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A man had 50 yard line tickets for the Super Bowl. As he sat down, he noticed that the seat next to him was empty.
He asked the elderly gentleman on the other side of the empty seat whether anyone was sitting there. "No," the man replied, "The seat is empty."
"That's incredible!" said the first man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world and not use it?"
The elderly man replied, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This will be the first Super Bowl we haven't been together since we got married in 1967."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find someone else -- a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The old man shook his head. "No, they're all at the funeral."
/ravi
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the biggest sporting event in the world
Seriously?
I must take issue with you.
It may be the biggest in the US, but certainly not the world.
However, it is also a good gag.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: I must take issue with you
No, you must take issue with the first man. 
/ravi
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Dalek Dave wrote: It may be the biggest in the US
It's rubbish; it needs to be a best-of-seven series.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: It's rubbish; it needs to be a best-of-seven series.
In football, that would take seven weeks to complete!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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No, seven days.  If hockey players can do it, football players can do it.
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Remember that Ravi's life has revolved around Bombay (childhood), Boston (youth), and Toronto (middle-age). Give him a break! 
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world
Not by a long chalk; outside of the US few people have even heard of it. I was invited to a Super Bowl party (in Colorado) some years ago, when the Broncos were playing the Cheeseheads (can't remember the team's real name); probably the most boring afternoon I have ever spent in fromt of a TV screen.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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American football is incredibly boring. I was born in the US, I've lived here all my life, I grew up with family and friends who were addicted to watching... and I still don't get what all the excitement is all about. 
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: Not by a long chalk;
Agreed. But blame the first guy, not me.
Richard MacCutchan wrote: Cheeseheads
Green Bay Packers. A team from the state of Wisconsin, which is known for its cheese production.
/ravi
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: outside of the US few people have even heard of it
Unfortunately, if you watched Channel 4[^] any time in the couple of months leading up to the last one, you'd probably have had it rammed down your throat. They seemed to be under the impression that UK viewers would want to watch it, to the extent that they would stay up overnight to watch it live, and then phone in sick on the Monday morning.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Chanel #4? Those rotters? They sneak in a recent series of the Simpsons without telling, then repeat the old ones every two weeks. Back in '83 when they started, they showed 'The Prisoner' in the 6 slot.
As recently as '96 they were showing 'The Avengers' with Diana Rigg and Honor Blackman from back in the day.
Now they show things like 'Coach Trip' or that dining party programme where everybody has had a personality bypass.
Traumatic.
Since we went digital we've got '13 channels of sh!t on the TV to choose from.'
All in all, they're just another brick in the wall. 
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Any sporting event you do not have a passion for is boring. Take soccer.
I like baseball but even I think it is boring at times.
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The reason I found it boring is because of the amount of time when absolutely nothing was happening. Even in the slowest of other sports (many of which I don't follow) the action keeps going.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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mark merrens wrote: Of course, had the 49ers been there...
Or the Patriots... 
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Or the Patriots Chargers
FTFY 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Very touchy and good one.
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When you combine Apple's massive cash reserves, existing iTunes multi-currency capabilities and ubiquitous hardware it seems fairly straight forward to me - Apple should get into international personal banking.*
(*Probably best if they get someone else to write the software but that's an implementation detail)
Signs and portents:
* Banking is going mobile (for example mPaysa etc.)
* People are becoming more mobile - increasingly you can expect to live in many different countries in your life
* A greater percentage of person-to-person transfers are small amounts cross jurisdiction
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I am guessing that if Apple did go into personal banking it would require the following:
You can only deposit Apple's approved currency in your account - no currency other than the approved currency will be accepted.
You will only be able to access your bank account online through the iBanking application, there will be no web portal.
If you need to go into a branch for any reason you will need to organise an appointment with one of their Gnus beforehand.
The account will charge you a huge premium just for the privilege of being part of the club.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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And Linux won't be supported, although by then Ubuntu will have had banking for three years.
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I won!
(Although I think Tom knew the answer)
Oxbow Lake
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Obscurum per obscurius.
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I am trying to organise two new Broadband installs for sites where we need a fixed IP for Web Enabled CCTV installation.
Called Virgin...Too busy will call back later
Called BT..."No-one answering sales, can I take a number"
Called Eclipse...Just kept on hold for 15 mins before I put the phone down.
I did manage to get through to Talk Talk, and got an answer, and was pleased with the price.
It is just that, well, it is Talk Talk...kinda crappy...but still dirt cheap. £18 per month for unlimited at 17Mb and a fixed IP, throw in a free router and install.
Eat my dust BT!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Firm I work for was due to move last year but because Virgin Media use of multiple contractors we are still in the old office with half the stuff needed at the new... 
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