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  ouch. I've only bought a couple things off eBay, but haven't had any problems *knock on wood* : jlavrenz
  • I've been ripped off once, but I never buy things that cost more than like $50 because I really, REALLY d... : mikecyb
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  what is the point of this private feedback option? I can only think of negative uses for it : sanchez
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    I was just reading about that too. At first I had the same opinion, what's the point? if your hiding ... : NoCopy
    • But your percentage (the thing I look at first) is still marred by it. It should be left as-is, with the ... : Entity
• Yeah, I don't know why ebay sees the need to allow provate feedback. That shit shouldn't be allowed to ha... : Entity
• see its things like this that make me wonder why people buy cars on ebay. : Turd Ferguson
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  your first sign should have been payment through Western Union...only scammers get you to pay through tha... : milhous bandersnatch
  • I didn't pay through western union, and that was the first time he ever mentioned it was when he told me ... : chrisxtreme
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  The thing is, was he always celling cell phones? - because sometimes a legitimate dealer of say fishing l... : abrasion
  • Yes he had sold a couple before. : chrisxtreme
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  If your worried that you will not recieve your item, then don't, we promise you that you will recieve you : omnova
  • Dude had 206 positive feedbacks 100% rating and paypal buyer protection. : chrisxtreme

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  The answer to 3 is that the Wolfenstein protagonist, whatever his name is, is Billy Blaze's (Commander Ke... : CrazyPants
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    BJ Blackowickz (sp?) : biskits
    • B.J. Blazkowicz : RikiTiki2
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  attn: dognose. Duke Nukem must have one of the most wellknown faces in the gaming world, but who is the g : floated
  • I'm thinking Bruce Campbell, but that's just me. : sgtsanity
  • http://www.christusrex.org/www1/stanzas/L14b-God.jpg : dognose
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  The first one is Laura Bow and she is a cub reporter of The New York Daily Register News Tribune in that ... : freshyk
  • Oh wait, scratch that. I didn't read the question. :( : freshyk
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  First one is from The Dagger of Amon Ra. The lady pictured was actually the desk recptionist at Sierra du... : roushimsx
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    not bad :). I knew the cover but not who the lady is : JohnnyDanger
    • same. I had to hit MobyGames' Trivia and then do some quick google work :( : roushimsx
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  The second one looks kind of like Levellord. : Ecks
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    yeah that was what I was thinking too. but in 1995 he did the quake mission pack if I am correct : JohnnyDanger
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      Quake came out in '96 : DKo5
      • shit you're right. there goes my gamercard : JohnnyDanger
• SNAP! is that Commander Keen?! next to the Wolfenstein pic...i think so. : BongSlayerB
• AHA! Dagger of Amon Ra! I remember beating that game waaaaay back in the day. : RikiTiki2
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  For 4, I didn't think that Duke was actually based on a real person, per se. I seem to recall that he wa... : CrazyPants
  • wikipedia says that he is a mix of stallone, schwarzenegger and bruce willis. but somehow I don't think t... : JohnnyDanger
  • Brian Bosworth, famous American football linebacker and terrible actor. I share a last name with him, an : Enkidu

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  I wouldn't ever get anything too expensive on Ebay. But can you elaborate on the "stealing" of accoun... : azshack
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    Nutshell. People who run business are having their accounts "stolen" by scammers. So you think you are bu... : Visceral Monkey
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      Here's an example, althought maybe not the best because anyone who knows macs knows this price is nuts, b... : Visceral Monkey
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        http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42276&item=4392732724&rd=1 : Visceral Monkey
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          You report that yet? : Fred Garvin
          • No, I dont have the time to report everyone I see..they are everywhere in the mac section. : Visceral Monkey
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  How good of a deal are you getting? Is it a recent model? Maybe you would be better off buying a refurb... : jahulio2
  • Yes, they are as good as new anyway. I'm still looking on ebay, you just have to be uber carefull. : Visceral Monkey
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  I keep seeing rediculously good deals on (new) car head units...I can't shake the feeling that they were ... : omnova
  • Heh, that's not the issue. I just want to make sure *I* get what I pay for. : Visceral Monkey
• Just think about this. If it looks like it's too good to be true and it's completely out of line with wha... : Fred Garvin
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  Sell on the Shack. Sparkly == A++++ would buy again. : Rotten Deadite
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    Oh I do sell on the shack, no problems there. But I'm looking to buy a mac and i dont think there are man... : Visceral Monkey
    • i've got an old powerbook you can have! : GloriousCow
• I recently bid on a fairly expensive item (2k), and I lost. I won a different auction for the same item ... : kch
• if its a high dollar item, always ask a question of the seller. Its better to make it something that woul... : GloriousCow
• This thread is now about jcutner : Farfie

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  User was Bean (I believe), just search his comments : edifus
  • Thank you sir. : paravis
  • I've searched his comments and nothing comes up. I think it was someone else. : paravis
• The user was Bantis : kaibosh

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  What's the name of that new joint by the guys who did La Pucelle? It's supposed to be a traditional, non... : Rotten Deadite
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    No idea.. :( http://www.nisamerica.com/ : roushimsx
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      Ah. Atelier Iris. A coworker was telling me about it and it looks awesome. : Rotten Deadite
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        All NIS did was publish it :( Never played anything by Gust before. I dunno. Maybe I'll wait for the p... : roushimsx
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          I'm only a couple hours in thusfar, so take this with that in mind. Graphically it's gorgeous. Very... : genom
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            It does sound interesting but i, too, have a shit load of RPGs I haven't even cracked open yet. :( : roushimsx
            • I'm holding out for That Great RPG That Has Yet To Be Announced for the PSP. I just don't play my PS2 en... : Rotten Deadite
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  WHERES MAJESTIC 12?!!?! : fleabug
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    It's actually on the first disc, "Taito Memories Joukan". I've never really been a huge fan of the game (... : roushimsx
    • http://www.taito.co.jp/d3/cp/taito_memories/joukan/j-15.html#un : roushimsx
• looks like bubble bobble uused some of the same sprites that is in Chack'n Pop : creep

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  Burn a copy of someone else's. If you have a license and all, I can't see it being an issue. : Entity
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    Yeah, I have my key, it just sucks. I know I could just re-buy it, but I hate buying video games over aga... : Delusional
    • The other thing that's odd is that it works in my laptop but not my DVD drive or my CDR/W drive in my des... : Delusional
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  Buy it for $5 in the bargain bin. : electroly
  • seriously : mohmar
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  Try the freezer trick. : jahulio2
  • I have a copy that i just bought i could burn it for you if you have your serial number and mail to ya : runnerct
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    On a CD??? : ghost hacker
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      You can take an upside-down compressed air canister to a CD and it'll be okay. Those things are more dur... : cajuncook
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        I don't understand how throwing the CD the freezer will help. : ghost hacker
        • it will freeze the bits in place, prevent them from moving around. : deviantpaul
• i got one for $5 + shipping 4 u : Concrete
• If you have the key, you could ethically download it guilt free. Not sure about legally though. : hanfeitzu
• Try the semen trick : personaljesus
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  turtle wax? : porp
  • Just remember, once you Wax On, you have to Wax Off, or Kobra Kai will kick your ass. : ChibiJosh

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  what. since its external, he could just plug the drive in to each computer to back up data. or less of ... : busdriver3030
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    Basically he would like to create images of the multiple hard drives on a single backup drive. : stgdz
    • he can still do that with one backup hard drive. if no one else helps you, shack message me and i'll giv... : busdriver3030

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• I passed on Invasion b/c it got such bad reviews. And I like Robotech... alot. : geedeck
• Star Ocean - Till the End of Time! : omnova
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  I really want God of War and Mercenaries, but they're still too expensive for me :( : roushimsx
  • I've been hunting Mercenaries and NBA Street Vol 3 myself ;( : lord cecil

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• u r so ded : electroly
• Someone else go look in the mirror, quick! : orgcaptainnemo
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  stop taking 'roids! : cygnus
  • I fucking wish. : orgcaptainnemo
• Arrrrrr, recken ye got the scurvey. Arrrrr. : Rotten Deadite
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  Someone tell me I'm not dying :( : orgcaptainnemo
  • You're fine. I always get this after a few nights of not getting enough sleep. : Vincent Grayson
  • No, no, not dying, but definitely going blind. Mke your time. J/K, sounds like the sclera is getting dis... : carrioN luggagE
• They call that "The Innsmouth look". : genom

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• Cheezopizza what kind of line do you have? : helvetica
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  Comcast High-Speed Cable, by the look of it. : ChibiJosh
  • One heckuva nice connection. I've got their 6Mb service (highest they offer in my area) and only get ~75... : genom
• Damn is that FIOS? : bRAINsick

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• But I'm not done yet! : Haku-Jin

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• mmmmm blizzard : jedi_27
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  BlizzCon Details Date: Oct. 28-29 Place: Anaheim Convention Center (California) Price: (Yes, price.. : MorrisatCNN
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    wonder what'll happen if someone loads up GW at the lan, or is it all their computers and no BYOC? : RikiTiki2
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      The same thing that happens at quakecon when not everybody plays quake? But yeah I think its all their... : carazy
      • wow.. no byoc.. so much for me going.. : dextius
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    ahahahah 120 dollars! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      I hope 5 korean fanboys show up. : *metal*
      • just 5? I think some Koreans would sell their souls : Postal
    • Yeah, that's insane. $120 plus airfare, accomodations, and most probably food. But I'm sure WoW playe : freshyk
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    120? You can get a few tickets to Disney World for that! How much is Quake Con compared to this?? : rotten element
    • Free. Food and room and all that crap costs money, but to get in is free. : d0gbert
  • Sounds kind of lame unless you really want to play SC or War3 the whole time (and i bet they don't have a... : snowwolf
  • LONG LIVE QUAKECON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : huds0n
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    Fuck that. : mr.sleepy
    • I agree, Fuck that. Long live id. Long live Quakecon. Love your games Blizzard but you can stick your ... : mrwolf710
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    Damn, Blizzard must be hard up for cash charging $120/head. I mean, they haven't had any major hits, rig... : EvilDolemite
    • They also have an alternative payment plan where they charge you $19.95 for every hour you are at the con... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    That ticket price must be to cover the band. I bet the band is Megadeth, lololo : tomservo
    • No no, the band will probably be the band that sings about the Horde at the Warcraft 3 game credits. Tha... : Faluzure
  • $120 seems really excessive. It isn't exactly a community event when you try to make money off of it. : gnoleb
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    $120? wow, you know people will still be lining up for it. maybe they did this to make more money limi... : pyide
    • I spent $80 on Warcraft 3 Collector's Edition I only ended up liking the book. :( : tomservo
  • wow!!! if i was not going to quakecon this year i would love to go to BLIZZ's event : jedi_27
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  A couple details more I forgot to add... Site is open: http://www.blizzcon.com/ Only 4400 tickets ava... : MorrisatCNN
  • $528,000 on ticket sales alone, add to that merchansise sales and other scams sweet deals... AK-47's M... : RikiTiki2
• ambassador, with this free quakecon you are really spoiling us : grimiv
• It certainly is a BlizzCON. : freshyk

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• stop it. you're making me want to move from upstate ny to texas. : ibrokn
• i might be moving there one day (months away prolly), or Seattle :P : deviantpaul
• When i first got to qcon2k3, in shugamom's truck we ran into a similar storm and a ton of lightning... it... : Paranoid Android
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  seriously, I just need to lose to effing weight and I'll 100x more comfortable. I got to be a fattie in t... : eskimo spy
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    best of luck to you losing weight. just walk everywhere. this is a challenge in texas, but you can certai... : Crimson
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      funny thing is, I used to skateboard at a park 3 days a week and skate around everywhere in Rochester, an... : eskimo spy
      • Hahah. Like you're gonna have time to do that crap! : zakk
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        if you let me crash on your couch, i'll come ride the parks with you. i dont skater board though. i rid... : ibrokn
        • once I get into a place - I imagine Shackers willing to make the trek here will be welcome. Maybe even so... : eskimo spy
      • I wish I had someone to skate with. I kinda gave up because all of my friends left and it just doesn't se... : m0nkz

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  o rly : Geoffrois
  • belive it or not : dmason
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  did they pay you nice? : gsfx
  • i left bewildered, and never got called back :/ : Ripley
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  and then????? : cygnus
  • nothing. it was an audition :/ not the shoot. : Ripley
• never look into the camera unless directed to :P : chillin
• Have you learned nothing from Ellen? http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=347 You have to : laidback

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• fuck yes : manlyman
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  As long as you don't mind crappy puzzles? Hell yes. The storyline, graphics, music, and voice acting are ... : roushimsx
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    I can always go to gamefaqs.com if I get stuck, am i rite? : PenicillinX57
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      yea, you could. I really don't like using walkthroughs on my initial play throughs though :( : roushimsx
      • the monkey's eye? I mean, really? : 60days

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  Looks like gypsy : hohoh0
  • For the circled section that is : hohoh0
• It's either part of Gypsy Mod or Cosmos. : mrwolf710

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• I got one of these: http://www.racksandstands.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=LE1000 Works great and it's ... : mrwolf710

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  I didn't even know NVidia didn't make their own cards. I thought you just bought an NVidia card and that : electroly
  • 3dfx tried that and they got scrood. : gsfx
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    They dont. Anyting you see as nvidia branded, nothing in the retail market, is actually made by PNY. : themelon
    • You know what? FUCK PNY. Yeah, I said it... I'll say it again. Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em fuck 'em FUCK 'EM!! : Ajax
• BFGTECH. LIFETIME WARRENTY \m/ : whippy
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  BFGTech: Lifetime warranty & kick-ass support. : yoonix
  • Agreed. : Ajax
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  leadtek for life (well, as long as they keep putting huge copper heat sinks on their more high end video ... : shotgun1
  • * R E F E R E N C E D E S I G N ' D * : Ajax
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    Or maybe the standard hsf isn't useless? : DinK
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      I said leadtek is useless not the hsf, it's obvious they just wanted to push it out there. Simple fact, c... : shotgun1
      • Not saying others can't do better, but maybe the reference heatsink actually works quite well. I'm sure ... : DinK
  • I still have my Leadtek Geforce2 GTS and it works fine, I just bought a Leadtek 6800 PCI-E and will be us... : sanchez

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  oh shit everyones having a *cough* party over on mojos! join the fun! *sob* : harkov
  • If everyone wants to play come closer to midnight EST, I'll definitely jump in. It'll be cooler on my poo... : carrioN luggagE

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  1) World of WarCraft 2) The graphics were pretty and the combat was interesting. 3) Too much grinding. ... : PenicillinX57
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    I was looking for web-based MMO's, not standard Client/Server MMO's. Thanks for the input though...... : zipper76
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      so you're looking for things like Kingdom of Loathing? : kbnerd
      • Yeah, things like that, Archmage, Kings of Chaos, etc..... : zipper76
    • Oh...my mistake. Hopefully you can still use some of those opinions to make a game that is fast-paced an... : PenicillinX57
• I've played Archmage, Earth, Utopia, and Kingdom of Loathing. Archmage was the best by far. I liked the ... : Supine
• www.kingdomofloathing.com . I used to play that to death, at school and at home. I loved the humour - tha... : crummynz
• Come on shackers....don't let me down. More of you had to have played some of these, and since when have ... : zipper76
• Kingdom of Loathing was fun, but it fit the interface. I'd rather dine on a dish of feces than actually g... : geedeck

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  You are correct -- you can copy that GLuint all you want and you'll still get the same texture, you don't... : electroly
  • wicked sick, thanks dude. : downrightevil
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  I read all that and thought to myslef "G-G-G-G-G-GLUINT!!!" : the archvile
  • :( : gsfx

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  waiting for it....... : VegasX
  • repost? : med1c
• And the link of many nights prior. Amusing though. : Entity
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  I don't get it. does he really know kung fu? : Supine
  • No. If he did something like this would happen: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=Luminair : dmason

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• FrayLo is a veritable Max Mosley to this league. ;) : Lunatic Angelic
• hmm this doesn't seem terribly enthusiastic. But i'll take it! 9pm EST is my vote fer it. And if no one s... : harkov
• I'm up for some racing. : mancide
• also, i'd say during qualifying, if there's more than 1 room, we collaborate and get the top 8 people in ... : FrayLo

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  the pitches are slower, aren't they? the slower the ball is going when you hit it, the less force needed... : mikecyb
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    even in batting practice, they don't go that far. : FrayLo
    • plus at batting practice its not a home run contest. : med1c
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    I think you get to bring your own personal 'pitcher' for the hrd, iirc... I could very well be wrong, tho... : dmason
    • It's true, you bring your own guy, usually the BP pitcher for your team. There was a guy a few years ago ... : Deathlove
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    I think this is wrong. You get less of a "bounce" effect off a slower pitch. : mancide
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      yeah, i think you're right. these pitches are still in the mid-80's, so it's not like they are just kinda... : Clay
      • mikecyb's physics is correct. : electroly
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  rofl, tell that to this guy up at bat now : Clay
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    I simply can't believe they are regulation baseballs, at the distances they are knocked out of stadiums. ... : FrayLo
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      you didn't watch round 2 did you... Bobby has always been a monster, give him credit. : PumpRock
      • I was giving him credit by regretting the sale of the tickets. : Concrete
      • haha, i'm not picking on him. HRs just get hit so much further in the derby. Giambi in Seattle, Sosa in... : FrayLo
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      Maybe they were chilled before the HRD. Don't they leave them in a humididor in Colorado? : dmason
      • Yes, but that makes them heavier so they don't travel as far. : Deathlove
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  I sold my 2 tickets to tonights derby. I am regretting it but I had class! daaaaam youuuuuuu claaaas : Concrete
  • Abreu was just amazing. I have never seen an exibition like that before. Roids must be back! : Concrete
  • You always skip class to see the All-Star HRD live, ALWAYS. : orgcaptainnemo

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  lol @ ISA : busdriver3030
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    you don't know the history of ISA. I do. : Luminair
    • HAVE YOU EVER LICKED A 16-BIT SLOT : busdriver3030
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      Lum, Lum, Lum, Lum, Lum, listen to me! : cygnus
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        I don't know for sure but your profile image may be better than mine :[ : Luminair
        • I like yours better. : themelon
        • Nothing beats exploding karate guys. Well...maybe exploding ninja! : Haku-Jin
        • i wish had a loop from the former "5 questions" w/ kilborn when he was on the daily show; the martial art... : cygnus
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    Yeah, I really dont know why that is in there considering we dont even support ISA anymore but it is.... : themelon
    • I bet UPA wouldn't hurt either. : the archvile

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• no one? Someone knows where it be : VegasX
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  Judicus is your man, I believe. His profile is normally well stocked with Nintendo stuff. If you want rel... : SpiderMonkey
  • You could also post in LNC tonight or even shackmsg Alec. : Caboose
  • yeah was just lookin, think I found it. Just wanted to avoid ad-hell :) thanks though : VegasX
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  ...got some big ass titls : R.Cade
  • I liek big titls : VegasX

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  the dropped passes last year were enough to make me only complete one season. it was horrible. : Degenerate
  • Same here. I put it in last night in anticipation of 06, but couldnt play more than a quarter due to my ... : emocore
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    same here :( I was in tears after every game. 2-30 with 37 yards while my running game just made eno... : jedi_27
    • seriously. It was just ridiculous. I like having a good running game but you have to be able to pass ... : Degenerate
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      are you getting 06? : emocore
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        not sure. i might sell GTA:SA to get it . . . we shall see. When is it out ? : jedi_27
        • Tomorrow! I am getting mine at midnight. : Normality
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  i wish i had xbox live. sounds like it will be fun. : wtf242
  • It's $4.17/month and well worth it. : EvilDolemite
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  Cant wait! LSU vs. UGA BRING IT. : Normality
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    actually UGA vs. USC will be a good game - SPURRIER SUCKS! : PapaBoo
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      Amen! FUCK SPURRIER :) : Normality
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        Its gonna be funny as hell when the Cocks finish second in the East. Right behind the Gators, of course. : johnny skidmarks
        • the Cocks will be drooping in the cellar nowhere near the top : PapaBoo
        • ^ LOL @ Joke post ^ : Normality
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  is it coming out for Game Cube? : PapaBoo
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    nope -- only ps2 and xbox : emocore
    • :( : PapaBoo