Things That Made Your Day - Page 12 - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Howard · 08-23-2008, 10:07 AM

"Things that have made my day" - When is that going to happen? I wish I could have one of those; the kind where everyone cared about me, or even said "good job."

Medikor · 08-23-2008, 10:18 AM

Cheer up, Duckers. You know we all care about you here.

Cassini90125 · 08-23-2008, 10:27 AM

We're here if you need us, dude.

Lynnie · 08-24-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Medikor

Cheer up, Duckers. You know we all care about you here.

Truer words have yet to be spoken.

We care about you Ducky. And I know you have an awesome guitar collection, and no doubt create some amazing music, too.

Bloo2daMacs · 08-24-2008, 09:48 AM

My friend showed me this commercial. Truly the most amazing and wonderful thing I've seen in a while. It certainly made my day.

L.G. · 08-25-2008, 11:05 AM

Someone in my steel structure class pointed out a math error in our syllabus: the total percentage points added up to 115% instead of 100%. Oh my...

Cassini90125 · 08-31-2008, 02:10 PM

Found this on the site that my sig leads to:

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Chris Taylor, CEO and founder of Gas Powered Games, expressed support for the Bill of Rights, which Stardock enumerates as:

* Gamers shall have the right to return games that don�t work with their computers for a full refund.
* Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
* Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game�s release.
* Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.
* Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will play adequately on that computer.
* Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won�t install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their consent.
* Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
* Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
* Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.
* Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.

Sounds like a pretty dang good idea to me.

jekylljuice · 08-31-2008, 03:47 PM

I recently picked up this, in a charity shop for only 50p. I seriously think it's one of the coolest things ever:

It's a rat made entirely out of metal. Plus it's wearing a little custom (I presume) scarf, which is random, but darling. I got it last week when I was visiting my parents. At first glance they didn't want me to buy it, since they mistook its metalic body for some kind of cheap brush, but I liked it, so I went ahead and bought it any way, and once they'd had a better chance to look at it and absorb its true resplendence, they finally had to admit that they liked it after all. Huzzah!

koosie · 08-31-2008, 04:09 PM

Cool! Is it die-cast? I've got a die-cast cat with a spring neck that'd like your rat! Actually it reminds me a little of Fingermouse, which used to pass for entertainment on TV in a more innocent age:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QOXK0oxW4

jekylljuice · 08-31-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by koosie

Cool! Is it die-cast? I've got a die-cast cat with a spring neck that'd like your rat! Actually it reminds me a little of Fingermouse, which used to pass for entertainment on TV in a more innocent age:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QOXK0oxW4

Thanks, Koosie! And you know, you're the first person I've encountered in ages who actually remembers Fingermouse too. That also goes some way toward making my day! I loved Fingermouse as a nipper, and he has no trouble passing for entertainment for me even today - in the late 80s, I even sent off for one of those instruction sheets which told you how to make your own.

It wasn't until many years later that I discovered that Fingermouse, as I used to watch it, had actually been a spin-off of an earlier show called Fingerbobs. There are some pretty nasty rumours regarding the final episode of that show, which claim that presenter Rick Jones went slightly mad and started destroying the beloved puppets while the camera was still rolling...if so, then I highly doubt that any of that footage was ever aired, despite what popular legend might dictate. That Fingermouse got a spin-off obviously proves that he survived Jones's alleged attempts to murder him by drowning him in a cup of coffee.

08-23-2008, 10:18 AM	#112
Medikor Robot Master I'm a bubble man! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,428	Cheer up, Duckers. You know we all care about you here. __________________

08-23-2008, 10:27 AM	#113
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,652	We're here if you need us, dude. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.

08-31-2008, 03:47 PM	#118
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	I recently picked up this, in a charity shop for only 50p. I seriously think it's one of the coolest things ever: It's a rat made entirely out of metal. Plus it's wearing a little custom (I presume) scarf, which is random, but darling. I got it last week when I was visiting my parents. At first glance they didn't want me to buy it, since they mistook its metalic body for some kind of cheap brush, but I liked it, so I went ahead and bought it any way, and once they'd had a better chance to look at it and absorb its true resplendence, they finally had to admit that they liked it after all. Huzzah! __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend.

08-31-2008, 04:09 PM	#119
koosie Moon-Calf It was just imagination Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Britain Posts: 695	Cool! Is it die-cast? I've got a die-cast cat with a spring neck that'd like your rat! Actually it reminds me a little of Fingermouse, which used to pass for entertainment on TV in a more innocent age: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QOXK0oxW4 __________________ Aw....Snicket

08-23-2008, 10:07 AM	#111
Howard Desert Rat Only the best! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: AZ desert Posts: 1,356	"Things that have made my day" - When is that going to happen? I wish I could have one of those; the kind where everyone cared about me, or even said "good job."

08-24-2008, 09:48 AM	#115
Bloo2daMacs Banned THE REFORMER... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Spam Board Posts: 910	My friend showed me this commercial. Truly the most amazing and wonderful thing I've seen in a while. It certainly made my day.

08-25-2008, 11:05 AM	#116
L.G. Melvineer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 177	Someone in my steel structure class pointed out a math error in our syllabus: the total percentage points added up to 115% instead of 100%. Oh my...