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• stick with your moocow milk. : kbnerd
• 1% milk looks like watered down man juice, I don't see how people drink that. : jard
• don't be such apussy its a carton of soy milk if you don't like it throw it out geez ps. start with ch... : gegtik
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  how exactly is Soy healthier? There's really not that much difference in terms of the nutrients. Maybe s... : digitalburro
  • yes stick with the real thing : Maarten Goldstein
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    Depends if your going with Organic Milk or the processed stuff that's chock full of steroids and other in... : hatelull
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      Hmmm yeah that's more of my concern. Maybe I'll check out the organic milk first. My stuff is just run-o... : tomservo
      • Organic milk is substantially better than regular old milk IMO. I just hate having to go to the hippie s... : digitalburro
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        If you go for organic, I personally love Horizons, give it a shot. :) : halophoenix
        • ^^^ Yes!!! This is the same brand I get too, it's amazingly good : digitalburro
    • Mmm, large boobies. : Psychic Potato
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    This just in: cow milk is for baby cows. You do the math. Unles you are a baby cow who needs to grow into... : deeveee
    • Because it tastes good in hot chocolate. : helvetica
    • And soy milk is for baby soys. : Carnivac
    • northern europeans have an adaptation that makes it just about OK to drink cow's milk into adulthood t... : jcupitt
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      I... I... honestly can't understand how this line of reasoning makes sense to anyone. : filtersweep
      • It's hippy logic. Just be glad they're usually too stoned to make any real difference in the world. : walker270
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      why would you drink milk that come from nuts? : creep
      • 'cause he wants to grow up to be a big nut? : Toraz Chryx
      • does that include putting hazelnut milk in chocolate or eating anything with coconut milk added? :) : halophoenix
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      What?? Wheat grain is for growing more wheat, and yet here we are making bread out of it! You do the ma... : Vantage
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        Its just the way many people act like milk is some life force that we all need or we will all shrivel awa... : deeveee
        • Except we don't eat the rat as well. Cows, on the other hand, are very tastey... : walker270
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          did your parents drown in a big pool of milk? :( : mikecyb
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            No they drink milk. I used to drink it until about age 7 then I realised it taste like shit and goes down... : deeveee
            • What brand of milk were you drinking? That sounds nasty! : helvetica
            • ... : filtersweep
            • wow you mean people have different tastes!? SHOCKING!! also find me another beverage that can provide... : mikecyb
            • Sounds like your fam was trying to feed you Kefir: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir The stuff is ... : halophoenix
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          Being accustomed to something is hardly the same thing as an addiction. Nobody is claiming that cow milk... : Vantage
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            chalk it up to different tastes, I say. I mean, people will happily drink cow's milk, but then gag at... : halophoenix
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              I would like an assortment of different animal milks actually. it would be interesting. ps - human br... : mikecyb
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                word-goat's milk can be pretty damned good. And i'll fight before someone takes my feta away. :) Never : halophoenix
                • I wonder what whale's milk tastes like... how'd you like to be the guy who has to collect that hahaha ... : mikecyb
              • That's 100% pure cambodian... : filtersweep
            • I don't really see it as much of a contradiction. The people who don't drink goats milk or eat goat chee... : Vantage
        • it's okay, your point is there, it's just that people won't think about it if it breaks the status quo. ... : halophoenix
        • Ohh, my bones are so brittle. But I always plenty of... Malk? : riptyde
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          Plus milk comes with bonus puss: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=62903 : Fred Garvin
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            Hearing that was always the thing that stuck in my mind. Not to mention seeing the cows on that documenta : tomservo
            • Actually, there is some research being done into animal stress. Some theorize that because animals we eat... : Fred Garvin
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            pfft puss is white blood cells, how are those bad?! : mikecyb
            • plus it's pasteurized anyway, so the whole point is pretty worthless hey they pull veggies right out o... : mikecyb
    • Actually there's SOME truth to this... I've heard that milk is good for children/young people because the... : SatansFist
  • soy milk has little saturated fat and $huge_aMoooounts of polyunsaturates, much better for you (I think) ... : jcupitt
  • Soy is good for boosting your estrogen levels. Bitch tits rock! : johnny skidmarks
  • Soy milk is manufactured and can vary quite a bit from brand to brand. : Fred Garvin
• Vanilla Soy Milk is rather sweet tasting and really nice in morning coffee (i don't use sugar). : hatelull
• Skim is actually better than soy. More protien, less sugar. : filtersweep
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  Rice Milk taste much better than Soy Milk. : wtf242
  • This man is wise beyond his years. : hatelull
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    rice milk is worthless. little protein, more calories and only slightly less fat than 1% milk. : mikecyb
    • i don't know what rice milk you buy, but the stuff i buy has less calories and fat than soy milk. : wtf242
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      http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/14342.html a couple more calories less fat no sugar tast... : wtf242
      • I compared rice milk to 1% milk (I drink skim anyway), not soy 102 cals to 120 cals 2.4g fat to 2.0g ... : mikecyb
      • Protien 0.4g :( : filtersweep
• Soy milk almost always has sugar added. There's a non-sugar kind but it's hard to find and tastes like a... : romulan
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  Soy milk is not good to drink on its own really, only on things like cereal. I recommend So good (not soy... : iplay
  • Ah yes, brand is actually important. I'd reccomend Vitasoy's Creamy Original; some of the other crap like... : halophoenix
• It tastes like shit. : freshyk
• soy milk is supposedly chemically similar to estrogen and if you drink too much you;re gonna grow boobies : gegtik
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  The next thing you know, you'll be wearing Birkenstocks, filling your gas tank full of cooking oil, prote... : Phil
  • lolz : Maarten Goldstein
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    Hahaha, not to mention I'd wear my North Face jackets out while taking my two golden retrievers to the pr... : tomservo
    • I work at a non-profit and at least three employees here drive and Outback (and I haven't even seen every... : mikecyb
  • http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?user=Phil&query=Birkenstocks : creep
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  How the fuck do you milk a soy? : walker270
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    nipples dude, nipples : Maarten Goldstein
    • HOT : Carnivac
  • chinese ppl with tiny, tiny hands : gegtik
• It's definitely not milk-like, so don't expect a milk replacement. : ieGod
• I would recomend rice milk over soy milk. : deeveee
• I prefer soymilk pretty much for the reason that cartons of it are shelf-stable for a pretty long time un... : halophoenix
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  I drink soy milk. If you HAVE to drink soy milk, make sure it is Silk brand (plain, not vanilla, fuck va... : dognose
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    Thank you :D I'm mainly concerned about having it with my cereal, since I can't really taste it in my ... : tomservo
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      Yeah I don't know the stuff that halophoenix spoke about, I only know the major store brands... I want pe... : dognose
      • Vitasoy fo' life! :) Seriously though, Silk is good too, gotta say, and it's available in most regula... : halophoenix
      • Sounds like I got nothin' to worry about then. :) About the only things I drink solo is Apple Juice, ... : tomservo
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    what, praytell, do you have against vanilla? : hatelull
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      Nothing, except the shit is nasty. I hate sweet stuff : dognose
      • so do i, but vanilla soy milk + black coffee = a beautiful 'ting : hatelull
  • This man is correct. Stick with SILK brand. I have enjoyed all of their flavors (vanilla, chocolate, moc... : skanky08
• Like spoiled regular milk. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  My girlfriend (chinese) prefers Soy to real milk.. An affliction of which I am trying to cure her. It's ... : Vantage
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    I, much like your girlfriend, have always hated real milk and I think that soy milk is a fantastic altern... : Sexpansion Pack
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      It cracks me up that people in this thread are trying to change my mind about it, like it matters in the ... : tomservo
      • good points. ps - a dash of soy milk works pretty well in mac n cheez. Don't use it the same way you ... : halophoenix
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        You should be making mac and cheese with double butter and no milk anyway. : filtersweep
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          Oh shit. Add a little bit of steak seasoning, parmesean cheese, and ground pepper. *unsheathes wang* : tomservo
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            and hey now you've got some protein to add to it to make up for what's lost from the lack of milk! : mikecyb
            • Aahhahahaha. Had I been eating cereal when reading this post, good sir, I would have spit it out my nose.... : tomservo
          • I think I want Mac n Cheez tonight. :( : halophoenix
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    And go organic. Most milk has pesticides and growth hormones in it. Think about that. They feed those ... : romulan
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      I drink milk daily and I'm not fat. Perhaps we should stop blaming ill health on phantom substances in o... : Vantage
      • BAH! That's because you're a viking. Normal americans get fat way easier. : romulan
      • MADNESS : filtersweep
      • bah, that scientific evidence pales in comparison to my anecdotal experience! : halophoenix
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        take your logic right the fuck out of here pal! the chemicals, while not really great for you, aren't ... : mikecyb
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          But who the fuck wants ANY cow growth hormones and pesicides in their bodies?! Sure that probably won't ... : romulan
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            is there any proof that these chemicals are bad? Because plants have evolved chemicals to make them pois... : DonkeyPopsicle
            • Yes, there is alot of science that proves pesticides are bad. : romulan
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              http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/general/milk.htm http://www.dairyinstitute.org/globals/glob_faq... : halophoenix
              • durr, i meant to say "not really taking a side in the debate," not "the article." : halophoenix
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            well I agree with you there. and whole grain bread is actually better for you than white bread (I also l : mikecyb
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              that much is the truth too. It's never one thing or the other, you can't say "OMG SHUT DOWN MCDONALDS... : halophoenix
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                go to subway instead of mcdonalds as a start. it's still fast and tasty, but it's less processed and gre... : mikecyb
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                  That's pretty much what I did (QUIT COPYING ME, MICHAEL) \m/ 6" tuna sub with sun chips \m/ : tomservo
                  • I like the roast chicken sub myself, but tuna is good too :D and you ripped me off >:( : mikecyb
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              I do try to eat more natural and less processed stuff though (though I don't go out of my way to eat orga : tomservo
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                I'll never go vegetarian because meats are too delicious to not eat. Srsly, if god didn't want us to e... : mikecyb
                • I really don't think I can either. I don't eat much meat to begin with (because of budget, and it's not u : tomservo
            • For sure. The older i get the more i can feel how shitty food affects me. As far as the organic/chemica... : romulan
• Tastes kind of like regular milk that is a little dried out and might have some dust in it or something..... : jake2000
• You can use it for anything that you use plain milk for except cooking. The flavour doesn't really work t... : Fred Garvin
• To me it's like a cow ate too much grass = grasse'd milk yuck : L0opet
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  I really don't like regular soy milk. Vanilla soy milk is alright on cereal. Chocolate soy milk is fine... : SiW73
  • I does work really well for quick smoothies when you blend it with frozen fruit. : Fred Garvin
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  Anything that has soy scares me because of the whole estrogen thing. I try to avoid soy at all costs. : carazy
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    Ditto, I always steer clear of the soy protein because I like my testicles, thank you. : MisterPhoton
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      Umm, are you guys saying that men that eat soy on a regular basis are going to run into hormone issues? S... : Fred Garvin
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        The difference is the amount of soy consumed by an inhabitant in a region where its part of the diet, ver... : MisterPhoton
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          Fred's argument stands. There are people who make Soy products the majority part oftheir diet and have fo... : halophoenix
          • "If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?" : MisterPhoton
  • haha wait what is this about? : mikecyb
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    you know that all turned out to be false, right? That you'd have to drink gallons of the stuff for there ... : halophoenix
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      I looked into it awhile back and there seemed to be no positive proof either way. Although they do have ... : carazy
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        ::sigh:: and fear wins again. :( : halophoenix
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          plus I've never liked the taste of soy milk :-P I'm not losing anything. : carazy
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            see, if you don't like it, that's fair and just say that. But the hormonal nonsense has been disproven ag... : halophoenix
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              So it is shown to give off estrogen for females and they are uncertain about men because of few studies. ... : carazy
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                the abstract talked about semen quality. The study as a whole goes into greater detail. : halophoenix
                • ah, nevermind, the full-text at nutrition.org is a summary of the publication. I'll see if I can find ano... : halophoenix
        • What about the people that drink soy because they fear milk? : Vantage
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      you say mcdonalds use soy filler beef patties, but i though it was clear that all their patties were 100%... : kingfish
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        uh...okay, way to be aggro about it. As far as I know, McDonalds is still using soy filler in their be... : halophoenix
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          Their site says in the nutitional info that it's 100% beef. I assume that they have to say if it has soy ... : Fred Garvin
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            thank you. If I'm wrong, I'd like to be called out with facts, not noise. :) : halophoenix
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              Keep in mind McDonald's admitted lying about the beef content of their french fries, and had to apologize... : dognose
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                Fucking clowns -xian : capt tripps
                • 3 more lies in a series, collect all 270! http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/pcrmed_1mar.html h... : dognose
              • in their defense, McDonalds is pretty stupid. maybe they just didn't know? : thekidd
    • Nothing was proven false. The issue is still hotly debated. The fact that soy is recommended as an estrog... : johnny skidmarks
• Rice milk is a little sweeter and tastier : nrgXs
• Plan Silk soy milk is great on cereal and in coffee. It's okay plain but doesn't taste quite like cow's m... : godwit
• RICE MILK > SOY MILK : Zero|DPX

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  Oh yeah, I meant to ask, what did other shackers think about this game? I probably wont purchase it unti... : Saman
  • Other Shackers have liked it from what I've read so far. Lots of positive feedback. : Dslyecxi
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  Are n00bs welcome? I've only played a few times, and I'm retarded at it. : fugu124
  • the only requirement is that you have the game :P : ^-SeaWolf-^
• I'll be there! PS: I really like Ogledow, we should play on that tonight! : AlexXdude
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  oh yeah, did you invite goons to this or is this one shack only? : ^-SeaWolf-^
  • It'll be Shack-only unless the turnout is lower than expected (in which case I'd post about in the Goon R... : Dslyecxi
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  nyranger66 might make it tonight as well when i talked to him on a random server we both coincidentally j... : AlexXdude
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    Do you use the in-game Buddy List? That thing's great for joining servers with other Shackers on it, as l... : Dslyecxi
    • nah, I don't use the in-game buddy list. I just joined a random server that nyranger happened to be play... : AlexXdude
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      o rly, an in-game buddylist, eh? : nyranger66
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        Yeah, it's quite nice. Syixxs told me about it, I've been using it ever since.. at least until Friends is... : Dslyecxi
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          how do you set it up? : cltcprd
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            There's a tab for it in the server browser. Add people with their full names (for instance, mine is Dslye : Dslyecxi
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              does the shack server show up in the server browser now? : cltcprd
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                Yes, it does. It's listed as: Shack Tactical - Shackbattle Server : Dslyecxi
                • It still doesn't show a ping, though. No idea why, but it doesn't really matter anyway. : Dslyecxi
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  Grr...new Lost is tonite. Now I have to choose, damn you! : theamazingrand0
  • DVR it? Or just watch it and join up when it's over? I'm sure we'll play for more than an hour... : Dslyecxi
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  Anything else we need other than the game, i.e. teamspeak? : Jonathan
  • Nope, we're still using in-game voice comm. It seems to work fine as long as you don't have EAX enabled. : Dslyecxi
• I'm going to especially suck tonight - I just changed my controller and am still getting used to it. : trOmblyj
• I want to be your tank gunner buddy, Dslyexci, we must wreak havoc tonight! : AlexXdude
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  Where is the demo??? >:( : genjuro
  • ^knows the time : creep
• But I'm in the midst of a murder mystery involving an alleged vampire and a vampire slayer! I'm sure I'l... : quietb0y
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  SERVER IP INFO IMPORTANT!!! The IP for hirez's box changed, so the ro.shackbattles.com DNS probably wo... : Dslyecxi
  • Alternatively try ro.shuga.org. Should work for everyone. : Dslyecxi
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  20 MINUTES TO GAMETIME : Dslyecxi
  • Heading home now. I'll be there soon after 6pm PST. : cltcprd
• Wow, this game runs in windowed mode beautifully. Awesome, I can post and play pre-game. :D In-game no... : Dslyecxi
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  FIVE MINS TO GAMETIME Joooiiin ussss! : Dslyecxi
  • IM JOINING NOW FOR GREAT JUSTICE! : AlexXdude
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  "This game is currently unavailable" wtf die steam, restarting does not help :( : sanchez
  • mah I've had it on download for the last 2 hours - still not ready. : Jonathan
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    Have you tried a full system restart? : Dslyecxi
    • yes : sanchez

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  Wha? Gratz! : Visceral Monkey
  • well thank you : Galadriel07
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  zomg! festivus for the restofus!!!! grats!! : Downforce
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    I GOT ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE... NOW, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT! : AlexXdude
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      "Cougar! I bet you couldn't smooth a sheet if you had a hot date... I've lost my train of thought." : algernoN8
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        And NOW! for the feats of strength! : AlexXdude
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          This subthread has created an unexpected turn in my original thread. I like it. : Galadriel07
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            Hahah, I capped that ep when it was on TV not too long ago, it's one of my favorites. I'm not sure if it... : AlexXdude
            • P.S.: congrats! :D : AlexXdude
• grats : DapperDan
• See Ratalon? Shacknews works. : tacocat
• Congrats! Lake wut? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Gratz! Convict Lake Resort, good eats. : yosemiteclimber
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    well he said something about Nevados. I have never been there but his parents recommended it when we cal... : Galadriel07
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      They have a nice wine list, good food as well. : yosemiteclimber
      • thats good! Now I know why his parents said it was a good place. They are wine conoisseurs. : Galadriel07
  • IAWTP, the restaurant at Convict Lake is very good : Trimis
• Congrats! So, all you have to do to get married is put a time stamp on your .pst files?!?!?! O_o : warcrow
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  congrats!!!! You've just given your last blowjob! : edgewise
  • major lols edgewise, and grats indeed galadriel : khroma
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  you got married on a wednesday? are you talking about WoW or something? : suqur
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    uh no we were married this morning IRL : Galadriel07
    • What sever is IRL on? : warcrow
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  * C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ' D * : sikander
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    I finally read that in the UT announcer voice. nicely done. : tacocat
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      Yay, congrats you two! : omnova
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        Son of a fucking misreply. : omnova
        • I hope they name their son misreply. : tacocat
• congratulations!!!111 : Jayx77
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  Shackers demand wedding pic! : Visceral Monkey
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    www.myspace.com/cartersdragon : Galadriel07
    • Pictures like these always make me want to go all out to Ohio to take my girl's hand. Le sigh @ distance... : pwnage1232
• so I guess you went with the small ceremony :P congrats tho, I hope you have many happy years together... : mikecyb
• congrats fag! : sexninja!!!!
• Congrats, hope we still see you on CS:S from time to time. Getting new his and hers computers? His bi... : SirX
• That is a horrible last name. Why didn't he take Mr. 07? Then he could be like bond. : Crimsonbeak
• Shacknews - It gets Ratalon chicks : Wheatloaf
• The other Mrs. Ratalon didn't mind? Congratulations to you both :D : losimagic
• Isn't there some fancy restaurant on Mono lake? : smacknca
• Mammoth Lakes? For expensive my fav is whiskey creek. for cheap it is bergers. : josecuervo
• wtf you just got married and you are posting on the shack? lolz : judge
• Congratulmalations! : thekidd
• even in marriage you're still a nerd - you've got a Myspace site and everything! congrats. : Postal
• WOO HOO!! Congrats! Update your profile! (priorities, etc...) : edlin
• Big mistake. gg life. : hungry hero
• Thanks for everyone's congratulations!! We ended up going to Angel's for dinner. It is a really great... : Galadriel07
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  Congrats...does this mean I have to marry a shacker now too? : drucifer
  • are there any single women left here? if so, then I say go for it. : Galadriel07
• Finally some shakers are gonna get laid, congrats! : askedrelic