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07-17-2005, 12:03 PM
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I finally gave in
I bought an iPod. I had been considering it, and almost bought one from Bicyclekick but he decided to keep it which was fine with me. I wasn't sure if I wanted to be cut off from the rest of the table, and I hadn't owned a set of "headphones" since I was in high school over 15 years ago. ([censored] am I old). I wasn't sure if I'd use it. My experience at Canterbury yesterday pushed me over the edge. A grumpy, truck-driving [censored] berating the fish, an annoying old dude who kept calling aces "stickers" and letting out an irritating cackle everytime he said it, a metrosexual douche-bag who kept flirting with the acne-riddled chip runner, two gentlemen from the sub-continent discussing what they would have had had they not folded preflop. I could take it no more. So, after $350 at Target, I have an iPod and some noise-blocking headphones. I never thought I would become that guy. I am that guy. The other option was $19.99 on a Louisville Slugger and bashing all of their brains in, but nothing kills a good game like a guy beating the players to death with a baseball bat. That is all.
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07-17-2005, 12:16 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
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The other option was $19.99 on a Lousiville Slugger and bashing all of thier brains in, but nothing kills a good game like a guy beating the players to death with a baseball bat. [/ QUOTE ] I disagree, this actually sounds like the fastest and most effective way to get all their chips. Plus you save $330.01 in costs to boot.
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07-17-2005, 12:29 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
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[ QUOTE ] The other option was $19.99 on a Lousiville Slugger and bashing all of thier brains in, but nothing kills a good game like a guy beating the players to death with a baseball bat. [/ QUOTE ] I disagree, this actually sounds like the fastest and most effective way to get all their chips. Plus you save $330.01 in costs to boot. [/ QUOTE ] Prison is -EV IMHO.
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07-17-2005, 01:08 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
Bob, what kind of noise-cancelling phones did you get? I'm looking into adding a pair of these, and any recommendations would be helpful.
FWIW, this is more for work than the B&M, b/c someone years ago decided the company should have an "open floor plan". Great.
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07-17-2005, 02:56 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
I highly recommend the Bose Quiet Comfort 2's. Definitely on the more expensive side but they work amazingly. I use these at work everyday and can't imagine traveling on an airplane without them.
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07-17-2005, 03:54 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
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I highly recommend the Bose Quiet Comfort 2's. Definitely on the more expensive side but they work amazingly. I use these at work everyday and can't imagine traveling on an airplane without them. [/ QUOTE ] I like the Bose Triports. No matter what pair you get be sure to burn them in. Burn-in is the term of "wear in" and to do so you need to hook up your headphones to some source. Then proceed to play the music very loud. Make you have a variety of music playing. Let it play for a 24hours or so, and then the sound quality improves drastically.
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07-17-2005, 04:09 PM
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Re: I finally gave in
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[ QUOTE ] I highly recommend the Bose Quiet Comfort 2's. Definitely on the more expensive side but they work amazingly. I use these at work everyday and can't imagine traveling on an airplane without them. [/ QUOTE ] I like the Bose Triports. No matter what pair you get be sure to burn them in. Burn-in is the term of "wear in" and to do so you need to hook up your headphones to some source. Then proceed to play the music very loud. Make you have a variety of music playing. Let it play for a 24hours or so, and then the sound quality improves drastically. [/ QUOTE ] What kind of $$$$ are we talking about here?
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