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Liese! I have to admit to having been very suspicious of minuscule. I also had issues with dilemma for a long time. I really thought that should have been an n instead of the second m. Even with the knowledge of the etymology, I felt sure I'd seen it spelt dilemna. Took months to shake that loose.

Interesting (eta: uh, to me). I decided to google Ally Bank because I had a niggling memory of one of their ads bothering me, and I hadn't realised they used to be GMAC. It's so freaking hard to keep track. The ad where they (apparently) give a stranger on the street tons of money to watch keeps reminding me that another one irritated me, but I can't work out which one it is--are they the guys who insist that people are a good thing in my banking experience? I think banks should realise that the ability to deposit a check with not only no other people, but not even putting on clothes is amazing, and being able to find the right person to talk to when I have a requirement that falls outside their app is also amazing--I haven't seen an ad yet that stresses their bank will do whichever of those you need.

It seems that one of the hardest things to green screen is motorboats. The masking technique is still making hair look artificial. I wonder how that looks to someone used to TV and movies from 20 years ago. Then 40 and then 60--I mean, people who've had a chance to see what reality looks like, but aren't up to speed with FX.

I really thought that should have been an n instead of the second m.

Right! Agreed. I dunno where I got that impression, but I definitely do. Maybe my eye can only process so many little humps in one word.

How cool, -t! That is really right up close.

on the phone with insurance "providers" trying to deal with 2012 Childcare FSA still. One request I sent it for $335 was paid out at $270 because they could not read my form well. No email to me, and I was just told, "oh no, it is the process for the processors/eximiners to communicate in these situations. Since they could only see one week of charges, that is what they repaid on, they could see the form did not scan in fully, but they would not contact you about that, it is up to you to contact if not reimbursed fully." paraphrased. Bingo customer service you got there.

Up-close hawk! How cool!

msbelle, FWIW, when I was an insurance processor, we had no way to contact or communicate with claimants. Other people scanned the forms into our systems and then they threw the hard copy away. Even if we could see that something was missing, or an unreadable scan, there was not a damn thing we could do about it. We could only pay on what we got. So, yeah, it's incredibly stupid and frustrating, but there really is nothing else you can do but re-submit for what wasn't paid. I wonder how many people don't get paid what they're owed because they don't realize they weren't denied, it was just a stupid mistake.

I am going to see Pink with Juliana

!!!!!!! (Watch out for the contact high, Lee).

I have no idea what you are talking about. None.

SO RAISE YOUR GLASS IF YOU ARE WRONG, IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS! All my underdogs, we will never be never be anything but loud and nitty gritty dirty little freaks!

I see your command there, Juliana. ♥

"Show jumping mice"

Very cool -t!!!

Much cooler than my raccoon sighting this morning.

I read the avclub's review of the finale of Downton Abbey (DA) and I thought it was quite good. And I thought the point was interesting regarding

puts the responsibility of [...] processing [...] on the viewers, not on the show, which is where it belongs.

I think back to Jimmy Smits character on NYPD Blue and one review I read about the final episode he was in said something to the effect that his death was so dramatic and took such a long time that it felt like there was literally a Greek Chorus accompanying every labored breath .

That is probably at the other extreme of the show processing and the audience processing completely and fully.

In answer to ita's question and Wonderfalls ambulance, the example that comes to mind is L.A. Law and the elevator.