Bob Hope, Funny Comedian and Brilliant Political Analyst
26 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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Before there was Dennis Miller, before there was Steven Crowder, Bob Hope provided an excellent and insightful analysis into politics:
Silent Film Festival: Drunken Larry goes to the market
24 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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I love old movies. I think many of them are better than what’s currently offered by Hollywood. I’ll take a film with Harold Lloyd or Buster Keaton over any of last year’s Oscar winners. I found a video that may become an instant classic among silent films. I don’t know if it’s real, but I laughed my head off at this video. Even if it’s staged, I wonder if any beer drinkers will recognize themselves:
My Polaroid LCD HDTV STINKS!!!!!
22 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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My Polaroid LCD TV worked great when I first got it on October 5, 2008. The clarity was so good that I could see every hair in John Stossel‘s moustache. I don’t watch a lot of tv shows, but I was glad the Polariod television had a good picture when I did watch it.
That all changed this morning. I grabbed the remote, hit the “ON” button and got NOTHING!!
No picture, no sound, just a black vacant screen staring back at me.
So I got online and starting searching. Apparently, this problem is very very common for Polarod. I went to ConsumerAffairs.com and there are nearly FIFTY pages of complaints and most of them sound exactly like what I encountered.
In one of the most recent posts, Glen of Nutley, NJ writes:
Purchased a 32″ Polaroid TV from Circuit City in NJ in late 2006 for 850. 1 year and 1 week after purchase i had no sound or picture and had to unplug to turn off like many others. Even though I only missed warranty by 1 week Polaroid did nothing for me. Went to local repair shop and paid almost 300 to fix i believe it was power supply and 2 capacitors.
Looks like Glen and I have something in common, although mine lasted one year and 17 days. Thankfully, I did find a guy that posted a fix for those that are handy with a soldering gun. I don’t know who stivO is, but I am so glad he posted detailed instructions on fixya.com . I haven’t held a soldering iron in over 20 years, but tomorrow I’m going to give it a try. In the meantime, if you are considering buying a Poloroid LCD televison, please PLEASE reconsider and do your research first.
(Btw, I know how to spell Polaroid and have intentionally included its common misspellings in my post in case someone makes a typo while using a search engine. Welcome, Googlers!)
My poor neglected blog
15 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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I feel so bad about not posting regularly here. If blogs could sue their owners for abandonment, mine would make a fortune. I do plan on keeping it going as soon as my life gets just a little less hectic. In the meantime, I apologize to all visitors for the cobwebby feel to the place.
P.S.- If you are one of the many people that are here because you googled “homemade spy gadgets”, could you please let me know what you’re looking for? I get tons of hits for that phrase, and I’d be happy to post a few hints and tips for snooping, if only I knew for sure what people want. Are you looking for ways to catch a neighbor that’s stealing daisies out of your flower garden? Are you looking for something to make for your kids? I am totally perplexed by the vast number of people that come here looking for spy gear. Can you let me know what you’re looking to find?
