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Dbacksfan12

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« Reply #1065 on: September 02, 2006, 07:24:53 PM »
[quote name=\'mbc793\' post=\'130165\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 11:37 AM\']
I have to agree that this little stunt was successful and I wouldn't be surprised if they do something like this again in the future.
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I'd be interested in seeing if the ratings were even .05 higher.  Its not like they advertised this on any other network...(to my knowledge).
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« Reply #1066 on: September 02, 2006, 07:34:15 PM »
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'130223\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 07:24 PM\']
[quote name=\'mbc793\' post=\'130165\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 11:37 AM\']
I have to agree that this little stunt was successful and I wouldn't be surprised if they do something like this again in the future.
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I'd be interested in seeing if the ratings were even .05 higher.  Its not like they advertised this on any other network...(to my knowledge).
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Well i am hoping the ratings are good for this. The three that will matter in the ratings are Chain Reaction, Starface, and the 50 greatest. They were on the primetime schedule more than anything. I would not be surprised if it went up to a .5 at all.

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« Reply #1067 on: September 02, 2006, 08:12:32 PM »
To me it seems like they promised to bring a cake, set out to bake it and found they didn't have all the ingredients.  Rather than going to the store to get them, they just used what they had.  Leaving a bad taste in the mouth.
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« Reply #1068 on: September 02, 2006, 08:26:51 PM »
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'130229\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 05:12 PM\']
To me it seems like they promised to bring a cake, set out to bake it and found they didn't have all the ingredients.  Rather than going to the store to get them, they just used what they had.  Leaving a bad taste in the mouth.
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To extend your very apt analogy, it is always unwise to start a major baking project on a day when the only grocery store open is 7-Eleven, where a bag of sugar is $10.00. :)
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« Reply #1069 on: September 02, 2006, 09:15:29 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'130230\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 07:26 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'130229\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 05:12 PM\']
To me it seems like they promised to bring a cake, set out to bake it and found they didn't have all the ingredients.  Rather than going to the store to get them, they just used what they had.  Leaving a bad taste in the mouth.
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To extend your very apt analogy, it is always unwise to start a major baking project on a day when the only grocery store open is 7-Eleven, where a bag of sugar is $10.00. :)
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This is much better than that "drinking diarrhea" analogy made earlier.  Yuck.

/And I was craving Yoo-hoo
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« Reply #1070 on: September 04, 2006, 12:59:39 PM »
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To me it seems like they promised to bring a cake, set out to bake it and found they didn't have all the ingredients. Rather than going to the store to get them, they just used what they had. Leaving a bad taste in the mouth.

Well...I guess if you enjoyed what was on the bottom and middle of the cake, then it wasn't ALL bad.  You kind of figured GSN would find a way to mess up the topping though...
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« Reply #1071 on: September 04, 2006, 01:12:56 PM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'130339\' date=\'Sep 4 2006, 12:59 PM\']
Well...I guess if you enjoyed what was on the bottom and middle of the cake, then it wasn't ALL bad.  You kind of figured GSN would find a way to mess up the topping though...
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To me, it's like a gorgeous cake was presented in front of me but the baker misread the ingredients and put salt instead of sugar in the cake, leaving a horrible taste in my mouth about the whole thing.

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« Reply #1072 on: September 05, 2006, 04:53:53 PM »
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'130340\' date=\'Sep 4 2006, 12:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'130339\' date=\'Sep 4 2006, 12:59 PM\']
Well...I guess if you enjoyed what was on the bottom and middle of the cake, then it wasn't ALL bad.  You kind of figured GSN would find a way to mess up the topping though...
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To me, it's like a gorgeous cake was presented in front of me but the baker misread the ingredients and put salt instead of sugar in the cake, leaving a horrible taste in my mouth about the whole thing.
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Why am I humming a certain Jimmy Webb song made famous by Richard Harris here?

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« Reply #1073 on: September 05, 2006, 05:12:03 PM »
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'130402\' date=\'Sep 5 2006, 03:53 PM\']

Why am I humming a certain Jimmy Webb song made famous by Richard Harris here?
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Here's hoping GSN will never have this recipe again.

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« Reply #1074 on: September 06, 2006, 04:59:46 PM »
At the very least, some good did come out of all this.

I just went back and realized I made the 1000th post, meaning I win the TPIR stills. I'd like them delivered to my house the same day TPIR brings back Telephone Game. :)

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« Reply #1075 on: September 06, 2006, 05:55:32 PM »
[quote name=\'Allstar87\' post=\'130506\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 03:59 PM\']
I just went back and realized I made the 1000th post, meaning I win the TPIR stills. I'd like them delivered to my house the same day TPIR brings back Telephone Game. :)
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Done.  :)

Although I have no bonus for you reaching your 100th.

/prays that TPiR doesn't bring back the Phone Home Game, although there was a marvelous reenactment of it at this past summer's Congreff

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« Reply #1076 on: September 06, 2006, 09:35:41 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'130515\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 05:55 PM\']
Done.  :)

Although I have no bonus for you reaching your 100th.
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Wow, didn't even notice I hit 100! Awesome!

I'll leave the quality of those 100 up for debate. Keep in mind that I'm the one who posted the rules to all those Time Machine mini-games. And even worse, earlier in this topic I said I liked Studs. :)

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« Reply #1077 on: September 06, 2006, 10:58:07 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'130515\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 05:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'Allstar87\' post=\'130506\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 03:59 PM\']
I just went back and realized I made the 1000th post, meaning I win the TPIR stills. I'd like them delivered to my house the same day TPIR brings back Telephone Game. :)
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Done.  :)

Although I have no bonus for you reaching your 100th.

/prays that TPiR doesn't bring back the Phone Home Game, although there was a marvelous reenactment of it at this past summer's Congreff

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Just out of curiosity, what games did you guys play?

(And for what it's worth, the phone jack from that game still exists in the Big Doors, so I suppose if they really, really wanted to... ;-)

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« Reply #1078 on: September 06, 2006, 11:44:36 PM »
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'130561\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 09:58 PM\']
Just out of curiosity, what games did you guys play?
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I'm blanking on a few, but they were all retired games.  One was Professor Price, another was Bump.  Don Howard served as announcer, and his lovely bride was the bumper.  I'll defer to him (or anyone else there) for the others.

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« Reply #1079 on: September 07, 2006, 12:09:41 AM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'130571\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 11:44 PM\']
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'130561\' date=\'Sep 6 2006, 09:58 PM\']
Just out of curiosity, what games did you guys play?
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I'm blanking on a few, but they were all retired games.  One was Professor Price, another was Bump.  Don Howard served as announcer, and his lovely bride was the bumper.  I'll defer to him (or anyone else there) for the others.[/quote]
Bullseye I and Walk of Fame were two others.  I want to say the other game was Add 'Em Up, but my memory tends to fail on me at such a late hour.

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