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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Christmas Songs that Suck

« on: December 4, 2012, 11:20 PM »

I absolutely can't stand the Pointer Sisters version of Santa Clause is Coming to Town from the first Very Special Christmas disk. My ears bleed every time I hear it. Worst part is my wife likes it, so I'm swabbing my ears several times a year...

*edit*

I also have to add the Patti Smith version of We Three Kings from the third VSC disk. Makes me want to slit my wrists every time I hear it. How can you make such a ****** song and put it on the same disk that has Chris Cornell singing Ave Maria (which is one of the best versions I've ever heard)?!

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TV-9D9 / Re: Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

« on: November 25, 2012, 10:30 AM »

Just found this by accident this morning on CN when my kids were watching Padawan Menace. I'm recording it now and will watch it after NFL coverage.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread

« on: November 24, 2012, 09:26 AM »

I mentioned Hagman to my wife this morning and she asked if he was shot

. In all seriousness, RIP to an icon of American television.

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Middle Earth / Re: LOTR LEGO

« on: November 17, 2012, 02:06 PM »

This game is on my Christmas list, assuming I can wait until then to get it!

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties

« on: November 13, 2012, 08:21 AM »

WOW, just WOW!

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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars Episode VII

« on: November 9, 2012, 03:32 PM »

Looks like Steven Spielberg is out:

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/steven-spielberg-not-direct-star-wars-movie-145726563.html

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Home Improvement Projects

« on: September 14, 2012, 05:37 PM »

Quote from: I Am Sith on July 10, 2012, 11:49 PM

My wife and I have been talking about having an in-ground pool kit installed in our backyard. The web-site we've been looking at states that other than the excavation, homeowners can do the work themselves. Has anyone done this before? If so, how hard was it? What advice/tips can you give to someone who's never attempted anything like this before? Really hoping to get some good guidance on what to expect/avoid if we try this ourselves. Thanks.

Sorry I've been away for so long, but as you can imagine from my last post, I've been a bit busy. We decided to move forward with the project and it's been a grind for about a month. We should be finishing up this weekend, so I'm hoping to post pictures and testimonial soon.

Bottom line, this was the toughest thing I've ever worked on, but it was not impossible. We did a lot of the work ourselves, but also hired contractors for certain materials/services when we needed to. We ended up saving ourselves about half what it would have cost us to hire a company to do the entire project ourselves though, so I think that the frustration, scars, fights and exhaustion was worth it. More info to come...

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Kubricks / Re: 2012 Darth Maul w/Sith Speeder

« on: July 25, 2012, 07:57 AM »

Got my shipping notice from HLJ.

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Modern Classifieds / Re: Kubricks need a new home

« on: July 20, 2012, 11:48 PM »

PM sent.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Home Improvement Projects

« on: July 10, 2012, 11:49 PM »

My wife and I have been talking about having an in-ground pool kit installed in our backyard. The web-site we've been looking at states that other than the excavation, homeowners can do the work themselves. Has anyone done this before? If so, how hard was it? What advice/tips can you give to someone who's never attempted anything like this before? Really hoping to get some good guidance on what to expect/avoid if we try this ourselves. Thanks.

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