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• I have a Kenwood HTIB that I got for $250, and it has 7 inputs (four with S-video I believe). : qwpeoriu
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  yeah but I have a 500 watt RCA one that gives me enough inputs for SNES, VCR, DVD, GC, Xbox, my stereo, a... : Crimsonbeak
  • Aha...I am trying to decide between a HTIB and to just bite the bullet and go for a "good" system. I've ... : FrayLo
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  that and the fact that 99% of the time the speakers are those crappy satellite speakers that sound like s... : xilulus
  • ^^what he said : DapperDan
• Usually it's the speakers. They tend to go cheapy on the speakers to give you more gadgetry on the recei... : xocsida
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  The more expensive sound systems ($500+) sound pretty damn good. I have a Yamaha HTR-5440 and love it. It... : rarshow
  • I hate not reading dates...god damn I need to go to bed. : rarshow

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• Oh, forgot to say. This list will be available for until next Friday, then Ill move it to SA-Mart, then t... : Squirrely
• Update: Vanilla BF and the Altecs are taken. Thanks! : Squirrely
• Bump for the Saturday morning crew. : Squirrely
• I'm thinking about the Rio 500, anyone have anything to say about them. I know it's old and can't do wma,... : Halen
• message'd : sm00v3d
• wow, haven't been to shackifieds since release, it's really looking good : packav

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• I'm a little disturbed by this post. What did I miss ? : qwpeoriu
• She looks just like a best friend of mine's mother. Except with skin about 5 or so years younger. Mmmmm. : boughton supreme
• those pics have nothing to do with soul caliber :( : Nighthavvk
• Those pics with your wife and the Russian hat were AWESOME. : fatman
• One of these things is not like the other... : genjuro
• Terrible hair. Just terrible. : Athlon7
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  are you the guy who got on with an older chick in your car? is this her? : red2lucas
  • hehh. nope! not me. : sucko
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  She's a hot one for sure. : AtaR1
  • I have to agree, super cute : red2lucas
  • Yes. Very cute. : invalidat10n
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  There is a dead cat on that girl's head!!! : xocsida
  • How do you know its dead? : Topaz
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  my fucking god she's crazy hot. not hot i want to fuck her and be done. hot i want to wake up next to her... : Utopia
  • you're one lucky bastird if that's your wife : Utopia

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  before, that way your body will draw the energy from the fat cells instead of the fresh energy in your st... : redfive
  • k thx : xilulus
• well, if you exercise right after eating you'll just vomit it all back up, which I suppose would help in ... : sgtsanity
• eat after exercising : orgcaptainnemo
• Before, exercise speeds up your metabilsm thus allowing you to burn calories that you intake faster. : gendail
• eat while exercising...nothing like running a mile w/ a bucket of extra crispy! : sexninja!!!!
• I usually eat for energy about an hour (a bottle of water, banana, pancakes or waffles, some nuts, orange... : not work safe
• It depends on what kind of workout you're doing. If its a short 30min run then do whatever you like. I... : Topaz
• None. Start smoking, sniff coke and roll speed and e. You will loose 10 pounds per day. That's the secret... : Utopia

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• I really liked it. I would say yes, give it a shot. : loapsaq
• yes good stuff : multisync
• Yeah, I loved the HBO spawn. Very well done, great voice acting ect. : mr3dmax
• better than the movie episodes 1-5 were awesome, dont know if there were many more. : Audhuml4
• ok cool : Kerath
• I heard it was really good. : dltrem
• Yes, but beware of the massive dissapointment you will have at the end of Season 2. There's no more. : fleabug

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• damn you are making me want to play through it again... : Jayx77
• My favorite FPS basic shooter. Finished it on Legendary (for the first time) 2 weeks ago. Halo's AI an... : MatthewPhillips
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  Only bad thing was the level design, was pretty repetative : byorn
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    I think the worst game I've ever played as far as level design was Jedi Knight II. TERRIBLE. I've neve... : xocsida
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      Raven makes good games that are ruined by horrible level design. : SykelSeven
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        And the story, characters and dialogue! : bargeld
        • well I wouldn't go that far, but I'm totally nonplused for Quake 4 : SykelSeven
      • Raven is to games what Muzak is to music. : DapperDan
    • the Library is actually not as bad as i remember as far as level design. But the action is intense on le... : jedi_27
    • and some people, including me, loved JK2 because of the puzzles and mazes. hehe. : xphil
  • the only level that was repetitive was the library, and it was intended to be that way. : afrochops
  • Absolutely, but that was mainly because Microsoft bought Bungie and then rushed the game to market. Halo... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  It's easy to not love it. Single and multiplayer level design is generally atrocious, weapon balance is n... : WillingZombie
  • IAWTP : red2lucas
  • ia : moz
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    IAWTP. Wish i'd have saved my 50 bucks. : Pneum0
    • iawtp : lord_omega
  • IaWtP : Dimmona
  • IDAWTP at all. I'll never understand all the level design complaints, I loved every minute of it, espe... : lakren
  • IAWTP. : sgtsanity
• I was playing assault on the control room earlier today, came accross the group of marines just before yo... : n0v4
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  I loved the first Halo and I lost my interest in FPS after the brilliance that was Quake world. I can't w... : smdever
  • The level design was inspired by watching an ant crawl around an egg crate. : TastyWheat
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  I've never played Halo. : Clay
  • Do you have an xbox? If so, go buy it TODAY! : xocsida
  • same, and i own an XBox... but i'm actually going to buy it today because the Halo2 videos are making me ... : alias bean
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  Best game ever wtf. : moz
  • Exact thoughts. : Lagiv
  • What's your favorite game ever? : xocsida
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  i just played through the single player in co-op mode yesterday with a friend. The entire game! It was ... : jedi_27
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    the final run through the PoA must have been awesome with two people....i've never played halo co-op :( : n0v4
    • yeah its a damn good time!!! we even had time toswitch drivers :) : jedi_27
• The Flood were boring enemies that sucked the fun out of the last 60% of Halo. I hate zombie and zombie-e... : reign27
• Damn I want to play Halo right now :( : nomaad

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• awww... I thought this game would get at least a 9.0 :( : rotten element
• more like Killzowned. : burning eye
• Why am I not surprised? I don't get why the hype persisted on this after their other game, Shellshock, wa : node
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  I would read this instead: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56566 They actually desc... : -TKF-
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    but that's not a review. : burning eye
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      Nope that is 12 levels played through and gameplay described, i wouldn't be surprised if the IGN crew did... : -TKF-
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        in this case it sure did, didn't it? halo, on the other hand, rocked. : burning eye
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          Hey, i found Halo to be ok, and absolutely not worth buying, and i know that lots of people love it and s... : -TKF-
          • wow, we must be looking at two very different games. Halo 2 looks absolutely amazing. : burning eye
• There's no such thing. : fluke

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  That's pretty impressive for Famitsu to score any American game that high. : qwpeoriu
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    what's even more impressive is that people actually pay attention to Famitsu scores. : roushimsx
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      ? I've been following famitsu since i was like 10 :o : Silent Wolf
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        They're about as credible / worthwhile as Gamepro. : roushimsx
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          But they're Japanese so they're smarter than us, right? I never did understand the big deal with "what... : Vincent Grayson
          • When I was there, they were the biggest gaming publication, and it's a weekly magazine. Good reviews in t... : qwpeoriu
        • I've always assumed Famitsu was pretty trustworthy since they've only given out 4 perfect scores. : slax0r
    • While you have a valid point, I think this case is quite the exception. : qwpeoriu
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  Is split screen coop supported? I know the online isn't, but what about the splitscreen? : fugu124
  • yes its still in. : ibrokn
  • 16x9 w/ split vertically baby!!!! : jake
• thank god I'm taking Nov 9th off :))))))) : freakord

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• tapeworm : esky
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  Your not doing the "low carb" dieting also are you? : Githyanki
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    nop, no diet at all. I try to lower my carb intake but it's nowhere near a diet. Like someday I will eat ... : Utopia
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      Are you drinking lots of water? Water can help suppress appetite. : skynet
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        i'd say 4 liters a day. But that a good idea you have there maybe i should space out my driking and drink... : Utopia
        • tape worm, tape worm, tape worm : mini-sanity
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      If your doing alot of working out, you need to be on a high carb diet. : Githyanki
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        ok thanks, will add more vegetables and oatmeal everyday : Utopia
        • Vegetables have very little calories. You can eat tons of them and still be hungry 10 minutes later. ... : Torgo
• I am generally more hungry now, yeah. Although I crave foods high in carbs. : skynet
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  I would be constantly hungry when I was hardcore training for track. I think it's normal to a certain deg... : sm00v3d
  • I agree, when I train for track,it's generally 30 mins of weight room followed by a tough workout. Nothin... : peat
• high metablolism : SoNiC :<
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  What do you eat? How many calories do you eat? Even if you are eating 6 times a day, if its not enoug... : Torgo
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    A lot chicken, tuna (3 to 4 times a week), lots of fish. meat, salads I get around 2000 calories and a... : Utopia
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      I would say you are probably not eating enough high quality fats. Fats will really help keep your appeti... : Torgo
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        What's high quality fat? Fat from milk and cheese is good? : Utopia
        • Fats from fish and good Olive Oil. : asylumn
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          Cheese, olive oil and nuts are good. Milk has lots of sugar (lactose). Oh yeah if you are only eating... : Torgo
          • ok thanks alot ! : Utopia
• If you're trying to lose weight then 2000 calories is ok and you should expect to be hungry. If you're no... : Topaz

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• So sad, to watch good love go bad... : trove
• Looks like you aren't the first that found one tonight. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8883385 : TrptJim
• OMG HAX0RING IN A POPULAR FPS!!!???!!! ALERT TEH INTERNET!!! : physio

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• what did you see in saw that sucks so much? of course, it was obvious from the commercials that it was l... : hal9000
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  We rather enjoyed it... the bad acting provided some much needed comic relief. We walked out, all "WTF... : dognose
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    You didn't like Se7en? WTF is wrong with you Dognose?! You used to be my homie. ;) : mr3dmax
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      I also HATED Blair Witch Project : dognose
      • That's fine. Everyone hated that one as well. : SpaecKow
      • OH SNAP Blair witch was great when I d/l it from the internets before it came out, and people were still : Slowtreme
      • Yeah, it's o.k. to hate that bitch with the snot coming out of her nose... : mr3dmax
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    is "WTF did we just see" a good or a bad thing. : ergh
    • Depends on the movie. : dognose

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  http://s10.yousendit.com/ : sgtsanity
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    hi greg this is my name now SanityJr and i hope you like it steven}o : Sanityjr
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      This is my brother attempting a shackmessage. *shakes head* : sgtsanity
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        you are so mean this is my screen name in counter strike JOHN+KERRY=Idiot i hope you like it. Bush won ... : Sanityjr
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          so beat theat SgtSantity : Sanityjr
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            i ment that oop so and why does shack have a post time limiter : Sanityjr
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              Stop posting for your own safety until you understand these things. Talk to your brother on IM plzkthx. : AtaR1
              • I apologize for his behavior. : sgtsanity
            • Read the rules: http://www.shacknews.com/msgboard/guidelines.x You're lucky I'm two hours away or else : sgtsanity
            • hey whats going on in this incestous thread : FrayLo
        • Just... stop posting. PLEASE. : sgtsanity
    • how do you sent messages to people SgtSanity : Sanityjr
• nevermind, i got it. yousendit.com : Havoc1c4

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• haha that ruled : fluke
• ahahaha misdirection'd : Clay
• lol : skynet
• ok I laughed. : andromeda
• a genuine lol moment for me :D : SlamDunk
• haha awesome. : Crimsonbeak
• He should switch to Geico while he is at it. : laidback
• lol! That was very nice, what a clever fellow. : SpaecKow
• man i dont visit this place often but it looks like i would die crying. just look at some of the avatars ... : Utopia
• Letting a girlfriend rust = letting a car rust : dnurk
• ahahaha nice. : xocsida
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  same thing happened to me last week : sexninja!!!!
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    Some guy picked his car over you ? : qwpeoriu
    • No, he cheated on his girlfriend because he knew it'd result in her discovering the rust on her car. She ... : boughton supreme
• ahahah classic. : tension

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• an acoustic guitar : qwpeoriu
• the neck is a little narrower than a standard acoustic, and therefore its a little bit harder to play sin... : Dimmona

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  Timesplitters 2 : dognose
  • Or as a friend of mine calls it "Kill It" : Vincent Grayson
  • That game had such funky controls I couldn't finish it. : smdever

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• Welcome to 2 days ago ;) http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8872368 : Dimmona

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  March of next year, tentatively. Sadly, Teh Reznor dropped the name "Bleedthrough" in fovour of something... : WaterSign
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    Hmm, yeah, I heard about the title dropping at least. Shame, Bleedthrough is a cool name, but if he doesn... : node
    • he says the album will be done this year and he's holding off to march to release it at the start of a to... : ibrokn
  • I wondered the same thing. I doubt that's the stupid name though. I really liked bleedthrough, too. :( : silent prophet
  • hopefully the "with teeth" thing is still referring to how it will be "12 punches to the face" : snowwolf
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  one word... or two: tds deluxe!!!! and then.... closure dvd!!!!!! : reverend~heresy
  • I'm bummed the closure DVD got delayed, the trailer made it look so, so good. : snowwolf
  • Does anyone know which is better quality, DVD-A or SACD? : alexthegreat2
• EVERYTHING SOUNDS BETTER ON KICKASS HEADPHONES. : Zero|DPX
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  5 years of no new material worries me. I know he worked a bit on Doom 3 but I can't help but wonder why ... : Tawler
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    Well, he's always taken a huge break between full-length albums. 89 PHM 94 TDS 99 the Fragile 04 05... : Vincent Grayson
    • He's been tangled up in an ugly lawsuit with his now former manager. : evildanish
• is your sister avril lavigne : dodob

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• both. they're handhelds, I have to have them... : Kniggit
• I see no reason to even think about getting either one for at least another 6 months to a year. None of ... : Vincent Grayson
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  i have 2 sons. i'll have to get each, twice. : sucko
  • :( http://home.gwi.net/~sanpd/images/money.gif : Salad Sammich
  • http://www.topoftheslide.net/pics/misc/10bux-torpedoes.gif : Helter Skelter
• I think the DS wins on the innovation factor alone. : Helter Skelter
• The DS is more interesting. Perhaps I´ll get a psp later. : Spike Spiegel
• The new Metroid sold the DS for me. : Crimsonbeak
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  The DS cuz I have never owned a GB or GBA and I plan to buy a DS so I can play awesome GBA games on the b... : darkling
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    Get Golden Sun. Best handheld RPG ever. : node
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      I hate action RPGs as they're not fun. : darkling
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        Golden Sun isn't an action RPG. : amankhan
        • Wow. You're right. I was thinking of "Shining Soul" for some reason. Anyways, I just looked it up and... : darkling
• DS, I have been thinking about getting a GBA for a while, and was planning on getting an SP after christm... : Nation
• I'll wait a year and see which one has been supported more to my liking. I do this with every console gen... : sm00v3d
• Both. : amankhan
• PSP : jhof
• DS. I'm a sucker for wireless stuff. : r4wk
• \m/ DS : snowwolf
• New Gran Turismo (i.e. the game you can win by driving along the walls) = no thanks New Advance Wars =... : WillingZombie
• psp is the best because it is about the same as the ps2 except small : mini-sanity
• DS and maybe psp when they cut the price in half. : Pneum0
• DS, Zelda will be sweet on it : stgdz
• DS. I sold my GBA SP to help pay for it. : monohydrate
• DS Why? Advanced Wars : DM7
• DS so far. From preview videos, the innovative dual-screen looks like its going to put to good use. The... : invalidat10n
• Neither, but the PSP is really, really sexy :( : nomaad
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  I'm going to tape two PSPs together like a sandwitch. : not work safe
  • atleast then the screen won't be all scratched up. : Crimsonbeak

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• Also if you are one of the teams listed here http://sgl.overburn.ca/teams.php that doesnt have CONFIRMED ... : OverBurN
• Anyone who wants to play must not forget to do this : cookblaze
• i'm confirmed you shithead : lakren

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• me is she hawt ? : qwpeoriu
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  serious: gift certificate to bath and body works not: 12" dildo : Drug Sniffing Dog
  • Is #2 homemade? : Sarcastro
• can't go wrong with dildos : SykelSeven
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  My sister turns 30 soon and I am having the same dilemma. I was thinking about getting her a gift certifi... : smdever
  • the potential for comedy gold would unbelievable though. : Clay
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  get her a good movie examples, lord of the rings trillogy, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Matrix Trillogy : mini-sanity
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    sister's are females : red2lucas
    • lol : lord_omega
  • Not real good with the ladies, are you? : Dechter
• A copy of Burnout 3 and an XBL subscription : genjuro
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  a framed picture of her when she was 20. : evilbastard129
  • and write on it, "remember when you weren't a fat old cow?" : red2lucas
• dayspa? : suqur
• I went to my sister's 31st birthday last night. I gave her a hug! : spl
• this is a pretty good gift i think: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cooks-corner/micommak.html : sexninja!!!!

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• The beats and tunes are catchy, but spoken word crap is still crap. : WaterSign
• its ok for a laugh, but buy the whole CD? nope : byorn
• And you're wrong. : sgtsanity

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• i think i read somewhere on Cheap Ass Gamer that it was 40... could be wrong : alias bean
• i 2 would like 2 know this... dumpster diving time!!!! : supermonkeyballz
• If you order a large fries, look on the inside of the container, it has the rules and limitations... : Nullzero
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  I should get a job there, lift the stickered cups, and buy enough hardware for a couple of years! : theo20185
  • I had a friend that worked there in high school. Every time the monopoly game started, his manager would... : Prozium
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  Limit of $300 in Best Buy Bucks may be redeemed per customer per store visit (all visits to a store in t : supermonkeyballz
  • Fucking win, Katamari for 7 bucks ahoy! : j33uk

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• Wow closed beta is ovar. : JJRadcliffe
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  jesus what a decision. Honeymoon or Red Sox world series... I would have to go with the Sox. : Crimsonbeak
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    That's because nobody wants to marry your ass. : qwpeoriu
    • *sniffle* I know : Crimsonbeak
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  you missed the elections : darkT
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    how did he miss the elections??? they havent happened yet : mini-sanity
    • omg u missed them 2! I guess he's screwin with the guy : invalidat10n
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  you missed my birthday, which is today : red2lucas
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    Happy Birthday to you! : Lightzout
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      thanks champ, thought I'd milk one out before it's over, 10 minutes :( aahhh post rate limiter, make t... : red2lucas
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        Happy birthday. You should go to Outback Steakhouse to celebrate ! :P : qwpeoriu
        • I went Indian :) There's no such thing as Australian food, it's all lies!!!! cept maybe a meat pie : red2lucas
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  buy the bitch a razor : multisync
  • LOL, also teach her to cook, too much eating out . : dnurk
• The human botfly that landed on you on day 3 of your vacation? Congrats. : Deviaant