The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

I wonder why my boys never seem to get surveyed about portion sizes.

Maybe someday on the way in, but, like myself and my brothers back in the day, definitely not on the way out...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

I love that show!

Same here...!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

Same here...!!!

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Aren't they all gone now except Bob Newhart?

 

[Tony the Tigger]

giggle

maybe @Tony the Tigger might know?

Moi? I know nothing of the strong drink…except . And the answer is yes, as long as it's potato vodka.

 

[Cesar R M]

UNITED-CONTINENTAL Airline, new funding

Discounted tickets cannot have carry on bag in overhead compartment, must fit under seat. They cannot have seat assignment until day of flight. Discount airfare will no longer count toward the elite status.

guess ill never fly continental.. EVER.

 

[Gabe1]

The problem with education is that I have found that they don't really cover much of even fairly current history. We, for example never got to WWII when I was in high school. I graduated in 66, the war had been over for two decades by then. My kids never saw anything from Korea or Vietnam and that was done almost 30 years before they graduated from high school. What I did get a lot of was ancient history, which at the time, I had no interest in at all. There was no possible way that I could care less about Egypt or Greece at the time.

I was born and raised to age 15 in a small city in New York State. Plattsburgh to be exact. One of the major battles of the war of 1812 was fought there on Lake Champlain. I never even heard about it until I was in High School in Vermont. Why wouldn't local school systems teach some thing of local historical interest. I never could figure that out and now I'm to old to care.

For the most part it is about Curriculum Adoption. A handful of publishers at best that cover what is expected to be taught in any given subject at a specific age/grade level nationwide. If you are taking AP History you learn what is to be on the AP test to pass the test and receive college credit. Most Administrators and Boards would have a fit if teachers started substituting what they wanted to teach over what the Curriculum guidelines are.

We had one Science Teacher, 8th grade that was in her 50's that had just converted to Judaism. She started teaching Holocaust for about a month because she believed it was important for the 8th graders to have a full and in depth grasp of the Holocaust. Mind you those students lost about a month's worth of Science instruction. She is very lucky she had a great Union Rep cause she wasn't tenured. She should have just been gone. You just can't have teachers picking and choosing what they are and are not going to teach. Implementing how they teach it is where there is far more latitude.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I've heard your story many times from others--whether it's cable or satellite TV. They put you through the ringer to keep you as a customer. Too bad they didn't lavish all the "love" on you -- until you wanted to cut the cord . . .

On the flip side of that, you can call once or twice a year to get discounts and special offers. The key seems to be to ask the question, "When does my contract end?" Why yes, I would like free Showtime for six months, thank you. Hello, Ray Donovan…

 

[donaldtoo]

Aren't they all gone now except Bob Newhart?

Actually, along with Bob Newhart, Peter Bonerz, 78 (Dr. Jerry Robinson) and Bill Daily, 89 (airline navigator Howard Borden) are still with us.
Unfortunately, Marcia Wallace and Susanne Pleshette have passed. And, Jack Riley who played Mr. Carlin (we all remember him ), passed just this last August.
I was young (10-ish to 16-ish during it's run) at the time, but, I still remember sooo many laughs from that show...!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

So, it appears I will be singing the alma mater at graduation!



Holy carp, I'm singing the alma mater for graduation in front of how many people? The entire gymnasium plus the overflow in the auditorium and however many people watch the live stream?

sounds hella scary. Not a man of show myself.
Good luck!

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Is this where I tell @StarWarsGirl DONT DO IT? One person's sweet is another person's depressing

Oh my God, his voice was so annoying. I just watched it for the first time last year. That was enough.

 

[Gabe1]

My pet peeve in school was that they didn't have at least one course devoted to practical skills. For example, when I was in high school, many kids had a savings account and a few actually got a checking account in senior year. But many kids didn't have a clue how to balance a checkbook, for example. It would have also been nice to include procedures for people buying a car--and how to register it, insure it, etc. Many kids didn't know how to read a road map and plot out a trip. Now those are all just a few, random topics I would have appreciated learning about in school.

I did, as did both of my kids. It was called consumer ed. Mandatory, one semester, Sophomore year in lieu of PE that semester.

They actually took on paper one of their parents cars, got a blue book value for trade in and then needed to find a new or newer car to purchase. They had to research the cost of that car to repair, gas mileage, crash details, car insurance etc.

They also learned to balance a checkbook and for them was already obsolete. Both my kids had checking accounts with debit cards in high school. All of it was done online. In ten years I'd bet neither has written more than 10 checks in that span of time. Online every credit debit is in order and balanced, all they have to do is review it. They would have done better to teach a quick online banking segment vs check registers along with credit debit card safety against fraud.

 

[Gabe1]

double post

 

[Gabe1]

triple post

 

[Gabe1]

I'm sure I'll get yelled at when I get back.

Speaking of the cat, for some unknow reason, she keeps dropping her toys in her water bowl. Why that is fun is a complete mystery to us.

Oh my God, his voice was so annoying. I just watched it for the first time last year. That was enough.

And once too many?

 

[Cesar R M]

It will never happen even if Disney wants to buy Netflix. Disney's too big already.

I dont think Disney would ever stop growing until they become a buy N Large

 

[StarWarsGirl]

For the most part it is about Curriculum Adoption. A handful of publishers at best that cover what is expected to be taught in any given subject at a specific age/grade level nationwide. If you are taking AP History you learn what is to be on the AP test to pass the test and receive college credit. Most Administrators and Boards would have a fit if teachers started substituting what they wanted to teach over what the Curriculum guidelines are.

We had one Science Teacher, 8th grade that was in her 50's that had just converted to Judaism. She started teaching Holocaust for about a month because she believed it was important for the 8th graders to have a full and in depth grasp of the Holocaust. Mind you those students lost about a month's worth of Science instruction. She is very lucky she had a great Union Rep cause she wasn't tenured. She should have just been gone. You just can't have teachers picking and choosing what they are and are not going to teach. Implementing how they teach it is where there is far more latitude.

Wow. Like we don't already hear enough about the Holocaust...I've had to read Night twice and just read another book about the Holocaust, plus we watched a movie in World History (after the AP exam) and went on a field trip in middle school to see the diary of Anne Frank. Not to be insensitive because it was one of the most horrific tragedies in human history, but they definitely teach it. And teach it and teach it and teach it...

 

[Cesar R M]

I've heard your story many times from others--whether it's cable or satellite TV. They put you through the ringer to keep you as a customer. Too bad they didn't lavish all the "love" on you -- until you wanted to cut the cord . . .

then they try their best to become unavailable, try to convince you of other packages, try to block you any attemp you do to cut cord..
I've seen this behavior a lot with direcTV.
we had to report the card as stolen so they were unable to charge us again despite having finished the cancellation process 5 times.

 

[Cesar R M]

Here's a menu with local prices here...

https://files.pappadeaux.com/images/dyn/menus/menu_2004.pdf

that menu, is .. current? I mean, it says 2004!

 

[Gabe1]

On the flip side of that, you can call once or twice a year to get discounts and special offers. The key seems to be to ask the question, "When does my contract end?" Why yes, I would like free Showtime for six months, thank you. Hello, Ray Donovan…

That actually works well with cell phone contracts too.

 

[Cesar R M]

I'm sure I'll get yelled at when I get back.

Speaking of the cat, for some unknow reason, she keeps dropping her toys in her water bowl. Why that is fun is a complete mystery to us.

plot twist, she thinks her toys are her babies and wants them to drink water

 

[Cesar R M]

Wow. Like we don't already hear enough about the Holocaust...I've had to read Night twice and just read another book about the Holocaust, plus we watched a movie in World History (after the AP exam) and went on a field trip in middle school to see the diary of Anne Frank. Not to be insensitive because it was one of the most horrific tragedies in human history, but they definitely teach it. And teach it and teach it and teach it...

I find it quite ironic that US education puts a lot of attention on the holocaust.