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Friends, S08E09 – The One With The Rumor (2001):
Monica (Courteney Cox) “saves” thanksgiving for all the friends who can’t make it home.
Joey – whilst eating chips shortly before the big turkey dinner: “Let me explain to you how the human body works. I have to warm my stomach first. Eatin’ chips is like stretching.”

Cougar Town, S02E09 – Here Comes My Girl (2009):
Jules (Courteney Cox, again) “saves” thanksgiving for all her friends who can’t make it home or whose families have fallen apart.
Andy – whilst eating a hamburger shortly before the big turkey dinner: “Thanksgiving is a food marathon. You have to warm up. This is like stretching.”

Really, ABC?

Last year I was in the market for new earbuds, after my second pair of Sony In-Ear headphones broke down.
My buddy Denny (whom I see IRL about as often as he blogs, which is way too seldom) recommended the Bose® In-Ear Headphones. I took his recommendation (even though the little f*ckrs are quite expensive) and have been very happy with the choice.

Shortly before my last USA trip, Bose released a version of the same headphones with an inline microphone, the Bose® Mobile In-Ear Headset. It’s compatible with most smartphones with standard jack connectors (and supplies adapters for brands with non-standard diameters).

It works great on the iPhone. The inline microphone also works as a button to pick up and hang up calls. It also functions as a remote control for the iPod application. ¹

The best thing about it though is that on the new-ish unibody MacBook, the headset actually works as a headset, which is great for Skype.

I’ve been wanting to do this ever since the iPhone first came out. At the time MacBooks still had a separate line-in and line-out, meaning the microphone part of iPhone headsets was ignored.

The 15″ and 17″ Unibody models still have separate line-in and line-out sockets, but apparently the line-out has a dual function on this models too. Yet another reason to treat yourself to a new laptop or at least a new headset for the holidays.
Update: The 13″ MacBook and 13″ MacBook Pro are at an all time low price now at Amazon (including free shipping), just in time for a happy thanksgiving!