Got this with my TigerDirect.com's email ad. Just thought I would spread the info.
Quote:
TRUE STORY:
If you're like me, you protect your electronics using a surge protector or combo UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) with surge protection. For example, in my house, I have surge protectors on the home theater, the bedroom TVs, and UPS' on all of my PCs.
But...Even though I THOUGHT I was protected...During a recent lightning storm I lost hundreds of dollars of equipment. I lost my DSL modem, fried my router, lost the NIC on a PC, and lost ALL of my Direct TV tuners...I never thought this could happen to me...Really, I was shocked. I mean, you know this stuff happens, but you never think it'll happen to you.
Of course, then my wife asks me, "But Carl, wasn't all of that protected?"
I had protected myself...but only partially. I had failed to connect the DSL phone line through the phone filters. Plus, when I upgraded the TVs, I hadn't connected the coaxial cable through the cable protection. As a result, the electrical surge was blocked on the electrical outlets, but still surged via the phone and cable lines. The phone surge obliterated the sensitive DSL modem, router, and the NIC on my PC. Plus, my Direct TV tuners were annihilated from the surge that hit the cable lines.
Let's just say...it wasn't pretty around the Fiorentino household that evening.
So today, I'd like you to review your connections. Checkout your network, your home theater, and your PC. Ask yourself, "Am I protected?"
Don't let this happen to you...Protect your gear today. It's so easy. And far cheaper than having to buy new gear. Trust me!
Regards,
Carl Fiorentino
President, TigerDirect.com
Post By (v)orpheus Aug 1, 2006, 11:53am
Insults Thread
Alright Guys, starting a thread to keep the laughs alive in the way we know best.. insulting each other. and to hopefully have a post every day to read, or maybe more depending on how creative you all can get..
I ask that you keep it to 3 lines or below, preferebly "you are" or "your mama is" jokes and keep the yo mama jokes to only very original ones, meaning you made it up.
Have fun bashing each other =)
Post By CheckMate Jul 13, 2006, 9:50am
Plane rec video
For those of you who know of my friend Andy and his plane crash, here's the news footage from the accident: CBS 4. This happened a couple of years ago to a friends of mine whom I had never met in real life, only chatted with online. Anyways, I finally found the video, so I thought I would posted it for you to watch (I know u don't really care, but take a look at what remains of the plane.) Andy was the "passenger" the guy refers to.
Note: I had to open it in I.E. as it wouldn't play in FF, and you need to allow popups.
Post By (v)orpheus May 31, 2006, 2:22pm
Summer vaction
I finally get to leave the doors of highschool June 2nd =]
proW :: LMFAO, in
october, all
new hilarious
memories shall
be created
Aug 26, 2010, 9:42am
wusamata :: u mean you
weren't
imitating the
being of
2001:Space
Odyssey?
Aug 24, 2010, 4:54pm
CheckMate :: I just started
laughing
because I just
had a flashback
to me
"jockeying" sal
in his kitchen
and he fell to
the ground
without me even
jumping on him.
Aug 24, 2010, 2:43pm
CheckMate :: prob not and
its for wii so
graphics wont
change much.
Aug 24, 2010, 1:24pm
wusamata :: the original
was best
console FPS,
before PC fps
was popular. I
doubt the
remake will
come anywhere
close the the
original.
(v)orpheus :: So the quote
section isn't
good enough for
your Entourage
quotes?
Aug 10, 2010, 9:05am
wusamata :: Lloyd: What’s
wrong? Ari:
Has so much cum
squirt in those
eyes you can’t
see what’s
right in front
of your face?
Amanda Daniels
takes that job,
Vince is fucked
and I’m fucked.
Which means
we’re all
fucked. And
we’re fucked in
the way you
like to get
fucked not
fucked in the
way normal
people like to
get fucked.
Aug 10, 2010, 8:09am
proW :: You know that
your man has
broken out of
the
Oompa-Loompa
factory and is
up to no good?
proW :: People, staff
meeting has
been cancelled.
You all have
one goal today:
to get Vincent
Chase’s
brother, Johnny
Chase, a job.
Any job! I
don’t care if
it’s a porn
shoot in which
he is being
gang raped by a
gaggle of
silverback
apes, if there
are cameras
rolling,
everybody wins.
10 grand for
anyone that can
deliver this to
me, today.
CheckMate :: look at these
noobcakes in
the daily pic
Jul 29, 2010, 10:07am
wusamata :: her face is
nasty to begin
with, looks
like she was
beat with a
sack of lemons
then the mush
wash shove up
her nose
Jul 28, 2010, 9:13am
CheckMate :: thats like
looking at tara
reid with
clothes on and
in the right
light with a
bit of
touch-up:
Pic, then
you get to bed
for the fun and
games and it
turns into
this:
Pic (SFW)
Jul 28, 2010, 8:32am
confederate :: i watched the
intro to l4d
and loved it,
love the game
too. i just
have no idea
who half the
ppl are in that
intro for dc
universe tho
Jul 26, 2010, 10:01pm
proW :: exactly, rofl,
that's like
watching the
intro movie to
a game and
saying, OMFG
THIS IS GONNA
BE SICK, hahaha
Jul 26, 2010, 8:40am
CheckMate :: great, now lets
see gameplay
footage lol...
movies tell
nothing about
anything
confederate :: undisputed 3.
good fighting
in it, liked it
as a free
movie. btw, new
free game out
called Alien
Swarm that im
getting off
steam now, ill
let ya know how
it is.
Jul 20, 2010, 10:15pm
(v)orpheus :: well, it's a
1.5hr movie,
and the first
hr or so is
basically
showing u
what's going on
via different
peoples views.
Thought it was
done pretty
well
Jul 19, 2010, 1:00pm
wusamata :: doesnt that
movie only have
like 15 minutes
of actual
footage? lol
Jul 19, 2010, 9:15am
(v)orpheus :: I just saw
Vantage Point
last night. I
liked it as an
entertaining
movie
Jul 19, 2010, 8:51am
proW :: you guys were
about as much
help as a wool
jacket in the
sun... i was
looking for new
movies to add
to netflix,
GODDD
CheckMate :: There is no
God, I voted
Obama, and
sherlock holmes
was better one
ive seen in a
couple months
as well. I have
to watch Hot
Tub Time
Machine
tonight,
woooohooo
Jul 18, 2010, 9:38pm
(v)orpheus :: Well, I haven't
seen much, and
just saw S.H.
as well, I'll
second that
movie
Jul 18, 2010, 12:09pm
proW :: let's do
movies... name
a good one
you've seen in
the last 3
months.. for me
it was sherlock
holmes
Jul 18, 2010, 11:48am
proW :: i could do
religion..
niggaz there's
no god, SUP
Jul 18, 2010, 11:47am
(v)orpheus :: ewww, I would
imediately ban
people for
talking
politics
Jul 16, 2010, 5:01pm
wusamata :: would your
prefer we went
into politics
or religion?
cuz that works
out good for
everyone in the
end...
wusamata :: i just want u
to not get
either and
toast your shit
with that
infamous hair
dryer
Jul 15, 2010, 10:42am
proW :: maybe i just
had a shitty
toaster, and
you guys have
shitty toaster
ovens, haha
Jul 15, 2010, 8:31am
proW :: i always burn
my toast with
toasters...
then when i
turn that dial
down just a
little bit, i
have to toast
it twice...
toaster ovens
are more
consistent,
perfect every
time (30
seconds at 300
degrees)
Jul 15, 2010, 8:30am
CheckMate :: toasters all
the way - I
have never
found toaster
ovens to be
effective at
toasting bread.
Much less
consistent,
takes longer
and well
toasters just
seem to come
out perfect
Jul 14, 2010, 2:44pm
wusamata :: to each their
own... i hear
some people use
hairdryers to
defrost their
freezers...
proW :: if any one sees
a toaster on
one of the deal
sites, send me
link, i need
one
Jul 10, 2010, 2:53pm
proW :: if i end up
liking civ this
time around, it
will be the
same deal
Jul 10, 2010, 2:42pm
proW :: playing
regularly, and
steam didn't
come out until
1.6 anyway...
only the steam
beta was
available in
1.5, and none
of us had that
because we
would have a 4
dig steam
account.. my
friend jeff
made me
download one of
the betas and i
hated the game
hahaha, go
figure
CheckMate :: beta 5 baby - I
don't even
remember what
it was like.
Probably
amazing since
it is CS
Jul 8, 2010, 4:56pm
(v)orpheus :: we've been
playing
individually
for longer
(since '99).
But fith is
only a baby
Jul 7, 2010, 6:31pm
confederate :: definitely
thought you
guys were older
than 5 yrs
Jul 6, 2010, 10:47pm
(v)orpheus :: Yup, we're only
6. I was how
old we are in
CS years.
There's what, 3
seasons a year,
so we're 18
years old?
I've been
working for 6
years now,
which is when I
graduated.
Just prior to
fith, it was
effectX.
CheckMate :: I was a newb on
Saturday... I
somehow without
realizing it
misstepped over
the golf cart
rope thing,
tangled it
around my foot
2 or 3 times,
put club away,
got in cart and
my bro-in-law
started driving
away, I was
still unaware
of anything
attached to my
leg, until it
got to the end
of the rope,
and my leg
whipped around
to the side of
the cart and
started burning
off the skin on
my ankle.. I
yelled stop and
LUCKILY he
stopped before
I was ynkaed
clear out of
the cart. I
ahve a nice
rope burn on my
ankle now... I
was crying from
laughing so
hard at myself
Jun 21, 2010, 1:06pm
wusamata :: thats not a bad
idea... they
really should
have a national
day of the
newb.
Jun 21, 2010, 12:52pm
CheckMate :: I am proposing
to Obama to
make it a
national
holiday
CheckMate :: I should be
able to play
now, my bad
memory made me
forget I have
golf meeting
tonight and
didnt come in
early to work
so i "cant"
leave early
Apr 28, 2010, 12:06pm
proW :: we'll use every
bit of our 20
minutes and
start 4v5 if we
have to and
foil can jump
in the second
he gets home
Apr 28, 2010, 8:36am
proW :: if we end up
getting forced
to play tonight
at 9, foil's
gonna try and
get home but
there's no
guarantee
because he
rides home frmo
golf matches on
a team bus
wusamata :: speaking of
which... phil
and i estimated
that we have
EACH
responsible for
the death of
over 1000
chickens from
the wings that
we have eaten
at Our Place
alone. ROFL
Apr 27, 2010, 4:46pm
wusamata :: looks fine to
me. tastes
like chicken.
after all, you
are what you
eat, right?
Apr 27, 2010, 4:45pm
CheckMate :: I hope I never
miss something
like that rofl
Apr 27, 2010, 3:57pm
CheckMate :: SYDNEY – An
Australian
publisher is
reprinting
7,000 cookbooks
over a recipe
for pasta with
"salt and
freshly ground
black people."
Penguin Group
Australia's
head of
publishing, Bob
Sessions,
acknowledged
the proofreader
for the Pasta
Bible should
have picked up
the error, but
called it
nothing more
than a "silly
mistake."
Apr 27, 2010, 3:57pm
(v)orpheus :: I saw one on a
TV show called
LIFE than
handled more
killer whales
by keeping a
small iceburg
between them,
lol
proW :: The other match
changed also
cause wusa
can't play on
thursday... we
are now tuesday
at 9:30 and
thursday at
9... our
tuesday match
is against old
rivals so bring
your A-game
(v)orpheus :: They proposed
another option
afterward. We
are not
obligated to
respond, but
phil wanted to
start off on a
good note, so
accepted it.
At least we
kept it in VA,
as they wanted
GA
Apr 17, 2010, 10:57am
confederate :: phil, how does
the day change
after it was
already
accepted?
Apr 16, 2010, 10:52pm
wusamata :: mine atleast
made it to the
bank on the
other side!
Apr 16, 2010, 9:15am
(v)orpheus :: Match pushed to
Wed, so reset
everyone who
selected an
option
Apr 16, 2010, 9:03am
(v)orpheus :: it's also the
hole where my
pitching wedge
hit the roof of
the clubhouse
Apr 16, 2010, 8:40am
proW :: that's where
the ball
definitely
ended up going,
as well as
Sal's on that
hole too I
believe
confederate :: look at all the
lil bitches who
didnt go to
work today
Feb 11, 2010, 11:42am
(v)orpheus :: something
"popped up",
eh?!?! No
worries, worked
out anyways
since Leg's
friend was
playing.
Feb 5, 2010, 8:21am
confederate :: something
popped up with
the gf, sry
guys. nice win
tho
Feb 4, 2010, 8:37am
CheckMate :: As always, I
blame Phil - He
had to say I
wasn't going to
drop a .3
half... and so,
I must prove
Phil wrong
because he is
always wrong
Feb 3, 2010, 4:18pm
(v)orpheus :: exactly why
bottom fragger
doesn't always
mean the worst
player A
lost 1v1 means
another rnd for
them, plus
maybe another
(let's say
14-13 now).
Feb 3, 2010, 8:50am
wusamata :: in the mdst of
checkmates 6
bomb on T side
during the
match, he
managed to win
two 1v1's,
lol... i needed
to drop a 9
bomb to
accomplish the
same feat!
(v)orpheus :: what an
appropriate
image of the
day to be
mentioning
this...rofl
Oct 27, 2009, 9:04am
proW :: yeah, i really
don't think
I'll be giving
up my video
game playing,
my rash
irresponsible
spending, or my
love of
partying just
yet, lmao
Oct 27, 2009, 8:28am
CheckMate :: I think 40 is
the new 30
where you feel
you should kind
of grow up lol
Oct 26, 2009, 5:05pm
CheckMate :: holy crap, i
said happy
birthday to
phil, but I
didn't realize
he turned 30
this year...
man, oh man. I
imagine when I
turn 30, I will
think "I wonder
if I should
become a true
adult yet...
nah"
Oct 26, 2009, 5:04pm
wusamata :: i dunno where
the idea came
from but it
just popped in
there like my
Amp thought,
rofl
Oct 19, 2009, 9:57am
wusamata :: rofl, instead
of using just
milk, use 2-3
shots of
bourbon
depending on
how strong you
want it with
just a splash
of milk. Then
we also put it
vanilla extract
and half of a
banana. It was
delicious!
Oct 19, 2009, 9:56am
proW :: hmm, most
recent news
story post is a
post about
repiles! Wtf
are repiles?
lmao
Oct 19, 2009, 8:57am
proW :: in other news,
deb made sal a
bourbon
milkshake last
night, the
recipe for
which my friend
Amy is now
demanding
(v)orpheus :: well, today's
pic answeres my
question from
prior post - it
was griff's
shot
Oct 8, 2009, 1:14pm
(v)orpheus :: in today's pic,
you can see a
ball right in
the middle of
the fairway
(mine or
Griff's?) and
if you could
look waaaaay
right, you
might be able
to see Sal's,
somewhere in
the woods as he
tried to clear
the trees...and
had a
fade/slice on
it, lol
(v)orpheus :: oo, one of my
favorite shots
is today's
daily pic
Aug 12, 2009, 12:41pm
CheckMate :: Almost bought
it last night
with my gf, it
is $100 at
gamestop as
well, and i
have $80 there
for credit..
but we decided
to think it
over
Aug 11, 2009, 12:36pm
proW :: hahaha, beating
on some drums
drunk to music
might be fun
Aug 6, 2009, 11:19am
CheckMate :: Incorporate
some stripping
rules for when
they are booed
off and you
would enjoy it
Aug 6, 2009, 11:08am
CheckMate :: It is good for
getting women
to play video
games with you
and enjoying it
Aug 6, 2009, 11:07am
CheckMate :: I have heard
guitar hero
kind of sucks..
i played it
once and dint
care for it.. i
played rock
band 2 once and
it was more
fun. They have
drums which you
would like
better or
singing in your
awful voice
while drunk
Aug 6, 2009, 11:07am
(v)orpheus :: if you have all
the shit, it
could be quite
fun. Esp you,
who loves to
sing, lol.
Aug 6, 2009, 9:02am
proW :: yeah darren
keeps trying to
get me to play
taht guitar
hero shit with
him... it just
seems sooooo
cheesy
Aug 6, 2009, 8:31am
(v)orpheus :: yea, my friends
love playing
that all the
time,
especially
during parties,
lol.
Aug 5, 2009, 9:15pm
CheckMate :: Phil, you may
already have
this: Rock Band
2? I see you
enjoying this
game with your
friends while
drunk. I kind
of want tog et
it for gf since
she loves it...
only $100
Rock band 2
Aug 5, 2009, 10:29am
(v)orpheus :: well, I had a 1
in 365 chance.
Well, I knew it
was in the fall
sometimes, and
before Dec. So
a 1 in 90
chance, lol
Aug 4, 2009, 12:41am
CheckMate :: wrong, I am
pretty sure it
is Nov 14...
almost
positive, but
it could be
19th
CheckMate :: me or my gf
can't remember
date of our
first date just
last year lol
Aug 3, 2009, 10:05am
(v)orpheus :: yea, that's
sad, lol. And
I added to bday
list
Jul 31, 2009, 3:58pm
proW :: to all you guys
who can't
remember bdays
and
anniversaries
and such, i
remembered my
ex of 10 years
ago!! rofl
Jul 31, 2009, 3:34pm
proW :: i saw on
sk-gaming taht
CS' 10 year
anniversary was
last month
we
should add that
to our b-day
list!
Jul 31, 2009, 3:33pm
proW :: wow this is too
funny...
counter-strike
mod came out
june 18th, 1999
which was the
same day i
started dating
my college g/f,
funny how i'm
no longer still
with her but i
still love
counter-strike!
! haha weiiird
confederate :: moorph, i
didjnt know
your husband
was on the site
too. haha. its
gonnabe weird
if im in boston
and you're in
philly on new
years.
Jul 24, 2009, 2:39pm
xuntouch :: morph, msg me
on aim when u
get in bro,
thx.
Jul 23, 2009, 2:49pm
(v)orpheus :: yea, it was def
hard to follow,
nevermind it
breing boring,
lol
Jul 22, 2009, 3:02pm
CheckMate :: just read
rottentomatoes
review, and it
says it will be
hard for
someone who
doesn't know
source story to
follow... it
was just really
boring too,
could not keep
eyes open and I
started it at 7
p.m.
Jul 22, 2009, 11:22am
CheckMate :: I just watched
"Watchmen" last
night for the
first time, and
I have to say
it is the worst
comic book
movie I have
seen so far I
think lol
proW :: the best part
check, was me,
morph and seddy
were playin cs
last night, and
after we were
done i
mentioned his
bday, and
seddy's like,
omg it's your
bday!?!? Look
down in
shoutbox.......
.
proW :: lol shut it
ass! apparently
they got into a
fight and some
boiling water
got slashed on
her
accidentally
(they were
cooking dinner)
and she called
the cops on
him, fkn psycho
Jun 15, 2009, 3:25pm
CheckMate :: good thing it
wasn't the
firster of the
night =p Any
more info, or
is that it?
Jun 15, 2009, 12:10pm
proW :: dude, followup
story, tom got
arrested laster
that night
Jun 14, 2009, 8:42pm
CheckMate :: Luckily, I
don't right
now, but I
think I used to
be THAT friend
back when i was
with Bryana...
lol
Jun 14, 2009, 12:33pm
CheckMate :: Yea, you and
your wench,
Jeremy, are
really annoying
together
Jun 14, 2009, 12:32pm
proW :: my friend tom
just put his on
the phone cause
she wanted to
make amends for
this ridiculous
stunt she
pulled, and i
wasn't having
it, she hung up
when i told her
that her voice
sounded like
fingernails on
a chalkboard...
i fkn hate that
cunt
Jun 13, 2009, 8:28pm
proW :: u guys have any
friends that
have a
wench/bitch g/f
/ wife
Jun 13, 2009, 8:27pm
wusamata :: that's how yo
mama said it
when i slid my
shaft up her
putang
proW :: i have journey
stuck in my
head... this
sucks
Jun 5, 2009, 10:21am
(v)orpheus :: true. But I
was hoping to
get the new one
working, and
bringing the
current one
down there,
lol. And fuck
that, the new
PC has already
got more use
than my penis
already. It
even stays
turned on
longer than I.
It's just not
fair.
May 29, 2009, 5:53pm
CheckMate :: I will buy it
off of you for
$10.89, and
basically you
will use it
when down here
lol
May 29, 2009, 4:41pm
CheckMate :: Will you use
that thing
already... you
already make
your penis
suffer, don't
make your PC
suffer as well
(v)orpheus :: oh man, I
wonder what
640x480 would
look like then,
lol
May 28, 2009, 5:19pm
CheckMate :: Just a note on
that monitor
Phil, I have
read reviews
saying not
playing on
native
resolution of
1680x1050 makes
for a crappy
image, so no
more 800x600 in
CS for you
perhaps, but
doubt that is a
big issue
CheckMate :: Yea it had a
crappy
interface, but
it worked good
for sound.. I
am using my
mobo one now
and I have no
control over
mic volume
which is
annoying
May 27, 2009, 2:46pm
proW :: cept taht weird
bug when
changing
resolutions lol
May 27, 2009, 2:43pm
proW :: ahh yea i
forgot about
that check... i
hope my razer
card doesn't
die, i love
that thing
CheckMate :: Well maybe
before I bought
the headphones
I may have
taken that
offer.. but now
I don't need it
=) Get the new
one working..
will be so much
better
May 27, 2009, 2:17pm
(v)orpheus :: u could have
mine...from the
computer I
still haven't
set up yet,
lol. Been
wanting to do
that, but we
keep playing
l4d, or esea
with phil, or
watching tv, or
some excuse not
to. I gutta
just hook it up
and see if it
will work,
otherwise,
start taking
parts out and
making a new,
merged one.
Ok, I think
this should
test out the
long post.
May 27, 2009, 2:13pm
CheckMate :: Yea, razer shit
the bed a while
ago, during one
of our esea
matches,
remember? Right
before match it
stopped working
May 27, 2009, 2:10pm
CheckMate :: and I have had
to make 3-4
posts ina row
because I have
a lot to say =p
May 27, 2009, 2:09pm
CheckMate :: Well not if
inserting urls
that are like
150 characters
sometimes lol
May 27, 2009, 2:09pm
(v)orpheus :: there, made it
1000 character
length and
fixed phil's
shout.
May 27, 2009, 2:06pm
(v)orpheus :: man, 200
characters
isn't enough.
How many you
want?
May 27, 2009, 1:57pm
proW :: u need a new
sound card? did
u break the
razer?
May 27, 2009, 1:54pm
CheckMate :: was $120 on
amazon, so
cheaper than
Newegg
May 27, 2009, 1:40pm
CheckMate :: Soo it is kind
of is a $80 for
me, and I
wanted to try
5.1, esp in L4D
so I can tell
exactly where
that Tank is
coming from
lol.. hopefully
it is a good
one, because I
already bought
it.
May 27, 2009, 1:40pm
CheckMate :: well the USB is
so you can get
5.1 and all the
other USB 5.1
got mixed
reviews, some
loving it, some
hating it.. I
need a new
sound card as
well, so this
is both for me
so I consider
it saving me
$50
- Online w/in past five minutes
No
worries, worked
out anyways
since Leg's
friend was
playing.
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