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General Malaise said:
Alright, story time and I'll do you the favor of telling you right now it's probably not that interesting and it's going to be longer than it needs to be but it has caused a bit of a WWJhD for me.

August 12 and I'm in the outskirts of Detroit with my family for the wedding of my wife's younger brother, who is also a great friend of mine and a cool guy.  He has a bachelor party on the 12th, nothing fancy, just close friends and family at the Rochester Tap Room where we've rented out the upstairs room.  No strippers, no strip clubs no debauchery, but at this stage of life, that suits me just fine.  All told I'd say there were 30 people up there including Mikey G, who is the husband of my wife's cousin Emily.  Mikey G is pictured here in the blue suit.  His beautiful wife Emily is to his right.  I'm not sure who the dildo is to his left.

We're at he bachelor party and I'm making the rounds, saying hi to everybody and enjoying myself.  Mikey G is nursing his usual concoction of Petron with lime and he smells like he's had more than a few.  He's a big Mich. State guy and over the years, we've given each other some good natured ribbing over the Ducks/Spartan games and college football in general.  He knows I like to gamble and we've wagered on a few things over the years including the sex of his first baby, which I called correctly for $100 win.  He paid me $80 in cash off that 6 months after the birth, so I should have seen what's in front of me right now.

When the Ducks beat the Spartans in Eugene in 2014 it was a fun, competitive game that I watched live.  When it was over, I texted him "Good game, great effort, I thought MSU had Oregon beat, but we pulled it out."  He texted back "You lucky ####s". :mellow:    A year later, when MSU beat Oregon, he texted me "PAYBACK #####!".  Not very nice sportsmanship, so again, I shouldn't be surprised by what has unfolded between us.

So we're having a good time at the bachelor party, Mikey G leans into me and says "I know you're a degenerate gambler, stop betting with your shady off-shore book in Antigua and bet with me.  I want your money, keep it in the family".  And I laughed and said "I might be a degenerate, but I'm not about to take your money".  He pressed and prodded and at some point during the night when I was eating, he called me "fat", which, yeah, I am but c'mon, that's not nice.  So after taking his crap that night, I decided to take him up on his bookmaking offer, which again, he dropped in my lap and goaded me into doing.

When I got back to Oregon, I sent Mikey G a text and told him I'd take him up on his offer, but we needed some ground rules.  First rule was if either of us got to $250 in either direction, we'd settle up through PayPal.  That way we'd keep it relatively friendly and nobody would go broke.  Second rules was we'd keep it to around $25-$50 max unless either of us agreed to go more.  Third rule was we keep it quiet.  In fact, he told me that if his wife found out, she'd divorce him.  Turns out Mikey G was booking bets in college and later in life and his wife told him to knock it off or he was done.  When I heard that, I said "Dude, forget it.  This isn't worth it.  I have other options, no need to risk your marriage over something silly like this".  He insisted and said he had plenty of 'client's already, I was just a rounding error for him with my little wagers.  Again, always quick with the insult.

I start wagering and as I often do, I ebb and flow.  I owe him $100, he owes me $100, you know how the pendulum swings in sports betting.  I think he thought I was a total mess of a gambler, which is true, but I also have some pretty good runs.  And a pretty good run I had over the last two weeks.  Finally, after the Blazers beat Utah on opening night, I pinned Mikey G back to $250 and sent him a text with my PayPal account, per our original agreement.  Pay me the $250, let's start fresh, I'm bound to give it back.  Mikey G texts back to me "www.suckit.com". :mellow:  

I decide I'm not making any more wagers until I get paid.  No need to give it all back.  I send Mikey G another note, asking about payment.  Crickets.  This is a guy who got back to me right away every time I made a wager to confirm.  I mean, seconds after sending a text, I get a note back.  Now?  Nothing.  Another note yesterday "Dude, come on....where's my $250?  If you can't pay it, that's fine, but just get back to me".  Nothing back.

Now, all along, I've insisted that Mikey G is a phony.  He's a big talker, loves to give off the appearance of being a wise guy but when push comes to shove, the emperor has no clothes, even if he wears bright blue suits.  Forget about the $250, that's not going to change my life.  But where I'm from, when a person makes a wager, that wager needs to be paid no matter what.  A wager is an extension of your word.  I'm about two whiskeys away from spilling the beans on this phony to my in-laws, who are in town until tomorrow.  They won't run back and tell his wife and they already think he's a royal dooooooooosh, but I think it's fair game to let them know about this.  I've given him every opportunity to discuss this matter and he won't.  Being a rat is bad; being a bet whelcher is the worst.  

Tl;DR Mikey G owes me $250 but I'd drop it if I could sleep with his hot wife.
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Fwiw, I've ended a number of relationships in  the $200-500 range. The  quality  of  a future  life without  them  made  it  a bargain. But I would definitely  not tel L  the in-laws about it. Keep  the  high  road  and  he'll never have  anything  on  you

 
They released WKRP with all of the original music.  Just watched the Scum of the Earth episode.  

Love is murder, murder is love

I'm a rocking roll hoodlum with a black leather glove

I'm a fool for you baby, stomp on my face 

I'm a fool for you baby let's blow up this place 

:lmao:

 
St. Louis Bob said:
They released WKRP with all of the original music.  Just watched the Scum of the Earth episode.  

Love is murder, murder is love

I'm a rocking roll hoodlum with a black leather glove

I'm a fool for you baby, stomp on my face 

I'm a fool for you baby let's blow up this place 

:lmao:
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Really? Finally? This is like a dream come true 

 
Speaking of Netflix this is something my step-dad thinks he needs

They don't have a smart TV or blue-ray.  Anyone know if there's another way to get it on thier TV (chromecast or something like that) 

 
Dan Lambskin said:
Speaking of Netflix this is something my step-dad thinks he needs

They don't have a smart TV or blue-ray.  Anyone know if there's another way to get it on thier TV (chromecast or something like that) 
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Does he have Wifi in his house? If so, he can get a Roku player or the like.

The chromescast will work (with wifi), too, but he'll need to have a laptop/Ipad/smart-phone to "cast" to the device and onto your TV. Also, whatever your casting from (laptop, etc...) , you won't be able to use it for anything else while casting.

And, of course he'll need a Netflix account for either.

I have both and they are pretty easy to use, even set up isn't painful.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Does he have Wifi in his house? If so, he can get a Roku player or the like.

The chromescast will work (with wifi), too, but he'll need to have a laptop/Ipad/smart-phone to "cast" to the device and onto your TV. Also, whatever your casting from (laptop, etc...) , you won't be able to use it for anything else while casting.

And, of course he'll need a Netflix account for either.

I have both and they are pretty easy to use, even set up isn't painful.
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Thanks.  Yeah looking for the cheapest, simplest option.   Chromecast probably out in that case.  I'll have to decide between roku and a smart Blu-ray 

 
Dan Lambskin said:
Thanks.  Yeah looking for the cheapest, simplest option.   Chromecast probably out in that case.  I'll have to decide between roku and a smart Blu-ray 
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Another option would be a Amazon firestick.  But I think you need a Prime membership to Amazon, as well as the netflix account, but hey you also have the Prime videos with the amazon membership and 2 day free shipping...

 
Dan Lambskin said:
I believe it has HDMI.   Do they need Prime though then?  I just signed up for it so not sure I could share my account or if they need thier own

Is that a better option than a roku stick? 
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you don't need prime unless you want to watch Amazon videos.

 
you know what's neat about these smart TV's, especially, i imagine for the older folks.. they only work sort of.

used to be you pulled out the dial to turn on a tv. or as we got older, you pushed a button and the tv turned on. now they're connected to the internet by cables and signals. sometimes those things can lose connectivity... maybe the sun is at the wrong angle, or the wind is blowing too hard, or a tree branch is brushing up against a cable. or maybe it only partially connects because the signal isn't strong enough... or they freeze without explanation and no amount of button pushing and yelling at the tv makes it work again.

case in point:  i tried to turn on the tv last night. first attempt.. nothing happened.

(pause) second attempt - 404 message.

(pause) 3rd attempt - "press OK to watch tv" - presses "ok" - nothing.

(pause) 4th attempt - nothing happened.

(pause) 5th attempt - tv goes in to boot mode - Insignia logo appears - lights blink - box turns off.

(pause) 6th attempt - tv goes in to boot mode - a picture appears - Cartoon Network - i can't change the channel - none of the buttons are responding.

8 year old walks by, looks at me, looks at the tv, takes the remote, pushes the power button, tv turns off, then on and now it's working fine :hot:

she happened upon me at the right time or else all the electronic devices in the entire house were about to get thrown out. microwaves, refrigerators, tv's, laptops. all of it. i'd rather watch the local retirement home's interpretive dance troupe replay the MNF game live in my living room than fight with the tv anymore.

 
mr. furley said:
you know what's neat about these smart TV's, especially, i imagine for the older folks.. they only work sort of.

used to be you pulled out the dial to turn on a tv. or as we got older, you pushed a button and the tv turned on. now they're connected to the internet by cables and signals. sometimes those things can lose connectivity... maybe the sun is at the wrong angle, or the wind is blowing too hard, or a tree branch is brushing up against a cable. or maybe it only partially connects because the signal isn't strong enough... or they freeze without explanation and no amount of button pushing and yelling at the tv makes it work again.

case in point:  i tried to turn on the tv last night. first attempt.. nothing happened.

(pause) second attempt - 404 message.

(pause) 3rd attempt - "press OK to watch tv" - presses "ok" - nothing.

(pause) 4th attempt - nothing happened.

(pause) 5th attempt - tv goes in to boot mode - Insignia logo appears - lights blink - box turns off.

(pause) 6th attempt - tv goes in to boot mode - a picture appears - Cartoon Network - i can't change the channel - none of the buttons are responding.

8 year old walks by, looks at me, looks at the tv, takes the remote, pushes the power button, tv turns off, then on and now it's working fine :hot:

she happened upon me at the right time or else all the electronic devices in the entire house were about to get thrown out. microwaves, refrigerators, tv's, laptops. all of it. i'd rather watch the local retirement home's interpretive dance troupe replay the MNF game live in my living room than fight with the tv anymore.
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'Ol Mr. Furley vs. the Inky Boo..

 
Dan Lambskin said:
Speaking of Netflix this is something my step-dad thinks he needs

They don't have a smart TV or blue-ray.  Anyone know if there's another way to get it on thier TV (chromecast or something like that) 
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Costco sells a 40 Inch TCL brand tv that has built in roku for $225.

sams club sells a 55 Inch hitachi with roku for $400

For painless easiness, either of these are hard to beat

 
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