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  bump for lazy ass Seattle shackers. : VegasX
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    Is anyone actually going to show up? : seer
    • There's going to be at least three of us :D. : Ecks
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      yeah there will be a few os uf at least. Others better show up too. : VegasX
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        Degenerate and I are driving up from portland, so you fucking lazy seattle bitches better fucking show up... : sigpro
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          i'm gonna miss dg3nr8? wtf i told you guys to pick a different day and it's obviously all about me : FrayLo
          • Hey you didnt even invite any of us to YOUR party ;P : VegasX
          • this weekend worked for me because my wife is out of town. Otherwise it would be a no go : sigpro
          • screw your damn basketball game. : Degenerate
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      wtf I thought this was last weekend and I missed it. My only problem is getting to Bellevue and then drin... : Hello Kitty
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        bring a friend and make them drive!! problem solved : cltcprd
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          IAWTP : VegasX
          • let me add to this. When I say bring a friend, I mean bring hot, horny, unattached womenz. : cltcprd
        • a....friend? ='( : Hello Kitty
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  bump again. : VegasX
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    sigh : VegasX
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      hey what's going on here : FrayLo
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        I just want to know how many people will actually commit to this... : VegasX
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          Fraylo won't! that's for damn sure! : cltcprd
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            ur ded. gbtMT : FrayLo
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              I would if there were any damn jobs there! MT > WA oh and btw, college basketball doesn't really star... : cltcprd
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                because every gonzaga alum is gay for Adam Morrison's dick. : sigpro
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                  I dont think being an alum has anything to do with that : Degenerate
                  • you are probably right : sigpro
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                lies, every game counts in college basketball : FrayLo
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                  Are they getting into the tourney? yes Does anything that happened before the tourney count? No : cltcprd
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                    i'm watching the game with my friends, end of story : FrayLo
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                      wait, youre not actually going to the game? : Degenerate
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                        lol I know rite? : VegasX
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                          i love you guys, and i can't believe i'm getting all defensive over this. so what? i have things i ca... : FrayLo
                          • ahahahaha, I'm just giving you a hard time, don't get your panties in a bunch. btw, i hope Gonzaga los : cltcprd
                          • lol awwwe muffin, we are just giving you shit. : VegasX
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                        Catholics don't believe in recording television. : filtersweep
                        • No premarital TIVO? fuck catholics : Halen
                • lol : Degenerate
• bring your gf and take pics :) : edgewise
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  Hillsdale Brewfest reminder http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=2718 : Degenerate
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    we'll see how much I hate you after this weekend before I decide if i'm truly coming down for that. : cltcprd
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      You'll be there and you'll like it. : Degenerate
      • The only way I'm coming is if I get to go to Le Bistro Montage! and even then it's still up in the air : cltcprd
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    i think i'm gonna try to hit this one. not sure if i've got the time this weekend for a trip up to seattl : mindmann
    • j00 betta be! : Degenerate
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  i'll be there, fuckers. : cpt_gloval
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    you better be sweetums. I need a place to sleep. : Degenerate
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      i guess that means i'll have to vaccum you a patch in the corner then? : cpt_gloval
      • if thats what you kids call it nowdays. : Degenerate
• yeah yeah i'll be there : lord cecil
• Attn: cltcprd Call the parlour and reserve a table or something : VegasX
• Wow.that is too close to pass up. : dmiller
• eastside on a weekend? thbbpt : mallrice

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  I agree with all of those except Halo. Well, I DO agree that it's overrated, but I don't agree with every... : Chris Remo
  • Omg, halo? One of the greatest games ever =( : paravis
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  Halo 1 and 2, then probably the entire Madden series. Listing anything else would take away from how vas... : JINKY
  • madden kick ass. you just a hatter : burningpantsman
• Double Dash, Halo and WC3 all shine in the MP department which you seem to be pretty much ignoring.... : derelict515
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  Obligatory defending war3 replay: its still one of the best multiplayer games out there. Replayability is... : scatti
  • *reply : scatti
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    Starcraft was far better. : Rageaholic
    • sounds like you didnt give war3 mp a fair chance. They are both excellent games. : scatti
    • I disagree. Starcraft is a quality title, but I enjoyed Warcraft 3's singleplayer campaign way more than : bluntage
• In before 1,000 OMG Halo replies : EvilDolemite
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  i think basically anything by Blizzard is overrated. but that's just 'cause everyone loves them but me. : cpt_gloval
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    VERITECH RAPE : genjuro
    • >:-( : rasputinreborn
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    now I have to buy a plane ticket to Seattle and commit murder :( : armybob
    • be sure to let me know when! I'll setup a shackmeet. : cltcprd
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  Overrated: Splinter Cell series - people gushed about these games, but I found them to be extremely linea... : bluntage
  • I really enjoyed the 1st Splinter Cell, it had (imo) the best lighting effects in a PC game to date. I al... : carrioN luggagE
  • I also tried Splinter Cell, played through about half of it, laughed, and turned it off. I feel like I'm... : Begawkiness
  • Yeah I played the first Splinter Cell and while it was pretty fun, it wasn't everything people were hypin... : SenorSpine
  • While I loved SC, I understand this criticism. However, you have to try the MP for SC:PT or SC:CT. They g... : derelict515
  • if they fixed the aiming I might have given it a chance because sneaking was fun. How the hell do you mis... : mista mista
  • Agreed. Though still fun, I basically play them because they're the only thing that's even remotely close... : speon
• i agree with your xbox sentiments. : abrasion
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  I thought Psychonauts was pretty overrated. Good story/artwork, average gameplay. : ieGod
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    I thought the gameplay was great. The Psyball is fun as shit to bounce around on, lighting shit on fire ... : fishbone
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      Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed bouncing around on that damn ball. I REFUSED to get off of it. ... : Chris Remo
      • I'm pissed this isn't compatible with the 360. My Psychonauts savegame remains stagnant. :( : wunderbred
      • Dude, me too! I mean, why wouldn't you go on it - not only is it more fun, but it's more useful, you ... : SpaecKow
  • I loved Psychonauts, and while I don't think it is overrated, I would have enjoyed the game a hell of a l... : speon
• shadow of the colossus = overated. Excellent environments. Mixed music. Horrible horrible gameplay. And t... : mista mista
• Think there's anything to the fact that every one of your "overrated" games were games that people really... : mittense
• I don't think Double Dash can be overrated since it wasn't rated all that well to begin with. That said,... : slax0r
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  Far Cry. Argh. : notd665
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    I agree everyone compares this game to HL2. They weren't even in the same league in my eyes. Holy crap... : crummynz
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      I'll agree that FC doesn't approach the greatness of her holy majest HL2, but it is a great game in its o... : Ebu
      • Yeah I still enjoyed it, and played through the whole thing (twice, which is unusual for me). Still, I'd ... : crummynz
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        Halo 1 and 2, FF7, Half-Life 2, Doom 3...I could go on forever... : Derringer
        • Meant for the main thread... : Derringer
  • I agree, actually. It was a good game, but it gets far more love than I think it merits when you consider... : Ajax
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  Well. I'm glad you axe'd. Ahem: Chrono Trigger is overrated. Chrono Cross, however, is not. I don't... : rotten element
  • you are so wrong that I dont even feel like explaining =( : kelerian
• Prince of Persia, Halo : valiance
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  Half-Life 1. Max Payne series. Final Fantasy 7. :[ : My Documents
  • gah :( : adhy
  • whoa. whoa. Max Payne is NOT overrated. : jcutner
  • I'd ask for an explanation, but... well, you know... : algernoN8
  • Actually, I agree with all 3. : Ebu
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    Dead to me. : tomservo
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      Deus Ex. : Afterglow
      • Double Dog Dead :( : tomservo
      • you sick, twisted, mother fucker. : spdon
  • Try playing games before they're old hat. Opinions this after the fact don't carry as much weight. Whil... : brickmatt
• Sony PSP launch >:| : not work safe
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  UT2k4, I bought it and played it like... thrice. : orgcaptainnemo
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    YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!! : omnova
    • YES, TO THE STORE FOR CREDIT! : AlexXdude
  • iawtp. UT2k3 > UT2k4 :D : RikiTiki2
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  None. If I don't like a game it doesn't make the game overrated. Now, if I'd let hype let me have some... : Judicator.Khas
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    Yes, you don't understand the term. : valiance
    • Thanks for clarifying. : algernoN8
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  counterstrike. It is just a watered down action quake 2. : belal
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    i miss the days when aq2 was popular. team dm was a fucking blast, the levels were quite complex, and mo... : cygnus
    • yep, it was awesome stuff :( : belal
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    Why hasn't a worthy successor to AQ2 arisen? : brickmatt
    • The Opera for Half-Life was pretty good. There was an ActionQuake mod for Quake 3, but it looked like ass... : BlackCat9
  • Forgot about this one...so totally agreed. I partially believe the reason it's popular is because it was ... : speon
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  Halo 2, GTA:SA, Counter-Strike and Diablo 2. Here's my reasons. Halo 2: I can't believe how many p... : BlackCat9
  • agree on all counts. : algernoN8
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    hahahha its so true. I had to put up with Dan 101 for months before and after the game was released. ... : SenorSpine
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      fuck you I wasn't that bad, I like seeing the characters feet in the game I said that about Breakdown too : Dan 101
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        Whatever if master chief took a shit in Halo 2 you'd think it was awesome and you know it : SenorSpine
        • That's only cause I like shit though...in my mouth : Dan 101
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  PC: System Shock II: I've tried to play this like 10 times, and each time I give up due to horrible cont... : SenorSpine
  • Have you tried the System Shock 2 fan updates to the textures and graphics? Personally, the graphics have... : BlackCat9
  • i made the mistake of playing ss2 after deus ex and it was a big letdown :( Was still fun but I just coul... : spdon
  • SS2 looked pretty bad when it came out. Gameplay > graphics : Haku-Jin
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  Planescape Torment. Just gets a bit boring even though the plot was interesting. I cant believe hl1 go... : spdon
  • dead to me. : aaarrrgh
• World of Warcraft : filthysock

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• lol, i wish this was a joke. : broly1718
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  Now this is how G4 should be! I support this show! : jhof
  • Sadly, this is how most of G4's programming is. : mancide
• This isn't serious, is it? : Rice-Rocketeer
• wow that was horrible : klearlyunseen
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  go about 32 minutes in and watch the amazing review of Super Mario Bros. 2 : cockoftehwalk
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    please tell me you happened to skip forward that far, and didn't actually watch 32 minutes of that garbag... : sicko
    • hahaha, believe me I had to skip around. I just love it when the camera is fixed on the one with the glas... : cockoftehwalk
  • oh god thats horrid. : spdon
  • i'm mailing these fuckers a tripod : donuthead
  • what an informative review. : broly1718
• WOW! I watched the first 27 seconds, and then closed the window it was playing in. : SamJackson
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  ^^^To the haters: where's YOUR game review show? :P At least they're making a go of it, talking about... : Cognoscenti
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    This thing is just painful to watch. I feel sorry for these guys if it's serious. But I can't believe it'... : Rice-Rocketeer
    • It's serious, but cmon they request ridicule by making it public on the net. : grandmasterlee
    • VERy painfull, I usually sit though some horrible crap with the hopes it will get better but I had to tur... : Psychic Potato
  • uh it can only get better, right? : yay4furryanimals
  • I'm sorry, but the touchy-feely "at least they tried" crap doesn't always apply. Especially when it's so ... : Fred Garvin
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    I dont have to go to culinary school to know what a shit sandwich tastes like. : Cygnus X-1
    • hahah i laughed : BigCooter
• omg 44 MINUTES? : Halen
• I liked the background intro music : echoinggreen
• I wish these guys luck! : graincloud
• and you thought MY videos were bad. : jcutner
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  Actually, it was originally posted here. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11559821 Thanks, Shack ... : skitzo
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    does this actually matter? : thekidd
    • It just helps me cope with the amount of time i spend on the shack. : skitzo
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  I feel humanity has no hope if these to reproduce. : Begawkiness
  • to = two :( : Begawkiness
  • I think its safe to say this wont happen. : kelerian
• oh boy...that's beyond bad : red2lucas
• This is better then X-Play! : bozer
• Brought to you by Miss Boll's Sixth Grade Special Education class. : filtersweep
• It kind of hurts bad to watch. : Tawler
• hey i wonder which one is Rosenblum? Dude reminded me of Kyles cousin on south park. : burning eye
• And they wonder why they get beat up in High School. : Magus

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• Way to hold the door open! : midgetherder
• ONE DOES NOT FISH IN THE COMPANY POOL. though technically you've eaten that fish before. shit, i fu... : draconic
• lol she's sleeping with someone to get the job. also nepotism. also congrats! : askedrelic
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  Yay for humping in janitor closets! : Halen
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    I'm sure @ google they have conjugal visit rooms. : burningtrees
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      no, but they do have expectant mother's parking spaces! : virus
      • Too public for my taste. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Did I miss something? A-V is preggers? If so, congrats and I'm sorry I'm late to the party. : ArtilleryMarker
        • no no no - she's not, i was just saying... : virus
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  shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket... : alexthegreat2
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    thats what i thought too, until google said "please, bring all your friends and relatives into the compan... : virus
    • please be for bringing my stock price back the fuck up : digitalburro
    • hey buddy how's it going we should hang out sometime at google since we are such good friends and all you... : Mansmells
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      so.... where is this...google located? : broly1718
      • Outer Space : c0bra
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      word, my brother. Make sure you give them my name. : c0bra
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        im accepting shackmessages with your experience/what kind of job you want. seriously, everyone can shack... : virus
        • Can you help me with getting a summer co-op? I'm applying in general, but any help is good :D : askedrelic
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          http://www.google.com/jobs/intern.html <-- can you help me with this? :) : electroly
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            I can refer interns, yes. : virus
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              I'm totally messaging you tonight. : askedrelic
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                Yeah I am too... : omnova
                • No fuck you, don't take all the jobs! : askedrelic
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                ditto. also, askedrelic sucks if that helps any. best friends forever : electroly
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                  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11607144 double fuck to you : askedrelic
                  • ♥♥♥ : electroly
          • oh nice. the jobs listing had one interesting position in MountainView. damn... : Ariakus
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      you get a "finders fee" right? i know they need java coders, hook me up :) : Clay
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        You think he's doing this out of the kindness in his heart? lol ;) : SatansFist
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          that's why i'm not exactly appealing to his philanthropisticside :P : Clay
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            shackmessage me! : virus
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              hahaha soon 1/2 the Shack will work for Google. : Crimsonbeak
              • Eventually Google homepage will have a cockboat art day. : Lunatic Angelic
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              Lol Virus givin the hookups! =D : loboca
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                he's spreading like a ..... : edgewise
                • ... well developed marketing campaign. : Afterglow
            • shackmessage'd : Silent Wolf
    • Hmm, maybe I should see if VenusK can get in somewhere! : Zero|DPX
    • Joo and me are friends right PJ buddy? : Lunatic Angelic
    • do they need inexperienced gophers? :D : RikiTiki2
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      get me hired faster!! : hamachi
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        you're in brother - its out of my hands now :) : virus
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          and congrats for your chica. that is muy awesome. I don't suppose they need a physical therapist onsit... : hamachi
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            there are massage therapists... : virus
            • yeah I saw those. she does recovery from injury stuff more than anything. but no bother. it still kick... : hamachi
    • Where should I send my resume? lolz ... no really... where? : ThomW
• the advertising section... that will probably be a cool job. : thief
• That's great! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  oh boy... : g0nk
  • lol : Degenerate
  • lol : virus
  • lol : Mr.SEX
  • elol : Lunatic Angelic
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    :D : riptyde
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      You broke the line of TIE Fighters :( : Ebu
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        Fucking A-Wings screwing up the TIE formation. : Crimsonbeak
        • (((((C> ===Millenium Falcon! : algernoN8
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          |-o-| (-o-) |-o-| : steelsamurai
          • \-o-\ barrel roll? : inarius
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            >o< >o< >o< X-wings in formation. : someWayne
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              O>---------- It's a trap! : algernoN8
              • I just sensed a disturbance in the force. : sKetchflow
• Remember to keep your cubicle full of mints : Crimsonbeak
• Thats great. Thats really really great. I'm so glad for you both. Both of you, happy, together working fo... : not work safe
• thats great! i just work in the wrong kind of programming field to work for the G. : Ariakus
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  so when does http:/www.google.com/shackreviews come out? : Experiment IV
  • They just need to add a comments section to this: http://www.google.com/Top/Games/ : loboca
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  Fantastic news. She's also lucky to have your pride and support as well as the talents and skill to be h... : sHugamom
  • omg thank you - thats so sweet :D : virus
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    wooohooo! Now I get to bug virus 24/7 : anti-virus
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      ha! You're gonna bug the virus. :D : sHugamom
      • I laughed heartily at this. Also, congrats to AV! : Vic Viper
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  one more thing - if you want the referral, dont apply online. you have a much greater chance of getting ... : virus
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    I'm finally putting the finishing touches on my resume and it will be in a shackmessage to you tonight. ... : cltcprd
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      definitely a bad idea. let me put you in the employee referral database first. : virus
      • ok, sounds good. : cltcprd
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    dognose just got feedback! WOOT!!! :D : virus
    • Virus has initiated a trojan horse shack invasion of google! : sHugamom
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      They better make sure to update the lunch menu with chinese. : Tincan
      • Vegetarian Chinese food at that! : o0JediBeavis0o
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      wonder if they said "sniff j00!" or "woof" :) : sHugamom
      • hahaha - i said "woof" :D : virus
• need any editors/writers at Google? (ones from Canada who can get visas to work in the US, that is) : Postal
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  oh yeah, i hate you now :( : Clay
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    Holding up there, big guy? Would you like a sooooda? : Afterglow
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      lol i've been a little discontented lately with working for BofA. And now all this google talk has got me... : Clay
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        I worked for BoA's 1-800-SUPPORT for a couple months. I imagine you were one of the developers that had t... : Afterglow
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          there's like a billion and a half development groups running amok in BofA. they just seem to like to p... : Clay
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            oh yeah, I also work in the worst rated building in uptown charlotte and the only "flair" we have is a br... : Clay
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              oh and they block all "gaming" sites, including the shack. : Clay
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                Haha, even I could Shack from my call centre job in between calls. Of course I worked for a subcontractor... : Afterglow
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                  they only recently started blocking it :( : Clay
                  • You should speak to m'friend, Mr. Nagheenanajar. : Afterglow
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            I'm totally feeling the same way with the big W. : xocsida
            • lets move to mountain view and work for google dude! : Clay
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  Holy crap, thats pretty freakin awesome. : crummynz
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    hellz yeah...and we just signed our new lease today on our apartment :) : virus
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      where do you guys live? : Clay
      • Belmont, about 14 miles away from google's mountain-view headquarters : virus
• keep working there for awhile and put in a referal for me in like 3 years for executive sous chef : lumpymilk