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• Did it have Peter Cullen's voice at the end of it? : MurrayTheSkull
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  How was Rocky? : -efx-
  • Meh, and I'm a Rocky fan. Slower than I liked and the fight was really nothing special. : GeorgeB3DR
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  you like michael bay movies? please not the island :( : merpaholic
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    i thought the island was good. : CoRDS
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      it was! : fathertime
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        island > his other crap : lodit
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          Bad Boys and The Rock were much better, imo. : Serpico74
          • agreed, I love both Bad Boys and The Rock is a classic. : h o s t i l e
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            For 20 million bucks Bay made Bad Boys look fucking awesome. : Super Sparker
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              Yeah I can't stress enough how awesome of a movie Bad Boys 1 in particular. Funny ass dialog and kickass ... : h o s t i l e
              • the first one yes second is god awful shit : lodit
    • It seemed like the island might have had a decent script... but then they just through all the plot devel... : p4ck3tloss
  • I liked it except for that blatant Xbox ad scene. : NFXFSX
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    The Island was his worst one, but Bad Boys, The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Armegeddon - yeah, liked em all. : GeorgeB3DR
    • WTF? The island was a million times better than Pearl Harbor. PH was a bloated mess that had an en... : Super Sparker
  • Bad Boys 2 is one of the coolest movies ive seen in a long damn time : sexninja!!!!
  • island was great : klearlyunseen
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  the real question IS, can spielberg rein bay in and bring this one home? its got a cool look (forget the ... : Antilles_Prime
  • Yeah, the trailer reminded me of independance day. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I think it's hilarious that Michael Bay is considered an action director when he has no clue how to stage... : Serpico74
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    Sorry, Bay is one of the best action directors today. : GeorgeB3DR
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      LOL. I mean c'mon Bad Boys 2, The Island and Pearl Harbor. CAN THIS MAN DO NO WRONG?? He's one of the ... : NastyJack
      • Bad Boys 2 was very enjoyable. : thekidd
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        Everything doesn't have to be a cinematic opus worthy of an Oscar. His movies are like candy. They aren'... : Super Sparker
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          But can he make a good movie? A movie that will stick with me for at least 3 minutes after I've walked ou... : NastyJack
          • All movies don't need to stick with you. Not every movie does. Some movies are pure spectacle and are use... : Super Sparker
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      Wholeheartedly disagree. He has no idea how to really stage or choreograph action. There's a reason he ca : Serpico74
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        Well, his movies have grossed a few billion dollars, so it doesn't really matter if you agree or not. Yo... : GeorgeB3DR
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          The Deer Hunter series of videogames has sold more copies than Max Payne 1&2, does that make them better?... : edgewise
          • Daaaayum! Edgewise just bitchslapped GeorgeB! : zuga
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          I made that point at the end of my post, you didn't have to make it again for me. Hell, I don't like S... : Serpico74
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            I made the point because really, it doesn't matter what you like. When you make sweeping statements like... : GeorgeB3DR
            • Sure, I'll still state my opinion. I'll also say that so long as you have the money to do the big expl... : Serpico74
            • Just because Bay's movies do well at the box office doesn't necessarily mean that he can direct well. It... : Anti_dentite
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          You always fall back on this incredibly tired old argument, and it gets increasingly ridiculous with each : genjuro
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            In cases like this, an individual's opinion doesn't matter. People in genearl like Michael Bay movies, s... : GeorgeB3DR
            • except for the fact that Serpico is not an amateur in the film industry : Mr.Fusion
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          You're not differentiating between popular and objectively good. The true measure of objectively good is ... : carnivore
          • An example Shackers should recognize: Beyond Good and Evil. Great game, but it didn't sell well. I suspec... : carnivore
          • woot, someone else did say it. popular /= good!!! : DoubleAught()
          • Except that there is NO such thing, as an objectively good movie(or book or TV series, etc for that matte... : Kristian Joensen
        • The key to success isn't always being good at what you do. It can also be appealing to the lowest common ... : NastyJack
        • I agree! His movies are about entertainment. Thats it. Theyre not about award winning drama, or being awa : klearlyunseen
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        I thought the Pearl Harbor attack sequence was very well done and built the tension admirably enough. ... : Super Sparker
        • That's like saying herpes is better than gonohhrea. I agree on the Tony Scott Domino thing. That said, : Serpico74
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  How can you not be a fan of Transformers? Were you kept in a box as a child? : edlin
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    like me, he probably wasn't a child when they were popular. : edgewise
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      How old are you? : weaselmeister
      • 11 : sharkII
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        37 : edgewise
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          lol old man : FrayLo
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            Wanna arm wrestle?!? I will take you down. Take you down to Chinatown! : edgewise
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              gj at winning survivor btw : FrayLo
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                whoa. who won? Yul, I hope. : edgewise
                • nm, just read it online. Sweet. YELLOW POWER. Lol@ Rush Limbaugh too. YOU ARE WRONG, TUBBY!. : edgewise
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                  yes, the guy was fucking genius. proof: he and 2 people won a reward. they were all in a hot tub. at... : FrayLo
                  • when did he use that immunity idol he found on that island in week 2? : edgewise
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    Go-Bots ftw! The own your stupid Transformers. Stupid grandparents who think any toy that changes fro : boredguy
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      When I was little, an aunt bought me a gobot that turned into a scooter. A scooter!!! WTF! I made him... : pigvomit
      • I got a jet fighter one and one that looked like a UFO. The jet got destroyed pretty quick but i think i... : boredguy
  • I can't trust anything from anybody who does not love transformers. you can keep your DNF, good sir. : Clay
• Yes you are correct sir! : ghostnote
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  That? Sorry, it looks like ass. : RatBastard
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    The trailer that showed the mechs walking around and smashing stuff and the one crawling out of the pool,... : GeorgeB3DR
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      Yes, it looked like ass. Try looking at the other objects in the video. CGI is cheap.. Anyone can do CG... : RatBastard
      • It's a movie about giant robots. What else should we look at? : tbreffni
      • Why would I look away from robots bashing shit? Thats fucking awesome : klearlyunseen
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  is this online? someone have a link? : mr brown
  • Low quality on youtube here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eduwcuq1Exg : GeorgeB3DR
  • www.transformersmovie.com it's on there : suqur
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  Check your shackmessages. :) : Optimus Prime
  • when it's done : boring gegtik
• Excuse me. Did he say "Optimas can bite me"? I challenge you to a dual! : integer
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  I thoroughly look forward to watching shit blow up. : khaosman
  • i second that in all of it's explosive glory : dedgecko

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• ...with the razor? : Corpsehatch
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  you have not learned... buy yourself a christmas gift, and keep it under the tree. make sure it's somethi... : drucifer
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    I know. Actually, I did know this and it worked fine before I got married. She gets upset if I do that n... : Visceral Monkey
    • she'll be equally upset when you don't use what she buys you... : drucifer
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      The key is don't say you bought it for yourself, "Wow, thanks honey I always wanted this!" :D Santa dr... : DM7
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        lol, she will be like ... umm yeah I thought you would like that... : Jayx77
        • Mystery Gift! : Visceral Monkey
• yeah. that's why I bought myself a wii for her to give to me. : hirez
• This is why I suggested that we don't exchange gifts any longer. I'd much rather just buy myself somethin... : angrytaxman
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  I have those kinds of relatives.. they ignore what you asked for and buy you something generic and lame. ... : Megara9
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    A Wii, Echoes of Faydwer, a new motherboard.. : Visceral Monkey
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      return all her gifts, take the $, and buy those. : Megara9
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        The problem is, she doesn't listen. I'm quite OK with the whole "Quid pro quo" thing, that's the way my f... : Visceral Monkey
        • So... if you ask for everything EXCEPT what you want, then you'll get it! Problem solved! : devi| dog
        • Have you mentioned this to her , Ebenezer? : Ajax
        • I agree.. I started listening to her hints months ago. At about the same time I started dropping hints to... : bamb
• thats why when i go shopping with the gf i drop mad hints so i get everything i want! : podizzle
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  reason# 448728716611442 that christmas causes more trouble than it's worth and should be immediately ceas : gokart.
  • have some more eggnog. Everything will be easier. : Megara9
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    I'm assuming you've told your friends and family not to buy you anything and you're not getting them anyt... : DoubleAught()
    • better yet, no one in my family knows my current shipping address so they literally can't send me anythin... : gokart.
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    I give my nieces and nephew gift certificates, and my parents, and brother and sister (and their spouses)... : drucifer
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      man I wish I could get my wife to subscribe to your newsletter... we dropped about a grand this year e... : Jayx77
      • it took a few years to get to this... but everyone is content. : drucifer
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    Exactly why I stopped participating in this holiday. Now it is nothing more than another day in the week ... : eldiablo01
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      that must ruin your parents' holiday : neokolonial
      • Yeah it does for my mother. My dad is like me and he doesn't care he is only getting dragged along by my ... : eldiablo01
  • I agree to an extent that people take gift exchanges too seriously, but that doesn't mean it should stop.... : Orange Pylon
  • I make sure that I get something for other people that they can use/want. No lame cop-out "Oh I had to b : skizl
• Do you take the time to tell her what you want? Works for me. : RatBastard
• Yeah. I never get what I ask for, I just don't understand the woman sometimes. I've been very explicit... : Colleton
• My family got me things off the list, some general usables, but they did go out on a limb and got me a bo... : woddemandred
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  My chick got me a cool hat, a nice sweater and a fucking Hasselblad 501CM. Best present EVER. Needless t... : re-verse
  • MrLonghair? Shit I thought me and him were the only ones on the shack who talked about Hasselblads. Wa... : angrytaxman
  • Woot! Welcome fellow Hassey owner! Square format for life! : tfboc
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  Amazon.com wishlist. problem solved. : Boxelder
  • I used that this year. She got me the entire list! :) : melt_core

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• oops, that should've been really *nice* photos : Maarten Goldstein
• nice... lol @ the pop tart pics! :) : Shadowdane
• gift from the gods made me lol :( : thekidd
• Haha that last picture is priceless. : ShekkyBoy
• This is priceless http://www.maartengoldstein.com/we_8.jpg : orgcaptainnemo
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  new improved lean mean Maarten? : IcomeINpeace
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    the lean part has been the case for 2 years now, only the hair is different since earlier this year. : Maarten Goldstein
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      lookin good guy. : IcomeINpeace
      • looking dutch :D : blindi0815
• hahaha these photos are hilarious! Nice job : MrLobo
• hahahahah those pics were wonderful. : El Tigre
• lol goatsetart! : OverBurN
• Your so easy to please :) : Githyanki
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  http://www.maartengoldstein.com/we_7.jpg has the truth finally been revealed? is maarten really goats... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    how the fuck did he take the pictures with both hands on the poptart? lol : Rigor Morts
    • MAGIC! timer. : spazzium
    • fov p0rn rig : Jayx77
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      haha i basically pinned the camera between my chin and my left knee and then hit the timer. i had to do i... : Maarten Goldstein
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        wow, that is a very analogy for the shack. : not work safe
        • just like your grammar : dopefish
• Maarten, have you tried the mint chocolate chip pop-tarts yet? they are a gift from whatever deity is ... : Jayx77
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  http://img506.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jawswh8.jpg : OrkO
  • well done! : synack
  • that is EPIC : NastyNorman
  • haha, yikes : Maarten Goldstein
  • ^^needs more love : buzzbat
  • lol for reference http://www.hot.ee/bond007jamesbond/K15%20-%20Jaws.JPG good work. : drucifer
  • haha perfect : sanchez
  • Classic! : yosemiteclimber
  • Fuck me, instant classic. : Visceral Monkey
  • awesome! : bolus
  • lol : sharkII
  • the quote is great. hahaha : Silent Wolf
  • Roger that, copy your LOL. : Omaha
  • hahaha : skynet
  • bump for lol : drucifer
  • no mr. bond I expect you to die! : whodares
  • how did I miss this??????? hahahahahahhahahahahahaha. : filtersweep
  • Holy shit, that is double-oh-awesome. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • my second informative ever, thanks guys ;) : OrkO
  • This picture just made my holidays that much happier. Awesome! : Ajax
  • LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! This is awesome work right here. \m/ : FormerHPB
  • haha awesome work! : ThomW
  • Best. Shack. Photoshop. Ever!!!!! : baron calamity
  • This picture deserves its own story on the frontpage, EPIC : veras
  • Ahahahahaha! Fucking brilliant. : freshyk
  • Haha.. awesome. :P : K1Bond007
  • lol thats awesome : grimjoe
  • Flawless. : mystifier
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    awesome! oh and: http://richardkiel.com/ : beastrabban
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      you're ball struck my foot! : synack
      • bah your : synack
  • oh wow, that's fantastic. : Dan 101
  • great picture.. but, people are still forgetting that bond movies suck. : pizzaknymp
  • holy fucking holy : king_darius
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  ahaha nice. i'm glad everything arrived fairly intact and unmolested. : cpt_gloval
  • ps the gun-toting rednecks are my best buds :) : cpt_gloval
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  Say, maybe we should all pitch in and send Maaten a huge box of poptarts for his birfday. : RatBastard
  • no way, that would cause a rift in sTeve's payment plan. Maarten would never have to work again :( : drucifer
• whats funny is that movie was on TNT today, or spike, one of the two. I had just tuned in when bond kicke... : hobosapien
• I sense the year 2007 will witness a LOT of variants of that one. : xphil
• cinnamon or chocolate pop tarts? those gifts are all very nice ! : firebone

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  I used the Adama maneuver on my GF last night. She loved it. : spigot
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    pulled out at the last second? : oHnOES
    • leaving a fiery after-effect : pigvomit
    • launched all his fighters and then pulled out : ttyRazor
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      Entered her when she least expected it, launched all his fighters, then vanished as quickly as he appeare... : Arcanum
      • lol : BeerHunter
      • haha : qwpeoriu
• lmao at canceling his WoW account : qwpeoriu
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  as an aside: how can they be running out of food but they seem to have no lack of liquor ... : GloriousCow
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    They learned how to make booze from fuel in the first season, I think. : sgtsanity
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      yeah but mr one eye seems to always have whiskey or scotch or whatever the hell it is : GloriousCow
      • I bet he replaced that Black Market guy. : sgtsanity
  • They weren't so much running out of food. The source that they made food out of got poisoned or somethin : Prozium
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  I mean this in the most genuine and neutral way ever, but what does everyone find so awesome about that m... : Chris Remo
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    because of our furious geek man-love for Edward James Olmos : spigot
    • ^^^ : theWhite
  • I've never seen a similar scene in a sci-fi show before. It was unexpected. : pigvomit
  • i think it was just unique and unexpected. And ballsy. : GloriousCow
  • I cant figure out what wasnt awesome about it =\ : kelerian
  • If you can watch the Adama Manuever and not know what's so awesome about it, you're a Cylon. : ejectorpod
  • did you see it before you read about the hype? : mr brown
  • Conceptually it's a simple maneuver, but I think it's something that most of us wouldn't conceive. That p... : eldersveld
  • I had heard about it, but didn't know what it was until I saw the clip. It was kinda cool visually, but ... : Arcanum
  • It proved the completely scientifical theory that Edward James' Olmos mustache is the most powerful force : genjuro
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    There were a few factors: 1. So completely unexpected. The idea of faster-than-light point-to-point tr : sgtsanity
    • Now that is a detailed post. : pigvomit
    • thank you thank you thank you. i tried explaining the adama maneuver to a non-bsg watcher and after about... : dodob
    • ^^^ right fucking here is where it is at : nomaad
    • Geek levels have exceeded the maximum allowable levels... : spigot
    • Very well written. Thanks! : sharkII
    • Superb. : ShekkyBoy
    • NERD ALERT : oHnOES
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      I'm amazed you were able to finish typing this, since the naked college cheerleaders were obviously kicki... : tomservo
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        Well, I am typing this from my parents basement. Seriously, I am. The semester better start tomorrow o : sgtsanity
        • You smell like cheetos :( : tomservo
    • Point taken! : Chris Remo
  • I'll agree with the above posters, it's just mostly that it was pretty unexpected when it happened, so it... : qwpeoriu
  • For me, it was launching the vipers in the Atmosphere after they jumped and were falling.. : Visceral Monkey
  • Watch Babylon 5, Season 4, Episode "Endgame." : pebui
  • Also - there is now an Adama Maneuver to compete with Picard's one. : flibble2k
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  ive seen every ep of BSG but can someone please remind me what this maneuver was : spdon
  • Adama jumps into the atmosphere at 90,000 feet, freefalls the galactica while launching fighters, then ju : pigvomit
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  Someone please explain what this thread is about. : Lightzout
  • The fourth hour of the third season of the new Battlestar Galactica. : sgtsanity
• i still think my favorite scene was from last season when the raptors were flying sideways strafing the c : podizzle

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  Re: cokefiends skill question. Dodge is a good choice. The next skill is a bit tougher to choose thou... : Nixx2004
  • Sense Magic is a required skill if you are going to be a Defiler (to know who to Dark Heart). Might as we... : Alf Alpha
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    Also try to get a total of 5 exploration badges before you hit level 10. That way you'll have exactly 40... : Nixx2004
    • Good tip, thanks. I got dodge for now, I have some time to think this through. : cokefiend
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    How do we get some honour? That way i can craft/ repair weapons i believe. : chazums
    • By raiding. We're not really ready for that yet, though. There was a small good aligned faction nearb... : Nixx2004
    • How can we get any honor when I do dishonorable things, like - kill a guy with my sledgehammer after he h : BanjoBoy
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  I wonder if we should make the faction closed membership (join by invite only). We could have spies/fact... : Nixx2004
  • yeah, I think now that it's getting known we're heading to NW, it's time we changed the faction to invite... : captfarrell
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  i can only join one char to the faction (shacknews)? atm, i'm just beating on random people for exp, and... : skryte
  • Sounds like you're already an old pro at the game. :) Best thing you can do now is continue to punch fa... : hiloopy
  • Yeah, one character per faction. Allowing multis (more than one character from an account) is bad for ou... : Nixx2004
  • That's exactly what you want to do. Try to get experience, level up, gradually you will be able to do mor... : perstephanie
• Could use a FAK (in the stronghold) if anyone has one. Found a Pirate of R'lyeh in the library, and wh... : Nixx2004
• I'm going to remove Shack Hype from the Shacknews list of friendly factions. Just looks weird having a g... : Nixx2004
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  I'd still like to update our faction description. Maybe something to do with limes? Speaking of limes... : Nixx2004
  • For a description how about something like 'Dedicated to spreading death, destruction, and limes througho : Nixx2004
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  i made level 2, and bought search. I still can't find any fucking bullets though. I just used like 40ap i... : wtf242
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    Where are you at? I'm at (58,59) with 5 Pistol Rounds and a Pistol Speedload Clip I can't use. : BanjoBoy
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      55,55 harper precinct : wtf242
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        You're not there :( : BanjoBoy
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          Nevermind. I found you. : BanjoBoy
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            thanks man! appreciate it : wtf242
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              got a couple more and a FAK but I ran out of AP. : BanjoBoy
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                I keep playing at weird like 4 pm and then wasting all the ap i get from 4 am - whenever i play again. th... : perstephanie
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                  I hear what you're saying. I shoot for 7am and 7pm but it's never that easy. : BanjoBoy
                  • I'm always trying to remember to play immediately when I wake up, but that is just not going to happen. : perstephanie
  • Get to the stronghold, there are ~7 speedload clips in the safe. : Nixx2004
  • Try a gun store instead. : perstephanie
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  There's a horde of high level characters gathering 2 blocks south of our stronghold... There were 17 the... : cokefiend
  • Did you see what faction(s) they are in? : Nixx2004
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    Isn't there a stronghold there? Maybe it's a raid on them instead. Hopefully we're too low level to be : Nixx2004
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      Yeah there is, you're probably right. I checked a couple of their factions but they were different, I do... : cokefiend
      • I'm still sleeping with one eye on them hellhounds... : hiloopy
    • Can't we operate as invite only? : Kentor
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      Apparently Steerpike was the founder of the Demons Next Door: http://wiki.nexuswar.com/index.php/Demons_... : Kentor
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        Yes! Good find. Chatting with him in IRC now. : Nixx2004
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          So is he friendly? : cokefiend
          • Yep, DND are our allies, and they are cool people. : Nixx2004
        • That's good, he was making me nervous but that sounds like we're in good shape then. It's nice to have so... : perstephanie
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  We now have a MP donor list on the forum: www.shackhorde.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23 It's pretty muc... : Nixx2004
  • put me down for save 10 too. i only use MP for portals at the moment. : radula
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    If you want me to add you let me know your Shacknews character name, to make it easy. I see on the Sha... : Nixx2004
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      Well that's just confusing. : perstephanie
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        What's confusing? : Nixx2004
        • radula on the shack is radula in nexus war? why would he do that to us? : perstephanie
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          ps i was kidding. not sure why. sometimes i think i shut my brain off before i log on here. : perstephanie
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            I hate you now. ;) Thanks for the FAK earlier. : Nixx2004
            • heh, no problem. I figure we don't have a ton of healing skill in our faction, so i've been popping over ... : perstephanie
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      What was the middle part again? : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Was this one a serious question? Heh. : Nixx2004
        • Nah, it's a Kevin Kline punchline from "A Fish Called Wanda". : Ride-My-Rocket
• 29 of us in the stronghold, not bad after one day. Twelve that are level 10 or up. Why did I use th : Nixx2004
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  goddamn, got killed by a pirates of r'lyeh member's hellhound when i didn't refresh outside for like 30 s... : mattsull85
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    We need to offer diplomatic ties to the shinies and pirates. : void_walker
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      yeah, it's annoying because we have them listed as friendly, and i sort of assumed that it was reciprocat... : mattsull85
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        If they are blue it means we are friendly but they arent. Green means it is recipocated. : void_walker
        • yea, learned that the hard way heh : mattsull85
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  I know there are a ton of tips and so on, but can someone summarize how a player goes about getting magic... : knitemare
  • Become a Shepherd, sorceror, defiler, divine champion, nexus champion, or void walker and learn the skill... : void_walker
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  Okay, it's time for me to ask for advice again. You guys helped a ton with my Shacknews character, who's ... : perstephanie
  • Here are the basic ideas for my three charecters: 1. evil devil killer - H2H - you know what I am talk... : Nation
  • Tough choices heh. Lot of ways you could go. Ranged Combat is almost always a good choice for a (futu... : Nixx2004
• I recognize at least 5 names of Shackers that joined DND with alts but haven't been promoted yet. I kn... : Nixx2004
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  Damn, we got raided. Guess they haven't finished us off yet, though. http://www.nexuswar.com/factio... : Nixx2004
  • The log I saw of the raid. Your faction's stronghold is under attack! (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:07:38 -1200 : Nixx2004
  • Well now a guy from The Scourge showed up, and is killing them. They only raided us with 2 guys...but th... : Nixx2004
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    Oh great, Pirates set us as enemies. Guess this might not be such a good spot to set up a stronghold. ... : Nixx2004
    • There is a lvl30 still in the stronghold, used 4 clips of ammo and didn't hit once. wtf. : chazums
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    well, we're pretty much fubared. Made it back after being killed only to find Cray still in there. I only... : ghale
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      I'm still there but i'm out of AP : chazums
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        How many still there? Also, even if you do manage to hit them you probably won't do much damage. Suck... : Nixx2004
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          inside there is one lvl30 (Cray, faction: Sentinels) who is injured and I think he's out of AP - either t... : chazums
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            I meant how many of us. No, stuff in the safe will still be in the safe when we make a new stronghold. : Nixx2004
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              4: Me(2), Kotor(8), George Washington Carver (13), Cokefiend (8) : chazums
              • haha. beat me twice in a row. : mattsull85
            • four of us left. : mattsull85
        • there's only one left. i just showed up, and managed to hit him a few times for 1 damage. oh well. nam... : mattsull85
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    If we still have the stronghold in the morning then get back to it as soon as you can. If it's gone th... : Nixx2004
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      Heh, I've been trying to get to it for 3 nights running, but I basically don't live through nights anymor... : Balboa
      • I actually spawned really close to it the first day we had it, so it could definitely happen. Just keep t... : perstephanie
    • Just take them off the god damn friendly list now. : Kentor
    • We're still there, plenty of us seem to have made it back. I don't think it's time to panic quite yet. : perstephanie
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  Color Question I thought light blue was a friend or something, but if you look at who attacked us at o... : Nation
  • The two friendly (light blue) toons that attacked us were from: Pirates of R'lyeh http://www.nexuswar... : Nation
  • Light blue means we are friendly with them, not necessarily vice-versa. We were trying to play nice by no... : Dante
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  Status report? Seems we haven't lost the stronghold yet, can I get a report from anyone that's still in ... : Nixx2004
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    There are 15 others here: George Washington Carver (13), mooglebean (2), Kentor (12), Scruffy Cat (6), Tr... : perstephanie
    • OK cool. Anyone know what happened to the last attacker that was left (a level 30), did they get killed ... : Nixx2004
    • As of 5:00 Eastern: There are 13 others here: eBlinger (7), julesrules (4), Jerusahat (10), Stigmar (4), ... : cokefiend
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    Sounds like they aren't making friends with us at all. Until there's something solid I consider them ene... : Kentor
    • Well he did make sense. We came and set up in the neighborhood without saying anything (my fault, althou : Nixx2004
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  Stronghold Raided we're not going to last -- we just got raided again : Kentor
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    Ah, bummer. Who's doing it? : Nixx2004
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      I saw Cray, from Sentinels ( http://www.nexuswar.com/factions/view.do?factionID=387 ) in there killing ou... : cokefiend
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        motherfuck, cray killed me again. : mattsull85
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          He deals 18 edged per an AP. : Kentor
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            yea, that's pretty badass. wonder what kind of sword that is. apparently it's named "excalibur". : mattsull85
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              18 damage: - 2 faction bonus - 2 elite attack - 1 strong attack --------------------- 13 damage in... : mattsull85
              • Yeah, it's enchanted. That's where the name comes from. : Nixx2004
• How do you check the strongholds hit point total? : bling1bling

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• Are you being serious? :o : DM7
• No. : freshyk
• lol : Boxelder
• please tell me this is a joke... : Bantis
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  No, it can't. But there's another thing that might stop you: being able to find one. : yoonix
  • ^ : xelencin
• Not yet. And if you're buying a console to play DVDs, you're doing something wrong. : Arcanum
• It will play laserdisc though. : devi| dog
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  the only thing stopping ME from buying it is the lack of an AM/FM tuner. : ventro
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    lol It can't cook my food either. :[ : DM7
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      Yeah, you're going to have to get a Xbox 360 if you want to do that. :( : yoonix
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        You gotta buy the deep-frier attachment though. : / : DM7
        • Really? I was under the impression that it got hot enough that you could just set something on top of it.... : skizl
  • and wtf am I supposed to do with my 8 tracks now??? : Jayx77
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  if sony or microsoft consoles couldn't play DVD's you wouldn't hear the end of it. but apparently wii has... : gyokuro
  • I think a big part of the humorousness is the "Only thing thats stopping me" part. : Ben Barker
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    I have 15 different boxes that can play DVDs, why must the Wii have one too? O_o : DM7
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      why should wii have backward compatibility with that logic. : gyokuro
      • what : oHnOES
      • what the fuck does that mean? : thecray
      • because none of the other nintendo boxes he has play DVDs either : mallrice
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        actually i think the logic was that a $99 player would kick the ass of any console based dvd player, espe... : dodob
        • I heard that as well. : DM7
      • Why did you turn this perfectly fine thread into an argument. It's Christmas (or Xmas or Thor's day o... : genjuro
      • speaking of logic... : delataur
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        Call it a hunch, but because he doesn't have 15 devices that play GCN games? : walker270
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          so you actually believe he has 15 devices that play DVDs? interesting. : gyokuro
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            I have eight, so it's not entirely implausable... : walker270
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              so why shouldn't the wii be able to play a DVD? : gyokuro
              • ... because it's a video game console? : walker270
              • nobody is saying it shouldn't be able to. people are saying there is no reason it has to. : mallrice
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                Presumably it would take an extra component which would bump the price. : node
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                  true. nintendo has already decided to make the wii more expensive by not subsidizing the cost like sony a... : gyokuro
                  • Random figures! I thought the Wii was pretty cheap personally. ;) : DM7
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                    God forbid a company actually try to make money... : walker270
                    • Stop it with your capitalistic views! : yoonix
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                    Well, MS and Sony are stupid then. Doesn't mean all companies do biz that way. Nintendo never has and n... : AndyGoin
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                      yeah, they're fucking idiots. The PS2 has sold probably over 100 million consoles but Sony is a bunch of ... : qwpeoriu
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                        Hey you said it, glad you agree. It's easy to sell that many when you have little competition. See how ... : AndyGoin
                        • I apologize for participating in this thread : qwpeoriu
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                    And yet it's still less expensive than the PS3 or XBox... hmmm... : zuga
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                      depends on how you calculate the value / price ratio. : gyokuro
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                        Give us that ratio Mr. Maths. ^___^ : DM7
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                          DVD Playback := infinite value No DVD Playback := -DVD Playback = negative infinite value Wii = No DV... : walker270
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                            you are saying the Xbox360 costs $600? : gyokuro
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                              lol, that's the only thing wrong with that thread?..... : devi| dog
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                                well its very hard to define "value" because it depends on individual preferences. How can you put a valu... : gyokuro
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                                  You are aware you've just made a complete circle that makes no sense right? : devi| dog
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                                    wrong. the original sub argument was "the wii is CHEAPER than an xbox360". In my opinion at $249 and $299... : gyokuro
                                    • Storage factor, ftw! : walker270
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                                      or they might find a dead rat on the street more valuable, what's your point? You can't argue how one is... : devi| dog
                                      • what if the dead rat could play DVD's? : gyokuro
                      • I'm talking about the MSRP. The Wii is not subsidized and I can purchase it and play video games with it... : zuga
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              10 in this place. : node
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                Holy shit, I just counted and I have no less then 9 devices hooked up in my living room that can play DVD... : Omning
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                  I've only got 6 :( : ventro
                  • I only have a 360 to play Dvds on in my living room. : / : devi| dog
            • I've got 12 6 PCs with DVD drives 3 DVD players 1 xbox 1 xbox 360 1 PS2 : Prozium
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            I must admit, I don't have 15 DVD playing devices. But do people honestly don't have anything that plays ... : DM7
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              well the wii was designed to be small and cute and not take up much space. but now that you have to have ... : gyokuro
              • So the Wii was designed with the intention that it be the only component in your living room? I was unaw... : zuga
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                ... if there was ever any doubt you were stretching to find reasons to hate the Wii. : walker270
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                  space is a commodity. same with input plugs on a TV. It's just another reason why a device like the wii s... : gyokuro
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                    Oh give it a rest. : walker270
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                      you have to understand that people have different opinions and preferences. I find the idea of a console ... : gyokuro
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                        Nah-oh. Nintendo agrees with me! So :P : walker270
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                          then why are they planning a version that plays DVDs? : gyokuro
                          • ::smacks forehead:: : walker270
                  • then dont buy a wii. it's obviously a device that doesn't meet your criteria. : mallrice
            • Funny you should say that, I have 8 devices in my apartment that can play DVDs, but none of them is an ac... : Helter Skelter
            • My xbox360 is the only DVD player in the house. except for the one in my computer I don't use to play : sharkII
  • the difference here is sony and microsoft position their consoles as some kind of convergence device. you... : mallrice
  • why do you post? : Bantis
• It gives you happy endings. : drbriefs
• wiis cannot play DVDs now. but i heard nintendo may be adding DVD playback in their spring (?) refresh ne... : gdestiny
• heres a grand idea ... get a DVD player for the DVDs : cap n KRUNCH
• there is a ~$14 licensing fee to toshiba for any device that can play manufactured DVD's (DeCSS). So even... : diddlyd
• You can buy a DVD player for $30 now, easily. The HD-DVD attachment on the 360 is the first time I have e : Serpico74
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  Nope. The Wii is a gaming machine, not a media platform. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Apart from the internet browser, weather channel and picture board : j33uk
    • hahaha, lol. : sharkII
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      toy, toy, toy. : BulletPro
      • Oh they totally are. I'm just pointing out how it's not all gaming. : j33uk
• Man do you guys love Wii bait. : spazzium
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  Why are people getting on his case for asking this? Shocking as it is, some people don't have dedicated D... : deKaf
  • yeah, and they've talked about releasing a new revision with dvd playback in the future. it's not mak... : pyide