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Saturday, November 22, 2014 2:25 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Once upon a time, when I was a wee lad, Saturday afternoons on Television would have football on every channel. Whatever channel did not have football would have badly dubbed KungFu movies, what were referred to as Chop-Saki. The football games would never include teams from my state, but would have Florida, California teams, and Notre Dame, Army, Navy.

With the insurgence of Exclusionary Sports Programming Network, now football games are not on broadcast TV. All of the channels are now showing infomercials all day. One exception is CW, which is showing ACC Network (this is in Green Bay, WI)and the riveting game is scoreless at the Half, and one team boasts a 0-6 conference record.
The benefit is the scores of all other games are tickered or scrolled along the bottom of the screen.

I suppose some think this is progress.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 2:48 PM

WHOZIT


N.Y. Jets suck.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:18 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by whozit:
N.Y. Jets suck.


1. Jets are not playing this weekend, are they? Bills called a Snow Day IIRC.

2. Jets are Sunday football. Saturday is College Football. Friday is High School Football.

3. Ever since they let Jim Leonard go, they cannot stop anybody, and have progressed to suckage.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:41 PM

JONGSSTRAW


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Once upon a time, when I was a wee lad, Saturday afternoons on Television would have football on every channel. Whatever channel did not have football would have badly dubbed KungFu movies, what were referred to as Chop-Saki. The football games would never include teams from my state, but would have Florida, California teams, and Notre Dame, Army, Navy.

With the insurgence of Exclusionary Sports Programming Network, now football games are not on broadcast TV. All of the channels are now showing infomercials all day. One exception is CW, which is showing ACC Network (this is in Green Bay, WI)and the riveting game is scoreless at the Half, and one team boasts a 0-6 conference record.
The benefit is the scores of all other games are tickered or scrolled along the bottom of the screen.

I suppose some think this is progress.


I don't pay for any special "sports package", yet on my fairly basic Xfinity channels there are at least a dozen plus games on every Saturday. From Notre Dame to Florida State to Alabama, etc. there's no game I cannot watch if I want to. It's actually ridiculous how many games are available. And as long as The Golf Channel stays with PGA and LPGA golf and not college football I'm a happy camper.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:56 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Once upon a time, when I was a wee lad, Saturday afternoons on Television would have football on every channel. Whatever channel did not have football would have badly dubbed KungFu movies, what were referred to as Chop-Saki. The football games would never include teams from my state, but would have Florida, California teams, and Notre Dame, Army, Navy.

With the insurgence of Exclusionary Sports Programming Network, now football games are not on broadcast TV. All of the channels are now showing infomercials all day. One exception is CW, which is showing ACC Network (this is in Green Bay, WI)and the riveting game is scoreless at the Half, and one team boasts a 0-6 conference record.
The benefit is the scores of all other games are tickered or scrolled along the bottom of the screen.

I suppose some think this is progress.


I don't pay for any special "sports package", yet on my fairly basic Xfinity channels there are at least a dozen plus games on every Saturday. From Notre Dame to Florida State to Alabama, etc. there's no game I cannot watch if I want to. It's actually ridiculous how many games are available. And as long as The Golf Channel stays with PGA and LPGA golf and not college football I'm a happy camper.



I just saw pillows on ABC, Vaccum on CBS, WORX wheelbarrow on Fox, and some paint drying on a soccer field on NBC. CW had ACC Football, and another had 2 1/2 men.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 4:15 PM

JONGSSTRAW


Local network channels? Time to toss out the coat hanger antenna. It's 2014, not 1954.

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Monday, November 24, 2014 6:57 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Local network channels? Time to toss out the coat hanger antenna. It's 2014, not 1954.


As stated in the OP, "Broadcast" channels. Or if you prefer, broadwave.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 12:17 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


That's due to the NCAA milking the TV contracts.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Once upon a time, when I was a wee lad, Saturday afternoons on Television would have football on every channel. Whatever channel did not have football would have badly dubbed KungFu movies, what were referred to as Chop-Saki. The football games would never include teams from my state, but would have Florida, California teams, and Notre Dame, Army, Navy.

With the insurgence of Exclusionary Sports Programming Network, now football games are not on broadcast TV. All of the channels are now showing infomercials all day. One exception is CW, which is showing ACC Network (this is in Green Bay, WI)and the riveting game is scoreless at the Half, and one team boasts a 0-6 conference record.
The benefit is the scores of all other games are tickered or scrolled along the bottom of the screen.

I suppose some think this is progress.


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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 4:48 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


The JOY of the SEC Network. Sure, they show games on Saturday, but most of the week is reserved for women's volley ball and women's soccer.

And it gets better ! There are 3,4,maybe 5 alternate SEC channels, set up to show multiple games, all at the same time !

Only, so far, all I've seen is just the main channel with anything on it. All others just have a static graphic , along w/ a loop of music.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:52 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
The JOY of the SEC Network. Sure, they show games on Saturday, but most of the week is reserved for women's volley ball and women's soccer.

And it gets better ! There are 3,4,maybe 5 alternate SEC channels, set up to show multiple games, all at the same time !

Only, so far, all I've seen is just the main channel with anything on it. All others just have a static graphic , along w/ a loop of music.


The SEC probably has conflicts with all the exclusionary contracts they have with their opponents, usually from the Cupcake and Girlscout Leagues.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:55 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


You confuse the SEC with the ACC.

Who play their cupcake and girlscout teams IN conference.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 5:56 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
You confuse the SEC with the ACC.

Who play their cupcake and girlscout teams IN conference.


Current SEC top-ranked teams playing such powerhouses as:
UT Martin
South Alabama
UAB
Samford
South Dakota State
Toledo
La-Lafayette
Presbyterian
Memphis

Have not yet found Southeast Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 6:08 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Every team plays 1 - 2 cup cakes per season.

2 SEC teams in the top 4, 3 in the top 10. 5 in the top 20.

Your point is silly.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:42 PM

JONGSSTRAW


For some odd reason there's always a Boise State game on the tube.

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Sunday, November 30, 2014 2:03 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
You confuse the SEC with the ACC.

Who play their cupcake and girlscout teams IN conference.


I often get the warm fuzzies in your neck of the woods. Whenever I drive out of the Atlanta Airport area, I find a huge number of Green Bay Packer fans. House banners, yard signs, mailboxes all displaying the Green Bay Packers logo, makes me feel to home. Not so much cheese wedges on the head, likely due to the heat, but still various shirts also show the Green Bay Packers logo, so it's like a home away from home. Of course, at home the Packers legal teams have cracked down on the usage of the logo.

I never figured out why so many Packer fans would move to the Atlanta area. Too warm, no seasons.

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Monday, April 6, 2015 8:37 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 6:09 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


JSF - Not color blind, are ya?

lol.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 8:06 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
JSF - Not color blind, are ya?

lol.


I did notice that, of the houses with paint on them, the paint did seem to be faded, just like the Packer signs they were displaying.

The place I was working at in Georgia also had some problems with paint, trying to find something the state had not outlawed. You folks dislike color? Or just paint?

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 10:00 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Quote:

...trying to find something the state had not outlawed. You folks dislike color? Or just paint?


This state now has beer sales on Sunday, and did away w/ sodomy laws 20 years ago.

Be nice.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 6:41 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:

...trying to find something the state had not outlawed. You folks dislike color? Or just paint?


This state now has beer sales on Sunday, and did away w/ sodomy laws 20 years ago.

Be nice.


Is that real beer? Or just the lightweight stuff?

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:03 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.


Other celeb contestants:
Zachary Quinto
Mark Kelly
Kevin O'Leary
Jillette Penn
Mo Rocca
Cynthia Rowley
Neil Flynn

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 5:07 PM

JONGSSTRAW


"Kraft is getting rid of all artificial coloring in its food products. That means its famous Mac and Cheese will no longer look the same. The only thing on Earth that will still be that color is John Boehner."

Dennis Miller

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:31 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
"Kraft is getting rid of all artificial coloring in its food products. That means its famous Mac and Cheese will no longer look the same. The only thing on Earth that will still be that color is John Boehner."

Dennis Miller


What thread did you think you were in?
Or have I failed to comprehend your meaning?

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:33 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.


Other celeb contestants:
Zachary Quinto
Mark Kelly
Kevin O'Leary
Jillette Penn
Mo Rocca
Cynthia Rowley
Neil Flynn


Josh Gad
Debra Messing

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Friday, April 24, 2015 3:56 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.


Other celeb contestants:
Zachary Quinto
Mark Kelly
Kevin O'Leary
Penn Jillette
Mo Rocca
Cynthia Rowley
Neil Flynn

Josh Gad
Debra Messing



John Berman
Vince Gilligan
Wendi McClendon Covey

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Is that real beer? Or just the lightweight stuff?



Beer, wine, liquor... the whole schmere. Use to be you'd have to go to a restaurant or bar to order such items, and only then like after 11:30 AM or Noon. But now you can go to the liquor store , stock up and be back before 1pm kickoff of NFL games.


And it's Penn Jillette, doofus.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 11:42 AM

JONGSSTRAW


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.


Other celeb contestants:
Zachary Quinto
Mark Kelly
Kevin O'Leary
Jillette Penn
Mo Rocca
Cynthia Rowley
Neil Flynn

Josh Gad
Debra Messing



John Berman
Vince Gilligan
Wendi McClendon Covey


And Adrienne Barbeau will be guest starring on Mannix.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 11:51 AM

JONGSSTRAW


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

But now you can go to the liquor store , stock up and be back before 1pm kickoff of NFL games.


"Only in America, land of opportunity ..."

Jay Black

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 5:05 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
All you Packer fans around Atlanta:
Aaron Rodgers, open fan of Jeopardy, has completed his Celebrity Jeopardy appearance, and it is scheduled to air on May 12.



Other celeb contestants:
Zachary Quinto
Mark Kelly
Kevin O'Leary
Penn Jillette
Mo Rocca
Cynthia Rowley
Neil Flynn
Josh Gad
Debra Messing
John Berman
Vince Gilligan
Wendi McClendon Covey
Ginger Zee
Bellamy Young

Looks like that is the list for the week. While trying to find those names, turns out the most informative sites were about gun ownership. Shoulda seen that coming.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015 5:14 PM

JONGSSTRAW


And it's Fannie Flagg Week on Match Game '77. She's so quick and feisty with those hilariously provocative double entendres!

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 7:41 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Reminder for next week: Celebrity Jeopardy.
Wanna bet Mark Kelly does not win? Even if one category has every answer of "Guns are Bad"

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Saturday, May 9, 2015 2:16 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


And then next Friday is the movie premiere for some Packers in Pitch Perfect 2.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:00 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


EDIT: OK, found it.

Why can I not find my mention that Mark Kelly won't win, unless there are categories of "Guns are Bad, Alex"?


After his abandonment of all sense, reason, and logic to pursue his Guns Are Bad propaganda, no surprise that he could not know that the large body found in the Asteroid Belt (position of 5th rock orbit, between Mars and Jupiter) was not Pluto or Neptune.

I was disappointed that Aaron - THE quarterback in Wisconsin for the last several years, did not identify the 2 Motorcycle Company Founders (Davidson and Harley), nor the smallest nation in Yurp.
And O'Leary didn't seem to get any of the category of Business.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:21 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Tonight the ditzy bimbo from Repeat After Me managed to achieve less than 20% of the scores of her opponents, before Final Jeopardy. That was under 10% share of the total points earned. Guess she needed that Lesbians Need To Be On TV, Alex category.
I don't even know who Mo Rocca or Neil Flynn are.

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