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  Can you go through it step by step and tell us what happens from a patients point of view while it's stil... : physio
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    someone already did this. : papaskot
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      Then link to it, don't just leave a statement like that. Pet peeve. : scottythejock
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        chill dude, i was using the search...something people should learn to do. http://www.shacknews.com/ja... : papaskot
        • thanks for this! : physio
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  I am so so so jealous of you right now. Was it scary? I'm terrified of Lasik but also want it. What did t... : perstephanie
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    I wouldn't trust it. I've had way too many friends die during that surgery. : NastyJack
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      holy shit. srsly? omg. :( : physio
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        There was a portion during mine, when my vision was blacked out (you go blind during part of the procedur... : pharoah mike
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          You were awake or asleep during this? : bozer
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            Yeah, they lay you down, tape one eye closed, tape the other one open and it's all about a minute long. T... : pharoah mike
            • I wish you could go under for it. I cant even touch my eyes to put in contacts. Anything with eyes freak... : bozer
        • ok. fuck that. contacts ftw. : physio
      • Yeah they just exploded and all that was left was a tiny little green glob. : NastyJack
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    I had LASEK ( http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/lasek.htm ) -- LASIK for peeps with thin cornea... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • the downer / painkiller (Percoset?) I was given helped take care of that pronto. Percocet actually. ... : cell9song
• LASIK is awesome. I went from not being able to clearly see my fingers at the ends of my arms outstretche... : Bean
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  so how much is lasik nowadays? : the_doctor
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    3k per eye : Crimsonbeak
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      that's for the advanced one, the zipotix where they map out the eye uniquely for each patient (around 2.5... : pharoah mike
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        so what's the difference? : the_doctor
        • For one of them they wash their hands after going to the toilet. : physio
    • it's really that much still? wow : the_doctor
  • $2500 - $3000 for both eyes if you get "bladed" surgery (LASIK, LASEK), and $4000 - $5000 for both eyes i... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Only fear I have with Lasik is them cutting open my eyes. I know all you feel is pressure or whatever bu... : Crimsonbeak
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  Bigger Reply You feel alot of pressure, and everything goes black. They ask you to folllow a red light... : pharoah mike
  • sounds like my Driver's Test : drucifer
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    I have astigmatisim so I'm probably out of luck for lasik. :( : DM7
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      It depends on how bad your astigmatism is. I had minor astigmatism, so I had a variant of LASIK -- calle... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Sorry, forgot to mention -- LASEK fixed my astigmatism. I'm now 20/15 with no astigmatism in either eye. : Ride-My-Rocket
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          does stigmatism get worse with age? i might need to have this done soon : oHnOES
          • I believe it can, but I'm not sure it always does. Still, fixing a problem sooner than later is always a... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I had astigmatism until I got LASIK. : riptyde
    • Not these days. When it was a new thing you'd be screwed but it's come a long long way since they first o... : glio1337
  • I'm hoping to get this done this summer. : Magus
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    Can you zoom in on things now? : angrytaxman
    • ENHANCE! : aeg1x
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    yeah they don't even have lasers in operation to fix the badness of my eyes. Hopefully by the time I get ... : buzzbat
    • Actually they do. Do they use your contact prescription or glasses? http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/LASIK/lase... : buzzbat
  • I always thought that laser eye surgery would be cool - till I found out that you don't actually get lase... : BlitzMayhem
  • My experience was very similar. I slept most of the day, and by dinner i was ready to leave the hotel for... : radicus
  • Man, I can't wait to get this done! I'm so over contacts... : jessipoo
  • I read this first line and thought it was about the xbox 360 :) : seanisdabomb
  • I had Visx Customvue done a little over a year ago. I took the Valium, but it didn't do much for me as t... : o0JediBeavis0o
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    > Open mailbox : rasputinreborn
    • Man, this was the exact same thing I was thinking when reading the first line of this post. : crummynz
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  I am just nervous that my eyes will continue to go bad after the surgery. Is this still likely? : byorn
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    What do you mean by "continue to go bad"? Most people's eyesight gets poorer as they get old -- LASIK wo... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • But can you get the procedure again in 30 years? : byorn
  • eyes change shape over lifetime some people's eyesight actually get better : nacatamale
• I'm gonna wait until I can put a heads up display in my eye. : Blackdawgg
• I'll be getting laser eye surgery soon for this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_serous_retinopathy : peter
• I had waveguided lasik last month and I'm still 20/10 in both eyes. Congrats dude, and welcome to th... : Dimmona
• a very interesting lasik experience... http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-9BIrGjA6f7SIrhuCb_DWyLM-?p=480 : j0nchan
• How long and how often do you have to use eyedrops after laser eye surgery? Thats the only thing turning ... : FPSDavid
• Enjoy! http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=204&ObjectID=10412475 : et72

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• all of them eot : FrayLo
• megarust32 : megarust32
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  drucifer Vantage sammyl rasputinreborn : dognose
  • + dognose DNF is gonna 0wn : Postal
  • edlin thekidd dognose sally jessy raphael : felicia
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  PRL :( Inspired by Kin83's post count application, I spent a few hours writing a Python script to pars : rock elf
  • Is it weird that I don't recognize Carnivac's name? :( : Ecks
  • How in the fuck did I not make it on this list. : pres589
  • i've never heard of any of these people : Deathlove
  • If it wasn't for the db crash, timm would totally come out at top. :( : aaarrrgh
  • 15?!? I had no idea... ...and the last one was posted over a year ago. Need to get postin' sum moar IN... : SlamDunk
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    i imagine these people that say "don't recognize any of those names" are just being sarcastic. Cause I re... : El Tigre
    • Only person I didn't recognize was timm and all his infs were from before I started shacking. ... : ki11_viru5
  • i haven't said anything informative since 2003. : CoRDS
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    I'm pretty sure I'm the least informative shacker next to rosewood. You guys stole my only INF the other... : khaosman
    • I've never had one either. I hope I never lose that trend. Being smart is for the birds. : Hello Kitty
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    list = BROKEN >:( : [fry]
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      you got de-inf'd as much as inf'd iirc : RikiTiki2
      • e-ego is severely bruised atm. : [fry]
  • Damn, never knew. : mojoald
  • I wasn't sad about thekidd's list. I knew I didn't bring my A game in 2006. I had a lot on my plate and... : rosewood
  • notice how many of those are mods! : oHnOES
  • fuckin rosewood with the food... isnt he fat enough? : oHnOES
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    why would anyone care about this? : VegasX
    • I think you're getting at the fact that this isn't a very representative list of people that make interes... : rock elf
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  32 - 09 posts - filtersweep - http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=flag:informative&user=filters : rock elf
  • If all my revoked Inf's had stood I'd be King Fuck of Shit Mountain.>:( : Rauol Duke
  • this is fixed, dyslecixc's infs are all about tactical warfare : FrayLo
• 72 - 05 posts - sikander - http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=flag:informative&user=sikander : rock elf
• I consider my post count vs. +infs a sure sign of my 100% worthless contribution to this community. : node
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  Huh. Well, a NWS count would blow this list away. One could argue that NWS beats out INF any day. Ah... : sHugamom
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    ^^ knows what's up : jessipoo
    • a part of me just got up : SlamDunk
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    I nominate you for mom of the year. <3<3<3<3 : edlin
    • Seems pointless to time limit the award since she'd just win it year after year anyway. Just make it: Mo... : SilverSnake
  • Excellent first post of 2007. : jforman
  • :D FUCKING HELL YEAH : ki11_viru5
  • lol, Babehunters 2007! : radula
  • Marry me. : warcrow
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    You are a fine, upstanding Shack denizen, sHugamom, and I, for one, feel privileged to virtually know you... : Bean
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      oh, gawwd, you made me laugh so hard. I feel like we just had a ... virtual meaningful. My sons bett : sHugamom
      • :D :D :D : Bean
  • http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=&user=sHugamom&type=n&action=search ???? PS - The baby ... : rosewood
  • Hahaha. :) You're a smart lady! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • =O : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    A NWS count you say? If sHugamom asks, she receives. (May I call you sHugamum?) Presenting the top 25 : rock elf
    • oh my : oHnOES
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      All hail Phil. ;) : DM7
      • yeah, but how many of those are related to slumber party? : sabadog
      • here here!! : AMikaboshi
    • haha sweet I made both lists. : El Tigre
    • holy crap, i post a lot of poon.. : g0nk
    • Ha! Thanks for your tireless research, rock elf. : sHugamom
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      why am i on this list, i have never done anything obscene : askedrelic
      • You are merely a victim of circumstance! : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • what the hell.. i'm #3 on shack ? yikes : sikander
    • 138 of Ratbastard's posts are weird anime chicks with poop coming out of their nipples, etc : tomservo
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      Apparently I'm a dirty old man. : Fred Garvin
      • Who doesn't get enough credit for posting the boobies. : Fred Garvin
      • you realize you can never make another nws post phil must remain #1 : synack
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    The Top 25 NWS Shackers of 2006! This was a surprise! 001 - 170 posts - Fred Garvin - http://www.sh : rock elf
    • yay i'm on the most important list : kingfish
  • Here's the top 25 of 2005. Not sure how much interest there is - if people want them, I can post 2003 & 2 : rock elf
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  Flynn. : Escape Goat (#4523) : Visceral Monkey
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    Wait, why do I see my name here? : Flynn
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      Are you Flynn from Carpet Cents, where I can be carpet for cents? : Hello Kitty
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        Is Flynn the one with the mean wife that makes him sell everything all the time? : jessipoo
        • Is Flynn the one we're In Like? : Zero|DPX
        • No, Flynn is the guy who fights with Tron vs the MCP. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Yes, and he only knows two things, he needs to lose some weight, and he needs to sell some carpet. : Hello Kitty
    • lol, don't tell me you missed all the fun! : moshman
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  This isn't a problem with your program, but a problem with shacksearch: it doesnt' cover all flagged pos... : thekidd
  • It seems to skip every few ones, from what I've seen. For instance, this post is inf but not listed: htt... : Dslyecxi
  • I thought something was up. I also meant to ask: what's the relationship between posts flagged as informa... : rock elf
  • Not to mention the database crash. : brickmatt
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  what is odd is that I know I have had more then what show up when I do an INF search on myself ... I thin... : Nation
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13600645 : thekidd
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  Woo!!! <strikes up a chorus of "We are the Champions"> : MorrisatCNN
  • Congratulations, but you're only joint 977th on the NWS list. Which list is more important, I can't say. : rock elf

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• do a search for 'too expensive' on google and read the first link : drucifer
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  I don't know where to start. Am I missing huge piles of sarcasm here? The PS3 isn't selling super wel... : DinK
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    Sorry, I didn't want to offend anyone. I was just curious. I also think the PS3 will be the better consol... : matthaeus
    • The 360 does 1080p right now, and the rest are either minor or irrelevant. : rudds
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  Only its not clearly superior. : johnny skidmarks
  • Typical Sony hype machine. Even the media perpetuates it the way they talk about the thing. : DinK
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    According to Carmack it "has the edge in overall power". See: http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id... : matthaeus
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      What does overall power actually mean? I can think of three things that matter with consoles, graphics p... : pigvomit
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        I agree. ATI (Xbox 360 dev) describes PS3 as "brute force". See: http://www.gamersreports.com/news/708/ : matthaeus
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          Clearly an unbiased source... : omnova
          • Definitely not, but what he says has merit. As long as you realize his bias, I'd come to a similar conclu... : enyakk
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            Well, I referred to them because ATI admitted the PS3 has a lot of force in it (they even use the term br : matthaeus
            • You're comparing apples to oranges there. The fact that ms chose cheap components which caused noise is ... : chazums
      • It really depends on what you're looking at, I'd assume because it's Carmack that he's talking about grap... : chazums
    • Did you read Carmacks actual, quoted statements that article links to? That statement isnt present. No... : johnny skidmarks
    • That article was written before the PS3 spec was even final for devs. In practical terms most programmers... : Fred Garvin
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      http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-348-1.htm http://www.itvidya.com/playstation_3_vs_xbox_360 h... : edgewise
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        That is a great forum thread, thanks for posting. Ought to get a +inf too. : chazums
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          I really enjoyed it too. The nAo guy kinda comes off like a prick though. : edgewise
          • Yeah, he's first party dev so he's going to get a bit excited. Great window into real dev problems, even... : chazums
• u r teh funnay! : fathertime
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  Because it is in your opinion, "clearly superior technically" now pretty much doesn't mean it would ahve ... : FuryVII
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    IMO the level of hardware tech was targeted at a 2005 release but was moved back because of troubles with... : DinK
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      Indeed and as such its roughly equivelent to the x360 : chazums
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        Yup. They each beat the other in certain areas. The PS3's CPU has more total theoretical power, but the... : DinK
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          That and various other stuff, most of which is on arstechnica. All of which matters for naught if the ga... : chazums
          • Exactly, its like buying a Ferrari with no wheels built for it. Unless I see how the PS3 is superior all ... : Lightzout
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          I thought the 360 had more RAM available, or is that what you meant? I have heard the PS3 RAM is permanen... : Fred Garvin
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            They both have 512. The x360 is unified but the ps3 is split 256/256 system/gpu. You can, by all accoun... : chazums
            • The 360 also has 10MB of uber fast framebuffer/AA/etc RAM embedded in the GPU. : DinK
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            Yeah, that's what I said. The PS3 RAM is permanently divided like you say, but the PS3 operating system ... : DinK
            • that 96 is split like 64 system / 32 texture : chazums
    • I was kinda hinting at BR as one such technology. Also they could up ram but it costs more the earlier... : FuryVII
• I could buy a PS3 in 10 minutes. Be out my door and have one in my hand. Same for 360. Not at all ... : cerealSAM2
• everywhere in lawrence ks has at least one 60G for sale, i went to the grocery store last night and on a ... : nandu666
• It's selling fairly well, there are areas where they have excess stock and it's not vastly, if at all, su... : chazums
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  I hate to pile on, and I don't mean this reply as a personal attack on you or anything, but we've been ge... : Chris Remo
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    damn straight about the hdd, let alone the size of it. : chazums
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      Yeah, I hate having to delete demos as new ones come out. I'm at .7 gigs right now. : pigvomit
      • I delete demos after I play them. : Fred Garvin
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    yeah, but which side are you on? : edgewise
    • Whichever has Pikmin. : omnova
  • I am not trying to be an ass or anything, but its actually nice to see some actual game/console discussio... : D45hiz
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  Other than a larger storage capacity for discs how is it superior? : Fred Garvin
  • I would also like to know this. : red2lucas
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  The PS3 may be a bit technologically superior, however that doesn't make up for: 1. The online infrastru... : scapin
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    I'm not even sure calling it "technologically superior" is accurate. All I can see that it has is alot of... : edgewise
    • My DVD player has memory cards slots to view photos on TV. I used it once to see if it worked and never a... : Fred Garvin
    • The theory goes: if it is harder to develop for the end product may suffer in some way. : scapin
  • You should also add: 4) no internal HD scaler 5) broken PS2 backwards compatability : Serpico74
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  i'm revising my console predictions. instead of sony achieving the majority market in nextgen consoles, i... : gyokuro
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    Kinda late too the party, aren't you? : Rich McNinch
    • I predict the iPod will dominate the portable mp3 player market. : edgewise
• Its so technically superior they can't even get GT4 completed. : Topaz
• Hardware scaler, dedicated frontbuffer memory, unified memory and GPU speed would beg to differ. : jake
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  I love Sony marketing, it's flawless - people are convinced the PS3 is a gaming monster. The CPU might... : abrasion
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    and your basing your information on the GPU off what? : SenorSpine
    • I think some of the things are well known. If you want to do a geometry only pass on X360, for example, y... : bostrov
    • roughly ps3 = G71, x360 = Ati r600ish So I guess you could compare the 7900 to the 8800 for Pc stuff - n... : chazums
    • the 360 GPU is basically a generation ahead of the PS3 one, which is very counter-intuitive based upon th... : DinK
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      There's an informative article linked approx 4 weeks ago which goes into distinct detail about programmab... : abrasion
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        Link to the article: http://dpad.gotfrag.com/portal/story/35372/?spage=1 And why the "may not be as q... : DinK
        • Bad wording, the Xbox 360's "smart" GPU may not be as quick as a real 8800GTX and R600 for PC that I'm co : abrasion
• I was at two malls today (Arundell Mills and Annapolis, if anyone cares) and saw a bunch of PS3's in both... : arizona bay
• Technically the 360 has superior hardware. Anna for the win! : FushigiDenki
• You know everyone is snapping up the wii's, but when i see the 360 on display, those graphics make my hea... : tension

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  Beirut is romantic. : g0nk
  • teheran is, too! : blindi0815
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  Hawaii isn't quiet unless you get a beach on-base, and it's always busy. I'd suggest something in Mexico. : felicia
  • just dont drink the water in Mexico.. : g0nk
  • I went to the Riveria Maya area over Thankgiving and it was very nice. My number one bit if advice for t... : stee1hed
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  I really liked Maui. The Grand Wailea is a standard honeymoon destination since it's so nice. You can d... : jforman
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    Yeah, we've been looking at Maui in particular. Seems like there are a lot of different options for lodg... : c_man_tmt
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      We went to random restaurants and occasionally cooked. But we were there for a friend's wedding and were... : jforman
      • Ok... I'm just trying to figure out how the food situation would be over an all-inclusive deal in say Mex... : c_man_tmt
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  Barbados for some swashbuckling fun! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^^ Just got back from there and the beaches were just gorgeous! : Weklys
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  Greece FTW : sabadog
  • I think you need to be a little travel experienced to really appreciate Greece and see the Greek islands ... : Weklys
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  If you're looking for quiet in Hawaii, my suggestion (my STRONG suggestion) is Kauai. It's much more remo... : MorrisatCNN
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    Do you mind telling me where you stayed while on each island and if you would go back to either one? : c_man_tmt
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      Sure. On Kauai, it was the Sheraton - and I'd stay there forever if I could. They upgraded us to a four r... : MorrisatCNN
      • thanks for the info! : c_man_tmt
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    I very much support this suggestion. Go during a slightly off-peak time of year. My friends and I were... : Arcanum
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      Should prolly link the book! : cam3lt0sis
      • The book's called Kauai Revealed. Mrs MorrisatCNN and I referred to it as the bible for our trip, though.... : MorrisatCNN
      • Damnit! http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0971727953/sr=8-1/qid=1168201215/ref=... : Arcanum
  • The local supports this. If you want beaches and slacking, Kauai wins. If you're worried about not ha... : brickmatt
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  Cozumel - no contest. This little island paradise is such a pleasure. : i am the baker
  • Aruba, barbados and cozumel, pick one of these and you'll be happy. : scapin
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  thailand! : naabster
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    that may be a little too far :) : c_man_tmt
    • but its dead cheap when you are there.. and so beautiful! : naabster
  • Malaysia! : ki11_viru5
• alaska : deep gray
• http://www.differentworld.com/ Killer mexico hotel site. I want to go to - http://www.differentworl... : LordPall
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  Belize : mmogger
  • ^^^ caye caulker, san ignacio, placencia. : mallrice
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  Ireland : Degenerate
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    I'm going there in MAY! : sabadog
    • I knew I liked you for some reason : Degenerate
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  If you haven't travelled much outside the US, start with Hawaii. It's clean, everyone speaks english and ... : edgewise
  • get out of here with your logic : Degenerate
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    Thats exactly part of the reason why it's so appealing to us untraveled folks :) : c_man_tmt
    • Head to Maui. it's a good blend of developed and undeveloped areas. Oahu (the Island Honolulu is on) is a... : edgewise
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  St. John USVI : Mansmells
  • seconding this! St John is awesome and at least used to be somewhat lesser known, but I fear thats changi... : lord cecil
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  Canary Islands ftw, that's where we went. : lowpoly
  • ^^ Belched and destroyed New Orleans : riptyde
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  Tahiti man. Go to tahiti! Romance++! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • they make awesome soda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_Treat : creep
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  Somalia! : stump
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    dont forget to bring some food.. : naabster
    • haha so wrong. : c_man_tmt
• Jamaica i heard it's fantastic : nacatamale
• If you go to Hawaii, don't go to the main island, it's nothing but hotels. The smaller islands are still ... : Dynotaku
• Maldives is the best honeymoon location ever. but a bit far for you americans. That place is so amazing : moshman
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  What about the all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean? My wife and I want to go after she finally gets h... : elwood00
  • My wife went to Sandals years ago and says what she remembers of it (free drinks ftw) was pretty awesome. : riptyde
• i'd say go for something that isn't too 'familiar.' there are damn great islands in the pacific, very ver... : reverend~heresy
• st. croix \m/ : hirez
• QUEENS! : mavmavv
• costa rica jaco beach : fusionrx
• Riu Palace at playa del carmen, mexico. It's in the vicinity of Cancun and Cozumel, but not quite as p... : Solar Jetman

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  Hey Nixx, it's me Slyphon. Y'know, the ES. I was just wondering if I had a shot at the moderator position... : ColdFusion1337
  • Isn't this the guy that just attacked us? WTF did I miss? : SeaLlama
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  Anyone want to lead Shack Hype? I'm thinking of switching my Shack Hype character to Shacknews, and my S... : Nixx2004
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    I'll lead shackhype. I've got a Seraph. :p i'm the ES in shack news! : ColdFusion1337
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      Are you that Ahg-za-haru guy from the IRC channel? : Kentor
      • Yup. That'd be me. : ColdFusion1337
  • If we have a real problem with lack of healing, we could request an embedded healer from the Doctors with... : void_walker
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  This is odd. I'm in the stronghold, but I see no option for stronghold actions. Where is it located on th... : ki11_viru5
  • You have to be the rank of 'Shacker' and have had to be in the faction for at least 24 hours for you to s... : ColdFusion1337
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  omg, i just spent 42 ap to get to the stronghold....i ran out of AP at the outside gates of the stronghol... : bling1bling
  • :( : Kentor
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    Damn, that's rough. Where'd you spawn, top of Northcamp island? : Nixx2004
    • yep. :( : bling1bling
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  Suggested raid: A-Team @ 19,45 (8 AP southwest of our SH) : Code RedBeard
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    Proposed raid time: Noon tomorrow, 3 PM EST (~13.5 hours from now). I'm going to be busy most of tomor... : Nixx2004
    • Out. : Kentor
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      What is involved in a raid? And what level is suggested to take part? I'm level 7, would I be of any use? : thecray
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        Umm, well... For us there isn't much preparation. I think it'd basically be like an UD raid. Everyone : Nixx2004
        • Right. so we basicly go there, thwack any barricades they might have, and kill people? : thecray
        • Oh yeah, is a level 7 going to be able to help? Hmm, maybe. If you can make the raid might as well go, ... : Nixx2004
    • Don't think this is happening now. : Nixx2004
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  Need opinions: Do we have more people doing crafting or repairing? It's been proposed on IRC that we cha... : Nixx2004
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    Repairing takes 10AP so a bonus of 1 isn't that helpful. I don't know what the search bonus is, though. : Dante
    • The search bonus is 1% to search. Set it to search at first because we didn't have any characters doin... : Nixx2004
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  Log on if you're here. We have a little problem in the stronghold. Let's just say a drama bomb explod... : Nixx2004
  • Seems the pets took care of him. Hopefully didn't get too many of us. : Nixx2004
• Oh yeah, Shacknews now requires an invite to join (thanks to the drama bomb that went off). So post, o... : Nixx2004
• East Barricade is down. : chazums
• suggestions please: Level 8 with 26cp to spend got Repair Strength Search Ranged Combat -Sma... : chazums
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  Your stronghold's protective ward has been destroyed! : Durandal07
  • I saw one lvl19 Pariah called Pain of Death when I arrived, but he retreated. Only had 1 in soak. : woddemandred
  • Okay, it's apparently open season in there now. Oh well. : woddemandred
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    There were all from The Shining Ones.... level 11 faction I counted 5 of them in there by the time I was... : captfarrell
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      their reason for attacking - they're just sitting in the SH now, leaving 2 or so alive, so as not to stea... : captfarrell
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        I asked for further details [waiting on AP to reply to him...] I got: Optical said, "First, setting up ... : captfarrell
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          stronghold's been cleared out by them... One of them gave me a mobile phone......... : captfarrell
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            So I guess we broke even. :) : SeaLlama
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              Yea i noticed when you put down the stronghold it was right smack in the middle of 7-8 high pop high lvl ... : Argonic
              • Yeah, but we had a NAP with the two largest, but apparently there has been some miscommunication that is ... : woddemandred
            • nope, flag was taken by one of them... : captfarrell
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          So did we actually put up barricades in the area? That would be really stupid when flanked by two very la... : Alf Alpha
          • from what we can make out, it was someone who was banned from both TSO and Pirates, who joined our factio... : captfarrell
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  Note on having more than one character! Apparently any contact between two of your characters (including... : woddemandred
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    ^^^Yes, and we have done some. Going to try to fix that, starting with the Trading Post forum (my fault,... : Nixx2004
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      should probably lock any thread that deals with out of faction trading, with a post/edit on the reason wh... : captfarrell
      • Just to note, One of our shackers tried to get a factionmate to trade his alt a spell or something. I wen... : void_walker
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  oh, Anyone who wishes to join the SN faction, if you request to join, post in here with the name you requ... : captfarrell
  • Also put your Shack name in the invite message . I recognize most names, but sometimes one looks familia... : Nixx2004
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  Quite a few changes have happened. Doubt I'll remember them all, but will try. The Trading Post is no... : Nixx2004
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    Any plans at all in the works for some organized action? : MaJeStu
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      Not right now. First we need to get a stronghold again. Then we need to level up more, unless we can fi... : Nixx2004
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        Where are we looking for the stronghold? : chazums
        • Now that relations have been patched up with the neighbors I figure back near the same spot we were. I k... : Nixx2004
  • You might have noticed some action in our stronghold last night before the raid. The character Slyphon (... : Nixx2004
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    They had a problem with my offer to enchant stuff using Solo? Not like I offered for free...Ive made t... : void_walker
    • Who's convider? I don't recognize that name from IRC or in-game. They saw your post on the Shackhorde ... : Nixx2004
• If you want raid experience should join the Demons Next Door (DND). Too late to join for todays raid, bu... : Nixx2004
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  alt question. does anyone know if the game tracks item trades between characters, specifically spells? ... : ]pm[chem
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    Just get them from factionmates and/or get search on your spell guy. Don't know about tracking, but no... : Nixx2004
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      yeah, I guess. I wanted the archer to join shacknews, but his levelling is going SO slowly, as I rather ... : ]pm[chem
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        working on an archer alt, and i would highly recommend you make him a good character. Quivers and wood a... : stgulik
        • if I went nexus champion, tattoo of balance would want me to keep him neutral for max bonuses. +3 would ... : ]pm[chem
• Barricade plan: Don't place them around our or allies strongholds. I know it seems obvious, I just want ... : Nixx2004
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  We've been invited to a raid. TSO has invited us to a raid, and offered to let us have the flag if we : Nixx2004
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    All levels are welcome. Also they are offering to let us take the flag, so if we have someone there at... : Nixx2004
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      Uh, are they going to ally with us beforehand? : Alf Alpha
      • Yeah, we'd ally with them and set the target as enemy. Also: <PrivateRoland> after this, we will talk : Nixx2004
  • Looks like it's cancelled. Might happen on Tuesday instead. Hopefully we'll have a stronghold by then... : Nixx2004
• Target at 13,37. Level 13 myrmidon, slightly damaged. : cokefiend
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  We've updated our faction description and wiki. Mortals from Shacknews.com dedicated to spreading deat : Nixx2004
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    Do demons really eat appelflappen? : SeaLlama
    • seriously, who wouldn't? :) : captfarrell
• New FP thread: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13603686 : Nixx2004

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  92%. : omnova
  • Ditto, including one or two stupid mistakes. That was not hard. : node
  • Same here. : freshyk
• Same, 84% : skinlab133
• 78%...better than I thought I'd do since I haven't played a game since HL2. : Don Vito Corleone
• 78% the old PC games killed me. : Boxelder
• 92%, pretty easy :/ : Deathlove
• 86%. That was real easy. : ki11_viru5
• 84% but i feel if i'd taken more time to think i'd have gotten nearly all of them right :[ : physio
• 107, weaklings : kgargonmagrix79
• 90%. Probably a good game for testing the general public, but not "teh hardcore gamrz" : edgewise
• 88%. Alot better than I thought I'd do but it was a retarded easy quiz. Who is Marios brother? Jeez... : NastyJack
• I'll take my 72% and hide in shame in the corner : quietb0y
• I got 66%. Godamnit. : oatmela
• The HL question asking the underground lab name is misleading. The entire facility was called black mesa ... : n0v4
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  92%, but it's a pretty dumb quiz. I assume that the person that wrote it was ESL. : Fred Garvin
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    Extremely Sexy Lady? : edgewise
    • English as a Second Lingo... dumbass.... : ki11_viru5
    • Yes.. that's what I meant. : Fred Garvin
• 96% there were some no brainer questions on there : Hizzow
• 92%. I think I got most of the console questions wrong. : Rice-Rocketeer
• 88%, well it was easy but I didn't bother to count the different blocks in Tetris and crap. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• 96%, but one of their Metroid Prime screenshot is actually Metroid Prime 2: Echoes : TaXXuS
• 72% and i completely guessed on 7-8 and got them right wooooo!!!!! : infiltrator`
• 76%. But I hate RTS and RPG's, so I had to guess on those. : FormerHPB
• 78%, the newer games killed me. : cerealSAM2
• 84%. Definately made some dumb mistakes. : MaJeStu
• 86% with one stupid mistake. I knew most of those and I haven't even played some of those games... thanks... : tomservo
• 86% Not too bad : melkore
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  One question that pissed me off was. First online shooter? DESCENT! DOES NOONE REMEMBER KALI! : mavmavv
  • That was one of the iffier questions... define "online", yah? : Johnny Law
  • Yeah Duke 3D was online before Quake, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • f-that. I was playing DOOM over BBSes. I consider that online, bitches. >:( : Ebu
  • I don't remember how I did it, but I distincly remember playing Decent with a friend of mine from each ot... : Practix
• 84%. I lose at NES. : Rich McNinch
• 96% :D :D : jessipoo
• I got 84% too so I say that's pretty good. :) : Johnny Law
• 96% That wasn't a hard quiz. : ieGod
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  66%. that's so sad. :-( : dahanese
  • I thought I was horrible with my 68%, but you've proved me wrong! : yoonix
  • Sounds about right. : Pink0r
• Surprisingly, 94%. A few too many lucky guesses (I hope). : digweed014
• 86% : NFXFSX
• 72%, haven't played enough games I suppose! : helvetica
• 96%, never heard of Ratchet and Clank and I thought Duke3D could be played online : haccess
• 90% Too easy, needs more in-depth questions. S[Though I'd probably get like a 50% then or something :P : nyranger66
• This quiz ia stupid because it isnt very accurate with some questions : VegasX
• 94%, too easy. I was expecting some tougher questions. : Serpico74
• 86% percent suckers. : Amnesty_intl2
• 76% I fail at screenshots : Snif DeCrac
• 94% but I missed one easy one. : SeaLlama
• 88%. There were a couple I knew the real answer but took a gamble because I thought it might be a trick ... : Krypt_
• 76% damn :( : reverend~heresy
• 82%. Not having played hardly any console games until the end of 2006 really made it hard for me. Anythin... : shred.
• 82, i'm kinda embarrased heh : Clay
• 80% : thejm4n
• Oh God the horrible piercing sound when you get one right is going to kill me. : invisible_kid
• Actually Doom was the first online FPS. I know this because I actually played on the internet using a pr... : tedv
• 84%. A couple of my misses were mental goofs : RikiTiki2
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  100% :[ : Durandal07
  • Name + post... not fair, you must be super old. : Amnesty_intl2
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  88%, but I argue with the "First game you could play online" because I was playing Descent online with Ka... : SenorSpine
  • Same here I missed that one too. : Ben Barker
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    It said first FPS : cokefiend
    • I played Duke3d over kali too. : SenorSpine
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    Yes, but Kali was a dial-up service not a internet service. : Durandal07
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      It was a program that allowed IPX games to be played over a TCP/IP connection. I played Descent and Duke3... : SenorSpine
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        not to mention that "online" isn't necessarily synonymous with "internet" : SenorSpine
        • Yea, that's what bugged me about it. Bad form. >:( : Ebu
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        Then, quake was the first to run natively over TCP/IP with a client-server rather than a ptp model withou... : Durandal07
        • yeah but that wasn't the queston. : SenorSpine
• 88% >:( Urban Terror got me and I used to love it! >:( : abrasion
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  100% : Pink0r
  • 101% : Sexpansion Pack
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    200% : VegasX
    • 21,000,000% : aaarrrgh
• 86% : riptyde
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  96%, stupid tetris question. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    Yeah, I had to draw them all, then count em. : Nali4Freedom
    • I guessed and got it right. IN YO FACE : ki11_viru5
• Only 84%. : godwit
• Ok, wtf, this works in IE but not in firefox for me? I've got the latest Flash, other flash stuff is wor... : Kniggit
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  74% im not old enough.... : hobbespanache
  • age has nothing to do with it. : ki11_viru5
  • lol, I'm only 16 and I got 84% because I missed some stupid questions ( tetris, I forgot about the + piec... : DrFlammable
• 92% here, quite happy with that! : shavenewok

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  I don't remember seeing anything about this. Was the internet alerted? : connor
  • http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-in-your-panties-225713.php http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/pantsu/kota... : VegasX
• wait.. wut? mirrors? pics? anything? : g0nk
• ??? Playing Wii in her panties? Is this some new way of saying "had sex on camera"? : terath
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  found mirrors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOtiXBexpHk <-- original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : g0nk
  • man that girl has no breasts : Zibro
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    Yumm, I love 10 year old boys! On a side note, that looks like fun. I want a wii. : oatmela
    • I never said she was hot ;) : VegasX
  • Meh. : mindfuck
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    She does not have the body for spandex. Spandex is a privilege, not a right. :( : Ebu
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      nah, I'll let a skinny chick sport spandex anyday. it's the bipedal bovines that shouldn't be allowed ne... : digitalburro
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        Spandex is gross on everyone. A horrible, horrible fabric :( : jessipoo
        • it makes my balls feel important though :( : kingfish
        • ^^^ cant wear spandex : Clay
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    I never knew Skeletor was into videogames. : Drewus
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      in before skeletor was huge : Supine
      • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=skeletor&btnG=Search+Images beefcake : slax0r
      • http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuwvp_unemployed-skeletors-hemanorg-vidbl : Smitty
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        you assholes? : DonkeyPopsicle
        • Best. Rant. Ever. : Ajax
    • Haiku Haiku HAIKU : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • ugh more like E Honda. : not work safe
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    Is it wrong that I thought that she had stuffed the Wiimote into her panties and was playing by gyrating ... : Dynotaku
    • Now, THAT would have been HAWTimpressive. : Fred Garvin
  • is this truly the price of a flat stomach? : proclone1
  • WHERE THE FUCK ARE HER TITS!!?? : quietb0y
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  Hahaha, like the Brazillian chick getting fingered in public on the beach being pissed about videos onlin... : Fred Garvin
  • What? Link pls. : Izakhar
  • what?!?! piccs? link? : VegasX
  • she also humped and jerked her bf : reverend~heresy
  • Hmm there's something missing here.. : Audhuml4
  • http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070104-8552.html apparently in Brazil you can get freaky on a p... : -Panther-
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  huh? which copyright is being infringed? : -Panther-
  • her copyright maybe? : RikiTiki2