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• 4 GB iPod mini. next! : Postal
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  i'd say this: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0008JFCWY/ only because i'm not fond of h... : pyide
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    SonicStage. you have to use it, and that truly sucks : Postal
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      eh, i'm not fond of itunes either, though there are ways to get music on an ipod without it. i doubt ... : pyide
      • iTunes at least supports more formats and a decent music store :P : Postal
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  depends on your needs.. do you prefer space for your music, or do you want something REALLY small and th... : Mr.Fusion
  • I don't think I would need more then a couple gigs, but it would be nice to have something that if droppe... : shaffe
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  Rio Carbon Pearl. : freqq28
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    I don't like the interface on that thing. the thumbwheel + front pad make it a bit awkward. : Postal
    • It plays music with great quality. <shrugs> : freqq28
• Rio Carbon $139, save a few bucks. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002UB2P0/qid=11207029... : thedude
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  iPod mini. There is a reason Apple owns the market. : mojoald
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    yeah, good marketing : personaljesus
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      not totally. good online store and a relatively simple integration between hardware and software. : Postal
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        As opposed to other mp3 players where there is even no need for such integration, because there isnt any ... : personaljesus
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          I'd rather have integration than poor music management :( : Postal
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            (i.e. many of the drag-n-drop players aren't terribly fun otherwise) : Postal
            • All of the drag and drop players I have seen require an external program to build their database onto the... : Mr.Fusion
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      fuckin' U2 : NeoMoose
      • UNO DOS TRES QUATTORZE! : Postal
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    Same reason Windows owns the market? Inferior product with superior marketing and distribution? * V H S : stuka
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      this is assuming the iPod is inferior. it may not be the best at everything, but it's good at a lot of t... : Postal
      • No, I meant that a product does not have to be superior in order to compeltely take over the market. I pe... : stuka
• ipod shuffle. : kramweil
• I agree with Rio Carbon. If you want a flash based player get the iRiver iFP-7xx series. : NeoMoose
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  this is even nicer than a rio carbon - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00067TTZY/104-86893... : jono181
  • that thing looks great! : TheTick
  • This one does look really nice. Anyone have one? and know if it could survive a drop or two? : shaffe
  • I've heard the FM reception sucks, but that otherwise it's not too bad - I'd still get an iPod mini mysel... : Postal
• Creative Zen Micro is kinda neat. Battery life is much better with the new firmware. : pap26
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  I got a 512MB iRiver 800 series player for her birthday. It's got a built-in FM tuner, microphone PLUS a... : tangles
  • her = my daughter : tangles
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  All these iPod haters are so lame. Yes, there are other viable choices for a MP3 player, but if you d... : afty04
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    Ok Mr. Judge. You surely know everything there is to know about everyone on earth and what they should wa... : stuka
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      what do you want in a portable digital player? :\ : dodob
      • No dependence on ANY client software for one. I want UI customization options. I want native drag&drop m3... : stuka
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    iPod should be on their short list, assuming they don't care about having a player which can play an albu... : nudel
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      Man you started off strong with some good points but that last paragraph was ALL downhill. O_o : Atma Weapon
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        Last paragraph = frustrated rant at people's blind love for everything iPod. : nudel
        • Why be angry with people who are happy with their choices? : RatBastard
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  I like the iPod. I used to be one of those control freaks when it came to my music files and everythin... : Mmmmmoo
  • ^^ what he said! (sorry, anti-arrow freaks!) Got an iPod mini last week and caved into iTunes. I was g... : dodob
• The truth about mp3 players is that it really is IPod versus the rest. I initially bought a creative Zen ... : pauk111

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  you have 80ft oaks in Florida? : drucifer
  • 80ft oaks are nothing. There are oak trees that are almost 15 feet in diameter in the central and North ... : Thresher
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  Oh, and for pic proof of the tree: http://flickr.com/photos/mattjb/633908/in/set-16733/ : Matt Burris
  • Degenerate would call that 'a second story'... wow that does look bad though. : drucifer
  • perfect time to break out the chainsaw!!! : tomatoactivator
• move out of florida? wut? : reverend~heresy
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  I'm so pumped!! Looks like Dennis is gonna miss. : Alec Matias
  • Sure would be nice, wouldn't it? I almost forgot what it was like to have a hurricane miss Florida. : Matt Burris
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  my entire ceiling fell in in my living room. but we got a nice amount of money, and my house looks bet... : laurgasms
  • p.s. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/laurgasms/000_1086.jpg : laurgasms
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  why should the gov't give you any money for that? : edgewise
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    because the world owes him stuff : TheTick
    • and junk. don't forget the junk. : kbnerd
• I understand there are federal programs for such things, but shouldn't you have an insurance policy inste... : ahk-med
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  Government shouldn't giving you jack dick for damage to your house unless a damn tank hit the tree and kn... : mojoald
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    i agree. you chose to live in a hurricane area; the gov't didn't force it on you :) it's like having a ho... : reverend~heresy
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      For you insensitive dicks out there, tell FEMA they should pack up, they're a worthless agency: http:/... : Matt Burris
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        Well, they're good for things that don't happen to the area every single year and don't make an indiscrim... : sgtsanity
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          Is that another way of saying that you should live in Florida only if you're rich and can afford the unpr... : Matt Burris
          • rich enough to afford private insurance that would cover something like this, yes. : edgewise
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            it means you should take the 2000 bucks and rent a moving truck : gegtik
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              Great idea, move the whole family. I'm sure they won't laugh too long when I bring that up. :) : Matt Burris
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                hey tonight i stubbed my toe because it was dark out!! I hope the government sends me some money to compe... : gegtik
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                  Posts like this makes me wish Summer would end sooner and school is open again. :) : Matt Burris
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                    uhoh my post annoyed you maybe the government can send you money : gegtik
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                      sup gegtik? : lacker
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                        hi lacker how ur govt moneys : gegtik
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                          apparently the 30% of my mopney they take goes to fixing roofs. : lacker
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                            thats criminal you should have the government send you some money : gegtik
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                              i got my return : lacker
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                                and really, i dont mind when my money goes to relief projects like these. the problem (and i have no idea... : lacker
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                                  geez thanks for ruining my subthread >:( send money : gegtik
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                                    i started to feel bad and then i almost chocked on a saltine cracker. send ME money : lacker
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                                      ha bet you wish you lived in canada now!!! : gegtik
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                                        for the free healthcare? : lacker
                                        • yes!! also please make me a mod this PRL stuff is killing me : gegtik
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                                        Fuck that, in Canada thousands die every year in saltine related accidents and the govenrment turns a bli... : Fred Garvin
                                        • Either that or the salt-monster from that one old Star Trek episode. You know, the one where Kirk got : sgtsanity
                                        • racist : osiris_brad
                    • I laughed : Reeves
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            I think he's saying that if you live in Florida and have an 80 ft. oak tree in your yard, you should do s... : dopeman
            • or more importantly, stop with the attitude that the gov't (meaning the rest of us) should pay more than ... : edgewise
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              Actually I've tried for years to get people to come out to cut down the tree, and all 4 that I asked in t... : Matt Burris
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                that's because people in the South cut down trees differently then people in say the Pacific Northwest (w... : kbnerd
                • ..Are you serious? Are you telling me human beings in the South are not intelligent enough to figure... : dopeman
        • This is like people that scream for government aid after flooding when they build their house on a river ... : Fred Garvin
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        * D E U S E X ' D * : Fred Garvin
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          I whipped out one of the statistics the terrorist leader gives out in the first missions in class last ni... : sgtsanity
          • LOL, that's fantastic. : Fred Garvin
  • If he gets hurricane money I want tornado money. =[ Tornados are pretty random (in Tennessee at least...)... : lord cecil
• Even children learn not to touch hot things after only two or three burns. : RatBastard

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• Link? : Ratsofatsorat
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4659093.stm : itsjames
• http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/ : Visceral Monkey
• oh shit :( time to phone the family : moshman
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  Please don't be a suicide bomber. Please no one die... : johnsto
  • News.co.uk doesn't seem to be making it out to be too big. : abrasion
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  its playing havoc with getting to work let me tell you.... : Arsenal
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    fuckit, go to the pub : moshman
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      i think i shall.. i knew the olympics would screw up public transport, but i didn't expect it quite this ... : Arsenal
      • it might even improve the public transport. you know they will pour millions into sorting out the tube sy... : moshman
    • To the Winchester! : MuaaSan
• Top of bus blown apart to. : koder
• autechre live : mr.sleepy
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  Yep, a double decker bus has blown up in central London. Apparently (reading from the TV), the front (dri... : johnsto
  • the bus flew into the air apparently. : koder
  • :(( : moshman
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    And they are saying it is a "power surge"? : bostrov
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      yeah, I mean. there is trying to keep people calm and treating people like total idiots. This is the latt... : moshman
      • its only meant to keep people calm whilst they get out of the tube system. i think it served its purpose... : grimiv
    • well, you could measure an explosions capacity in kilowatts couldn't you? works for internal combust... : Toraz Chryx
  • BBC One: 2 fatalities from the bus bomb. : johnsto
• Police have halted all traffic, are now going through cars and bins with sniffer dogs. : johnsto
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  Police report an explosive device has been found on the tube. (from ITV) No word if this is linked to ter... : johnsto
  • :( : needlez
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  From a friend who works at aldgate: : moshman
  • fucking copy and paste bug.. "we're not allowed out of building, explosion on bus in Russell Sq, load... : moshman
• BBC News 24 just reported a bus has exploded as well, although they did say this was based on an eyewitne... : marku5
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  reports of explosions on THREE buses!! : koder
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    Scotland Yard have confirmed an explosion nears Kings Cross, at Russel Square. : johnsto
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      is that like the FB!? : lacker
      • Basically. : Ratsofatsorat
      • It's the name of the HQ of the London Police. : xenoeye
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    This couldn't be the IRA, could it? It's gotta be Islamic fundamentalist crap, right? I'm not familiar wi... : Ratsofatsorat
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      Possibly. It could be peace loving, anti-G8 hippies. They've been pretty violent carrying out their peace... : bostrov
      • are these newly pissed off islamists or generally pissed off islamists? : Clay
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        There is no fucking way "G8 Hippies" as you call it would blow up civilians - it's insulting to even sugg... : abrasion
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          Having been in Seattle during the WTO "demonstrations", I'm not so sure. : bostrov
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            Surely banks and large corporations would be the target even if that was their style though? Hitting the... : xenoeye
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              you might be surprised at the mental acrobatics one can do (especially those disconnected from reality) t... : rasputinreborn
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                you guys can't be serious..You don't seem to have any kind of sense of what kind of people the protesters... : needlez
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                  actually, I probably do. I'm one of them, and I blew some shit up just kidding- really though, I th : rasputinreborn
                  • the same. kthnx : needlez
                • I agree. This is a pretty distasteful suggestion. : aaarrrgh
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                  I was serious when I thought it was one or two bombs, but the scale of this seems beyond even what the mo... : bostrov
                  • fucking live 8 : losder5000
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                  agreed right here, these people want to stop the government(s) and corporations pissing off other countr... : abrasion
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                    I doubt corporations do much to piss off those extremists directly, it's more likely that the extremists ... : Toraz Chryx
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                      that's essentially where i was going ultimately the "bad guys" hate the corp's / govts but can't "get ... : abrasion
                      • the G8 guys haven't read their Marx though Capitalism is needed to build the infrastructure for social... : Toraz Chryx
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                        that makes no sense at all. G8 hippies as you say want support from the people. their actions in Seattle ... : carnivore
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                          Just like the vast majority of muslims want to live their lives in peace, worship in peace and have their... : bostrov
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                            that's it. it's just talk. you have very little actual case history to cite linking the two. that's pure ... : carnivore
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                              If you allow me to cite cases from the 1880's to 1910's or so, I can pull up assassinations performed by ... : bostrov
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                                There's anger and stupidity in the action of those destroying a burger king (corporations) and the car (s... : abrasion
                                • I'm sorry you're insulted, and I don't think the majority of the protestors are like this, but I don't fi... : bostrov
                      • I had the unfortunate expirence of going to high school in Eugene, Oregon, probably the anarchist/new-hip... : bostrov
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                True but the co-ordination means a lot of people doing the same mental acrobatics and I don't think there... : xenoeye
                • True indeed : rasputinreborn
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      No way is this the IRA : koder
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        agreed, from what I remember, the IRA find attacking civilians distasteful. : captfarrell
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          that and it's 2005 now so the IRA is no longer being gay with the attacking and the moohoivan : Luminair
          • The IRA also tend to do one off bombs, not multiple bombs at the same time. : koder
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          I'm sure the civilians they've attacked find it distasteful : Toraz Chryx
          • lets see Harrods department store yeah, nothing civilian about a bloody shop. : Toraz Chryx
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  What are tubes? Subways? : Clay
  • yes. the london tube is fuckign massive. http://www.tcn.co.uk/map/tube.png : moshman
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  CNN just said 7 explosions, 6 in "tubes" : Clay
  • the other in a double decker bus : Clay
  • 9:46AM and just saw CNN say 4 explosions, 3 in subway 1 bus...and they say 40 dead...which reports are mo... : SKI242
• Bus explosion at Tavistock Square. (BBC) : johnsto
• Apparently the company that supply the power to the tubes wasn't breifed to stick with the power surge li... : Arsenal
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  Civilians being ordered inside, seal doors and windows. (ITV) : johnsto
  • I forsee some looting if this goes on. : moshman
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    Whats the reason? : koder
    • Probably just caution. Duck + cover. : dmason
• I'm still hearing near constant sirens going past my office and i'm by Piccadilly Circus, which doesn't s... : Arsenal
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  yo, all london shackers or whatever, get inside plz : mr.sleepy
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    oh wait youre probably already inside if you're reading this. well stay inside god damnit : mr.sleepy
    • the weathers pretty crappy today anyway, so no fears there.. : Arsenal
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      What if your boss demands that you show up for work or get fired? Had that 'little' problem back on 9/11... : Optimus Prime
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        then be all like "I BROKE MY FOOT MAKING THIS PHONE CALL WONT BE COMING IN, BYE" : mr.sleepy
        • Can you believe that some companies are like that though? Pisses me off. : Optimus Prime
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        I still wouldn't go, you could easily sue for wrongful dismissal based on an unsafe work place. : boredguy
        • that's assuming one has money to sue them, which I didn't. :/ : Optimus Prime
• Shut down the tubes then blow up the buses when they fill up. Thats pretty clever. Hope its not too b... : chazums
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  Some MP on ITV: bombers aiming to disrupt London rather than kill people. : johnsto
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    Absolute crap, why do it in the rush hour then? : koder
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      When is a better time to disrupt London then? I have to admit it makes sense to me.. why would the explo... : Arsenal
      • Before the rush hour starts? What makes you think the explosions were small? : koder
• bbc.co.uk not responding. : dognose
• oh boy :( : burning eye
• oh shi : fen boi
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  BBC News 24: reports of fatalities. Blair to stay at Gleneagles G8 summit (no plan to return to London). : johnsto
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    7 fatalities so far :( :( :( :( :( 7 people that were alive just earlier today. : mr.sleepy
    • bbc is saying up to 40 dead at aldgate alone. : moshman
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  All London Tube stations have been evacuated. (BBC) : johnsto
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    I better hope so, personally, I'd evacuate my train immediately if there were reports of explosions in co... : woddemandred
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      where do you live? : Clay
      • Stockholm. I'll be a bit paranoid at work tonight and the coming month, just like after Madrid. : woddemandred
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  Now CNN is saying 3 bus explosions and at least 6 tube explosions. : Clay
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    Giggles is reading about a train crash in Liverpool street at bloomberg.com : dognose
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      apparently, after one of the explosions in the tube, two trains collided. : moshman
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        or wait, nm. : losder5000
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          wut?? : moshman
          • I'm having extreme issues with the reply button =/ : losder5000
    • yeah that bloomberg article is retarded, I should email him and tell him to ctrl v cnn. : losder5000
• (BBC) There'll be a statement from the HoC at 12.15 BST (about 80 minutes from now) : johnsto
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  (BBC) Police warn there will be/has been a series of police-controlled explosions. : johnsto
  • in other words, they found more bombs and are setting them off in a controlled environment : moshman
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  Shack > * for news. : chazums
  • http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/11648/ : dmason
• (BBC) Reports of a bomb near Liverpool Street at Hounds Ditch. Maybe a controlled explosion since it was ... : johnsto
• at least (hopefully) it's nothing epic yet. I'm still fearing the day assholes get ahold of biological o... : Luminair
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  at least 90 dead at aldgate : koder
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    where are you getting that from? : mr.sleepy
    • ITV news on tv : koder
    • Source: Reuters, Delivery: ITV/ITN : johnsto
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    Foxnews said "90 casualties says eyewitness" casualties can be injured people as well, and eyewitnesses s... : sammyl
    • True, I was about to correct myself : koder
    • (BBC) Civlians in London are calm and acting responsibly as police direct. There is no 'mass panic'. : johnsto
• Holy shit! This is terrible!!! :( : Rice-Rocketeer
• personally if i lived in NYC I'd be freaked out having to go into work today... : Clay
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  reuters.com is down : needlez
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    I can't get to bbc.co.uk ... I really need to update my Euro news links. : dmason
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      http://news.bbc.co.uk/ : Luminair
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        Ahh. Turns out I'm just bad with the internets. Thank you. : dmason
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          looking at the subway map it's obviously a pretty coordinated attack. I don't know why so many assholes ... : Luminair
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            let's just agree that it is fucked up and not wish any harm on our texan brothers and sisters. : lacker
            • Agreed. No one needs this. : dmason
            • yeah replace "should" with "mean to". They shouldn't be blowing up anyone. They should be giving their ... : Luminair
          • because of IRAQ, among other things. They said they would attack anyone who cooperated with bush on that. : needlez
    • Try http://news.bbc.co.uk/ instead, I think the main site is down. : Balboa
    • maybe if you go directly to http://news.bbc.co.uk/. It's pretty snappy for me... : needlez
• (ITN) Government spokesperson: 20 dead. : johnsto
• British gov. calls this is an act of terrorism : frobiwan128
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  Apparently the entire cell network in london is down. : sammyl
  • this according to a reporter in london on cnn, calling from a news store. : sammyl
  • where'd you hear that? : Toraz Chryx
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    If true, it probably means they suspect bombs being detonated by cellphone? : bostrov
    • No, it'll be overload by people phoning family/friends, and/or shutdown by police as a precaution. : johnsto
  • no, the guy said it's overloaded because of everybody trying to call in/out. : Clay
  • yeah i can confirm its just overloaded.. so is the landline network it would seem.. struggle to get a lin... : Arsenal
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  I'm just between Liverpool St and Old St. I'm wondering if I should walk into work (bout 5 mins away) jus... : 60days
  • If you do then be careful out there : frobiwan128
  • If you left, I'd stay close to home in case you need to be somewhere safe. : dmason
• (BBC) Blair statement expected v. soon. : johnsto
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  this just in, seems jets have been scrambled.... from Nottinghamshire (air patrol for the entire country?... : Toraz Chryx
  • Well it's good you're ok - that's a start. : abrasion
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  Anywhere we can get some live video? BBC is taking a big hit and its not working. : Blackdawgg
  • try http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/bb_wm_fs.stm?clippos=0&clipurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/... : chazums
  • i'm watching it live from tv. svt1 (swedish television). : SlamDunk
• This is just fucked. : frobiwan128
• :´( : aaarrrgh
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  Fuck, I've got a mate over there who works in central London and he's not answering our messages... : TastyWheat
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    don't get too concerned yet, i imagine international calls/messages are on a pretty low priority right no... : Arsenal
    • How's things your end? : TastyWheat
  • Confirmed - he's fine. *sigh of relief* We couldn't reach him for hours. : TastyWheat
• (BBC) Reporter suggests hallmarks of Al-Qaeda. : johnsto
• Could have been worse. Could have been nuclear. Still a terrible waste. : Ratsofatsorat
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  This can only mean one thing. Hellgate: London is real. : slax0r
  • Should have read the whole thread. Now I feel like a jerk. Apologies. : slax0r
• (BBC) Live Blair statement at midday. : johnsto
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  Explosions are still continuing, government is afraid they will not stop : frobiwan128
  • where you get that from? : chazums
  • bbc suggested that mobile networks have been turned off to stop remotely detonated bombs by mobile : grimiv
  • I think they probably aren't the only ones who would be afraid of that.. : Arsenal
  • Yeah, where did you hear that? I heard the new explosions are controlled blasts/detonation teams. : Ratsofatsorat
• I have to get to bed....good luck london shackers, and everyone else :/ : sammyl
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  (BBC) Police say 6 blasts/events across the capital. Civilians advised to stay safe, not to travel, remai... : johnsto
  • This is a total, btw. Not 6 new blasts, just 6 blasts total. : johnsto
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  What a real up and down week for London :( : TastyWheat
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    Cursed :( http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10360683 : Blackdawgg
    • heh johnsto jinxed london. : Clay
    • :(:(:( I was just about to post that. :( : TastyWheat
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  there was just this guy on CNN with a giant gash in his forehead talking completely cool and calmly about... : mr.sleepy
  • Stiff upper lip old chap. : Toraz Chryx
• Good place for updates: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Explosions%2C_%22serious_incidents%22_occuring_across... : carnivore
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  (BBC) BBC researchers monitoring Arab stations say this is almost-certainly Al Qaeda. : johnsto
  • the MO seems to fit. : Toraz Chryx
• (BBC) Arab sources who monitor Al Qaeda say it seems likely to be them. : xenoeye
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  Didn't see a link to the radio 5 realmedia stream. It's all news about this - http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivel... : DakkaUT
  • BBC Shoutcast Stream: http://www.wnyc.org/ WNYC is having the BBC stream for this now. : dmason
• BBC page with map of explosions: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4659093.stm : johnsto
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  (BBC) Tube power surge possibly caused by explosion at substation. : johnsto
  • if you're planning a disruption attack, taking out the POWER to the rail network to force people above g... : Toraz Chryx
• We got chucked out of canary wharf. Boo-urns :( : gingerninja
• This is really fucked up :( : carnivore
• (BBC) Injury stats from one hospital: 4 people critically ill with lost limbs, 8 suffering from lung prob... : johnsto
• please can someone host the PM address at 12:00 (in a small file if possibe) : eyegeegeewhy
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  Well, I went out along old street towards Liverpool St and there are a lot of people just carrying on as ... : 60days
  • so casualties = wounded then? i guess i knew that : losder5000
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    First, stay safe, but if you do decide to do further shack recon, bring a camera..? : bostrov
    • My new 350D is currently stuck in a traffic jam caused by this :/ Also, someone just heard from my dad... : 60days
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    Apparent statement from Al Qaeda - Denmark and Italy are next if they don't pull out of Iraq. : Ratsofatsorat
    • Meant to be a reply to the main thread. Oops. : Ratsofatsorat
    • Denmark, where did you get this ? :( : imperator
• (BBC) Almost "certainly the work of Al-Qaeda" : TastyWheat
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  Blair sounds very shaken. : TastyWheat
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    Yes, he's entirely not his usual smarmy self. he looks like he's aged like fifteen years in the last f... : Toraz Chryx
    • Sure does. He was visibly shocked. : TastyWheat
• Blair is coming back to London soon, G8 summit will continue. I agree with TastyWheat, he sounds shaken. : DakkaUT
• lots of bombs here in iraq today too.. well looks like we dont get to have all the fun here after all : SoNiC :<
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  Interesting speech......... was he concerntrating on what to say or going for the dramatic pause effect?... : abrasion
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    He was speaking faster than normal, with less 'pause for effect' than usual I thought. : Toraz Chryx
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      Wow, - I've seen him speak much faster - he was either thinking that up on the fly or .. fuck I don't kno... : abrasion
      • I imagine he was thinking it up as he went and had to stop and phrase things correctly. He doesn't want t... : Blackdawgg
  • seemed like he was listening to the ear piece in his right ear to me. : chazums
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  weirdest thing ever: for the past 4 months ive started listening to howard stern and last night i listene... : jono181
  • Just moments before the attack I noticed the date and thought that 7/7 "sounded" like a terrorist attack ... : bostrov
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  Just heard on 5 Live that in the last few minutes scotland yard were saying that they think the bus explo... : losimagic
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    Makes sense, a witness said that the top deck was where the explosion was. : DakkaUT
    • http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41277000/jpg/_41277255_bus_300_245_obi.jpg : imperator
    • Picture of the bus (7th item) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4659489.stm : gurgeh
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      it doesn't make sense to me just how FEW people have died so far - I'm shocked. I expected hundreds mo... : abrasion
      • well, they haven't announced anything definitive. i think they are doing that intentionally to prevent wi... : carnivore
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      Over 50 confirmed dead. 50 people/mothers/fathers/sons/daughters, that were alive earlier today and were ... : DingoStoleMyBaby
      • where'd you get that #? : losder5000
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  it was bound to happen. with zero security on the tubes, it was was only a matter of time. I'm suprised... : mr wolf
  • yeah, the tube crash must be nasty too, it must be a complete slut to get to : chazums
  • Unfortunately it appears there may be a lot more casualties in one of the tunnels. Nothing confirmed yet. : gurgeh
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  Today is 7/7. 7 different attacks in London. I don't like the numbers games. 9/11 ala 911, then 3/11 in S... : jrock
  • This date is more likely linked to the G8 meeting beeing now though. : imperator
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  My sister just called and said that her and her fiance are ok. Hehe she waited until 7:30 our time becau... : riptyde
  • How British. Would have called earlier to let you know I wasn't hurt or killing in a terrorist attack, bu : carnivore
• london's mayor's speech was moving, although it sounded eerily prepared. : losder5000

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  Im too tired :( Maybe friday....... : suicidemachine
  • :( Anybody else coming? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  People need to learn how to join the 32 player server. Seriously. It's a different port number, guys. THA... : Ratsofatsorat
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    What does the 32-player server have that the 64-player doesn't? Smaller maps? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      smaller maps, meaning those 10v10 games get a whole lot more personal. : hatelull
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        I wish this game had map voting, so that people who first join could choose what maps they play... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          it does : osiris_brad
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            It does? How does one activate map voting, then? : Maddog_Delphi97
            • hit tab. its at the top. right click to get a mouse for clicking : osiris_brad
• 64 ThenMelon cu : Concrete
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  Are there any servers running on a the original version, without the patch? : Moonraker7
  • um.... .. you waiting for 1.02 or something? : Concrete
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  join themelon's 64p server, please : Postal
  • man, there's 2 people in there. the three of you guys should hit the 32. I'll be there shortly ... have... : hatelull
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  5 @ 64 TheMelon. I am OTW now. : Concrete
  • same here. : hatelull
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  Sorry, the original Sabrina is about to come on Turner Classic Movies. I've never seen it. It has Audrey ... : UtilityMaximizer
  • please use sarcasm tag. : Concrete
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    I've never seen the original. I saw the remake (with Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond and Greg Kinnear) and re... : edgewise
    • I love that movie (the remake). Julia Ormond was wonderful in it--so elegant. I'm such a sap. :( GODD... : UtilityMaximizer
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    Okay, my movies are over. Although there's another Audrey Hepburn movie, and she's right up there with my... : UtilityMaximizer
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      i'll be there as soon as my relief shows up. he's already late =-( : kbnerd
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        KILL HIM. : UtilityMaximizer
        • Apparently I missed out on your blood lust. : brickmatt
    • Woah, Audrey Hepburn AND nuns in one movie? HOT : Zero|DPX
    • you are a fucking pimp : lacker
• good game, good squad... sorry i couldn't play longer! : kill9
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  bf2.shackbattles.com 13/64. keep 'em comin : Concrete
  • ROGER THAT, GOING BACK IN!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• Shit, i knew there was something i was suposed to be working on tonight. : mojoald
• Is the server running the patch? : genjuro
• 15 on one server, 15 on the other. COME ON GUYS GET IT TOGETHER : Ratsofatsorat
• 2nd ctd tonight, this time, as I was in a chopper instead of on my way to one. Maybe I'll stop flying... ... : carrioN luggagE
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  imagine how good this game would be with automatic map resizing. You are going to lose people at the b... : Luminair
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    is there a console or something you can bring down and type connect or open a specific ip? : carrioN luggagE
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      You use the "Connect to IP" button in the server browser. : Helter Skelter
      • So that's a no? : carrioN luggagE

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  Is that computer or clay, or both? : Athlon7
  • I'd say both : Postal
  • stop-motion, but not necessarily clay. : sgtsanity
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  they had a bit on AOTS, and they said it was all stop motion...though still hard to believe : unklfukr
  • they probably did it all in stop-motion, which is astounding, but the finish is definatly computer, i'd s... : barichnikov
  • doesnt look like it, at all. : jojomcbobo
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  wtf does he say "his parents were ______? : lacker
  • happy. Her parents were regretful or something. : sgtsanity
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    "filled with regrets" : RatBastard
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      what does it sday for HIS parents? : lacker
      • Sounds like "His parents were thrilled" : devi| dog
• Sounds like a Diablo II miniboss. EXTRA FAST LIGHTNING ENCHANTED : Omaha
• Whoa! that looks really cool, thanks. : downrightevil
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  Why isn't this called The Nightmare Before Christmas? : five_percent
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    Because it's not. At all. : sgtsanity
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      There are quite a few similarities, though... : five_percent
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        You mean, other than the same director with the same artistic angle and it being stop motion animation? ... : MurrayTheSkull
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          Dancing skeletons, spooky kids, ghost dog, willowy undead leading lady, leading guy is sticklegged like J... : five_percent
          • But it's still not "The Nightmare Before Christmas" : MurrayTheSkull
• awsome! : fleabug
• WTF how can Time Burton already be doing another movie : gibolas1234
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  help an ESL student out. His parents was sworled? huh? : dodob
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    were thrilled :D : dodob
    • thank you. i couldnt make it out either : lacker
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    another one, "her heart still break once it stop beating" is it just me or are the verb conjugations a b... : dodob
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      can a heart still break once it's stopped beating : lacker
      • aha, I see. Thanks :) : dodob
• Okay so I'm guessing the line for clothes at Hot Topic is already two miles. : soggybagel
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  PS: I'd hit it. : dodob
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    I can get behind this post. : raija
    • A mile and a half behind it. : RatBastard
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      How do I capture a screenshot off this trailer? I want the shot of the Corpse Bride getting in the coffin... : dodob
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        Here: http://ratbastard.shackspace.com/bride about 18 or so, the whole 0.5-second sequence. : RatBastard
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          OMG YES. Thanks! Is this necrophilia? I feel a bit dirty. : dodob
          • And I feel like a filthy pimp. :( : RatBastard
• direct link? : aethyr
• .... did I see Manny in there? : Kniggit