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• The way I see it... I would MUCH rather come to a site like this and get opinions from other players t : g0nk
• Actually I wrote my Uru review and gave it a 80.4%, it was only okay. : helvetica
• I don't see advertisments, I subscribed. : vaniah
• The only reason I would *not* want shacknews to win is because things like that generate unnecessary popu... : TheNiXXeD
• That's funny, I always thought of the Shack as a gaming news site...not a review site. Sure, they have re : speon
• I don't care about reviews. I care about what gamers think about games. News is priority. : bounty838
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  the only reason for this site to exist is the comments section : arizona bay
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    I actually was an avid Shugashack and then Shacknews reader and never even saw or used the comments secti... : angrytaxman
    • I used to run a Duke Nukem Forever site back in 1997 and I used Shacknews for news updates. But since I ... : arizona bay
    • yep, I read shacknews/shugashack for years before i even ventured into the comments. back when Quake1/Qu... : FrayLo
  • I must say that I visited this site for well over a month without going into the comments once. After I ... : sludge vohaul
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  The difference is this. Which site do I gain more from by going to it. Theres gamespot, which has occasio... : bozer
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    shack reviews are no use for deciding if u want to buy a game on lauch day or not though : smellslikefish
    • I've only ever bought 2 games on launch day, anyway. Not into that kind of thing - not hard for me to wai... : eskimo spy
    • True. That is what the comments are for. : pyrogen
    • That's what ShackHype™ is for : enigmatic
    • And those sites and their 9.? rating systems are no good either. : rosewood
• games to me, are in large part, about the people that play them. Shacknews is all about the people wh : eskimo spy
• the shack is living, breathing content. take that naysayers! : kingfish
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  Shack wins hands down, no contest. No where else will have the people that we have here, and who needs a : felicia
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    >:( : Degenerate
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      Good point the other sites don't have a degenerate so that does kind of balance out. : Rauol Duke
      • yer fucking dead : Degenerate
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        When it comes down to McDonald's ads or Degenerate -- I vote McD's. : emocore
        • dead : Degenerate
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          McHillbilly with cheese. Genjuro sized plz! : Rauol Duke
          • they sew two cows together and slap a bun on each end? : digitalburro
      • aaaahaha! : Megara9
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        LOLO@ Degen. He's getting mad like he should be considered some kind of pupismyname or something. : felicia
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          dead. : Degenerate
          • I prefer death by snoosnoo plz : felicia
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        I like this post : genjuro
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          dead! : Degenerate
          • dead wrong. : genjuro
          • ooooohhhh he is making a deathlist! : pigvomit
        • I second that. : vaniah
      • o snap : skynet
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        hey guys, what's going on in this degenerate sucks post? : cltcprd
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          ded : Degenerate
          • yeah, i made the list. Oh wait he said ded... : cltcprd
      • mother fucking lawl! : g0nk
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        homo says dead! : kgargonmagrix79
        • dead! ooh, i mean head! : Filthysock : g0nk
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        I thought Degen was popular. I guess I'm dead wrong... : someWayne
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          I'm only ahead of genjuro on the popular list : Degenerate
          • that would be second to last...ouch : omnova
      • highly excellent. : nyranger66
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        I for one love Degenerate. Having him around is like watching a retard bite at flies, and you can't buy ... : digitalburro
        • wanna make out? : Degenerate
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        i like degenerate - he's kind of like that long lost brother i never had, but gayer. : virus
        • you me digitalburrito and a bottle of tequila. how about it? : Degenerate
      • Fuck is a good guy. He's old, and he's dirty. He balances out all the smart intelligent kids on the sit... : cajuncook
      • The PRL should save me from dying.... : Dimmona
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        I'm glad to see there's all this degenerate hate. It makes it easier for me to de-mod him and permaban hi... : UtilityMaximizer
        • O_o : rosewood
  • Shacknews: we're got dognose :D : -Panther-
  • Give it up... enough worship already. This site is cliquish enough as it is. : Magus
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  I've never had a review be answered by one of the devs who was responsible for it. I've had George B from... : Rauol Duke
  • If I remember right I think the S2 guys used to post quite a bit here as well. : dravalen
  • Yup, even the mighty Xian pokes his head in the door once in while! I also think in general we might have... : eskimo spy
• those sites don't have a large amount of devs commonly post new info on them, it's just the same rehashed... : lakren
• BUT, you can get porn on the shack : alexthegreat2
• I don't like review sites for games. Why would I trust ONE guys opinion who I don't even know? That's why... : TheTick
• You speak the truth. I quite like Gamespot and their video reviews, game clips and all those other goodi... : mc-fine
• But here is why Shacknews > Gamespot -- Shacknews can LINK to gamespot. So get this - Shacknews has all : rosewood
• Are you on drugs? : r4wk
• Gamespot=POS : lord_omega
• Anyone have the autovote link? : mojoald
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  imo, the difference between the shack and the other sites is that we're much more a community run site an : edgewise
  • Wow. That was most excellent. : KungFuKenobi
  • Indeed. : genom
  • wow. analogy of the year my friend!!! : digitalburro
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    That was awesome. I wish to have your shackbabies. : edlin
    • omg pics+divx! : SiW73
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    agreed. I never feel that i can trust anything the other sites say. I always like there some $$$ to back ... : mindmann
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      I don't really feel that so much. I think their reviews are mostly fair, it's just that I'd rather just g... : edgewise
      • But they're only comfortable once you have your own ass groove in them. :P : cajuncook
  • werd!!! You explain it perfectly. : cigam
  • very well said. *thumbs up* : virus
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    That decorating part sucks. I don't want to be the decorator. : haiku
    • lol @ fontslave : rasputinreborn
    • omg fag! :D : Ebu
    • Think of yourself as a Flamboyance Engineer :D : DinK
  • I want some of that joint too!! : Matto357
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    How do people like Degenerate, Jedi, Rauol and the rest of the short bus crew fit into that analogy? : genjuro
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      Maybe the annoying young kid brothers that come down to the basement to bother you? : zuga
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        and pee in your drink when you leave the room : Degenerate
        • *spits out drink* WHY YOU LITTLE... : inkninja
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    The food is better here than at Starbuck's. : dognose
    • That's because we have homecooked food instead of corporate processed bullshit. :o) : cajuncook
  • Excellent analogies all over this thing. : zuga
  • You did a great job fitting that first sentance into the dthread cut off point. Perfect tease, A+ : rosewood
  • That was so beautiful it hurts. : mofo
  • This is so well written it should be informative. Wow. :D That's all I can say. : cajuncook
  • *sniffle* beautiful... : omnova
  • Where everybody knows your naaaaame : sammyl
  • IAWTP! Well put, this is really why the Shack has been around so long in the first place and continues to... : ovrlrd
  • This should be read during the winning of the award : PenicillinX57
  • This is... totally awesome. Haiku and lens flares drapes for life! : Downforce
  • needs more informative. : nyranger66
  • I can agree to that. : Cottc Cid
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    My local starbucks never makes me read an advert before buying a drink. Nor does it install spyware. : Beady
    • Not that you know of. It's installing spyware in your body as you drink it. The spyware is just waiting f... : mindmann
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    the shack was there for me when i hit low points in my life. i felt like i had a group of friends i could... : lacker
    • Shack > real life and I'm not kidding : dognose
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      Lacker is my quakecon buddy ^_^ : AllYourBase
      • quakecon 05!!! \m/ : lacker
  • nicely put! : anthonybean
  • That's beautiful. And now, to shed a single tear. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    hey guys, I was just kidding. this place is like Burger King. : edgewise
    • You fucking sellout!!! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • very well put. : cap n KRUNCH
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    The Shack and Gamespot both have ads that can be disabled with a premium subscription. : Serum 114
    • it's not just the ads, it's premium content like vids, articles, game guides. "Want to keep reading? Purc... : edgewise
  • That's why there can't be a "Shacknews II". I was offered to run a gaming site here in korea once and the... : xphil
  • More like Maaarten hides the remote : johnny rotten
  • So this is basically a really nerdy coffeehouse? Works for me. : slax0r
  • you're like a starbucks drinker - you've been going there for so long, when people say its corporate you ... : jaga
  • i prefer maarten's joint : esmokah
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=2330381 : jayares
• why do you hate freedom?! :~( : Mr.Fusion
• Why do we keep discussing this? : dilutedq
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  Gamespot reviews are awful, I've got a complete account but i mainly use it for the media. I get your poi... : xenoeye
  • If your talking about free content Shacknews with Fileshack shows MUCH more screenshots and videos [and e : lord_omega
• IMHO, everyone but the Shack reeks of "trying too hard, and doesn't realize they are making it WORSE" : Downforce
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  IF YOU LOVE THE SHACK SO MUCH http://www.fithlan.com/shackvote-philsized.html vote or die, beetches : Morgin
  • This page freaks out my browser (Firefox 1.0) : surround
• I like Gamespot; even enough to buy their Complete package (And I don't regret it). I love how they have ... : Entity
• "Vote Shack or Die!" - P. Diddy : abubu
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  If it was an award for best gaming NEWS website, I'd never think about voting for the Shack. But it's ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • WHAT ABOUT EVIL AVATAR!!!? Joking : Serum 114
• But unlike other sites I get new mods, maps, patches all listed on the front page and through the filesha... : Fyunch Click
• There are more shitty shackreviews then good shackreviews. But the good shackreviews are plentiful, and a... : SpaecKow
• The Shack is like a porn site with lots of good thumbnail links. It doesn't create the content or do the ... : mc-fine

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  I don't even know how you got out of Moonglade. There is a flightpath, and why didn't your hearthstone w... : Eratik
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    the problem is that he did use the moonstone and now he has to return to moonglade : alexthegreat2
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      haha, use the teleport:moonglade spell mang. : Eratik
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        hes tauren : oldschoolbob-o
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          im not lying here :( : Eratik
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            all druids get a spell called teleport moonglade, there's no long cooldown on it. There are 2 flightpath... : ant321
            • i played thru as NE in beta so i just assumed he didnt get it :P figured he wouldnt be too nub to not fig... : oldschoolbob-o
    • Except the Moonglade flightpaths are exit only. You can't fly into Moonglade at all. As everyone as a... : walker270
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  can you even make it over the mountains into moonglade? : NexusOne
  • Not really. You have to go THROUGH the mountains. There is a tunnel, that is guarded by some really pis... : trove
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  :( Things like that would make me give up. Certain things need to be spelled out for you a little bit, yo... : suqur
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    yah, who woulda thought of Teleport: Moonglade : vaniah
    • .. and it was only spelled out by two of the people on the first bearform quest. Does blizzard actually ... : walker270
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  Why don't you just die once and walk to Moonglade as a ghost and then resurrect there. Your stuff will ta... : yakz
  • you can only rez at the spirit healer at the cemetary your spirt releases too.. if you goto a different c... : pigz
• I've done that. Went from Darnassus to Ironforge. Probably not as bad but it was quite the hike. : bounty838
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  So how is it? Any different than any other treadmill? I've played almost every MMORPG and quit within ... : kingdepork
  • It's completely different. Content from the start. : vaniah
• Page a GM. They might be able to help you or something since it was (somewhat) a gameplay error. : TheNiXXeD
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  Unless I'm missing something... look in your spell list. You have a spell call Teleport to Moonglade. : Wyvern
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    I thought teleports were like lvl 20 stuff.. though I've never played that class : snuff
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      They are - and Moonglade isn't even an option. : bounty838
      • That's how he got there in the first place. : Eratik
      • Teleporting to Moonglade is a special, druid-only spell. Moonglade is "the land of the druids" (all drui... : action roommate
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  It's interesting that people find different tasks entertaining or annoying. Some of my favorite mmorpg m... : Zakko
  • The line between "interesting adventure" and "tedious drudge" gets drawn along the number of times you di... : Caboose
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    Speaking of areas people have business in I was wandering around on Arctic MUD last night trying to find ... : matrix
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      I was thinking it was Arctic you were talking about the other day. You are a sick, sick man. I take it ... : Zakko
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        Not when I can get addicted to Arctic for free. : matrix
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          Wow, I used to play on there like 4 or 5 years ago. : zerofunk
          • I just started again last week. I've quit twice already since I first started. : matrix
  • I always love it when people bitch about delivery quests. I mean 99% of those quests are designed to int... : smax
  • Funny you should say that. There is DEFINITELY the sense of 'OH SHI...I SHOULDNT BE HERE THIS IS BAD.' a... : johnny rotten
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  Look in your spells list. You will have a spell called Teleport:Moonglade. : Crimsonbeak
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    Hehehe, this is similar to the warrior forum with 30th level people asking how to get defensive stance. ... : Zakko
    • Nah - people just aren't reading. It's very clear what you have to do if you read and digest the stuff t... : action roommate
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  DRUIDS HAVE A TELEPORT TO MOONGLADE SPELL!!!! : fookilla
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    This man is correct. That's how druids get there the first time. : Portax
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      I really wonder if Johnny even tried asking someone in /guild :( : king_darius
      • Even general chat would've answered his question :( : Portax
  • Ya, srsly - look in your spellbook. You can teleport to Moonglade at any time, from any place. There ... : action roommate
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    haha he's gonna kill himself when he reads this : PUPSTAHS
    • I wonder how many times he will die to the level ?? gaurding moonglade before he reads the thread again. : Eratik
• I played through 2 betas and into retail before realizing First Aid and Cooking and Fishing and Basic Cam... : kevp
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  this post was funny. just overlooked the spellbook I guess. I remember in OB I was doing first aid, and e... : Slowtreme
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    I think I'm getting gypped as a Warrior... we can't do anything cool : snuff
    • Don't worry; warriors are a strong class. Druids, even with their cool abilities, are extremely gimped. : walker270
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  Man this guy is gonna hate it when he reaches 30+ and finds out Druids are gimped to shit. : dante2010
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    why do you say this? Have you played a druid endgame or is it just hearsay? I loved the class during the ... : Crimson
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      I played a NE Druid to lvl 45 in beta. Druids are meant to be the jack of all trades class. They ar... : dante2010
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        they're meant to be a viable jack of all trades. I think they're away of the problems, and working to fi... : vaniah
        • Jack of all trades = master of none. Which means they're useless in a group when you're going through som... : sammyl
  • You guys are suckers. By the time we hit high levels druids will be patched to the point of being overpo... : Eratik
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    maybe, dunno. Not having too tough a time right now (with creatures upto 18th). Besides I hate playing c... : johnny rotten
    • I'd agree with you - but it makes me hesitant to play the class if it gets totally screwed in the endgame... : Crimson
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  UPDATE: I did look in my spellbook for a Teleport spell, but I didnt see one. It was late tho, and my e... : johnny rotten
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    You missed it, it is there. : Chod
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      it its not your in trouble!@! : johnny rotten
      • It is in your general tab I believe. In there with racial abilities and shit. : fookilla

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  ahahaha At least she's not using a "UNIX SYSTEM" with some 3D user fly-through interface. : Barbarian
  • macosx is unix, darwin, a bsd derivative, running a mach micro kernel under the hood.. and i consider qua... : dextius
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    I have a SparcStation from the Jurassic Park era. \m/ Unfortunately, it only has enough muscle to run ... : the archvile
    • Hmm, I think it was an SGI in Jurassic Park. I own an o2.. cute little computer.. Like a Mac with an ami... : dextius
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  I saw this coming from a mile away like watching a porno shoot with binoculars. : genjuro
  • You need to stop. Seriously. Somebody stop this maniac. : Vantage
  • This comment needs more love. : jrock
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  were they u2 tracks? : GloriousCow
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    A good 40% of the soundtrack is taken from the latest Crystal Method album. : Vantage
    • cant really complain about that. : paganritual
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    No it was all crap. I was suprised to see The RZA had helped with the soundtrack because the shit he did ... : mr.sleepy
    • I think he helped with just the score because I saw an ad for it that said somehing about several Wu-Tang... : genjuro
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  did you not see blade 2? or the previews for blade 3? Its like the matrix sequels. you cant take it s... : broly1718
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    That's my point!!!! I was not even treated, like I expected to be, as a "regular stupid action movie goer : mr.sleepy
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      lol, are you kidding with that spoiler? that can't be real. : systatic
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        I'm 100%, dead fucking serious. : mr.sleepy
        • Dude, that just made me vomit on my keyboard. : Fred Garvin
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        I'm not sure that this is significant for the reason you guys seem to think it might be... : Vantage
        • Yeah it doesn't have anything to do with the war. But the fact that they tossed it in was ridiculous. Do ... : mr.sleepy
    • Makes alot of sense really. Cradle of civilization for the first : j33uk
• Why all the hate, Sleepy? : Normality
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  I still don't understand why some people dislike Blade 2. I thought it was far better than the first. : mc-fine
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    Why haven't I seen you playing HL2DM? Are you afraid of my file cabinets of death? : genjuro
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      I fear the Juro! Been real busy with finals of late. Now I got all Christmas to waste on toilet throwing. : mc-fine
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        You poor bastard. I didn't know you were in college... : genjuro
        • back in college.. first basket weaving degree didn't pan out : mc-fine
  • totally agreed, 2 felt more like the comics : byorn
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    i didn't like the first, so i skipped the second entirely. : systatic
    • Watch 2 if you like action movies. It's great. I thought Blade 1 had one kick ass opening sequence foll... : Haku-Jin
  • yeah same here, i thought the second one was excellent. : paganritual
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    It wasn't extremely bad. It was bad but was very forgiveable. I liked Blade 2. I don't like how he's reli... : mr.sleepy
    • I liked the dynamic with him temporarily teaming up with his enemies. Thought the supporting cast acted w : mc-fine
  • I loved Blade II. I like Guillermo del Toro's work. : slax0r
• whatever, yeah they could do better but the movie was fine. : burn315
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  AW DARNIT. I wanted a completed trilogy that redeemed itself. =( : jrock
  • This is Blade: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/jpegs/airplane.jpg This is David Goyer: http://library.thin... : mr.sleepy
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  Van Wilderthe vampire slayer Ha Ha! : burn315
  • Bill Hicks as Satan: "Send in Van Wilder!" : Popedispencer
• The original Blade was one of the better comic-to-film adaptations I've seen in years. Blade II wasn't... : abubu

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• What. The. Fuck. : ejectorpod
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  offer to go get chinese food : multisync
  • What. The. Fuck. : dognose (#4933) « : Ajax
• whoa. wow. & huh? yikes. : virus
• Its hell losing a dog :( : Blackdawgg
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  Poor guy. :( Me must have really liked his dog. : xocsida
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    Really liked? Oh, if you knew the half of it. Someone else who brings their dog to the dog park lives ... : haiku
    • he must have loved *thrusting motion* that dog : Turd Ferguson
    • I bet the artist couldn't keep a straight face when that guy was telling him what he wanted. : williamIII
    • i bet he used to play "hide the peanut butter" with the dog.. : g0nk
    • Ok, I take that back, poor dog, she probably commited suicide. : xocsida
    • probably buttse'd it. : Nighthavvk
    • pix, i wont even ask for divx : get_navi
    • hahaha, that is unreal. Wow. That is messed up : monohydrate
• Your life sounds more and more like a Ben Stiller movie with every post : genjuro
• this is my favorite post in like 6 months : Mansmells
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  Sounds like the dead baby webring SA found. : matrix
  • I was thinking the same thing. : RatBastard
• Dogs live too goddamn long, or not long enough. Man I have quite a few friends who lived too much of thei : eskimo spy
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  you should suggest that he get the hair put in a titanium lozenge that can be surgically implanted beside... : steelsamurai
  • No, really... they are all doing this is england now. Really easy prodedure! : haiku
• offer to make a merkin out of it for him. : GloriousCow
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  my dead mother is a cat! : davislovestacobell
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    I want to respond to your IM but I can't bring my away message down or people will IM me :( I'm like a... : thekidd
    • switch to gaim : CrazyPants
    • Well by all means don't shackmessage one another. Just go ahead and use my thread for your little e-frien... : haiku
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  I would blend the hair into a meatloaf and consume the hair. : Entity
  • thats asking for gastrointestinal problems. hair doesn't digest. : Turd Ferguson
  • For some reason this reminds of a website I saw a while ago where some guy's pet rabbit died and he then ... : stump
• He must have no friends at all :( : someWayne
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  Want to know a funny story? A friend of mine was asked out by Kerry Wood but instead went out with anothe... : Waverider
  • No way. Kerry Wood is my lawnmower man and he's been married for years to a sick lady. You mean to tel... : sHugamom
• YOU WALK YOUR DOG WITH KERRY WOODS WIFE?! : rosewood
• did you offer to decorate his place instead? : mallrice
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  If my husband died, he wouldn't have enough hair for me to stuff in a bag and sniff. Of course, I wouldn... : sHugamom
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    funny, i know a great toenail therapist : mallrice
    • Finger and toenails always smile at their owner. Look see. That's happy therapy. UUUUU UUUUU UUUUU ... : sHugamom
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    Sure he does. You just have too look at alternate sources. (Did I just say that to sHugamom?) : RatBastard
    • oohkay den, you wascally watbastad. I'd best stop hijacking haiku's sniff story and you helped. I can... : sHugamom
• Dude, she is fucking HOT. : Deathlove

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  buy optimum nutrition whey protein, drink multiple shakes a day, eat alot before and after working out, p... : lakren
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    I do this. It's quite expensive. : TwiLyght
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      it's not going to make me "too" muscular, is it? i want to gain some weight in general as well, but I do... : FrayLo
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        With the amount of time you will have to be following this regime, have no fear on getting too big. In 4... : VashTheStampede
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          okay, well what about "getting fat"? I can't just eat crap just to have calorie intake, right? : FrayLo
          • god no! Yes, you need to take in calories, but you need to take in CLEAN calories. Eating two large thr... : digitalburro
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            Getting fat is something you have to watch out for, yes. Its all about the calories: don't put 1000 extr : VashTheStampede
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              so if I eat more (and eat well), AND i'm working out, I shouldn't have to worry about getting a little c... : FrayLo
              • You may get a tad chubby at times, but it's easy to slim down. Myself, and I've heard this is true of ot... : terath
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        lol @ too muscular. It's not like it's all going to grow in a week and you can't control it. : genjuro
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          I hear this one all the time. I don't lift weights because I don't want to look like Arnold(in his pri : matrix
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            because its so easy because you look like arnold? : carazy
            • Tom Arnold? : TwiLyght
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        haah too muscular...yes, arnold got the way he was in 2 months...dude it takes YEARS (and lots of "other"... : digitalburro
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          Beaten like a skinny nerd in gym class. : matrix
          • indeed! haha : digitalburro
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        You're only 23, so if I had to guess, as you get a little older your metabolism will slow and you'll just... : kevp
        • I'll be doing that this semester. Dropped Cal, Trig and the only class I have an A in is Comp & Rhet. GO ... : silverlinkx2
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      if budget is an issue, just cut back to regular Optimum Nutrion Whey Powder. You can get a 5.5lb tub for... : digitalburro
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        I've never seen 5.5lb tubs for $20 in Canada, not even at nutrition stores or those Muscle Mag stores. P... : TwiLyght
        • http://www.keysupplements.com/products/318.htm granted I'm talking US dollars, not that crazy canuckian ... : digitalburro
      • I'm not real keen on ON whey. It really doesn't mix well unles you use a blender. : Dynotaku
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      too expensive? 160 shakes for $45 isn't bad at all. : lakren
      • 160 shakes?! Where did you get that number? There are 28 servings in a 4.4 lb tub. Unless you're going... : digitalburro
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        Is that the 10lb tub? : genjuro
        • yeah, chocolate. : lakren
• My friends say I look like a ripped concentration camp prisoner :/ 6', 145 pounds... : omnova
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  lol at working out to spite someone. Whey protein mix has worked well for me - just mix a scoop with a g... : bounty838
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    heh, i think it's pretty good motivation. gotta look good. : FrayLo
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      well, that's good short term motivation. what happens after this event, and you might not see her again.... : digitalburro
      • Agreed. It's all about setting a goal for yourself and getting there. I took an online survey a few yea... : bounty838
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  Where you play indoor at? I'm available to sub if needed... though I'm not really that good:) : Dobbs
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    it's over near southcenter (fort dent), off of 405. New place, it's called Starfire Athletic center or s... : FrayLo
    • Wow, I didn't realize ArenaSports had competition. Sounds sweet AND closer. Just let me know if I'm ne... : Dobbs
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  thread needs more suggestions on workout routines : FrayLo
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    how many days you want to spend in the gym? : digitalburro
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      i could go 3 days a week. 4 if i really need to. re: motivation, I have no problem going in to work... : FrayLo
      • I do a three day schedule with the following splits: Day 1: Chest/Triceps (3 exercises for each group) ... : terath
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    Look into the MAX-OT routine, its solid. : carazy
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      I would disagree with that. I did Max-OT, you're not fooling anyone but yourself by lifting more. More we... : flasher 907
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        THANK GOD! someone finally gets it. The key to making progess in they gym is not following any one part... : digitalburro
        • which the max-ot does :-P Way to look into it guys. : carazy
        • Indeed. I've switched from high weight, lower reps (8-10), to slightly less weight, but higher reps (10-1... : terath
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      i couldn't disagree with this more. Max-OT is NOT for beginning lifters by any stretch of the imaginatio... : digitalburro
      • I'm no expert, but I'm not really "new" to lifting weights. I guess since it's been a long layoff I shou... : FrayLo
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    I bought a BoFlex and it's the best thing I ever did. Resistance training = gold. I love the customizab... : bounty838
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      Was yours recalled? Was it fixed ?? http://www.bowflex.com/misc/MRecall11102004.asp?Domain=www%2Ebowflex... : ghost hacker
      • No, mine has a lat tower and was bought more recently than that. Besides, I think that recall is only in... : bounty838
    • I LOVE MY BOW FLEX! Best ever in-home workout solution. : g.lee
• Wow, that IS light. I'm 5'8 and weight 155 lbs. I'm not fat at all, and neither am I overly huge. With re... : terath
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  Wow. You're literally half the man I am. As far as working out goes, to build muscle, you need 3 thing... : Dynotaku
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    wtf you're eleven feet tall?! : FrayLo
    • Just in my pants yo. : Dynotaku
  • I'd make sure to eat plenty of complex carbs too. Try to consume 3000-4000 calories a day too. Yeah, bu : d1sregard
• Just wait about 5 years... then you'll start to "fill out" : crotchbat
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  For all the guys on the shack that post about working out X days a week and doing these weights and such ... : Hello Kitty
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    Heh heh, true. I've only been going to the gym religiously for about a year and a half now. It's a huge d... : Dynotaku
    • I've crossed the 3 year mark recently. I still have a ways to go though. : terath
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    How do you know that? Have you seen all the thousands of shackers? lol :) : mystifier
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      Thousands of shackers do not post =) There's probably 3 that are muscular of all of them that do. I WANT ... : Hello Kitty
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        you mean, PICS+DIVX : mystifier
        • paging vasilli : FrayLo
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        Hmm.. I'm quite built, but have never posted a pic of myself. Perhaps I still classify as sort of a lurke... : terath
        • That's hot. : bounty838
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      Exactly, I've been lifting weights for four years now. I'm 6'2 and 215 lbs, and this is after a recent cu... : Serum 114
      • Well you're pretty new to posting about it though since you registered so recently. So maybe you can up t... : Hello Kitty
  • You've got me there. I'm basically the same size as when I started 2 years ago... in fact I've lost weigh... : genjuro
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    because a lot of things have to go right in order to get big/ripped. if u dont have the genes for it, an... : einhandar
    • This is my biggest weakness. I've got the working out and eating down. But I only get 5 hours of sleep a ... : Dynotaku
    • I know this, I think it's mostly genetics then. Cause I can do some simple workout 3 times a week, an hou... : Hello Kitty
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    Well, if really want to get pumped, you need to take steroids. About 80% of the huge guys you see at... : Torgo
    • Saying 100% of them use it is bullshit. I know people that are big/ripped and are all natural. : Hello Kitty
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    http://www.digitalburro.net/gallery/clint_saleen.jpg : digitalburro
    • Haha, well you and Vassilli are the two I already know of that really are. : Hello Kitty
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      I'd make a joke about the wifebeater + Mustang but since I look like the Kool Aid Man in human form I'll ... : genjuro
      • Ohhhhhh Yeeaaahh! : CSParsons
      • haha you'd have every right to make fun of that combo. I never wore that damn thing until the night my r... : digitalburro
• I was 5'10 and 110lbs at some point too. I looked so sick. I completely understand where you come from. ... : mystifier
• FrayLo, the success of any good workout routine (weight gain, weight loss, fitness, whatever) depends hug... : aurealis
• wanna trade metabolisms? : cpt_gloval
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  Limit your cardio when trying to gain muscle mass, especially if you're skinny. : Serum 114
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    well, I like running and playing soccer. In the past I'd run 1.5 - 2 miles or so before I started liftin... : FrayLo
    • It would be better to do interval sprints and load up on glutamine. : genjuro
    • I don't see why not. Running 1-2 miles isn't very far, and it would probably be a good warm up. : Torgo
• Eat, for the love of god, Eat : NukeDukem
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  i was 5'9" 113 lbs when i signed up for the marine corps, i gained almost 30 pounds at my heaviest (in bo... : QMS|superdave
  • Suddenly I don't feel so skinny after all : omnova
• It doesn't matter what you look like. Desirability is based upon availability.... unless you look like Br... : edgewise

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  metroid prime : itsjames
  • 1 or 2? I loved the music in Metroid Prime, but the stuff in 2 was pretty forgettable. I especially lov... : grendel
  • I love the MP2 theme a lot... Reminds me of the best of Metroid music or something... and it's got a l... : TheNiXXeD
  • Yeah, the phrase that plays when you get a new item seriously does it for me. I hear that in my head ever... : haiku
• Theme from max payne 2. : Silent Wolf
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  Katamari Damancy. Also, the original Medal of Honor, especially Taking out the Railgun. So damn good. : sgtsanity
  • Katamari Damancy. : Sylvanus
  • IAWTP : mindmann
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  Theme from Halo. : Bull
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    yeah I was gonna put that in too. when i put in Halo 2 and I hear the Steve Vai snippet during the Bungi... : grendel
    • HALO's intro theme gives me goose bumps. : Ajax
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  http://dognose.shackspace.com/grabbag.mid !!!!!!!!! : dognose
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    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Sylvanus
    • I WIN!!!!!!!!! : dognose
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    Has anyone ever redid that using live instruments? *rubs hands together* : Halen
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      wasnt it redone for the 2001 E3 trailer? : pigvomit
      • It was done in there but an orchestral version. I was hoping for something a little more heavy. Sounds li... : Halen
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      I think Megadeth or something did. : Kerath
      • You are correct and it is quite good. : dognose
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        Yeah, its awesome. I will post it when I get home from work (unless it's nuke-able material). I am pret... : grendel
        • That would be great : Halen
    • Megadeath did a DN Theme : enigmatic
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      CHECK THIS OUT Found this in a thread on the 3DR boards: http://grospixels.com/gromix/Grospixels - ... : Ryno
      • Shit. Try dragging and dropping this? http://grospixels.com/gromix/Grospixels%20-%20Duke%20Nukem%203d... : Ryno
  • This has been my ringtone for some time. Few catch it. : Tawler
• Ditto on MGS, but here are some more: Kung-Fu Master Super Mario Bros. Katamari Damacy Outrun ( Mag... : SiW73
• MGS theme, yay! Also always loved the Phantasmagoria theme, it scared me before the game did :P Oh, and... : d fluke
• WoW login/titlescreen/character select music. Great song. : pigvomit
• GGXXR depending on mood. Nothing like bad Japanese butt rock playing in the background while you crush yo... : genjuro
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  C&C Red Alert - Hell March : bounty838
  • \m/ : d fluke
  • I so desperately want to crank that right now but Im waiting for the doorbell to ring :( : rosewood
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    Why did they have to gay up the 2nd part of this track? : rosewood
    • Yeah, it turns into a totally different tune halfway through. Maybe Klepacki ran out of names for all the... : d fluke
  • Certainly one of the best ever :) : PenicillinX57
• Total Annhilation was good. : stump
• Alley Cat : DKo5
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  Damn, Metal Gear Solid Theme or Halo Theme are reeeeeeeeally good ones. : sevogajre
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    Shut up and go back to throwing giant balls at people : genjuro
    • Watch out! Big red balls coming your way! : sevogajre
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  (a) ! (b) Just the Valve chord with the guy. When that hit after unlocking on that fateful day, I was ... : Deathlove
  • me too, i got chills! : grendel
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  My favorite has always been phantasy star 3, but this might be because it was my favorite RPG of all time... : carazy
  • nice to see that someone else liked it. I like it just as much as 2 and more than 4. : pigvomit
• Total Annihilation. Pick any battle track. : Milleh
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  The little reprise it played when you put on the HEV suit again in HL2. :[ : My Documents
  • And everytime I hear the old Konami logo jingle. :[ : My Documents
  • yay someone mentioned this song! I LOVED it. HL2_song23_SuitSong3.mp3 4 EVAR!!! I had to download ... : hmonster
• Doom 2, first level. Hours of multiplay. : vaniah
• Group X - Mario Twins : felicia
• doesn't get me pumped, but music from original Tomb Raider was awesome. : filthysock
• system shock 2. i'll leave my usual comments out this time : dextius
• F-Zero - Mute City Theme. Works every time. : Ajax
• chrono trigger!!!! : Nighthavvk
• The sound your katamari makes as you pick up an object is so satisfying and addicting that it makes me wa... : haiku
• Duke 3D and Halo : Rauol Duke
• Turrican 2 Makes my feet tap every time, which is handy, because T2 is like Laser-Death Space Mario. : Balboa
• the DoD theme : AllYourBase
• FF7 battle muzak. : warpdude
• Final Fantasy theme and battle music (original). Any of the music from Toejam & Earl. : Caboose
• The music when you launched Baldur's Gate was also like this for me. Just the part that played during th... : grendel
• Planescape Torment...good stuff. : abubu
• rocket arena3 soundtrack is definately in my top 5 : poppasp1ce
• The music from the character selection of megaman 2. still hasn't been a better theme song to date. : Polysorbate

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  or you suck at the filters game. like me! : thekidd
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    Nah, I got them all on 11. : Fred Garvin
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      Then I would think you'd see everything, even nuked, right ? : qwpeoriu
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        Some nuked comments are super-nuked, so even those with the option checked won't see them. : cajuncook
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          You know too much. Come with me. : Ajax
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            I hope you're Barney. :( : cajuncook
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              Oh, he's something. : felicia
              • deep. : busdriver3030
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                hi ap how your "shouldn't you be in bed"? : thekidd
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                  hi thekidd, how ur last name? : felicia
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                    Hehe. Did that girl reply to the email? : ieGod
                    • nope. I don't think she will, either. I was very cordial and everything: "Hi, sex please? thanks.... : thekidd
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                Yeah I'm sorry about that. Speaking of which, has the swelling gone down any? : Ajax
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                  The doctor says sex is bad. Tell Edlin to behave herself. : felicia
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                    Sex? Ever since Blizzard released WoW, edlin sleeps in the computer room. At her desk. My cries of "PL : Ajax
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                      Awesome, now all you need to buy her is me! : felicia
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                        Pictures of Christmas Day Sex-a-Thon requested. : cajuncook
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                          If by Christmas Day Sex-a-Thon you mean felicia and I falling alsleep while waiting for edlin to finish p : Ajax
                          • I'll bring chocolate-covered macadamia nuts to entice her, and, once she's looking away from the moniter,... : felicia
        • I've never heard of this : thekidd
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          Actually, this isn't true. Well, unless Steve or Maarten actually go in and remove a post from the databa... : UtilityMaximizer
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            It has to be. :( I've seen posts literally disappear, even when I have the nuked filter on. : cajuncook
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              That might be an artifact of the DThread updating maybe? If you've got all your filters enabled then you : Ajax
              • Stop trying to blind me from the truth! :( : cajuncook
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              This will probably be nuked. The first rule of nuked posts, is not to talk about them. Yeah, they intr... : loboca
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                It's just not true. The only options we have when nuking posts is how long to ban, from 30 minutes to per : UtilityMaximizer
                • Look UMax, the uniformed masses are clearly right in this case. I mean, why would we believe the head mod... : sabadog
                • IAWTM - A few days ago someone posted some nasty shit. I kept seeing replies so I figured it was safe an... : rosewood
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                  SEE! IT'S ALL JUST A BIG COVERUP! Hmm, well really then, I swear Maarten or Steve must sit at the mysq : loboca
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                    rofl, there is no supernuke except for maarten and sTeve removing it from the database which they do on E... : AllYourBase
                    • jopopa? : Fred Garvin
                  • I had my cookies reset sometimes, causing posts to disappear. But then, you should find yourself unable t... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Actually, the color codes were diabled because people started hijacking offtopic and random threads with : Ajax
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                  Can we make a super nuke just for cajuncook's posts ? : qwpeoriu
                  • 50 bucks, a bag full of grasshoppers, and it's done. : Paranoid Android
                  • I've already Shackmessaged Maarten. : Ajax
                • NO THE MODS ARE ALL LYING TO US RAR : Mr.Fusion
                • See, my solution to that problem wouldn't be to disable the color codes. It would be to take the people w... : zakk
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            television. had quite a bit of experience : redfive
            • Exactly. And thus Steve learned the hazards of editing the database. : UtilityMaximizer