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  The power of christ compels you : esky
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    What does he have to do with christmas? : Ebu
    • All but mas : esky
• Its hard to be a Jew at Christmas. : Torgo
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  uhhh christmukkah? : toneh
  • oh good god, the OC... damn I hate that show (and I LIVE there!) : proclone1
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  I'm totally an athiest, but I celebrate Xmas. Of course, I celebrate the Santa version of Xmas, not the J... : Dynotaku
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    The X stands for Christ in Greek. You're still essentially saying "Christmas" : osiris_brad
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      so pirate maps lead you to Christ? Christ marks the spot? : drucifer
      • A priest once relayed the story that christians would draw an X in the sand in the old days to show that ... : DinK
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    but all the symbols (the tree, the star, the time of year, mistletoe, the giving of gifts) are all based ... : verbatim
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      you mean St Nick isn't a REAL saint!??! o_0 : drucifer
      • he was real, but he died over 1,500 years ago. : verbatim
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    live the lie, your celebrating the birth of christ, there is no parallel meaning to the holiday whatsoeve... : jadefalcon
    • Hi, Winter Solstice... enjoy your pagen festival guys! : Toraz Chryx
• the greatest thing about Malaysia is that there's ALWAYS a store open. If it's christmas the christians a... : moe6
• But didn't you just party down for a week straight? : DinK
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  I'm going out to pah-tay with some Jewish friends tonight !! I can't wait, it's gonna be fun :) I'll b... : qwpeoriu
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    they will all want to see your foreskin. : edgewise
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      too bad, I'm a spear chucker ! : qwpeoriu
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        africans don't have foreskins? : edgewise
        • foreskins no, tails yes. Can you actually believe I went to High School with a kid who honestly though... : qwpeoriu
• Kyle? : i am the baker

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• ohh i see, the legal experts want to charge for this info? its christmas people! : miketd

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• same here i didnt realize it was him till the eyebrow, but if you watch it again, its hard to believe tha... : evil-cow
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  Hehe looks like a pretty funny movie. : riptyde
  • Ha, yeah, good cast too. Added to the list! : node
• YA! This is totally gonna be the comedy of the year.. hahahah.. look at that cast!! All-fucking-star li... : Sexual Steve
• Looks really good, can't wait to see it :) : losimagic
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  haven't heard of it before but that actually looks pretty good : tunis5000
  • me neither, and you're right... looks like it could be real good. somewhat ala Ocean's 11 good : ob3ron

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• okay too many movie threads now : FrayLo
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  OMG is that elizabeth shue? swoon : proclone1
  • shue AND famke...w00t! : ctlaltl33t
• geez, that kid fucking redefines cockblocking. : genjuro
• she's great. : moe6
• Hold me :( llooks good : losimagic
• I've noticed a sudden influx of scary movies lately : tunis5000

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• I'm officially "dissing" this movie. : Haku-Jin
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  the first one sucked hard so I can't imagine this being any better. : mr wolf
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    i look at it this way, the first one sucked so hard, this surely can't be as bad. : moe6
    • Good point : mr wolf
• Hehe I'll watch anything with Cube in it. And it looks better than the first, at least. : riptyde
• \m/ i'm going to watch it just because of the 2pac reference hehe. this should be much better than vin di... : moe6
• "what can one man do?" (from this trailer). He's not just one man..he's Zorro!! errr i mean xXx : kbnerd
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  I'll see it just for Dafoe and Xzibit : roushimsx
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    I wonder if that fancy car they drive was pimped by Xzibit. : riptyde
    • west coast customs baby! : mc-fine
• WHY WHY WHY!?!? : drucifer
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  oh my god. : dynokill
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    What the fuck ever happened to SLJ? He was a bad ass motha fucka in Pulp Fiction now he's just... patheti... : dynokill
    • He's just in everything, thats all : osiris_brad
    • I think he's made it, now he's got his pick of "fun" roles : enigmatic
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  if you hate only one movie this year, make it XXX2. But, if you hate 2 movies this year, hate www.armedan... : verbatim
  • Wow, that was horrible. : riptyde
  • The only reason I would watch that is because of Shatner. : Ebu
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  I only liked the first one because of Vin Diesel. I enjoy his corny action movies. : osiris_brad
  • Yeah, I always find him watchable. notgay This one looks like it could be stupid fun. : node

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  what is your preferred method for cooking a boneless sirloin steak? : kbnerd
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    pan seared is the only way to go IMO : digitalburro
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      Hell yes. Dip it in virgin olive oil with some spices in it and pan sear it. Cook it to medium (at most... : Thresher
      • these guys know their sirloins :D : ^-SeaWolf-^
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        kosher salt + pepper and make a good crust on it. OMG i need a steak now : digitalburro
        • you're welcome to come over i have a giant steak and i'll be all alone except for my consoles, tv, and co... : kbnerd
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      I always think its just wrong to cook a steak any way other than on the grill. But i think thats just ho... : smacknca
      • well i don't have a grill of any sort and about the only thing i have in the house is a steak so i'll hav... : kbnerd
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        god bless him, but my dad thinks the same way. Only he's a HORRIBLE griller. I was so burnt out on stea... : digitalburro
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          Fair enough. Im the grill master of this apartment and last night we had some damn good steaks. One was... : smacknca
          • Grills tend to dry out any steak beyond a medium rare. Pan searing seems to lock in the juice, so you ca... : Thresher
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            Well the key is to remember that pan searing is supposed to be just that, a sear, it's not meant to cook ... : digitalburro
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              i just found out about resting not too long ago...it's a wonderous thing. i was certianly not taught abou... : kbnerd
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                yea, I had to introduce my parents to it, and my mom's family once owned a restaurant, they'd never heard... : digitalburro
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                  Ok so just for shit and giggles walk me through the searing process? I lack a good cast iron pan so woul... : smacknca
                  • I tried pan searing a steak lately and it came out quite good. I used a cast iron skillet so I'm not sur... : bolus
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                    Ok, first off, you can sear things in any pan, but only if ALL you want to do is sear. For example, if... : digitalburro
                    • in terms of process, see the post above my previous, that's exactly how to do it. He's got all of the ... : digitalburro
• I've got one for ya: roast beef. Basically, watching Good Eats got me off to a decent start: buy a hun... : VashTheStampede
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  should i cook my spaghettios in the microwave, or on the stove top? : maulla
  • i ALWAYS go stovetop; something about having them drier I think. : seanisdabomb
• Anyone have a good Pot Roast Crockpot recipe? : suicidemachine
• Hahah, sorry guys, I completely ditzed on checking back on this thread, so I'll answer what I can now and... : Matto357

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  I think it depends on what you are looking to do... PvP or PvE. If you go PvP then it might not be bes... : Sexual Steve
  • He can always respec later, though, and Marksmanship and Pets help during PvE : Ebu

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  If I wasn't at work I would be so down to play Halo 2. : cookblaze
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    I'm adding you to my friend's list. You going to be busy all holiday weekend? : PoopStewart
    • Heck no. I'll be playing Halo 2 a ton. : cookblaze

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• Yes it makes you gay. The manga for hng actually goes for much longer than the anime. the same could b... : d3tached
• i thought you got married today- what the hell are you doing on the shack??? : Borzoi
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  What do you consider the hardest (by difficulty, for whatever reason) MAME shmup? I want to make myself c... : Ebu
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    Play Battle Garegga, pick up every single power up, every single point icon, hammer on the fire button co... : zakk
    • I'm weeping :( : Ebu
  • I've always found Image Fight to be pretty damn hard, though i also agree with Battle Garegga (but that's... : roushimsx
• I loved that anime. Make sure to pick up the little OVA they did. Takes place a little after the seri... : Enraged Pineapple
• One of the more unexpected shows to catch my heart without letting go for 75 episodes and 23 manga volume... : woddemandred
• didn't you get married today? : crust
• I feel your pain. I want Bezerk. :( : felicia
• i get that feeling when i read a very good series. when i suddenly have no more books to read with those ... : mindmann
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  MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD!!! Don't worry about Sai. They bring him back in the new season called Hikaru: The Ne : WaterSign
  • ^^^Thats just wrong. : armypant

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  Wonderful movie you should check out the sitcom spaced on some british network, it stars the guy and the ... : uratrtl
  • Yeah, Spaced is great, I ordered the dvds from cd-wow.net : chaza
• I was given the DVD myself. I like it, especially the long drawn out introduction of the zombies, and th : DinK
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  It was as funny as I thought it was gonna be. But still good : ShadowRam
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    opps.. was NOT funny as I thought it was gonna be : ShadowRam
    • British is a retarded kind of fun : {Venger}
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  Was really sweet. DOTD 04 was so hardcore though that its hard to dethrone on my zombie list. I like movi : {Venger}
  • I just saw it last night. have some cousins in from out of town so we decided on a nice zombie holiday fi... : ariakaz

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• the first one is always free... : ctlaltl33t

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• haha this is the exact samething i told my friend when this trailer played at the cinema :p. : moe6
• Maybe this one will be good. Looks kinda cool : roushimsx
• hehe I like it! : proclone1

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  Why? Does Netflix rent out censored movies as well? : Haku-Jin
  • What's this about censored movies? I've heard this before about Blockbuster, but my understanding was ... : Vincent Grayson
• I could pay for Netflix for two years if I used the money that Blockbuster raped me for on late fees. Fuc... : Halen
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  Here's how I know I'm a good person deep down inside. There's a Blockbuster across the street, I have HDL : qwpeoriu
  • Think of it as extended rental : osiris_brad
  • haha, same here. All of my friends that got HDLoaders/HDAdvances have been renting like crazy and fill... : roushimsx
• The 2 monthly in-store movie/game coupons (and $15 a month price) wins over Blockbuster for us. When we ... : AtaR1

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  Ouch, I can only recommend installing maybe some other piece of software. Obviously WMM and MyDVD hate yo... : ovrlrd
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    This shit actually worked before, so I'm loathe to give up on it. :/ : filtersweep
    • My only theory is that the DV codecs got fucked up somehow. But you've reinstalled all that software and ... : ovrlrd
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  Have you tried importing with VirtualDub? : Helter Skelter
  • If I could figure out how to use the POS I would try. :( : filtersweep
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  Nuke windows from orbit; problem solved. sounds like the codec : Toraz Chryx
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    How do I fix the codec? : filtersweep
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      copy it over from another windows machine? use a mac : Toraz Chryx
      • If I could, I would. :( :( :( On both counts, especially the second. : filtersweep
• You wouldnt happen to have a webcam on the PC would you? Had a similar DV problem until I uninstalled the... : adeti
• Fuck windows. Seriously. I can't believe I'm thinking about re-installing to fix this stupid fucking pr... : filtersweep
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  try uninstalling DX9 and reinstalling it, if that doesnt work try re-installing your codecs : VegasX
  • How does one do this? Neither is listed in add/remove programs. I can't find an uninstaller in Program ... : filtersweep

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  if youre offline steam should ask you if you want to play offline : n0v4
  • it doesn't :( it just says "updating steam" and nothing happens! : vassili_zaitsev
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  This same sort of thing happened to me...I just let it sit there for 2 - 3 mins then a messege came up to... : whippy
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    ok, so i waited until steam finally got into offline mode. but now, when i launch hl2, it says the opera... : vassili_zaitsev
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      is HL2 fully updated, in the play games window right click HL2 and see if it says 100% completed and Offl... : Turd Ferguson
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        it is....when i log into steam with internet, i can start it no problem. the thing is, i'm leaving for h... : vassili_zaitsev
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          fuck! now i gotta leave. god damn it. : vassili_zaitsev
          • Steam is still a big load of wank, officially. : nudel
• Yay for Steam. Meet the new boss. : eskimo spy

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• Sweden, I think. : stump
• im pretty sure thats sweden : evil-cow
• Sverige = sweden. : moe6
• megara9 :) : MrLonghair
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  owned by Sweden : drucifer
  • BORK BORK ! ! ! : r3dn3ck
• I've been to London Ontario. Prefer original. : {Venger}

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  I think what you're really saying is that all those motherfuckers belong in jail ... : qwpeoriu
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    ...Poor Tobias : aggressor
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      I had my ups and downs with him. When the series started, I really felt bad for him. As his shit got wo : rosewood
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        Nah man, Keller's death is sure to keep him in there for good. Got rid of one problem, but created anothe : aggressor
        • I think that with sister pete and tim McM on his side, he may get parole in a year or two again. They ne : rosewood
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  Why do you think I'd give a crap about an Irish guy? : Toraz Chryx
  • I dunno - I was just looking for something : rosewood
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  Wow. You put alot of work into that. : CRasterImage
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    I outsource my shacktags}T : rosewood
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      ^^^ and look at the quality : qwpeoriu
      • Hahaha. :) This subthread wins! : Rice-Rocketeer
    • India's finest I see : cap n KRUNCH
• figures :( : jedi_27
• Do me next, ME!!! : kevp
• alright Netfix'd ... yes I live in a cave : cap n KRUNCH
• What : genjuro
• But what does Oz have for me, a meek little man who is now living with a Neo-Nazi? : Deathlove
• heh, I heartily endorse both Oz and this post. : DinK
• needs more man-2-man action : personaljesus

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• It's the thought that counts. : ( : Haku-Jin
• Awesome : Blackdawgg
• Baragowned : genjuro
• Haha!! that's fucking awesome : Draugluin
• No Salt Added! How Thoughtful.. : g0nk
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  do they taste just like you thought they would ? : qwpeoriu
  • better : Maarten Goldstein
• bwhahahahha at 'no salt added' : evil-cow
• bwhahaha : creep
• Caution: Do not get product in eyes : ShadowRam

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• 5 and 7 : riptyde
• You don't actually have to figure it out. That's the turbolift code I think. I remember I had to find som... : genjuro
• thanks captain : AlbinoSquirrel

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• farve. mcnabb wont be helped by his receivers since they cant catch a cold at this point :/ : creep
• Favre. It's the NFC North championship game and Favre has to come up big. Also, he passed for 250 and 3... : riptyde

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  How long did it take you to figure out the footprints and thermal vision trick? : raija
  • I used the directional mic...I don't have the thermal vision :( and the footprints part was so cool. I fi : cookblaze
  • it's a much easier with the directional mic, or even simpler than that you can use the in-game map which ... : TwiLyght

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  I'm thinking about ducking away from the family for a couple hours to see it tomorrow. : Haku-Jin
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    I think Bill Murray is getting funnier as he gets older.... or maybe its me getting older appeciating his... : Sexual Steve
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      No, I think Bill Murray is getting more selective of his roles. He's not so concerned about money now. ... : Haku-Jin
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        He was definetely the best Ghostbuster. : Dave Johnston
        • Don't forget Kingpin. : Haku-Jin
• i definately wanna see that.. : g0nk
• "AND THE FLOWERS ARE STILL STANDING!!" : mr wolf

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• Now all you have to do is alert the internet. : cr00kedview
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  First time I got 20+ frags in Quake I ran down and told my mom : Spike Spiegel
  • First time I connected to a Quake 1 server I ran into the lounge in giddy excitement. But no one was ther... : Dave Johnston
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    First time I got 20+ frags in Quake 1 was at a Lan party in 1990 Beta DeathMatch. First time I ever play... : ShadowRam
    • Do you mean Doom 1? Quake came out in 96 I believe. : PoopStewart
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  Dust?! Oh man, go play a proper map. : Dave Johnston
  • IAWTP ;) So Dave, when's the next big map of yours comin out? :D : GrimmyD
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    did that radio station map of yours ever get released? or did it die with CZ? : dopefish
    • Died with CS:CZ. In hindsight, it wasn't a terribly good map. I think either Gearbox or Valve own the rig... : Dave Johnston
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    Fuckin' A! I don't understand how a map that unbalanced can be so popular. Wait, I know, the majority lik... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      It's pretty funny, the CT's can get to the bridge area to defend it before the T's can, and the T's are i... : seven
      • Yup, exactly why I hate it, it's camper heaven. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        No rush = no win. The map is only annoying when the T team doesn't understand this and you're left rushin... : SpiderMonkey
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          EDUCATION for non-rushers: One of the things about Dust is that the further your team advances, the le... : Dave Johnston
          • (to be brief and simple, anyway) : Dave Johnston
          • DaveJ, can you ever make another version of de_dust that has stairs in the hallway? I remember seeing th... : VashTheStampede
          • Rushing strats from DaveJ himself? Hotness. : toneh
        • well, yeah. If the T's do anything other than rush, en mass, you get fucking fucked. I play casually, I d... : seven
      • Two entrances and a box to hide behind! : nudel
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  not impressive. Do the same as a T in Prodigy and then we can talk : stuka
  • Proidgy is EASY as hell to get that many kills as a T Try getting that many kills as a CT in Italy... : ShadowRam
• thats that bullshit map thats just two death traps for the terrorists, rite? the one under the tunnel and... : paganritual

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• srsly though : Valiant

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  you lied, there are no hobos in this thread : digitalburro
  • there is now! oh wait... you said 'hobos' :P : drucifer
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  I, for one, welcome our janitorial overlords : Lynn Minmei
  • haha - nice, very nice. : seven
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    heh yeah why does that sound familiar? Where is that from? : whippy
    • The answer to this question is almost always either Simpsons, or SomethingAwful. In this case, it's th... : thekidd
• amazing that those rovers are still working. GG NASA. : *metal*
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  http://www.drucifer.shackspace.com/newimage5_full.jpg : drucifer
  • uh oh, death ray incoming : d fluke
• That's cute how you have to read down into the article to realize it's not a 400w difference from the une... : jrock
• Anyone have a link to that cgi movie about these rovers? That movie was so goddamn sad :( : Blackdawgg

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  cnn.com ? : qwpeoriu
  • oigetit : jhof
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  You're probably best off investing in a book or something - I rarely find good enough photos on websites ... : SpiderMonkey
  • I'm using them more as inspiration for concepting some stuff for a mod. But yea, a book would probably b... : jhof
  • Yeah, go to Barnes & Noble or some other book store. They always have those giant "weapons of war" books... : DinK
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  http://securityarms.com/20010315/all.htm This is what you seek. : inmcm
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9259258 : jhof

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  Get'em! He spawns only once a year! : jhof
  • he has awesome rare loot. : jayares
  • Fuck that, time to call up Mrs. Clause, I heard she's a fuken MILF ! : qwpeoriu
  • let's spawn camp santa! : seven
• Set up the bear trap! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Santa Bukkake!! : g0nk
• Raise the shields children, raise the shields... : Vincent Grayson
• OMG, it's george with a special gift in his bag! it's.. it's.. : lonestar3

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  Bunn, from a restaurant supply. Last a thousand years. : freqq28
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    I've heard this, but they just look horrible, like restaurant equipment. Cooking.com sells them and they... : Thresher
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      You want it to look nice or work forever? Resteraunt quality machines last for decades. : RatBastard
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        I want good coffee and restaurant coffee is generally not very good. : Thresher
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          You go to the wrong restaurants. : Matto357
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            Perhaps, but I think it's that Bunn makes traditional American coffee, like they used to make before the ... : Thresher
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              It's not the maker, it's the beans. Peets is going to tase fine in it. Resteraunt coffee tastes like sj... : RatBastard
              • This is absolutely true. There's nothing complicated about brewing coffee, so the hardware should last. A... : freqq28
        • That's not the fault of the wonderful Bunn equipment. It's the cheap, few coffee grinds they add, making ... : Entity
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  my roommate just bought a Senseo and loves it. Only downside is it's a single serving machine : digitalburro
  • Yeah, I need an 8 cup at a minimum and I'm not a fan of pods. They are too expensive. : Thresher
• Get this one: http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=178856 And enjoy the best coffee of ... : Matto357
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  Good Eats, season two, True Brew episode. Coffee++ : Deathlove
  • hell yes, you are my new best friend. AB is my fucking hero : digitalburro
  • sadly GE is probably my favorite show in television (out of the channels i get) : kbnerd

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• Not me....done : Mrc32
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  I haven't bought anything, at all. absolutely nothing. : seven
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    oh my... you are so screwed. too much stress to deal with on xmas eve. : Sexual Steve
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      it's 1:11 am here, on the 25th. I'm not buying anything. : seven
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        you're from the future!?!? : thekidd
        • i guess Australia is almost equivilant to the future : kbnerd
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        that kinda sounds depressing man. : Sexual Steve
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          I'd have prefered to be at home, with family, giving them a lot of presents, but it wasn't to be this yea... : seven
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            are you on some work contract in another country or something? : Sexual Steve
            • just had some important work to finish that left me too far away with too little time to get where I shou... : seven
  • same for me. i like money too much to spend for stupid people :D : Utopia
• My in-laws. Guess who gets to pick up the slack? ME ME! : DinK
• damn, i have no gifts for my parents. :( : lonestar3
• Finished yesterday! And wrapped all my gifts last night, got all day to do nothing. Will probably pla... : Shadowdane
• me :( : drucifer
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  I was all done by ther 22nd. Then yesterday I learn that my brother's wife's stupid mother-in-law is doin... : Entity
  • this is when you take something that's been sitting near your tv collecting dust and use that as your exc... : kbnerd