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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Nostalgic TV: Favorite Shows from your Childhood?
« on: November 4, 2005, 06:35 PM »
I loved HR puffinstuff and Land of the Lost. Also watched Ultraman, the Monkees and You can't do that on Television alot.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Happy Holidays, Now pack your bags and get out
« on: November 4, 2005, 06:33 PM »
Sorry to hear that you're out of work. Although you're kind of relieved, if you need to feel better, be thankful you weren't my wife. She got fired while in the hospital due to health complications durring our second pregnancy.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Pet peeves... Annoyances... Things that piss you off!
« on: November 4, 2005, 06:10 PM »A big pet peeve of mine is when people who should use spellcheck don't.
Yeah, sorry about that. I have to update my browser to get one.
Well, first I need a new computer to support a new browser....
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Pet peeves... Annoyances... Things that piss you off!
« on: November 4, 2005, 12:31 PM »
Also....
To talk a little politics without getting political, I really hate people who vote and don't do their homework on what they're voting for. Case in point, our upcoming elections in CA, I hear a lot of adds telling you which way to vote and why, however, if you just read the material provided by the state, you learn that 99% of what adds say are refuted by fact. People who don't bother to read the material on initiatives so they could decide for themselves just shouldn't vote.
My favorite was the past proposition regarding eliminating affirmative action. When polled, people who voted it down did so because it would jeopardize medical research by restricting data gathering based of race, based on information provided in adds against. However, if they had bothered to read the verbiage of that proposal, the text clearly said that medical research is exempted.
Sorry, just venting.
To talk a little politics without getting political, I really hate people who vote and don't do their homework on what they're voting for. Case in point, our upcoming elections in CA, I hear a lot of adds telling you which way to vote and why, however, if you just read the material provided by the state, you learn that 99% of what adds say are refuted by fact. People who don't bother to read the material on initiatives so they could decide for themselves just shouldn't vote.
My favorite was the past proposition regarding eliminating affirmative action. When polled, people who voted it down did so because it would jeopardize medical research by restricting data gathering based of race, based on information provided in adds against. However, if they had bothered to read the verbiage of that proposal, the text clearly said that medical research is exempted.
Sorry, just venting.
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Carded Wedge, finally!
« on: November 4, 2005, 12:17 PM »The Dutch helmet should be the standard from now on when it comes to Rebel pilots. Repaint and be done with it. But this is Hasbro we're talking about, so common sense doesn't apply.
I totally agree. However, the loose photo is the same as shown before, no?
The helmet in the bubble is turned so you can't see the front, so I'm still holding out hope that it could be a Dutch Vander Helmet (unless someone could prove by the photo that it's not.)
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Pet peeves... Annoyances... Things that piss you off!
« on: November 4, 2005, 10:11 AM »
Looking for a place to vent, I guess this is as good as any.
I abhor the rising cost of Health insurance. We have a fairly good plan, but it's going to increase just shy of $60 per month for the year. WTF. I remember being on a different plan a few years back the monthly cost nearly doubling in 3 years. It's an out rage. Couple with the pitiful raise given out this year, our monthly income has decreased now with the increased heath care. Bad omen.
Now there are ramblings of mortgage interest being no longer eligible for deduction.
That's going to hurt.
I abhor the rising cost of Health insurance. We have a fairly good plan, but it's going to increase just shy of $60 per month for the year. WTF. I remember being on a different plan a few years back the monthly cost nearly doubling in 3 years. It's an out rage. Couple with the pitiful raise given out this year, our monthly income has decreased now with the increased heath care. Bad omen.
Now there are ramblings of mortgage interest being no longer eligible for deduction.
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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Target Exclusive Utapau Shadow Trooper
« on: November 4, 2005, 09:58 AM »
For all the good it will do, I'm going to call Target Customer service again. I made a standard contact that is familiar with the problems we're all concerned with. He said, call when you suspect a store are "not following protocall on exclusives."
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Battle of Hoth Wave
« on: November 4, 2005, 09:51 AM »Sounds like Veers does indeed have removable armor/helmet.
And the was much rejoycing!
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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Covert Ops Clone Trooper
« on: November 3, 2005, 07:58 PM »
I just randomly checked SWshop.com and there it was, in stock. I went to order more, and it was no longer available. 
Then I refreshed the page, and it was no longer listed.
Then I refreshed the page, and it was no longer listed.
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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Covert Ops Clone Trooper
« on: November 3, 2005, 05:53 PM »
I just got mine today. I dig it.
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: How many VOTC Stormtroopers are in your army?
« on: November 3, 2005, 10:05 AM »You know, being that the VOTC stormtrooper was so hard to find at retail and we all loved it so, I think the figure would make a great EE exclusive. Before you burn me at the stake, let me explain:
A.) Keep the price the same as the clone trooper pack - a win for both sides - we get a $10 figure for a little less and EE/Hasbro maintains their profit margin.
B.) Offer four sets, similar to last time.
1.) Stormtrooper set - clean deco
2.) Stormtrooper set - dirty deco (blast marks?)
3.) Sandtrooper set - clean deco, 1 each of four colored pauldrons
4.) Sandtrooper set - dirty deco, 1 each of four colored pauldrons
Bad idea?
*Sigh* No.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Battle of Carkoon Wave
« on: November 3, 2005, 09:51 AM »
Why they didn't just re-release the entire VOTC Fett figure I have no idea, that makes no sense at all. I might be a little more tempted by this figure now.
You answered your own question.
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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Figure Sales (or price hikes)!
« on: November 3, 2005, 09:37 AM »
One of my WM's has the Deluxe on sale for $7.57 untill 11/21. Is this a nation wide thing?
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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: November 3, 2005, 12:18 AM »
WM has the deluxe on sale for $7.57 until 11/21, so I picked up a spider droid for the army.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Battle of Naboo Wave
« on: November 2, 2005, 05:41 PM »Looks to be the most boring assortment yet.
A better Battle Droid would have made sense as well as a new Padme and Qui Gon.
Reissuing Sio Bibble and TC-14 would have been cool too.
Boy, you said it.