, but only because I like the chart. OK, mostly only.
Are the programs so much better?
I was going to compare this to "rabbit ears TV vs. satellite TV", but I thought that as an intelligent person you'd have nothing but disdain for TV anyway. You're probably old enough to remember BBSes back in the 80s and early 90s. When you dialed up with a 1200 bps modem and could talk with like 3 people at a time? Compare that to the internet. We're not quite talking the same scale here, but it's the same level of *wow*. I live in a rural area, where my AM/FM choices are: 1) staticky (when it comes in) conservative talk from Mpls, 2) rap, and 3) country. New country, the sucky stuff, not Waylon and Willie and the boys. And I drive a LOT--I might put on 1,000 miles in a week, so I'm stuck listening to this crap, channel switching when the signal fades, changing CDs in the middle of traffic, etc. Now I've got 55 different talk/entertainment channels including 2 all-comedy channels, CBC, BBC, MSNBC, 2 right-wing and about 5 left-wing (if you include NPR, which I always thought was lefty). All crystal clear no matter what part of the country I'm in. The only problem I've had with reception is when driving these grand tree-lined streets of the upper midwest--the trees will block the signal, as will parking garages and so on. I've got like 65 different music stations, covering everything from 80s alternative (my favorite) to reggae to classical to disco to old country--there's even an all-Elvis channel, and how cool is that? All for 40 cents a day. And when I'm not in my car, I can link to it on the net and play it in my home for free. That's a helluva deal in my book.
Thanks, I really had no idea. It does sound well worth it, although I no longer have a long drive, to be able to use it at home also makes it very appealing.
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#13. To: Indrid Cold (#12)
I got my Sirius receiver about 6 months ago, and have been addicted to it ever since.
#14. To: robin (#13)
Are the programs so much better?
#29. To: Indrid Cold (#14)
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