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    Image of Rescue9 Rescue9
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Swine Flu or Blockbuster.....

    Swine Flu it is.
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    Yerzriknot promoted this comment Rescue9 was starred Rescue9 was unstarred
    Image of bustedchain bustedchain
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Benjamin Button was okay. Once. Only once. I bet Jack didn't like Big Fish either.
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    Yerzriknot promoted this comment bustedchain was starred bustedchain was unstarred
    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    11/29/09

    @bustedchain: Benjamin Button is a poor man's Forest Gump.
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    Yerzriknot was starred Yerzriknot was unstarred
    Image of bustedchain bustedchain
    11/29/09

    @Yerzriknot: Forest Gump wasn't enough better for me to want to see it a second time. I liked watching the Forest Gump movie, once. That was enough.

    I've watched the Triplets of Bellville several times. It was a very good movie and pretty amazing how everything was communicated using normal every day body language.

    Then again, I'm no Sysquell or Eggbert. I tend to like movies for what they are. If they don't have enough "eye candy" in some manner then I may not want to watch it again, but I could still have enjoyed it the first time.

    Do yourselves a favor and don't watch the new Land of the Lost movie. I was expecting pretty bad and came away even more disappointed than that.
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    bustedchain was starred bustedchain was unstarred
    Image of prochobo prochobo
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Six samples? How scientific!
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment prochobo was starred prochobo was unstarred
    Image of tackett tackett
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    The sleeves look like they are made from Tyvek.

    A popular use for Tyvek is water-proof house wrapping. My guess is that it isn't porous at all, so it doesn't hold bugs.

    Just a guess.
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    Scaramanga promoted this comment tackett was starred tackett was unstarred
    Image of glitch44 glitch44
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Doesn't matter. My ass pennies will still get you.

    [www.funnyordie.com]
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    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear promoted this comment glitch44 was starred glitch44 was unstarred
    Image of Archie-Tekt Archie-Tekt
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Does anyone know if the postoffice is irradiating the mail the goes that general population? If they are wouldn't this kill off most bacteria in the discs prior to delivery?

    Just a thought

    Also, I have found that it is best not to lick anything that comes through the mail...or eat off of it...or teabag it (tilts head in confusion) as someone has so generously pointed out...
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Edited by Archie-Tekt at 11/29/09 12:09 PM Archie-Tekt was starred Archie-Tekt was unstarred
    Image of AtomFury AtomFury
    11/29/09

    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
    11/29/09

    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
    11/29/09

    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 James Lollis James Lollis
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    So basically, there is aboslutely NO NEWS of interest to those in the KLTV viewing area. Instead, their reporters must create stories with absolutely no merit.

    What a waste of time.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment James Lollis was starred James Lollis was unstarred
    Image of mjfoote mjfoote
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Im assuming no one else teabags their discs then?
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/29/09

    @mjfoote: I make a point to only teabag my Halo rental discs.
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    Image of Akio_Morita Akio_Morita
    11/29/09

    In reply to Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?
    Did they test adult movie discs?
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Akio_Morita was starred Akio_Morita was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/29/09

    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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    Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of w0ng3r w0ng3r
    11/29/09

    @Monty: Try licking
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    Monty promoted this comment w0ng3r was starred w0ng3r was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/29/09

    @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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    Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of souldoubt88 souldoubt88
    11/29/09

    @Monty: If you dont want to go to the office you could just stab yourself with a samari sword.
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    Monty promoted this comment souldoubt88 was starred souldoubt88 was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/29/09

    @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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    Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/09/09

    In reply to Specialized DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
    I like the idea of light based feedback from an automated system. At first I thought DVR meant Digital Video Recorder - which would have made me a less safe driver. When I was first learning to drive, if someone was supervising me I'd stiffen up if I made a mistake, then think about it, getting distracted from driving. On my own, I'd make a mistake once in a while, but learn from it, and keep going competently. #cars
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    Image of RoofCoffeeCup RoofCoffeeCup
    11/08/09

    In reply to Specialized DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
    I'd love to get a DVR for the cars I ride on. I want to be able to post peoples reaction to me. #cars
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