TheUncleBob's Messages

TheUncleBob commented on Use Your Bank Accounts Every Three Years Or They Will Go To The State

"If I have an account with a negative balance, does it get turned over to the state after three years?"

http://consumerist.com/5041057/#c7397544 1:20 PM on Aug 24

TheUncleBob commented on Owner Calls For Chew Toy Recall After Dog's Injury Results In Tongue Amputation

"I have this same toy, even with the same company's logo on it."

http://consumerist.com/5040194/#c7360281 5:53 PM on Aug 21

TheUncleBob commented on Preemptively Praise Customer Service Reps And They Will Do Your Bidding

"I deal with CSRs all the time in my own job."

http://consumerist.com/5038418/#c7291481 5:53 PM on Aug 18

TheUncleBob commented on JetBlue Has Grandmother Arrested For Refusing To Delete An Unflattering Video Recording

"@: I bet a woman could bring a personal massager on with her - could she use it during the flight?"

http://consumerist.com/5036981/#c7228709 12:55 PM on Aug 14

TheUncleBob commented on Walmart Says You Can't Scan That 1925 Family Portrait, Because Copyright Lasts Forever

"I skimmed through many of the replies, but I would like to point out a few things. Just because someone claims a photograph is old, it doesn't mean squat."

http://consumerist.com/5036075/#c7185343 1:33 PM on Aug 12

TheUncleBob commented on Favre Traded, But Madden's Cover Remains The Same

"[www.thecoverproject.net]"

http://kotaku.com/5034098/#c7097039 5:33 AM on Aug 7

TheUncleBob commented on Burger King Launches The "Token-Powered Pay Toilet"

"@happysquid: "Also, they should build 2 x as many bathrooms for women as they do for men."

http://consumerist.com/5029898/#c6927027 6:14 PM on Jul 28

TheUncleBob commented on Subway Says Get Off Your Phone Or Go To The Back Of The Line

"@jamesdenver: Unfortunately, that sounds more like "uncommon courtesy" now-a-days..."

http://consumerist.com/5030165/#c6926766 5:53 PM on Jul 28

TheUncleBob commented on FCC Approves Sirius-XM Merger

"@BuddyGuyMontag: "Bottom line: It's not dangerous, it was needed in order to keep 20 million Americans entertained."

http://consumerist.com/5029441/#c6903714 7:09 PM on Jul 26

TheUncleBob commented on Goshdangit! My NASCAR 09 Gamesave Done Blowed Up!

""Seriously, EA Sports, why is it amateur hour all of a sudden?" Now, I'm not one to jump out and bash EA whenever I can, but what the heck do you mean by "all of a sudden?" Someone needs to put together an article on the many, many bugs that have been in EA's games, including the ones that are in the same series year after year."

http://kotaku.com/5027069/#c6788039 1:23 PM on Jul 20

TheUncleBob commented on Rumor: Slim, Sub $100 Nintendo DS Coming

"@Mit: "Why release new colors when a new model release is imminent?" You're new to Nintendo, aren't you?"

http://kotaku.com/5025176/#c6680955 9:37 PM on Jul 14

TheUncleBob commented on Rumor: Slim, Sub $100 Nintendo DS Coming

"No one bought/liked the Browser, so the RAM expansion isn't a big deal. Rumble isn't a huge deal (there's what, three games that use it?) and could probably be built-in pretty easily. GBA content into DS games..."

http://kotaku.com/5025176/#c6680688 9:18 PM on Jul 14

TheUncleBob commented on Game Marathons: Fad, or Going the Distance?