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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: November 18, 2012, 09:47:13 AM »

Warren ignoring the no suit jacket rule. 

At least he still wants to look professional/presentable.

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General Discussion / Michigan Weatherman Sonny Eliot Dies at 91

« on: November 16, 2012, 09:48:35 PM »

Sonny Eliot, a famous weatherman in Michigan, well known for his humorous forecasting tactics, has died at the age of 91, and just a few weeks before his 92nd birthday.
Sonny was a veteran of World War II, who soon after the war began a career in broadcast meteorology. Throughout the years, he worked at various television stations in Detroit, MI, before retiring in the 80's (I believe.) After he retired from television broadcasting, he forecasted for radio station WWJ 950 AM out of Detroit until 2010, after 60 years in broadcasting. He will be dearly missed by the many people that loved watching or listening to his forecasts.

Here's a couple tributes from local news stations:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Legendary-Detroit-weatherman-Sonny-Eliot-dies/-/1719418/17438170/-/pt5ejkz/-/index.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/20115371/hall-of-fame-broadcaster-sonny-eliot-dies-at-91

Rest In Peace, Sonny!

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 16, 2012, 06:25:50 AM »

Is Comcast rebranding to Xfinity really worth it?

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 14, 2012, 04:07:07 PM »

After we all give thanks for what we have on Thanksgiving, people have to go out and purchase (usually) unnecessary items. 

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Local Forecast / Re: October/November 2012 Playlist

« on: November 14, 2012, 04:03:09 PM »

 

I guess there'll be another named ( ) winter storm before we get the instrumental music back.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 07, 2012, 06:25:12 PM »

Barack Obama wins re-election.
Mitt Romney concedes.
Marriage equality is made legal in Maine and Maryland.
The first openly gay Senator is elected as well.

http://humanrightscampaign.tumblr.com/post/35186933091/landslide-victory-for-lgbt-equality-up-and-down-the

  The government is become way too liberal.

Unless the Republican Party can realize that their ideology is becoming unpopular among a large portion of Americans and start appealing to the youth vote and the minorities, they are going to continue having trouble getting into the White House. It's disappointing - the Republican Party used to be an excellent party in the earlier years of this country.

The Republican Party definitely needs to become more appealing to younger people. The results in school-wide elections/mock-elections have always been Democratic at my schools. However, that may be in part due to me living in one of the more Democratic parts of Michigan.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Winter Storm Athena

« on: November 07, 2012, 03:46:37 PM »

They didn't name the winter storm that dumped over a foot of snow over northwest Minnesota a few weeks ago...

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 07, 2012, 03:40:23 PM »

Barack Obama wins re-election.
Mitt Romney concedes.
Marriage equality is made legal in Maine and Maryland.
The first openly gay Senator is elected as well.

http://humanrightscampaign.tumblr.com/post/35186933091/landslide-victory-for-lgbt-equality-up-and-down-the

  The government is become way too liberal.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 06, 2012, 06:28:19 PM »

Romney almost certainly just won Indiana and Kentucky.

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« on: November 05, 2012, 08:00:18 PM »

I actually beat my all-time best game in bowling of 112 by scoring 117 this evening imp.

My high score in bowling is 223 imp.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:52:37 PM »

Some people have been saying that PA is a tossup state. Actually, Obama has been holding steady in PA, with exception of Romney gaining a bit of momentum, but not enough to win it. I agree with Tavores' map, however, Romney also has a good chance of winning Colorado as well. At this point I think Obama will win the electoral college with anywhere from 289-303, and also winning the popular vote by a small margin.

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The Game Room / Re: 2 Truths and a Lie

« on: November 04, 2012, 09:26:51 PM »

#1 is the lie!

You're right!

#3 is the lie.

1.- I'm 15 and in 10th grade.
2.- I was born in 1997.
3.- I'm very interested in meteorology.

#1 must be the lie.

Actually, #2 is the lie. I was born on 12/17/1996, which still makes me 15 for the next month and couple weeks.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: November 04, 2012, 03:23:35 PM »

Apparently TWC companies owns Bain Capital? That's a little surprising that a division of NBC owns it, since Mitt Romney co-founded it.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 04, 2012, 01:09:58 PM »

Yesterday, I saw the most amazing surface vortex, picking up leaves. It began in a field behind a restaurant, pulling in air and leaves. It went across a road, and eventually ended a couple minutes later in a parking lot of a different restaurant. The vortex extended from the surface to probably at least 100 feet.

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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?

« on: November 04, 2012, 01:02:24 PM »

TV

Chet Atkins or Bob Rafkin? (Both had songs on TWC.)