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Natalie

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Freakonomics launches pay-what-you-want movie theater experiment (WalletPop)

Sep 23rd 2010 4:03PM I never go the movies because they are insanely expensive, but I couldn't pass this up. So I paid $0.50 and saw the movie last night. If other movies gave the option to pay what I wanted, I would pay more than that and a lot more people would go to the movies more often. I don't see the point in paying $10 or more to see a movie at the theater when I can just wait a month or two for it to come out on Netflix. But if it was cheaper, I would reconsider.

Fan at Phillies Game Intentionally Vomits on 11-Year-Old Girl (Fanhouse Backporch)

Apr 17th 2010 2:55AM The Santa incident happened over 41 years ago, people need to start getting over it. And that was at an Eagles game...that is a completely different beast than a Phillies game.

Throwing Up a New Low for Philly Fans (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Apr 16th 2010 10:31PM I have been to MANY Phillies games over the last five years and of all of the Philadelphia sports teams, they are the most tame and family friendly. In fact, almost all of the games that I have been to have included bringing a children between the ages of 2 and 7 years old with me. And the only time someone cursed in front of the children, they immediately apologized. This is most definitely an isolated incident. I have never been to an Eagles game, so I can't speak for how rowdy they get there. Bringing up crazy Philadelphia sports fan stories from 30, 40, and more years ago is ridiculous. Everyone seems to have a perfect memory when it comes to every single boo or thumbs down that a Philadelphia sports fan gives to someone, but no one remembers anything that any fans for teams in any other city do. Why is it that the country has determined to do all that they can to make sure that we are deemed the worst sports fans...whether we deserve it or not? We are punished for embellished horrible fan stories from 40 years ago. But as someone else pointed out, no one seems to remember the Cub fan throwing their beer at Shane Victorino (a Philadelphia Phillie, by the way) when he's trying to catch a fly ball last year or the New York Giant fan throwing a snowball at the opposing bench. No...it is just Philadelphia fans that would do these horrible and dirty deeds.
And while those two women who were Cardinals fans were hit by a Philadelphia citizen, that has nothing to do with Philadelphia sports fans. The guy was a 20 year punk who had been smoking a lot of pot and decided to run a red light in the vicinity of the ballpark. The women were in the wrong place at the wrong time...it could have happened in any city any day of the week. It just happened to happen to a couple of an opposing team's fans who were leaving a Phillies game. That is just the same crime & stupidity that happens in every single city in the world.
And an extra point...the jerk that puked on the little girl, he is from Cherry Hill, NJ...not Philly, so you can't blame us for that jacka**.

10 Ways Your Cat Will Punish You for Traveling (Gadling)

Jan 16th 2010 8:27PM Most of the torture that my cat puts me through is done before I go on my trip. It begins when she sees me lay my hands on my suitcase. I can't make the mistake of letting her see me move my suitcase from one place to another when I am not planning on taking a trip, because she will automatically assume that I am leaving. Then I have to chase her explaining that I was just moving my suitcase and that I am not really going anywhere. When I start packing my suitcase, her reign of terror begins. She alternates between being clingy and striking out at me...so you never know if you might get rubbed against or hit. When it is actually time to leave, she won't let me within twenty feet of her, so I never get to kiss her good-bye. I always have to sneak my good-bye hugs and kisses in a few hours before it is actually time for me to go (or the night before). While I am on my trips, I think my cat is generally pretty well behaved. At least, the house doesn't look any different than it did when I left. And when I get back she will try to be angry with me, but she is just too excited to have me back for her to stay angry for more than a minute.

Despite Leaky Defense, LSU Wins in Washington 31-23 (Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog)

Sep 8th 2009 1:05AM Yeah, maybe "sleep depravation" was the wrong term to use. Maybe he should have said it was passed their bedtime. The game didn't start until 9:30pm central time (which is the time zone the LSU players are coming from) and didn't end until 12:30am central time. By the end of the game, it was clear that the LSU players just wanted to lay down and go to sleep. It is one thing to still be awake at 12:30am, but to be expected to still be playing full on football at 12:30am when your body isn't used to, is crazy. I don't understand why this wasn't a day game or at least a game that was a little earlier in the day.

Federal Bill Says Silent Cars a Threat to Pedestrians (Switched)

Apr 25th 2009 2:45PM I live in a big city & am not blind. But I think it is an excellent idea. You don't have to be blind to nearly get hit by "silent cars". There are a ton of crosswalks just within a few blocks of my house where you can't see if any cars are coming without starting to step out into the road or at least sticking your head out into the lane of traffic. Because of parallel parking on both sides of the street, cars block your view (and any moving car's view of pedestrians). The only way I can know if it is safe to even think about crossing is to listen for the cars coming. But if you can't hear them, you get the crap scared out of you when you peek your head out & a car is barreling towards you. Or the driver gets startled by someone sticking their head out or starting to step out in front of them, because they couldn't hear the car coming. There are so many stop signs around here that drivers don't come to complete stops at each stop sign & even if they do stop, it is usually in the middle of the crosswalk, so you can't count on the cars actually stopping.
If you look at who the two senators are that are proposing this, you will see that they represent states with large urban areas, thus they will be familiar with how big of an issue this is for everyone, not just the visually impaired.
This isn't just an issue about a few blind people in the suburbs not being able to hear some cars. This is an issue about every single pedestrian in all of the larger cities in the country, as well. This is about the children in those cities walking home from school everyday. We have enough pedestrians & bicyclists hit by cars everyday in my city, we don't need to make that number skyrocket, just because we can't hear the two tons chunks of metal barreling down the street anymore.

March Madness: John McCain Picks Butler over LSU (Politics Daily)

Mar 19th 2009 6:21PM The one thing that they could agree on is also one of the things they are both wrong about. GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Brush & Rinse Magical Toothbrush Coming Soon for $1.18 (Switched)

Mar 12th 2009 7:44PM This is a ridiculous product. Can people seriously not bend the extra two inches it would take to get the water directly out of the faucet? I can't imagine paying $2, much less $5 or $1,750 for a cheap looking toothbrush with a hole in the back of it.

Vikings Just a Little Short of a Sellout for Wild Card Weekend Against Eagles (Fanhouse NFL Blog)

Dec 30th 2008 2:15AM Don't worry. The Eagles fans will take care of the 20,000 tickets left over in a jiffy.

Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways - day 5 - Otterbox iPod or Blackberry case (Gadling)

Nov 21st 2008 4:39PM My mom bought a new car and had the whole family over to check it out (including my 2 year old niece and 4 year old nephew). All of the adults were talking outside of the car, while the kids climbed around inside it. When it came time to take a ride in the car, we wanted to listen to a cd. We attempted to get the cd in several times, but the cd player just wouldn't accept it. She eventually brought it to the dealership a few days later, so they could try to find out what the problem was. Turns out there was about $1.00 worth of coins stuffed in there. Darn kids.