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• 1) yes 2) ebgames 3) full price, free shipping via instore pickup 4) yes, bf:v 5) i want it the d... : maulla
• 1. No 4. Yes, Unreal Tournament 2004 5. It was a limited-edition version of the game that I thought mig... : MatthewPhillips
• 1) NO 2-10) N/A : The Enemy Within
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  1. Yes 2. First ebgames.com, but then they fucked me over on a rebate for the game I pre-ordered from th... : ansuble
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    6 Yes I got mine in the mail just fine 8 My brother said bestbuy had a stand for doom3 but only had a ... : ansuble
    • er 8 = 9 and 9 = 10 : ansuble
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  1.) yes 2.) best buy 3.) 10.00 - their website lists a 54.99 price 4.) last game I pre ordered was ... : mrspyral
  • 6. Yes, no hassels at all. Best buy had a ton in stock 7. n/a 8. n/a 9.yes, probably 150 copi... : mrspyral
• 1) No 4) UT2K4, X-Wing Alliance 5) Wanted to play ASAP, Price was lower, Better bundle, Live quite : fatman
• 1.)Yes 2.)www.gogamer.com 3.)47.90+9.99 Overnight shipping 4.)UT2k4 SE 5.)Because i wanted it asap an... : snowwolf
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  1. Yes. 2. Best Buy. 3. Put $10 down, will pay $44.99 when it ships. 4. Latest: Unreal Tournament 2004... : yoonix
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    Iwanted a mancubus too .. I got a pinky :( : Snifter_42
    • my Mancubus could destroy your puny Pinky with his mighty stomach flaps! : deathmuppeter
  • 6. I have no idea if it was reserved, but they had copies. 7. Not applicable 8. Not applicable 9. A fe... : yoonix
• 1) Yes 2) EB 3) I paid $5.00 down at my local EB Games and I will pay another $49.99 whent he game is i... : OverBurN
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  I never pre-order anything. : Vantage
  • me either. in years past, nintendo and sega days, games sold out if they were popular but they make so ma... : camp3r
• 1. Did you pre-order Doom ]|[?: No. 2. If yes, from where? (Website or local retailer?): N/A ... : SenorSpine
• 1. Yes. 2. GoGamer.com 3. US $49.90 + $5.99 shipping 4. Yes, don't recall which game it was, though. ... : Helter Skelter
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  1. not yet 2. I will from local retailer 3. pay in full, 54.99 4. yes UT2k4 and BF:V 5. want to make ... : hirez
  • 6. No, I actually ordered it online and it arrived a day late. 7. gamestop.com said they needed add... : hirez
• 1. Negative 4. UT2K4 5. Wanted to be sure to get a copy and it was a good price. : zerologik
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  1. Yes 2. Local EB 3. $5 down, not sure about the final price though. 4. Diablo 2 5. So I can secure ... : Snifter_42
  • " whats the point of asking last few questions TODAY? " So that people remember when the day comes, ... : MatthewPhillips
  • FOLLOW UP 6. If you pre-ordered Doom ]|[, was your copy reserved for you the day you were to pick it u : Snifter_42
• 1. No 4. Yes. La Pucelle Tactics 5. I get it a few days after its release. Walmart is the best sof... : walker270
• 1. No 4. No : biskits
• 1. Did you pre-order Doom ]|[? Yep. 2. If yes, from where? (Website or local retailer?) Gamest : wunderbred
• 1) Yes 2) Gamestop Online 3) $55 4) Never 5) Don't wanna deal with the EB losers, they always piss me... : jambalaya king
• 1. No 4. Yes, UT2K4 5. Because I wanted the special edition but Best Buy still told me to fuck off and... : pr_stealth
• Yes, Gamestop, $55, UT2K4, to make sure I actually get it next week. : yakz
• 1. No 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. Yes, Black & White 5. Because I am afraid there won't be any copies left for m... : Hiro
• 1. Yes 2. EBgames 3. 20 dollars less than retail thanks to the coupon I got for... 4. UT2004 5. Afrai... : Horn
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  1) Nope. the rest) do not apply : d fluke
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    4 still applies. : cajuncook
    • don't forget to answer the survey yourself if you have a few mins... thanks : MatthewPhillips
    • d'oh, 4) No too I've only ever pre-ordered books : d fluke
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    Revision! 1) Yes! 2) Local EBGames 3) 500,- NOK 4) Still no 5) I got a free Doom 3 t-shirt and poste... : d fluke
    • 6) Yes. 9) They had lots of copies everywhere :) 10) I ended up paying 150,- more on the preorder than ... : d fluke
• 1. Yes, last year 2. Best Buy 3. 10 bucks off what ever it costs @ best buy 4. I never pre-order games... : rotten element
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  1. Yes 2. Gamestop.com 3. $54.99 + free next-day shipping 4. Yes, Full Spectrum Warrior (XBox) ... : king_darius
  • 6. Yes, I received my game in the mail on the day it was to be released. 7. n/a 8. n/a 9. Don't ... : king_darius
• 1. No 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. Yes. BFNAM, UT2K4, and Zelda: Wind Waker were my last 3. 5. Incentive/special ... : K1Bond007
• 1) no 4) no : kanix
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  1. No 4. No Rest H/A : khaosman
  • 6. n/a 7. n/a 8. n/a 9. Yes, they had a display right in the front of BB with tons of copies. Be... : khaosman
• Yes I pre-Ordered Doom 3 Pre-Ordred from EB Paid 54.99 + tax so about 59$ Never pre-ordered a game bef... : darklox
• 1. No 2. - 3. - 4. If I have, it was for an SNES game or earlier. Don't remember, but may have. 5. I... : DinK
• 1. Yes 2. Gamestop.com 3. $54.99 - Free Overnight Shipping 4. Yes - Halo 2 LE 5. It'd Doom3, will get it ... : Crw22
• 1. Yes, 2. ebgames 3. 54.99 + $10 overnight 4. No 5. Stores take too long to get copies : peter
• 1. yes 2. ebgames 3. 54.99 + 10 overnight 4. yes, ut2004/farcry/battlefield vietnam (all in same order... : gndagger
• UPDATE Mon July 26, 7:45 AST: Thanks for responses thus far! Stats actually surprise me a little. : MatthewPhillips
• *Bump* for the late evening crew : MatthewPhillips
• 1. Yes I did. 2. The GameStop where I work. 3. $5.00 down. 4. Far Cry. 5. Free stuff. Also I... : Rotten Deadite
• 1. No 2-3. N/A 4. Unreal Tournament 2004, Sim City 3000, NCAA Footbal 2005. That's all I can think of... : cajuncook
• QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY: 1. Yes 2. Local Gamestop 3. $5 down, will pay in full when I pi... : DKo5
• 1) No 2) N/A 3) N/A 4) Yes, UT2K4 DVD SE 5) Biggest reason for preordering is availability, good pric... : slax0r
• N?A : hxman2k
• 1. Negative, did not pre-order Doom3. 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. Negative; I've never pre-ordered a game. 5. Th... : ieGod
• 1. no 4. Quake III Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein 5. Because I wanted the tin versions/extra... : cap n KRUNCH
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  1. No 2. n/a 3. n/a 4. Yes (UT2k4) 5. Wanted the DVD Special Limited Edition : PenicillinX57
  • Facts so far: It's even with 21 saying yes, 21 saying no to "Did you pre-order Doom ]|[ ?" UT2K4 i... : MatthewPhillips
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  1. Yes 2. gamestop.com 3. 54.99 + free overnight shipping 4. Yes, I usually pre-order games that I buy. L... : ahlee
  • Whoops, I left out the key part in "partially answering your post-release questions now". When I have pre... : ahlee
• 1: Yes I preordered. 2: Local EB 3: $5 down 4: UT2K4 DVD 5: Its the only decent ret... : Turd Ferguson
• No, I didn't pre-order Doom 3. Last thing I pre-ordered was Tales of Symphonia. I pre-order because... : Vincent Grayson
• 1. Yes 2. Gamestop 3. $30 now, $25 left for pickup 4. Yes, ESPN NFL 2k5 5. I work for Gamestop a... : feratu
• 1. No 4. Yes : edgewise
• 1) Yes 2) Local EB 3) I put $20 down, full is $54.99 4) Yes. Zelda for the Gamecube 5) I want to mak... : lordlobo
• 1. No. 2. - 3. - 4. Yes, Far Cry. 5. If the demo is good then I'll pre-order, but only if I think it'... : SlamDunk
• no on everything apart from 9. It may be a bit different in europe though and especially for me. My loca... : moshman
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  1. I'm going to today (7/27) 2. instore at Best Buy 3. It's going to be 9.99 then probably 44.99 Aug... : thejm4n
  • 6. I got my copy without hassle. I picked it up from a table up front and took that and the receipt to ... : thejm4n
• answers pending... : johnny rotten
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  1) No 4) No : johnny rotten
  • 6) n/a 7) n/a 8) n/a 9) yes 10) same cost : johnny rotten
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  1)Yes 2)From EB's website but with store pickup. 3)Nothing yet. $59ish at pickup, same as if I'd boug : Rauol Duke
  • 6)Yes, walked in and picked it up. Total time in store: 5 minutes. 7)n/a 8)n/a 9)Many preorders, bu... : Rauol Duke
• 1. Yes 2. Amazon.com 3. $49.99 w/free shipping 4. I preordered HL2 about a year ago, but obviou... : afty
• 1)No 4)Wind Waker or F-zero, whatever came our last 5)I am afraid there won't be any copies left for me... : renegade732
• 1. no 2. yes, latest pre-order is halo 2 LE 5. I pre-order for many reasons -special store offers (che... : pyide
• 1. Yes 2. Local Gamestop 3. $5 pre-order fee, prolly pay $50 later 4. Yes (Street Fighter 2 Turbo f... : proclone1
• 1. No (no monies :[) 4. No : boughton supreme
• 1. Yes 2. Gamestop 3. $5 down. Another $49.99 when I pick it up. 4. Yes. Thief 3. 5. To support the c... : malevolence
• 1. NO 2. 3. 4. Halo 2 has been pre ordered, before that Street Fighter 2 for Genesis 5. had some... : ^tsavo^
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  1. Yes (week before relase) 2. Local GameStop 3. ~50 4. Yes, UT2k4 (about a week before also) 5. They... : TheNiXXeD
  • 6. No. 7. "Not in until later, possibly tomorrow, unlikely." 8. Went to a different store instead. ... : TheNiXXeD
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  1. yes 2. gamestop 3. 54.99 - free shipping 4. yes, prolly ut2k4 5. to guarantee it back afte... : draconic
  • 6) yes, shipped overnight 7) N/A 8) N/A 9) website, no idea 10) same. shipping was free. : draconic
• 1. No 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. No 5. N/A : Salad Sammich
• 1. Yes 2. EB Games (Local) 3. $20 to reserve 4. Yes, UT2004 5. To ensure I receive a copy whe... : Syixxs
• No to all, waiting for someone to break street date, or find a spot to get it early. =D : lance22
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  1. no 4. UT2k4 5. Only pre-order for special limited-edition releases that don't suck (see also, UT2k4)... : reign27
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    6-10: I neither pre-ordered nor purchased Doom 3 : reign27
    • Casual observation on 9: Stores did not appear to have any available for non-preorder around the time tha... : reign27
• QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY: 1. Did you pre-order Doom ]|[? no 2. If yes, from where? - 3... : Fraxxxi
• 1. Yes. 2. ebgames.com 3. 54.99 + 9.99 overnight shipping 4. Yes, the UT2004 DVD edition 5. Because E... : digweed014
• 1. yes 2. eb games 3. $10 down, $45 when game comes in 4. no 5. wanted to make sure i got a copy : atreus
• 1)Yes 2)GameStop 3)$10 down, dunno how much the full will cost. 4)Nope 5)It was a good gift idea for ... : nadasurf2
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  1. Yes 2. EB in store 3. $9.75 (traded in PS2 games) and will pay the other $45 when I pick it up 4. N... : dltrem
  • 6. Yes, no problem. 7. NA 8. NA 9. Yes, but none I saw for non-preorders. 10. Same amount. $55 ... : dltrem
• 1. Yep. 2. Best Buy. 3. $9.99, balance due (whatever that is) upon redemption of preorder. 4. Nope. 5... : nachowray
• 1. Yep. 2. Best Buy. 3. $9.99, balance due (whatever that is) upon redemption of preorder. 4. Nope. 5... : nachowray
• 1. Yes 2. I preordered two copies. One at Electronics Boutique and One at Futureshop. 3. I paid $74... : stelth
• 1. Yes. 2. GameStop. 3. $5, balance when I get it. 4. Yes. Halo PC? 5. Wanted the pewter figure. : GeorgeB3DR
• 1. Yes 2. Gamestop (store) 3. $5 down, the rest when I pick it up. 4. The last game I preordered... : megarust32
• 1. no 2. - 3. - 4. no 5. i'm a ninja. : kemical
• 1. Yes 2. Gamestop (local store, not online) 3. $54.99 (Baron of Hell figurine woot!) 4. Yes. Quake... : Silent Bob
• 1) Nope, no pre-order for me 2) - 3) - 4) Yes I have. Latest would be Mario Kart: Double Dash for the ... : SilverSnake
• yes, eb, AUS$90, Warcraft 3, huge fan of id : te[R]ror
• 1. yes 2. www.okaysoft.de (Germany) 3. 42.99 € ($51.72) + 5.75 € ($6.92) shippi... : mulu
• 1. & 4. No, i don't pre-order, because the time to market from the non-preorder boxes is the same as the ... : [7]kami
• 1. Yes 2. play.com 3. £27.99 (or lower if it changes before it's shipped) + free shipping 4. Y... : Hatta
• 1. Yes 2. Futureshop.ca 3. $69.99 CND 4. No 5. Wanted the game asap, big fan of Id, got KoToR for fre... : evil-cow
• 1. No 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. C&C Tiberian Sun on the PC 5. I was a huge fan of the C&C series 6. N/A 7. N... : j33uk
• 1. Yes 2. EBX 3. $54.99 4. No 5. Didn't want to be left out in the cold 6. Got my copy after I... : bearhopw
• 1.No 2-10 N/A Was kinda broke : ( : broly1718
• 1. Yes 2. EBgames.com 3. $61 including shipping. 4. No 5. It was a gift for my brother, who's... : Ben Barker
• 6.Yes, it was there no problems 7. N/A 8. N/A 9. EBgames: NO Bestbuy:TONS 10. Well more than it is n... : snowwolf
• 1. Yes 2. CompUSA website 3. 54.99+0.01 shipping 4. No, I had never pre-ordered a game 5. I'm out in... : Crimson
• 1.)Yes 2.) EBGames 3.) I put $5 down and paid a little bit at a time. 4.) Yes, UT2k4 5.) For the free cra... : KillSwitchEngaged002
• QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY: 1.Yes 2.Best Buy Store 3.$10.00 down 4. Yes, Metroid Prime ... : jjlaw
• 1. no 2. n/a 3. n/a 4. been a while last was probably diablo2 for the PC 5. n/a 6. n/a 7. n/a 8.... : Kitty__Kong
• 1. no 2. n/a 3. n/a 4. yes, i preorderd UT2K4, but canceled it after they out of special editions to ... : tostador
• QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY: 1. NO 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. Yes - Halo2 5. to get a good price... : BrandonJG
• 1. No 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. No 5. N/A 6. N/A 7. N/A 8. N/A 9. My local retailer (Fry's) had over 50 co... : project13
• QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY: 1. Yes 2. Electronic Boutique 3. $99.95 Australian 4. Yes, Qua... : radula
• 1. yes, 2. www.gamestop.com, 3. $54.99 + free overnight ship, 4. No, 5. convenience of staying indoors, 6... : seanisdabomb

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  uh .... what? : skynet
  • ^^^ i'm with this gu : Clay
• Who doesn't! : zerologik
• Are you drunk? : j33uk
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  people still use IE? bwhahaha. : *metal*
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    Some of us...like it. *ducks* : Evil Benius
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      I can't live without tabs. : phlavor
      • MyIE2 (or what ever they call it now) : Normality
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    Only, oh, more then 90%. http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html : Sander Pilon
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      The use of firefox is much higher here than other places. : zerologik
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        oh, so YOU are the guy that has the Shack stats. (Funny, I think the shack www logging was turned off... : Sander Pilon
        • I'm going off a post that seven made a few weeks ago; he mentioned once that his logs suggested that a he... : zerologik
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          oh, so YOU are the guy that has the Shack stats. LOL, Sander you're a n00b!! : fatman
          • *ducks head from incoming nuke* : biskits
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      thank you. i've been wanting to find proof that the elitist nerds around here are actually in the minori... : biskits
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        It's a well known fact that IE has more users. Of course more people go to McDonald's than any other res... : SenorSpine
        • I was going to mention AOL. : KungFuKenobi
      • pffft. And what does that say / prove? Just because it is a part of elitist jargon, doesn't mean it is no... : personaljesus
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        That just goes to show the majority is ignorant and unaware. : Clay
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          That's what the people who bought DIVX players said too. : Sander Pilon
          • and beta-format tapes, etc, etc. we may be ignorant and unaware, but we're still the majority and people... : biskits
    • its a travashamocery : *metal*
    • Lots of people switch their user-agent to IE because some sites block non-ie users. : joelaughlin
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  It's a shack rite of passage. Each administrator has to have one famous incoherent post. television. h : timmie
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    Well. It's not incoherent. A lack of replies means I won't bother fixing the hotkeys in the alt. post for... : Sander Pilon
    • alot of us use FF :( : OverBurN
    • I haven't used the hotkeys in the alt-form ever...I'm auld school : enigmatic
    • dude tons of people here use FF, it's the new hotness : skynet
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      ah, well saying "reply here if you use Firefox and want to use the hotkeys in the alt. post form" would h... : timmie
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        okay, well, I guess I won't have to bother then. Thank you! : Sander Pilon
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          that's right, I'm just making sure you don't have to strain yourself too much, Sander ;) : timmie
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            It's much appreciated. I guess I can go play SimCity4 Deluxe again... : Sander Pilon
            • lol, i sense a lot of tension and sarcasm in the air. : personaljesus
            • just don't install that Real Life game. It's the devil in binary format :( : timmie
    • I used to use the hotkeys when I used IE, and I use firefox - including now to make this post. :) : Chunks
    • FireFox user here! Please fix feature that others complain about and I have no idea what it is/does/wher... : VashTheStampede
• WHAT YOU SAY : OverBurN
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  ME : personaljesus
  • ^^^^^^^^^^ : The Enemy Within
  • follow thy leader! : hxman2k
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  Reply here if you use firefox! SIGNED. : skynet
  • FF 4 LIFE : SenorSpine
  • signed. : sabadog
  • Totally. I dig it! =) : ThomW
  • roger roger! : g0nk
  • 10-4 : action roommate
  • It works for me! no flamewars plz : sgtsanity
  • signed. : fatman
  • all day every day : Clay
  • signed. : dilutedq
  • guilty : Anti_dentite
  • NEGATIVE : Katarn3279
  • signed : skynet
  • ff > sander : cigam
  • booger : slickdoody
  • with exclusivity : themelon
  • use nothing else : joelaughlin
  • there's no crying allowed here sorry! :'( : ChowYunCat
  • Word : digweed014
  • FireFox muthafucka : king_darius
  • Yeah, but 0.8 still. Me no likey 0.9.1 ... yet.. : K1Bond007
  • Yep, use it. : geedeck
  • [√] using Firefox : Postal
  • and dated. : jo3
  • I'm all about Firefox : redfive
  • Signed! : Skeffington
  • been so for ~1yr! and dont plan on going back : Shadowdane
  • X : jrsX
  • I am the nut that uses Firefox. : khaosman
  • signatures++ : magila
  • singed! : askedrelic
  • Yep! I even use the alt. post form. : Helter Skelter
  • here here pewp : noven
  • Signed. : dmason
  • My IE shortcuts have been banished. : DinK
  • There are other browers than Firefox? : indosauros
  • woozle wuzzle? : genjuro
  • hey dudes : fishbone
  • Hell yes, I'm hooked! : Hatta
  • [x] signed ---> : cap n KRUNCH
  • yes. : Sparhawk6
  • yesh : delataur
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  Mozilla is clumsy. Why IE has to have so much holes??? :( IE rlz what comes to user friendliness. : SlamDunk
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    the interface for both of them is nearly identical, aside from the occasional pages that don't work (and ... : SenorSpine
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      Mozilla 1.8a2 Bookmark handling is crap - Separate bm management page is stupid Performance is slo... : SlamDunk
      • oh ok, yeah I agree FF could definitely use some polish in a lot of areas. My main gripe right now is wh... : SenorSpine
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  I use FF in my work station, IE when I cover other desks, and Safari at home. : phlavor
  • Well I use Safari for every website other than the Shack. I installed FF on my Mac for the sole purpose o... : phlavor
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  when are people going to realize opera > * : feratu
  • IAWTP *1000 The proof? Here ya go: Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you don't use Opera, I... : ripkil
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  whats your log analyzer say? 9%? : tomatoactivator
  • "missing input" : Sander Pilon
• I guess Im a nut cuz Im using it now....yes : cap n KRUNCH
• i use it on and off.. whenever the spyware paranoia mood strikes : ballystix
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  wait a minute...Sander == polansk ???? OMG : skynet
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    polansk = sexninja = Sander = OMG! : fatman
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      There are really only 7 people that post here. The rest are character accounts. : verbatim
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        signed. -Dg3Nr8 aka: fatman, jedi_27 : fatman
        • whoops : Degenerate
        • ahaha, its a trifecta of loserdom : maulla
      • wait, so am I a character account, or one of the magnificant seven? : sabadog
• yes, Firefox as primary browser. : Lethal01
• mmmmm fried fox : balaams_ass
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  so does it bother you that people on the shack use a non standard browser? : sabadog
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    there will always be masochists and freaks in the world. nothing I can do about it. : Sander Pilon
    • You have it wrong, the masochists use IE. : skynet
    • yea i know, IE users like to torture themselves. : personaljesus
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      You seem really bitter/angry towards Mozilla. Did Firefox kill your father and rape your mother? : SenorSpine
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        ugh. hide dude. : personaljesus
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          uh oh. It did didn't it? Family Guy has gotten me in trouble yet again! : SenorSpine
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            oh was it a Family Guy quote :) I thought you were being sassy : personaljesus
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              sassy is bannable now? oh feces :( : eskimo spy
              • Maybe not. I hang out @ SA too much :( : personaljesus
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        he develops web apps, he sees the bugs : moshman
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          so do i, and many other people. : personaljesus
          • not my problem :D : SenorSpine
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            well, I guess he is more pationate in his hate then! :) : moshman
            • lol, obviously :) : personaljesus
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      yes, IE users wont even listen when the gubmint tells them to stop using it... : eskimo spy
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        well in all fairness, the government didn't specify use firefox, they just said use anything but IE. : SenorSpine
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          What government is this? I could get in trouble for not using IE at my government job. : phlavor
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            CERT recommended that people switch to non-microsoft browers or operating systems to avoid this one inter... : sgtsanity
            • They are a bunch of pansies. : Sander Pilon
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      Does firefox have bugs that are causing you troubles, or is the non-standard coding for one client platfo... : joelaughlin
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        actually, there are some fucked up bugs in FF involving tables and dynamic content creation. and non-... : Sander Pilon
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          I had the impression that the latest version of Mozilla (version 1.0+ and above) is very, very close to b... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            but not 100% complete. besides, the point is not really important. A standard is of no use if 90%+ of... : Sander Pilon
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              Agreed. IE is the de facto standard. : andromeda
              • But it doesn't have to be. If more websites, especially large, community-oreinetated ones like the Shack... : Skeffington
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          Well, you could code to 80% of the standard, the base mininum that the major browsers out there can do co... : joelaughlin
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            I could leave the site as it is :) : Sander Pilon
            • Signed : sabadog
• Yup. Firefox, and only Firefox. : Syixxs
• Firefox > * : Phizader
• I am. : moshman
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  Does Camino count? : not work safe
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• /raises hand : eskimo spy
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  Fucking mozilla forever. Firefox is stupid! I haven't noticed any speed increasage and it looks ugly. I w... : mr.sleepy
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    you can skin Firefox to look quite nice, you know : Postal
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      is there something you can recommend? I am pretty bored with mine : personaljesus
      • http://home.comcast.net/%7Elynchknot/fthemes.html I'm using GfxOasis Safari right now, but that's becaus... : Postal
• I am : JohnnyDanger
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  I use mozilla, personally. tabbed browsing drives me nuts (and you can't really disable it in firefox) : tostador
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    I dont use it at all... It looked like it installed with the feature turned off by default... : Jayx77
    • I use Firefox, tabbed browswing is what is was talking about... : Jayx77
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  Nope. : andromeda
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    :( : skynet
    • :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( : personaljesus
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  I use it and IE! crazy huh?!! Firefox is the new gmail though, yeah it's nice to have an alternative, but... : ChowYunCat
  • I used to think the same as you. But once you use it for a while, you begin to realize how much IE reall... : Snifter_42
  • Too much idealism, not enough pragmatism. I share the same thoughts as you on this subject. althoug... : seven
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  No firefox hates Dthread I've found with me. MyIE2. : Scotty22
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    firefox + dthread always worked well for me. : joelaughlin
    • me too : jason28
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    Stop using Tabbrowser Extensions, and your problems with DThread should go away. : Helter Skelter
    • I'm not. There's no extra extensions installed on the computer :( It always searches for Z or A whene... : Scotty22
• I am. : Torm
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  Regarding the stats from google that you posted, they apply to the general population of the Internet, wh... : Kenshin_
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    stoofoo is full of angry nerds : biskits
    • I'm not angry. And both places are full of nerds. : Kenshin_
    • oh i see how you post trollish nonsense when you can't give a proper answer. : personaljesus
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    I'll bet you it's not. looking at ALL of the shack, not just the chatty comments. I can't back it up w : Sander Pilon
    • dude, you were the one who brought up the log file proof issue earlier as a reply to Zerologik here: h... : personaljesus
    • Hits Browser ---- ------- 5811 1.82% MSIE 6.0 4771 1.50% Mozilla/5.0 That... : OverBurN
    • Actually I agree that Stoofoo's stats are a bit unusual and I doubt the shack (or any site really) can ma... : Kenshin_
    • That line of logic is flawed. I think that of the people who know who to actually complain to, the greate... : phlavor
• ooh me! ooh me! : wunderbred
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  anyone still using IE is asking to be screw in an extremely uncomfortable place. : jrsX
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    nah, not really. : Hodder11
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      oh so you don't use IE to browse the internet... ok then... : personaljesus
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        no, i'm just not retarded. : Hodder11
        • exactly. IE is just fine if you're not retarded and protect yourself. : Katarn3279
• FF at home, IE at work. : EvilDolemite
• ..... Yes. : one baby to another
• Welcomw to 2004. You're a few years late to the party. : RatBastard
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  http://www.boingboing.net/2004/07/25/no_one_at_blogon_pre.html : Dan[WSB]
  • If that's true, that's fucking brilliant. :D : cajuncook
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  It's plugins won me over, even if I can't use shortcuts in the AltPost form. : Entity
  • Really? I can use all of the shortcuts except for red, olive.. and I think that's it. : cajuncook
• I use FF soley to test shit so people on the shack leave me alone. I browse with IE. : seven
• firefox is my primary and default browser, sir : darklox
• They'll have to pry Firefox from my cold, dead hands : kingdok
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  FUCKING YES. The shortcuts are working again! Thanks Sander. The move to Firefox is now complete. : Entity
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    Strange. Sometimes ctrl+r will reload the box (though the text will stay in there so it's not a big deal... : cajuncook
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      but this code doesnt http://home.swbell.net/mnmnky/apf-moz.html sander, plz update to use above code f... : epit
      • I used that! : Sander Pilon
  • holy crap you're right! I don't believe it it never worked before Sander is the man!!!!! : cap n KRUNCH
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  Mozilla here in BeOS (because the BeZilla guys haven't done a decent Firefox bbuild in a while, and Firef... : pres589
  • Might I suggest you try Camino on OSX? : Toraz Chryx
  • BeOS?! Does that one still exist!? ;) : Hatta
• DER FIREBISCUIT : Gauss
• i use both and really dont have a preference : spector
• Who doesn't use FireFox on the shack would be a better question! : m0nkz
• plz fix ty : ConfusedUs
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  i'm curious to the stats on shack what browser most people use : Silent1
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    I would imagine the majority of people who read shacknews are the general gamer public, who use plain jan... : Hodder11
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      damn, everyone i run into i convince them to use firefox. Just conviced my boss to install firefox on all... : Silent1
      • I got my girlfriend to use it, and her mom.. and the PC I recently built for my parents has firefox insta... : Hodder11

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  HHGTTG = Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy? : mem
  • yes! Its just a teaser trailer but its a great one... : baron calamity
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  Please don't let this movie suck. : Matto357
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    Indeed! But it looks good. It's got a lot going for it, some good casting, big budget, backed by disney, ... : SpaecKow
    • boo urns to that indeed. : Matto357
  • I share your sentiments. I loved the books, please don't let the movie suck. =( : pr_stealth
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  awesome! thanks for posting that DONT PANIC! awesome:) : OverBurN
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    the 42 was awesome as well. : Matto357
    • hahah i didnt even notice it until i re-watched it :D good stuff : OverBurN
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  Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Malkovich, Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office), cast looks good. : optimistic
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    I'm most excited about Mos Def, I really like him as an actor for some reason. : Matto357
    • He isn't a bad actor. He can play various roles if he applies himself.. : Hizzow
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  Mos Def as Ford Prefect? MOS DEF??? Sam Rockwell as Zaphod, though. That's about right. : Rotten Deadite
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    I think he's perfect myself. : Matto357
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      Okay, what's he done that was good? : Rotten Deadite
      • The Italian Job : Matto357
      • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386792/ : Ajax
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        BLACK HEAD OF THE CIA : zakk
        • Don't drop that shit! : optimistic
      • he was in that HBO docudrama with Alan Rickman. From what I saw, he was pretty good. : MurrayTheSkull
      • top dog, underdog : creep
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  hahaa. I love the 42 in the stars at the end. So classy. : verbatim
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    What does it mean? : genjuro
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      What doesn't it mean? : baron calamity
      • Haha, this answer is gold. : cajuncook
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      Either read the book or, when it comes out, watch the movie. It's a trivial part of the book, but comedy : verbatim
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        I think you misunderstood his post :) : boughton supreme
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          Or maybe I did, heh. : boughton supreme
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            well, in case there is any doubt... There are 42 dots on a pair of dice. It takes 42 days for an ostr... : verbatim
            • Did you know that you can graft limbs from one type of apple tree onto another type of apple tree and get... : Matto357
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  Revenge of the Sith? : creep
  • 42 is Luke's father? : Hello Kitty
• Can't wait. : sgtsanity
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/ also has the guy from willow and john malkovich : deathmuppeter
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  ::10bux:: on this movie sucking. http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/035/035440p1.html?fromint=1 one ... : crude spirit
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    The original draft was done by Douglas Adams himself.. Read this interview with the screenwriter http:... : baron calamity
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      Did you even read that screenplay review? If it is anywhere near being true it is going to bite it big. ... : crude spirit
      • I know someone who has read it and they thought it was great bu I haven't read any official reviews : baron calamity
• please don't let this movie suck : ariakaz

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  LEAGUE 2 3 4 SUCK! : Clay
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    Toneh and Shaffe suck! : TreMetal
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      Toneh was out of town this weekend. So he should sign up today. I am not sure about the other guy. : jedi_27
      • He better sign up real soon...I need to start butchering people : enigmatic
• AH, where do i sign up? : nurall
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  if people havent signed up by the end of the day Ill join one of the leagues. : conandan
  • and if I get a chance, Imma be the niners bitches : conandan
• League 1 Update: The first game has been played. It was between myself and Nighthavvk. I won 34-13. Step ... : Alec Matias
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  I'm fucked.. I had an emergency work issue come up yesterday and now my ass is sitting in Dallas until T... : Tripps
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    internet cafe that has boxes and live. Easy solution : conandan
    • Ya know, I have to look at the bright side.. It could have been MUCH worse.. It could have happened next... : Tripps
  • you could goto shadowlan. DUnno if they have the game, but you could check. www.shadowlangaming.com : boomstickah
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  LEAGUE 4 UPDATE Dimmona - Broncos jono181 - Eagles afrochops - Carolina eject - Pats rosewood - Ch : jedi_27
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    League 4 Update Soulr sent me his requests, which leaves just one shacker waiting to pick a team. So : jedi_27
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      Not to whine, but how the heck did I get Buffalo when I put down Eagles, Ravens, and Pats? : hbalce1
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        FUCK! i totally fucked that up. sorry dude. you are 100% correct Dimmona - Broncos jono181 - Eagles... : jedi_27
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          Jedi, send me the final list so I can CC everyone in the league a copy. kthx! : Wolfanoz
          • sent. let me know if you have any questions : jedi_27
      • hahaha now youre fucked. Buffalo > New England : Degenerate
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  I'm excited...!! LEAGUE 4 ROCKS :D : dilutedq
  • Im going to go ahead and call my shot right here - go ahead and crown me league 4 champion! : rosewood
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  I keep checking the league site hoping the Toneh and Shaffe have signed up. :( : cookblaze
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    same here :( If we don't hear from them today we may go with people on the reserve list. Toneh is a... : jedi_27
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      if they arent, please bring in reserves. oh yeah bitch : Normality
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        we can talk about what to do tonight. But i am sure they will both show up later today. : jedi_27
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          Fear not, For I am here, signed up, and ready to be beaten into the ground : shaffe
          • awesome dude!!! we can share last place!!! so now we are just waiting on one more person for league 3!... : jedi_27
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    where is the league site? o_O : dilutedq
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      http://leagues.espnvideogames.com/t/league.php?l=6405 its totally awesome!!!! : jedi_27
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        oh wait, thats for league 3. yours is not up yet. Wolf will have it up tonight after 5:30 est : jedi_27
        • lol ok. I was about to say. it tells me I'm not coole nough to view this page :( : dilutedq
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          ** youve got mail ** : maulla
          • what ? : jedi_27
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        Wow, those league sites are awesome. Just like ESPN.com. This is the future of online gaming for sure, ... : Tripps
        • xsn's website is a deathtrap. you cant get into it without a direct link to a league : maulla
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  UPDATE We have still not heard from a total of three people. 2 in shackleague 3 and 1 in shackleague 4.... : jedi_27
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    OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! : Degenerate
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      thats the plan. after i take yours and send it to your cubs : jedi_27
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        hopefully it will inspire them :( : Degenerate
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          to lose a few more games ? :) : jedi_27
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            they don't need his head for that : enigmatic
            • its like taking a page out of war and peace . . . :) : jedi_27
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  UPDATE Looks like SHACK LEAGUES 2 and 3 are finally complete and ready to go. The only problem . . . lo... : jedi_27
  • I have the league set and ready... send me a shackmsg to let me know what the teams are so I can post the... : Wolfanoz
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    yeah the leagues are down at the moment. HARRR! : Scotty22
    • i finally got through .... but damn what a load of bs! : jedi_27
• ahhhh :( i signed up for xblive and somehow registered 'LONEH' and DIDNT FUCKIN NOTICE!!! lol : toneh
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  when i go to the league page it says that it's full which would indicate that everyone has signed up... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    yeah but it looks like th espn league server is down :( : jedi_27
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      i just looked online and the schedule is up... but then i tried to look at it and i got a very bad me... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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        go here for info http://leagues.espnvideogames.com/t/league.php?l=6405 : jedi_27
        • yeah i have that bookmarked and that's where i went to see what was going on. when i saw the sched wa... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  attention are there any leagues open? : conandan
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    ..... waiting impatiently for answer ---> : conandan
    • there has to be a league open... : conandan
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  league 2 is still waiting on br3423432ckneck to sign up http://leagues.espnvideogames.com/t/league.php... : FrayLo
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    can I take his spot? : conandan
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      no, because he said he'd sign up tonight : FrayLo
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        damnit! damn you all! : conandan
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          If he doesn't sign up tonight I say we give the spot to you. : Scotty22
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            ooo...leagues are back up and running. Yeah he needs to sign up now, by tonight or I say the boot. : Scotty22
            • gimmi gimmi gimmi now now now! : conandan
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  BRAVO LEAGUE ENGAGED, generating schedule. : FrayLo
  • yay, and now I can't get into leagues again :( : Scotty22
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    WTF "Failed to access leagues" or some shit : FrayLo
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      yeah they just went down again. JESUS PEOPLE FIX YOUR SERVERS! : Scotty22
      • i'm sure they're working on it ...but yeah it's frustrating. : FrayLo
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    ARRRGH FUCK MY COUCH! I can't get into the leagues. :( Damn I saw my opponent online last night, too. ... : laidback
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      they were open for like a whole 15 minutes. :( : Scotty22
      • man they're still down. This blows ass. : Scotty22

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• JESUS DIES ! : personaljesus
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  the red marks are women with projectile periods : MurrayTheSkull
  • And that was the last time mesh pads were used. : plunkymeadows
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  I heard a rumor, but I think it's probably wrong. If it's right it's the worst thing ever. : Sexpansion Pack
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    does it involve my favorite close combat doom weapon? : Crimsonbeak
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      Yep. : Sexpansion Pack
      • the I agree worst ending ever. : Crimsonbeak
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        Is that the retarded construction workers are the monsters theory? I'm willing to bet* that theory is : Gary the Llama
        • might have been true at one point except for those rumors of a reshoot.... if true, so , so , so horri... : rossimo
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          I seriously doubt that's true. I heard M. Night Shamalayandjkndfk on the radio this morning talking abou... : Katarn3279
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            Yeah, Mr. Night there has never ever not in a meeeeellion years told a lie to sell a movie. : trove
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              barring that it was a complete lie, yes : Katarn3279
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                except... what lies has he told exactly? : Katarn3279
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                  The most recent one is that" documentary" nonsense on the scifi channel that he took part in. : trove
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                    The Sci-Fi channel promoted it as that and went over the top with it. He said himself it wasn't his idea... : Katarn3279
                    • They did the same thing with the Blair Witch Project, I don't see why it's so shocking : pharoah mike
      • Again the supernatural plays a big part... Taken from a review of the film. I doubt it is lumberjacks ... : byorn
  • It's really the ghost of an alien that's as fragile as glass. : Portax
• the natzis lose : mastarp
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  They are in an Alien zoo but the twist is the aliens are actually deathly afraid of red, and the wrong pe... : Crimsonbeak
  • friggin spoiler that man..I read that elsewhere..is that true? : deathofrats
• I've actually heard that it's a "re-telling" of The Indian in the Cupboard. I would actally like this twi... : Gary the Llama
• They are human slaves on a spaceship being taken to an intergalactic slave bazaar. Wait, that was an Out... : trove
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  "To serve man"... wait what? : pr_stealth
  • IT'S A COOK BOOK! IT'S A COOK BOOOOK! : skynet
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  Its all taking place on the Enterprise's holodeck. This movie is really Star Trek 9 : Torgo
  • lol : skynet
  • We've wandered into a dead alien's magnetic distortion field, causing the holodeck to go mad and trap us ... : sgtsanity
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  TRUE MOVIE SPOILERS! NOT A JOKE! DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW! Bryce Dallas Howard .... Ivy : Gary the Llama
  • So the twist is that the blind girl is in or ends up in a mental asylum. No joke yo. : Gary the Llama
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    kinda screwed the pooch on that one. : Matto357
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      Yeah, oops. Well, I told them not to read it if they didn't wanna know. :) : Gary the Llama
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        never know... that might not actually tell us much at all : Katarn3279
        • I agree... I think the story is being told from someone's perspective in modern day. Possibly... : Gary the Llama
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  It has been confirmed.... Aeris didn't actually die. It was her clone the whole time! : Ajax
  • ^^^ FINAL FANTASY SPOILER ABOVE! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT THAT AERITH DIES! : darweidu