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  Sluts, lots of sluts, oh and lasers too! : bling1bling
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    Sluts & Lasers would be a great name for a game imo : mrtony
    • that will be the next Duke game after DNF : kbnerd
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      Dragon Sluts & Robot Lasers : jcutner
      • Ninja Sluts you mean. : SwiftyPants
• You tried to ford the river and lost: 1 reply 98 bullets billy : firehawk
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  I've always thought it should be a MMORPG before I even knew what MMORPGs were. We would the great Amer : rosewood
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    cowboy : Pacalon
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      Now wheres my damn dollar! :P : Pacalon
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        shackmsg me your email address : rosewood
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          haha, I'm just kiddin man, don't need to send me a buck. Good idea though, all my good ideas come to me i... : Pacalon
          • I think a company that already has a MMORPG would be able to take this project on easier then say ... ids... : rosewood
    • cowboys will be the new ninja/jedi :D : Magus
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    at first it sounded like a dumb idea, but after reading your post i would totaly play that. the possibili... : captain hampton
    • Yea, I think the classes would need fleshed out more first though. : rosewood
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      If you added branching classes, like after 20 levels or so and X amount of gold/moneys you could become, : Ajax
      • Yea, the idea would be to make it so you can travel across the country and then the real fun begins :) : rosewood
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      you got a seriously good idea here. only problem is, how would you avoid the pitfalls of current mmo's? : captain hampton
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        What are some of the current pitfalls? About the only thing I can think of is a feedback system. if y... : rosewood
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          current pitfalls: *economy getting out of whack as a result of players that play constanly *death penal... : captain hampton
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            Id talk to umax about economy controls. No seriously! I bet he has some ideas on how a new economy would... : rosewood
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              umax probably would have some good ideas. good thinking. : captain hampton
              • Hes my hero. But seriously, im suprised games like EQ2 didn't bring in an economist to figure out how to... : rosewood
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    I would totally subscribe to this game. You should really try to pitch it to a MMORPG publisher (NCSoft, ... : yoonix
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      Who says you can't have a man whore? I think it would be neglecting a large aspecting of the genre if ... : rosewood
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        I could see the online FAQ now... 1) Hey there was slavery/indentured servitude back in the Old West. : Ajax
        • You just saved me 20 minutes of typing - thanks : rosewood
        • "Oh hell yes...." funniest thing I've read so far today. : aethyr
        • Exactly the same reasons why we opted not to do a western mmo. The idea is fantastic, but the execution ... : deathofrats
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    Best idea ever. That would be so worth $10 a month or whatever they are charging these days. Well... if ... : WaterSign
    • yea, it would have to be done right. Id like more feedback : rosewood
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    This is genius. I'd totally play this. : Athlon7
    • If I get bored tomorrow, I may writeup something more detailed. Hell if I know. : rosewood
  • The Man With No Name should roam from zone to zone sort of like Rexar does in WofW. : slax0r
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  http://www.virtualapple.com/oregontraildisk.html : snuff
  • If you play this, you can't tell me it wouldn't be fun to give it a more modern make over : rosewood
  • Try this URL instead for oregon trail. the old link is dead. http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraild... : billm1
• http://www.bustedtees.com/product.php?name=dysentery : the archvile
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  If there is one thing The Shack needs, it's more posts from you starting with "So I was in the shower..." : dognose
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    "So I was in the shower and thought of Dognose..." : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I was actually wondering how I could attract gamers like dognose to a game like this. Then I realized I ... : rosewood
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  Yes! I wanna die from Cholera! : trove
  • who doesnt?! : rosewood
  • http://ebrandon.net/aulophobia/images/oregontrail7.gif : cap n KRUNCH
• Every night, I pray to Big Daddy Jesus for there to be a Star Control 3. : Ride-My-Rocket

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  I dont know wwhy I couldn't make it : rosewood
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    Make what? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Make sweet love to the b17 : rosewood
      • rofl : Maddog_Delphi97
    • A fresh loaf of whole wheat bread. : themelon
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  Sorry I never participate in Shackbattles (I'd love to, but I don't really play BF, BF2 might change that... : mystifier
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    REQUESTING REINFORCEMENTS : rosewood
    • F1 F1!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Really? Is it like an army term or another shack phrase, cuz I lost track now : mystifier
      • Ummm see that row of keys on the top of your keyboard? : mojoald
      • It is a key sequence in BattleField : themelon
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        All the function keys in BF1942 produce radio commands. It's a two-level hierarchical menu, so hit hit t... : Zero|DPX
        • Thanks! That's a better answer... : mystifier
        • F6 F3 (I think that's enemy airplane spotted, heh) : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Roger That. : Durandal07
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        Storm the front... err, wait. : silent prophet
        • Zey haf destroyed ze depot gates! ... oh. : missylu
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  You can't believe how FUCKING PSYCHED i am for this. Last Sunday was THE most fun I've ever had playing B... : mojoald
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    Yeah, last Sunday was a pretty intense session wasnt it? : themelon
    • Iwa Jima did it for me. That shit was intense. : mojoald
    • Iwo rocked last Sunday. I'm looking forward to it tomorrow! : beastrabban
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      Iwo Jima would've been more fun had we, the allies, actually won. : porp
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        The Allies screwed up pure and simple. When the axis recapped all the ground bases after losing them, I... : trove
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          my Defgun skills helped a bit too :-D : beastrabban
          • All I know was the game was OVER, when we kept losing that airfield point, but somehow we recapped that p... : trove
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    how many of you here are 1942 veterans, playing it since 2002 like me? : mossbean
    • rgr that! Been with it since the Wake demo. : beastrabban
    • That's weird when you put it that way. I was hooked once the mp beta was released. The sp beta was abso... : trove
    • Yeah, same here. Off and on, mostly, but have been with it since practically the beginning. : WaterSign
    • Not me. I just picked it up last summer after finally giving in to Shackhype. Now I'm one of the battle... : Zero|DPX
    • Late 2003 for me. That was when I finally got a machine capable of playing anything more system intensive... : Helter Skelter
    • I had the wake demo a couple days after it was out : osiris_brad
    • I think I've been to just about every single BattleField 1942 shackbattle.. :) : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I DLed the demo the first couple hours it was out, played it every day basically till the full came out, ... : mojoald
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      Actually, I remember playing some weird beta before that with a desert map, and it was really buggy. Onc... : Athlon7
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        Wierd beta? Desert map? Before the Wake demo? Odd... do you still have a copy of it? : Maddog_Delphi97
        • He's talking about the Tobruk single player demo that came out before the MP, I think. : trove
    • hi : busdriver3030
    • F1-F1 : metralgia
    • played the original SP demo, played the night the MP demo came out : rosewood
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  I will probably jump into the fray with battlefield 2. Prepare to die. : suicidemachine
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    You should jump into the fray with us tomorrow night. : Zero|DPX
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      I dont have BF1. I dont want to go out and buy it so close to the release of the second one. : suicidemachine
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        You... don't have... BF1942?? But... a couple months ago we linked an EB Games offer where people could ... : Zero|DPX
        • Another thing, is I dont think my graphics card can handle it. I need to get a new one anyway. Ill have t... : suicidemachine
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          What we need to do is start having some mid-week BF42 shackbattles in addition to our Sunday ones. : WaterSign
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            I assumed we would be doing another FH Shackbattle this Monday night to celebrate D-day. I can't reall... : Zero|DPX
            • Oh, that's fine an stuff. I was just curious. As for FH... I'm redownloading it right now. Last week I di... : WaterSign
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              OMG I am so there if we do a FH shackbattle Monday night. : silent prophet
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                last year just about EVERY major server had one. they were running omaha 24/7 (the FH omaha which is much... : mossbean
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                  You need a shit ton of people for FH Omaha : mojoald
                  • I agree. You need some serious badasses to storm that beach, too. : silent prophet
                  • I love FH Omaha. Count me in. : Lightzout
              • That would be fabulous. Just got the whole damn thing downloaded and installed, etc. Will test to make su... : WaterSign
        • Its like seeing some driving the wrong way down a one way street. : mojoald
  • Haha, same here! Prepare to die for cannonfodder ;) : timmie
• alright I guess I'll reinstall it... weeee : sludge vohaul
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  Can we get the training map in rotation? : rosewood
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    it is. : themelon
    • I meant loaded but thanks. Im going to be doing training at 6pm CST. You rock, but you didn't need my d... : rosewood
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  Oh man, gonna get me and Syxxis and PointingDevice on at the office together tonight. Although, I've neve... : ra1n
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    Do you need/want training? I am totally willing to help you or your buddies out to learn what you need t... : Zero|DPX
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      Ya, I'll need some assistance. Rosewood is going to hop on with me and we're gonna train me, I imagine a... : ra1n
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        All right, let's see... that would be 4 - 4:30 PST right? I'll try and hop on too then. I'll try and ma... : Zero|DPX
        • I have made it so... : themelon
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  DNS is down for a bit so you will need to connect to the IP of the server. It is 64.113.124.131 DNS s... : themelon
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    Will it be back up before the battle do you think? : Zero|DPX
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      Should be : themelon
      • It's back.... : themelon
• I plan to attend. : Liquid
• I'd be there to type FACTORY LESS THAN 50% NEED MORE ENGINEERS! : scener
• Ill try to make it : Reeves
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  Please add REMAGEN back to map rotation. : Lightzout
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    I'd be happy with almost any map that we rarely play. As much as I like a lot of the maps that we play, ... : Zero|DPX
    • Speaking of which, I'd like to see Operation Forager played, as well as a 32-player battle on that tourna... : Zero|DPX
• SKU Qty Unit Price Total Platform Name ---------------------------------------------------------------... : mossbean
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  Lets get start early tonight, I gotta get to bed early! : Clay
  • I plan on going in at like 7pm : mojoald
• WALLHAX : multisync
• Im going in now to do training for the next few hours (yes hours) : rosewood
• I'm in like Flynn. : sammyl
• lets do it. : tomatoactivator
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  My mom broke my CD. I have the CD Key but it's not installed :[ : osiris_brad
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    Tell your mom to buy you a new copy of the game!! : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Well I didn't have a need for it before!! I am currently cooking up an alternate solution involving "back... : osiris_brad
• Where do I install the training map to? : punchdog
• TWENTY PEOPLE ARE THERE NOW!! GO GO GO!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• ROGER THAT!!! : metralgia
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  Okay, you guys finally did it. I'm installing now. : Fred Garvin
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    Oh, does the latest patch still require the CD in the drive? : Fred Garvin
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      sadly, yes : sammyl
      • Dammit, I have a CD key and you have verification servers and yet you still want my CD. So many publisher... : Fred Garvin
• I'm going in! : Clay
• All right, the REAL GAME is starting NOW : Zero|DPX
• Can't make it, not it town. :( : matrix
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  Is there any way to get this damn game to support 1280x1024? : Fred Garvin
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    Anyone? Bueller? Google is failing me. : Fred Garvin
    • Perhaps give this a try? http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10160651 : themelon
• i'll be in after family guy! : feek
• FIDDY-TOO PEEEPLES! : hirez
• High quality fight tonite gang, I'm proud of all of y'alls/ : Liquid
• Well, that was fun, but when I first started out I really fucked up the team. Like, bad. Sorry guys. ... : Orange Pylon
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  WAKE!! Bah that was a close one... much fun thanks all :) : CplBeaker
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    How did it end? I left during that match. : Orange Pylon
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      Allies held us off just long enough... we had them down to one flag (actually zero, but they got it back)... : CplBeaker
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        The americans "won" but they were so fucked :( : rosewood
        • Yeah, I think I left just as the allies lost the last flag. They made a comeback? Damn, I wish I would... : Orange Pylon

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  "Tank, load the jump program." : g0nk
  • This is so clearly Matrix-inspired that it's scary. : Ratsofatsorat
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  wow....I must have one NOW : byorn
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    The chick in the pictures? Yes, me too. : Dante
    • meh...too fat...sry, couldn't resist : byorn
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  $6K for the high end one? Thats ridiculous. still a neat idea though. : Cygnus X-1
  • The low end and high end one are the same. Except the 6k one comes with a computer, monitor and speakers... : Crimsonbeak
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  Combine with a Powerflex workout machine ftw. : carrioN luggagE
  • and make it a game controller. stomach crunch revolution! : esmokah
• Try one of these http://www.poetictech.com/ : HeXoN
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  if one were so inclined, it'd be a fairly simple job to build one of these from scratch with nothing but ... : edgewise
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    out of wood yes...metal would be expensive : byorn
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      Not as much as you might think, if you have the necessary metalworking tools to begin with. The first thi... : Bean
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        Actually, a metal frame from one of those all-in-one weight/workout machines would be perfect for somethi : d fluke
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          Issue is bending those frames. They suck serious ass even when you have a highquality torch. : Crimsonbeak
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            Just weld one of those sidepushythingies (what? I don't work out :P) up front as the vertical bar I thin... : d fluke
            • There is always the issue of it looking good too. : Crimsonbeak
          • I agree. If I was to actually do this, I'd construct the frame myself. Realistically I won't have the opp... : Bean
        • Damn, it's really close, just add a better chair :D http://www.roksport.com/fitness/asp/shopexd.asp?id=3... : d fluke
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  you just fall asleep if you have a niceass chair like that. might as well just be a freakin la-z-boy : kokujin
  • Seriously. I'm just hoping that comapny is still in business in like 3 years when I graduate and have a ... : Crimsonbeak
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  Hydraulics, if I was going to bother going for something like that, it's gonna have hydraulics. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Could you imagine if there was some sort of hood or something on that thing. And when you stepped inside... : Crimsonbeak
    • ideal for fapping! : edgewise
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  It sucks that you can't get it without any hardware. I want to choose my own monitors and such. : Fred Garvin
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    Oh, my bad I thought they both came with monitors. : Fred Garvin
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      Plus, I'd want a mesh chair. Once you go mesh you never something something. : Fred Garvin
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        agreed. I've had one for a few months and there's no going back. : edgewise
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          I will be buying a new office/computer/desk chair in the near future. I've been looking at some nice leat... : Bean
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            why is a mesh chair good? : silentzero
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              I don't know. That's why I'm hoping for a reply. I never even considered getting a mesh chair, so I want ... : Bean
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                Herman Miller chairs are not just comfortable, but I also find they also promote good posture with their ... : Luminair
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                  I went to the site and they look cool, but how durable are they? That just looks like it's bound to fall ... : Bean
                  • The office I worked at during the .com boom was 100% Aeron. All the ones in the conference rooms that too... : ChibiJosh
                  • they've been used in most silicon valley offices since the tech boom and are still holding up fairly well... : Luminair
            • It comfortable and if you tend to sweat like me it's nice to have that air flow all around. : Fred Garvin
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  Does the girl come with it? Giggity giggity giggity. : tomservo
  • That reminds me, how lame was Family Guy episode 3? I was so disapointed :( talk about reaching :( ... : abrasion
• so.. its a method of positioning a chair and some screens that takes up as much room as a small car? I d... : 60days
• Needs more monitors ... a lot more : rosewood

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  Why do people keeps lots of music around? Or 'normal' movies? It's just collection tendencies taking over... : zakk
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    Music you can listen to in the car, while running, while doing other stuff. Regular movies can be enjoyed... : Morgin
    • Depends on the parties you go to!! : iamgoat
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    Well I listen to music a good 12 hours a day, so I have a couple hundred CDs I own and another couple hun... : Zero|DPX
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      ok sure - but anyone that watches porn 12 hours a day is pathetic and needs help. : flibble2k
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        right, you guys are saying the same thing : MikkleThePickle
        • true. replace "but" and "and", i guess :) : flibble2k
  • Poor comparison. My thousands of hours of music go with me everywhere. Porn can't. I keep a little bit... : cajuncook
• I'm a packrat. I probably have 20gb or so of porn, all videos (usenet and empornium hooray!) I don't rewa... : bringer
• I keep a stock of like 30 gigs or so of emergency supplies. : mojoald
• paging kaibosh and his 2 TB collection : RikiTiki2
• One of my roommates in college had folders full of porn CDs. He hardly ever actually watched any of it, ... : Goncyn
• what the hell else are you supposed to do with empty hard drive space and blank cds? backups of pers... : verbatim
• variety? i find myself always in want of something new, rarely does one video suffice! although a 2TB col... : Unleashed
• why do people collect anything? because they are insane : mista mista
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  Some people are just extremely fucked up, I guess. : kaibosh
  • haha : Dante
• Porn is just like milk, after you have it awhile it goes bad and you have to get some more. : EvilJohn
• We have heaps. I dunno. I like it. And yes, I watch it. I very rarely sit and watch every single mi... : deadbydawn
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  Why do you think there is so much divorce and cheating? Because men (AND WOMEN!) get bored of a certain t... : mastarp
  • 1st time. (She never does anal and always has heaps of arty farty crap in her movies). : deadbydawn
  • This is precisely why the question. If you don't find it entertaining after the 1st or 2nd viewing, why c... : Dante
• im just more surprised at what shit in porn i enjoy. I mean shit i would never do in real life because it... : kokujin
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  Tastes change. You get tired of something and move on. But I learned long ago not to throw things away* : RatBastard
  • It's like those warez monkeys who have thousands of warezed programs that they don't even use. Just to ha : Ebu
• People collect shit. My roomate collects tons of music, and he never fucking listens to it. He likes ... : dopeman
• i just wonder... there is so much crappy porn out there how do you know the videos you are downloading ar... : spector
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  Because sometimes you're in the mood for different things. And it's important to have a good selection t... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    but there is the whole friggin' internet out there, how much more of a selection do you need? (i just ... : crust
    • Why would I spend the time searching for stuff on the Internet, if I have already have a sizable library ... : Ride-My-Rocket
• It is my aim in life to obtain and collect all the porn ever made. Unfortunately the bastards make it fas... : nudel
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  for titor's war : sexninja!!!!
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    after titor's war, will women still exist??? : askedrelic
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      they will become the new currency : sexninja!!!!
      • prostitution will always have a place in this world : creep
• Its like baseball cards. Its not like I take them all out everyday : cap n KRUNCH

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  www.hidethelinux.com/101_0608.jpg : jcutner
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    oh shit, NOLF. <3 <3 <3 : roushimsx
    • i picked it up used for about $5 a few weeks ago, the case was in horrible condition, but the discs were ... : jcutner
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    Is that Chaos Theory in the middle? That is one swank looking case :O : nomaad
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      I'm guessing it's an Xbox collector's edition : Postal
      • Yeah collector's edition Doom3 and Chaos Theory for xbox come in these awesome metal cases. Not cheap as... : Judecca
• http://www.castindustries.net/duck/shack.JPG : physio
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  http://img23.echo.cx/my.php?image=gamez2eq.jpg This post made me realize that I haven't really played ... : nomaad
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    I want to pick up Mercenaries but I'm concerned about the PS2 port being poo poo beans. Which one has ... : roushimsx
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      I think they both have Han Solo and Indiana, there are just different ways to unlock each character. I... : nomaad
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        i've watched a friend play it for hours on ps2. it looked good to me. : kbnerd
        • ok sold. I'm buying it :( : roushimsx
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  http://www.briargrove.net/images/boredgames.jpg : YoYo
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    I've been meaning to play Settlers of Catan for years. I keep hearing how awesome it is :( : roushimsx
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      You just need $40 and 3 to 4 peeps - its greatness. You can even get women/non-gamers to play. My wife ... : YoYo
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        I have a hard enough time getting 2-3 people to come over for Pirates of the Spanish Main :( : roushimsx
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          hold a bunch of people hostage at gun point if you have to. Settlers of Catan is supremely awesome!! : kbnerd
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            Gun will be handy during the late-game phases as well "I am trading CLAY for ORE, I NEED ORE!!! WHOS GONN... : YoYo
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              no kidding!! i can never get enough ore. : kbnerd
              • Want some sheep? I got sheep! : Bold
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    Settlers is kind of broken. The key to winning in that game is ore. If you control the ore, you can pre... : Ecks
    • that's the point of many RTS games and most of them aren't broken. : PUPSTAHS
    • As an advanced strategy, most folks know that its very important - however the beauty of the game is that... : YoYo
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  http://s89352990.onlinehome.us/boughtongames.jpg Although I may put Homeworld in the middle soon and W... : boughton supreme
  • As much love as I heard for it, I never played Kotor - I need to do that. : YoYo
  • copycat! : physio
  • KotOR has been on my far right for nearly a year :( : roushimsx
  • Might want to edit a little detail out there, buddy : MrLonghair
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    Good job with the CD Key in the shot. : Entity
    • Now I can use his CD key, and go to his house! : Judecca
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  http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/pics/games.jpg : Shadowdane
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    Hahaha - I'll never make it to FFX either : YoYo
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      I don't think I've played it in 1yr hell I got close to the end but I doubt I will pick it back up again.... : Shadowdane
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        FFX has one of the hardest end bosses in any game ever. Man. : Judecca
        • You talking about Yunalesca? Because god damn, she was a bitch. : slax0r
  • had to extend mine a bit: http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/pics/games_ext.jpg as my list of games to b... : Shadowdane
• http://judecca.shackspace.com/games.jpg : Judecca
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  http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/games.jpg : MrLonghair
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    ha ha, i knew you'd sneak a PCB in there ;) : roushimsx
    • Yep. Elitist bastard, as I am :) I'd rather get a taito F3 with Darius Gaiden for pure sex. It's tempt... : MrLonghair
• Also: http://judecca.shackspace.com/games2.jpg : Judecca
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  Finally... http://judecca.shackspace.com/games3.jpg : Judecca
  • I so need God of War :'( : roushimsx
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  No end in sight: http://sarcastro.shackspace.com/SinceFebruary.jpg : Sarcastro
  • haha, exactly. : PUPSTAHS
  • You stole my comedy option :( : Deathlove
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  http://entity.shackspace.com/bored.jpg : Entity
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    Is it just me, or does that receipt say "Japscat" : Judecca
    • lol, it does too... : drucifer
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      First time anyone has found any of my secret messages. Rock on! : Entity
      • Sarah Michelle Gellar? This is like a fun scavenger hunt. : Judecca
      • You're just covering the fact that you were buying japscat : Judecca
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    $64.99??? wtf : GloriousCow
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      check his profile, I thought the same thing : cryptical
      • These days though, it's still a little high, given that most other games seem to sit around that $50 mark... : Entity
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      that must include a $15 tip to Gearbox :) : YoYo
      • For the quality of that game as opposed to pretty much everything else they've done, they'd deserve it. : Entity
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  http://www.clancaustic.com/bored.jpg : Delusional
  • hahaha ditto on the phantom brave. sigh : Magus
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  w00t http://img169.echo.cx/my.php?image=boredgamessnake0jb.jpg : SilverSnake
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    wtf, pre-order box? : askedrelic
    • My friend likes this reply... He's the one who did the photochop. :P it's actually the Resident Evil 0 : SilverSnake
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    Faxanadu was so awesome. I think it was because of the awesomeness of Faxanadu that I didn't enjoy Zelda ... : roushimsx
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      I tried playing Faxanadu when I needed a new RPG after I beat Final Fantasy but I couldn't get through it... : slax0r
      • It's ok, I still love you :'( : roushimsx
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      You got any good advice? I've come to some platform filled area with flying enemies and I keep dieing. :( : SilverSnake
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        I haven't got any useful advice, sorry :( You're way up in the tree by now, right? : roushimsx
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          Sounds about right... (haven't played for a year or two... not sure where my codes are... :( ) : SilverSnake
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            the passwords in that game were a motherfucker. Oftentimes they were hard to write down properly because ... : roushimsx
            • wtf? didn't even need passwords? You mean you cleared it in one sitting or just had enough passwords thro... : SilverSnake
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  I cheated: http://www.todieintherain.com/boredgames.jpg : slax0r
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    If I had all of those games, I'd snap the picture for you :( : roushimsx
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      I love you, man. >:( : slax0r
      • Not as much as I love you :'( : roushimsx
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  You make fun threads, roushi. : Entity
  • Agreed. Roushi for President or something. :) : ThomW
  • He also makes good cookies. : jcutner
  • <3 2 U 2 : roushimsx
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  http://img86.echo.cx/img86/37/boredgames9hd.jpg : Deathlove
  • Oh man, I loved Undying. On one hand, I want to play it again, on the other I just want to wait for Call ... : roushimsx
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  I'm going to hell for this one... http://magus.shackspace.com/workingasintended.jpg i know, i know. : Magus
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    That big box is so damn good looking. Shame about the "T" sign :/ : MrLonghair
    • Europe wins! I don't have any such marks on my box. :) We had ours only on a paper slip that was insid... : SilverSnake

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• http://www.bittornado.com v3.12 works great. : SlamDunk
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  Azureus is best : moe6
  • ^^^^^ better than the rest : diabol1k
  • Another Azureus vote here : losimagic
  • I concur............. : gummijoh
  • i use azureus.. anyone get that search plugin working (and does it really work?!) : dextius
  • another vote for Azeurus.. : Shadowdane
  • Azureus here. Issues = none. : carrioN luggagE
  • yup : Ratalon
  • Azureus it is. : sharkII
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  BitComet : NFXFSX
  • 2nd'd'd'd : g0nk
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    BitComet is really the only one that doesn't suck. Azearus is popular but Javabased... :( : SilverSnake
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      oh no java! : Draugluin
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        Java is slow :( or are you implying I'm mixing clients up? : SilverSnake
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          It's slow to start, granted, but after that it runs just fine. : Dante
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            same for me when I take a shit, but that doesn't mean I want to do it every day! : Luminair
            • I'd love it if I could shit every day :( : Draugluin
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          I use Azureus and don't have any problems with it being slow : losimagic
          • Well, when I tried it out I found it was painfully to use when downloading multiple things at the same ti... : SilverSnake
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          I just don't get Java. Such minor benefits, especially for the end user, and you have to install that vir... : lapskaus
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            Minor benefits? Tell that to the Mac OS or Linux users. It's extremely easy to port, that's the 1# benefi... : node
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              That's not really a benefit to the end user. It's good for the developer. The end user would be bette... : lapskaus
              • It's fine for the end user - done right, it can be a very good way of getting good, high quality software... : Conan
          • sure java has to start up, but once its going it runs just fine - I don't see the complaint : jaga
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    correct. azureus blows. : stamps
    • It's never blown me >:( : Ebu
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      yeah, blows everything else out of the water : jaga
      • ^^^^TRUTH : diabol1k
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        i use Bitlord, similar to Azureus : mossbean
        • It's the awesome, without the java! : missylu
  • BitComet rocks. : lightly inclined
  • Yeppers. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  ABC still the best. : Jeff Y
  • yep. works great : feek
  • the thing with abc is that you don't know what you're missing. :( : pupismyname
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  I have one problem with bittorrent, it quickly eats my entire connection so i can't even load google whil... : lapskaus
  • see if you can update your router's firmware? bittorrent fucks up my router to the point of having to ... : esmokah
  • using cable perhaps? adsl > cable with torrent transfers. i had a temporary 1mb/512 cable for a while (sa... : SlamDunk
  • Yeah, all you do is set the max number of connections that can be made per torrent. In Azureus you go to ... : CapnChaos
• Shadow's experimental I think is what I'm using. : thekidd
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  Bitornado- its seriously blows everything else I have tried away. : Lightzout
  • G3Torrent FTW. : wishfulthinker
  • me too... others have more fancy options but I like that its simple and gets the job done. : mc-fine
  • Same here. Its simple, fast, and does what its supposed to. : DKo5
  • I use BT, G3 sometimes too but it always ends up getting errors for some reaosn : Mondo
• You all rock. Good info. Thanks! : ezanga
• Bitcomet is nice. : doomed
• Since I figured out how it's bandwidth metering works, BitComet is my favroite. : Entity
• I like bitcomet. c++ core. : c_man_tmt
• I use torrent storm. I've seen little need to change it, and it is just as configurable as I'd like it ... : Judicus
• bittorrent makes my hard drive full :( : Magus
• Azureus is fucking awesome - you just have to set it up properly - I wouldn't use anything else. : abrasion
• G3 you beeetches : biskits

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  I recently started doing that with Atlus RPGs. : dmiller
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    Yeah, but that's justified since Atlus RPGs disappear from shelves so quickly. : sevogajre
    • True. But I'm starting to warm up to pre-ordering even more now. I find the wife prefers it when I only p... : dmiller
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  they call those credit cards : jaga
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    yeah, my credit card and credt line like it more when I don't drop $50 right away. I mean I still have to... : Dan 101
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      I dont get it.. what do you "preorder" it with? : jaga
      • I use my creit card, but then my balance t pay off each month isn't as high as it would be if I payd it o... : Dan 101
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    Credit cards charge interest. :) : Arcanum
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      the $0.87 is worth it, IMO : jaga
      • you are a creditors dream... : boofy
      • That's just throwing money away for no reason at all. Why don't you give me the xtra buck or so and I'll... : Chod
    • CC's do charge interest, but I pay off my balance in-full every month so it's not an issue. In fact, my c... : Bean
  • credit cards savings accounts : SpiderMonkey
• It's just another way, nothing wrong with your method and it makes sense. Some believe however that they... : hube
• you can also save up over a period of time :) : 60days
• I only pre-order limited editions or games that might be hard to find on release day/week. UT2004 LE ... : MatthewPhillips
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  Save money until the product is released. If I know it's going to be a hassle to get the game (like Halo ... : Entity
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    It's more of a hassle preordering games like Halo and GTA because then you have to deal with the lines. F... : roushimsx
    • I don't have to deal with the line because I paid for it in full. I just wait until later in the day to p... : Entity
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  Depends. Sometimes the places won't let you preorder (such as Gamestop in the case of Katamari Damacy) an... : roushimsx
  • I never have a problem getting my money back from EB if I cancel one. They just refund my card. : Dan 101
• Same thing. If I'm on my lunch break, I'll swing by EB and throw down $5-$10 on my pre-order. Just less... : Vic Viper
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  Step 1 - Balance your own credit/$ Step 2 - It ships go to Frys, buy it on sale (Generally $37 instead o... : YoYo
  • No Fry's where I am (Canada) : Dan 101
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  Some places like EB Games don't release stuff on release date.. waiting like a week later and crap. : Lynn Minmei
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    EB Games most certainly release on the release date. I'd say them and GameStop are the only ones who cons... : Alec Matias
    • Maybe it was another e-store then... whoever dropped the ball during the big Doom 3 release awhile back t... : Lynn Minmei
    • Yeah EB is the only place around here that consistently has the game on release. : Haku-Jin
    • They'll never break the street date if it's a big title - no matter how early they got it. That's what t... : brickmatt
• The only game I've preordered in recent memory was Half-Life 2. And the only reason I preordered was bec... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Wait until a week after the game has been released, then check the sales flyers for Best Buy, Circuit Cit... : Bold
• I preorder, but I put down everything at once. That way when I pick up my game/system/whatever, I can pre... : Serpico74
• wish I had pre-ordered GTA:SA for tomorrow :_( : mystifier
• So you let the store collect interest on your money instead of you? That always seemed strange to me. ... : Mansmells
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  I buy games two years after they've come out. I pay about 1/10 the cost, I have just as many games, I'm ... : Zero|DPX
  • I've been doing this a lot recently. There's so damn many PS2 games I missed out on that are rockin' the ... : roushimsx
• So you preorder and the day it arrives you come in to find it sold out. You wait weeks for the next orde... : Karnov
• I pre-order big games and systems from a store that I know will make damn well sure I get one. Other ga... : Judicus

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  You live in an area with exotic pet laws yes? Would you call the cops or is the disturbance not at that : Lunatic Angelic
  • No if we close the windows, we won't hear it. And what would I say? "Police department" "I hear goat... : dognose
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    Are goats even classified as an exotic pet? : Wombat Woo
    • I dunno but I have cats; I have no right to complain. : dognose
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    You misspelled "goatse", and that WAS humans screaming. : TastyWheat
    • Fucking misreply'd. : TastyWheat
• Ooooooooooh Billy! ...Goat Gruff, that is. : pharoah mike
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  hahahaha what : omnova
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    Goats. : dognose
    • You need to play more UT. : omnova
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  Remember the face of your father. : brickmatt
  • See I knew you wouldn't believe me. : dognose
• LOL holy shit. Where do the goats poop? : unlurker
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  My neighbors have had goats and chickens in their backyard. They're not there anymore...don't ask me what... : sanchez
  • They got eated. : dognose
• are they Fainting goats? : atom519
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  This is fantastic news. : das_runt
  • I agree. Only good things can come of this new development. : jessipoo
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  Dognose, please keep us informed on all things related to the development of this story. Many of us are i... : edward
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    Update: Still screaming :( : dognose
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      iamgoat screams a lot too. But then again, i'm pretty big. : GloriousCow
      • Haha, when I read that I pretended you were talking about your peener and it was funny :D : dognose
      • Would face down in the pillow be better? or does the screaming help you come? : iamgoat
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      It would help if we had pictures of the goats. Arent you Mr Peta anyway? : Lightzout
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        We went looking and couldn't find them! : dognose
        • ninja goats :( : sexninja!!!!
• Where exactly do you live, sir? : iamgoat
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  I used to know a guy who owned a goat because dogs arn't allowed on the beach in Sydney and he wanted to ... : lord_omega
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    See, this is exactly what I want to do. Walking on the strand with a pygmy goat would get me so many chic... : iamgoat
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      Holy shit, a goat owning a goat. You just blew my mind. : mojoald
      • Just wait untill the reparations. : sweat
    • I want one of those fainting donkeys or whatever the hell. : khaosman
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      Would it have to wear a poop bag to catch its poop? That doesn't seem so cool :< : darweidu
      • I don't know, I haven't done enough research on the subject :( : iamgoat
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  goats, eh? : foo the feeble
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    prolly baby goats...what are they called again? : drucifer
    • kids : kbnerd
    • goatlings : Ride-My-Rocket
    • cheap dates : busdriver3030
    • the perfect bbq : d fluke
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      genjuro : g0nk
      • plural would be genjuren : Magus
    • a gaggle of goatlettes : sammyl
    • DICKCREAM B-BOY BATTLE : Luminair
    • Futuregoats : Liquid
    • protogoats. : sgtsanity
    • Goths : SilverSnake
    • Kid(d)s : thekidd
    • zygoats : 60days
• maybe that's where that freaky internet bestiality stuff comes from? rest assured your neighbors are wha... : romulan
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  You'd think the goats would have helped us move your stuff! :( : mofo
  • Imagfine taking the goats to the Mongolian BBQ buffet :( : dognose
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  Update: Lots of sirens in the neighborhood, stopping right nearby. Probably near where the goats are. ... : dognose
  • go out and check, but this time, carry a teddy bear. : thekidd
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    Must feel like Fresno at this point. : brickmatt
    • No, people around here wear shoes : dognose
  • http://www.dognosenewsnetwork.com : sgtsanity
• In Berkeley you can legally have 2 goats, 3 of their offspring, and 5 chickens. : phlavor