vicman Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 it's really humid outside. it's gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 i hate the summer. but, i'm thrilled that august in almost over and september will be here next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomar Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 this has got vic written all over it!Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record Fri Aug 20, 7:46 AM ET Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing. Chris Dean, 16, and Mike Dudek, 17, logged 52 consecutive hours of viewing time by the time they ended their feat at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The teens, who are incoming high school seniors, surpassed the Guinness World Records mark of 50 hours and seven minutes by nearly two hours — giving new meaning to "must-see TV." "We've got a record under our belts," Dudek told The Grand Rapids Press. Confirmation of the record could take anywhere from a few weeks to several months because documentation must be sent to Guinness, Dean said. The teens set up their television inside an International House of Pancakes restaurant because it is open 24 hours a day and the management was willing to participate. Workers, friends and onlookers watched Dean and Dudek with curiosity as the teens sat hour after hour in front of their set. "It's a strange thing to want to do," said Virgil Sandberg, a food server at the IHOP. "It's probably one of the strangest things I've ever seen here." According to rules set by Guinness, Dean and Dudek were required to remain awake with their eyes always on the television screen. They were given a five-minute break every hour and restroom trips were permitted only during 15-minute breaks every eight hours. The pair also had to complete their task in a public place and keep a log book and video documentary of their activities. They dined exclusively off the IHOP menu — taking occasional shots of maple syrup — because outside food was not allowed. Dean's parents, Gordon and Brenda Dean, helped document the event and said they were proud of their son's unusual achievement. "He has to be good at something, this is just as well," Gordon Dean said. "He set a goal and reached it." ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 i could do better than that. gimme some chex mix, a latrine, a comfy couch, the remote and 53 hrs. of food ntwk. and i'm set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 NBC just hosted an event for this world record A friend of mine lasted 30 hours. I don't think I could watch that long! My ass would start to hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 I've witnessed Vicman do better than that ---- well accept for maybe a quick blueberry morning breakfast! *LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 I am cracking up over here! I was just telling a friend about this article and asked him about our friend who was in the tv viewing contest and he said "yeah, he lasted 30 hours then he peed himself" :laugh: I hope he was kidding..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 I am cracking up over here! I was just telling a friend about this article and asked him about our friend who was in the tv viewing contest and he said "yeah, he lasted 30 hours then he peed himself" :laugh: I hope he was kidding..... LOLbtw gk, the blueberry morning is essential in getting the day of tv viewing off to a good start! on a related note, i wonder what these kids watched for 52 straight hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 "It's a strange thing to want to do," said Virgil Sandberg, a food server at the IHOP. "It's probably one of the strangest things I've ever seen here." Something tells me this is NOT really the strangest thing a server at an IHOP has ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomar Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 my head hurts and i don't have any hand sanitizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 everyone i know is leaving work now and i have to stay until 6 --- this sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 my head hurts and i don't have any hand sanitizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 everyone i know is leaving work now and i have to stay until 6 --- this sucks!i'm not leaving work now! well not for another 1/2 hour or so. Then its off to the gym! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 i'm outta here at 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 i'm also heading to the gym after work.~~> oh, and the DMV bastards can't do anything. i'll be driving around with an expired DL for 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Is anyone else glad Maurice Green lost the 100M --- there is confidence & then there is duche bag --- he had a tattoo that said GOAT (greatest of all time). Greatest? Really, then how come you won the bronze medal you LOSER! I just hated him strutting around like a peacock..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 so i was looking at the men's t-shirts at Urban Outfitters and i saw one that said "barstar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 hey jenn - where is the new urban? is it over by metro center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 hey jenn - where is the new urban? is it over by metro center? it's right next to the MCI center, in the new shopping/movie complex they built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Is anyone else glad Maurice Green lost the 100M --- there is confidence & then there is duche bag --- he had a tattoo that said GOAT (greatest of all time). Greatest? Really, then how come you won the bronze medal you LOSER! I just hated him strutting around like a peacock.....werd.btw, did you see any of the tennis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kken Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 good weekend to be anti-us olympics... watched us men's basketball eat it, watched us men's and women's volleyball eat it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 werd.btw, did you see any of the tennis?Of course. Chile so deserved to win -- Massau or whatever his name is played like a 5 hour double match until 3am on Sunday morning, and then played & won the mens single match like 8 hours later. He really stepped up and played some hardcore tennis ---- the mens single match went 5 sets at 4+ hours --------> that's exhausting/hardcore. It was kind of a boring match tho b/c both players had a defensive game -- there were also some really bad calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Of course. Chile so deserved to win -- Massau or whatever his name is played like a 5 hour double match until 3am on Sunday morning, and then played & won the mens single match like 8 hours later. He really stepped up and played some hardcore tennis ---- the mens single match went 5 sets at 4+ hours --------> that's exhausting/hardcore. It was kind of a boring match tho b/c both players had a defensive game -- there were also some really bad calls.did you watch the men's single match for the bronze? the other guy from chile won the match with a 16-14 5th set. that last set lasted about 2hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 did you watch the men's single match for the bronze? the other guy from chile won the match with a 16-14 5th set. that last set lasted about 2hrs.no i missed that ---- damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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