Evening Reading

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• It's the first book in the EotW series, I bet it says that on the cover. Congrats on starting such a grea... : darweidu
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  Ok it's apparently the first book in the series. Are there 12 others or something? : c0bra
  • There are... too many others. 9(did the 10th come out?) out right now. : dinozaur
• first in the series. : mindfuck
• First WoT book. An entertaining read. Might be slow in beginning, but stick with it. Fun series of books. : dinozaur
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  first and imo the best one although I haven't read the most recent couple. If you get hooked be prepared... : null
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    Well I love to read, especially fantasy, and I haven;t had a god one to read in a while. : c0bra
    • I'm reading Clash of Kings, second in the Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin since Vantag... : Delithio
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      They are good books, I was addicted to reading them for a while but slacked off on the last two. I'll ge... : null
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        OMFG. I was asking around for the title of that book a month or two ago. Thank you good sir! : Delithio
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          No problem. I saw it recommended a while ago somewhere online. The fantasy mechanics are really similar... : null
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            Hmm.. Amazon.com is coming up short. Any other places I might be able to find this from? : Delithio
            • If any shackers are willing to ship it to me for a spell, I'd pay all S&H fees. :) : Delithio
            • Hmmm didn't realize that it's out of print or whatever and expensive now. There is one listed for $9.76 ... : null
  • i recently re-read the whole series... caught up for twilight, coming out around christmas probably. sti... : ignatius
• Resources for WoT readers: There are a ton of pages out there with awesome plot summaries and characte... : darweidu
• Great book. Series gets better and better up until book 5 where it starts stalling somewhat. : johnny rotten
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  Is the Song of Ice and Fire series a trilogy? or are there more to come? : Andy Hanson
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    Definitely many more to come. From now on, these epic fantasy writers should write the whole series FI... : Vantage
    • 5 books total. : johnny rotten
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  Best Series Ever. : land
  • But it just... won't... end... until it stops making money : Rotten Deadite

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  I used to a LONG time ago. Like in 94 or maybe even earlier. I had a Skaven army. I played WH40K more t... : Odoyle
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    Same, brown was easy to paint. And no-one else had them. But as more people played 40k, I had a small Tyr... : gingerninja
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      I painted more than I played. I had 40K Eldar and Ultramarine armies that were HUGE. All painted really ... : Odoyle
      • http://www.fierybadgers.com/warhammer It's fairly safe to say that I didn't : gingerninja
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  i liked Warhammer 40k better. i dont like fantasy themed shit. : fatbeaner
  • Yeah?? Well, it doesn't like you either!! : Vantage
• Yeah when i was a kid i played Warhammer and Warhammaer 40k. Was good fun, never painted any of the model... : disembodied potato
• a couple of times in college. pretty cool but it takes a lot of work. and i sucked at a painting so i n... : jedi_27

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  I'm a fucking retard and I even have an Xbox! So LOL at you! : firebone
  • *Shakes fist at firebone, with extreme prejudice!* : MuaaSan
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  XBOX HALO LAN my place tomorrow ;) : jedi_27
  • on my way. this time I wont piss on the carpet : Degenerate

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• Evening Reading is OVER! : radula

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• me too : filthysock
• is it an 8 attraction or a 10 attraction. I only give 10's to chicks who give me insta-wood, or they woul... : Morgin
• I just like to throw the curve. : cacktrot
• i ususaly just keep away from that godawful abomination of a website : vodor
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  while we're not on the subject, it irks me that any girl wearing a bikini, hot or not, gets at least a 9.... : slax0r
  • i know, or if they show any skin. : Morgin
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  I just give everyone 10s if I'm ever forced to rate someone, I don't like the idea of hurting people I d... : headache
  • you will not die alone! : Morgin
  • http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=ARGRKR&key=LBC why you should never rate people always a 10 : scharfschuetze
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    if they're stupid enough to post their picture, they're asking for it, and deserve every bit of it. : vodor
    • you vote republican right? : Kashmir
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      Thats like saying people who leave their houses unlocked deserve to be robbed. Why on earth would you ta... : headache
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        if you leave your house unlocked, you expect people to be honest and leave you alone. if you post on hot-... : vodor
        • damn dude, those are some godawful arguments. i really hope no one bought that crap. : vodor
      • no no no...the site is MADE TO RATE PEOPLE its more like someone saying "honestly...am i hot? or not?"... : TheTick
• Well, if they are ugly, they all get a 1, no point giving anything between 1 and 7. But I do make a diffe... : moshman
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  1 = Barf, puke, spit. 2 = Barf 3 = Ewww! 4 = It won't go up (self preservation) 5 = I'd consider doin... : bobokiller
  • 10 should be "Do you take American Express?" : Hizzow

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  *DOWNLOAD'D* I loved that Hot Snakes track someone posted (emocore?) a couple weeks ago. : emnii
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    that was me too :D "No Hands" IIRC? : Odoyle
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      Yes! And thank you, that song rocks! BTW, do we get track names for any of these? : emnii
      • Not anytime soon. I can ask next time I see one of the guys. The only song name I know is "My Hive" a... : Odoyle
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  when does the Mars Volta full-length come out? : mr brown
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    According to this French fansite it'll be on Universal and it should be out by the year's end. http://... : Odoyle
    • bah the one time i wish i knew French... : mr brown
• Ok got the first two, prepare for negative comments and lots of em !! : {Venger}

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• ... grumple I hate it when I don't click the thread but maybe someone knows is there is a solo WC3 replay... : kanix
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  you mean like after you FAP, and you want to watch how well you did ? : jedi_27
  • if i watched my replays i would go limp : kanix
• i wish, so then i could watch replays at work : mr brown

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• Welcome home! : mp7rox
• so give us the goods! : jasonepowell
• Post pics please : mp7rox

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• hell no, i can't get up till 11... : disco

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  Maarten is my hero. : UtilityMaximizer
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=5161803 : redfive

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• quiet down big nose : smdever
• Oh, uh... about eleven, sir! : Flawless Cowboy

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  your lcd's are fighting each other? : goatsecxy
  • PICS + DIVX? : UtilityMaximizer

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• Why are you not banned? : skynet

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• lights? sucks : teh snail
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  Im not a fan of darkened taillights : Blackdawgg
  • god i cant spell : Blackdawgg
  • i would have to agree, i think it looked better before. i think the dark tinted tail-lights look ghettoo... : Orion
• I hate that look. Why fix it when it ain't broke? : jasonepowell
• Get some good tires! And chip that bia! : firebone
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  I cannot agree with you. I like Jettas though, and that's a nice color. : Odoyle
  • yeah aren't jetta's the car with the blue tinted speedometer and stuff at night. i think that is a jetta... : Orion
  • hahah! You like Jettas! You're a Trixie! : haiku

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  Whats even neater is that you can actually make a map that USES these starcraft models. : Nighteyes
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    yeah the last one you did was awesome. you should make one with ZERG ;) : jedi_27
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      i got a map where you hold off zerg rushes as the marines, its like starship troopers. : Nighteyes
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        you need to set up an FTP site with your maps, they are cool as hell. how do you add the ZERG and MA... : jedi_27
        • You treat the editor well, show it how much you care, do special things for it to surprise it, and then t... : Nighteyes
      • is that the minigunners map? : Raziel
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  SPOILER - ITS THE BONUS FOOTAGE IF YOU BEAT SO ON HARD : jedi_27
  • *BLAH* Shack-Boy *BLAH* : Orion

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  That guy who got booted needs a new toupee. Awful! : Former_HPB
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    Here's a pic: http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/020718James_Traficant.jpg : Former_HPB
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      Awww, that's a cute little critter that curled up and fell asleep on his noggin. : [andromeda]
      • It's better if you get a side view. It's like teased up high, and the color is not even close. Very funna... : Former_HPB
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  Yeah, when I heard it was Condit who dissented I just shook my head and chuckled. : EvilDolemite
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    He's already lost his bid for re-election, he doesn't have a whole lot to lose. : cacktrot
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      Still, though, that was an assinine thing to do. *Everyone* knows the dude's guilty. 420-1? Makes you ... : EvilDolemite
      • free publicity : mr brown
• I was hoping he'd moonwalk up to the podium like he said he would :( : ratman
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  Wow, Gary Condit?! But... but I didn't want any reason to like that murderer anymore. : Odoyle
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    Dude, how is that a reason to like him? : EvilDolemite
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      Because James Traficant is my personal hero. : Odoyle
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        He's just a "regular guy"...that accepts bribes and payoffs and wears a *really* bad toupee : EvilDolemite
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          thats a toupe...i thought that had to be his natural hair (real hair is beter then any toupe no matter ho... : nurall
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            http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=21698 That CANNOT be his real hair man!! : EvilDolemite
            • if thats not real then youd think hed chose some decent hair : nurall
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          Everybody in the House is guilty of that shit too, they just picked Traficant out because he is an eccent... : Odoyle
          • Well, that's certainly a broad generalization. I believe that many Reps. accept bribes and special inter... : EvilDolemite
• Dude 420 : Blackdawgg
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  theres 435 representatives, who didn't vote? : mr brown
  • A few, I can't remember who they were. : EvilDolemite

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  Well, word is we invited the SEC to probe us to dispel any problems. Apparently Worldcom did the same... : skynet
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    Invited to probe eh? I knew Steve Case was freaky like that! : xocsida
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      Actually it was Parsons. Case is just a fixture now. : skynet
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        Yeah, but I bet he's still invited to the butt orgies! :) : xocsida
        • Most likely. I wish I got invited too : skynet
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  Dognose works for AOL? O_o : skynet
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    Netscape, actually. : Odoyle
    • Yeah..at least that's what I thought. : xocsida
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    skynet works for the devil :D : Nighteyes
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      The devil is going to CHINA! : skynet
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        HACKED BY AOL! : xocsida
        • BWAHAHAHAHAH! : skynet

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  build all the happy stuff, market place, temples, cathedral, try and build that wonder that makes 6 peopl... : sweat
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    and lots of bath houses! : Degenerate
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      ahah, if only you could, those bath houses were the downfall of the roman empire. : sweat
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        nah they weren't. the downfall was the constant civil war between Sulla and his enemies and then Pompey ... : jasonepowell
        • That was the downfall of the Roman Republic, not the Roman Empire. : UtilityMaximizer
  • I do, but it doesn't work! I end up converting 3 of my unhappy people to entertainers to get them to s... : jasonepowell
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  you can turn on the AUTO-MANAGER so it moves people around based on their moods : jedi_27
  • I need to figure out how to do that. I build workers and shit, and put them on auto though, is that what... : jasonepowell
• I fucken hate games where you have to make your people happy just sacrafice the sad ones and use them... : halfwaybastard
• MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! : skynet
• You need more luxuries! Buy, trade, swindle, steal, attack.. anything you need to do to get those luxuri... : Vantage

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  gnome2!! : Odoyle
  • :\ i'll have to install that over mandrake 8.2 ... which would defeat the purpose of me installing mandra... : lo mejor de johnny

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  There was a problem processing your request. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Please try... : sikander
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    http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/nac_jacks/vwp?.dir=/shack+pics&.src=ph&.dnm=pup-cry.jpg&.view=t ? : matrix
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      okay it loads but i cant read anything at all Resolution: 400 x 300 : sikander
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        Click on the image... : matrix
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          its unclickable :) : sikander
          • no u : matrix
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            i zoomed in and its too blury, something about pup :p : halfwaybastard
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              It says "Babes (something) makes pup cry", but I can't make out what the something is. At least, that's ... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Baby pupismyname makes me cry. Pup found some bug in profile editing, posted it and Maarten fixed the ... : matrix
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                  when was this? : pupismyname
                  • Back when funk.y was around. I think around February. : matrix
• am i supposed to be paying attention here? : pupismyname
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  This is why you use http://www.overburn.ca/shackupload/index.php instead of silly yahoo picture albums. : Vantage
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    It's never up. : matrix
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      I use it all the time, and it's never been "not up" for me. It's up right now. Go post your picture. : Vantage
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        Cannot find server baby! : matrix
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          j00 = screwed up. DNS problems perhaps? : Vantage
          • I dunno, I'm at work. : matrix

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• Fucking Microsoft! no, wait! : teh snail

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• no u! : Degenerate
• ahhh sell! : Orion

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• the stupid cit coucil of my town(kingston, ontario) paid wayne newton a big load of money to play here, a... : sweat

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• http://www.plif.com/archive/wc283.gif : jasonepowell
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  Here's mine: http://www.yellow5.com/pokey/archive/index382.html It's even got a moral! : zerologik
  • ahahaha, pure genious! : mad-d00d
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    Have you ever thought aboutu starting a true campaign against pants? I was a member of a campaign against... : Paranoid Android
    • People have already started campaigns: http://knighthoodofbuh.org/nopants/ The movement is always growi... : zerologik
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  http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1997-01-20/index.html : halfwaybastard
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    /me is speechless : skynet
    • : jasonepowell
    • best redmeat EVAR :) : halfwaybastard
  • and the moral of the story is: a cat's skull is about the same size as a baseball. : sweat
  • O_O : mad-d00d
• i bet she was a pirates fan at one point ;) : jedi_27

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• I don't think they'll ever have an IPO. They're already worth millions, and they own and control their o... : smoy

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• Feeble attempt at URL spam : xakmalice
• your post history is gold : Theos
• Now THIS is more like it! http://www.pornolize.com/cgi-bin/pornolize2/pornolize2.cgi?lang=en&url=http%... : xakmalice

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• *bookmark'd* that might come in handy at times. thanks : sikander
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=5155030 \m/ : The Key
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  What ever happened to @__ : Phil
  • you mean .@__ ? : teh snail

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  No one will take this at face value, however. There are numerous anti-Microsoft faddies here that take p... : EvilDolemite
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    you forgot that it works for al queda : nurall
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      If you buy Xbox you're supporting terrorism! : EvilDolemite
      • In essence, if you buy Nintendo or Sony you are fueling the production of jap scat films. : firebone
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        No, at an undisclosed date in the future, the xboxes of the world will come alive and join into a super m... : halfwaybastard
        • see this guy knows : nurall
        • IT SEEMS YOU ARE ON TO US....DON'T WORRY...IT WON'T BE LONG....BEFORE WE GO LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : firebone
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        M$ is antiamerican (theyre tring to take over the world) : nurall
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          But taking over the world *is* American! : EvilDolemite
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            thats only if the govn't does it. : nurall
            • i dont' know about you, but if i take over the world im going to be a DICKtator : nurall
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            Not hardly... It's German, British, Italian, Greek, Spanish and Iranian, but hardly American. : Vantage
            • **I know** : EvilDolemite
• that report was put out by a "study" MS sponsors (i.e. pays for) : mr brown
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  Lying bastards! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=5144060 : -TKF-
  • i am sure there are several ways to work the numbers. but looking at both your numbers and that story,... : jedi_27
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  according to one of the links off on LNC last night, the XBOX should have 200 new games released between ... : jedi_27
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    Thats like 1.5 games a day : mr brown
    • its crazy. i am sure a ton of them will have christmas release dates. i will go look for the commen... : jedi_27
    • here: We have 200 games that will be on the market by the holiday season, which is quite a number after : jedi_27
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    but are any of them any good : nurall
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      are the majority of the PS2 games on the market any good beside the big 3 or 4 ? not really. some of... : jedi_27
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        i dont know, i dont have a ps2. im still playing with the dreamcast, when its no fun no more ill get the ... : nurall
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          i should never have sold my DC. I had SC, and CT, and NFL 2k. All great games. I really miss SC the mo... : jedi_27
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            NFL2k2 and NBA2k2 are awesome, as well as JSR, Ferrari F355 Challenge and Metropolis Street Racer. God... : jasonepowell
            • yeah but i hated the controllers. good design but IMO poorly made : jedi_27
        • that's my intention too. Actually, my master plan is to wait until the GC gets the really AAA titles t... : jasonepowell

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• WHAT DO I GET FO TEN DOLLAH? : Phil
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  I don't particularly see myself as a pedophile. All I see is that I'm widening my strike zone to make my : zerologik
  • thats the exact same quote i was gonna paste. : sweat

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• monolith : halfwaybastard
• Bahahaha, so lame : Odoyle

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  Lamest movie concept ever. I can imagine all the goth furries on opening night. *shudder* : Odoyle
  • Ugh, so scary. : matrix
  • I'll be there with my taser. : [andromeda]
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  "She is a vampire. He is a werewolf." A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! : UtilityMaximizer
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    can't you already hear Mr. Voice? "IN A TIME .. IN A PLACE.." : industro
    • I think it calls for someone wackier than Mr. Voice. "She's a Vampire. He's a Werewolf. When they get ... : UtilityMaximizer
• Speaking of Vampire\Werewolf flicks. I wish someone would make a big budget movie based on the World... : xocsida

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  Really? I've thought about getting but have heard mixed reviews on it. : Degenerate
  • Yeah...I got it for $25.00 at my local trade-in place. It's definately worth $25.00 in my book. : xocsida
  • I didn't like it very much, but others did. Definitely worth a rental. : ostrichboy
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  yea its actually pretty cool. one of those games that did not do so well and should have. the other bei... : jedi_27
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    XBOX DOESN'T HAVE ANY GOOD GAMES? : firebone
    • ssssssssssssssssh there are FANBOYS lurkering waiting to attack : jedi_27
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      your finger stuck to caps-lock? : moshman
      • its a side effect of FAP'ing to much ;) : jedi_27
  • I love Mad Dash Racing. Once you get into it and learn the controls its a blast. : Degenerate
• I dig this game. Very enjoyable and quite easy on the eyes. : xakmalice
• I think I shall play it when I get home. Need to complete that fucker. I've probably only done like 5... : moshman
• Oddworld *is* a good game. It's just not the second-coming of the messiah, which is what most ps2 fanboy... : EvilDolemite