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cooby Sep 15 2006 10:59 AM

Has anybody ever seen the ad where the lady is at a wedding reception talking to another couple about the gifts, and the couple says "We got them a blah blah blah pan" and after they step away she sneaks the pan out to the caterer's kitchen and braises a steak to try it out? The cook says "May I help you?" and shes says "No, but have you seen this pan?" Does anybody know what the pan is called? I think it begins with a C and it is a funny word. I want to get my husband one. Thanks!

Johnny Dickshot Sep 15 2006 11:01 AM

what?

cooby Sep 15 2006 11:11 AM

Okay, Johnny, don't pretend you are an offshore CSR...

Yancy Street Gang Sep 15 2006 11:14 AM

I've never seen the commercial, but if you saw it, and liked it, and are interested in buying the product but you can't remember the name of the product, then the commercial didn't really do its job.

cooby Sep 15 2006 11:19 AM

I haven't seen it in a year! That's the problem! It was on the Food Channel

cooby Sep 15 2006 11:50 AM

Here it is: http://www.calphalon.com/ I guess I shouldn't be throwing out those BB&B coupons. Okay, somebody else can ask a question. Not that these people are any help.

Edgy DC Sep 15 2006 12:12 PM

I need a better job. Any help?

cooby Sep 15 2006 12:13 PM

careerbuilder.com

Edgy DC Sep 15 2006 12:17 PM

Thanks.

cooby Sep 15 2006 12:18 PM

As a job hunter myself, I hope there is more input than that.

Edgy DC Sep 21 2006 10:59 PM

While trying to play a video a friend sent me, I accidentally downloaded a search bar called Zango. I do not want Zango. I do not want it here nor there. I do not wnat it anywhere. But I can't delete it. When I located it in my Applicaiton Data folder, I tried to delete it, and it gave me an error message reading "Error Deleting File or Folder: Cannot delete btntrans.idx:Access is denied." Denied? By my own comp? Bite me. How do I shed this thing?

Edgy DC Sep 21 2006 11:35 PM

I kilt it. Did an uninstall. Even the spysweep missed part of it.

cooby Oct 16 2006 12:39 PM

Does anybody know of a website that lists every single NFL player that ever played? It's kinda urgent.

MFS62 Oct 16 2006 12:43 PM

www.pro-football-reference.com I think that's it, but the security software on this business PC I'm using blocked the site, so I couldn't verify it for ya'. Later

cooby Oct 16 2006 12:49 PM

Thanks! That's exactly what I was after! If it works out, I'll let you know No, actually, does anybody know of a book written by an NFL player called "ROBO"? I can't find it anywhere

ScarletKnight41 Oct 16 2006 01:01 PM

Could this be it? Title: The Lost Years of William S. Burroughs: Beats in South Texas Author: Rob Johnson Publication Date: August 2006 Publisher: Texas A & M University Press Country of Publication: United States Market: United States ISBN: 1-58544-517-7 ISBN 13: 978-1-58544-517-2 Item Status: Active Record (Readily Available) Binding Format: Trade Cloth Edition: illustrated Pages: 216 Price: $40.00(USD) Retail (Publisher) Also Available Through: Alibris ;Baker & Taylor Books;Blackwell North America;Brodart Company;NACSCORP, Incorporated Language: English Series Title: Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities, 21 Audience: Scholarly & Professional Bowker Subjects: BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S., 1914-1997 BEAT GENERATION AUTHORS, AMERICAN General Subjects (BISAC): LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General LCCN: 2006-001538 LC Class #: PS3552.U75Z715 2006 Dewey #: 813/.54 B Physical Dimensions (W x L x H): 6 x 9 x 1 in.

cooby Oct 16 2006 01:06 PM

I'm pretty sure it was called "Robo" because this was this player's nickname and it was about his anger issues while playing (roids?). I looked all through those players (thanks MFS) for someone that could have a nickname like that. It makes me mad because I'm pretty sure I found it a few weeks ago and left it go until I needed it. We saw a clip about it on tv. (PTI?)

metirish Oct 16 2006 01:09 PM

Sounds like Bill Romanowski....

metirish Oct 16 2006 01:10 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Romo-Edge-Living-Dreams-Slaying-Dragons/dp/0060758635 Is this it Cooby?

cooby Oct 16 2006 01:12 PM

Yes! That's it! Thank you! (I was close)

MFS62 Oct 16 2006 01:13 PM

Glad you found the right player, because I found this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Johnson_(football_player) His nickname really was ROBO. Later

ScarletKnight41 Oct 16 2006 01:14 PM

Ah. I had turned up Rob Johnson on the Robo search, since Wikipedia lists his nickname as Robo-sack.

cooby Oct 16 2006 01:16 PM

Yes, I found Rob Johnson too and thought that was it! because he was a Raider and my husband likes them but it just fizzled out as a search. I am so glad I asked, thank you thank you thank you metirish....

metirish Oct 16 2006 01:34 PM

No problem Cooby, are you buying that as a gift?

Willets Point Oct 16 2006 01:36 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Ah. I had turned up Rob Johnson on the Robo search, since Wikipedia lists his nickname as Robo-sack. If he played football in England he'd be Robo-bollocks.

cooby Oct 16 2006 01:37 PM

Yes, my husband's birthday is on Halloween and my kids are looking for gift ideas... Also I am getting him a Steelers jersey, haven't decided who yet, but I want to make up my mind on that today too.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 12:55 PM

Does anyone know of any really great websites that discuss the collapse of the Negro Leagues after the integration of the Major Leagues? I'm looking for .gov, .org and .net sites, although I won't rule out a truly great .com resource. I'm doing a decent job of creating my Webliography on my own, but I figured I'd see whether you knowledgeable people had some good suggestions. Thanks.

metirish Oct 31 2006 12:56 PM

Maybe this will help... http://www.blackbaseball.com/history/index.htm

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 12:58 PM

Thanks Irish :)

cooby Oct 31 2006 01:40 PM

I must be loosing my mind. I could have sworn I said something about checking the HOF site, maybe they have something you could use. Anyway, have you checked the HOF site? Maybe they have something you can use.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 03:20 PM

I have checked, although they didn't have much about the demise of the Negro Leagues. But I did look around there - thanks :)

MFS62 Oct 31 2006 03:28 PM

Scarlet, try this one (scroll down a bit). http://www.dickiethon.com/omnibus/ It was written by a sometimes CPF-er who I'm pretty sure looks at our site more frequently than he contributes. You'll also find a lot of stuff written by our own Scrapple8. Later

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 05:14 PM

Thanks - I'll check it out.

SteveJRogers Oct 31 2006 05:30 PM

There was (yeah I know big help I'm being) a listserv based out of Miami of Ohio's listserver called Shadball (Shadowball) or something along that line. I guess I joined after it demised as a viable mailing list discussion group because its been pretty cobwebby for many years. (spam posts every now and then show up, ect) Maybe do a google search of "Shadow Ball" and whatever happened to it will pop up.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 05:32 PM

I'm Googling. I'm Dogpiling. I'll hit Vivisimo next. Ideally, I'd love to find resources with .gov or .org or .edu domains. The more academic, the better for this project.

SteveJRogers Oct 31 2006 05:32 PM

This might help point to a right spot [url]http://www.nlbpa.com/history.html[/url] Even has a message board

ScarletKnight41 Oct 31 2006 05:33 PM

Thanks Steve. Unfortunately, that site is a bit light on my specific topic, which is what happened to the Negro Leagues following the integration of the Major Leagues. However, the link to SABR.org from that site was very helpful - there was some good information there.