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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:43 am
Wendo, my son is 6 and that is the person who this would be for. (Of course I am sure my dh would play too at times.) He has emptied his piggy banks (he has 3) and has a total af nearly $25. So he has a ways to go...
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:50 am
Nintendo (which makes Game Cube) definitely has more games suitable for younger kids. I would go that route for a 6 year old (my preference). The Mario games are all only available on Game Cube. However, my son is 11 now, and rarely plays his Game Cube, preferring the wider variety of sports games available for his PS2. PS does have a spongebob game available and my son has played it with friends, just recently, even though he's older. I see nothing wrong with video games in moderation. My son has learned a lot of sports strategy and play calling by playing his PS2. We stay away from the violent games.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7:00 am
I don't know about Game Cube, but the PS2 and X-Box games can run around $50.00. I think that it is soooo ridiculous! For about $15.00, there is a joystick that hooks right to your TV with the games Pac-Man, Centipede, and older games like that. It would be a cheap start to learning how to figure games out and for learning to manipulate a joystick.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 8:51 am
Julieboo: At your son's age, I think the best choice would be the Nintendo Gamecube. The PS2 is a close second and would get the nod if he was really into sports games. X-Box is great, but really has its niche with the teen and above crowd and on-line gaming. eBay has hundreds of Gamecube systems, complete with extra controllers, memory cards and many games. Stick with sellers that have 3 digit or higher positive ratings and you will find lots of great deals at a fraction of the price.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 9:04 am
Thanks Bob, that is a great idea!! You rock. We'll have to do Portillo's again soon. off to ebay...
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 1:58 pm
I buy all my games used at GameStop and other used video game stores. Used newer ones still run high, but others can be pretty reasonable. I got Finding Nemo and Harry Potter (Prisoner of Azkaban) for about $15- Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets) for about $10. Others can be as low as $6 at those places, especially if they're a little bit older. Used CD stores, I noticed, sell their used games for higher than the games stores do. You can also get used games (or rent games to check them out before buying) at Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, etc.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:35 pm
OK, so what do you do when someone really does ask you a dumb question? LOL? I went to the grocery store today, and the cashier complimented my t-shirt with a panther on it. Then she went on to tell me about a shirt she had..... Cashier: I have a t-shirt with one of those tigers on it. What kind do you call them? They're white with black stripes?" Me: Ummmm, white tigers? Cashier: I don't know, but they are black and white with stripes on them? Me: I think they're just called white tigers, unless you mean maybe they're Bengal or Siberian tigers? Cashier: I dunno. All I know is they are black and white and....(shrugs) Me: (shrugs back, writes check, grabs my purchase and say my parting pleasantries as I leave the cashiers lane).
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:37 pm
I would just say "I don't know". (if you don't know).
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:38 pm
Whomum, your answers were perfect. Not much else that you could have told her.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7:48 pm
They are the little known, exotic Zebra tigers. 
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7:50 pm
rotfl, Jimmer
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:16 pm
lol Jimmer! eta: who, even though you considered the cashier's question a dumb question...you might consider this. maybe, someone just gave her the t-shirt as a gift...she honestly didn't know. so when you answered her dumb question with a "questioning tone of voice/"ummm...white tigers?"....she just replied "i don't know"....because she didn't know...that's why she asked. she did begin the question with a compliment....so, she's at least nice person.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:44 pm
That's true! I guess sometimes I just wonder if I'm on Candid Camera or something. I guess I don't really think she was dumb, just uninformed. I mean, if you don't know, you don't know! And maybe she thought there was a more exotic thing you'd call a white tiger! 
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:54 pm
who knows, who. i think she was just trying to start conversation. (it probably gets boring..... customer, after customer, after customer...so, she just starts random conversations without thinking much about her question).
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 2:42 am
Julie, as others have suggested, I think the Nintendo Gamecube is the way to go for a six year old. It's an introduction to console gaming with more child oriented titles available. I think you're on the right track. Good luck!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 6:53 am
Looking for some witty ideas here. My mom retired this year. She was dubbed "Nana 911" by my dad because it seems like not a week goes by without one of her 5 kids calling her to babysit or help with the grandkids. I want to make her a sweatshirt or a tee-shirt with "Nanny-911" on it. I was just wondering if you guys had any other ideas to go on the shirt. Like Nana 911 on the front and names of grandkids on back or I could find a picture of a Mary Poppins and insert her face into that and put that on the shirt. Or a list of specific reasons why she was called (ie. Watch Alyssa while Amber goes to doctor or watch Ryan while Julie goes to meeting.) Not the biggest issue out there, but there are usually great ideas here. Thanks!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 7:01 am
Julie how about the kids all put their hand print on the shirt along with their name below it.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 5:56 pm
Jagger's idea is great. But why not just picture of all the grand children, Julie? My mil loves hers, but she only has the two from us. I actually have a question. From Julie's Laptop thread I'd learned that there is a computer section here. I've looked all over here for a while now, perhaps I need glasses.... Could someone point me to the right thread please? We are finally coming out of the Dark Ages! We'd figure out how we could afford a new PC and get on Road Runner(the three-in one deal from Time Warner).
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 5:59 pm
Chy -- just a few threads down the "General Discussions" page. The Help Desk.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 6:43 pm
Gee! Thank you so much Karen! 'I used to go to All things Technical to get help around this site or surfing else where, never thought it'd be where I could actually get help about the Hard wear. Okay, I'm twisting my own tongue too saying all that. Does it even make sense? I think my English part of great cells are taking the weekend off....
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 6:50 pm
true or false: when a can of vegetables or fruit gets a dent in it, does that make the contents bad?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:29 pm
It makes the contents go bad if air or other contaminants can get in the can. I think dents near the rim are most likely to be unsafe, as that's where the seal is and the seal could be broken. If it's just on the rounded sides it should be ok. That's just what I've always heard, but nothing official.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:48 pm
Thanks Kitt, that does make sense.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:49 pm
And I always used to think that a sharp creased dent was definitely bad, or you didn't want to take the risk, but just a rounded dent is probably okay.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 8:24 pm
Well, I can't give you a definitive answer, but I can tell you a story! When I was in high school, a freight train derailed near our town and spilled a load of canned peaches and plumbs down the embankment towards the river. My brother (he's 8 years older than me) and a friend decided to buy salvage rights to the canned goods. I'm not sure why. For a LOOOONG time we had cans stacked in the garage that contained peaches and plums. They also had plenty of dents in them -- what they didn't have was labels. Mom would go out to get a "can of fruit" and it was always a bit of an adventure to see what was inside. I don't recall there being any problem with the dents as long as there wasn't a hole. 
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