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twansalem
member since 03/23/2005
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About me: I'm a physics grad student, this website is one of my many procrastination tools.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Get rear-ended by a lousy teenage driver while attempting to go out to a nice dinner in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
So while I had plans to do a little shopping and then go out to dinner with Mrs. Twan, we got rear-ended by a dumb kid who was driving too fast in worsening snowy conditions. Traffic up ahead had come to a stop because of a multi-car pileup. I was able to stop without hitting the car in front of me (barely), but the kid behind me had been driving too fast, and couldn't come to a stop in time. No one was hurt, and there was no major damage (although I'm going to need a new rear bumper), but it still sucked.

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Comment Icon twansalem commented on a review of Work in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
Sounds like a good time to work on the TV to me. Other than the World Series or the State of the Union Address, it's one of the few guaranteed times that there's nothing on TV that I'd want to watch.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Read a book in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
I generally prefer to do something that involves going some place that would generally be packed (a restaurant, pick up basketball court, movie theater, etc.), but let's face it, if you're staying at home and not watching the Super Bowl, none of the other TV networks are really going to try to compete with the Super Bowl, so there's no point watching TV. You might as well pick up a book.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Use not watching the game as a bargaining tool when game 7 of the NBA Finals goes into overtime (or game 7 of the World Series goes to extra innings, etc.) in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
This really doesn't apply to me, as if game 7 of the NBA Finals was going into overtime, Mrs. Twan would be right there watching it with me (or trying to, she might fall asleep on the couch if it was getting too late).

But I know several guys who could definitely use something like not watching the Super Bowl as a bargaining tool for why their wife/girlfriend shouldn't mind them watching another big game in another sport later that year.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Watch an old VHS tape of the 1986 Super Bowl in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
My old junior high English teacher was an obsessive Chicago sports fan. He told us that instead of watching the Super Bowl every year, he watched his tape of the Bears winning the Super Bowl in 1986. He said he would watch that tape every year until the Bears got back to the big game.

Since the Bears did make it back in 2007 (but didn't win), I'm not sure what he does now. My mom works with him though, and every once in a while she tells me some crazy story that only further emphasizes how much he is obsessed with Chicago sports teams, so maybe she'd know.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Play basketball in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
When I was single, heading to the basketball court for a pick up game was my usual activity of choice during the Super Bowl. The courts aren't packed like they usually are, yet if it's a college rec center, there are usually enough international students and other non-football fans to get a game together.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Rent a movie in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
If you're planning on staying home, and watching TV, you better rent a movie, because it seems like most channels don't even bother competing with the Super Bowl.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Go out to eat in Things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl:
This is the one night of the year where you can pick just about any restaurant you want (well, as long as they don't have more than just the television over the bar, and as long as they aren't a pizza place that delivers) walk in the door without a reservation, and be seated almost instantly. Mrs. Twan and I did this last year, and are planning on going out to eat again this year.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Standard gear shifting in Items Which Became Obsolete in Your Life:
I can't say I care that much one way or the other, but if you really think that manual transmission cars are obsolete, go to Europe and look around. It's actually quite rare to see an automatic over there.

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Review Icon twansalem reviewed Malox and similar products in Items Which Became Obsolete in Your Life:
I've never had much use for the stuff, but I still see it on the shelf in the pharmacy aisle of grocery stores, so I don't really think it's obsolete.

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