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  Needs the whole cast! : s2jason
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    that's like a bazillion street fighter characters : RikiTiki2
    • Heh, yeah I guess. Not if you stick with the basics though. : s2jason
    • or for blank is a brazillian : CoRDS
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  Every single time I see Chun-Li, her thighs are always 200% bigger than I remember them being. EVERY SIN... : Chris Remo
  • She does have huge thighs. : node
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    it's the cps resolution discrepancy fooling your eyes :( : dodob
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      Wait. CPS-3 is 512x384 which is 4:3 :\ : dodob
      • SFA is CPS-2 which is 384 x 224 which is 1.7142857:1 : Dalant
  • Her thighs expanded each game. That bitch is huge. : sKetchflow
  • You have to sacrifice some of your beautiful tone if you want to be The Strongest Girl In The World. : SpaecKow
  • http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6629/chunli3tw.jpg What about that time? : slax0r
• for authenticity, we really need a SF2 era Chunners. Dunno what game that one is from, but she looks odd.... : flibble2k
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  its not loading for me, i can't see ANY of the characters : speedycerviche
  • ctrl+F5 : kbnerd
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  where is the comedy morrigan? : ghost in my shell
  • <3 Dark Stalkers : s2jason
• needs more cammy. : jayares
• Ack, I got to this far too late, wheres the SF characters we're talking about hmmm... maybe in the consol... : MadMatt

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  I have my minimal photos of the Utah Shackmeet uploaded and I'm not too sure I can add too much to what t : pwnage1232
  • you picked a bad time to post this, but that flikr rollover stuff is cool i guess. : nyranger66
  • Yay! Glad you had fun :D This whole post has me lollin', as did much of the Shackmeet, I'm extremely e... : tomservo
  • I want it to be known that I am Not Gay(tm) : darktweed
  • bossome. i might do a writeup (albeit pictureless since i didn't want to lug around my digi-reb) : afrochops

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  is that fucking glue? : moshman
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    Yeah, it looks like she's basically applying adhesive to roll back her eyelid. : SpaecKow
    • jesus christ that's just wrong. : moshman
• Linky no worky! : Drewus
• *blink* : CoRDS
• Wait, now it does. Had to copy and paste. : Drewus
• Yeah, its sad. BUT she looks better with her eyelids glued. *duck* : nosseman
• Women do a lot worse things than that to look pretty. At least this doesn't damage their bodies permanent... : CapnChaos
• how the hell will she blink?! : El Tigre
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  You think that's bad, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding All in the name of ... : Thresher
  • UNSEE : Delusional
  • oh jesus that's fucking terrible. : nomaad
  • Yeah we read about that in school one time. Its freaking disgusting. I blows my mind that people would pu... : glio1337
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  People always want to be what they're not :( : dognose
  • i know. i want to be not injured. =-( : kbnerd
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    We are a race of people who never seem to be content with their lot in life. Its both a blessing and ... : SpaecKow
    • I want eyes like that lady has and here she is gluing them to hide them. It offends me :( : dognose
• So THAT'S how it works.. : Kenshin_

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• And as soon as you post all those, you're prl'd again! : yosemiteclimber
• You just need to be more efficient with your posting. Make a big post with all your replies. Example fo... : Krypt_
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  Keep a paperback book at your PC, never open a new window to go to another site, because what if your bro... : dognose
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    LOL @ S&M : angrytaxman
    • I have to admit, that was pretty clever. : yosemiteclimber
  • you use hax to avoid prl :( : nyranger66
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  ... Alt post wha? : TotalFusionOne
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    http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/options_nuked.x Check the "Alternate Post Form" option and behold the mo... : timmie
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      Oh. My. GOD. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! : TotalFusionOne
      • 3026 posts and your never knew? wow. : sharkII
    • Tagged for home-use. : Geoffrois

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  Those names still make no sense to me. I think Mars Volta specifically writes their songs and titles to ... : Krypt_
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    They probably are pretentious jerks, but unlike many pretentious jerks in the world of music these days, ... : Chris Remo
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      I just hate how they don't even use numbers to number their tracks. They're too good for those. Fucking... : Ecks
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        Doesn't really make any difference to me. I never pay attention to track numbers or song names on any al... : Chris Remo
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          Then you end up going, "you know, the song that goes like, na na, na-na, na na" and everyone looks at you... : crummynz
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            i can never remember the names to any songs, much less mars volta's pcp-binge song titles. i usually rem... : deathmuppeter
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              Yes, agreed. I think it's kind of sad that these days people always expect popular music to be about som... : Chris Remo
              • I should have proofread that for flow. : Chris Remo
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                I notice that a lot of the music I listen to and like I tend not to listen to the lyrics and more how eve... : Ecks
                • They're worth listening to, not to try to discern the convoluted series of events they're relating (which... : Chris Remo
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                I almost never listen to the lyrics of any songs, and I'm violently offended that 100% of the commentary ... : Zero|DPX
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                  this is one thing i don't understand about how you view music. music that has lyrics i listen to and memo... : kbnerd
                  • I listen more to the SOUND of that instrument than the meaning, though. I've never been one that's sough... : Zero|DPX
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                  That's because your average musician working in popular genres (and by popular genres I mean anything lik... : Chris Remo
                  • audience wouldn't be able to understand : Chris Remo
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                    But heck, they could at least talk about simple and obvious things, such as whether the song had a good h... : Zero|DPX
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                      Well that's just because people on channels like VH1 are idiots. : Chris Remo
                      • Yeah, but I don't have a lot of opportunity to just talk about music and hear others' opinions, so I keep... : Zero|DPX
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                      I think part of the problem is that those songs do nothing that past songs have done and surpassed. The ... : Ecks
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                        I'm definitely not that way. I'm happy to have something done very, very well even if it's not original.... : Zero|DPX
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                          I have a hard time finding anything else that is not of the rock/indie nature. I listen to a lot of diff... : Ecks
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                            I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "it's just not 'cool'". I've started listening to a lot mor... : Zero|DPX
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                              I'm saying that by it not being "cool" people don't necessarily know that music as well. Aside from one ... : Ecks
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                                As for knowledgable friends... that's what I use in-depth review sites for. I find ones whose taste tend... : Zero|DPX
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                                  i use downloading like a listening booth that has everything. if i like it, i buy it. i like having the... : deathmuppeter
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                                    I'm like you, but I don't just want album art and supporting the band, I also want a lossless version of ... : Zero|DPX
                                    • i think my idea of 'indie rock' is a little different than most people's. here's some of what i think of... : deathmuppeter
                                    • unfortunately i don't have a good enough stereo right now to even appreciate the quality difference from ... : deathmuppeter
                          • it's unfortunate that so few unique bands ever get a shot at mainstream audiences. i'm not sure if peopl... : deathmuppeter
                • Same here. : jhof
• The Mars Volta is awesome, and Remo is too. : glio1337

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  Looks like they stuffed a melon down his trousers. : Rotten Deadite
  • Possibly a cucumber wrapped in tin foil. : Chris Remo

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  1. Yes, you would like it. You just have to look past the sillyness and enjoy the explosions. 2. I don... : yosemiteclimber
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    Dogs hump. : dognose
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      No, dogs do not hump. They do it "doggie style". : yosemiteclimber
      • i suppose humans do it 'human style' as well? : deathmuppeter
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  Jack Bauer could kick Duke Nukem's ass and still have 23:55:35 to spare. That is how awesome it is. : DarkWolf5
  • I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that. Then you can pretend I'm not watching your every post for bannable ... : dognose
• Regarding Point number 3, I refute your argument going so far as to state that I like your lovely lady lu... : CrimsonHandHiro
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  man dognose. its not the same for the daywalkers without you <3. : hirez
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    You have polansk during the day now, so you're all good : dognose
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      see thats what I'm talking about. where else can i get the witty reparte that i crave (and can understand... : hirez
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        I dunno, gegtik perhaps? :( : dognose
        • its ok. I'll just have to stay up late more often. : hirez
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  You would totally enjoy it if somebody re-edited it. It's about half blowing up and half office politics... : s2jason
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    LOL at last sentence. Maybe I could be called into the room when stuff is blowing up because I watched t... : dognose
    • Laptop FTW. Now I can shack/code/play games while my wife watches "Will & Grace". Works out beautifully... : s2jason
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    Yeah, show definetly needs a lot more "Jack Bauer" and a lot less "shitty side plots and uninteresting ch... : SpaecKow
    • Over all I enjoy the show, but I do find it a little frusterating when there is a situation where million... : s2jason
  • I must admit having been VERY tempted to take a couple of episodes and see how well they edit down to say... : johnsto
• I can't stand 24! Since the first show, i watched it and was thinking hmm it's ok. But DO THEY HAVE to ke... : Ziz

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• That's some zen shit right there. : Experiment IV
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  My wife (at the time girlfriend) used it in a sentence one day, and I looked at her with great dissappoin... : angrytaxman
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    After interviewing like 15 people for a job, I hired this chick because she used the word "eclectic" : dognose
    • See I have a pretty big vocabulary and I actually use eclcectic a few time a week, but I just had no idea... : angrytaxman
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      So you hired someone for using the most overused adjective for musical taste? : zakk
      • That's just it, she wasn't talking about music! H I R E D ' E D : dognose
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  Mind=blown : Chris Remo
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    You could say he your mind. : armaduck
    • I prematurely blue myself : Chris Remo
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      you could also say you that post : pastab0y
      • You're making me. :( : armaduck
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  One who makes masterful use of an expansive lexicon for superlative elocution beyond common vernacular la... : node
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    I'm not sure I'd consider that "eloquent" so much as "masturbatory" : Chris Remo
    • hahaha :) : timmie
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      No, that seemed eloquent. When I think of "masturbatory" w.r.t. language, I think of Tycho of Penny Arca : Zero|DPX
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        one bad habit? *chuckles* i wish i only had one bad habit : kbnerd
        • I was going to retort, "my one VERBAL bad habit", but then I realized that I overuse the word "like", I r... : Zero|DPX
      • You are in fact reversed there. Tycho's posts are very readable and clear, it kind of worries me when pe... : Chris Remo
      • Tycho is mainly fucking clever with metaphors IMO. I really like his writing style actually, it's at once... : node
    • lol! : silent prophet
    • Haha, I know, I'd probably punch anyone who actually spoke like that for being a pretentious ponce. :) : node
• pools=pools : deathmuppeter
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  wait a sec.. So none of you know what eloquent means? It doesn't mean having a wide vocab. : spdon
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    Node's post has the right idea, though it's a bit too specific to be a perfect definition. Also, it's ph... : Chris Remo
    • Eloquent people speak with beautiful precision. Howzaboutdat? :) : node

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• Why? We'll just leave it when a new ER is posted :( : dognose

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  do a priest instead and become an unstoppable duo : AbortedFetusChristi
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    mayhap a "dynamic duo" : kbnerd
    • ambiguously gay duo? : soulr
  • personally i feel a warrior/druid combo is more powerful...but that's not an undead option. : pastab0y
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  what if we both went warrior and one played as a tank and one a damage dealer i.e dual wield : trelain
  • I dunno, I'd probably spec arms / fury no matter what until lvl 60 to be honest. You can tank any instanc... : qwpeoriu
  • On euro servers at least there usually are far too many warriors on horde anyways, so you might have prob... : yemeth

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• buy a tiny one, hide it from her. win. : boomstickah
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  Buy the new one for yourself when it comes out. I guess that doesn't really help you in the short term t... : Chris Remo
  • ^^^ This is the correct answer - she just gave you the perfect excuse : genom
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  Bring her to the shack. : xphil
  • I would like to stay married. : mourningstar
• light spanking, ofc : jcupitt
• Yeah, I bought my girlfriend Mario Kart, Nintendogs, and Animal Crossing and she loves every single one o... : Atma Weapon
• For "punishment", you should buy yourself a new DS Lite when they come out and give that to her as a gift... : SolrFlare

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  er... I've used Firefox for only a short time (couple months) but clicking on a URL in the address bar ne... : 69shots
  • oh stupid me, just ignore what I typed. I just figured out what you meant. : 69shots

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• bump for people who want to see a cool movie by a game dev on a topic completely unrelated to gaming. : kbnerd

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• havent seen that ep yet. but I love boston legal. DENNY CRANE. : hirez
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  Only seen one episode but I'm alreadya fun. It's so smart and funny yet serious in perfect proportions. ... : node
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    shatner ruins anything that he's in. there i said it and i don't regret it. : kbnerd
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      you take that back right now. NOW. : hirez
      • but that's how i've secretly felt for years but never felt brave enough to post. : kbnerd
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  haha ya, i loved that part :D spader was on the last season of the practice, is that worth watching? ... : Enraged Pineapple
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    Boston Law is a spinoff from The Practice. They used a lot of season 8 to set it up. It's definately wort... : evildanish
    • Err, Boston Law Legal. : evildanish

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• All of the ABA Games stuff is good. http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/ : zakk
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  I can't get past the horrifically sucky graphics :( : Zero|DPX
  • so much fun though :( : sKetchflow
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    Gamercard. Turn it in by the door. : MrLonghair
    • Doors? where we're going we don't need doors. : kbnerd
• This guy has like 4 games that are all awesome. : sKetchflow

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  i blame the low popularity of Curling Sims! : kbnerd
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    seriously, curling is where it's at : moshman
    • you just have to be in the mood for it. like say you have spent 1-2 sleepless nights due to insomnia then... : kbnerd

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  Nutrigrain? BABIES! : mourningstar
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    So its an ad? Keep in mind I'm in Australia, so its quite likely we don't have it here. : SpaecKow
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      It's not a real ad, it was from a guy's demo reel. Nutrigrain, the company being "advertised," didn't ac... : Chris Remo
      • Oh, still sweet! : SpaecKow
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  It's from a Nutri-Gran commercial type thing. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/nutrigrainad.html Yes,... : zakk
  • lol that's a nice ad. : SpaecKow

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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11527217 : kbnerd
  • Groovy, just checking (ah-hahahahaha!) : Balboa

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• http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/01/24 : slax0r

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• I wonder how long people left that application running to get those high scores. : slax0r

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  whatever happened to that eminem guy : ermac
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    He thought that he could be a more serious rapper. GUESS WHAT! DIDNT WORK OUT! : SpaecKow
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      more serious? when did this happen? Just Lose It is not what I'd call more serious. : slax0r
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        He makes that one song per album for the initial single, but Encore and The Eminem Show are otherwise not... : SpaecKow
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          Encore also had Puke, Rainman, My First Single, and Ass Like That, which are pretty prankish, but also p... : slax0r
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            Except Drips is exactly that, I don't think Drips is unfunny or a bad song, but its not that crazy somewh... : SpaecKow
            • Sorry if I wasn't clear. I think Drips is funny, and I think it's a good song. Some of the rhymes in Dr... : slax0r
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    his last album was mediocre and then he stepped away from the rapping aspect to focus more on producing. : slax0r
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      yeah encore was pretty bad. but fack is..wow. beyond that. : ermac
      • yeah. its... fack, I dont know. fack. : hirez

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  hahahaha .... yessss : BenMurphy
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    That's just two years old. If not more. : woddemandred
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      Yeh, im 2 years behind on my sweedish newspaper reading :( : imperator
      • For shame... :( : woddemandred

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• he's no longer in the defensive position! : ermac
• put in cammy damnit : fsck

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  Nope. : lord warlock
  • Cool. Thanks. : nomaad

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• tag and rename : Morgin
• either "Tag and rename" or "The Godfather" : kbnerd
• musicBrainz is worth a look : higround

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• right-click->view background image not work? : slax0r

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• yes : Lightzout
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  thanks! 10 characters penis penis penis : mourningstar
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    just press space or enter a bunch of times : moshman
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      With all due respect, I prefer the "penis penis penis" to looking at a bunch of blank spaces. I always w... : dognose
      • There is always room for penis. : mourningstar
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        If I ever add spaces, I pad it to precisely 10 characters, so you can rest easy when you read my short po... : s2jason
        • Heh thanks. I do 11, just to make SURE. : dognose
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        you have all my due respect anyways, mr. dognose : moshman
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          Und Sie hat alle meine respectlische auch : dognose
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            Now I'm no German grammar major, but using a formal Sie shouldn't things such as meine be meinen? Ops. : Hello Kitty
            • you are correct. my german is far from perfect, but I think it should be "Sie haben auch all meinen res... : moshman
      • U usually just hold space for three seconds, but I can convert to the church of penis penis if dognose sa... : node

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  I don't remember the first time, but one that comes to mind is the first Broken Sword game, which has a B... : Chris Remo
  • ah yes, that's one of them. I knew Remo would know! :) You know any game that did this not duing install... : moshman
• Not games, but two things come to mind: Command & Conquer, the install sequence for that was actually ... : s2jason
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  Ghostbusters on C64. They had an awesome little space invaders game which rocked, but not as much as gett... : bokkibear
  • oh man, I loved that game so much. : moshman
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  An Apple IIGS game called "As The Link Turns", which was a graphics-laden shooter. : Zero|DPX
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    wow, I never had an apple II, but that is a long time ago :) thanks! : moshman
    • The Ghostbusters post above is older. This game came out around... '90 or so I believe. : Zero|DPX
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  The one that I really remember is the original Ridge Racer on Playstation. It allowed you to play a spac... : Ecks
  • fuck me, that's the one I remember! thanks! : moshman
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  I like playing around with the Lionhead logo in The Movies :) : MikkleThePickle
  • yeah, in B&W 1 and 2 I love doing that too : moshman

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• also under that heading is: "spraining your ankle" and "not having a car". : kbnerd

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• i'm all like chuck norris sleeping on this shit. : radula

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• lol : fsck