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Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads
riley702 replied to Lola16's topic in Commercials
Farmed, maybe? That would be better than overfishing areas. -
If they add chewing or licking at their butt to that, have a vet check them out. Could be anal glands needing to be emptied, a bladder infection or bladder stones. Otherwise, I'd think it's the usual cat crazies.
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Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
There was a learning curve, but it goes really fast now. -
Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
We use the Pyxis version. We type in our ID, put our finger on the scanner and it checks that against our fingerprint on file. Pick a patient, and it only shows you the meds they have ordered. Different dose packs are in different drawers so you can't grab the wrong one (the drawers are locked and it only opens the one you need). It even distinguishes between job titles. I'm a Respiratory Therapist, so it won't allow me to click on a med only nurses can give. It's a pretty good system. There's another machine in each patient's room to use when giving the med. Sign in, scan the patient's ID band and then scan the med. It will alert if you have the wrong patient, wrong med, or incorrect dose. It also fusses at you if you're a bit early and makes you give a reason you're giving it early. -
Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
No, she's saying, "They're killing people we love." -
Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
I locked myself out of my running vehicle when I hopped out at the mailbox and automatically hit the locks as I did so. I had a spare key, but it was in the apartment and the key to that was -you guessed it- also locked in the car. I walked down to the apartment office and paid them $25 to let me back into my apartment so I could retrieve the spare car key. I'm actually quite fond of AAA. I once gave away one of my yearly service calls to some poor idiot who'd spun off the road in a freak snowstorm one spring while wearing shorts and flip-flops. Did a good deed and it made me feel like "Hey, at least I'm not as bad as this schmuck." -
Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
Is jewelry with chocolate diamonds as expensive as those made with good ones? I was under the impression that they were a lot cheaper. I wouldn't have a problem with them if that was true. Because, different strokes and all that stuff. :) I actually cut off the lid and put them in the fridge like that. You can just reach in with one hand and snag one or two, without having to take out the carton, open it, take out the eggs, close the carton and stick it back in. Yes, I am that lazy. -
Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads
riley702 replied to Lola16's topic in Commercials
Like the others have said, I think it's spelled phonetically because people would logically, but wrongly, think "frig" rhymes with "pig", and "frige" rhymes with "oblige". Googling this led me to a speculation that: "As early as the 1600s, the OED cites spellings with "o" instead of "ou". One wonders if the pronunciations of the vowel part of "four" and "forty" were pronounced differently at the time spelling solidified." So basically? No idea. -
Why Grammar Matters: A Place To Discuss Matters Of Grammar
riley702 replied to candall's topic in Everything Else
Just to be Devil's advocate and bring up more points to debate ponder: Dictionaries and Style Guide Don’t Match Actual Usage It seems as if dictionaries and style guides are lagging actual usage, and I’m not the only person to notice. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage also notes that “Moneys is given preference over monies in all dictionaries . . .Yet general usage in the UK and US is clearly in favor of monies.” Although the author does admit "monies" irritates them, saying "I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sentence in which someone uses monies when money wouldn’t work." Other opinions seem to be that the plural form indicates more than one source of money. -
Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads
riley702 replied to Lola16's topic in Commercials
The Letgo commercials are pretty weird anyway, but this one especially so. I went looking for the long version because I seem to remember the answer to "When was the last time we grilled out?" to be something about "the war", which makes it weirder still. Is this some dystopian future where business suit-wearing guys are running from gunfire at night out in the woods? Because... yeah, I don't know. Found it and the answer might actually be "Maybe when work calms down..." which, oddly is even more bizarre. What the hell kind of work do you guys do? https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AtHp/letgo-the-escape -
Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads
riley702 replied to Lola16's topic in Commercials
:( Bullying shouldn't be a joke. -
Yes! In my mind, I hear her saying, "I see you looking!" to go with the "I see you, car!"
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I confess I have hit the lock button on the remote and listened for the beep before... Sometimes several times as I zero in on the sound.
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Not mine, but I've been kitten sittin' to help my SIL with her two foster kittens. They were brought into the shelter at 4 weeks - the lady said she'd found them outside in a woodpile with no mama or siblings, and that she'd kept them nearly 2 days waiting for the mother to come back. :( My SIL took them immediately and set up a kitten nursery in a big dog crate for when no one is directly watching them. She has every conceivable nook and cranny in the house stuffed with rags and towels and doors are closed to keep them in the living/dining/kitchen area. She's had them 2 weeks now and they still seem tiny, but man, they dart around like little bottle-rockets! Their Golden Retriever is besotted and very gentle with them and they have never shown the slightest fear of her. Sweet Phoebe Phoebe and Daisy Ida Mae and Phoebe Peekaboo!
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She looks rather young to be his eldest. She looks younger than the sons he berated for losing Riverrun.
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Ooh, ooh! I know! I've run across that scene looking through all the FM scenes. When she asks Arya one too many times who she is, Arya challenges her who she is and how did she get here? "I'm from Westeros, just like you. Daughter of a lord, just like you. Except I was an only child; heir to his fortune. My mother died. My father remarried and his new wife gave birth to a girl. My stepmother didn't want any rivals for her precious daughter, so she tried to kill me with poison. I found out, sought help from the Faceless Men, and my father was widowed again. (gives a creepy smile) I've been serving them ever since." Which rules her out as a Frey. But doesn't explain why she isn't living it up as Daddy's darling, unless the price she paid for the hit on her step-mom (and half-sister?) used up all her money. Maybe their price was her serving them? Of course, she follows that up by asking Arya if she believed it, or was it a lie? Followed by another creepy smile and a "get back to work!"
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Ooh, hadn't actually seen that one, so that can't be it. I'll keep looking.
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Argh, I'd have to go back and look; they weren't at the same time.
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But that can't be how all the faces get there - we've seen Ned and Catelyn and presumably those weren't available to the FM.
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Indulge me as I amuse myself with the following scenario: Arya kills the Waif and Jaqen and turns the Faceless Men into a travelling theatre headed by the actress she refused to kill. After all, she'll have all those faces at her disposal and knows how to use them them, so she can teach other actors, too. Think what a hit those plays would be with the real faces of the protagonists being used!
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"Why would a cat need a helmet?" "Hello? Eight lives down, one to go?"
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Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
Mind, blown. I'm just gobsmacked. -
Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
riley702 replied to Maverick's topic in Commercials
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Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads
riley702 replied to Lola16's topic in Commercials
Wow, that makes Keegan-Michael Key look short! I'm pretty sure he's taller than Peele. That commercial needed some KEANU!!