Cinoclav's Field of 32 Day 3

cinoclav thought this was worth mentioning said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:04am ET

Did anyone see that coming? Vacuum Sealers kicked the bristles out of the Electric Toothbrushes with a final score of 31 to 14. But don’t get too excited you bag sucking fans, you’re going to be facing Power Banks in the next round!
Today we have a legitimate contest of two heavyweights in a whole different form of sucking. It’s the battle of laziness vs thoroughness. Do you prefer to sit back and hope your Roomba gets the job done or do you take a little initiative and get your ass to pushing around your upright Dyson or Shark vacuum? Happy Voting!

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cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:04am ET:

Roombas!

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- /giphy Roomba cat
  
  narfcake said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:35am ET
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- @narfcake voted Roomba (I have another brand, can’t recall which at moment because we call it lots of things) because of things like riding cats, the way that no matter where you are it seems to come find you to smack into you feet, etc, etc. The other kind is too boring, unless you are Mrs Doubtfire.
  
  mollama said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:22am ET
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- @stolicat It appears you might be going 0-3 with your Roomba vote. I will move to 1-2 if this holds. You should see if you can get them all wrong - that would be an amazing achievement!
  
  mfladd said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 4:09pm ET
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- @mfladd @stolicat Did you print out the grid on my goat page so you could fill out your predictions?
  
  cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 5:53pm ET
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- @cinoclav @stolicat I did not. I am taking it day to day. But I might have to do that.
  
  mfladd said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:57pm ET
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- @cinoclav @mfladd Of course I did - I’d show it, but will wait until the end to display the folly of my inept bracketing … yes, looking like going 0 and 3 …
  
  stolicat said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 1:01am ET
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cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:05am ET:

Dyson/Shark Upright Vacuums!

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mfladd said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:12am ET:

#TeamShark!

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- @mfladd
  youtube babyshark
  
  therealjrn said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:41am ET
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- @mfladd @therealjrn
  
  /youtube baby shark original song
  
  Yeah, baby! Woooooooo!
  
  Barney said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:24am ET
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- @Barney @mfladd @therealjrn OMG NNOOOOOOO
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:53am ET
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- @tinamarie1974
  
  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  
  Barney said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 12:16pm ET
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chienfou said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:14am ET:

Roombas always make me think of The Jetsons… BTW when are we getting the flying cars anyway!

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- @chienfou or that device that showers, dresses, does hair and make-up!!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:16am ET
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- @tinamarie1974 Umm, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863.
  
  cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:55am ET
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- @cinoclav NNOOOOO not that!!!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 8:08am ET
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- @cinoclav trying to get me in trouble!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:20am ET
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- @tinamarie1974 Well, I can’t help you with Rosie. All I can offer is a rosie palm.
  
  cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:38am ET
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- @tinamarie1974
  /giphy robot makeup
  
  narfcake said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 1:21pm ET
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- @narfcake that is some scary shit there!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 1:35pm ET
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daveinwarsh said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:27am ET:

Say “NO” to Roomba.
We had one. It would sneak up and try to kill us.
I’m thinking it was possessed by some evil spirits.
Even our dogs knew better than to trust it.

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  /giphy Roomba fight
  
  RiotDemon said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:00am ET
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- @daveinwarsh but it is paired with Dyson… Dyson
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:06am ET
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- @daveinwarsh @tinamarie1974
  
  Roomba.
  
  Because:
  
  /giphy cat on roomba
  
  f00l said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:41am ET
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- @daveinwarsh @f00l @tinamarie1974 aww, lol, that gif almost makes me want to change my vote.
  
  therealjrn said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:05am ET
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- @daveinwarsh @f00l @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 you can change it - just takes two quick clicks.
  I am worried about that poor cat, tho - no cat I’ve ever lived with would’ve tolerated that …
  
  stolicat said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 1:41pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh @f00l @stolicat @therealjrn @tinamarie1974
  
  I mean, really — what’s up with all these cats wearing costumes and riding on Roombas?
  
  TheFLP said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:11pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh @f00l @stolicat @TheFLP @therealjrn post catnip ride?
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 9:14pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh @f00l @stolicat @TheFLP @tinamarie1974 My Mr. Whiskers freezes up like that when I put him in a costume too. Not quite as bad as this…maybe they’re dying of mortal embarrassment?
  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  
  imgur.com/8SCCbLM
  
  therealjrn said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:06pm ET
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cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 1:09pm ET:

The uprights are slowly but surely pulling away. Will the little robot hack into Skynet and make a comeback?

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daveinwarsh said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:12pm ET:

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- @daveinwarsh but… WHY?
  
  chienfou said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:20pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh aawww such a cute chicken!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:23pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh @tinamarie1974
  mine would “never sit still for that”
  
  chienfou said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:25pm ET
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- @chienfou @daveinwarsh no mine either! Well they are technically my parents, but I go visit them, buy them treats, christmas presents, etc. They are such sweet girls…but no way in hell they would go for a ride!
  
  tinamarie1974 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:27pm ET
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- @tinamarie1974 Your parents are cats?
  
  mehcuda67 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:33am ET
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- @mehcuda67 no, my parents are humans, they have pet CHICKENS
  
  tinamarie1974 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:37am ET
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- @chienfou @tinamarie1974 They probably super-glued the hens feet to the Roomba. Our hens wouldn’t stand for it either…
  
  daveinwarsh said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:59am ET
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- @chienfou @daveinwarsh @tinamarie1974 I really read that as the chickens were your parents, which set off many brief but strange chains of thought. You need to remember your apostrophes …
  
  stolicat said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 1:05am ET
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- @chienfou @daveinwarsh @stolicat yeah, I re-read it and saw my mistake. My ability to utilize proper punctuation is inversely related to my level of tiredness. Rest assured I was not hatched
  
  tinamarie1974 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 9:31am ET
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mike808 said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:43pm ET:

Go Team Roomba!

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- @mike808 It’s not looking good.
  
  cinoclav said Wed, Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:58pm ET
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- @cinoclav @mike808 Really, has a Shark or Dyson vacuum ever provided as much entertainment? Our cats are freaked out but fascinated by the Roomba, while just totally panicked by the Shark vacuum.
  
  stolicat said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 1:09am ET
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UncleVinny said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 1:06am ET:

Achewood used the Roomba to evoke in the reader a certain tender vulnerability, a precious glimpse into the eye of the Act of Creative Expression:

http://achewood.com/index.php?date=05212004

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DennisG2014 said Thu, Jul 4th 2019 at 12:31pm ET:

I had a Roomba - it was a neat novelty, but to keep it running was more trouble than it was worth.
iRobot was fantastic with customer service, though - when I contacted them to buy a replacement battery, they sent me one for free. When I contacted them to buy some parts to repair my crippled Roomba, they sent me a whole new chassis for free.
Both times it was well beyond the warranty period.
This was quite awhile ago, I don’t know if their CS is still as generous or if their vacs are still as difficult to maintain.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’ve owned a few Dysons and, while their plastic parts could stand to be a bit more robust/rugged, as long as you don’t handle them too roughly, they work really well.

I have heard some things about the Shark brand that would make me very wary of ever buying one, but everyone I know who has actually owned one has liked it.

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