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    Image of AtomFury AtomFury
    11:23 AM

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Now what about Redbox discs and their containers?

    I demand a follow-up.
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    10:44 AM

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Dollar bills are also really dirty, yet I love the taste. Mmmmm .... money.

    Just kidding. :)
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10:29 AM

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that we shine lasers at them for hours at a time, only touching it with our hands for a few seconds between the sleve and the DVD player and back again?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    10:07 AM

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    I have been rubbing Netflix sleeves all over my body in the hope I would get some dreaded disease to get me some sick time from the office. So much for that idea.
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    Image of w0ng3r w0ng3r
    10:52 AM

    @Monty: Try licking
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11:47 AM

    @w0ng3r: I tried that first, but my wife told me to stop it because I was doing it wrong. Oh wait - you mean .. Heh.
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    Image of souldoubt88 souldoubt88
    12:46 PM

    @Monty: If you dont want to go to the office you could just stab yourself with a samari sword.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    01:19 PM

    @souldoubt88: While I like the suggestion, a sword is not nearly as fun as that hole in the center of each Netflix disc.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    06/10/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    My father died from complications of Alzheimers. He was in a nursing home the last couple years of his life. All the doors to the outside had locks, where you had to enter in a code to get in and a code to get out. That did cut down considerably on the wandering-away, but boy, was it jarring the first time I encountered it.


    I don't think having the tracker implanted in shoes is a good idea. As others have noted, the person who would wander away would not necessarily put on shoes to do it. Perhaps something like a Medic Alert bracelet, which doesn't come off easily, would be a better idea. I suspect if there's enough of a market for bracelets with chips, Medic Alert would sell them. Although going by what they charge for their watch, the price might not be comfortable for a lot of people. (Not to disparage Medic Alert; I've worn one of their tags since 1986 and they are a fine organization.)

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    Image of LuckyLakey LuckyLakey
    06/09/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    Lets just skip the nonsense and barcode them and implant a chip.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/10/09

    @LuckyLakey: Tell em Alex!
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    Image of madara madara
    06/09/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    Great idea, except most Alzheimer's patients end up in a nursing home and would most likely not always be wearing their shoes. Why not incorporate it into a medical alert bracelet that may be more difficult to remove? Sounds like I need a patent.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    06/10/09

    @madara: Medic Alert has a bracelet designed for Alzheimers patients, but no, they haven't put a chip in it yet.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/09/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    Also, if you ever encounter an Alzheimer's patient who doesn't remember anything, have them dial a phone. Just have them dial it. Most times they will dial a familiar number w/o thinking about it, and it can be a first step to tracking their identity down.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    06/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave: That is a fascinatingly useful piece of information!
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    06/09/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    We got something like this for my grandpa.


    Turned out he had been wandering off to a little place called "Angel Delight!"

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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/09/09

    In reply to GPS Shoes Help Locate Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
    This could help me find my shoes. I dont have alzheimers, I just misplace my shoes sometimes. Its like they walk away on their own.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/24/09

    In reply to PlayStation Skin Disorder Is a Real Disease
    And it only took House 42 minutes, 12 insults directed at Kuttner, 10 remarks about Cuddy's ass, 5 allusions to bisexuality directed at 13, and 5 glares at Forman to figure out.


    Is there anything Hugh Laurie doesn't know?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    02/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: It took them that long to figure out it was Lupus?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/24/09

    In reply to PlayStation Skin Disorder Is a Real Disease
    Well, judging by other picts of her, the rash or sores don't appear to be anywhere else on her.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave: Dunno man, she still has some bits strategically covered up.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/24/09

    @Lite: thinks they will listen to Reason (tm):
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave: Those are sores. They're love blisters...
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    In reply to PlayStation Skin Disorder Is a Real Disease
    "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis."


    Back in the day we used to just call it Rosy Palm...

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/24/09

    In reply to PlayStation Skin Disorder Is a Real Disease
    Someone make sure to tell Ponies. I tried telling him, but he kept insisting I gave him the sores.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave: Well was he playing with your "controller" for an extended period of time?? If so, a little break from your "multiplayer gaming nights" might be in order.


    I'm just sayin'...

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    In reply to PlayStation Skin Disorder Is a Real Disease
    "It tastes like salty garbage.."
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    Image of Liam Kinkaid Liam Kinkaid
    02/24/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: I thought that was Christina Aguilera.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/24/09

    @Liam Kinkaid: She looks like she tastes like salty garbage.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: but she smells like tequila and spermicide!
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