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    Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"

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    Image of lizzzz lizzzz
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    I am absolutely sure that my 4-year old could have either 1) realized that was a rhetorical question or 2) answered it in a less idiotic way.
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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    My line on this is that 'It ain't brain surgery'.


    Now I might be a candidate for brain surgery -- I shit you not -- so the joke's on me.

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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    I personally think that at this moment in time, someone at Oxford is quietly tut-tutting right now. And may absolutely continue to do so 24/7.
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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    Crouching party guest, hidden iPhone!
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    Image of keldo keldo
    03/24/09

    @professor hummingbird: Okay now THAT made me laugh!
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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    prefect Ada Lovelace Day post
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    03/24/09

    @LuigiFenelon: Indeed!!


    [findingada.com]

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    Image of kaiwhakamarie kaiwhakamarie
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    I remember seeing this episode on TV a few weeks back. I remember thinking that I should be so lucky if that's the extent of my problems. And her Dad was actually there, too. My Dad would have laughed me out of the room.
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    Image of rocknrollunicorn rocknrollunicorn
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    This post is really servicey because, honestly, I wasn't totally down with what, exactly, rocket science is. So I googled it and found that the "rocket science" Wikipedia page is one of my new favorites.
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    03/24/09

    @rocknrollunicorn: Ditto. <3
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    Image of keldo keldo
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    This is why after losing his phone 6 times I now buy my son cell phones on Ebay. For like $9.
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    03/24/09

    @keldo: I do the same thing. I have the tendency to wash mine in the laundry every once in awhile, so no expensive phones for me anytime soon.
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    03/24/09

    @keldo: someone stole my cell phone, AT THE LIBRARY of all places, so I bought a Moto Q on ebay for $45. This included a car charger and extended battery. I was quite pleased with myself. But no so much pleased that my $400 phone (not even an iPhone, psh) was stolen, bishes and hoes.
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    Image of keldo keldo
    03/24/09

    @HillGirl: I did this to one of my son's phones that he had for 3 days! So no iphones for either one of us.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    03/25/09

    @keldo: Recently I dropped my phone into a portapotty. And it was uh...caught up on something so it didn't sink. So I could retrieve it but I didn't want to. But I also didn't want to buy a new one so I did.


    My DH went into full electronics cleansing and sterilization mode and I now I have what is probably the cleanest cell phone on earth. The hinges are a little loose from his forcing alcohol wipes through them, but the phone is rescued.


    And that is what the recession means to me.

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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    Seriously? I mean I realize it sucks that the girl's phone broke, but come on...electronics and water do not mix. Perhaps leave your iPhone inside, if you knew it was a pool party and kids were pushing each other in the pool. I kinda thought JJ was being a little harsh telling her to "grow up"...I mean seriously. A pool party. People are allowed to do silly, harmless things once in a while in a party setting and not necessarily be immature.
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    Image of Hamsterpants Hamsterpants
    03/24/09

    @onestrawplz: Have you ever seen kids and their technology, though, nowadays? I ate dinner in a restaurant the other night where three young girls (maybe 17 or 18) sat around a table silently, ate with one hand and texted on their phones the ENTIRE TIME with the other. Truly weird. Unless maybe they were texting each other?
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    03/24/09

    @Hamsterpants: True, it's becoming an obsession, and I admit I'm kind of attached to the Blackberry myself (I'm 20, so I am one of those kids you're talking about, heh). I think my generation has a problem with face to face interaction. I know I don't even like using the phone, I'd rather text people, and it's really bad.


    I'm also painfully shy, so that's probably the reason.

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    03/24/09

    @onestrawplz: Well, I mean, the "grow up" comment was not directed at the fact that she was participating in pool party shenanigans. It was "grow up and take responsibility for your mishap by paying for the phone."
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    03/24/09

    @greensprout: That makes sense, but htat's not really how I interpreted it. The girl said something like "I pushed her in the pool because it was a pool party, and other people were doing it" and JJ basically said "you shouldn't push her in the pool, grow up." Normally she's amusing, but that comment just made her sound like such a killjoy.


    Also, to the girl that pushed the other girl in the pool....iPhones are what, $200 or $300? Babysit for a few hours, ya cheapo.

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    Image of feministabroad feministabroad
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    Um. And this is why when I have children they will not own expensive shit. And they wont have cell phones until late high school! Children are getting to be a little too much for me nowadays. Smh. And im only 22!
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    Image of HillGirl HillGirl
    03/24/09

    @feministabroad: Seriously agreed. When I was in middle school all you needed to be cool was a minnie backpack and and an eraser collection. Now you need a phone, i pod and x box. Its no wonder so many people are in financial distress. Oh and I'm only 23.
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    03/24/09

    @feministabroad: Decisions I made in high school about how I would parent did come true. Which is why my fourth grader is one of the only kids without a cell phone at school. How much do these kids need to be in contact with people?
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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    If someone broke my iPhone, it would not take a rocket scientist to determine whether or not I would cut said someone.
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    Image of TheExperience TheExperience
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    What parents think that instead of helping their daughters work this out, the girls should go on court TV and battle it out? It's a freaking iphone!
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    03/24/09

    @TheExperience: yea, I SOMEHOW think it would be a lot easier to have her daughter get a job and give the other girl the money or babysit or something. But this is much funnier.
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    It's a scientist! That studies rockets!


    See?

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    03/24/09

    @Mafalda para Presidente: Batman is a scientist...
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    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    She responded to that question so quickly too. She probably also knows how many roads a man must walk down before they can call him a man.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: and who let the dogs out.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: Ha! She really is a modern day poet/philosopher.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: @BeccaSaurus Rex: And who will stop the rain.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: she's practically a shaman - should I stay or should I go? that is the question.
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    03/24/09

    @saintbernadette: And who will save your soul and who's going to drive you home tonight?
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    Image of Hamsterpants Hamsterpants
    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: and where all the cowboys went.
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    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: i wish i could nominate this discussion for Bestie.
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    Image of missdona missdona
    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: And she knows if Lenny Kravitz is Going to Go Her Way.
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    Image of MarissaExplainsItAll MarissaExplainsItAll
    03/24/09

    @SlothySilence: She also figured out what exactly B2K were referring to in "Peaches and Cream"
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    Image of rocknrollunicorn rocknrollunicorn
    03/24/09

    In reply to Judge Judy: Teen Defendant Unsure On Definition Of "Rocket Scientist"
    That is awesome. But this is the stupidest small claims case I've seen thus far (which says a lot), and really makes me feel validated in my purchase of a $15 cell phone (which still works about a year after I bought it).
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    03/25/09

    @rocknrollunicorn: I've had mine for 3 years, and it works like a charm! (The downside is that it makes stick figure drawings instead of taking photos, but whatever.)
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