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    Girlfriends say the best things

    Noramlly my girlfriend is very smart but I think she just had a blonde moment.

    She just asked me if they make sweat bands in sweat shops
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Flood View Post
    Noramlly my girlfriend is very smart but I think she just had a bloned moment.

    She just asked me if they make sweat bands in sweat shops
    A blonde moment?


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    Quote Originally Posted by steve threlfall View Post
    A blonde moment?


    And in fairness, they probably do make 'em in sweat shops Most of Nike's stuff certainly used to be.
    They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them.

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    i like sweat shops. oh wait, thats sweet.
    throw new ArgumentException (String, String, Exception)

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    A girl i used to work with announced to the office one day that she had gone beyond having blonde moments, and instead just has moments of genius. the remaining times she was permenantly blonde.

    Sounded about right to us.

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    "The TV uses just as much power on standby as it does switched on!"

    AHGHGHAGGHHHGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!

    Breathe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Konan555 View Post
    "The TV uses just as much power on standby as it does switched on!"

    AHGHGHAGGHHHGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!

    Breathe.
    my parents must be blonde too, lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Konan555 View Post
    "The TV uses just as much power on standby as it does switched on!"

    AHGHGHAGGHHHGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!

    Breathe.
    How much electricity DOES a TV use on standby?
    With love and many thanks,

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    i hear don one of those energy adverts that u need to turn tv off to save energy not on standby... Whats the point i nstandby then. how annoying if everytime u get in bed to watch tv u think, oh ****, turned it off by the tv
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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin4458 View Post
    how annoying if everytime u get in bed to watch tv u think, oh ****, turned it off by the tv
    Well then don't be so lazy It's not that big an ask to walk 10 feet at most to press a button really, is it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlindMelon7 View Post
    How much electricity DOES a TV use on standby?
    depends on whether it's a TFT or CRT

    potentially a lot, if it keeps the electron gun and magnets charged

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    why dont they force tv makers to make a better standby mode then?

    ir recievers can't take up that much juice ffs!

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    They probably have a deal with the electricity company
    With love and many thanks,

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    potentially a lot, if it keeps the electron gun and magnets charged
    Which they don't.... not that you 'charge' the magnets.

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    I was once asked if ships float when they're not turned on by a blonde friend.

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    its next to nothing in most cases. my 36" crt uses <1W on standby, or under 1% of a decent lightbulb.
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