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Title: Merry Christmas!
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 23 December 2010, 17:13:43: Merry Christmas to you all out there!
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 23 December 2010, 17:14:24: Merry Christmas yallz!
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Post by: RickyJ on Thu, 23 December 2010, 17:27:35: I hope everyone here has a great Christmas, or whatever your respective winter holiday might be!
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Post by: Pylon on Thu, 23 December 2010, 17:29:27: Happy Jesus's birthday, despite the fact that Jesus was most likely not born this time of the year.
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Post by: msiegel on Thu, 23 December 2010, 17:30:56: :lol: i'm sure there are many other people named Jesus whose birthday actually *is* on this date
XD
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 23 December 2010, 18:35:00: Merry Christmas!
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Post by: WhiteRice on Thu, 23 December 2010, 22:56:32: Happy Holidays... is what terrorists say.

Merry Christmas!
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Post by: Brian8bit on Thu, 23 December 2010, 23:29:07: Pleasurable politically correct non denominational celebration of yule-tide everyone.
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Post by: turbocharged on Fri, 24 December 2010, 00:04:42: Quote from: ripster;268087
Jesus sells NIB keyboards on Ebay at ActionPC. I'm not kidding! (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=156645&postcount=4)
Show Image
(http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/vel14/uploaded_images/jesuswill-765041.JPG)

And don't try to lowball him!
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(http://www.moviecritic.com.au/userimages/user624_1155099753.gif)

Maybe the best single post ever.
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Post by: db_Iodine on Fri, 24 December 2010, 01:37:10: Who is this Jésus you guys keep talking about? Is he someones Mexican gardener or what?

Okay I googled around and found out that this Jésus guy is actually Obama.

(http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/obama-jesus.jpg)
Title: Merry Christmas!
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 24 December 2010, 02:45:01: Mmmm Christmas...

The time of year when I can get more IBMs.

(http://www.memorytogo.com/images/ibm_thinkcentre.jpg)

See, IBMs are blazing fast, faster than those PC-compatibles.
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Post by: keyb_gr on Fri, 24 December 2010, 08:44:53: Happy shoveling everyone (provided you've got as much snow as we do here - white Christmas is rare enough).
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Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 24 December 2010, 11:07:44: Quote from: EverythingIBM;268194
Mmmm Christmas...

The time of year when I can get more IBMs.

Show Image
(http://www.memorytogo.com/images/ibm_thinkcentre.jpg)

See, IBMs are blazing fast, faster than those PC-compatibles.

I'll be bringing home a few more computers from work this Tuesday.
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Post by: hoggy on Fri, 24 December 2010, 13:16:31: Merry Christmas!
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Post by: db_Iodine on Fri, 24 December 2010, 15:12:12: Quote from: keyb_gr;268268
Happy shoveling everyone (provided you've got as much snow as we do here - white Christmas is rare enough).

Happy indeed, but we've gotten used to that so we're prepared. Go Norway!

(http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/on/j2f/43ct/333495/normal_771031115.jpg)
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Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 24 December 2010, 15:21:03: Are the Brits there shoveling the snow with brooms?
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Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 24 December 2010, 15:42:37: There isn't even much snow in that left picture .. or in any picture that I have seen recently of British airports. Hmm.. maybe the problem is that the Brits are trying to plow with broomsticks while we up North use something that is called a "plow". Bwahaha!

In Sweden, the snow is at least a feet thick. The temperature is between -10ºC and -25ºC. All airports are open and at full capacity, but most longer trips have been cancelled because they would require a transfer at either Heathrow or Frankfurt ... *sigh*
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Post by: instantkamera on Fri, 24 December 2010, 15:47:26: Merry Christmas GH.
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Post by: PikachuDX on Fri, 24 December 2010, 15:59:32: Well, I agree. Britain is like a standstill when it snows... I wish people would just get on with their lives, rather than treating it like extreme weather..
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Post by: msiegel on Fri, 24 December 2010, 16:13:09: *claps* :D
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Post by: NAVIWORLDINC on Fri, 24 December 2010, 18:13:46: Merry Christmas GH. It's been a good few months of lurking for me. I find myself coming here more than /g/ now. Have a good Christmas and have a happy new year. I have a strong feeling 2011 is going to be amazing.
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Title: Merry Christmas!
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 24 December 2010, 19:49:02: Quote from: microsoft windows;268307
I'll be bringing home a few more computers from work this Tuesday.

HAHA, forget bringing home a turkey, you're bringing home the good stuff.

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Happy shoveling everyone (provided you've got as much snow as we do here - white Christmas is rare enough).

Snow shoveling is good exercise. And yes, we have plenty of snow. Piles at LEAST a good three feet. Need four-wheel drive.
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Post by: panda-R on Fri, 24 December 2010, 20:10:19: Merry xmas from a panda!
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Post by: iMav on Fri, 24 December 2010, 20:14:29: Merry Christmas to all the GH members!

I'm actually stuck at home alone this holiday season...had some work to get done before end of quarter, so I stayed behind while the wife and kids headed off to North Dakota.

Facetime on the iPod Touchs works surprisingly well. Just got off a half an hour chat with the kids. :)
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Post by: msiegel on Fri, 24 December 2010, 20:20:44: Merry Christmas iMav! ...and everyone :D
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Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 25 December 2010, 03:19:30: Quote from: EverythingIBM;268477
Snow shoveling is good exercise. And yes, we have plenty of snow. Piles at LEAST a good three feet. Need four-wheel drive.

No, you need proper tires. I'm driving just fine out here with a front-wheel drive.
Title: Merry Christmas!
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 25 December 2010, 04:59:10: Quote from: db_Iodine;268570
No, you need proper tires. I'm driving just fine out here with a front-wheel drive.

Yes proper tires are a good thing, but the snow is so deep here in some spots that, like I said, you NEED four-wheel drive.

Front-wheel drive, haha. Just wait till those little u-joints break. Rear-wheel drive is so much more practical: easier to work with in the motor.
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Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 25 December 2010, 05:43:30: I'm definitely not a car enthusiast. Owning a car in Finland is insanely expensive, so I just buy the cheapest possible car once every other year. The car has only one purpose; To move me from place A to place B faster than public transport, and my 20 year old cars tend to do that just fine even in these extreme winter conditions.
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Post by: NAVIWORLDINC on Sat, 25 December 2010, 06:46:24: Wait this thread is about shoveling and driving in the snow now? Cool, two of my favorite wintertime activities. I personally like 4 wheel drive best when it comes to snow, but that is it, other than snow, mud, or rain, 4 wheel drive/AWL can suck my taint. FR or MR FTW. Currently driving a new FF VW GTI, the DSG 6 speed transmission is VERY FUN for snow and rain driving. Only scary part about the car is how low it is, if the roads aren't plowed, it is possible to bottom out on snow...

So anyway back to snow... I actually enjoy shoveling snow. I don't have much to shovel, and although I used to have a snow blower (from past home) I end up using a shovel just because I enjoy the manual labor. I think the snow is heavier here in Chicago than most other places too, though I don't know about Euro Countries, the Lake Effect snow we get tends to make for some very wet and heavy snow. Not quiet slush but just heavy and wet, makes for quick iceballs, and some mean snowball fights.

Well, imma gonna go now, It actually snowed a bit last night, so I am going to break out the coat, sweater, hat, gloves, boots and snowpants, and im going to shovel me some fresh snow.

Once again... Merry X-Mas GH.
Title: Merry Christmas!
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 25 December 2010, 07:35:12: I prefer to bottom out on my Realforce than on snow. Chicago is a cool city; I've been there once. Gets cold as hell tho.

Merry Christmas from the hospital! Been here since 6:30 am. My sister's arm wrap is getting removed. Parking and food are free today :D
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Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 25 December 2010, 07:58:33: Quote from: ripster;268621
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5289853635_66d0d6894f_z.jpg)

Pilot Parallel Pen for Xmas cards and gift tags FTW!

I see what you did there, that's not a real santa claus lego figure!

I'll take the pen though.
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Post by: nmd on Sat, 25 December 2010, 09:01:07: Merry Christmas peoples!
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Post by: iMav on Sat, 25 December 2010, 10:52:30: Quote from: ripster;268621
Show Image
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5289853635_66d0d6894f_z.jpg)

Pilot Parallel Pen for Xmas cards and gift tags FTW!

Nice. Almost brought a tear to my eye.

Practically all the pictures I ever take of anything are with my blackberry...the quality just doesn't quite measure up. :)
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Post by: kill will on Sat, 25 December 2010, 12:36:32: merry christmas mah dudes
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Post by: J888www on Sat, 25 December 2010, 18:15:27: Greetings
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Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 25 December 2010, 18:57:55: (http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1448/happychristmas.png)
Happy Christmas everybody!
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Post by: db_Iodine on Sun, 26 December 2010, 02:38:38: Christmas is over. Boxing day Football, anyone?
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Post by: RickyJ on Mon, 27 December 2010, 00:32:50: All this talk of snow really makes me appreciate the +10°C temperature outside. Mind you, the one day a year we get snow (couple inches), the whole city stops. Greetings from the mildest weathered part of Canada!

I still have performance summer tires on my BMW too. *ducks*
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Post by: iMav on Mon, 27 December 2010, 00:41:28: Quote from: ripster;269341
P.S. IS Canada considered CONUS?

Too tired to know if you are joking, so I'll just answer.

NO! CONUS = Continental UNITED STATES
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Post by: Lanx on Mon, 27 December 2010, 10:35:23: omg ny is snowed in all 5 boroughs have barely been plowed, i don't remember the last time this coulda happened, 16in of snow was enough to shut ny down. i literally cannot walk anywhere, my parents were freaking out about how to walk the dog, heh. (they like to take care of him when i bring him up)
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Post by: RickyJ on Mon, 27 December 2010, 19:28:03: Quote from: ripster;269341
West Coast rulez. Even BC ain't as bad as the rest of Canada.

This is true for the southern bit at least. I live 55 miles below the 49th parallel, pretty much due west of Mount Vernon, Washington (and barely 60 miles north of Seattle). If you head out either north or east from Vancouver, the climate changes pretty rapidly. It's a relatively small region that doesn't dip below freezing very often in the winter, but when it snows it melts quickly, then freezes overnight turning the roads into skating rinks for cars.
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 27 December 2010, 20:04:45: Quote from: Pylon;268052
Happy Jesus's birthday, despite the fact that Jesus was most likely not born this time of the year.

Jesus was actually believed to have been born in the summer time. July I think, but don't quote me on that...
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 27 December 2010, 20:11:34: I finished the rum last night... But I still have plenty of beef jerky :D
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Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 27 December 2010, 20:29:51: I bet there's plenty of "beef jerky" in MW's basement :D
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Post by: RickyJ on Mon, 27 December 2010, 21:13:06: Pretty standard fare for bomb shelter food supplies. Right next to it is instant potatoes and a pile of Model M's.