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  man, i'm looking forward to this. I can't wait to see who i get. heh. : mindmann
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    Yeah, it's like Christmas... Only funner... because we're all geeks. And stuff. : ieGod
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      yup. i'm going to give the internets as my white elephant. It's slightly used tho. =/ : mindmann
      • All 891 billion pages? : ieGod
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    i bet we all get people we dont recognize. : ashke
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      Everyone should have a special genjuro or jedi_27 prize at the ready though. : Rauol Duke
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        I've been saving up semen for the last 3 and a half weeks. : Entity
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          well, that should please any shacker. : mindmann
          • http://spamusement.com/view.php?id=29 : ieGod
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        ohh if I got genjuro, I would be highly pleased. : ashke
        • I do not like these posts. : genjuro
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  is this open to the 51st state ? : sikander
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    aye : cpt_gloval
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      doh.. what happens if i dont get an email confimation .. like right away ? : sikander
      • it's broken... all it does is spit your registration info back at ya. you can verify w/o the email. : cpt_gloval
    • oh and excellent :) im looking forward to this : sikander
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    WASHINGTON D.C. CAN GO TO HELL. Puerto Rico, too. : UtilityMaximizer
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      Also, it will be a cold day in hell when I recognize Missouri. : UtilityMaximizer
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        Someone must have let UM get into the Kool Aid again. : Rauol Duke
        • Wheeeeeeeeeeee : UtilityMaximizer
        • OHHH YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! : Draugluin
      • Does that mean I can leave work right now? : c0bra
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  These are the people who have signed up but have not verified: AMikaboshi, bagelcc, BongSlayerB, bosst0n... : cpt_gloval
  • done and done... : Jayx77
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  <title>Shacknews White Elephant Exchange</title> : Draugluin
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    I fail :( I thought it was slash opencurlybrace opencurlybrace, then closecurlybrace closecurlybrace sla... : Draugluin
    • no? code tag disabled? : Draugluin
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  OK I signed up. I am guessing that choosing "NWS ok" is more or less guaranteeing that you get NWS stuff... : lee majors
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    i'm actually not sure. i intended it as it is on the site, but we'll see how everyone interperets it. i p... : cpt_gloval
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      same here. I'm nws enabled, but i'm sending non-nws stuff. Even though i checked yes for nws, i'm defina... : mindmann
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        I have one gift set aside thats safe for all (yet still strangely obscure) and then if I get someone with... : goats ecx
        • well, i don't really own anything that's NWS, so i think it's strictly SFW stuff. I hope no one is expect : mindmann
• I'm baking a foul lasagna for my seret pal btw : lee majors
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  bump for the afternoon folks : cpt_gloval
  • hi : mindmann
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  Are you going to set up a gallery so people can upload pics and stories? : c0bra
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    i could do that... if i'm too lazy, though, i'm sure we could convince someone to. : cpt_gloval
    • i wish i had a digital camera so i could get some pics. =/ : mindmann
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  why's the elephant gotta be white : mr.sleepy
  • heh, when i read that, i was totally expecting it to be spoofed by someone else. : mindmann
• i have no idea what to send, but i think ill think of something : nyranger66
• i should be confirmed now. : feek

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• When they announce it. : Ajax
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  Adrian Finol (Valve guy) just posted a teaser spray from the upcoming surprise over at SomethingAwful. ... : timm
  • toilet wars? : m0nkz
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    DM with grav gun + super grav gun without the ability to grab bodies. Guaranteed. : EvilDolemite
    • Unless they are already dead. Killing someone with their own corpse would rule! : Wyvern
  • i'm hoping its a machinima movie of that one scene from the boondock saints. : swolf
  • yea, its gonna be DM. SWEET! : maulla
  • E-WRECK-SHON : Turd Ferguson
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    lol @ rosewood mod : enigmatic
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      mm, throwing sprite : floated
      • I aprove of these posts : rosewood
  • This is superb news. CS:S is an admirable port but the gameplay doesn't do it for me anymore. Some kind o... : marku5
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    link to the thread? : mr.sleepy
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      http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1336727&perpage=40&highlight=&pagenumber=182 : timm
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        I don't have (and dont want to pay for) an account on the SomethingAwful forums... anyone to confirm this... : Bingo
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          Looks legit enough. : DKo5
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            Just wanted to see it myself... : Bingo
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              Buy an account then!!!!! : askedrelic
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                10$ for this? I think I'll be patient then... :) : Bingo
                • its worth the $10 : virus
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              Hey guys sorry for the wait been super busy. This is one of the sprays included with what's coming... : DKo5
              • aah! thanks! : Bingo
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    I wish these Valve people would post this stuff here instead of at SA >:( : dognose
    • I know, SA's not even up for a Spike TV Best Computer Game Website Award Mack Diggity with Snoop Dogg awa... : snuff
  • Sweetness : askedrelic
  • <splooge> He can put his nuts on my chin if its HLDM : lord cecil
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    i dont recall being able to levitate toilets with the grav gun : ballystix
    • eh I remember tearing out plenty of sinks but still. : Turd Ferguson
    • that doesn't mean you can't. : Cpt. Baseballbat
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    Hmmm, never heard of this guy before. Wonder if its legit : bozer
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      Adrian Finol - Software Development Engineer Prior to joining Valve, Adrian contributed to several popul... : askedrelic
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        I know him. He's a dork. : Ajax
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          That dork should list his email on the Valve page :x I just moved up to seattle and was thinking about... : dravalen
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            adrian@valvesoftware.com : Adrian Finol
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              owned : Draugluin
              • Oof, I guess so :( : dravalen
            • hello and welcome to teh shack :) : SlamDunk
            • start posting exclusives here dammit.. :( : erotic sock
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              can't stop laughing : thekidd
              • yeah, this is almost as good as the 'please don't let this game suck' incident a while ago. : aaarrrgh
              • hahahaa! : askedrelic
            • Mention his name thrice and he appears! just like beetlejuice (and derek smart) : sgtsanity
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        Hehe, I worked on FLF for a short while, it's a cool mod, but when I was there it was pretty disorganised... : SpaecKow
        • *sigh* I still remember the days of 1.1... When did you work on FLF? I can't say your name is that fam... : dravalen
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          Ah, is Adrian the guy who used to go by Pink? : rossimo
          • Yep. : dravalen
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    check out this pic http://justbi0.de/hl2dm-beweis.PNG : SlamDunk
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      a pic posted by cliffe (valve) @ halflife2.net forums http://img90.exs.cx/img90/4875/HL2DM_2.jpg : SlamDunk
      • when do we get ours :( : feek
  • http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=193559 Woot! http://steampowered.com/img... : dryxcell
  • I called it : moonbreaker
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  when its done - xian : bozer
  • that better not be distruptor from the iD days of quakeworld : oHnOES
• Theyre gonna release the Hl1 source. : raija
• HL2 DM! PLEASE!!! With lots of physics (if its possible) : pigvomit
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  Question: In CS:S the game lags really, really bad when a grenade is thrown in an object filled room. Cha... : lord cecil
  • It's CPU lag on the client. : magila
  • I get the same problem, I turned down textures and it minimized the problem, but didnt completely fix it. : bling1bling
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  Because this thread needs another informative: http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=f29095... : aaarrrgh
  • cool, I can't wait :D : losimagic
• Two things would make HL2DM awesome, the grav gun (and super grav gun.. which could pick up people, eithe... : snuff
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  it's confirmed: http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news : GrimmyD
  • I didn't know that hl2dm.jpg came from the steam news page. Wow. : shotgun1
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    What's with the combine on there? Co-op, maybe? : thaperfectdrug
    • I'm thinking different player models to choose from : epit
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      prolly just different player model choices : ermac
      • Yeah, guess ye are correct. Just thought it weird, looks like one la resistance type gal versus three com... : thaperfectdrug
  • fuck yea! that is sweet : malloc
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  now that we know 'what'. WHEN will we get it? : epit
  • It's out on Steam, but the servers are busy. : FlibOwnsNoone

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  - ram: yes, get more - hard to switch?: no, macs are easier to use IMO - games: hahahahaaha, get a cons... : jcupitt
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    The only thing easier about Macs now days is installing hardware. Plug it in and it works. Windows XP an... : adev
    • Not really true IMO ... put your 60+ yr old mom in front of each and see which she finds easiest to use. ... : jcupitt
  • WoW playes great on Mac :) : Slowtreme
• i bought the wife a new 12inch ibook she loves it i put some extra ram in it, it already came with ... : CoRDS
• Yes, it's really that bad. No, you won't be able to play games, yes, it is really that different, yes, y... : headless
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  You'll be able to play Civ3, and Diablo 2.. At least, those are the latest games that my mac-using roomma... : Vantage
  • ohoh and super breakout and photoshop : jcutner
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    Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe!!! : gingerninja
    • i want this on a pda : grimiv
• Here's what I'd do; The 12 inch is fine, either iBook or PBook (I prefer PBook but I'm a picky bitch I... : pres589
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  Since your first statement implies that gaming on the system is a priority for you, just get a PC laptop.... : xstatik
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    ^ Ding! You do not buy a Mac if you want to play games. Period. End of Sentence. Thread Over. : adev
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      For the laptop, games somewhat important, but they are not the most important and I could probably live w... : askedrelic
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        the reality is you wont be playing too many games on any laptop at that price point. With only integrated... : radicus
        • My brother got a nice $1,000 eMachines that can play HL2 and WoW pretty well. But it's no Mac. : EvilDolemite
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        Even if they're somewhat important, don't get a Mac (laptop or desktop), unless you want to go top of the... : SiW73
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          I'm going to disagree heavily; if you aren't gaming, then I don't think anyone is going to say the GPU in... : pres589
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            I must not have been clear then, I meant underpowered for gaming. : SiW73
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              And here I thought we had already established, including the guy that was going to purchase the box, that... : pres589
              • Yeah, I managed to only read half of the sentence about them being somewhat important, completely missing... : SiW73
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  Ignore the haters. You CAN do some great gaming on a Mac. Any blizzard game (WoW is a hybrid), Call of Du... : jason bergman
  • He's eyeing the iBook G4 which comes w/ a Radeon 9200 and a 1.2GHz G4. He might be able to get by runnin... : xstatik
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  1 - EDU discount is the best, you're not getting it for cheaper new (maybe refurb or used on ebay only). : Hiro
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    So for memory, does it just take standard PC memory? I thought laptops had to use special smaller memory,... : askedrelic
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      Mac laptops take standard laptop RAM. Generally it's the slower DRAM I believe, but crucial has a menu i... : Hiro
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        Update: I was wrong about the type of RAM. Newer iBooks take the DDR PC2100 laptop 200-pin SODIMM module... : Hiro
        • Crap, well guess I'm gonna have to buy special laptop memory now. Oh well. : askedrelic
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  Well, the 12" PowerBook and the iBook's max resoluution is a mere 1024x768. You might be a little crampe... : manero
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    Expose makes this argument less persuasive. : BulletPro
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      expose is good for switching apps, but things like photoshop at 1024x768 are unbearable. but i guess i... : manero
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        the differences between the 12inch powerbook and 12inch ibook are not worth the extra $$$ : CoRDS
        • Agree'd, and that's why I suggest getting a 15" Powerbook if you're really serious about a Mac laptop. : manero
• I can bring over my Powerbook and let you bask in it's glow if you want to really decide to get a mac la... : Paranoid Android
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  don't buy any less than an additional 512MB... (total of 768) : DoubleAught()
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    512 is "ok" on my iMac G5, but having iPhoto, iTunes, FCE, and Safari up at the same time makes it chug. ... : BulletPro
    • open up terminal and type in top and press return. look for the pageouts, pm me with the value (an "upti... : DoubleAught()
• Get more RAM, definately. The default 256MB setup is not enough. Switching is easy. I've used Macs sin... : Serpico74

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  Vote or Die - Steve Gibson. : Wyvern
  • worked for puffy. oh it didnt't, ok :( : handofthrawn
• Thanks. I tried voting earlier when this was posted but the site didn't work properly then. Worked fine n... : SilverSnake
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  Man, that site is barely legible. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    Guess you aren't a tagger like every other video game fan. : snuff
    • EL OH EL! : FormerHPB
• Is steve gonna go? : snuff
• That site's all kinds of wacky. Am I supposed to be able to keep voting for teh Shack infinitely, or ... : jason bergman
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  what a god awful website. I guess functionality was removed for the sake of being "extreme". : meelk
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    Its so in my face I cant read it : 60days
    • Ditto, I tried to just go in and vote for the Shack, instead I found a bunch of unreadable shit, ran away... : pres589
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  let's hope Halo 2 doesn't sweep everything just because of the popularity of consoles (wtf is it even nom... : DonkeyPopsicle
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    i wouldnt write off a "game" of merit simply because of the platform its on. : Silent Wolf
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      sure it's a good game, but certainly not one that should sweep everything (espcially in best graphics, re... : DonkeyPopsicle
      • Because its got some of the best graphics ever seen in a console game. : Ajax
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        True a sweep would indeed be weak, but graphics wise i think its defintely in the right race. Very polis... : Silent Wolf
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          why is hardware a consideration? Halo 2 barely advanced on Halo 1 in graphics, and is obviously blown aw... : DonkeyPopsicle
          • O_o grow a new set of eyes. : Silent Wolf
  • don't worry most of those people won't be able to figure out how to navigate that site to vote. i wish i : clain
  • lets hope it doesnt sweep evertyhing becuase it lacked an ending : oldschoolbob-o
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  Voting Step-by-Step: (Using IE 6, latest Flash) 1. Go to http://www.spiketv.com/events/vga2004/ 2. : Caboose
  • Thanks, for the life of me i could'nt figure out how to vote.That site suck's : toydrvr
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    Yes, it does. Here's the direct URL to vote for the Shack: http://www.spiketv.com/events/vga2004/vo... : sinistarfith
    • Awesome, thank you. Too bad we can't figure out if they're doing something server-side (IP tracking, coo... : Caboose
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      Hello shack, set us up the auto refresh : Morgin
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        http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.html It's severely low tech, and uses both META Refresh and iframes, ... : sinistarfith
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          Autorefresh has been changed to 5 seconds. : sinistarfith
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            this is awesome. I know they can't +inf this for fear of being accused of tampering with the contest, but... : Morgin
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              why do I feel bad for doing this? : sabadog
              • You don't. You are helping make the spiketv awards better. : Morgin
              • haha me too, I stopped it after a while :D : khaosman
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              Yeah, I'm not sure where this falls ethically. One one hand, they encourage you to vote multiple times w... : sinistarfith
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                well, think of it this way. They only record one vote from each ip, and this doesnt do any harm. If... : Morgin
                • there should be an 'If' in front of "they only count..." : Morgin
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                  It would be smart to filter the results by IP and throw out the redundant votes, but the "Keep Voting" bu... : sinistarfith
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                    they have no idea who they're dealing with... : nyranger66
                    • Well, I think the thing is that they expect their core audience are mainstream gamers who log in to vote ... : sinistarfith
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            isnt' this like cheating or something? : kevp
            • I've tried to find voting rules that would prohibit autovoters, but I haven't found anything yet. : sinistarfith
        • haha, im running this on a spare computer for the next two weeks : nyranger66
      • AUTO REFRESH ON 5 SECONDS! : askedrelic
    • Thanks for that : gingerninja
• Hey I didnt see stoofoo on there..strange?!?! : cbslf
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  God damn that was painful. Steve, you'd better appreciate the things I do for you! : tedv
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    our votes probably don't affect the outcome at all... : DonkeyPopsicle
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      Actually, they should. I'm on the advisory board for this thing - and while I make no defense for the Web... : MorrisatCNN
      • ah, thanks for the info. I am baffled as to why they let people vote twice, though... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Well, if they don't have a clue then why are they not listening to the "experts" on the panel? If this ye... : Fred Garvin
        • As for the voting twice, I'm as baffled as anyone. The advisory board's main purpose has been to help... : mrquackers
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  HAHA that site has ANIMATED LENSFLARE : Morgin
  • That makes it EXTREME! with added intensity! It's so fresh and in my face that I want to cover them in... : Teiresias
• damn that was a pain in the ass ... nice site wacko's >:( : virus
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  I will be shocked, shocked, if this year's show isn't a massive joke like last year's : mikecyb
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    This time, SHALL BE DIFFERENT! IT'S NOT DIFFERENT AT ALL. IS IT STEVE? HAHAHAHHAHAHA! Seriously. ... : Hello Kitty
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      on the plus side this means the shack can win if we pay spiketv the most money... all steve needs to do i... : mikecyb
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        I think if the Shack wins, Steve and Maarten should be guest contestants on MXC. That'd be sweet :) : timmie
        • haha, i'd buy that for a dollar! : mikecyb
• I want to vote that SpikeTV site as the WORST website. : valiance
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  Do those auto-mouseclick programs still exist? we could totally use the vast resources of the shack to... : Morgin
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    No need. Just use this URL: http://www.spiketv.com/events/vga2004/vote/vote.jhtml?d=spiketv&n=4&c=23 : sinistarfith
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      wait can we just keep F5'ing that page? : nyranger66
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        Yep. : sinistarfith
        • it's like the shack! : nyranger66
• WTF?? No WoW on the MMO vote?!? I wanna cry... : Tripps
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  Hosted by Snoop Dog Biznatches this shit is real and from the streets and like mad raw nigga. We be smok... : Yabrodan
  • atleast Snoop Dog looks like he smokes weed and watches other ppl play video games. : nurall
• CNN loves the Shack. You should write an article for CNN about the Shack. : dltrem
• katamari damacy all around : davislovestacobell
• What crack addled flash programmer created that turd of a site? It took forever to find the fricken vote... : pdub99
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  If shack wins I will do something awesome. : haiku
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    Seriously haiku, you just got your ass handed to you. They have an animated lensflare that changes bas... : Morgin
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      Whoa really? I haven't looked at the site yet. Looking now! : haiku
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        Wow look at that! They do!! That is totally fucking retarded, I love it. : haiku
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          yeah, I don't know how you can top that. : Morgin
          • Oh, I have plans. : haiku
        • listen to the jealousy ;-) : TheTick
  • *waits patiently* :D : virus
• Shacknews is great etc, but I think it's really lame that there's only a few choices. There are various ... : festivalman
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  you know how hard it is to go up against the likes of IGN? I'll try my best though! : jono181
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    ign doesnt have a community like this one. This is like david vs. goliath. But this time david will wi... : Morgin
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      i wish i remembered where that quote was from : Morgin
      • Simpsons I believe Homer said it I haven't a clue what episode. : Yabrodan
      • Homer said it, don't remember what episode it was... : thaperfectdrug
    • didn't he win last time? : mindmann
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  been having this run in a firefox tab all day long here at work... http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.ht... : Jayx77
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    http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-philsized.html has 100 frames of voting goodness. It doesn't seem to be ... : Dante
    • lol@pagename. : cajuncook
    • haha awesome... I just loaded that on the 4 computers here... : Jayx77
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      lol surely this will get b& : itsjames
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        why? : Jayx77
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          don't most voting things discount duplicate votes? : itsjames
          • It lets you vote again anyways : snowwolf
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  i can't figure out where the fuck i'm supposed to go at that site to vote :,( : itsjames
  • yeah that website is completely un-intuitive... just load this http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-phil... : Jayx77
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9103232 : cygnus
• The site sucks but still we need all the shack votes we can get! : rosewood

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  The reaction from the actors when someone showed them the pic was even funnier. : TwiLyght
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    oh that part was hilarious : ^-SeaWolf-^
    • I like how on the trailer for the Extended Edition of ROTK Pippin has to clarify a statement about showin... : Wyvern
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    anyone got a link to that? i havent seen it in a while : nyranger66
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      you planning a marathon jerk session? : ^-SeaWolf-^
      • no i want the pictures of the reaction from the actors. i already have the gay embrace pics...you sent th... : nyranger66
• ^^^ curious : yonderboy
• There's one of Frodo and Sam as well, but you'd hardly need a pic to feel any homosexual tension between ... : SpaecKow
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  haha I don't think I ever saw that : Katarn3279
  • they are truly awesome : snuff
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    Here it is : http://www3.telus.net/derek74/mp.jpg : stump
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      oh that's not what I was thinking of... I'm thinking of the animated ones where they are making out with ... : snuff
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        PS. Does anyone have these? Please? : snuff
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          ok didn't take me long to find... this... http://blithesea.net/bk/kissing.html : snuff
          • i just threw up : ^-SeaWolf-^
          • ITS ON! http://blithesea.net/bk/lotr_07.html : wunderbred
    • that's gold. : phlavor
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  sorry but all the midgets were fruity as hell throughout the movie. I really hated the ending too. I cri... : dilutedq
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    ::Adds something else to dilutedq's ever growing list of stuff he hates:: We're gonna need a bigger s... : CrimsonHandHiro
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      SEE, I SAY SOMETHING I LIKE IN THERE BUT YOU POINT OUT ONLY THE NEGATIVE. : dilutedq
      • That's because there's always something negative to point out... : CrimsonHandHiro
  • You must have gotten cramps if you managed to cringe at the whole ending. Longest ending evar. : DinK
• LOTR always reminds me of Butter's playing LOTR with the rest of the gang. 'Back Door Sluts 9??!!!!!' : ghost hacker
• Don't forget Spock's Hobbit song. : capt tripps
• I wanna see those again, especially Legolas and that hunter guy : snuff
• Don't you know two males cannot be close without being butt-buddies? : Kerath
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  i always pictured it anyway, without the pictures. they're so fucking gay. Frodo and Sam like ooze gaynes... : moe6
  • i think that says more about you than it does about lord of the rings. : pupismyname

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  you can admit it steve, you want to own them as much as we want you to own them. : Paranoid Android
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    yeah it would be funny, but everyone here knows we're an entirely different site that rarely even makes c... : Steve Gibson
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      except in the FLAVA category :( : Paranoid Android
      • And the chicks category. : slax0r
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      The other sites don't get you chicks though. : Gary the Llama
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        ^^this above all else is why Shack will win. : cockoftehwalk
        • it warms my heart knowing cockoftehwalk is on my side. : Steve Gibson
    • Sure, but the Shack has more NWS than all of them put together. Honestly, the Shack is all about the... : sinistarfith
    • Not to sound like a kiss ass but I think, if anything, your site has the absolute best gaming community (... : boughton supreme
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9103912 : Morgin
• this post just made me want to revote 100 more times. : cockoftehwalk
• I would go if I were you... considering you're going to win. : CrimsonHandHiro
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  vote or die motherfuckers : [fry]
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    shake dem titties when you vote bitch : snuff
    • I thought I told you that we won't stop, I thought I told you that we won't stop... : Ajax
• Request the guest attendance. We all want you there. : Downforce
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  i litterally voted like 50 times.. then my mouse ran outta batteries.. :( : g0nk
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    http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.html : Morgin
    • What does this do vote for you over and over again?!?! That is awesome!! : cbslf
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      Yeah just don't get the site disqualified. Or are multiple votes allowed? : manero
      • they have no rules against it. the vote now button allows you to vote over and over. this does the same t... : Morgin
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      ^^^^ EVERY SHACKER MUST DO THIS!! : Katarn3279
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        if you have firefox just open the link in a tab and let it continually refresh and vote as long as ur com... : cockoftehwalk
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          that's what i'm doing :D : Katarn3279
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            ditto : dmason
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              Ditto. : dltrem
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                ditto. :) : Fredrik S
                • dit-DOH! : c0bra
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          is it possible to create a page with multiple iframes that all refresh? : Morgin
          • ooh i have no idea. someone needs to figure this out. : Katarn3279
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            Heh, sure. That'd be easy. Do you guys really want that? I didn't want to create anything that would b... : sinistarfith
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              yeah, make the absolutly batshit insane voting page plz : Morgin
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                Well, let's start with 25 iframes and go from there. http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-ohshi.html : sinistarfith
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                  Fuck you gamespy !!! I got 'em both going. : broly1718
                  • Firefox users that want to bust a nut can always load up several tabs of the ohshi page. Let it run over... : sinistarfith
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                    actually you can have multple pages open of the 25 iframes version : nyranger66
                    • Then fuck gamespy even harder. : broly1718
                • hahaaha, that's 300 votes per minute : nyranger66
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                  this is is insane! : d fluke
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                    Here's a page for the hardcore. 100 iframes. http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-philsized.html I thi... : sinistarfith
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                      I have 10 of those pages up now. :D : Fredrik S
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                        If your computer and connection can cycle that many refreshes within 5 seconds.... that'd be: 12,000 : Caboose
                        • and if 15 or so people did it, thats over 3 billion votes wow : Morgin
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                        I have 20 tabs with this open. It's innefective after the first few though (I think). It looks like you... : slickdoody
                        • noticed that also. I can have 2 tabs open at the same time and they cycle at the same time. More than tha... : Fredrik S
                        • This might be a limitation of the browser and/or Windows regarding simultaneous connections. : sinistarfith
                    • I've opened two, I think I've done my part. I'll try to leave it up as long as possible. : Dobbs
            • i'll do this when i get home. don't want to bog down work too much. ;) : mindmann
      • I've got about 25 tabs of this open. gonna leave them overnight. Going to bed now : moshman
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        Why do they do this type (multiples allowed) of voting... : jhof
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          And will the voting scripts ban shack? Is there any fine print on the website about voting? : jhof
          • it's hidden behind the gang tags and lensflares : Morgin
      • Whats going to happen when the Shack gets 224 billion votes? I mean it will be funny, but........ : devi| dog
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      I have opened this in 10 tabs! : TroZ
      • oh, that is an even better idea : Nation
    • * looks at page, thinks "thats appalling!" then proceeds to leave the window open and notice it again 30 ... : NukeDukem
    • informative : esky
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      Are they really that stupid? Won't they automatically purge multiple votes from one IP? Seems like that w... : Kerath
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        american idol allows multiple votes, and they didnt seem to have any problems with it. : Morgin
        • How do you know the multiple votes counted? If they purge the results once polling is done, you wouldn't ... : Kerath
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      I think this is going to get the shack disqualified. Even the dullest of IT interns is going to notice wh... : Kerath
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        not if they nuke it first! : Morgin
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          Nuked comments are returned as search results. They're not deleted, just invisible in the regular view. : Kerath
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            television. had a lot of work experience. : Morgin
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              What? : Kerath
              • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=steve%20gibson : Morgin
    • You guys are all dirty cheating bastards (open on 10 different servers) : rosewood
• I want to see sCary on tv. : TheTick
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  Maybe if you had a 'Great Unbanning' of all the banned shackers then you could get the southern states t... : cbslf
  • Great Unbanning? Pfft ... that'll never work : rosewood
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  All I see when I click the link is "OK" What? : manero
  • You just voted shacknews.com as the best gaming website for the 2004 Video Game Awards. : Caboose
• You should show up to the awards in a limo with Cliffy B and a bunch of "escorts". : Sexpansion Pack
• That link doesn't work for me... neither did the other spiketv links... it just goes to the flash thing a... : carazy
• So just clicking on that link counts as a vote? It just says OK. : dltrem
• DO IT STEVE : Katarn3279
• yeah but you can show up dressed in hiphop clothing and the like and make that shit look good. yo. : thekidd
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  No offense but you don't have much original content on the site.That might hurt your chances. :( : JaredSyn
  • none taken. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9103972 : Steve Gibson
• go and interview snoop dogg, that way the shack would get street cred! maybe not... : csana
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  please go - we're doing our best to make sure you win!! : virus
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    Just in case they're checking IPs, I voted at home, at work, and then again at my Dad's house. :) : Gary the Llama
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      Yeah I voted at your moms house during lunch...OH BTW she said hi. : cbslf
      • Hi mom. : Gary the Llama
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      http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.html : Katarn3279
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        hahaha fucking sweet - loaded on all my pc's GO SHACK!!! : virus
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          you want http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-philsized.html : Morgin
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            is it supposed to just say "OK" ??? : SCROTE
            • yup. thats all it says. we dont even know if it counts moret han 1 per ip, but since they dont say multip... : Morgin
• Get on TV, for the shack! It would be a great moment. : askedrelic
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  dude, do you know the $$$ the other sites are prob dumping into this. there is no way shack will win, so... : cawcaw
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    au contrair http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.html : Katarn3279
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      cuz we all know the person with the most votes wins everythin right? ..... and i doubt votes from t... : cawcaw
      • Except that the SpikeTV site itself has a "Keep Voting" button that allows you to vote over and over agai... : sinistarfith
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        the site allows you to vote as many times as you want, in fact it encourages it.... this just lets you do... : Katarn3279
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          they might be tracking IP's ? : balaams_ass
          • Then why would they say Keep Voting! ? : Katarn3279
  • tell them you'll only come if you get shown on camera sitting there when they announce the shack as a nom... : cawcaw
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    except we stuff hte ballot box! http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote.html i havn't seen it mentioned on IGn... : snowwolf
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      lol is that doing what I think it's doing? voting over and over for the shack? wouldn't want to jeopa... : losimagic
      • nvm, just seen the post :) : losimagic
• In case you lose, which you won't, you need to prepare your on camera "aww I lost, but I'm happy for game... : Hello Kitty
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  Will you use the opportunity to call the other sites on their half assed "exclusives"? Also if you drop t... : Rauol Duke
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    What happened to the shacker interviewed for CNN in NYC? Did that ever air? : askedrelic
    • It aired on CNN FN or something. Not sure if they released the clips on the net or not. : broly1718
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    pull a michael moore and go off on the big name sites :)! : maulla
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      And call Genjuro a fruit! : Rauol Duke
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        Nah, if he wins, he says, "Those other sites got Genjurowned!!!" : FormerHPB
        • Sure, and then Genjuro will show up wanting his royalty check. : sinistarfith
  • The last time Shacker's were on tv was from Quakecon. That's not a tough spot to beat for quality of mome... : Dante
• If you win, you've got to give me props on TV. Say something fresh like: Yo yo yo y'all - I gots to gi : Ajax
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  I got $5 on that plane ticket. : filtersweep
  • yeah me too... and a box of poop for the loser... : Jayx77
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  You owe it to yourself to go down there. The Shack does have a chance of winning and you better be there ... : NastyJack
  • IAWTP! :) : SilverSnake
  • if not, I'd be more than happy to go there myself and say I'm Steve Gibson : thekidd
• Just attending and getting some/any TV time would be good for your site. Every PR is good PR! : -TKF-
• Setup a PayPal for the ticket and I'll toss in $10 or $15. Who's with me. After all I get to keep the l : balaams_ass
• Send some other shacker in the area wearing a 'teh Steve Gibson' nametag. Teach them how to stick their a... : Sze Ior
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  send Andromeda to accept the award. she has to be completely drunk or else it won't work though : mr.sleepy
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    and dressed as a nun! that'd be so awesome! : laurgasms
    • oh snap. owned by 5 hours. : pyide
    • nun idea = A++++ : thekidd
  • and dressed as a penguin : pyide
• somehow i bet that gamespy got more than 1 pass. That's fucked up you can even roll with your posse! Fuck... : huds0n
• I want the shack to win but..Gamespot is hosting all their video files on their trailers page.... Ill wag... : supermonkeyballz
• http://www.foxhawk.com/Files/Images/byanymeans.jpg : Nighthavvk
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  Please wear the modeling clothes you wore in your Japan shoot. : mofo
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    and carry two large pistols, so if you win you can shoot them off, but if you lose then you can go on a k... : cockoftehwalk
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      And eat a giant Hearsheys Bar while there for the sugar high! : TroZ
      • how about he eats the bar and smears the chocolate all over his face while shooting celebs in the heads T : cockoftehwalk
• hahaha tricky vote whoring, I love it. : Luminair
• I voted like...2 days ago. for you. You have to go now. : Silent Wolf
• "it would be entirely funny to see a website run by a couple of guys beat out all those other huge compan : mc-fine
• I hope you don't win (even though I voted for you). I like how no one knows about this place. : anubiszro
• Can we still vote? : Lightzout
• Currently in the process of voting. We have the man-power and love to win this, come-on! : xilulus
• We totally just Shack'd their server. Err, nevermind. It just game back up. : cajuncook
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  SEND JOKEMAN! : drucifer
  • uhh, dont you mean jokemon ? : nyranger66
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    JOKEMAN? Gun. Badge. Desk. NOW. : Ajax
    • :( I just got home. : drucifer

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• Oh. My. God. Don't be shitting me now. : node
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  when's TF2 comin' out? : tommysgun
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    Not soon enough, I'm afraid. :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Well, I at least remember Gabe N saying there would be more TF2 news after HL2 was done. Here we are! : manero
      • News classes include the Toliet Tosser. : Wyvern
      • UNF UNF UNF!! psst.. I'm out of cups to fill again!! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • after DNF : CoRDS
• SEX . : Priest77
• sex : fotografico
• Mmmm, multiplayer flying toilets... :/ : CrimsonHandHiro
• Thats the extra 2% that pcgamer left out! Perfect! : pigvomit
• they should have enormous black dildos laying around so we can pick them up with the gravity gun and cock... : Old_Fart
• <homer>MMMMmmmm, DM (drool) : Wyvern
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  where is that from? : byorn
  • http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1048906&postcount=108 : SlamDunk
• yes please : emocore
• Does anyone know when this week the HL2 "surprise" will be revealed? : dltrem
• f i l l s _ c u p : virus
• Hesh wants some sex! : Popedispencer
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  Artists conception? Or is this a screenshot? : ghost hacker
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    http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=57935&page=8&pp=15 : emocore
    • oops nevermind. : emocore
  • don't think that's a screenshot. blur behind toilet and schtuff : sixfoot6
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  same pic, better quality http://steampowered.com/img/HL2DM.jpg : SlamDunk
  • http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=193559 : SlamDunk
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  http://img79.exs.cx/img79/6982/Spray_plumbed.jpg this would be a hilarious death icon : manero
  • completely owned. : ResidualEffect
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  I haven't played any Source game, but that looks like promo material to me. : Kerath
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    it does indeed but it tells us exactly what the "suprise" is. : Turd Ferguson
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      Or that it was planned at some time during the past 6 years. : Kerath
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        But is not necessarily still planned. : Kerath
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          Except Valve said they are releasing a surprise this week and now they have a post on their forums saying... : ResidualEffect
          • Oh. : Kerath
• http://justbi0.de/hl2dm-beweis.PNG : broly1718
• Holy crap that's hawt. : Salad Sammich
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  That's not in-game is it? That lighting on the characters looks insane, and so does the gravity-gun pull... : KungFuKenobi
  • its a scrennshot thats been edited to make it look fancy : grimiv
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  This looks more like co-op than DM. There's another resistance figher in the background there. : nomaad
  • yeah I was thinking that too : JohnnyDanger
  • Or maybe just TeamDM. I don't know. It's pretty cool though! : nomaad
  • yea it doesnt look like dm to me either : grimiv
  • you can usually select from all sorts of character models in these games. : Luminair
  • Team DM? : Priest77
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  hype! hype! hype! =) http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news : SlamDunk
  • ^^^^^ INFORMATIVE : broly1718
  • I hope soon means today.... : ResidualEffect
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    oh god, this is so sexy. :[ : aaarrrgh
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      You need an Alyx nude-patch for those lonely nights at sea. : anubiszro
      • Seriouslah!! Theres an Alyx Nude patch?? Where !!!!!! : KCPlanet
• I'm somewhat excited. I hope there are a lot of gameplay modes. There's a section in Nova Prospekt th... : Draugluin
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  I demand more sawblades and buggies in this deathmatch!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Don't worry. First thing I'm doing once I finish this uni assignment is making a map with those in it. ... : aaarrrgh
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      COOL!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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        It'll be a square room though. Preferably with purple textures. But it'll be the best damn square room... : aaarrrgh
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          Why does it have to be a square room? I thought HL2 was pretty good at outdoor environments? Or is it a... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            I think it's an issue of skill ;) : Draugluin
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              Well, you gotta start somewhere. :) : Maddog_Delphi97
              • Aye. Actually, I've been mapping for aeons (even released a really shitty HLDM map when HL first came out... : aaarrrgh
          • HL2 was edges. No curves anywhere to be seen. : cajuncook
• mmmm nova prospekt will make a fun DM zone : grendel
• http://justbi0.de/hl2dm-beweis.PNG this is a binary dump from latest steam update : sonik887
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  Just FYI, toilets are pretty damn heavy so having one tossed at you would be quite devestating. : Dante
  • Someone really needs to mod in gibs.. Hitting someone in the arm with a toilet and having it fly off woul... : m0nkz
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  FAKE: You can tell by the motion blur effect on the toilets trajectory that this is NOT ingame, and simpl... : KCPlanet
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    ....... I thought it was pretty obviously concept art. : sevogajre
    • Yea me too, but the way ppl were talking, it was as if they were under the impression it was in game foot... : KCPlanet
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    Why Dr. Holmes, you are ever so clever! : Draugluin
    • Do call me Watson, good sir. : KCPlanet
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    you can also tell it's fake because there's no such thing as flying toilets : mrtony
    • lolz0rz : SlamDunk
    • mensa has invaded the shack : {Venger}
  • Yep, it's probably a screenshot + paintover in photoshop like what Kristen Perry does for Valve. : sgtsanity