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Old 6th August 2008, 09:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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On Aug 5, 7:12 am, Agent_C <Agent-C-hates-s...@nyc.> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:39:50 -0700 (PDT), Anna.Marek6...@
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> >The TV sound wouldn't turn off. The screen could be blanked out, just
> >not the sound.

>
> I ride in cabs daily and never encountered an LCD setup where it
> didn't have a little red 'Off' button in the corner, which silenced
> the program.
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> A_C


It had one, and it made the picture blank out, but not the sound.
 
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Old 6th August 2008, 11:38 AM   #2 (permalink)
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On Aug 6, 9:50 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> In <cde38238-bc4c-4985-a0dd-3f362cac9...@27g2000hsf..com> Anna.Marek6...@ writes:
> >On Aug 5, 7:12=A0am, Agent_C <Agent-C-hates-s...@nyc.> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:39:50 -0700 (PDT), Anna.Marek6...@
> >> wrote:

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> >> >The TV sound wouldn't turn off. The screen could be blanked out, just
> >> >not the sound.

>
> >> I ride in cabs daily and never encountered an LCD setup where it
> >> didn't have a little red 'Off' button in the corner, which silenced
> >> the program.

> >It had one, and it made the picture blank out, but not the sound.

>
> Someone hasn't taken notes from Podkayne's friend,
> Ms. Girdle (Girdie) Fitz-Snugglie...


Something about a Heinlein character, on Mars...

I give up, what you say?
 
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Anna.Marek wrote:

> Something about a Heinlein character, on Mars...


They slipped the taxi driver some money to kill the screen for the
ride.
 
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