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http://www.recordtv.com

WebSkulker saw this in the Netsurfer Digest.  This site will record any TV program you want on a hard drive on their server, then let you play it back on your computer in Real Media format.  You sign up for an account, look at a TV-Guide type of display to choose programs you want to record, and they schedule the recording job.  After the program is over, login to your account to see a list of programs recorded for you.  Click on a recording to watch it.

They claim that "you will no longer need your old VCR. This site does most everything your current VCR can do and then some", but this isn't really true because with your old VCR and a TV set, you can watch the program on a big screen with good quality, whereas recordtv.com plays it back in a tiny, low-quality, format.  On the other hand, recordtv.com can record several programs on different channels for you at once, and let you watch them later, one at a time.

Do you jr. skulkers remember the iCraveTV.com site that was mentioned in our 12/9/99 issue?  They were sued immediately for violating the copyrights of the TV stations and are out of service.  WebSkulker has no doubt that recordtv.com will be sued also, so this may not last long. 

http://www.givemetalk.com

This site makes it easy for any jr. skulker to produce their own Internet radio station, and to find and listen to broadcasts produced by others.  If you just want to listen, click on the above link and choose one of the top 10 broadcasts, or click on a category to find shows.  Click on a show to listen to it in RealMedia format.  All of these shows were produced by regular people and you can do the same.

If you want to broadcast, you sign up for an account and fill in a form describing your program (you can have more then one) and upload your picture.  This will set up a web page like the ones you see when you play the recordings currently on the site.  Then download their recording software (or they have instructions to use other recording software you may already have), produce your audio material, convert it to RealMedia format, and upload it to their site for hosting.

All of this is, of course, free.  This site was suggested by Jr. Skulker Chris Gray.

http://www.commandaudio.com

http://www.commandaudio.com/demo/index.html

Jr. Skulker BatteryMan told us about this site which will not be useful to the average jr. skulker today, but is a hint of things to come.  This company is running a prototype in Denver, CO and Phoenix, AZ of an audio-on-demand service delivered wirelessly through a portable hand-held box manufactured by RCA.  No computer is used, all selections are made using buttons and a display on the box itself.  The second link is a demo of the device and service in Shockwave animation. 

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Submitted by Jr. Skulker Grant Ellis

Did you hear about the Alabama redneck who passed away and left his entire estate in trust for his beloved widow?

She can't touch it until she's fourteen

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What's the most popular pickup line in Alabama?

Nice tooth.

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How do you know when you're staying in a motel in Alabama?

When you call the front desk and say "I've gotta leak in my sink" and the front desk says "go ahead"

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How can you tell if an Alabama redneck is married?

There is dried chewing tobacco on both sides of his pickup truck.

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Did you hear that they raised the minimum drinking age in Alabama to 32?

Seems that they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools.

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What do they call reruns of Hee Haw in Alabama?

A documentary. 

What do they call them in Kentucky?

Life styles of the rich and famous.

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How many Alabama rednecks does it take to eat a 'possum?

Two. One to eat, and one to watch out for traffic.

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Why did God invent armadillos?

So Alabama rednecks can have 'possum on the half shell.

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Where was the toothbrush invented?

Alabama. If it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush.

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Did you hear about the $3,000,000 Alabama state lottery?

The winner gets $3 a year for a million years.

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Did you hear that the Governor's mansion in Montgomery burned down?

Yep, Pert' near took out the whole trailer park.

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What's the best thing to come out of Alabama?

Interstate 65

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An Alabama State Trooper pulls over a pickup truck on I-65.

He says to the driver, "Got any I.D.?"

The driver says, " 'bout what"?

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A new law recently passed in Alabama:

When a couple gets divorced, they are still brother and sister.

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What do you get when you have 32 Alabamans in the same room?

A full set of teeth.

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Emily Sue passed away and Bubba called 911. The 911 operator told Bubba that she would send someone out right away.

"Where do you all live?" asked the operator.
Bubba replied, "At the end of Eucalyptus Drive."
The operator asked "Can you spell that for me?"
There was a long pause and finally Bubba said, "How 'bout I drag her over to Oak St. and you pick her up there?"

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Two Alabamans are walking down different ends of the street towards each other, and one is carrying a sack. When they meet, one says, "Hey Tommy Ray, what'cha got in the bag?"

"Jus' some Chickens."

If I guesses how many they are, can I have one?"

"Shoot, ya guesses how many they are, I'll give you BOTH of them" 

"OK. Ummmm......Five?"

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