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Andrew C

Andrew C

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JenniferS said:
I did think so, but sometimes I suffer from CRS - Can't Remember Ship.
Unless it's dates, licence plate numbers, phone numbers; in which case I'm a savant! :hilarious:

A thousand apologies. And hey, why isn't @Goofyernmost picking on you too?
I knew it - he thinks I am special! (And not in a Sheldon-type way, either.)
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He may not know I was born there. I don't go around bragging it. ;)

Or you are right and he thinks you are special.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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donaldtoo said:
Hope all that celebrate had a wonderful Easter, and all that don't had a wonderful Sunday...! :)

Ours was great! A late morning Mass, then off to mom and pops.
Smoked pork ribs, leg of lamb, baked ham, potato casserole, corn casserole, baked beans, spinach salad, carrot cake, pecan pie, apple pie, oatmeal raisin cookies, cupcakes. :hungry: And, I know I'm forgettin' some stuff.

And, at exactly 5:56p, I realized I also forgot to get even one darn food pic... :confused: :facepalm: :oops:
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you guys and your fancy dinners.
I ate pizza a lone and my mother went with my grandmah to eat her favorite food. which is pretty simple.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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ajrwdwgirl said:
I like watching Rick Steve's his shows are interesting. I usually watch them when I go to bed at night. It takes me a couple days to watch one completely, because even though I find them interesting I usually fall asleep after a couple minutes! His voice is kind of soothing, so it lulls me to sleep.
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He is just the most pleasant person, with an easy-going manner. Yes, even his voice is soothing, and I had to laugh that he gently lulls you to sleep?! :hilarious: Last night I watched his travel program on Florence, Italy. I hadn't planned to watch it, but every time I thought I'd check to see what was on the other channels, I just couldn't stop watching his show. I never gave much thought before to Florence, but just the way he presents the information is so interesting, that I couldn't stop watching the show!! :happy:
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Eric1955 said:
It's too bad we don't get BBC here. They actually broadcast traditional Eater services and a special Easter edition of Songs of Praise.
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Just curious (if you happen to know): is the BBC the same as the satellite (I have Direct TV) version we have here in the States, known as BBC America? Or, do they both have different programming? I always wondered whether BBC America is showing all the same shows as the BBC over in England.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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FutureCEO said:
I hate how when your watching a Rick Steves show and then PBS is like 'GIVE US MONEY.' And that is why PBS will always be inferior to the BBC.

Taxes in Britain are for the BBC.
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I don't watch a lot of PBS, but the shows I do watch, I really enjoy. I can't really compare our PBS with the BBC, because I'm not familiar enough with the BBC. (Side note: from what I understand, the CBC also receives "some" funding from the Canadian government.)

So, back to PBS: yah, the fund-raising pitches are a pain; but it is amazing that so many are willing to donate money, not to mention all the foundations, etc., that kick in some big bucks. Certainly, it would be nice to see some gov't. funding for PBS; but at this point in time, with so many other issues that have already received budget cuts (just a few: human services, outdated infrastructure, schools, national security, etc.) all desperately in need of funds, I don't think we'll see any additional funding for PBS.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

Premium Member
Gabe1 said:
Awe I bet Jack loved it. Walt's basket had a knot rawhide bone, a few smaller pork twisted rawhide and then I sprinkled in some various dog treats plus a few beef jerky along with pepperoni sticks. He also received a new sleeve of Kong Tennis balls, the ones that squeak.

Walt has a good life.
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He sure does! I also thought it was funny (noted in one of your other posts here) that Walt had sniffed out his basket that you had "hidden" from him, until it was time for him to receive it! HA!

Jack liked his Easter basket too, plus the hard-boiled egg that someone slipped to him . . . His favorite item yesterday was his new squeak toy (a stuffed raccoon :rolleyes:) that he dragged all over the place, and kept biting down on the loud squeaker . . . all day. Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I put out another one of his toys and Mr. Raccoon was put up on a high shelf for the night. (I'll take it out again, once I leave for work this morning. He can make all the noise he wants once I'm gone! :p )
 
Eric1955

Eric1955

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MinnieM123 said:
Just curious (if you happen to know): is the BBC the same as the satellite (I have Direct TV) version we have here in the States, known as BBC America? Or, do they both have different programming? I always wondered whether BBC America is showing all the same shows as the BBC over in England.
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I also have Direct TV. I was happy to discover that we recently got BBC World News.

BBC America is completely different from the BBC channels in the UK. BBC America only provides a fraction of BBC programing and it isn't commercial free. The BBC channels in the UK are BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC Parliament, CBBC (for children over 6), and CBeebies (for children under 6).
 
Eric1955

Eric1955

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MinnieM123 said:
I don't watch a lot of PBS, but the shows I do watch, I really enjoy. I can't really compare our PBS with the BBC, because I'm not familiar enough with the BBC. (Side note: from what I understand, the CBC also receives "some" funding from the Canadian government.)
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The CBC is payed for through a combination of government funding and advertising revenue. Though CBC wastes a lot of money I also believe it is completely underfunded. I find it sad that they need advertising revenue to survive. CBC should be the Canadian equivalent of BBC, but unfortunately it just doesn't have enough money to rise to the level of the BBC. In my opinion the CBC needs to be completely restructured and given a new source of revenue similar to the model used in Britain and most European countries. I also wouldn't mind if the US did the same thing with PBS.
 
Eric1955

Eric1955

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Goofyernmost said:
I don't know... I kind of like the idea of having the people that actually watch it, pay for it instead of every single person, even if they don't own a TV, being charged for that service. I don't mind health care as a government tax base because everyone has equal need (relatively). But, to me that would be like paying extra taxes so you can go to WDW. It's not life essential, so why be forced to pay for it?
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In the UK if you own a television you have to pay a yearly television license fee. This money is used to fund the BBC. The same model is used by most European countries and I think it's actually a fair system. The BBC tries to provide a wide range of programing to appeal to different audiences. And it provides a service that the private sector never would.
 

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