Re: Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XX

[socalrappy700]

Its not just xm, they are flooded in bad debt.

[Flynbyu]

Sirius was the first to sign big names like Howard Stern. It took two years to buy XM due to the government holding them up. Now, they are struggling to keep the lights on.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Its the big money they spent on stern that helped get them in this bad spot.

[Flynbyu]

Oh sure.....I buy that. The company was growing, and that cuased XM to loose subscribers. They should have held their ground and waited to try to buy XM in bankruptcy.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Yup, lot of bad moves on their part.  Spending way too much cash and racking up the debt.

[BRAD]

Not sure if it's a movie.

Hey can someone go to www.sirius.com and see if you can get the website to pull up?

I'm going through withdrawls, and I need a hit of satellite radio.

~Brian

Hey Brian,  did sirius start working for you?? Its working here at the house.

[Flynbyu]

Not sure if it's a movie.

Hey can someone go to www.sirius.com and see if you can get the website to pull up?

I'm going through withdrawls, and I need a hit of satellite radio.

~Brian

Hey Brian,  did sirius start working for you?? Its working here at the house.

No.

Are you listening online?

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Well thats it for me, heading for the train.

[Flynbyu]

Later man.

~Brian

[Out Back Welding]

that comercial where every one has 1 eye...cracks me up...expecially the part where that dude says " i cant believe my eye "

[Peelz]

that comercial where every one has 1 eye...cracks me up...expecially the part where that dude says " i cant believe my eye "

holy $hit I just saw that last night.  I was dyin!  My 2 year old was pointing and laughing "daddy. eye!, daddy, eye!"  L-O-L!

[Flynbyu]

Today in history...

Feb 12 1554

The sixteen year old Lady Jane Grey, puppet Queen of England for nine days, beheaded in the Tower of London. Questions arose as to where to bury this semi-queen, until it was decided to place her among the beheaded former wives of Henry VIII.

Feb 12 1809

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin born.

Feb 12 1789

Ethan Allen dies in a drunken sleigh accident while crossing the frozen Lake Champlain, reminiscing with friends and rye. Much of the circumstance remains a mystery.

Feb 12 1967

Police in London arrest Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Marianne Faithfull after they discover amphetamine pills, cannabis resin and Marianne scandalously naked but for a fur rug. The two Rolling Stones received jail sentences which were successfully appealed.

Feb 12 1976

Actor Sal Mineo killed in the carport of his West Hollywood home. There were rumors of a gay crime of passion but in 1979 it turned out to be a routine mugger who stabbed him for his money.

Birthdays today...
1074 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)
1218 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
1567 - Thomas Campion, English composer and poet (d. 1620)
1606 - John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
1637 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist (d. 1680)
1663 - Cotton Mather, New England minister (d. 1728)
1665 - Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (d. 1721)
1704 - Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)
1728 - Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
1753 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798)
1768 - Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)
1775 - Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States, wife of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
1777 - Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)
1777 - Bernard Courtois, French chemist (d. 1838)
1785 - Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)
1788 - Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
1791 - Peter Cooper, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d. 1883)
1794 - Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)
1804 - Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865)
1809 - Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)
1828 - George Meredith, English writer (d. 1909)
1843 - John Graham Chambers, English athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing (d. 1883)
1857 - Bobby Peel, English cricketer (d. 1943)
1861 - Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born author (d. 1937)
1865 - Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (d. 1940)
1870 - Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
1876 - Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933)
1880 - John L. Lewis, American labor union leader (d. 1969)
1881 - Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (d. 1931)
1884 - Max Beckmann, German artist (d. 1950)
1884 - Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957)
1884 - Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
1885 - Julius Streicher, Nazi German publisher (d. 1946)
1893 - Omar Bradley, American general (d. 1981)
1897 - Vola Vale, American actress (d. 1970)
1898 - Wallace Ford, English-born actor (d. 1966)
1900 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (d. 1980)
1902 - William Collier, American stage and film actor (d. 1987)
1903 - Chick Hafey, baseball player (d. 1973)
1903 - Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
1904 - Ted Mack, American television host (d. 1976)
1907 - Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
1908 - Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician (d. 1931)
1908 - Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
1908 - August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982)
1909 - Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor (d. 1945)
1911 - Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (d. 1968)
1912 - R. F. Delderfield, English author (d. 1972)
1914 - Tex Beneke, American musician and band leader (d. 2000)
1914 - Arvid Pardo, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a "Father of the Law of the Sea Conference" (d. 1999)
1915 - Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
1916 - Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
1917 - Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (d. 2006)
1918 - Julian Schwinger, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
1919 - Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
1920 - William Roscoe Estep, Baptist historian and professor (d. 2000)
1920 - Pran, Indian actor
1922 - Hussein bin Dato' Onn, Malaysian Prime Minister
1923 - Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer
1923 - Chaskel Besser, Orthodox rabbi
1925 - Sir Anthony Berry, British politician (d. 1984)
1926 - Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and announcer
1926 - Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant
1930 - Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
1931 - Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author
1932 - Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
1932 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (d. 1998)
1934 - Anne Krueger, American economist
1934 - Bill Russell, American basketball player
1934 - Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
1935 - Gene McDaniels, American singer
1936 - Joe Don Baker, American actor
1936 - Paul Shenar, American actor
1937 - Charles Dumas, American athlete (d. 2004)
1938 - Judy Blume, American author
1938 - Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver
1938 - Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris, British politician
1939 - Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (The Doors)
1940 - Richard Lynch, American actor
1941 - Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer
1942 - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel
1942 - Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1944 - Moe Bandy, American singer
1945 - Maud Adams, Swedish actress
1945 - David Friedman, American economist
1946 - Cliff DeYoung, American actor and musician
1946 - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon
1946 - Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer
1947 - Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984)
1948 - Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author
1948 - Mike Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Joaquín Sabina, Spanish singer and songwriter
1950 - Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
1950 - Steve Hackett, English guitarist (Genesis)
1951 - Steven Parent, Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
1952 - Michael McDonald, American musician
1952 - Simon MacCorkindale, British actor
1953 - Joanna Kerns, American actress
1953 - Nabil Shaban, British actor
1953 - Robin Thomas, American actor
1954 - Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician and stand-up comedian
1954 - Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer
1955 - Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
1955 - Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer
1955 - Chet Lemon, American baseball player
1956 - Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy and Motörhead)
1958 - Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) (d. 2006)
1958 - Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1959 - Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
1959 - Larry Nance, American basketball player
1961 - Jim Harris, Canadian politician
1962 - Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish-born field hockey player
1963 - John Michael Higgins, American actor
1963 - Ed Lover, American radio personality
1967 - Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist
1967 - Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Indian composer and musician
1968 - Josh Brolin, American actor
1968 - Grégory Charles, French Canadian singer, dancer, pianist, radio and television host
1968 - Christopher McCandless, American nomad, subject of biography Into the Wild (d. 1992)
1968 - Chynna Phillips, American singer
1968 - Kyle Vincent, American singer/songwriter
1969 - Darren Aronofsky, American director and writer
1969 - Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer
1969 - Meja, Swedish singer
1969 - Brad Werenka, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 - Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies)
1970 - Judd Winick, writer and artist
1972 - Ajay Naidu, Indian-American actor
1972 - Owen Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
1973 - Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress
1974 - Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver
1974 - Fonzworth Bentley, American hip-hop artist
1975 - Scot Pollard, American basketball player
1976 - Anna Benson, American model
1976 - Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1976 - Silvia Saint, Czech pornographic actress
1977 - Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player
1978 - Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer
1978 - Gethin Jones, British (Welsh) television presenter
1978 - Silver Meikar, Estonian politician
1979 - Antonio Chatman, National Football League runningback
1979 - Matt Mauck, American football player
1979 - Jesse Spencer, Australian actor
1980 - Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
1980 - Sarah Lancaster, American actress
1980 - Christina Ricci, American actress
1981 - The Rev, American drummer (Avenged Sevenfold)
1982 - Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
1983 - Carlton Brewster, National Football League player
1984 - Peter Vanderkaay, American mid-distance swimmer
1984 - Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver
1984 - Lolly Badcock, English pornographic actress
1985 - Saskia Burmeister Croft, Australian actress
1987 - Sarah Coburn, Irish Lawyer
1988 - Nana Eikura, Japanese actress
1991 - Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
1993 - Jennifer Stone, American actress

Famous deaths...
1538 - Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter
1554 - Lord Guilford Dudley, consort of Lady Jane Grey (b. 1536)
1554 - Lady Jane Grey, claimant to the English throne (b. 1537)
1571 - Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)
1590 - François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (b. 1524)
1595 - Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)
1612 - Christopher Clavius, German astronomer (b. 1538)
1624 - George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)
1630 - Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566)
1700 - Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)
1724 - Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)
1728 - Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. 1653)
1762 - Laurent Belissen, French composer (b. 1693)
1763 - Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)
1771 - King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (b. 1710)
1789 - Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)
1799 - Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (b. 1729)
1804 - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (b. 1724)
1834 - Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher (b. 1768)
1894 - Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)
1896 - Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (b. 1811)
1903 - Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834)
1915 - Émile Waldteufel, French composer (b. 1837)
1916 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (b. 1831)
1929 - Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)
1931 - Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (b. 1855)
1933 - Henri Duparc, French composer (b. 1848)
1935 - Auguste Escoffier, French chef (b. 1846)
1945 - Antonio Villa-Real, Filipino jurist (b. 1880)
1949 - Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
1951 - Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (b. 1897)
1954 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (b. 1896)
1957 - Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (b. 1872)
1958 - Douglas Hartree, English mathematical physicist (b. 1897)
1970 - Ishman Bracey, American blues musician (b. 1901)
1971 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (b. 1875)
1976 - Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
1979 - Jean Renoir, French director (b. 1894)
1979 - Jay Chou, Chinese singer, actor and director
1980 - Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (b. 1913)
1982 - Victor Jory, Canadian actor (b. 1902)
1983 - Eubie Blake, American musician and songwriter (b. 1887)
1984 - Anna Anderson, claimant to the throne of Russia (b. 1896)
1984 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (b. 1914)
1985 - Nicholas Colasanto, American actor (b. 1924)
1989 - Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (b. 1931)
1991 - Roger Patterson, American death metal bass player (b. 1968)
1992 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (b. 1907)
1993 - James Bulger, English murder victim (b. 1990)
1994 - Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate (b. 1950)
1995 - Robert Bolt, English writer (b. 1924)
1995 - Philip Taylor Kramer, American musician (Iron Butterfly) (b. 1952)
1996 - Bob Shaw, Northern Irish novelist (b. 1931)
2000 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American musician (b. 1929)
2000 - Tom Landry, American football coach (b. 1924)
2000 - Andy Lewis, Australian musician (b. 1967)
2000 - Charles Schulz, American comics author (b. 1922)
2000 - Oliver, American pop singer (b. 1945)
2001 - Kristina Söderbaum, German actress (b. 1912)
2003 - Vali Myers, Australian painter (b. 1930)
2005 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
2005 - Sammi Smith, American country music singer (b. 1943)
2007 - Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
2007 - Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)
2008 - Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (b. 1907)

Holidays and observances...
United States - Lincoln's Birthday
Georgia Day in the U.S. state of Georgia
National Freedom to Marry Day (unofficial)
Darwin Day
Red Hand Day
Union Day in Myanmar

Have a great Thursday.

~Brian

[Peelz]

Happy Darwin Day

Missing evolutionary link discovered in Chicago. 

[socalrappy700]

I'm still here.

So if we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

[Peelz]

continental drift.  evolution branched. 

But really, it became a bad thing to f**k an orangutan.     Well, not in your family E, but as a speciesl.