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  Who cares about sp, what about mp? : shredder133
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    Absoloutely heaps of peopel do. : abrasion
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      I'm talking about the quake series in general. I thought the sp portions of the first 2 were pretty good,... : shredder133
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        Well, Quake 1 Single Player Rocked, and Q1 MP was revolutionary. Quake 2, slacked on the SP and increas... : graceofdragons
        • Yea, what made Quake 1's SP succeed was the fact that it was in an "altered reality' state. It gave the i... : frdranger
  • who cares about MP, SP better rock : graceofdragons
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    Single player is what truly makes a game stand out. Many of us care DEEPLY about SP, moreso than MP. : Frosty3D
    • I know, SP is for people looking to escape - have a good time in a new world - to enjoy a story, like a g... : abrasion
    • This is Quake. No one that plays quake beyond a week or two gives a flying fuck about SP. : swoopx
• that was sort of my impression from the screenshots. bring on quake wars! : deathofrats
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  Is this is teh same issue that has teh FEAR review? : lythe
  • yep, says they gave it 92% on gamerankings.com : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Same magazine, different issue. : mittense
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  Uninspired, sounds like every other game Raven has produced. I'm holding out hope for this one but I won'... : Serpico74
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    I agree. Every game Raven has made has been an interesting diversion, but not near compelling. : DonkeyPopsicle
    • I think people give Raven a pass based on how solid their releases are on a software level. They consiste... : Serpico74
  • Star Trek Elite Forces was pretty damn fun. : Dynotaku
  • lol I was just about to post almost the same comment. : pigvomit
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    More like sounds like 95% of all FPS games. Even Quake 1 was really uninspiring single player. : Chod
    • let me guess. You didn't play quake 1 SP until Quake 2 came out and the market was flooded with FPS clone... : graceofdragons
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  wow... oh well FEAR is gonna be good : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Yea, I'm looking more forward to F.E.A.R. than Quake 4 anyway. No, I didnt' read the whole article, I bri... : frdranger
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  I'll take Remo's word over theirs any day. He made it sound like a fun and solid 85%er, just like any oth... : SpaecKow
  • Yeah a demo would be nice. : Lightzout
  • This post made way more sense than it should have. PCGamer's reviews are generally decent, but I swear... : mittense
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  honestly, a 70% sp game is fine for me. i hope MP is just as good as q3's. i cant wait to see what mod te... : maulla
  • sums up my feelings too. All I want is a game as good as Quake3. : Zibro
• Ouch, was hoping for better. I think we all kind of got the feeling that it was going to be 'just anothe... : atom519
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  I think your getting this information from the FEAR forums which originated this rumour. The guy said it... : manlyman
  • ^^^ Everyone should read this post first! ^^^ : BlackCat9
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : biskits
  • Thanks for the clarification : Serpico74
  • too late! 100 people will read the rumor, 10 will read the retraction. :/ : sicko
  • informative!!! : someWayne
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  THE PC Gamer? Oh shit throw that game in the trash, along with the magazine. : deep gray
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    I have to say that I agree with alot of PC Gamer's reviews, it reflects my opinion of games alot. The Do... : manlyman
    • Seems to me, *ANY* PC gaming magazine not loving a Quake game is a bad sign. : Vincent Grayson
    • Doom 3 was REALLY awesome for the first 4 or 5 hours I found, I've never been more on edge playing a game... : SenorSpine
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  good job at spreading the rumour : VegasX
  • Sorry guys =/. I must have read the FEAR issue :(. I did hear the rumor as well. : frdranger
• still better than 69% !!! :D : radula
• I believe quake3 got a similar rating by PCG. : Fish_Bulb

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  I wonder if Toyota shit could show up in Subarus...which would be awesome. : EvilDolemite
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    Keep your crappy toyota garbage out of my sweet sweet WRX. : Caoster007
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      If by "crappy toyota garbage" you mean "classic toyota reliability" : Omning
      • thats what i was thinking : Mr.SEX
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        If by classic toyota reliability you mean classic toyota boredom : Blackdawgg
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          Just a few Toyota upgrades would help most Subarus. Toyotas might be boring but they last forever and ar... : EvilDolemite
          • I'll take 2 WRX's that I could never kills, plz. : Omning
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            Better toyota than GM. As long as toyota don't try to force any changes to the WRX or anything. As it sta... : Blackdawgg
            • Especially after the 02's. The 02 WRXs had some teething problems, mostly fixed in the 03+ models. ... : Caoster007
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          my toyota isn't boring :( : cpt_gloval
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            yep, and supras aren't boring either. : Turd Ferguson
            • nor were the 4-trac celicas. awd turbo goodness ftw. : cpt_gloval
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              Notice how neither are being made anymore! : Blackdawgg
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                we were talking "classic toyota" right? : cpt_gloval
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                  Well I'd say its classic. Its been about 7 years since the Supra and the MR2 stopped being good around th... : Blackdawgg
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                    the spyder is fun as hell to drive. sure it can't do 150mph, but you don't even need to go 70 to get the ... : cpt_gloval
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                      Thats probably because of the aerodynamics right? : not work safe
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                        aerodywhatnow? it can't do 150 because it's got a pretty mellow engine. somewhere around 120hp. judging b... : cpt_gloval
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                          yeah, my miata is in the same boat. It tops top speed is like 108mph or so. I have had it up over 90 ... : Turd Ferguson
                          • In fifth on the highway at 70MPH I'm at 3K revs so it's nice to get full boost with the tap of the pedal. : EvilDolemite
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        According to Consumer Reports, Subarus are also incredibly reliable. : UtilityMaximizer
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          I wish my fuel pump, A/C, and alternator had got the memo :( I still like my Suby : MoNsTeR
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            Your experience may vary, of course--the reliability numbers are averages. I wish CR published more infor... : UtilityMaximizer
            • -1 points for you, UtilityMaximizer. It would have been funnier if you'd said "Your mileage may vary" ins... : crummynz
        • we are like research nerd twins. Good thing I'm less nerdy than you overall, though - economics, UGHHHH!... : Luminair
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      You mean like Toyota's superior transmissions and interiors? : EvilDolemite
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        What's wrong with the wrx interior? : Caoster007
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          have you been in the back of one? i wouldn't even put an eclipse owner back there. the front isn't mich b : cpt_gloval
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            As a general rule, i don't sit in the back of my own car. That said, I have the sportwagon, not the sed... : Caoster007
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              the one i was in the back of was filtersweep's bugeye wagon. : cpt_gloval
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                You're lucky I didn't make you ride in the back. : filtersweep
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                  67 cubic feet with the seats down : EvilDolemite
                  • looks like i could just squeeze in : cpt_gloval
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          It's not exactly high-caliber materials or workmanship. It's functional, everything works, but it's mile... : EvilDolemite
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            do your wrx's seats have adjustable lumbar, bolster, and tilt? : cpt_gloval
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              Yeah. The seats and wheel are the best things about the interior. The seats are awesomely comfortable a... : EvilDolemite
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                Wait, you can't adjust the bolsters. I've never seen a seat with adjustable bolsters, ever. : EvilDolemite
                • you should check out my mr2's seats ;p : cpt_gloval
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      as opposed to having really great GM stuff in there? : edgewise
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        take your anti-americanism elsewhere, wide eye!!! ps: I didn't realize that veneers totally destroyed ... : Luminair
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          I forgot my login/pw there. Tell her I think they look great. but she shoulda went with braces or invisal : edgewise
          • done!! : Luminair
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        yes : FormerHPB (#2584} : armybob
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          D+ : busdriver3030
          • Yeah, the execution sucked. :[ : aaarrrgh
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      The older MR2 turbos and Supras were freaking awesome. Maybe Toyota is venturing back that way and maybe ... : notext
      • I was heading out to lunch the other day and there was a Supra TT in the parking garage. I had to restra... : riptyde
• Needs more turbocharging in this thread, thx : Downforce
• I think GM is now looking for someone to come in and add spice like diamler did with chrysler. : notext
• Is this the patch which fixes Subaru's ugly Impreza front end? http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/ne... : laidback

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• Eat cinnamon frosted pop tarts? : jambalaya king
• http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2005-09-29_487033824363120/movies/misc/bill_ted_excellent.wav : abrasion
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  Holy cow dude you're right! http://www.gonorthdesign.com/hidden.gif : MatthewPhillips
  • bwahahahahahah : drucifer
  • lol : jahulio2
  • Haha, that's too much. :P : notd665
  • Well played! : melkore
  • bwahahaha : fugu124
  • lol : filtersweep
  • victory! : Pacalon
  • post.of.the.fucking.year : armybob
  • Thought that was old news though. : omnova
  • 10/10 !!! : meh
  • You're the win! : midgetherder
  • Awesome! Well played. : kbaxter1
  • :*) : tomservo
  • thats fucking awesome : jedi_27
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    personal attack! : floated
    • not if it's true. : thekidd
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    Can we get a mirror up in this piece? I can't see it with Firefox or IE. : Entity
    • http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hidden7lx.gif : tomservo
  • I just spit coke on my keyboard. : maru mari
  • Replying in this historic post : bozer
  • WINNAR! : RikiTiki2
  • haw haw : google
  • awesome. : sharkII
  • Fantastic!! I'm lol'ing over here! : FormerHPB
  • I chuckled.. thanks. : malloc
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    * A B E A U T I F U L M I N D ' D * : moonbreaker
    • hahaha great stuff. Its code! : pigvomit
  • So childish but so awesome. A++ : TastyWheat
  • posting to be a part of history! : mikecyb
  • mpkwtf :[ : My Documents
  • GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : marblehead
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    I had a LOLgasm! : ChibiJosh
    • CAN'T STOP PUMPING LOLS!!! : someWayne
  • Damn that was some funny shit. : edifus
  • getting in on penthouse floor : Deathlove
  • http://ajax.shackspace.com/Pictures/ohsnap.gif : creep
  • i did in fact laugh out loud : jvox
  • flawless victory !! : warpdude
  • that's faaaaaantastic! : -Panther-
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    the hell, it's not that funny :( : lakren
    • hehe I think you are in the minority here. :D : riptyde
  • <insert generic laugh track here> : askedrelic
• Wouldn't have figured it out unless I'd checked the name of the file. I didn't think it was a secret. ;) : Frosty3D

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  It's such a shame that BF2 has turned into such a mess : j33uk
  • I think it's great so long as planes aren't involved. Themelon and I are looking into ways to remove plan... : UtilityMaximizer
• I'm in. Let's blow stuff up! : UtilityMaximizer
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  http://wheelbarrow.ytmnd.com/ : d0gbert
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10860502 :) : Maddog_Delphi97
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  What is wrong with the new patch in BF2. We tried it today and it was flawless for everyone. Also Eck... : MrLobo
  • I dont see any real issues with it myself other than balance problems. I see alot of complaining by othe... : themelon
  • I have no complaints with the patch. I noticed zero difference from the pre-patch experience, with the ex... : silent prophet
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    Personally I have found nothing wrong with anything on the new patch. I've never seen the team colour bu... : redfive
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      ...and wicked dive bombers in 1942 could ruin a map, too. Last night's attempt at a shackbattle was r... : UtilityMaximizer
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        And if any shackers want to help us figure out how to do server-side modding for BF2, please do! I've bee... : UtilityMaximizer
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          Did you try looking in the Objects_Server.zip file? (mods/bf2 directory). For example the usair_f15 has a... : 69shots
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            Yes, we did notice that in the tweak file. The problem is that it's hard to tell what's what. Like, diffe... : UtilityMaximizer
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              I think themelon and I are going to try to test this stuff. It looks like those settings for the engines ... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Also, I noticed that in the AI directory under it the objects.ai file has: ... aiTemplatePlugIn.maxSp... : 69shots
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                  Success! ObjectTemplate.noPropellerEffectAtSpeed does most of the work. I believe that's the speed at whi... : UtilityMaximizer
                  • wow! i wholly support this effort! : kainen1
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                    Hmmm, yeah I wonder if you can just use it and turn off PunkBuster. Hope the testing goes well. : 69shots
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                      Unfortunatly it does not seem to be a punkbuster thing. I have punkbuster disabled on the server and I g... : themelon
                      • That sucks, because then you have to make it a mod and so far I've been completely unsuccessful in making... : 69shots
      • I have tweaked and looked at the scripts a little so I'll try to see if I can spot something to change th... : MrLobo
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        why aren't jets overpowered in clan matches then? Every match I've played the jets usually play with the... : redfive
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          The main problem is when jets choose to ignore each other in favor of racking up huge scores by bombing m... : ChibiJosh
          • oh yes, I can see that happening in a pub. That does suck but why would the team vote him out of the tea... : redfive
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          I can't tell if you're seriously asking that question or not. If you are, here's the answer: This isn't a : UtilityMaximizer
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            See my post above please. Whenever I found the jets to be a chore, it was always the same shackers. I ... : MrLobo
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              Yeah, I saw that, and I agree. I mean, I agree that if we could somehow limit the time spent in jets by c... : UtilityMaximizer
              • I think that we would spent to much time policing it and not enough just enjoing the game. I really thin... : themelon
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              I bet you that the pilots who rape really well will stop flying so much if you ask them to in the comment... : Luminair
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                It might be worth a try, but I think asking people to play nicer should be our last resort. First we shou... : UtilityMaximizer
                • it's as easy as this: take it easy with the jet raping during the shackbattles while we figure out how to... : Luminair
      • "...and wicked dive bombers in 1942 could ruin a map, too" *cough* zibro *cough* : metralgia
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    Whats this +joinserver ? I was going to say the server browser is still assrific. : rosewood
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      Add +joinserver IP when launching the BF2 exe and it connects automatically to the server. Doesn't wor... : MrLobo
      • So it doesn't work for the shack server : rosewood
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  I still play more BF1942 than BF2. So... yes! Umax is right. The other night I asked myself what about : silent prophet
  • Helicopters don't bother me that much any more. I've managed to get the timing on SAMs down so that it's ... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Sad, the new patch comes out and shackers still play bf1942? No thx. The patch worked fine for me. : Concrete
  • Granted jets are the only major annoyance in the game and limiting these in any way is a positive step. : Concrete
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    BF1942 is just a way better game. : Zero|DPX
    • It's not way better, but I like the balance better, until something is done about the planes in BF2. Plus... : UtilityMaximizer
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      how can you say that when you dont own BF2? : Jayx77
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        I was kinda wondering this myself. You certainly can't judge the quality of the game form Gulf of Oman. ... : themelon
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          My problem wasn't with Gulf Of Oman -- it's with the squad voicecomm system. That alone is a gamebreaker... : Zero|DPX
          • Yes they do and we are nerfing them... As far as the voice com, dont know what to tell you. We use TS... : themelon
  • Shackers are the equivalent of tribes players when it comes to battlefield. : stgdz
• I am SO THERE. : Zero|DPX
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  I'm totally down. I haven't played BF42 with you guys before so I'll hop on early for training and blowj... : midgetherder
  • Have you played the game before at all? If not, then why don't you show up at 5:00 PST and I'll train yo... : Zero|DPX
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  suggestion: reduce the ticket count - 600 was too high. : romulan
  • IAWTP! More maps instead of one map for like 45 minutes : RikiTiki2
  • yeah, I dont know how it got to 600. That was a mistake. : themelon
  • Also can we have a 30 minute map time limit? : Zero|DPX
• keep 'em up, I hope to be back in the saddle later this month : seanisdabomb
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  I WANT TO PLAY. WHO HAS A COPY FOR SELL! : kainen1
  • do you have install disks? If so I may be able to come up with a CDKey for you... : themelon
• BUMP FOR SHACKBATTLE GREATNESS!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I think I am the only person on the planet that just hates 1942. On the other hand, have a good time and ... : taronish
  • classic. : Downforce
• F1-F1 I'll be there bitches! : metralgia
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  well goddamn, I'll be there wearing my swastika leather chaps! : beastrabban
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    as long as they are not ass-less chaps I am ok with this. : themelon
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      nope, I take my ass with me everywhere I go. : beastrabban
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        lololol : Maddog_Delphi97
        • laugh it up "he who games with no pants" : themelon

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  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000221/ : cr00kedview
  • He definitely couldnt be Charlie cuz Charlie gets laid : bigginsmicginty
  • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/ : ctlaltl33t
• Looks more like bruce campbell with a mustache. http://www.freewebs.com/kickasshorrorreviews/Bruce_Cam... : not work safe
• nws for the hot : sexninja!!!!
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  Borat would be fantastic : Serpico74
  • IAWTP! Borat would be great. : FormerHPB
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  i was ali g last year and it was a ton of fun. You get to be a prick and act like a retard. Borat would... : pzilla
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    Sexninja is scared. "What if people dont get it, and think I am dumb? <sob>" : bigginsmicginty
    • actually it was "what if they just think im a fagatron" in which case theyd just confuse me with you am i... : sexninja!!!!
    • Its even better if they don't get it. : Serpico74
• I want to be the Naked Cowboy who stands in Times Square. FUCK YEA : askedrelic
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  You gotta lose the Schlitz and get some Colt 45. : silent prophet
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    yea, you gotta work w/ what you got though :< : sexninja!!!!
    • Hell yes! Now you're definitely channeling Billy Dee. :) : silent prophet
  • But then he wouldn't be REPRESENTIN'! He wouldn't be KEEPIN' IT REAL! : cornchak
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  I'm going as a pirate. : edlin
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    Ninjas and robots smash pirates. Hell even that BS monkey can do it : bigginsmicginty
    • gb2gbs : kingdepork
    • i'm probably going as a ninja this year because i can backflip : Mr.SEX
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    Is Ajax going to be your wench? lol : ThomW
    • That would be perfect! : FormerHPB
• He would make an even better Ali G with that moustache : fishbone
• I think I'm going as Slightly Evil Me. I just need to find a good handlebar moustache. And maybe a monocl... : Deathlove
• I think I'm going to try Raiden. something other than going in my full paintball tournament gear again. n : Downforce
• I was thinking about going as Sands from Once Upon a Time in Mexico. I would need a black wig, black sun... : Turd Ferguson
• lol @ mustache, definitely Borat. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• it's John Waters! : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Are you guys freaking kidding me. He is most definitley Matt Dillon Circa Something about Mary. http://... : soggybagel
  • Theres a good pic for you to mold yourself from. http://i.imdb.com/mptv1.gif : soggybagel
• Ninja looks like Queen's lead singer (RIP). Put on a headband and striped tights and the costume is compl... : kevp
• Story: In Melbourne we had a taxi driver who LOOKED like Borat, TALKED like Borat, even had the broken en... : TastyWheat
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  lol you goto UTD? I'm there now :( : boomstickah
  • yeah, my thought exactly : bigginsmicginty
• Two-by-Two, Hands of Blue Now, I just need an expensive suit, some white-out contacts, and a $1.99 pai... : ChibiJosh