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  It's not as bad as Yes, Dear: a show that has managed to draw my ire more than Friends, which is no small... : sgtsanity
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    New Zealand TV gets it, and advertises it as America's award winning TV show or something like that, and ... : crummynz
    • Meant to be a reply to original post. Glad we don't get Yes Dear, from the sounds of things... : crummynz
  • No way, I like that show or rather I like the girl in it. : ece_ssg
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  I love that show. Funny stuff! : maru mari
  • I love it as well. I feel I relate to Raymond too much. My wife hates that :/ : sharkII
• I'd rather watch a ytmnd.com page for thirty minutes. : dmason
• the title's a lie cause i hate that fucker too. : porp
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  all sitcoms blow... : Theos
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    arrested development is pretty cool... or is that not a sitcom? : James T. Kirk
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      single-camera comedy... no studio audience or laugh track : porp
      • oh, I see : James T. Kirk
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    i still like cartoons: family guy, south park, and x-men! : Silent1
    • oh those dont count cause there isnt that fucking lame ass audience laughing at nothing. plus they are... : Theos
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    Sienfeld was great : vaniah
    • that it was : r1cola
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  it's alright, but the basic themes get hammered to death a lot. : RikiTiki2
  • raymond is an idiot, i have to watch it every night and he does the dumbest things you could imagine. But... : Silent1
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  That show is FUCKED, it perpetuates the trendy myth that sitcom writers love to spread that the common hu : abrasion
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    but, it's the way things are now. modern sexism rules for women : RikiTiki2
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      I find it offensive personally. : abrasion
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        And if a studio dared to do the reverse, making the wife stupid and irresponsible, people would be out pr... : riptyde
        • i'm not asking for the reverse, i'm asking why we need to have many shows out there teaching men to be st... : abrasion
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    i still think i'm a tough guy dring my toyota. : Silent1
    • driving : Silent1
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    well look how different things were in the 50s. It was pretty common to say that the man was the man, and... : X-GOUKI
    • the media is helping drive that from what I see personally. : abrasion
    • yep. The Pill changed all that. : cap n KRUNCH
  • This is exactly how I feel as well. "Life According to Jim" is the poster child for this stereotype. : riptyde
• So you're Jedi's character account? : edgewise
• More like Everybody wants to bang Patricia Heaton. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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  You have to watch television during dinner? : Sarcastro
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    who still sits at the table to eat dinner??? : Silent1
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      does the coffee table in front of the tv count? : riptyde
      • i sure as hell hope not! : Silent1
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  Have you ever considered moving out and getting your own pad? : Lightzout
  • You are 23. Leave! : Judecca
  • that time is coming daniel son. Interview pushed to monday because of a hurricane thats coming. This one ... : Silent1
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  I hate Raymond, specifically. I find the rest of the show okay but Raymond just pisses me off and I can't... : yAak
  • I hate Raymond's bro too. What an assclown. : personaljesus
• The wife on that show... I'd hit it. : Debased
• I'd rather scoop my own eyeballs out with a rusty spoon that watch that show. : OwenButler
• My dad likes it, my mom hates it, and I'm more or less apathetic about it. : Vorlonesque

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• these "people" are most likely hyper-opinionated music elitists, and like their movie brethren, have opi... : merpaholic
• too bad most people cite nirvana : pzilla
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  You had to be there man... Popular music went from: http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/images/poison.jpg t... : Str8Dog
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    The argument can be made that it was a slow build up, but Nirvana was when it exploded all over the pop c... : Str8Dog
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      I agree, but I'm not arguing that they didn't bring the revolution. I was more pointing out the problem ... : exigence7
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        are you reffering to the "hip to be indy" trend? learn 3 chords and you got a band kinda thing? : Str8Dog
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          That's part of it, yeah. It's a bit more though. Nirvana talked about how they thought their records we... : exigence7
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            You could just as easily blame the Sex Pistols or the Ramones for what you discribed. Being EMO is no... : Str8Dog
            • or Courtney Love : c0bra
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    As a musician I truly appreciate the ability with which the pre-nirvana guys could handle their instrumen... : -efx-
    • I completely agree. There were several awesome bands prenirvana that were simply dismissed because they h... : Str8Dog
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  I hate when Nirvana is given gredit for the Grunge Revolution. Hows about Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Soun... : Stoned Gargoyle
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    Melvins FTW? : Str8Dog
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      Temple of the Dog ftw! :D : one beach bum
      • that is one of the most amazing albums ever... : Str8Dog
    • I <3 the melvins. and they're still a very underground band after all this time : cygnus
  • yeah but the point is that nirvana was bigger than all of those bands (teen spirit went to #1 on the bill... : -Panther-
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    seriously, if it wasn't nirvana it would just have been one of the other big bands at the time. they h... : cpt_gloval
    • plus, who says glam rock had to die? alice in chains took a lot of influence from the '80s glam rock musi... : cpt_gloval
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      It's really just because "smells like teen spirit" perfectly encapsulated the ZEITGEIST of the time. But ... : one beach bum
      • it bothers me mostly because i never liked nirvana. i liked *parts of* nirvana. particularly the maste... : cpt_gloval
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    Alice in Chains :( Those guys deserve so much more credit then they actually get. : burning eye
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      jerry cantrell has the jesus hands. j.c. coincidence? i think not! : cpt_gloval
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        too bad he's an ass hat : sigpro
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          >:( EXPLAIN YOURSELF! : burning eye
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            AiC is a great band and I love their music, but JC is an ass IMO. All the interviews I've heard him in h... : sigpro
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              really? I always thought he came off as a really nice guy in most of the interviews i've seen and watched... : burning eye
              • er, seen and read. : burning eye
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                who know's I've heard a few interviews on the radio, might have been how they were edited, glad he was ni... : sigpro
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                  one thing's for sure, he doesn't like answering questions about layne's drug addiction. : cpt_gloval
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                    Cantrell's pre-tour for Degradation Trip was the single best rock show I've ever been too. The show I sa... : Saman
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                      i saw jerry 5 times. once when he opened for someone at the gorge. metallica, i think. can't remember ... : cpt_gloval
                      • Is there some better quality stuff when Keenan sang with them during that out there? I have two songs fro... : Patch-e
        • jerry was a really nice dude when i met him after a show a few years ago. he respects his fans for sure. : cpt_gloval
        • he'll cut you in, part time friend. : r1cola
  • Yea, I totally agree. Don't forget Green River, The Pixies, Mother Love Bone, etc. : c0bra
• IAWTE : mastarp
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  Whatever Nirvana started (or more accurately, became the poster-band for) was derailed the moment Matchbo... : one beach bum
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    Seattle/Grudge-Rock scene was easily my favorite in the last 15 years. The best thing I've heard to des... : Saman
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      the best music today (imo) still comes out of the north-west. it must be something in the water. : -Panther-
      • the rock, ska, and hiphop scene out here is pretty stagnant these days. i heard mixalot on the radio a... : cpt_gloval
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      i'm approximately 5 years too young to have enjoyed that :( watching Singles makes me lament what i misse... : cpt_gloval
      • Oh man, I know what you mean...especially the scene where AiC is playing "It Ain't Like That". I was in ... : Saman
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  they can't help that muscians sucked after them. they were the last great rock band in terms of personali... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    haha wow i cannot disagree more with everything you just said. : cpt_gloval
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      and I care? :D : thebigbeefsandwich
      • no you dont cause your a HATER open your mind. : mastarp
      • WELL YOU SHOULD, BECAUSE YOU'RE WRONG, OK? :p : Helter Skelter
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        the strokes? come on man. how many albums do they have? oh wait it doesn't matter because they're all ful... : cpt_gloval
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          "don't have that sort of presence and relevance yet" maybe you don't understand my writing style, but all... : thebigbeefsandwich
          • there is and always has been lots of good rock out there. imo the problem is the commercial music industr... : cpt_gloval
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    number 1. they werent great at all number 2. nirvana is/was just as commercial all these other rock ba... : mastarp
    • you cant simply dismiss nirvana like that simply because they got huge... : Str8Dog
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      number 1 - subjective number 2 - No. You're using commercial like it means being sold in Wal-Mart. I'm u... : thebigbeefsandwich
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        NUMBER 2 so? whats the fucking diffrence? Its all music which kinda relates to number 3 NUMBER 3 op... : mastarp
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          haha, don't know what you mean, trust me I listen to plenty of diverse stuff. but the whole topic is on n... : thebigbeefsandwich
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            dude you just said all rock after nirvana is garbage or something like that....oh whatever nevermind you ... : mastarp
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              you are a trolly one! but yeah much of it is garbage... what do you consider that's both "rock" and extre... : thebigbeefsandwich
              • I consider "The Gathering" (well...post Nighttime Birds...before that its more metal...Always was actuall... : Vorlonesque
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    O A S I S made the next great album after Nirvana : MatthewPhillips
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      Definitely Maybe? surley you jest Morning Glory was better : r1cola
      • Both were awesome, but my post didn't specify which one right. I just said 'after Nirvana' ;) : MatthewPhillips
• Cobain wasn't credited with single-handedly changing the landscape of music until he took a shotgun to hi... : hunterkiller
• Grunge didn't just kill Glam Rock, it killed a lot of really good hard rock, metal, etc. in the U.S. By ... : Zero|DPX
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  I think nirvana had some really great music, I let the music critics worry about revelotionizing the land... : Yabrodan
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    i agree with this post. Good music is good music reguarless of genre or popularity. : Str8Dog
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      Villagers demand more Vedder/Cornell collaboration. : Saman
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        Check out Temple of the Dog... its already been done.. : Str8Dog
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          One song? I need more please! : Saman
          • yeah that would be awesome to get a whole album.... : Str8Dog
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            Temple of the Dog was a WHOLE album, also see Mad Season. : Stoned Gargoyle
            • whole album did not include Vedder... : Str8Dog
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        needs more alice mudgarden : cpt_gloval
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          dont forget Ugly Kid Joe! : Str8Dog
          • Best cover song: Cats in the Cradle. It's great because Ugly Kid Joe seems to be the singing it from the... : exigence7
  • This is how I feel about it. I like their music but I never analyze any of it. : freshyk
• Nirvana is the key to all of this, and are both loved and hated for it, because they were THE band which ... : lijil
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  korn rocks, thats all that matters. : Silent1
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    My sarcasm detector must be off... I can't tell if you're serious or not. :( : Gary the Llama
    • i'm serious, no joke. : Silent1
• Nirvana never rapped or had a DJ or had the Flock of Seagulls redux hairstyles. Just 3 (eventually 4) reg... : Rauol Duke
• I just liked their music? : rosewood
• Smashing Pumpkins FTW. Greatest band of the 90s besides nirvana. : paravis
• ya, i dunno if Nirvana ever tried to start a revolution. they picked up a guitar and some drums, screamed... : milksop

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• 90 miles! I can't stand living more than a 15 minute drive ever - even with cheap gas prices. : YoYo
• I've considered buying an older econobox because of rising gas prices. My Toyota T-100 doesn't get BAD ga... : DKo5
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  House prices make me think about moving. Fucking So Cal. In CA traffic nearly limites the distance you ca... : sixfoot6
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    heh...I live near Seattle, and it takes forever. : Don Vito Corleone
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      bah, i commute west seattle to redmond every day. just go off hours : mallrice
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        ouch man...that's a crap commute. It's like my gf's - Federal Way to Everett Monday - Friday. I lived i... : Don Vito Corleone
        • \m/ EVERETT \m/ : cpt_gloval
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        wow, what a shitty commute. : cltcprd
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          it's not bad at all. 25 minutes one way. : mallrice
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            what hours do you commute at? That's pretty good, you must be doing the speed limit (or faster) the whol... : cltcprd
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              leave home between 10-11, leave work after 7 i do 65 or so. my house is 10 blocks from the bridge, and w... : mallrice
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                you work at MS? : cltcprd
                • yessir : mallrice
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    Not to rub it in or anything.... but we're closing on our house tomorrow that costs $184k. Brand new. ... : DKo5
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      Yeah. Hows that drive to the beach? : CSParsons
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        SHUT UP JUST SHUT UP : DKo5
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          Sometimes the fog horns and seagulls wake me up in the morning. But I would like to someday buy a ho... : CSParsons
          • Montana is getting expensive (if you want to live in western montana) just like everywhere else. So wort... : cltcprd
        • do you hear them fly over head? or just see the trails? : mallrice
    • 184k? Where the hell is it? North Dakota? : cam3lt0sis
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  i'll stick to my economical 4cyls for the commute... i'm acutally planning on picking up a motorbike this... : cpt_gloval
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    Let me know what ya go with. The gf and I are both considering bikes for commuting, and keeping my truck... : Don Vito Corleone
    • i'm currently exploring options such as this: http://seattle.craigslist.org/mcy/92173763.html essentia... : cpt_gloval
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  How about her getting a job closer to home? : lightly inclined
  • I've been thinking about that too, but don't think she could get near what she makes at the new place - s... : Don Vito Corleone
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  I hope to be going from 4 wheels to 2 by 2006. : eskimo spy
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    i betcha the motorcycle market picks up a lot in the next year or so. i can't wait to see the SUV star... : cpt_gloval
    • You and me both. I laugh when I see people and their new H2's or full size trucks/SUV's rolling down the... : Don Vito Corleone
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  Get a motorcycle : m0nkz
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    i don't think motorcycles are that great on gas, there is a lot of wind resisdince and that really kills ... : pyro
    • typical small-medium engine bikes get like 40-60mpg. i've been told liter bikes get like 30ish. that's... : cpt_gloval
• I cant' wait to get rid of my 17 mpg car I have now. I have driven a lot less because of gas this summer. : shredder133
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  my toyota hasn't failed me yet, think i just paid $25 for the top of the line gas. : Silent1
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    heh yeah. $25 fills my toyota's tank and lasts pretty much all week. on the other hand $40 fills the m : cpt_gloval
    • mine lasts longer since i have no where to go. But thats changing soon. : Silent1
• My father just got a Ford Sport Trac. Turns out It burns Ethanol(or methanol, not too sure). He can run i... : Stoned Gargoyle
• I live two blocks from where I work o_0 : drucifer
• I'm commuting from Seattle to Everett right now... I had been commuting from Seattle to Kent-ish. I may ... : FrayLo
• Not really. But we are moving because the price of living here is getting so high that the combination o... : Vic Viper
• I just moved from 30 miles away from work to 6. of course I was also finally moving out of my parents' h... : ttyRazor
• Two things I will never do. 1. Buy a gas guzzling vehicle. 2. Move so far out to where my commute takes ... : Pettytheft
• I don't drive that often, mostly just 10 mins to/from work on weekdays and other small random errand trip... : Krypt_
• I haven't driven less because driving is a necessity, but i am clearly paying more. If my next job is in ... : jrock
• Gas prices will come down in about a month by .20 after that I don't know. : eldiablo01
• A large part of my current drive to get a new job is because my commute is currently about 90 miles total... : Vincent Grayson
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  Two comments on this post: You BOUGHT a house with somebody you aren't married to? I hope you're gett... : DinK
  • Marriage is largely becoming a thing of the past. Maybe not in America though... I can easily see myself... : GreatGooglyMoogly

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• Right on. My hour of KOCK is coming to an end. fyi: that is the best pumpkins song. period. omn : hatelull
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  All Things Awesome, Not quite metal 2 hour block edition, starts at 2pm est. Here is the playlist : 1... : broly1718
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    replaced "infected" with "hooray for me" and i will send 100 concubines to your doorstep. ;) : hatelull
    • I'll add another hundred. \m/ : Deathlove
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      Unfortunately my Bad Religion selection is really limited. : broly1718
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        What else do you have? : Deathlove
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          indeed. "infected" while ok, was probably one of the worst Mr. Brett tunes. : hatelull
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            I thought he was gone for Stranger Than Fiction? : Deathlove
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              He was gone for the tour, but he contributed to the songs. That was their "major label" move and Brett w : hatelull
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                I love The Grey Race. It's definitely a top-five album for me. No Substance...man, I loathed that albu... : Deathlove
                • I can not believe Pitchfork liked that album. The Grey Race has some strong moments, and like I said it ... : hatelull
          • :( Infected is one of my favorite BR tunes :( : Zero|DPX
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    I don't think those .wma tracks are going to play(.?) : RyDogg1
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      really? : broly1718
      • they are mp3. for some reason they just got named that. : broly1718
  • something came up and its only going to be 1 hour : broly1718
• Rock the fuck on, super music bros! : primate13
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  Now chillin to Dream Dance. : omnova
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    Or not...server took a poop. : omnova
    • Ok now we're back up. : omnova
    • I was enjoying it, too :( : strider_
• Bump to keep hope alive. : omnova
• Broly's in charge now. Hope all 3 of you enjoyed Super Music Bros. : omnova
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  could someone SM me the password for the server? : cpt_gloval
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    Same here, I cant reach rydogg. :( : Rauol Duke
    • Sent to both of you. : omnova
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  i'll follow up broly with some hip hop stylings. : cpt_gloval
  • but i'll hold off until this tune is over : cpt_gloval
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    what you're in for: Mix-a-Lot Dr. Octo Twista Grayskul RZA Handsome Boy Modeling School Mr. Lif ... : cpt_gloval
    • on now: Grayskul - Do They Exist off one of my favorite rap albums ever. great production, mic skill o... : cpt_gloval
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  VISCIOUS DnB set coming up in 2 minutes : mastarp
  • the paramilitary troopers are on their way : r1cola
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  NOW PLAYING: An hour of the most awesome man to grace VG music, Yasunori "The Motherfucking Man" Mitsuda.... : Helter Skelter
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    I must attend this show! He's the best. : megarust32
    • Yes, he is. : Helter Skelter
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  My Roommate's Music Since he's still new to the shack, I thought I'd make this post for him. For the n... : c0bra
  • That's actually good music. Radiohead, Cake, good stuff. : Kiriakos
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  I'm up at the top of the hour and will be playing music to fuck to. I'll start it off light and then get ... : Rauol Duke
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    Need more listeners. This just rude. : Rauol Duke
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      wtf 24 kbps? WELCOME TO 1994 : Mr.Fusion
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        I have it set to 48. Dont know what to tell you. : Rauol Duke
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          its at 96 kbps now.. much better (although 128 would be awesome :P) : Mr.Fusion
          • all the people rush on during his final track :/ : r1cola
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  9 PM EST TONIGHT!! RADIO FREE RYDOGG!! That's right I'm DJ'ing on my own station; I usually play pret... : RyDogg1
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    Playlist includes: Soundgarden, Live, De La Soul, Coldplay, Luscious Jackson, Oasis, Built to Spill, B... : RyDogg1
    • ON THE AIR FOOLS! LISTEN UP! : RyDogg1
• Needs more Weird Al. : Kiriakos
• KOCK RECRUITING DJ'S I'm looking to add more variety to the station if people are interested. It real... : RyDogg1

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• moeshah : moe6
• SpeedyCerviche, tho i'm off line right now. : speedycerviche
• fusionrx pretty easy.. : fusionrx
• mindmann. thought i don't have google talk yet (i'm at work...), feel free to contact me via AIM. : mindmann
• bohagen at you know where. I could always use more business associates in my quest to take over the world... : aaarrrgh
• jcutner @ g-unit mail : jcutner
• mtravis19 : proclone1
• eat347 : Eat 347
• mcsodomy ! : sodomy
• troncek AT gmail.com : Jeff Y
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  rosewood (of course) but I hate you all : rosewood
  • dark side points earned : sting7777
  • ='( : mindmann
  • . . . and we love you for that : fuzzydamnit
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  is there a way to create a little file containing all these names so we can just import them. typing all ... : [fry]
  • you and your lists! : gsfx
  • your mom is queer! : kgargonmagrix79
  • i know i just spent 30minutes adding people. But i want more!!! : Silent1
• nivorous : nivorous
• novaprospekt : trelain
• silent1@gmail.com I need more shack friends to talk to!! : Silent1
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  how do I get a gmail account going? : myfasha
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    give me your email addy, ill shoot you an invite : Eat 347
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      check your shack message. : myfasha
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        check your email : Eat 347
        • Thanks! : myfasha
• carazy : carazy
• browng : sgtsanity
• dakkaut @ ... : DakkaUT
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  question, people are adding me and i'm adding people but none are showing up online. Trillan pro. : Silent1
  • thanks for the help guys. : Silent1
  • protobass @ ya know : melkore
• rahman.syed : Rasnowl
• h3dstrong@gmail.com : supermonkeyballz
• I need some friends too :( bob.mintern : nf0r
• i'm fryfry btw : [fry]
• conandan : conandan
• freshyk : freshyk
• RAMDrive : RAMDrive
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  another question, using trillian and i'm trying to add you shackers but i send out the invatation and nob... : Silent1
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    somepeople respond faster than others : Eat 347
    • they still haven't responded. Either they don't like me or i did it wrong. : Silent1
• garythellama : Gary the Llama
• plateofshrimp : snuff
• Justin.williams : rsustudent
• iamgoat !! : iamgoat
• --> : omnova
• eamaro FTW! Because I need to practice my English skills. : melancoholicz
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  • Hah, just got done with the voice chat. Worked great after install with minimal config. Very cool. :D ... : dmason
• beanld AT gmail dot com : anthonybean
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    who the fuck are you people that keep adding me : multisync
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      yo mama. now shut up and take it. : draconic
      • the wumpus she does not love me - WHY WUMPUS WHY!? : multisync
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  SM me if you need a gmail invite : anthonybean
  • i think invites are no longer required : esmokah
• eamaro FTW! Because I need to practice my English skills. : melancoholicz
• clint.rhodes : digitalburro
• rg.draconic : draconic
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• goatjc, play ao btw : goatjc
• angrytaxman : angrytaxman
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  megarust : megarust32
  • I wonder if there really is a user@gmail.com, because i just accidentally added him. : megarust32
• VincentGrayson : Vincent Grayson
• tkg0nk : g0nk
• john.brooks : pupismyname
• jtucci : lakren
• aw the wumpus disappeared off my list :( : dodob
• punchdog@gmail.com : punchdog
• graceofdragons@gmail.com : graceofdragons
• fatbeaner, but i dont know where my microphone is : fatbeaner

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  it means 2 times a six-sided die the lowest number is the number of dice (logical, since their lowest va... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • by "natural 19-20", I mean that the attack die actually shows a 19 or 20, not counting any attack modifie... : AbortedFetusChristi
• 2 die rolls - one to-hit, and the second for damage. To-hit is 1d20. Critical threat 19-20 means if t... : genom
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  Let me start from the beginning. Everytime you make an attack, the pen & paper equivalent is rolling a 20... : emnii
  • http://www.d20srd.org/ This site is full of free information about the d20 System. It's primarily focu... : emnii
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    You forgot to try to explain Thac0!! >:( fucking 3rd edition grumble grumble : Solstice
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      fucking 3rd edition I concur. 2nd Ed for life. : AbortedFetusChristi
      • Wanna do an old fashioned Bake Off 2nd Edition? I would so be in for something like that!! : Solstice
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      If you like 1st or 2nd edition check out C&C (Castles and Crusade) http://trolllord.com/ We've done... : huds0n
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        You had me at Gygax :D :D :D :D :D : Solstice
        • http://trolllord.com/cz1.htm I mean how sweet is THAT?!?!?! : Solstice
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          Check it out if you can. Their siege engine is great for fluid combat. I like 3.5, but it's become so... : huds0n
          • I intend to man. I'm so a fanboi of the Gygax. Looks like I have some readin to do :D Thanks :D : Solstice
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      I absolutely can't stand 2nd Edition AD&D. I own the player's handbook and Baldur's Gate got me into D&D ... : emnii
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        I learned under 1st edition and I seriously played under 2nd. I found the way 2nd was setup to be excelle... : Solstice
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          I never got into the xp/gold system because once I had the PHB I found out that 3rd edition was on the ve... : emnii
          • I never understood the problem with a negative armour class system. Makes perfect sense -5 means you are ... : Solstice
        • I started with 2ed. and game/GM with 3.5. I enjoy it and it seems to work really well. I don't get whe... : c0bra
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      you've GOT to be kidding me! 2nd ed was a MESS. THAC0 was a simply retarded way to handle to-hit. So, ac... : kenmis
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        I think grabbing the person if they fell off a cliff was a save vs breathweapon! hahaha that hurts. I agr... : TheTick
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          i can't complaint too much, i used to be a die hard RIFTS fan, and the RIFTS system made AD&D look elegen... : kenmis
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            I haven't tried any newer rulesets and I'm not against something more elegant as long as it is still comp... : TheTick
            • i think D&D 3.0 has the best combat system hands down if you use minis. The flanking, attacks of oportun... : kenmis
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            Explain this storytelling thing to me. : c0bra
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              I could, or i could just give you a link to a PDF of a demo for the Vampire: Requiem game which explains ... : kenmis
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                So is there an online D&D program/groups/? where you can setup a campaign? I know it would be difficult ... : classicfork
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                  Not that i know of. I know www.worldofdarkness has a really nice chat program that lets you play their g... : kenmis
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                    I should do this. I haven't really played since High school (8+ years heh). : TheTick
                    • Will probably try that this weekend, it's my bi-weekly visit, I had thought of it before but some weird l... : classicfork
• No. Generally that would mean 2-6 sided dice are thrown. And on the other a 18-20 was rolled on a 20 ... : TheTick
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  Damage for a "2-12" weapon means that the game is rolling 2 6sided dice to get a result of either a 2 (bo... : huds0n
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    Ah, I see, so a 2-12 weapon uses 2 dice (6-sided) while a 1-12 weapon only uses a single die, so a 2-12 w... : valiance
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      No it would be a 1d10. Yes there are dice that are 10 sided. We used to use em for percentiles and also f... : Solstice
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        Basically if it's 1 to X then it's one die. if it's 2 to X then it's 2 dice ect ect. gah PRL : Solstice
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          Then what is the X for? To say what the maximum is? So 2-8 means two d6 dice being thrown, but the maxi... : valiance
          • Oops... now I know this is wrong. : valiance
          • well 2-8 would = 2d4 but basically yup. 8 <without modifiers> is your Max damage. GAH PRL AGAIN!!! : Solstice
        • not true. it could be 2-5 and be a 1d4+1 you forgot plusses : TheTick
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      3.5 uses 6 different type of dice. 4 sided 6 sided 8 sided 10 sided 12 sided 20 sided When you... : huds0n
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        Oh! So 2-12 is just the range of damage that can be done, and then the game uses whatever combination of... : valiance
        • I was hoping someone would point this out to you, and they did. The first number in the 1-12 or 3-12 sce... : LexLuther
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      No it isn't twice as likely to hit. This is how dnd works. You roll a 20-sided dice. if that number (+... : cigam
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        So it just means the damage throw has "slightly" more of a chance of doing higher damage because the dama... : valiance
        • Yep pretty much. : cigam
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  IIRC.. a 1-20 (1d20) roll is thrown to determine a hit. If hit is successfull you roll damage and if th... : eb9k
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    Is the D&D board game/book w.e any fun to play? : madtothemax
    • With mature players, yes it's tons of fun. I played for in a weekly game for over a year with my high sch... : emnii
    • Oh hell yes. I used to DM a group that took place in Ravenloft (Gothic Horror Theme) then eventually move... : Delithio
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  But why is Neverwinter Nights different? After reading these replies, I think I get it. Single d20 : valiance
  • ...the damage for would be listed... : valiance
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    Note the KoTOR does not use actual D&D rules. I think they would be in all kinds of trouble if they had c... : Entity
    • I thought Bioware bought a D&D license so they could use it. : valiance
    • Actually the rules in KOTOR, the rules are a pretty good conversion. They're not too dumbed down and the ... : emnii
    • Well, it's based on the Star Wars d20 rules, which are identical to the D&D rules at their core (aside fr... : Vincent Grayson
    • I'll shut up. I didn't realize it used the license. : Entity
  • They were both developed by Bioware but they were developed for two different audiences. Neverwinter Nigh... : emnii
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  Some additional points: On a critical hit, the damage is not doubled, it is rolled twice. i.e 4d6 not ... : Sze Ior
  • Thanks, this makes a lot of sense. I didn't think about that (2d6 likely to get around 7 and very unlike... : valiance
• Right ok, quick and dirty lesson. I'm lazy, so, I didn't read the replies to see if someone else already... : Vincent Grayson
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  If you get a chance, and you still have questions, seriously check out Baldurs Gate (1 or 2.) There's a s... : carrioN luggagE
  • They're both under a different ruleset as well. They run under 2nd edition AD&D. KOTOR, Neverwinter Night... : emnii
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  The nerdiness of this is impressive. Video game RPG and pen and paper RPG combined into one thread. : Judecca
  • I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU ALL UP : Judecca